NC State Hires Tony Davis As Assistant Wrestling Coach
Former National Champion Rounds Out Wolfpack Coaching Staff
July 18, 2005
RALEIGH, N.C. – Tony Davis, a former NCAA champion and two-time All-America wrestler at Northern Iowa, has joined the NC State wrestling staff as a full-time assistant coach.
Davis comes to NC State from East Chicago (Ind.) Central High School, where he was the head wrestling coach. e previously served as the club wrestling coach at the University of Nebraska and as conditioning coach at Northern Iowa following his graduation.
As a competitive wrestler, Davis has known nothing but success. After winning the state championship as a senior at Mount Carmel (Ind.) High School, he won two junior college national championships at Iowa Central Community College, then was NCAA runner-up as a junior at Northern Iowa in 1999 and national champion as a senior the following year. He was named Northern Iowa’s Outstanding Senior Athlete in 2000.
Following his collegiate career, Davis embarked on a career at the international amateur level, and took third place at the 2003 U.S. World Team Trials, followed by a fifth-place finish at the 2004 U.S. Olympic Trials.
Davis’ career is well documented as a youth in Illinois, starting out with the Harvey Twisters wrestling program. He became the state’s first five-time kids state champion. Currently ranked eighth at 74kg on the U.S. national team ladder, Davis will come down to 66kg and represents the Sunkist Kids.
Davis also has participated in the Real Pro Wrestling circuit, wrestling at 145 pounds for the California Claw.
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