American University Men's Wrestling

Moore's fourth season as the head wrestling coach at American University. American's 2013-14 campaign saw three grapplers return to the NCAA Championships while four reached the podium at the EIWA Championships as the team finished tied for seventh. In the classroom the Eagles posted the ninth-highest GPA in Division I wrestling with a 3.21. The 2012-13 season featured just two returning starters and NCAA qualifiers. The young squad had three wrestlers advance to the NCAA Championships and five make the podium at the EIWA Championships. In his first year at American in 2011-12, Moore led the Eagles to a program-record third-place finish at the EIWA Championships and a 19th-place result at the NCAA Championships. AU crowned two EIWA Champions, earned six EIWA placewinners, and sent five wrestlers to the NCAA Championships, recording two All-Americans. In the classroom, Moore's Eagles finished with a 3.32 team GPA, the third-highest in Division I wrestling. A NWCA-best five student-athletes were named to the All-Academic Team, which included Daniel Mitchell's 3.95 cumulative GPA, the second-highest in the country. Prior to arriving at American, Moore was the head coach at Clarion in Clarion, Pa., for five seasons. He led the Golden Eagles to a fourth-place finish at the 2011 Eastern Wrestling League Championships and the programs first Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference Championship since 1994. He was named the 2011 PSAC Coach of the Year. We are very excited to welcome Teague Moore to American University as the new head coach of our wrestling program, Director of Athletics and Recreation Keith Gill stated at the time of Moore's hire. Teague has the skills, experience and drive to lead our student-athletes to continued success on the mat and in the classroom.  His values are in alignment with our institutions principles of commitment to academic and athletic achievements. Moore sent eight student-athletes to the NCAA Division I Championships in five years at Clarion and this season was one win shy of crowning the programs first All-American since 2005. Sophomore James Fleming won the 157 lbs. title at the EWL Championships and was named the Outstanding Wrestler, marking Clarions first EWL Champion since 2005 and first OW since 1980. Moores squad also boasted this years PSAC OW in 197 lbs. sophomore Alex Thomas and three PSAC Champions. Moore inherits a team coming off a program record fifth-place finish at the NCAA Championships. American return two All-Americans in national runner-up Ryan Flores and fourth-place finisher Ganbayar Sanjaa, two EIWA Champions in Flores and Matt Mariacher and nine of 10 starters from a team which won a program record 14 dual meets in 2010-11. Moore replaces Mark Cody, who after nine seasons at American, was named the head coach at Oklahoma. I am grateful to the American University Athletics Department for their support and confidence with this decision, commented Moore when he arrived at American. AUs wrestling program has proven to be a strong national contender with a very successful record in academics. Both of those elements have been the key to my approach and focus. Im eager to continue building upon the recent successes of the American program. Moore was a four-year starter at Oklahoma State under Head Coach John Smith, winning the 1998 118 lbs. NCAA Championship with a pin of Michigan States Dave Morgan in the finals. A three-time All-American, he also placed third in 1999, fourth in 1997 and qualified for Nationals as a freshman. Moore was a two-time BIG XII Champion and runner-up as a senior, and currently ranks 18th in Cowboy history with a career record of 118-25. Moore continued his wrestling career at the international level following his graduation from Oklahoma State, placing third at the 2000 and 2004 U.S. Olympic Team Trials and winning the 2000 University World Freestyle Championship and 2002 U.S. Open National Championship. He was a three-time member of the National Team, earning a silver medal at the 2003 World Cup and placing second at the 2002 World Team Trials. He also took third place at the 2003 World Team Trials, 2003 U.S. Open National Championships and 2004 U.S. Open National Championships. Prior to being named head coach at Clarion, Moore spent the 2005-06 season as an assistant at Harvard. In 2003-04 he was the director of film and facilities for the Oklahoma State program which won the 2004 NCAA Team Championship, BIG XII Championship and National Duals Championship. He also spent two seasons as an assistant coach at Oklahoma, helping the