Wozniak Named Interim Head Wrestling Coach At UWEC
Friday, July 26th, 2013 -- 10:52 AM
Steve Wozniak will serve as the interim head coach for the UW-Eau Claire wrestling team, Director of Athletics Scott Kilgallon announced today.Wozniak takes over the Blugold wrestling program from Jon Ames, who served as interim head coach during the 2012-13 season. During Ames' time as head coach, he led two Blugolds to the NCAA Division III Championship for the first time since the 2002-03 season. Freshman Nathaniel Behnke captured All-American honors, the Blugolds' first All-American since 2009.
Wozniak has served as an assistant coach for the Blugold wrestling team since 2010. He graduated from UW-Stevens Point in 2011 with a health promotion/wellness degree and competed on both the Pointer wrestling and football team. Wozniak was a nationally-ranked heavyweight during his senior season with the Pointers and earned National Wrestling Coaches Association Scholar All-American honors. He is currently attending UW-Stout to earn a Master's Degree in school counseling.
"I look forward to another season of being a Blugold," Wozniak said. "Last year we took a huge step in the right direction, and we will continue off the progress we made the previous year. Last year we were a young team and I am excited to see what we can accomplish this year. I have a great group of assistant coaches with many years of experience that will make this transition seamless, and I look forward to leading the team into the 2013-14 wrestling season."
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