Jake Lehr is a 2020 graduate of Cornell University and a 2023 graduate of The Citadel Graduate College. He holds a B.S. in Industrial and Labor Relations for Cornell and an MBA from The Citadel. Jake was a 4-year team member of the wrestling team at Cornell where he made 4 starts and was a member of 3 Ivy League Championship teams.

After Cornell, Jake was an assistant wrestling coach at Creekview HS (GA) where he helped lead the team to a state runner-up finish in 2021, including an individual state champion and four student-athletes who went on to compete in collegiate athletics. He then spent two seasons as a graduate assistant coach for The Citadel.

Jake is currently the Assistant Director for Athletic Programs in The Citadel’s Student Success Center where he works with The Citadel’s wrestling program, as well as Football, Basketball, Volleyball and Baseball. He has previously served on the board of South Carolina USA Wrestling as 16U Director and Treasurer and has been a member of the Charleston RTC board of directors since March 2023.