University of Jamestown Men's Wrestling

Lovell was the head wrestling coach and Health/PE instructor at Itasca Community College in Grand Rapids, Minn.  However, he is no stranger to Jamestown. From 2012-13 Lovell was an assistant mens wrestling coach and admissions counselor at UJ before moving onto ICC. We are excited to have Dan rejoin the Jimmie family, said University of Jamestown Athletic Director Sean Johnson. Dan has enjoyed success at nearly every level of wrestling both as a coach and competitor.  His previous experience at UJ combined with his accomplishments elsewhere make him the right person to lead Jimmie wrestling into the future. Lovell brings a wealth of coaching experience as he takes the helm of the program at UJ. As the head coach at Antioch High School in Antioch, Calif., from 2001-2006, Lovell led his team to a North Coast Section Class 3A Dual Championship, Bay Valley Athletic Championship, North Coast Section Tournament Championship, and was named the Contra Costa Prep Athlete Coach of the Year. He began coaching in 1997 as an assistant coach at the University of Nebraska at Omaha, a position he held until 1999. He served as co-head coach at Great Oak High School (CA) in the 2006-2007 season before moving onto the head coaching position at Marshalltown High School in Marshalltown, Iowa until 2012. Coach Lovell also has extensive coaching experience at the club level serving as Nebraska Omaha Espoir Junior World Team Trials Coach from 1997-99, Head Coach  of the California National Team from 2003-05, Head Coach of the California Australian Tour in 2005, California USA Wrestling Coach from 2005-06, Iowa USA Wrestling Coach  from 2009-11, Jamestown Taz Wrestling Club Coach in 2013, and was as the Screaming Yetis Wrestling Club Director and Minnesota Storm Wrestling Coach (Greco-Roman/Freestyle) from 2013-15. Professionally, Lovell is a member of the National Coaches Education Program for USA Wrestling, the National High School Coaches Association, the National Wrestling Coaches Association, International Sports Specialist, Inc., and holds a USA Wrestling Copper and Bronze Coaches Certification. I am very pleased to return to the University of Jamestown as the mens head wrestling coach, commented Lovell. Im very excited about the potential and the commitment of the current athletes and hope to create a winning attitude in every aspect of their college experience.