Dan Cirucci: Top Collegiate Wrestlers To Compete In Philly

Monday, October 20, 2014

Top Collegiate Wrestlers To Compete In Philly

The Greater Philadelphia Region serves as one of the nation’s most fervent fan bases for amateur wrestling. Therefore, it should come as no surprise that over 6,000 fans are expected to pack The Palestra at the University of Pennsylvania for the NWCA All-Star Classic on Saturday, November
1. Partnering with Beat the Streets Philadelphia, a local non-profit group focused on utilizing the sport of wrestling to showcase educational opportunities for Philadelphia youths, and title sponsored by the United States Marine Corps, the NWCA All-Star Classic will showcase the rich tradition of amateur wrestling in the Greater Philadelphia Region with over half the competitors having regional ties.

The nation's elite collegiate wrestlers will converge in Philadelphia for the premiere NWCA All-Star Classic. This competition features 20 competitors from the top colleges nationwide, all returning NCAA All- Americans, including five 2014 NCAA Champions. This event officially begins the 2014-15 collegiate wrestling season as student-athletes from across the United States will gather in Philadelphia for this championship level one-day competition. Tickets are on sale now at PennAthletics.com.

“Based on the record success of the NCAA Wrestling Championships (at Wells Fargo Center) in 2011 we know Philadelphia comes out to support big-time collegiate wrestling events," said Roger Reina, Host Committee Chair of NWCA All-Star Classic. "This region of the country is a hotbed for amateur wrestling. Coming to The Palestra are the top student athletes in our sport, and we know this is going to be a spectacular showcase in a terrific sports city. It may be quite a few years until this event returns to Philadelphia, so we look to the public to come out and support the 2014 NWCA All-Star Classic."

The All-Star Classic will officially kickoff in the afternoon of November 1 with a youth clinic featuring Olympic and NCAA champions as clinicians.

Headlining the entrants will be Nebraska’s James Green. A Willingboro, N.J. native, Green is a former New Jersey state champion who has gone on to earn NCAA All-American honors in each of his first three collegiate seasons. Also returning to his home area will be Northwestern’s Michael McMullan. A native of Easton, Pa. who competed at Wyoming Seminary in high school, McMullan is a three-time NCAA All- American who has finished no lower than third at the national championships. The All-Star Classic will also serve as the first event in the final season of Logan Steiber’s storied career. The Ohio State grappler has won three consecutive NCAA championships, and has his sights set on becoming on the fourth wrestler to win four career national championships.

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He's been cited by the late Rush Limbaugh, quoted in the New York Times, featured at Real Clear Politics and Lucianne.com and interviewed across all media.

He's Dan Cirucci, the founder and editor-in chief of the Dan Cirucci Blog, a Save Jersey blog columnist, frequent guest on the Matt Rooney radio show and one of the most widely honored public relations professionals in his field. He's also been a public relations consultant to numerous organizations and individuals and hosted The Advocates on RVN-TV.

Inducted into the Philadelphia Public Relations Hall of Fame, for many years he served as a Lecturer in Corporate Communication at Penn State University. A former President of the Philadelphia Public Relations Association (PPRA) he has lectured at Rowan University, Temple University, The College of New Jersey and Arcadia University. He has conducted workshops on public relations for thousands of participants throughout the nation and has taught countless others the art of public speaking. He has also advised numerous lawyers, judges, public officials and political candidates.

Cirucci is a prolific writer and his op-ed pieces have appeared in the Philadelphia Daily News, Philadelphia Inquirer, Courier-Post, Broad and Liberty and other print and online platforms.

A native of Camden NJ, Cirucci is a former President of the Philadelphia chapter of the International Association of Business Communicators. Cirucci served as Associate Executive Director of the Philadelphia Bar Association for nearly 30 years. He served as Chair of Penn State University's Professional Advisory Board for the Corporate Communication major at Penn State Abington and on the Pennsylvania Bar Association's Judicial Selection Commission.

He received his MA degree from Rowan University and his BA from Villanova University. He has been named a Distinguished Alumnus of Rowan's public relations program and received the E. A. "Wally" Richter Leadership Award, the highest honor from the National Association of Bar Executives' Communications Section. He has also been honored by numerous other local, state and national groups.

In his hometown of Camden, Cirucci taught fifth grade at the Ulysses Wiggins Elementary School named for the founder of the Camden NAACP. There he was one of the first teachers in the country to teach African-American history to inner city students. He later served as editor of a local weekly newspaper, as Assistant to the Township Manager of Cherry Hill Township and as Associate Director of Communications at the New Jersey State Bar Association.

Cirucci's passions include all things Italian, politics, the popular culture, books and authors, art, communication, music, theatre, movies, dining and travel.

He and his wife Carole have two grown children and seven grandchildren.

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