Sooners to a third-place finish at the 2003 NCAA Championships, after beginning his career as an assistant at Pittsburgh. Moore was inducted into the Pennsylvania Wrestling Hall of Fame in 2008. Wrestling for North Allegheny High School he was a three-time Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association placewinner and 1995 State Champion. He was also a three-time Pennsylvania State Freestyle Champion, three-time Junior National Freestyle Champion and National High School Champion in 1995. Moore is a 1999 graduate of Oklahoma State. He and his wife, Mary Alice, have three daughters and one son. Moore's Moore's phone number: The Teague Moore File The 2014-15 season will be Teague Moore's fourth season as the head wrestling coach at American University. American's 2013-14 campaign saw three grapplers return to the NCAA Championships while four reached the podium at the EIWA Championships as the team finished tied for seventh. In the classroom the Eagles posted the ninth-highest GPA in Division I wrestling with a 3.21. The 2012-13 season featured just two returning starters and NCAA qualifiers. The young squad had three wrestlers advance to the NCAA Championships and five make the podium at the EIWA Championships. In his first year at American in 2011-12, Moore led the Eagles to a program-record third-place finish at the EIWA Championships and a 19th-place result at the NCAA Championships. AU crowned two EIWA Champions, earned six EIWA placewinners, and sent five wrestlers to the NCAA Championships, recording two All-Americans. In the classroom, Moore's Eagles finished with a 3.32 team GPA, the third-highest in Division I wrestling. A NWCA-best five student-athletes were named to the All-Academic Team, which included Daniel Mitchell's 3.95 cumulative GPA, the second-highest in the country. Prior to arriving at American, Moore was the head coach at Clarion in Clarion, Pa., for five seasons. He led the Golden Eagles to a fourth-place finish at the 2011 Eastern Wrestling League Championships and the programs first Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference Championship since 1994. He was named the 2011 PSAC Coach of the Year. We are very excited to welcome Teague Moore to American University as the new head coach of our wrestling program, Director of Athletics and Recreation Keith Gill stated at the time of Moore's hire. Teague has the skills, experience and drive to lead our student-athletes to continued success on the mat and in the classroom.  His values are in alignment with our institutions principles of commitment to academic and athletic achievements. Moore sent eight student-athletes to the NCAA Division I Championships in five years at Clarion and this season was one win shy of crowning the programs first All-American since 2005. Sophomore James Fleming won the 157 lbs. title at the EWL Championships and was named the Outstanding Wrestler, marking Clarions first EWL Champion since 2005 and first OW since 1980. Moores squad also boasted this years PSAC OW in 197 lbs. sophomore Alex Thomas and three PSAC Champions. Moore inherits a team coming off a program record fifth-place finish at the NCAA Championships. American return two All-Americans in national runner-up Ryan Flores and fourth-place finisher Ganbayar Sanjaa, two EIWA Champions in Flores and Matt Mariacher and nine of 10 starters from a team which won a program record 14 dual meets in 2010-11. Moore replaces Mark Cody, who after nine seasons at American, was named the head coach at Oklahoma. I am grateful to the American University Athletics Department for their support and confidence with this decision, commented Moore when he arrived at American. AUs wrestling program has proven to be a strong national contender with a very successful record in academics. Both of those elements have been the key to my approach and focus. Im eager to continue building upon the recent successes of the American program. Moore was a four-year starter at Oklahoma State under Head Coach John Smith, winning the 1998 118 lbs. NCAA Championship with a pin of Michigan States Dave Morgan in the finals. A three-time All-American, he also placed third in 1999, fourth in 1997 and qualified for Nationals as a freshman. Moore was a two-time BIG XII Champion and runner-up as a senior, and currently ranks 18th in Cowboy history with a career record of 118-25. Moore continued his wrestling career at the international level following his graduation from Oklahoma State, placing third at the 2000 and 2004 U.S. Olympic Team Trials and winning the 2000 University World Freestyle Championship and 2002 U.S. Open