Tyrel Todd, a three-time NCAA All-American and the 2009 Big Ten Conference champion at 197 pounds while wrestling at Michigan, has been hired as an assistant wrestling coach at Cal Poly.

Mustang co-head coaches John Azevedo and Mark Perry made the announcement Monday. Todd is expected to continue training for Olympic and World teams while coaching the Mustang wrestlers.

"Bringing Tyrel Todd on board is a huge asset for our program in every way possible," said Perry.
"He is one of the top big guy coaches in the country and he will be training for World and Olympic titles right along side our athletes, so it will bring extra motivation in the room.

"Tyrel brings the type of passion and intensity we want out of our athletes and we look for it to rub off on them," Perry added. "We believe Tyrel will be a big part of Cal Poly's success toward moving to the top of the national rankings."

Todd placed third as a junior (2008), fourth as a senior (2009) and fifth as a sophomore (2007) at the nationals and also was a national qualifier as a freshman in 2006. He was a Cliff Keen Invitational champion at 184 pounds in 2007 and earned Academic All-Big Ten honors in 2006.
Todd's career record at Michigan was 121-30, including a 54-11 mark in dual meets. He recorded 22 career falls, including 10 as a senior.

In addition to his Big Ten title in 2009, Todd placed second in 2008, third in 2007 and fifth in 2006. He posted a 25-3 record as a senior, 34-4 as a junior and 28-8 as a sophomore. In his junior season he put together a career-best and team-high 21-match winning streak.

Todd, a 2004 graduate of Bozeman High School in Montana, was a three-time Montana state champion and state runner-up as a freshman, compiling a 136-6 career prep record, including undefeated sophomore and junior seasons. He also competed in football, serving as team captain and earning all-state accolades as a senior.

Todd earned his degree in history at Michigan in 2009 and was an assistant coach with the Wolverine wrestling team last season. His father Jeff wrestled at Montana State.