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BARANIK STEPS DOWN AS WRESTLING COACH; NICHOLAS SOTO USHERS IN NEW ERA

Laurinburg, NC – St. Andrews University has hired Nicholas (Nick) Soto to be the new Head Coach of the Men’s Wrestling team.  The Spring Hill, Florida native will start coaching the Knights wrestling team this upcoming season.  Soto comes to us after coaching as a graduate assistant coach at Seton Hill University.  Soto also has experience coaching in high school, where he helped Cleveland High School (who became State Champions), Jesuit High School and Springstead High School.  

Soto attended the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga where he was a decorated wrestler.  While at Chattanooga, Soto was a four-time NCAA Qualifier and four-time SoCon Champion.  Soto was ranked in the top 15 every year and was undefeated in conference competitions in his four years at Chattanooga.  Soto is fourth on UTC’s All-time Win’s list.  He’s a Reno Tournament of Champions winner, a Southern Scuffle finalist and multiple time place winner, and a Hokie Open Champion and multiple time place winner.  In high school, Soto was an NHSCA three-time All American, a two-time Florida State Champion and a three-time place winner. Soto’s high school team at Springstead High School was the first athletic team in their county to win a state title. 

Soto graduated from the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga with a bachelor’s in business administration in 2015.  While at Chattanooga, Soto was a continuous member of the Dean’s List and Athletic Director’s List.  Rest of the story at http://www.sauknights.com/article/mens-wrestling/baranik-steps-down-as-mens-head-wrestling-coach-nicholas-soto-ushers-in-new-era

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