National Championship. He was a three-time member of the National Team, earning a silver medal at the 2003 World Cup and placing second at the 2002 World Team Trials. He also took third place at the 2003 World Team Trials, 2003 U.S. Open National Championships and 2004 U.S. Open National Championships. Prior to being named head coach at Clarion, Moore spent the 2005-06 season as an assistant at Harvard. In 2003-04 he was the director of film and facilities for the Oklahoma State program which won the 2004 NCAA Team Championship, BIG XII Championship and National Duals Championship. He also spent two seasons as an assistant coach at Oklahoma, helping the Sooners to a third-place finish at the 2003 NCAA Championships, after beginning his career as an assistant at Pittsburgh. Moore was inducted into the Pennsylvania Wrestling Hall of Fame in 2008. Wrestling for North Allegheny High School he was a three-time Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association placewinner and 1995 State Champion. He was also a three-time Pennsylvania State Freestyle Champion, three-time Junior National Freestyle Champion and National High School Champion in 1995. Moore is a 1999 graduate of Oklahoma State. He and his wife, Mary Alice, have three daughters and one son. Moore's Moore's phone number: The Teague Moore File The Teague Moore File

Jason Borrelli enters his fifth season as the head coach of American University wrestling in 2025-26.  Borrelli guided the program to its best season since 2011 last year, posting an 11-10 dual record while putting six wrestlers on the podium at the EIWA Championships. It was the third straight season of at least eight victories under Borrelli, adding an exclamation point to the turnaround he’s launched since the team went 1-12 in his first season at the helm in 2021. The Eagles made a significant jump in bonus points earned in dual meets, as Borrelli saw his squad record 43 major decisions (14 more than 2023-24) and 22 technical falls (10 more than 2023-24) to gut out several tight victories. The first win of the season came by one point against Clarion, highlighted by a pin from sophomore Liam Volk-Klos with one second remaining in the 197 bout. Later in the year, the Eagles tallied 28 third period points and won two bouts from behind in a 20-15 win over George Mason. Alongside the improved team performance, Borrelli saw significant individual achievements from his wrestlers. Redshirt freshman Kaden Milheim led the way at the EIWA Championships, finishing fifth at 165. Coen Bainey, Caleb Campos, Raymond Lopez, and Jack Nies all finished in sixth in their weight classes, while Will Jarrell took home eighth place. All three of Lopez’s wins were via pin, and the junior took home the Billy Sheridan Memorial Award for the most pins in the shortest amount of time. The quality showing at the conference tournament capped off a breakout season for the junior, who had 11 pins and led the team in dual wins with 13. AU had 20 placewinners at open tournaments, including tournament victories from Maximillian Leete, JJ Peace, Campos, and Jarrell. Four wrestlers were ranked in the midseason RPI rankings (Jarrell, Campos, Milheim, and Lopez), and Jarrell and Campos both earned spots in the top 33 of the NCAA coaches’ ranking.   In 2023-24, the Eagles won eight duals for a second year in a row. That total matched the most dual wins in the past 13 years. Borrelli had a wrestler compete at the NCAA Championships for a second straight season, as Maximilian Leete placed fifth at EIWAs to earn an automatic spot at 133 pounds. Borrelli led one of the most improved programs in the nation in his second season at American, as AU went from one dual win in 2021-22 to eight dual wins in 2022-23. His team captured the trophy at the Chippewa Challenge, beating Central Michigan, Cal State Bakersfield and Campbell in a now-annual event after falling to all three teams the year prior. Borrelli coached two placewinners at the 2023 EIWA Championships in sophomore Jack Maida (fifth at 133) and redshirt sophomore Jack Nies (sixth at 157), with Maida becoming Borrelli's first NCAA qualifier at American. Borrelli took over a very young squad at AU in his first season. Only seven of the 25 student-athletes on the 2021-22 roster had ever competed collegiately prior to the season. Borrelli earned his first dual win vs. Duke in early December, and later boasted a fourth-place EIWA Championships finisher in then-freshman Jack Maida. Five Eagles earned NWCA Scholar All-American honors in 2021-22, matching the program's highest total since 2012. Off the mat, Borrelli's teams earned a 3.36 grade-point average in both semesters in 2024, and 17 wrestlers have earned NWCA Scholar All-American distinction over his first four seasons.   