Army West Point Adds LaMont to Coaching Staff

America’s Team added another member to its coaching staff today as Army West Point announced the hiring of Taylor LaMont as the team’s new assistant coach. 

LaMont qualified for the NCAA Championships on five occasions - four with Utah Valley and once as a graduate transfer for Wisconsin. In 2021, after finishing second in the Big 12, LaMont made the NCAA podium with a fifth-place finish at the 125 lb weight class. LaMont and fellow UVU All-American Demetrius Romero became the first Wolverine teammates to earn All-American honors in the same season. As a freshman, LaMont was third in the Big 12 and a match away from All-American status. 

In addition to his collegiate success, LaMont has been a fixture on the Greco-Roman circuit making multiple world teams at the Cadet, Junior, and U23 levels. In 2016, LaMont captured a Junior World bronze medal. On three other occasions, he wrestled in bronze medal matches. 

Recently, at the 2024 Olympic Team Trials, Lamont took fourth place in the 60 kg Greco-Roman bracket. 

LaMont will work with an Army West Point lineup that features four returning NCAA qualifiers. He’ll likely work closely with the lightweights - two of whom qualified for nationals in 2024 (Ethan Berginc - 125 and Braden Basile - 133). In the EIWA, Army finished third in 2024 with 95.5 points and seven placewinners.