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Last ride underway for active coaching wins leader

EWL Notebook: Last ride underway for active coaching wins leader
He won’t call it a farewell tour, though many people are. Gary Taylor, the dean of coaches in the Eastern Wrestling League and Division-I’s active career wins leader, is calling it a career at the end of the season.  Since 1978, he has set a standard for excellence on the campus of Rider University in Lawrenceville, N.J.  Taylor may be saying goodbye to coaching at the end of this season, but he’s not saying goodbye to his pursuit of excellence just yet.  “They tell me that at the end of the year, it will be 39 seasons,” he said. “At the end of the season, John Hangey, my longtime assistant, will be the head coach. People are calling this my farewell tour, but I don’t like to get caught up in all that stuff. I ran as hard and as long as I could. It’s time. This is about the kids. I’m focused on trying to win another conference championship and get more All-Americans. That’s where I’m at.”  After losing to conference rival Edinboro during the dual meet season last year, Rider won the EWL tournament, and then Chad Walsh became Taylor’s 15th All-American when he placed fifth at 157 pounds. Walsh is currently ranked 11th at 165.  In addition to Walsh, the Broncs have a 2015 All-American in B.J. Clagon (fifth at 149), who is ranked No. 19 at 157. Ryan Wolfe is No. 14 at 197.  The Broncs opened their EWL season last Saturday when Taylor picked up his 430th career coaching win – fourth all-time – with a 20-14 win at Lock Haven (2-3, 1-1). Rider has competed in several different conferences under Taylor, beginning with the East Coast Wrestling Association and the Colonial Athletic Association before joining the EWL three seasons ago after the collapse of the CAA.   Rest of the story at …. http://s200.trackwrestling.com/tw/PortalPost.jsp?TIM=1481210659571&twSessionId=dmufqdgzfdnvzin&postId=9127123&mc_cid=2e34d45673&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

January 1, 2017 - Posted by The TakeDown Report | Uncategorized