Strobel named 1999 Developmental Coach of the Year

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Gary Abbott (USA Wrestling)
07/21/1999


 Strobel named 1999 USA Wrestling Developmental Coach of the Year 

Greg Strobel of Bethlehem, Pa., has been named the 1999 Developmental Coach of the Year by USA Wrestling, the National Governing Body for amateur wrestling in the United States.

Strobel was named the USA Wrestling Freestyle Coach of the Year in 1997. He is the first to receive both developmental and senior coach of the year honors.

He is a freestyle coach for the Pennsylvania Junior National team and served as head coach for the 1997 U.S. Junior World team. He is also the assistant coach of the 1999 U.S. Pan American freestyle team.

Strobel served as the assistant coach of the 1996 U.S. Olympic freestyle team, which claimed five medals, including three individual champions. He was the head coach of the 1994 U.S. Goodwill Games freestyle team, which featured two individual gold medallists. He was a co-coach of the 1997 U.S. World Cup freestyle team that won the team title and made history by winning every bout in the gold-medal match against Russia. He was assistant coach of the 1995 U.S. World freestyle team, which claimed the World team title and featured four champions.

Strobel served as National Teams Director for USA Wrestling from 1983-91, directing the programs for the elite athletes and international teams for the United States. He was responsible for overseeing the activities of the National Coaches and the volunteer coaching staffs. As Nationals Teams Director, Strobel helped in the preparation of all U.S. World and Olympic teams.

He is currently the head coach at Lehigh University, one of the traditional Eastern wrestling powers. He also worked as the head coach of the national champion Team Foxcatcher club for a number of years. Strobel has also been an assistant coach at Oregon State University.

Strobel was a talented freestyle wrestler, and won two NCAA titles for Oregon State and was named the outstanding wrestler at the1973 NCAA Tournament. He was a national runner-up in freestyle, and placed four times at the national meet. Strobel originally hails from Scapoose, Ore.