Roman Fleszar will be back for his seventh year of working with the Lions as the David and Michael Barry Assistant Coach of Wrestling. Fleszar will be joined by Steve Santos, who was recently promoted to a full time assistant coach after the departure of Adam Hall, who was hired by NC State in April.
The volunteer assistant role will be filled by Joe Nord, who's hiring was announced today by Fronhofer. Nord comes to Morningside Heights after spending two years helping out the wrestling program at his alma matre, Minnesota.
In his role with the Gophers, Nord helped with the day-to-day operations of the program while also coaching, training and competing himself. Nord helped the program to two top-10 finishes, including a runner-up team finish at the 2014 NCAA Championships. Over the past two years, Nord competed in many international tournaments, including the Dave Schultz Memorial, the Minnesota Storm Holiday Cup and the Men's US Open in freestyle.
Prior to returning to the Twin Cities, he spent the previous two years as an assistant coach at Gardner-Webb University in North Carolina, where he also obtained his Master's degree in Business Administration.
Nord wrestled for the Gophers from 2006-11, competing at both 197 and heavyweight. He was a four-time letterwinner and the recipient of the Verne Gagne Scholarship/Leadership Award as a senior.
A native of Waconia, Minnesota, Nord won state championships in 2005 and 2006. He also earned high school All-American honors in both folkstyle and freestyle. Nord graduated from the University of Minnesota in the spring of 2011 with a degree in Business Marketing Education and Applied Economics.
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