The former state champion is a one-time medalist and two-time Olympian.
It was a rough August for Jordan Burroughs, who failed to duplicate the gold medal in freestyle wrestling he won at the 2012 Olympic Games in London.
Burroughs lost twice on the same day in Rio - matching the number of losses he had suffered the past five years combined.
But the month ended on a positive note with the two-time Olympian and former Winslow Township state champion announcing on Twitter that his alma mater would name its gym after him. Burroughs included a picture of the letters outside the gymnasium being replaced.
He said the dedication would occur at Winslow on Saturday, Sept. 24.
Winslow Township High School thank you! pic.twitter.com/0XvweRhOVC
— Jordan Burroughs (@alliseeisgold) August 31, 2016
Burroughs won a state title as a senior and wrestled in two state finals at Winslow Township and then went on to Nebraska, where he became a two-time NCAA champion.
His star continued to rise as soon as he reached the senior level in 2011. He captured the first of three world championships that year and then followed it up in 2012 with the gold-medal performance in London.
Burroughs has gone on to become the face of United States wrestling over the past four years and is considered by many the best pound-for-pound freestyle wrestler in the world. He didn't cement his legacy in Rio but is still seen as one of the best U.S. wrestlers of all-time.
While he has accomplished so much on the International level, Burroughs has never forgotten his roots. He worked out with the Winslow wrestling team over winter break and returned to South Jersey two days after winning the Olympic Trials in Iowa this April to spend hours taking pictures, signing autographs and answering questions from fans in Winslow's gym.
It is a gym that will now bear his name.
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