Sarah Hlusko photo: Josh Shields, right, has a stellar 7-1 record in his final season for Mercyhurst. He is currently ranked second in Region 1 and fourth national for the 165-pound weight class.When Jordan Shields wrestles, there is one voice that can be heard. Hunched over on the edge of the mat one will find Jordan’s older brother Josh yelling instructions at him.
“I am unable to sit down when he is wrestling, so I usually find myself pacing at the edge of the mat,” Josh said.
The two brothers have been wrestling together for 17 years. Jordan is a 21-year-old redshirt junior, while Josh is a 24-year-old sixth year senior.
Before wrestling at Mercyhurst, the two were the top wrestlers in the state hailing from Burrell High School, a small town just outside of Pittsburgh. As the two enter their final year of collegiate wrestling, they each have one goal in mind.
“To win a national title,” Jordan said without hesitation.
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