| Title: | Head Coach |
| Phone: | 262-243-4486 |
| Email: | corey.vangroll@cuw.edu |
| College: | UW-Parkside, '09; Iowa State University, '11 |
Concordia University Wisconsin
Director of Athletics Dr. Rob Barnhill announced May 7, 2012 the
hiring of Corey VanGroll as the new Concordia University Wisconsin
Wrestling head coach.
“I am excited to take on this new challenge,” VanGroll
said. “I am happy to be back in an area I am familiar with
and to be at a University that is committed to winning.”
During the past three seasons VanGroll has quickly risen up the
coaching ranks in the wrestling community while at Iowa Lakes
Community College. The former All-American and National Qualifier
at UW-Parkside coached the Lakers to two top-10 finishes as a team
at the National Junior Collegiate Athletic Association level. He
also coached 10 All-Americans and Victor Dejesus, a two-time
national champion.
“I am pleased to announce the addition of Corey VanGroll to
our coaching staff,” Barnhill said. “His past
experiences as a student-athlete and a coach, along with his
ability to recruit, are a perfect combination for the position. We
look forward to having a full-time wrestling coach who can advance
our program to the national level and sustain success over a long
period of time.”
VanGroll coached seven Academic All-Americans during his time at
ILCC and helped three of his student-athletes receive scholarships
at NCAA Division I wrestling programs.
As a student-athlete at UW-Parkside he twice advanced to the NCAA
Division II National Tournament and earned All-American honors in
2009 with a fourth place finish. He was a four-year member of the
Rangers wrestling program, twice voted team captain and received
several sportsmanship awards. He also advanced to the NCAA Division
II Tournament in 2008.
He graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in Fitness Management and a Minor in Sports Management at UW-Parkside prior to earning his Master’s Degree in higher education at Iowa State University this past year.
“The standards and expectations that I have for this program are high,” VanGroll said. “We already have a solid group of wrestlers here at CUW and I hope to grow the program in numbers and to also coach potential All-Americans over the next few years.”
