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Diabe Named Head Assistant Coach for App State Wrestling

BOONE, N.C. —Randall Diabe has been promoted to head assistant coach for App State Wrestling, head coach JohnMark Bentley announced Wednesday.
The 2024-25 season will be Diabe’s sixth year as a coach on Bentley’s staff and his 10th consecutive year with the Mountaineers’ wrestling program. “I’m so happy to promote Randall to head assistant,” Bentley said. “Randall bleeds Black & Gold and has poured a ton of energy into our program for a number of years! He continues to grow and mature each year, and he is very deserving of the title.”
A two-time NCAA Championships qualifier as a wrestler for the Mountaineers from 2015-19, Diabe worked as a volunteer assistant during the 2019-20 season and became a full-time assistant the following year. He helped App State finish the 2023-24 season with a second straight top-25 dual team ranking (at No. 24), repeat as SoCon Championship tournament winners, send five wrestlers to the NCAA Championships and post three top-16 individual finishes.
Since Diabe graduated from App State and transitioned to coaching, the Mountaineers have won two SoCon regular-season titles and two SoCon Championship tournament titles while producing a 35-3 record in SoCon duals and 29 qualifiers for the NCAA Championships. Going back to his freshman year in 2015-16, App State’s record of 60-5 in SoCon duals ranks as one of the best league records in Division I wrestling. … more at … Appstatesports.com/Diabe-named-head-assistant-coach-for-app-state

July 13, 2024 - Posted by The TakeDown Report | Uncategorized