Rowan University - Glassboro State College Hall of Fame
Lynch earned four letters in wrestling. At the 177 pound weight class, he was the University’s only NAIA District 31 champion in 1969. He was also the South Jersey Open Wrestling Champion. In 1971, he won the NAIA District 31 title at 190 pounds and had three pins. Lynch advanced to nationals where he recorded three pins, including one over the fifth seeded wrestler in the nation. He was the only wrestler from the East to place in the 190-pound weight class and earn NAIA All-America honors. His senior year, Lynch served as co-captain of the Profs that won their first NAIA District 31 Wrestling Championship. Lynch never missed a match during his career.
His senior year, he was the co-recipient of the Albert White Award that was given to the top male senior athlete. Lynch was a member of the Sigma Phi Sigma Honor Society and the Gamma Tau Sigma Honor Society. He received his bachelor’s in biological science (1971) at Rowan and his master’s of biology in junior college teaching (1975).
