Shon Lewis of Colorado Springs, Colo., has been named 2003 Greco-Roman Coach of the Year by USA Wrestling. This is the second straight year that Lewis has received this prestigious award. Lewis served as head coach of the 2003 U.S. Greco-Roman World team that competed in Cretiel, France. The U.S. team placed 13th in the standings, led by three athletes in the top 10 of their divisions. He served as the assistant coach of the 2002 U.S. Greco-Roman World Team, which placed fifth in the World Championships held in Moscow, Russia. Lewis has been selected as one of the U.S. Olympic Coaches in Greco-Roman, and will help lead the U.S. effort at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Greece this summer. Lewis works as the head coach of the U.S. Army team, stationed in Fort Carson, Colo. He is responsible for training the athletes in the Army's World Class Athlete Program. The U.S. Army team features a number of nationally-ranked athletes, including 2002 World Champion Dremiel Byers and 2001 U.S. World Team member Keith Sieracki. The team has won the U.S. Nationals Greco-Roman team title for the last three seasons. Under Lewis' guidance, the U.S. Army won the 2003 Armed Forces Championships, claiming the title in both freestyle and Greco-Roman, as well as the overall title. The U.S. Army has won the Armed Forces title a number of times since Lewis became head coach. Lewis has also served as a coach for the U.S. World Military team, which competes at the annual CISM World Military Championships. In addition to being 2002 USA Wrestling Greco-Roman Coach of the Year, Lewis was named 2003 USOC Volunteer Wrestling Coach of the Year. As an athlete, Lewis competed on the 1993 and 1999 U.S. World Championships teams. He also qualified for the 1998 U.S. World Team, but was unable to participate in the World Championships that year. He was a four-time U.S. Nationals Greco-Roman champion (1993-94, 1996, 1998), and was a medalist in three U.S. Olympic Team Trials (1992, 1996, 2000). Lewis was a member of the U.S. Army team as an athlete, winning six Armed Forces Greco-Roman titles and competing in the World Military Championships. He was the 1993 U.S. Army Athlete of the Year, an award including all sports in the Army's program. Prior to joining the Army, he attended the Univ. of Oregon, as well as competing for Placer High School in Auburn, Calif. USA Wrestling will be announcing major award winners each day this week on TheMat.com. PAST GRECO-ROMAN COACH OF THE YEAR AWARD WINNERS 2003 - Shon Lewis, Colorado Springs, Colo., U.S. Army 2002 - Shon Lewis, Colorado Springs, Colo., U.S. Army 2001 - Andy Seras, Sandy Hook, Conn., Sunkist Kids 2000 - Dan Chandler, Minneapolis, Minn., Minnesota Storm 1999 - Dan Chandler, Minneapolis, Minn., Minnesota Storm 1998 - Jay Antonelli, Quantico, Va., U.S. Marines 1997 - Dan Chandler, Minneapolis, Minn., Minnesota Storm 1996 - Rob Hermann, Pensacola, Fla., U.S. Navy 1995 - Dan Chandler, Minneapolis, Minn., Minnesota Storm 1994 - Dan Chandler, Minneapolis, Minn., Minnesota USA Wrestling 1993 - Tony Thomas, Fort Benning, Ga., U.S. Army 1992 - Rob Hermann, Pensacola, Fla., U.S. Navy