Inductee Biographies -
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Thomas J. BlaszczykWashington Township High School
A 1974 graduate, Blaszczyk was a District 30 and Region 8 champion in 1973 and 1974.His senior year he culminated a 47-16-2 varsity career with a second- place finish in the state at 129 pounds.Blaszczyk continued his wrestling career at Camden County College where he compiled a 63-6 record and won the Garden State Conference, Mid-Atlantic and Region XIX titles in 1976 to qualify for the junior college nationals.An All-South Jersey selection as a senior in high school, Blaszczyk was a junior college honorable mention All-American in 1976 at 134 pounds.He later Continued his education at Millersville University, earning his bachelor's degree in 1994.The MVP at Washington Twp. in 1974 and Camden CC in 1976, Blaszczyk is currently a history teacher at Lancaster Catholic High School in Lancaster Pa.He was an assistant wrestling coach at Penn Manor H.S. in Millersville, Pa. From 1993-95 and has been the head wrestling coach at Lancaster Catholic since 1996.He also is vice-president of the Lancaster-Lebanon League Wrestling Coaches Association (4th year).Blaszczyk considers winning the regional the first time (1973) by scoring five points with 14 seconds remaining, and making the state finals his senior year among his most memorable scholastic moments.