Bloomsburg Athletics

Pete Rinella was a stand-out grappler for the Bloomsburg wrestling program during a dominant time in the program's history. Rinella was a three-time NCAA Tournament qualifier and was an NCAA DI All-American in 1994.
 
During his four-year career, Rinella collected an 80-33-1 overall individual record and led the Huskies to a 30-35-3 dual meet record. The Huskies went 10-5 during his sophomore season in 1992-93 and finished first at the Eastern Wrestling League (EWL) Tournament.
 
Rinella ranked as high as fourth in the nation at 118 pounds during his senior season and was a Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Tournament Champion and an Eastern EWL Tournament Champion that season. He was named the Outstanding Wrestler at both tournaments that year. Rinella entered the NCAA Tournament as the sixth seed at 118 pounds, his highest seed to begin the NCAA Tournament, and his third-straight season qualifying for the tournament. Rinella was a team captain during his senior season.
 
The 118-pound wrestler enjoyed an All-American season during his junior year. Rinella took third at the EWL Tournament and was an NCAA Tournament qualifier for the second straight season. Rinella finished eighth at 118 pounds to earn All-American status and was the 15th individual NCAA DI All-American for the Huskies. That year, Rinella was a member of the U.S. wrestling team that competed at the World Grand Prix in Wiesental, Germany.
 
Rinella was a semi-finalist at the PSAC Tournament during his sophomore season and finished third at the EWL Tournament. He qualified for the NCAA Tournament for the first time in his career that season and was ranked as high as ninth in the nation in NCAA DI at 118 pounds.
 
Rinella started his career by finishing sixth at the PSAC Wrestling Tournament as a freshman and earned a spot on the NCAA DI All-American Freshman team.
 
During his career, Rinella was a four-time Bloomsburg Invitational Wrestling Tournament champion, a three-time Lehigh's Sheridan Invitational Wrestling Tournament runner-up, and finished as the runner-up at the Midland Wrestling Tournament his sophomore season.  
 
Rinella was inducted into the EWL Hall of Fame in 2004.
 
Following his time on the mat for the Huskies, Rinella had a successful career coaching Lock Haven's Freestyle Team in 1996 and becoming the head coach of Wilson High School from 1998-2005. In 2003, he was Coach of the Year in the Berks County Interscholastic Association.