Career
He is one of only six wrestlers in WVU history to have more than 100 career wins, with a 105-36-2 record. In 1995, he was the first West Virginia wrestler to represent the United States in an international event. Black began wrestling as a sophomore at Henry Clay High School in Lexington Kentucky and barely posted a winning record and was unable to qualify for the regional tournament.
However, his record improved his junior year followed up by a senior season which included a state championship and the 1987 state tournament"s outstanding wrestler.