58 | NATIONAL WRESTLING HALL OF FAME & MUSEUM LATINO WRESTLING EXPERIENCE
Frank Velazquez broke all the
records when he wrestled at
Chelan High School in Chelan,
Wash.
His freshman year at the Washington State High
School Championships he placed second at 122 pounds. When
he returned the next year in the same weight division, he won the
state championship. As a junior, he won state at 129 pounds, then
came back his senior year to win the state trophy at 135 pounds.
That's three state championships at three different weights.
Enrolling at Northern Idaho College, Velasquez was a
two-time Junior College National Champion. No surprise,
then, that he spent his last two years as a Cornhusker for the
University of Nebraska. In 1993, he placed seventh at the NCAA
Championships at 134 pounds. His 4-2 tournament record helped
the Huskers tally enough points to finish third. Instead of giving
up after his loss in the second round, Frank Velazquez, seeded
ninth, battled back in the consolation bracket to win three straight
bouts before falling to an Oklahoma wrestler.
Wrestled 1993
University of Nebraska
134lbs
FRANK
VELAZQUEZ
