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Bedford named head men’s, women’s coach at Texas Wesleyan

FORT WORTH, Texas — Texas Wesleyan University Athletics is pleased to announce Ray Bedford, wrestling coaching veteran at the state, national and international level, has joined its list of elite coaches as head coach of wrestling. Bedford is charged with building the new men’s and women’s varsity wrestling teams, which are set to compete in the NAIA’s Sooner Athletic Conference beginning in the fall of 2019. Recruitment is now underway. Bedford comes to Texas Wesleyan with extensive experience in coaching, mentoring and leading both men’s and women’s wrestling programs. He is the founder of Spartan Mat Club, one of the largest elite high school clubs in Texas, specializing in preparing high school athletes for national and international wrestling programs. Since Spartan Mat Club’s founding in 2016, Bedford has helped place more than 90 wrestlers in the state tournament. The club boasts 12 champions and 44 placing, with more than 25 wrestlers in college programs throughout the U.S. During this time, he has also served as coach with the Texas Men’s and Women’s Cadet and Junior National Dual Teams, Fargo National Championship Teams and has been asked to be an assistant coach on the Cadet Pan Am Team for 2019. For the rest of the story check https://intermatwrestle.com/articles/21362

February 6, 2019 - Posted by The TakeDown Report | Uncategorized