Cornell University Athletics

An outstanding wrestler for the Big Red during his three varsity seasons from 1955 to 1958, he compiled an overall mark of 25-7 and was undefeated in Ivy League matches (18-0). He was runner-up at 125 pounds at the Eastern Intercollegiate championships in 1958 and reached the semis of the NCAA championships. In 1960 he won the National AAU 125-lb. title, was runner-up in 1961 and placed fourth in 1962. H was named the outstanding wrestler of the prestigious Wilkes Open Tournament in 1959. He placed sixth in the World Freestyle championship s in 1961. He was a member of the U.S. Greco Roman teams in 1962 and 1963 and the U.S. freestyle team in 1961. In 1964, he was runner-up in the U.S. Olympic trials and was an alternate U.S. Olympic team member. Since graduating from Cornell, Molino has taught at Groton (N.Y.) High School and was Groton's head wrestling coach from 1960-66. He was an assistant coach at Cornell from 1967-72 and from 1974-92. He graduated from Wayne Central School in Ontario, N.Y.