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More College Coaching Changes

WOMEN’S WRESTLING WILL BECOME AUGUSTANA’S 26TH SPORT IN 2021-22
ROCK ISLAND, Ill. – Augustana will add women’s wrestling to its varsity athletic lineup beginning with the 2021-22 school year, it was announced today by director of athletics Mike Zapolski. The addition of women is wrestling pushes to 26 the number of intercollegiate varsity sports offered by Augustana. This will give the Vikings 13 women’s sports and 13 men’s sports. “Wrestling is becoming an increasingly popular sport for girls nationwide, and our goal is that Augustana will become the small college destination for young women who want to excel at a high level academically and continue to compete,” said Zapolski. “We are perfectly situated geographically to attract quality women’s wrestlers from Illinois, neighboring Midwest states plus other locations such as California and Texas.” This will be the seventh varsity sport added since Zapolski became the director of athletics in June of 2008. Women’s lacrosse and men’s lacrosse were announced in 2010 and added in 2012 while men’s volleyball and women’s bowling started competition in 2018 after the decision was made in 2016 to add them. In February of 2019, Augustana unveiled plans to add women’s water polo and then men’s water polo, both of which will begin play in 2021-22. Tony Willaert, who recently completed his third season as the head coach of the men’s program, has been tabbed to start the women’s program. …. story at https://portal.nwcaonline.com/articles/NWCA_News/WOMEN-S-WRESTLING-WILL-BECOME-2-4-2020

SCHWEER TO LEAD NEW RIO WRESTLING PROGRAM
Rio Grande Sports Information
RIO GRANDE, Ohio – Jason Schweer has been tabbed as the head coach of the University of Rio Grande’s new men’s wrestling program. Athletic director Jeff Lanham made the announcement Friday afternoon. The 31-year-old native of Waverly, Iowa comes to the RedStorm after spending the past season as the associate head coach at the University of the Ozarks, an NCAA Division III school in Clarksville, Arkansas.
“I’m fired up. It’s not every day that you get the opportunity to build something from the ground up,” Schweer said. “Coming from Arkansas where, in many ways, wrestling is still pretty new to southeastern Ohio – where you’re right in the heart of wrestling country – is a tremendous opportunity to grow our sport. I’m looking forward to getting started.” A graduate of North Iowa Area Community College and Grand View (Iowa) University, Schweer was a two-time NJCAA Academic All-American, as well as an NAIA Scholar-Athlete and Grand View’s 2012 Champion of Character honoree. He began his coaching career as an assistant at Grand View in the fall of 2013 before moving on to the University of Ozarks in the fall of 2015, where he was an assistant coach and recruiting coordinator. Schweer also spent one season as the head coach at Kansas Wesleyan University before the school scrapped the program. He returned to the University of the Ozarks in June 2019 and spent the past season there. …. story at http://www.rioredstorm.com/article/4410.php?mc_cid=db245e6947&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

Delaware Valley University Head Coach of Men’s Wrestling
Our Athletics Department is growing! We are looking for a Head Coach of Men’s Wrestling to join our Athletics Department at Delaware Valley University in Doylestown, PA! Position will organize and manage all aspects related to the men’s wrestling program including but not limited to: practice planning and game preparation; coaching and scouting; recruitment of student-athletes; player development and support; academic monitoring; campus and community engagement efforts; fundraising and alumni development; scheduling; travel planning; budget management; and coaching personnel management. …. story at https://workforcenow.adp.com/mascsr/default/mdf/recruitment/recruitment.html?cid=997c6fde-f713-4be9-b6cf-f4bdbc02cbbb&ccId=19000101_000001&jobId=348648&lang=en_US&source=TW

New England College Head Coach – Wrestling
Story at https://nec.peopleadmin.com/postings/1591

Navy hires wrestling legend Cary Kolat to be head coach
It did not take Naval Academy athletic director Chet Gladchuk long to find a new wrestling coach. Just one week after firing Joel Sharratt, Gladchuk has hired Cary Kolat, one of the most recognizable names in the sport, as the eighth head coach in program history. The announcement came Friday night. “The Navy community is very pleased to welcome one of the most accomplished competitors and finest coaches in the sport of wrestling to Annapolis,” Gladchuk said in a press release. ”The influence with which coach Kolat’s resume has had on so many speaks volumes to his commitment to success at every level of competition. I am extremely impressed with his professionalism, technical knowledge, ambition and confidence, along with the manner in which he exudes an enthusiastic will to win. Today is a big day for our midshipmen and our program as we turn the head coaching responsibilities over to a coach with great anticipation and widespread enthusiasm.” Kolat is a legendary figure in wrestling circles, a two-time NCAA champion while at Lock Haven University and longtime member of the United States national team. The 46-year-old Pennsylvania native comes to Navy after spending the past six years as head coach at Campbell University in North Carolina. …. story at https://www.capitalgazette.com/sports/navy/ac-cs-navy-wrestling-hires-cary-kolat-0320-20200320-aihcut6vfvhvjmd7bscrloqyiy-story.html?mc_cid=db245e6947&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

