Hall of Fame
Dr. Tod Northrup was a two-time New York state collegiate champion, the 1983 NCAA Division III 167 pound champion and the first Saint to win a national title in his sophomore year.
He won the 167 state title, competing against both Division III and Division I wrestlers in both 1982 and 1983 and went 28-2-0 in 1983, beating previously undefeated Bruce Arnold of Augsburg College 6-3 in the finals of the Division III nationals, his fifth straight win in that tournament. He was the fourth national champion in program history and the first to win a title in his sophomore year. His win and three other All America finishes helped the 1983 team finish fourth nationally.
While his collegiate career was impacted by injury, he finished with a 78-12 record and held the SLU record with a six-second pin. A two-time All America, he was the 1982 St. Lawrence outstanding freshman scholar-athlete.
He went on to medical school and is now an orthopedic surgeon. He is currently team physician for two universities and five high schools and medical director of the Florida Sports Medicine Institute. He was previously team physician for the Houston Rockets, Houston Astros, Houston Oilers and Jacksonville Cyclones professional teams. He is the director of one of only two Robotic Total Knee Replacement training centers in the United States.
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