THE OFFICIAL ATHLETICS SITE OF THE UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-WHITEWATER

Pecora, a graduate from Greenfield High School in Greenfield, Wisconsin, was a member of the UW-Whitewater wrestling team from 1980 to 1985, redshirting in the 1983-84 school year.  A team captain for three years, he earned UW-W’s Most Improved Wrestler Award in 1983 and the Most Valuable Wrestler Award in ’85.  The Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference champion in 1985, Pecora also earned All-America honors twice, finishing sixth at the National Collegiate Athletic Association Division III championship in 1983 and second in 1985.  He traveled with the National Collegiate Athletic Association Division III all-star team to Japan and Korea in 1985.  Pecora is third in the UW-W record book with 40 wins during the 1984-85 season, the same year that ranks seventh in winning percentage, .930, and eighth for team points, 155.25.  Pecora’s ’84-85 season also ranks sixth for pins in a season with 19, is tied for ninth place with nineteen consecutive wins, and is third on the list with 141 takedowns.  He holds the fifteenth spot in the Warhawk record book in career wins with 93.  A 1988 graduate, he currently lives in McHenry, Illinois, and works as a regional director of distribution (Midwest) for Marriott Distribution Services.