MADISON, Wis. -- Wisconsin associate head wrestling coach Donny Pritzlaff has resigned his position effective immediately, head coach Barry Davis announced Sunday. Pritzlaff, who wrestled at UW from 1998-2001, spent five seasons as a Badger assistant coach.

“I want to thank Donny for the time he spent as an assistant in helping our program reach the heights we have,” Davis said. “He has decided to explore other options and we wish him the best.”

With Pritzlaff’s resignation, Jared Frayer will be promoted to the role of top assistant coach. Frayer has been an assistant on the wrestling staff for two seasons. Before joining UW’s staff, he served as the strength and conditioning coach for the Iowa wrestling program for one season. Frayer was also an assistant coach at Harvard for three years.

A two-time All-American at Oklahoma, Frayer brings a wealth of wrestling experience on the national level. He has four top-four finishes in the World Team Trials at 66 kg/145.5 lbs. and has placed in the top five at the U.S. National Freestyle tournament five times. Frayer finished fourth at the U.S. Olympic Team Trials in 2008.