HIGH SCHOOL
Graduate of Bishop McCort High School, training under the direction of coaches Bill Bassett, Howard Forrest and Nestor Varona… Published an 89-17 record in three seasons of high school competition from 2022 to 2025… Capped off his high school career in his junior season with a 50-5 individual record competing in PIAA Class AA at 139 pounds… Placed first in the district and region in 2025, ultimately taking third place at the PIAA AA Championships in Hershey.
PERSONAL
Born in the summer of 2006, Sam Herring is a native of Olive Branch, Mississippi, and is the son of Shannon and Tom Herring… He has four older siblings, Cady Woods, Zac, Alli Asfour, and Jackson, as well as a younger brother named Eli… Was a member of his high school speech and debate team, taking sixth place in the state during his high school career… Herring plans to study finance in the prestigious Penn State Smeal College of Business… Upon graduation, he hopes to spend time working in ministry, or will look to become a college wrestling coach… In his free time, Herring enjoys reading, apologetics, studying scripture, playing spike ball and spending time on a boat.