Under Borrelli's leadership, the wrestling team's fundraising efforts have skyrocketed, outpacing all other programs in the department by a wide margin, and exceeding their yearly target. The program raised $108,491 in 2025, the most of any sport at AU. Additionally, fan engagement has dramatically increased with the addition of mat-side seating for home matches, and record-setting season ticket sales for the department. Borrelli left Stanford following a historic season for the program. The Cardinal swept the Pac-12 awards including Borrelli's second Coach of the Year honor, seven of 10 Cardinal starters qualified for the NCAA Championships, and Stanford finished with two All-Americans and its first national champion since 2004 in redshirt sophomore Shane Griffith. Borrelli came to American on April 13, 2021, after a remarkable run of success as the head coach at Stanford University. Over Borrelli’s 13 seasons with the Cardinal, the program sent 35 different wrestlers to the NCAA Championships a total of 64 times. In 2016-17, Stanford set a program record with nine NCAA qualifiers. After the 2021 season that saw five Stanford wrestlers make the NCAA Tournament and a runner-up finish from Shane Griffth, Borrelli was named the WIN Dan Gable National Coach of the Year. Borrelli’s wrestlers garnered a total of 15 All-America honors and 21 individual Pac-12 championships. His 21 conference champions were the most during any 13-year span in program history. Borrelli led the Cardinal to the program's first Pac-12 Championship in 2019 and was named the Pac-12 Coach of the Year. The Cardinal posted 122 dual meet victories in Borrelli’s 13 years, making him the program’s all-time winningest coach. In 2011, Borrelli’s squad put together the best NCAA Championship run in school history, scoring 44 points and finishing in 11th place while crowning three NCAA All-Americans. The Cardinal followed up its 2011 record-setting year by turning in the program’s third-highest NCAA Championships finish in 2012, when it placed 16th at the national tournament. In 2014, Stanford had a regular season to remember, finishing with a 17-5 dual-meet mark, breaking a 39-year-old record for wins in a season. The squad finished runner-up at the Pac-12 Championships, equaling a program-best. The 2016 team provided another successful campaign, placing 19th at the NCAA Championships with six NCAA qualifiers. Borrelli’s Stanford teams placed in the top 20 at the NCAA Championships four times, with the program achieving the feat just three other times prior to his tenure. The 2020 NCAA Tournament was shaping up to be a record-setting event for the program before the season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Cardinal qualified five wrestlers for the championships, including four freshmen - the most by any school in the nation.  Highlighting Stanford’s individual success during Borrelli’s tenure was Nick Amuchastegui - a four-time NCAA qualifier, three-time All-American and the school’s only two-time NCAA finalist. Amuchastegui was twice named Capital One/CoSIDA Men’s At-Large Academic All-American of the Year and was a four-time NWCA Scholar All-American. The 2012 Pac-12 Wrestler of the Year, he was also the Pac-12 Scholar-Athlete of the Year for wrestling in 2012, and twice earned the NCAA’s Elite 89 Award for Division I wrestling (presented to the student-athlete at the championship site with the highest GPA). Off the mat, Borrelli’s teams thrived academically. The Cardinal finished in the top 16 among all Division I programs in the National Wrestling Coaches Association (NWCA) team GPA standings each season finishing third, sixth, 12th, sixth, third, eighth, seventh, 16th, 11th, fifth, fourth and sixth, respectively. Borrelli mentored 23 NWCA Scholar All-Americans (44 total awards) at Stanford, including four four-time recipients in Amuchastegui, Dan Scherer, Nathan Butler and Paul Fox. At the conference level, Stanford had 50 wrestlers earn 98 Pac-12 All-Academic honors under Borrelli’s tutelage, while Kyle Meyer earned a Pac-12 Postgraduate Scholarship following the 2014 season. The Cardinal also had five Pac-12 Scholar-Athletes of the Year during Borrelli's tenure. Borrelli has proven to be one of the finest recruiters in the nation. In seven of his 12 recruiting seasons, the Cardinal landed nationally ranked recruiting classes in Intermat's top 25, with six of those classes falling in the top 15. The 2018 class was the highest in program history at No. 7, while the 2014 class was tabbed ninth overall by Intermat.  