A goal of every high school wrestler is to one day make it to the PIAA Championships, the pinnacle of competition at the scholastic level in Pennsylvania.

Another objective for many is to eventually earn 100-career wins, a milestone that reflects talent as much it does determination and longevity in what is often a relentless and demanding sport.Jim Thorpe's Kevan Gentile and Lehighton's Connor Frey both etched their names in history by not only making it to Hershey this past weekend, but also earning 100 career wins along the way.Frey picked up his 100th career victory with a 5-0 triumph over Juniata's Taylor Foster in a second round consolation match on his way to a seventh place finish at 182 pounds in the Class AA event.Gentile, who placed fourth at 106 pounds, went into the record books with a 6-2 triumph over Bishop McDevitt's Luke Pipa a short time later in the third round of consolation bouts.That Frey hit the landmark win total in Hershey was fitting, as the junior also achieved one of his other primary goals during the tournament."Coming into the season, my two goals were getting my 100th win as a junior and getting a state medal, and I just achieved both in one day," said Frey, who finished the year 38-6. "It couldn't feel better."Gentile also clinched his first-ever state medal when he defeated a Pipa, a win he acknowledged was unlike any other."It means a lot," Gentile said of the accomplishment. "And getting it here means even more."The wins highlighted stellar seasons for both Frey and Gentile.After qualifying for the state tournament last year, Frey showed marked improvement throughout this season. The junior took gold at the Schuylkill League tournament, and captured his first ever District 11 championship, which he followed with a runner-up finish in the Southeast Regional event.Gentile has been almost unbeatable throughout this season. The junior won back-to-back postseason titles in dominant fashion, winning by technical fall in the district final before pinning Boiling Springs' Jalin Hankerson to win the regional crown.While both have achieved unprecedented individual success, the hope now is that the accolades will drive others to reach the same heights."They see where he's at, they see what he's doing and they see how hard he's working, and they start to think they can do that, too," said Lehighton head coach Danny Williams. "The biggest thing for me is, once you get out here and see this, or you know somebody who has been out here, you realize the tournament really isn't as big as you make it out to be. When you figure that out and take it one match at a time, you can start working your way through the tournament."And that's what we want these underclassmen to realize. They can get out here and they can advance. And before you know it, you have a state medal."The same goes for Jim Thorpe and head coach Shawn Albert."I think he's excited about inspiring his teammates," Albert said. "He's talked a lot about that over the last couple of days, and he brought some of his friends (freshman John Newhall and sophomore Cameron Condly) out here to take in the experience."We're trying to build a program here, and I'm glad that Kevan has shown these guys what it takes. It's not about 'what ifs?' It's about 'remember when's?' Remember when we went to states and remember when we placed. I want these guys to have no regrets."With memories that are sure to last a lifetime, it's a safe bet that Frey and Gentile won't forget what they have accomplished anytime soon.