Takedown Report

The 2024 Offseason Coaching Carousel (6/18/2024)

We had about a week or two with a lull on the coaching hiring front. That came to a halt at the end of last week as we documented the hiring of Tony Cassioppi, Dean Heil, and David McFadden. A few more were announced that we weren’t able to cover and those include Doug Zapf and Andrew Dunn. 
Zapf might have to change offices but doesn’t have much of a move. The Penn alum officially joins the coaching staff after spending the last two years on the mat competing for the Pennsylvania RTC. Zapf was a three-time national qualifier for the Quakers – each time coming at a different weight class between 141 and 157 lbs. As a senior, Zapf was 2-2 at the national tournament after starting as the 11th seed. Later in the 2023, Zapf earned a spot on the U23 World Team after claiming a title at U23 Nationals. In Albania, he won three matches and advanced to the quarterfinals, but ultimately was a match shy of earn a world medal. 
Dunn will be heading north to join Donnie Vinson’s first coaching staff at Buffalo. He comes to Buffalo after spending a year as the Director of Operations at the University of North Carolina. Dunn held the same position for a season at Stanford – both under Rob Koll. Koll is a link between the two, as Vinson spent time on the Cornell staff under Koll. 
As a competitor, Dunn started his collegiate career at Virginia Tech and qualified for the NCAA Tournament as a freshman. He would later transfer to DII Kutztown and won a national title at 285 lbs in 2019. A year later, he was undefeated, but unable to participate in the national tournament at the outset of the Covid pandemic. During his final year, Dunn fell in the national finals. He was named Kutztown’s Male Athlete of the Year in each of those three years. 
It sounds as if we’ll have news break this week about the Columbia head coaching position along with Purdue’s assistant coaching vacancy – so pay attention to InterMat!

Offseason Coaching Movement
Binghamton: Louie DePrez – Assistant Coach (Binghamton athlete)
Brown: Micky Phillippi – Assistant Coach (Brown Director of Ops) … more at … Intermatwrestle.com/2024-offseason-coaching-carousel

July 6, 2024 - Posted by The TakeDown Report | Uncategorized