"I am happy to be promoting Tim Foley to the first assistant coach position in our program," Buckley said. "Since I coached him as a first-year at Virginia, he has displayed a passion and relentless work ethic that I have always come to respect. This desire to succeed led Tim to become an NCAA All-American and helped Columbia to the 20th nationally ranked recruiting class last year."
For the previous two years, Tim has played a large role in the development of our program including last year's breakthrough season where we made the top 25 national rankings, and placed second in the Ivy League standings," Buckley continued. "I look forward to working with Tim in his new role as the first assistant coach. Tim can relate well to our student-athletes as a scholar and an athlete himself. He is currently working on his second masters degree as a student in Columbia's prestigious School of Journalism."
"The big city, beautiful campus and great group of guys make Columbia the perfect situation," Foley explained. "I look forward to living and working in New York for several more years and helping our student-athletes achieve their potential in the classroom and on the mat."
Foley was a two-time Atlantic Coast Conference champion, in 2002 at 157 pounds and 2004 at 165. He earned All-American honors in 2004, when he finished eighth in the NCAA Championships. He was ranked in the nation's Top 20 for three seasons.
A two-time captain and the 2003 UVA MVP, Foley is the second-winningest wrestler in Virginia history, with 114 career victories. He holds two Cavalier records, for season dual-match victories (18 in both 2002 and 2003), and career duals victories (49). His 13 pins in one season and 149 career matches both rank second in Virginia annals. He posted notable victories over three nationally-ranked wrestlers: Jacob Klein of Nebraska, Pat Owen of Michigan and Joe Mazzurco of Cornell.
Foley hails from Stafford, Va., where he was a two-time state finalist competing for Brooke Point High. He graduated from Virginia in 2003 with a B.A. in political science, and was awarded a master's in education the following year from UVA's Curry School of Education, in social foundations and public policy. He competed for the Cavaliers while attending graduate school and was chosen a National Wrestling Coaches Association Academic All-American.
In addition to coaching and competing, Foley has been active in government. He was an intern on the staff of Congressman Dennis Hastert, former Speaker of the House of Representatives, in the summer of 2001 and the summer of 2002. He served another summer internship in Florida in 2004 with the Mel Martinez for U.S. Senate Campaign, remaining with the campaign through the fall as Field Director for Palm Beach and Broward counties.
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