Bianchi Joins App State Wrestling as Assistant Coach
BOONE, N.C. — Paul Bianchi has been hired as an App State Wrestling assistant coach, head coach JohnMark Bentley announced Wednesday.
Bianchi comes to Boone from Minnesota State, where he had been an assistant coach for the previous two seasons. He was an NCAA Championships qualifier for both Little Rock (at 133 pounds) and North Dakota State (at 125 pounds) during a standout Division I wrestling career that lasted from 2016-21. “Paul was a tremendous competitor, and he brings that to his passion for coaching,” Bentley said. “His experience in recruiting and performing the various duties of a college assistant will help him hit the ground running. He will be a great coach for and a tremendous asset to our light weights.”
After becoming the first NCAA qualifier in Little Rock history and being named a Division I Scholar All-American by the National Wrestling Coaches Association, he served as a graduate assistant with the Trojans the following season, then helped Minnesota State produce a third-place-finishing All-American at the 2023 NCAA Division II Championships in his first season on the Mavericks’ staff. Last season, they had seven wrestlers named Scholar All-Americans, and the team ranked fourth in Division II with a 3.438 GPA. “I am very excited and grateful for the opportunity here at App State,” Bianchi said. “I look forward to being part of a great community, wrestling program and coaching staff. I have a tremendous amount of respect for Coach Bentley and the culture he has created, and I’m looking forward to contributing to more success in the future.”
In addition to his coaching experience at Minnesota State and Little Rock, Bianchi has also coached for the Central Arkansas Christian Schools (2021-22), the USA Wrestling-associated Wisconsin Wrestling Federation (2019 summer) and the Askren Wrestling Academy Camp (as a counselor/clinician in 2018-19). … more at … https://appstatesports.com/news/2024/7/10/-24-wrestling-bianchi-joins-app-state-wrestling-as-assistant-coach.aspx
Maylor Hired as Assistant Coach for App State Wrestling
BOONE, N.C. — Max Maylor has been hired as an App State Wrestling assistant coach, head coach JohnMark Bentley announced Monday. “Max is a great addition to our staff,” Bentley said. “I love the energy and enthusiasm that Max brings with a fresh perspective drawing from his college experiences. He will be a tremendous partner for our upper middle weights.”
Maylor is a mere months removed from completing his Division I wrestling career at the NCAA Championships. He represented Wisconsin at 174 pounds, winning one match as the No. 17 seed in Kansas City, Mo., after he qualified for the NCAAs as a seventh-place finisher at the Big Ten Championships.
Maylor was ranked as highly as No. 11 in the country at 174 pounds during his final season — he also made three dual starts at 184. Before concluding his career at Wisconsin as a graduate transfer, Maylor was a member of Michigan’s program for five years from 2018-23, with a starting role for the Wolverines at 174 in 2022-23 and 2019-20.
He won 58 matches as a Big Ten wrestler, going 44-22 over his final three seasons, including 19-9 in 2023-24. “I am excited to get started at App State,” Maylor said. “It’s a blessing to work alongside great coaches and learn from them. I’m looking forward to joining the program and contributing to its continued success!”
Maylor earned a bachelor’s degree in general studies through Michigan’s College … more at … https://appstatesports.com/news/2024/7/8/-24-wrestling-maylor-hired-as-assistant-coach-for-app-state-wrestling.aspx
Campbell wrestling announces addition of TJ Dudley to staff
BUIES CREEK, N.C. – Campbell wrestling and head coach Scotti Sentes have announced the hiring of TJ Dudley as an assistant coach. “TJ brings a wealth of wrestling and coaching knowledge with him,” Sentes said. “What I am most excited about though is his energy. He is just a great energy guy that seems to light up the room, and I think it is going to make him an excellent motivator. I think he’s going to be a big asset to our team.”
Dudley joins the Camels from Brown University, where he was on the staff for three seasons. Dudley wrestled collegiately at Nebraska, and he was a three-time All-American at 184 pounds. He finished eighth, second, and third in his sophomore-senior seasons. He qualified for the NCAA Championships in all four years, and he placed in the Big Ten Championships three times.
Campbell adds Dudley a year after qualifying five wrestlers to nationals and heavyweight Taye Ghadiali becoming the second Campbell wrestler to be named an All-American. Dudley’s emphasis will be coaching the higher weights, as he looks to help guide Ghadiali to more success at the national level. He’ll also help coach Levi Hopkins at 197 pounds, … more at … https://gocamels.com/news/2024/7/8/wrestling-campbell-wrestling-announces-addition-of-tj-dudley-to-staff.aspx
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