SHERBURNE – Former Sherburne-Earlville wrestler, Jim Carrier has recently been inducted into the National Wrestling Hall of Fame for the 2016 Upstate New York Chapter.

The 20th annual ceremony was held on Sept. 18, as the hall inducted 10 new members into their ranks. Some of the previous Chenango County wrestlers and coaches to be inducted include: Sam Elia, Frank Giltner, Don Kovalchik, Dan Wickham and Al Scheer.

However, for the newest member, Carrier enjoyed a solid wrestling career at Sherburne-Earlville high school under the tutelage of Hall of Fame Coach (2009) Pete Hausrath.

“Jim was a true team leader and one of the hardest working wrestlers that we had in the wrestling room. He exemplified and was guided by our motto of 'Pride, Loyalty and Fortitude',” Coach Hausrath was quoted saying.

Following graduation from Colgate in 1984 Carrier embarked on a successful career in investment management at Edgewood Management in New York City. To this day, Carrier attributes many of his successes to the core values taught to him by his family and the lessons that were conveyed to him during his high school wrestling career at Sherburne-Earlville.