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===Wrestling=== The most storied athletic program at Lehigh is its [[Collegiate wrestling|wrestling]] team, which began in 1910. Over the past several decades, the Lehigh wrestling team has produced 158 All-Americans and had numerous squads finish with Top 20 NCAA national rankings, including finishing second in the nation in 1939.<ref>{{cite web|title=LU Wrestling History|url=http://www.lehighsports.com/custompages/Record%20Books/Wrestling/Wrestling%20Record%20Book%2092613.pdf|publisher=Lehigh University Athletics|access-date=2014-01-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222001754/http://www.lehighsports.com/custompages/Record%20Books/Wrestling/Wrestling%20Record%20Book%2092613.pdf|archive-date=February 22, 2014|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2008, the athletic department hired Pat Santoro, a two-time national champion and two-time winner of the EIWA Coach of the Year (2009, 2012) as Lehigh's head wrestling coach.<ref>{{cite web|title=LU Wrestling Pat Santoro Bio|url=http://www.lehighsports.com/coaches.aspx?rc=1483&path=wrestling|publisher=Lehigh University Athletics|access-date=2014-01-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222002212/http://www.lehighsports.com/coaches.aspx?rc=1483&path=wrestling|archive-date=February 22, 2014|url-status=live}}</ref> Home dual meets and tournaments take place in Leeman-Turner Arena at Grace Hall, on the university's main campus.<ref>{{cite web|title=LU Wrestling Arena|url=http://lehighsports.com/sports/2013/6/4/GEN_0604132035.aspx|publisher=Lehigh University Athletics|access-date=2014-01-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222001844/http://lehighsports.com/sports/2013/6/4/GEN_0604132035.aspx|archive-date=February 22, 2014|url-status=live}}</ref> Commonly known as "The Snake Pit", it has been the home of Lehigh wrestling since 1942.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Spey |first=Andrew |date=2018-06-04 |title=Final X Lehigh Will Be Held In Historic Grace Hall |url=https://www.flowrestling.org/articles/6212291-final-x-lehigh-will-be-held-in-historic-grace-hall |access-date=2024-02-25 |website=FloWrestling |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Scovel |first=Shannon |date=September 30, 2019 |title=The 5 best places to watch college wrestling, according to fans |url=https://www.ncaa.com/news/wrestling/article/2019-09-30/5-best-places-watch-college-wrestling-according-fans |access-date=2024-02-25 |website=www.ncaa.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2020-12-13 |title=Lehigh Valley Flashback Dec. 13: Emmaus' Berta, Liberty's Hartenstine named high school All-Americans |url=https://www.mcall.com/2020/12/13/lehigh-valley-flashback-dec-13-emmaus-berta-libertys-hartenstine-named-high-school-all-americans/ |access-date=2024-02-25 |website=The Morning Call |language=en-US}}</ref> In 2013, Grace Hall was converted into the Caruso Wrestling Complex, including a visiting area and Lehigh's College Wrestling Wall of Fame. In March 2017, Lehigh wrestler and [[Bethlehem, Pennsylvania|Bethlehem]] native Darian Cruz won the [[NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships|NCAA Division I national wrestling tournament]],<ref>{{cite web |last1=Fierro |first1=Nick |title=Lehigh's Darian Cruz captures NCAA wrestling championship at 125 pounds |url=https://www.mcall.com/sports/college/mc-ncaa-wrestling-0318-20170318-story.html |website=The Morning Call |date=March 19, 2017 |publisher=Morning Call |access-date=March 3, 2019 |ref=3 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190306111536/https://www.mcall.com/sports/college/mc-ncaa-wrestling-0318-20170318-story.html |archive-date=March 6, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref> becoming Lehigh's first national champion since [[Zach Rey]], Lehigh's current assistant wrestling coach, won the title in the heavyweight division six years earlier, in 2011.
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