NCAA Div. III champion wrestler Troy Monks '90 finally gets his ring in a surprise ceremony at #SUNYCortland: https://t.co/NBWC5l6ZQ0
— Will Montgomery (@byWMontgomery) February 21, 2017
Troy Monks '90 won an NCAA Division III national championship in wrestling at 118 pounds 27 years ago. Something, however, was always missing.
Monks never received a championship ring.
At the time, NCAA national champions had to pay out of pocket if they wanted a keepsake ring. But money was tight in the Monks household. His family offered to give him the funds for a ring, but he declined.