Paul Donahoe, who gained notoriety after being kicked off the University of Nebraska wrestling team after posing naked for a gay porn site, capped off a perfect regular season by winning the 125-pound title at the Eastern Wrestling League tournament this weekend.
Donahoe, who now wrestles for powerhouse Edinboro in northwestern Pennsylvania, breezed to the title with a 17-7 win the semifinals and a technical fall 24-9 in the final. He finished the conference season at 31-0 and was ranked as the top 125-pounder in the nation.
Donahoe will wrestle for the national title at the NCAA tournament in St. Louis March 19-21. In 2007, while at Nebraska, he won the 125-pound national title. By all accounts, he has fit in well at Edinboro and I am rooting for him to take another title.
on Mar 11th, 2009 at 9:04 am
What a bizarre story. I wonder how many fratmen.tv fans will show up at the national championship
on Mar 11th, 2009 at 11:23 am
He seems like such a nice kid that I’m having trouble reveling in the seediness of it all. I’m actually glad to see that he’s doing so well and that, for now, this doesn’t seem to be having any negative effect. Which, really, it shouldn’t anyway.
on Mar 11th, 2009 at 7:41 pm
Good job, Paul! Woot!
I told one of the editors here at OutSports 2 months ago I think it was that I’d seen the pictures of Paul and his team mate online a very long time ago. Paul has an impressive err, package?
Quick question, I’ve noticed he’s listed as 125 pounds. How tall is Paul? Isn’t that a bit underweight for a wrestler or do I really have something wrong here?
on Mar 11th, 2009 at 8:23 pm
Don’t know his height (no height listed on school’s website).
He does wrestle at 125, though offseason I would guess he weighs a bit more. I have seen wrestling videos and he’s not a tall guy:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i6K7-_C9p_Q
on Mar 11th, 2009 at 8:33 pm
Thanks Jim, the thought of Youtube’ing for him didn’t cross my mind.
Judging from his shoe size and arm length he isn’t very tall at all. Bit of a squeeky voice at that. What he lacks in height he makes up for with a large… Well, you get the picture.
on Mar 12th, 2009 at 8:04 am
not very tall but most 125 punders cut from around 142 to make weight
on Mar 12th, 2009 at 9:19 am
Have any of you seen the pictures of him at fratmen? He has a nearly perfect body and a beautiful set…hehe
on Mar 12th, 2009 at 7:07 pm
@ Pat: Thanks, I figured he couldn’t be too tall as his body would be underweight at that point. 5 foot 6 inches seems to be where he stands.
@ Jeff: I have, I think the package was photoshopped a bit.
on Mar 12th, 2009 at 10:37 pm
Good for you Paul. Good luck at the NCAA Championships next week in St. Louis.
on Mar 12th, 2009 at 11:28 pm
I wish him luck too. He’ll be in one of the top 5 secular cities of the bible belt next week. I hope no one really heard of his gay porn gig, or else there will be a lot of howling.
on Mar 13th, 2009 at 10:34 pm
There’s laws against discrimination (explicitly re: ‘orientation’) in the City of St. Louis. If he isn’t protected by building and staff, he’s got a lawsuit, and I’ve got a dandy civil rights lawyer just a phone call away.
Best is if WE don’t make a fuss.
on Mar 18th, 2009 at 5:49 pm
Donahoe tells his story to the Boston Globe:
http://tinyurl.com/dlsu3b
on Mar 21st, 2009 at 5:14 am
Paul will be wrestling for the title on Saturday. I think the match will be broadcast on ESPN. Way to go Paul.
on Mar 21st, 2009 at 8:08 pm
turned on espn this afternoon halfway through his match so i didn’t see if he got any cat calls when he was introduced. it was a defensive match that went into o.t. he made a technical error that gave his opponant a point and that ultimatley cost him the match