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Kent State athletic director Randale L. Richmond introduced on Sept. 29 that r would be the Golden Flashes' first ladies's wrestling head coach. The staff 7.
Wenger was the Mount Union ladies's wrestling staff's first head coach through the 2024-25 and 2025-26 seasons. The previous Flashes wrestler grew the Purple Raiders' roster from zero to 30 within the first calendar yr. He coached two nationwide qualifiers, eight regional placers and a high 25 nationwide rating with groups from all divisions.
Underneath Wenger, Abigail Mozen grew to become Mount Union's first All-American. She completed fifth on the inaugural NCAA Ladies's Wrestling Championships final season.
“Clay has already demonstrated that he is aware of the best way to take a program from an concept to a nationally aggressive operation, and he brings the identical imaginative and prescient and vitality to Kent State," Richmond stated in a college launch. "His expertise, mixed together with his historical past as a Golden Flash and his deep roots all through Northeast Ohio wrestling, provides him a novel understanding of what this program can change into."
Wenger was a member of Kent State's wrestling staff from 2011-15. Kent State director of wrestling and males's head coach e was an assistant on the time.
"Clay brings the precise blueprint, imaginative and prescient and work ethic wanted to launch our ladies’s wrestling program from the bottom up,” Moore stated in an announcement. “Having already efficiently constructed a program from scratch in Ohio, he understands the best way to set up high-level requirements, a profitable tradition, and a Division I surroundings from day one. I couldn't be extra excited to companion with him as we construct a championship basis for Kent State."
Previous to beginning the Mount Union ladies's wrestling program, Wenger was a highschool head coach at Wadsworth. He coached 24 state placers, 17 All-People and 4 state champions. Considered one of his state champions was present Kent State wrestler t, who received a Mid-American Convention title final season.
Wenger is comfortable to be coming house.
“I’m wanting ahead to constructing a powerful program and following the wealthy custom Kent State athletics units," Wenger stated in an announcement. "It is a dream come true for me, and I’m very grateful for this chance.”
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