Yetzer Steps Down as Ferrum College Men’s Wrestling Coach
FERRUM, Va. – Director of Athletics John Sutyak has announced the resignation of Nate Yetzer as the head men’s wrestling coach at Ferrum College. Yetzer is leaving to accept the same position at Roanoke College, which recently announced that it would be starting a new mat program. Yetzer has served as the head coach at Ferrum since the inception of the program in July of 2012. The Panthers competed as a club program during the 2012-13 season, then began varsity competition the following season. …. story at https://www.ferrumpanthers.com/sports/wrest/2019-20/releases/20200324ux8zu5?mc_cid=a94878ac8d&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

Cody Griswold Tabbed Elmira College’s First Women’s Wrestling Coach
ELMIRA, N.Y. — Elmira College Associate Vice President of Athletics Renee Carlineo is pleased to introduce Cody Griswold as the first head coach of the new EC women’s wrestling team. Griswold will be tasked with building the women’s wrestling program from the ground up, as the Soaring Eagles prepare for their inaugural season in 2020-21. “I am thrilled to add Cody Griswold to our staff as the inaugural head women’s wrestling coach at Elmira College,” Carlineo said. “Cody has hit the ground running by recruiting the first women’s wrestling student-athletes in EC history. Cody’s work ethic, style, and personality will be a fantastic fit for our team.” …. story at https://athletics.elmira.edu/news/2020/3/24/cody-griswold-tabbed-elmira-colleges-first-womens-wrestling-coach.aspx?mc_cid=a94878ac8d&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

Vogel Ends Tenure with Bullets Wrestling
GETTYSBURG, Pa. – After 13 years leading the Gettysburg College wrestling program, Head Coach Andy Vogel will be leaving the Bullets to become head men’s wrestling coach and director of wrestling operations at Hiram College in Ohio. Vogel will be the first head men’s wrestling coach at Hiram since the institution disbanded the sport in 1987. The first season for the Terriers will be 2020-21. “Leaving Gettysburg is an extremely difficult decision, and I am proud to have been part of the team for the past 13 seasons,” said Vogel. “The relationships I have had with the wrestlers, assistant coaches, and athletic staff will continue to influence me for the rest of my coaching career. I am grateful to former Director of Athletics Dave Wright for giving me my first opportunity to become a head coach and to Mike Mattia and Susan Fumagalli Mahoney for their current leadership.” …. story at https://gettysburgsports.com/news/2020/3/23/vogel-ends-tenure-with-bullets-wrestling.aspx?mc_cid=3137d16555&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

Glenville State College : Cottrell heading up new Pioneer mat program
GLENVILLE, W. Va. (WCHS-TV/WVAH) — The beautiful Waco Center will serve as the home to the first Pioneer wrestling team since 1974. And the man in charge will be one-time Roane County and WVU star Dylan Cottrell, whose looking forward to not only coaching but the challenge of building a program from scratch. …. story at https://wchstv.com/sports/top-sports/glenville-state-college-wrestling-cottrell-heading-up-new-pioneer-mat-program?mc_cid=64d98db446&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

Glenville State Announces Dylan Cottrell as Head Wrestling Coach
Glenville, W.Va. – The Glenville State College Athletic Department is pleased to announce the addition of wrestling to the list of Pioneer athletic teams, as well as the hiring of Dylan Cottrell as the head coach for the new team.
 Cottrell comes to GSC after serving as an assistant coach at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island from 2017 – 2018. He also served as head coach of the Brown Wrestling Club. He was the first Big 12 Champion at West Virginia University in wrestling, an Academic All-Big 12 team member in 2016 – 17, a two-time Dean’s List honoree, a two-time wrestling team captain, and a three-time NCAA qualifier. …. https://gscpioneers.com/news/2020/2/21/glenville-state-announces-dylan-cottrell-as-head-wrestling-coach.aspx?mc_cid=64d98db446&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b
 

April 6, 2020 - Posted by The TakeDown Report | Uncategorized