In addition to his coaching duties, Borrelli served on the NCAA Division I Wrestling Committee for five years. In 2010, Borrelli graduated from the NWCA's inaugural Leadership Academy; a program designed to equip collegiate coaches with the necessary skills to lead a successful program. In the summer of 2015, Borrelli was invited back by the NWCA as a mentor for future participants. A former Central Michigan standout, Borrelli started at Stanford as an assistant coach in 2008 and quickly helped guide the Cardinal to one of its most successful seasons in school history. As a team, Borrelli and the staff led Stanford to a 19th-place finish nationally, matching then the program's second-highest finish in school history and just its third all-time top-20 finish (at the time). Owning two of the conference's four All-Americans, the Cardinal's 19th-place finish was the best in the Pac-10. Prior to coming to Stanford, Borrelli served on the Central Michigan coaching staff. In his first year with the Chippewas, the program won its ninth consecutive Mid-American Conference Championship. The squad ended the season ranked fifth in the final dual meet rankings and finished 15th at the NCAA Championships. Borrelli also helped guide three CMU wrestlers to All-America honors during the 2007 season. A Mt. Pleasant, Michigan native, Borrelli was a two-time Michigan state champion in high school before beginning his career at Central Michigan in 2001. A four-year starter at 125 and 133 pounds, he was part of five consecutive team Mid-American Conference (MAC) championships. As a junior in 2005, he captured the 133-pound MAC title. Borrelli qualified for the NCAA Championships at 133 pounds twice, in 2005 and 2006, and captained the Chippewa team as a senior. A four-year NWCA Scholar All-American, Borrelli graduated from Central Michigan in December 2005 with a degree in business administration. Borrelli and his wife, Jenna, were married in July 2009. They have three sons, Carter, Lincoln and Jackson.

Alex Tirapelle made the move from Stanford to American with head wrestling coach Jason Borrelli, joining his staff as associate head coach for the program in July, 2021. Tirapelle brought past experience in the Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association (EIWA) as a three-year head coach at Penn from 2014-17. Tirapelle has been a staple of the program throughout AU’s rapid improvement over the last four seasons, culminating in the team’s most wins (11) since 2011 in 2024-25. He’s guided several wrestlers to career-best seasons, most recently seeing Caleb Campos breakout in his redshirt sophomore campaign at 174 pounds. Campos finished the season tied for second on the team in wins with 24, and received national attention when he was ranked #24 in the RPI rankings and #33 on the first NCAA coaches’ rank of the year. Tirapelle also oversaw the development of redshirt freshmen Gage Owen and Kaden Milheim, who put in impressive campaigns in their first full seasons. Owen started in every dual meet at 149 pounds, and Kaden Milheim took AU’s highest finish at the EIWA Championships in fifth place at 165.  The Clovis, California native spent a total of eight seasons with Borrelli at Stanford, first becoming part of the Cardinal staff in 2010-14 and rejoining the program from 2017-21. In his final season, the Cardinal swept the Pac-12 awards, seven of 10 Cardinal starters qualified for the NCAA Championships, and Stanford finished with two All-Americans and its first national champion since 2004 in redshirt sophomore Shane Griffith. In his eight combined seasons at Stanford, Tirapelle helped Cardinal wrestlers earn 33 berths to the NCAA Championships, including Stanford's second three-time All-American and first two-time NCAA finalist in Nick Amuchastegui. The Cardinal earned 10 total All-America honors during Tirapelle's tenure, including three at the 2011 NCAA Championships in Philadelphia – the highest All-America output at any NCAA Championships by a Stanford squad. The three All-Americans in 2011 propelled the Cardinal to an 11th-place finish overall, the highest team finish in program history. Stanford matched its record with three All-Americans in 2020. During his tenure at Penn, Tirapelle went 21-18 in duals and had 13 wrestlers qualify for the NCAA Championships, including All-American Casey Kent in 2016. Prior to his first stint at Stanford, Tirapelle served as an assistant coach at UC Davis for two seasons. coaching one Pac-12 champion and six NCAA qualifiers. Before