USA Wrestling and Northern Michigan University are pleased to announce the hiring of Ivan Ivanov of Salt Lake City, Utah to serve as the United States Olympic Education Center Greco-Roman Resident Coach.    Ivanov will coach the Greco-Roman wrestlers who are involved at the USOEC Greco-Roman Resident Program at Northern Michigan University in Marquette, Mich. Ivanov takes over the program from Gordy Morgan, who has accepted a new position as the freestyle coach for Minnesota/USA Wrestling.    Ivanov was a world-class Greco-Roman athlete for his native Bulgaria, before moving to the United States and becoming a successful Greco-Roman coach.    "Ivan has helped USA Wrestling at the Senior and Developmental age groups for many years," said Mitch Hull, USA Wrestling National Teams Director. "He is highly respected by our top athletes for his accomplishments as a competitor and his ability to coach. We are very excited about Ivan training our next generation of Olympians!"    He joins the USOEC program after working as the coach for three years with the Treehouse Athletic Club in Utah, one of the nation's top youth Greco-Roman wrestling clubs. Ivanov has coached numerous USA Wrestling Greco-Roman All-Americans on the age-group level from the Treehouse Athletic Club. Among his top athletes is Cam Jones, who is currently ranked No. 3 in the United States on the Senior level.    Ivanov is a Gold-Level certified coach in USA Wrestling's National Coaches Eduation Program, the top level of achievement. He is a member of the USA Wrestling Greco-Roman Coaching Pool, and has coached a number of U.S. teams in international competition. Ivanov was the assistant coach of the 2001 U.S. Junior World Greco-Roman team.    Prior to joining the Treehouse Athletic Club, Ivanov served as a coach with USA Wrestling as part of the U.S. Olympic Training Center resident program in Colorado Springs, Colo. Ivanov helped coach and train the U.S. resident athletes, as well as many elite Greco-Roman wrestlers who came to the USOTC for specialized training.    Ivanov received a diploma as a wrestling instructor from the Bulgarian Army Sports Program, where he also trained as a world-class athlete.    Ivanov was a silver medalist at the 1994 Greco-Roman World Championships at 136.5 pounds. He placed fifth in the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games, and was fourth in the 1995 European Championships.    Under Morgan, the USOEC Greco-Roman program has helped develop a number of nationally ranked Greco-Roman athletes on the Senior level, as well as the age-group levels. The USOEC team claimed the team title at the 2001 University National Greco-Roman Championships.    "This is a great opportunity for me," said Ivanov. "I have the tools there for success. I will need to work hard on recruiting, also. My goal is to dominate here in the nation and have athletes qualify for the national team. Looking in the future, we seek to have Olympians from this team. I'm very optimistic."    In addition to working with the USOEC resident athletes and team, Ivanov will also become a valuable member of USA Wrestling's professional National Greco-Roman coaching staff, helping to build the United States Greco-Roman team into one of the world's best programs.