Terry Steiner of Madison, Wis. has been named USA Wrestling's full-time National Women's Coach, announced Executive Director Rich Bender.    Steiner joins USA Wrestling after serving as an assistant wrestling coach at the Univ. of Wisconsin since 1996. Steiner has been one of the nation's top young coaches, and was a nationally-ranked freestyle wrestler as an athlete.    He will be responsible for the training of America's elite women freestyle wrestlers, as well as coaching women wrestlers who are involved in the U.S. Olympic Training Center resident athlete program. He will also play an important role in the development of women's wrestling in the United States.    "USA Wrestling is honored to hire such an outstanding individual to lead our women's effort," said Bender. "We are confident that Terry will provide the necessary leadership to not only develop the sport in this country, but also to build a National Team that will be the dominant force on the international level. He brings a wealth of experience to the organization, both as an athlete and coach."    "It's an opportunity in wrestling that has never been available to me," said Steiner. "I have worked with wrestlers of all ages. I saw this chance to work with women wrestlers, the one part of wrestling I have not worked with. "    "After looking long and hard at everything, I had to ask myself, 'Why do I coach?' I coach to help others to achieve their goals and help them become better people and citizens through wrestling," he said. "Should it matter if it is women or men? I have a passion for people. It is a great opportunity to see what I can do."    "Anything that USA Wrestling has its hands on has a good chance to succeed. Coming through the system as an athlete, it's a first-class organization. The opportunities I had as an athlete were second to none. I see the same thing with our women's program. USA Wrestling will do it the right way; we'll do it to win," Steiner said.    Steiner has completed his sixth season as an assistant wrestling coach at Wisconsin, working with head coach Barry Davis. He has helped develop a number of successful Div. I wrestlers, including two-time NCAA champion Donny Pritzlaff.    Prior to Wisconsin, Steiner spent two seasons as an assistant coach at Oregon State.  He helped coach the Beavers to a pair of top-10 NCAA finishes. He was also a coach with the Hawkeye Wrestling Club in Iowa City, Iowa after his college career had ended.    Steiner has also coached youth wrestlers for many years. Since 1997, he has served as one of the coaches for Wisconsin's USA Wrestling Cadet National Team, helping the state's best athletes in training camp and coaching them in Fargo, N.D. Along with his twin brother Troy, he ran a kids wrestling club in Iowa City in 1993-94.    Steiner was a successful freestyle wrestler for many years, claiming second in the 1998 U.S. Nationals and placing at the National Championships eight times. He placed fourth in the 1996 Olympic Trials and fifth in the 2000 Olympic Trials.    He won a gold medal at the 1996 Pan American Championships. Among the other international events that he won were the Sunkist Kids International Open, as well as the Manitoba Open and Montreal Open in Canada. He placed in dozens of other international events, including tournaments in Bulgaria, Ukraine, Australia, Canada, Turkey, Belarus and Slovakia.    He was a 1993 NCAA Div. I champion for Univ. of Iowa, coached by the legendary Dan Gable. He also placed fifth in the 1992 NCAA Championships and third in the 1991 NCAA Championships. Steiner compiled a career record of 124-27-2 from 1989-93, with 25 falls. He was also voted the Outstanding Wrestler at the 1993 NCAA Championships.    Originally from Bismarck, N.D., Steiner won two state titles for Century High School and was one of the nation's top recruits.    Steiner, 32, earned a bachelor's degree in social work from Iowa in 1993.  His wife is Jodi, and they have a 16-month-old child, Raven.    "Terry Steiner has had a positive impact on wrestling," said Bender. "The USA Wrestling family is excited to welcome Terry, Jodi and Raven Steiner to our team."