working with the Aggies, he spent seven years at the University of Illinois as a student-athlete, graduate student and member of the academic advising staff. Tirapelle twice earned All-America status at Illinois, captured two Big Ten titles, and was named Big Ten Wrestler of the Year in 2004. As a freshman in 2003, he finished as the national runner-up and earned Illinois Freshman Male Athlete of the Year honors in the process. Tirapelle finished his career as the Illini's all-time wins leader with 128, while ranking third with an .877 winning percentage. Along with his impressive athletic career, Tirapelle racked up several academic honors. He was a Big Ten All-Academic honoree all four years, a first-team NWCA All-Academic selection, and first-team ESPN The Magazine/CoSIDA Academic All-American. In addition, Tirapelle earned an NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship.  Tirapelle holds a pair of degrees from Illinois, graduating in 2006 with a B.S. in accountancy and earning a Master's in sports management in 2009. Tirapelle's wife, Amy, is also an Illinois graduate who was a member of the cross country and track & field teams. The couple have three children, Leandro, Sofia and Lorenzo.

Hanke is in his first season as an assistant coach for the American University wrestling team. A two-time NCAA qualifier at Oregon State, Hanke comes to AU after spending the 2014-15 season as a volunteer assistant at his alma mater. He also coached the Orange Crush Wrestling youth club, while coaching and competing at the USA Wrestling Northwest Regional Training Center. Having Chad join our staff strengthens our upper-weight environment, said Moore. Coming from a school like Oregon State, and having found success on the mats at a national level, he can help develop our culture of upper weights. Hanke captured a sixth-place finish at 125kg at the 2015 U.S. Open. He is also a two-time FILA University champion, winning the title in 2011 and 2014. While at Oregon State, Hanke was a four-year starter at the 197- and 285-pound weight classes. Along with qualifying for the NCAA Tournament in 2011 and 2013, Hanke earned 113 career varsity wins. In 2013, he captured the Pac-12 title at heavyweight, leading the Beavers with a 35-5 overall record for the season. Hanke graduated from Oregon State University in 2014 with a bachelors degree in exercise and sport science.

Musser is in his first season as an assistant coach for the American University wrestling team. A two-time NCAA All-American at Penn State, Musser comes to AU after spending the 2014-15 season as an assistant coach at Cleveland State. He also served as a volunteer assistant at Kent State from 2012-14. Clint brings a calculated experience to the program, said Moore. His Big Ten wrestling experience will be extremely valuable at American. He trained to beat the best, and he did, becoming an NCAA and Big Ten finalist. While at Penn State, Musser was an NCAA runner-up at 157 pounds as a senior in 1999. He was a three-time NCAA qualifier, placing in the top three at the Big Ten tournament in three straight seasons. He also earned Academic All-Big Ten honors and was selected to the National Wrestling Coaches Association All-Academic Team. Clint also has experience at Kent State and Cleveland State, programs similarly sized to AU, said Moore. Hes seen the recruiting challenges, and most importantly, hes developed the young men under his direction to excel in their environment. Clint also values the commitment of an administration that wants to see wrestling succeed. His upbringing in Cleveland, which is a recruiting hotbed, will also help us identify more potential AU wrestlers. An Ohio native, Musser was a three-time state champion and four-time state finalist while attending Walsh Jesuit High School. He later served as an assistant coach at both Massillon Perry and Walsh Jesuit High Schools, helping guide nine wrestlers to individual state championships and four wrestlers to high school national titles. He also helped lead his teams to top five finishes at the state tournament in all seven of his seasons as an assistant coach. Musser was a seven-time freestyle All-American throughout high school and college. He went on to have international success, qualifying for the University World Championships and winning a silver medal at the 2004 Pan Am Games. He continued his athletic career, transitioning to mixed martial arts, winning a national amateur lightweight championship in 2010 before turning pro in 2011. Musser is a 1999 graduate of Pennsylvania State University. He and his wife, Melissa, have two children.

