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Haven, Pa.) - Lock
Haven University of Pennsylvania Head Wrestling Coach Carl Poff was
voted the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Coach of the Year for
the second-straight year by the league’s head coaches.
Coach Poff, in his 12th season as the Bald Eagles’ mentor,
was selected as the Coach of the Year for the sixth time in his career.
This season, Poff directed Lock Haven to a second-place finish at the
PSAC Championships and a third-place finish at the Eastern Wrestling League (EWL)
Championships. Five individual
Bald Eagles earned PSAC titles, while one was crowned EWL champion.
During the regular dual meet season, Poff’s squad finished 17-4
overall, raising his career mark to 167-62-3 and establishing him as Lock
Haven’s all-time coaching wins leader.
On a national scale, Poff guided 149-pounder JaMarr Billman and
141-pounder Mike Maney to All-America status and has now coached a total of 13
wrestlers to top-eight status throughout his tenure.
As a team, the Bald Eagles finished in a three-way tie for 19th
place at the 2002 NCAA Division I National Championships.
The PSAC Wrestler of the Year award went to Edinboro University’s Josh
Koscheck, while the Fighting Scots’ Shawn Bunch was honored with the Rookie
of the Year award
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Lock Haven Wrestling
Head Coach Carl Poff
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