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Freije Tabbed to Guide Fairmont State Wrestling Resurgence

Fairmont State University Director of Athletics Chad Fowler introduced Chris Freije as head coach of the newly added Wrestling program on Monday. During his career as an assistant and head coach, Freije has helped coach three conference championship teams (two NCAA II, one NAIA), and eight individual conference champions (six NCAA II, two NAIA). Thus far in his coaching career, Freije has also coached a total of 28 national qualifiers, 12 All-Americans and two National Champions between the NCAA Division II and NAIA ranks. Freije comes to Fairmont State after serving as Head Wrestling Coach at Kentucky Wesleyan College during the past two seasons. After recruiting for his first year on the job, KWC competed in its first NCAA Division II season in 2018-19, with three wrestlers advancing to the consolation round of the NCAA Super Regionals in St. Charles, Missouri.

“I am thrilled to take over as head coach of the re-launched wrestling program at Fairmont State,” said Freije. “I truly feel this program can be a sleeping giant. Our goal is going to be to keep successful West Virginia wrestlers in state, and to keep successful regional wrestlers in the region. Prior to taking over at Kentucky Wesleyan, Freije helped launch the wrestling program at Cloud County Community College in Concordia, Kansas. During his tenure at Cloud County Community College, Freije recruited the program’s inaugural roster, which included over 20 student-athletes. Cloud County’s inaugural season was capped with six wrestlers qualifying for the National Junior College Athletic Association National Championships. Before starting the program at Cloud County, Freije was an assistant coach at Lindsey Wilson College, an NAIA program in Columbia, Kentucky, from 2014 to 2016. During his tenure he helped designed and implement a year-round strength program while also coordinating the program’s community involvement. Seven wrestlers from Lindsey Wilson reached the NAIA National Tournament during Freije’s tenure, including three that earned NAIA All-America honors in 2016. Rest of the story at https://www.wdtv.com/content/sports/Freije-Tabbed-to-Guide-Fairmont-State-Wrestling-Resurgence-510181541.html?mc_cid=405c3a6e07&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

May 22, 2019 - Posted by The TakeDown Report | Uncategorized