Joey Dance joined the American University wrestling staff as an assistant coach in September, 2021, and enters his fifth season with the program in 2025. Dance has been a critical part of Jason Borrelli’s staff for each season of AU’s turnaround from one win in 2021-22 to 11 wins in 2024-25, making his most significant impact on the team’s lightweight wrestlers. He’s helped send two 133-pounders to the NCAA Tournament, and most recently helped guide Raymond Lopez to the best season of his career so far. The junior led the team in dual points (59), pins (11), and won a career-high 22 matches. Dance also oversaw the development of Coen Bainey and JJ Peace last season, as the pair of freshmen combined for 28 wins (12 dual wins) at 125 pounds. Bainey represented AU at the EIWA Championships, finishing on the podium in sixth after a 3-3 showing on the weekend.  The 2023-24 season marked the second in a row that Dance helped coach an NCAA qualifier, as Maximilian Leete (133 pounds) placed fifth at the EIWA Championships to earn an automatic spot. In his second season at AU, Dance helped coach sophomore Jack Maida (133 pounds) to a fifth-place finish at the EIWA Championships and a qualifying spot at the NCAA Championships. With Dance's guidance, Maida was a placewinner at the EIWA Championships in all three years of his career before redshirting in 2024 due to injury. The Eagles went from a single dual win in 2021-22 to eight dual wins in both 2022-23 and 2023-24, and they ranked 15th overall in NCAA Division I team GPA in 2021-22 with five NWCA Scholar All-Americans. Dance came to AU after three years as an assistant coach at Davidson. While in North Carolina, he assisted in the hire of the program's first-ever full-time second assistant coach. The 2019 Wildcats tied for the most points ever scored by a Davidson team at the conference championships, and eight wrestlers achieved SOCON All-Academic recognition. Dance coached three of the top-three conference finishers, three academic All-SOCON team members, three who made the All-SOCON Freshman Team and NCWA Scholar All-American Kyle Gorant.   As a two-time All-American at Virginia Tech, Dance posted a career mark of 114-20 and lost just a single ACC bout in four seasons. He was a three-time ACC Champion and qualified for the NCAA Championships all four years of his career. Dance was both a fourth and a fifth-place finisher at the NCAA Championships, and is one of only two 125-pound All-Americans for Virginia Tech. In 2014, he was the ACC Freshman of the year as well as the Midlands Champion, and in 2016 he was the Cliff Keen Champion. Dance is ranked fourth at VT with a career winning percentage of 85.0, and fifth in single-season dual wins with 18. His 114 career wins rank seventh, as does his NCAA winning percentage of 63.6.    Dance graduated from Virginia Tech in 2017 and went on to compete at the Chicago Regional Training Center (CRTC) in national and international competitions. He also helped instruct fellow CRTC athletes by demonstrating technique and prepping them for competition. Dance started Push Wrestling to help organize and market clinics for local elementary, middle and high school-aged kids. Dance and his wife, Sarah Jean-Duffau Dance, reside in Falls Church, Va. The pair were married in June, 2020.