Harvard University

Former Clarion All-American Bekzod Abdurakhmonov joined the wrestling staff as a volunteer assistant coach in December 2014.

In his first season with Harvard, three wrestlers garnered All-Ivy honors, including David Ng who earned a spot at the NCAA Championships at heavyweight. During the 2015-16 campaign, three grapplers earned bids to NCAAs, including Devon Gobbo (165 lbs.) who won the EIWA title, and five team members received All-Ivy League selections.

Abdurakhmonov, who is the brother of assistant coach Muzaffar Abdurakhmanov, was a two-time NCAA qualifier at 165 lbs., finishing third as a senior in 2012 to earn All-America honors. A current Uzbekistan national team member at 70 kilograms, Abdurakhmonov is currently ranked No. 4 in the world in his weight class.

He won the bronze medal at the 2014 World Championships and earned the title at the 2014 Asian Games. A 2016-Olympic qualifier who advanced to the bronze-medal match in Rio, Abdurakhmonov was the 2014 Dave Schultz Memorial International runner-up.

During his career at Clarion, Abdurakhmonov won two Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference championships at 165 lbs., and placed twice at the Midlands Championships (fourth and second).