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    Allen hired as head wrestling coach at Ouachita Baptist

    ARKADELPHIA, Ark. -- The Ouachita Baptist University Athletic Department officially announced the hiring of new wrestling head coach Todd Allen. Allen's hiring comes after a nationwide search of prospective candidates to take over the position. Athletic Director David Sharp complimented Allen's career both as a coach and a leader.

    Todd Allen (Photo/Kyle Parris)
    "Coach Allen is the perfect fit for our program," Sharp said. "He brings with him a history of success as a coach and a competitor. He has a distinguished career as a serviceman and those qualities will be of great benefit to our wrestlers and the program."

    Allen most recently served as the head coach at Cumberland State University in Lebanon, Tennessee where he coached and trained six NAIA All-Americans, including a national champion and a national runner-up. While at Cumberland, Allen's squad's finished sixth nationally in 2013-14 and produced three Academic All-Americans.

    "I'm extremely grateful to become the head coach at Ouachita," Coach Allen said. "It's a great opportunity to work with the athletes here and continue to build on the winning traditions already established here."

    Allen added, "Being here and seeing the facilities, I know with the guys we have coming back we will meet and exceed expectations going into this season."

    A native of Kentucky, Coach Allen also served as a company commander for the Kentucky Army National Guard and earned the Bronze Star during Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation New Dawn. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from the University of the Cumberlands in Williamsburg, Kentucky and earned his Masters of Business Administration from Cumberland University in 2008.
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