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A two-time high school
state champion from Grand
Junction, Colo., Paul Herrera
attended Golden West College
in California.
Before graduating with an Associates
Degree in Physical Education, he won two National Junior
College championships. After these successes, he graduated to
the University of Nebraska. In 1989, his first year on the mat at
Nebraska, he put together a 20-11-1 record and qualified for the
NCAA Tournament at 150 pounds. He gained valuable experience
for his final year of NCAA Division I wrestling.
With a year more of Division I experience upon which to rely,
in 1990, Herrera entered the NCAA Championships seeded sixth
at 142 pounds. He went 3-2 in the tournament, earning a seventh-
place NCAA finish and All-America honors. It also helped his
Cornhusker teammates take fifth place as a team.
After graduating from the University of Nebraska, Herrera
wrestled at the international level in both Greco-Roman and
freestyle before joining the ranks of the mixed martial artists. He
now coaches mixed martial arts in Corona, Calif.
PAUL
HERRERA
Wrestled 1986-1990
University of Nebraska & Golden West College
142lbs
