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‘An opportunity to build something’: Mouw hopes to change DWU’s wrestling culture

TDR Editor’s Notes ; Great to see a coach willing to take on a big challenge and to build a program. We wish Coach Mouw well.
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Casey Mouw decided to take the head coaching job for the Dakota Wesleyan University wrestling team because he wanted to build something from the ground up. He admitted it’s a multi-year process, but it didn’t take long for him to find his right-hand man in Zeke Andrade, a former South Dakota State University wrestler who was recommended by SDSU assistant coach Cody Caldwell. Together, Mouw believes they can change how the program is perceived. “I knew kind of where the program had been and where it was at,” Mouw said. “Where I was at in my career and life, I just wanted a change of pace, and first off, I wanted to build something and I saw an opportunity to build something.” Just like Andrade, Mouw knows what it takes to be a successful collegiate wrestler, despite his most recent coaching experience being at Sioux Falls Roosevelt High School and a strength and conditioning coach at Crossfit Sioux Falls. As a wrestler, he spent his freshman season at Army before wrestling at NCAA Division II Augustana University for three years. He feels that experience will help him connect with his wrestlers, especially with Andrade experiencing a successful rebuild at SDSU from 2014 to 18.
Rest of the story at https://www.mitchellrepublic.com/sports/wrestling/4535609-opportunity-build-something-mouw-hopes-change-dwus-wrestling-culture?mc_cid=2c83e678bf&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

January 1, 2019 - Posted by The TakeDown Report | Uncategorized