2024-25 King's College Monarchs Wrestling Roster

Photography by D.Scherbenco
Photography by D.Scherbenco
Photography by D.Scherbenco

197 Richard Fronheiser

197 Richard Fronheiser

  • Class:
    Senior
  • Height:
    6-0
  • Hometown:
    Lehighton, PA
  • Highschool:
    Lehighton Area

Summary

Biography

Awards:
NWCA Scholar All-America Team (2023, 2024, 2025)
MAC Academic Honor Roll (2022, 2023, 2024)
CSC Academic All-District® (2023)

2024-25: Wrestled at 197/HWT as a senior for the Monarchs...Posted a 13-14 overall record, went 5-7 in decisions, 4-1 in technical falls, and 2-6 in falls...Fastest pin was in 1:58...Earned a seventh place finish in the 197-weight class at the NCAA Southeast Regional Championships (3/1/25)...King's finished 12-9 in dual meets, fifth of seven teams with 60.5 points at the 2025 MAC Championships, and 13th of 18 teams with 22 points at the NCAA Southeast Regional Championships.

2023-24: Had a successful junior campaign while competing for the Monarchs at 197...Went 29-13 overall with a record of 14-9 in decisions, 4-2 in technical falls, and 5-2 in falls...His fastest pin of the year was in 0:44...Finished in fourth place at the Ned McGinley Invitational...Took second place at the Racich Rumble Invitational...Stood on the third place podium at the Messiah Pretrofes Invitational...Finished third at the 2024 Middle Atlantic Conference Championships...King's finished 9-6 overall in dual meets, sixth of six teams with 53.5 points at the 2024 MAC Championships, and 22nd of 22 teams at the NCAA Southeast Regional Championships.

2022-23: Had a strong finish to the season to emerge as the primary option at 197 while also competing at 184 for the Monarchs as a sophomore...Posted a 17-15 overall record, going 11-11 in decisions, 1-0 in technical falls, and 3-4 in falls...Won four straight bouts in matches against Centenary (NJ) (2/9/23), Hunter (2/12/23) Scranton (2/12/13), and Wilkes (2/17/23)...King's finished 6-6 in dual meets, 6th of 8 teams with 84.5 points at the 2023 MAC Championships, and 12th of 21 teams at the NCAA Southeast Regional Championships.

2021-22: Competed at 197 pounds as a first year for the Monarch...Posted a winning record of 6-4, including an undefeated 3-0 in decisions...Went 2-4 in pins, with his fastest pin coming in 1:51...King's finished 2-17 overall in dual meets while finishing eight at the 2021-22 MAC Championships.

PRIOR TO KING'S: Was a four year letter winner in wrestling and three year letter winner in football for the Indians of Lehighton Area High School. Named a captain of the wrestling and football team as a senior. Earned MVP of the wrestling team as a junior and All-Around MVP of the football team. Was selected to the First Team All-League in both wrestling and football. Throughout his four-year wrestling career at Lehighton he posted a record of 78-42. His top finishes included League 4th 2019, District 4th 2020, and District 3rd 2021. Also excelled in the classroom as an honor roll student all four years of high school.

PERSONAL:  An accounting and finance major...Interned with the accounting office at Mountain Productions...Chose King's over Wilkes, Ursinus, York, Western New England, Roger Williams, and Castleton because "The small community was made perfect for excelling in the classroom and on the wrestling mat"

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Historical Player Information

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    2021-22First Year

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    2022-23Sophomore

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    2023-24Junior

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    2024-25Senior

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