LEHIGH VALLEY WRESTLING CLUB - Key Persons
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- Associate Head Coach, Lehigh University
Former Lehigh All-American Brad Dillon begins his 14th season on the coaching staff at his alma mater and his sixth as an Associate Head Coach. Dillon, a 2004 Lehigh graduate and two-year team captain, has spent the last 17 seasons as an assistant under Pat Santoro, including four seasons at Maryland and 13 at Lehigh.
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- Lehigh Women 's Wrestling Club Head Coach
Brazel has a wide variety of experience. Most recently at Vanguard University, Wyoming Seminary, Alvernia and Emmanuel College where she was the assistant coach in a program that was ranked third in the NCAA. During her time at Emmanuel, Marquez coached 13 All-Americans, two national runners-up and a 2021 national champion. Marquez also coached two 2021 Olympic Trial qualifiers for this year's Tokyo Olympics.
The Board of Directors of the Lehigh Valley Wrestling Club (founded in 2000 as the Lehigh Valley Athletic Club) is excited to announce the appointment of Kerry R. McCoy to a newly established position of Executive Director and Head Coach, effective October 1, 2021. The announcement was made jointly by new Chairman and local businessmen, Travis Doto and Michael J. Caruso.
Kerry will oversee all Club operations and activities, freestyle and folkstyle wrestling clinics for males and females within 50 miles of Bethlehem, plus recruitment and training of world class resident-athletes.
McCoy will succeed renowned coach Jeff Buxton, which means the Club will benefit from one Hall of Famer to another, a rarity among national post-graduate clubs. Kerry was inducted into the National Wrestling Hall of Fame in Stillwater, OK in 2014 and also recognized as a Penn State Distinguished Alumnus (Class of '97) in 2018. As a Lion he became one of America's best-ever college heavyweights, with a 3-year record of 131-1 at the weight (88 straight wins) and post-season places of NCAA 1,3,1; Big Ten 1,1,1. In '97 he earned the coveted Dan Hodge Trophy, awarded each year to the nation's best collegian. Kerry's final college bout was a win vs. 1999 World Freestyle champion, Stephen Neal.
McCoy himself was a Junior World champion in '92 at 194 lbs, earned a World Silver medal in 2003 at 264 in NYC plus two fourths at 286 in 1998 and 2001. As a 2-time Olympian he placed 5th at the 2000 Olympics and 7th in 2004. Kerry won five straight U.S. National Opens from 2000-2004, was a 9-time member of U.S. National Teams and was the Outstanding Wrestler winning a Pan-American Games gold in 2003.
Job Titles:
- Executive Director & Head Coach
The Board of Directors of the Lehigh Valley Wrestling Club announced the appointment of Kerry McCoy to a newly established position of Executive Director and Head Coach, effective October 1, 2021. McCoy opted to leave the California Regional Training Center based in Palo Alto, CA where he held the same position.
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- Chairman of the Executive Committee
- Vice - Chair of the Executive Committee
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- Member of the Executive Committee
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- Head Coach Lehigh University
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- Member of the Executive Committee
- Treasurer of the Executive Committee
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- Chairman of the Executive Committee
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- Assistant Coach, Lehigh University