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James Pareso ’66 lettered four years for the Washington & Jefferson College wrestling program. He held a career record of 44-7-4 and is one of only 21 wrestlers in school history to win multiple conference championships. Pareso won PAC crowns in both 1964 and 1965. Following the 1965 season, Pareso was selected as the PAC Wrestler of the Year. He was the first W&J wrestler to earn the prestigious honor.
Since Pareso, only 11 other W&J wrestlers have been named the most valuable wrestler at the conference meet. Pareso also helped the Presidents win PAC Team Championships in 1965 and 1966, two of the five titles in school history. As a freshman, Pareso posted a 9-1-2 record at 137 pounds. He captured the 147-pound conference championship as a sophomore and finished the year with a 12-1-2 overall record. Pareso notched his second-straight PAC Championship as a junior after collecting a 12-3 record.
He led W&J to its back-to-back league championships as a senior with an 11-2 overall record. Before graduation, Pareso became one of W&J’s first NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship award winners. Pareso majored in pre-med at Washington & Jefferson and has served as one of the city’s top doctors. He was a member of Phi Kappa Psi and the Lettermen’s Club.
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