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Appalachian State Adds Two to Coaching Staff

BOONE, N.C. — Appalachian State Univeristy wrestling head coach JohnMark Bentley announced the addition of Ryan LeBlanc as an assistant coach and Dominic Parisi as a volunteer assistant coach on Friday.  “I am excited about the addition of both Ryan and Dom to the Appalachian wrestling staff,” Bentley said. “Ryan’s wrestling, coaching and fundraising experience will vastly benefit our program. Dominic brings a passion and love for Appalachian that is unparalleled. He had an outstanding career here at Appalachian and he is going to be an awesome Coach!”  LeBlanc joins Appalachian after spending two years working for the State University of New York at Cortland. He started as a graduate assistant wrestling coach before transitioning to a dual position in coaching and alumni engagement. LeBlanc helped guide the team to a 7th and 13th place finish in the NCAA tournament including seven national qualifiers, four NWCA Scholar All-Americans, four NCAA All-Americans and two separate individual national champions. He also helped create the periodization plan for wrestling, strength and cardiovascular training throughout his seasons.  Rest of the story at http://www.appstatesports.com//ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=21500&ATCLID=211103289&mc_cid=452c9f4167&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

September 4, 2016 Posted by | Uncategorized | Leave a comment

Tar Heel Wrestling Club names Kenny Monday as head coach

The Tar Heel Wrestling Club has named Kenny Monday as its head coach.
“Bringing Kenny on is huge for our development as a program,” UNC head wrestling coach Coleman Scott told InterMat. “We want to win national, world, and Olympic titles in Chapel Hill and he will be a huge part of that.” The 54-year-old Monday has coached at all levels of wrestling, and has worked as the wrestling coach with the Blackzilians, a mixed martial arts camp. He is a two-time Olympic medalist, winning gold in 1988 and silver in 1992. Monday was also an NCAA champion and three-time NCAA All-American at Oklahoma State. He helped guide Scott to an Olympic bronze medal in 2012. His son Kennedy Monday, a two-time state champion, is an incoming freshman at UNC. The Tar Heel Wrestling Club currently has three full-time senior level athletes training: Tony Ramos, Josh Kindig and Braden Atwood. “We are looking to build on them and add a few more in the next year or so,” Scott said.
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