Bloomsburg Names John Stutzman as Assistant Coach
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(Bloomsburg Sports Information)
06/26/2002
BLOOMSBURG - Bloomsburg University has named John Stutzman assistant wrestling coach. Stutzman will assist new head wrestling coach Dan Wirnsberger. Stutzman comes to Bloomsburg after being an assistant at Northern Illinois University for two years. He helped the Huskies of Northern Illinois post two consecutive winning seasons with last year's mark of 14-4 the most wins for the school since 1976. He was the personal coach of All-American Scott Owen this year, a fifth-place finisher at the NCAA Division I championships. Prior to working at Northern Illinois, Stutzman was an assistant the University at Buffalo for two seasons. He helped the school compile was dual meet mark of 19-10-2 while sending six wrestlers to the Division I national championships. A 1998 graduate of the University of Buffalo, Stutzman was 95-27 in a three-year career for the Bulls and was the school's all-time leader in career wins until last year. His best year for the Bulls was the 1996-97 season when he posted a mark of 35-4. He was two-time captain at Buffalo, a three-time East Coast Wrestling Association place-winner and a two-time alternate for the Division I championships. In addition to his work at Northern Illinois and Buffalo, Stutzman has also worked with several wrestling clubs in both New York and Illinois. A native of New Castle, DE, Stutzman is looking forward to working with Wirnsberger. "I'm excited about the opportunity to work with Dan," said Stutzman. "I look forward to the chance to return the Huskies to a top 20 ranking. There is a lot of talented wrestlers returning next year and I can't wait to get started working with them." Wirnsberger feels Stutzman will be an asset to the Bloomsburg program. "John is a great addition to my staff. His commitment and dedication to the sport will provide us with the work ethic needed to be successful on the mat as well as off the mat." Bloomsburg is an NCAA Division I member in wrestling and competes in the Eastern Wrestling League.