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Through four wrestling seasons during the mid-1980s, Tim Jacoutot was a force to be reckoned with. From the time he first stepped onto a Lion mat in 1984 to the final time on the podium in 1988 he was one of the most decorated wrestlers in program history being one of three four-time All-Americans in program history and is the only three-time national champion to don a Lion singlet.
Jacoutot was a four-time qualifier to the
NCAA Division III Championships in addition to grabbing four Metropolitan Conference titles and four Eastern Regional Championships crowns. Other significant tournament wins were the 1986 Lehigh Sheridan Invitational, 1986 Maryland Open, and the 1987 East Stroudsburg Open.
In addition to all of his individual success, he was a part of two of the program’s five national championships as the Lions were the top team in Division III in 1985 and 1987. Through his four seasons, the Lions were a near perfect 59-1 in dual meets.
Jacoutot got his career off to a banner start winning his first national title in 1985 at 118 pounds as he handled Augsburg College’s Steve Gliva, 16-6, in the finals. His run to the title secured Most Outstanding Wrestler honors at the championship and he was later named First Team
Amateur Wrestling News Freshman All-America, which consisted of grapplers from all NCAA levels.
As a sophomore, he finished third at the 1986 NCAA Division III Championships garnering his second All-American citation.
Jacoutot returned to the pinnacle of the sport in 1987 using a 6-3 win over Shawn Sheldon from SUNY Albany to capture his second national title.
The Lion capped his stellar career with his third national championship at 118 pounds using a convincing 17-3 victory in the finals elevating him to the top of the podium. He was once again honored as the Most Outstanding Wrestler of the championship event and later that spring was the recipient of the 1988 Varsity “T” Award as the top senior athlete at the College.
Over the course of his four years, Jacoutot boasted an impressive record of 130-12.
Upon leaving the College, Jacoutot remained active with the sport serving as the head coach for the Manalapan Mat Rats from 2004-07 and then served as an assistant coach for the Colts Neck Junior Wrestling Program.
His success also carried over into his professional career as he has been in the financial services industry for 22 years. Jacoutot is employed at Blackrock Investment Management, where he has spent the last five years as Director of Separately Managed Accounts. He has kept his alma mater close to his heart as he has developed a summer internship program geared solely for TCNJ students at Blackrock.
