Gina Perry, a mother of four children with PRTC Senior Athlete Richard Perry, is a writer and influential force in social media who has endless amounts of positive energy.

Gina shares her behind the scenes story of what the Philadelphia wrestling community means to her. From her relationship with Rich and the PRTC to her involvement with Beat the Streets and the Overcomer Trainer Center, Gina provides a unique perspective of the sport that means so much to her family.

Ben Reiter is a University of Pennsylvania graduate who went on to have a successful MMA career in South America. His life mission has been to serve others through non-profit initiatives at home and abroad. Ben has held roles of Director of Mentoring and Director of Strategic Partnerships at Beat The Streets Philly. He is now the National Director of the organization that has helped change the trajectory of so many young lives.

Max and Caleb Livingston grew up in Upper Darby and competed under Bob Martin at Upper Darby High School. Caleb became an NCAA Division 1 walk-on at Penn State University. Max wrestled for Drexel University. Both athletes have competed professionally in MMA. Their stories are unique and inspiring.

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Michael Gadsby is a graduate of LaSalle College High School and the University of Pennsylvania. Mike is involved in many different entities within the Philadelphia Wrestling Community. From Beat the Streets and PAL to UPenn and Drexel, Mike can be seen and heard helping, mentoring, and coaching future leaders.

#O3World #Wrestling #UPenn #WIBN #BeatTheStreets #PAL #Drexel #LaSalleCollegeHighSchool

Two time NCAA All-American B.J. Futrell is the first PRTC Senior Athlete to qualify for a US National Team. After successful decade of competing at the senior level, Futrell is now the assistant coach at the University of Pennsylvania. Honing his skills as a mentor for Beat The Streets Philly, Futrell is looking forward to helping the Quakers work towards capturing EIWA and Ivy League titles

Scotty Parker grew up in the Philadelphia area. He attended Pennridge High School where he was a three time Pennsylvania state medalist. He went on to compete at Lehigh University becoming a two time NCAA All-American. Upon graduation, Scotty took a job on Wall Street. Realizing the corporate life was not for him, he moved back to Philly and connected with Drexel head coach Matt Azevedo.  Now the top assistant for the Dragons, Coach Parker has big goals for the team and is looking forward to a successful 2021-22 season.

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Richard Perry first started wrestling at his high school in Connecticut. He learned quickly how to succeed on the mat. The 2x State Champion went on to Bloomsburg University where he had over 100 wins and was a 3x NCAA Division 1 Championship Qualifier. He began his international career and took a quick trajectory towards freestyle success. After qualifying to be on the 2018 USA Wrestling National Team, Richard suffered a traumatic brain injury during a training exercise at Camp Pendleton, California. As he continues his rehabilitation from that tragic accident, Richard shares his story of being an overcomer and what it means to be a part of the Pennsylvania Regional Training Center.

#RichardPerry #OlympicWrestling #USAWrestling #Overcomer #PRTC #PhillyWrestling

Will Schwartz had a less than 35% chance of survival after having been born three months premature. He weighed less than 900 grams and was about 12". The ventilator machine that helped him breathe was dialed to the highest setting. According to Will, his only chance was to adapt and survive. He has taken that approach his whole life including the time he spends on the mat. Will wrestles for the NCAA Division 3 Ursinus College Bears at 125lbs.

Evan Botwin was born and raised in Philly. He spent his youth wrestling for the local Police Athletic League program. He went on to compete for Wyoming Seminary and Duke University.  Evan is an account manager for Red Hat and the Co-Chairman of the Membership Committee for the Philadelphia Chapter of the Wrestlers in Business Network.

Mike Vespa produced the WIBN/PRTC Summit events in January and February of 2021. His world class productions brought a lot of energy to Philadelphia and the local wrestling community. He has teamed up with local real estate entrepreneur Zac Pierce to host a wrestling clinic this July featuring Olympic Gold Medalist and 2x UFC World Champion Henry Cejudo. Other clinicians will be NCAA Champions AJ Ferrari and Mark Hall, and Pan Champion Joey McKenna. Mike has been in the sport for twenty years and is passionate about providing quality content to wrestling fans.