Quincy University Men's Wrestling

Jimmy Eggemeyer helped start both men’s and women’s wrestling at Quincy University in 2022, being named the director of the wrestling program the same year. The men’s wrestling program has had 2 NCAA D2 national qualifiers, 1 Region IV Champion, 8 Region IV place winners, 11 academic All-Americans, and 21 dual meet victories in its first 3 seasons under Eggemeyer. Prior to Quincy University, Eggemeyer was the head assistant men’s and women’s wrestling coach at Lincoln College in Lincoln, IL. He helped lead the men’s team to an AMC conference championship and produced 8 NAIA national qualifiers with 2 NAIA women national qualifiers, and an undefeated dual season for the men’s team. In 2021, he led the Lathrop High School boys to a runner-up finish at the ASAA State Championship and helped lead the girls wrestling team to a State Championship. He was name ASAA 2021 Coach of the Year. Program produced 5 state champions and a total of 18 place winners for both the girls and boys. From 2013-2016 Eggemeyer was the head assistant wrestling coach at Southern Oregon University. While at SOU he helped coach 4 NAIA National Champions and 14 NAIA All-Americans. From 2018-2019 was the assistant wrestling coach at Chadron State College.  College athletic career began at NCAA D1 University of Wyoming then transferred to Southern Oregon University following his redshirt year. At SOU Eggemeyer was a 4x letter winner and a 4x NAIA national qualifier at 149lbs. He was a 2x NAIA All-American with a runner-up finish in 2012 and a NAIA National Champion in 2013. In high school, Eggemeyer won the Dave Schultz High School Excellence Award as a senior in 2008 as well as a 2x high school All-American. He was a 3x state finalist, 2x state champion, and a 4x state place winner in Alaska. Graduated from Southern Oregon University and Concordia University with a bachelor’s in physical education/health, and master’s degree in coaching and athletic administration.   

Jeffrey Haley, a native of Quincy, Illinois, enters his fourth season as the Women’s Head Wrestling Coach. Haley has a Bachelor of Arts in Health and Physical Education from Williams Baptist University and recently graduated from Hannibal LaGrange with a Master of Arts in Leadership with an emphasis in Business Management.  Haley has wrestled since the age of five and has spent most of his life on the mat. During his career at Williams Baptist, Haley was an NAIA All-American and a three-time NAIA National Qualifier. As a senior, he received First Team All-Conference accolades through the American Midwest Conference and upon graduation from WBU, Haley held the title of Second All-Time Wins. Prior to joining the staff at Quincy University, Haley worked as a Graduate Assistant Coach for the wrestling team at Hannibal LaGrange University and as a Student Assistant Wrestling Coach at WBU. Haley was also the Assistant Coach for men’s and women’s wrestling at MacMurray College for one year. He has coached an NAIA National Champion, ten NAIA All-Americans, two WCNCAA All-Americans, and two IHSA second-place finishers. Haley says that he is excited to be able to help guide young men and women toward becoming the best version of themselves, both on the wrestling mat and in the classroom. He plans to help develop strong young men and women for the QU Wrestling Team. Haley shared why he chose to join QU. “I am very blessed to have the opportunity to not only be a college head coach, which has been my dream for a long time, but also to start a program in my hometown.” Haley currently resides in Hannibal with his wife, Emilie, their dog, Murphy, and two cats.