Bryan Pearsall (Photo/Penn Athletics)PHILADELPHIA -- The University of Pennsylvania's head wrestling coach, Roger Reina, has announced the promotion of Bryan Pearsall to the position of Associate Head Coach. Pearsall has been on staff with the Quakers for the past four seasons.
"We are delighted to promote Bryan to the role of Associate Head Coach," said Reina. "Since arriving at Penn in the summer of 2017, Bryan has continued to assume broader responsibilities and prove his effectiveness both on and off the mats. We see continued development potential in his future to deliver increasing momentum to #TheMovement at Penn Wrestling, as we climb the mountains of the NCAA Wrestling landscape."
While at Penn, Pearsall has helped coach nine NCAA Championships qualifiers including a second-team NCAA All-American, nine All-Ivy wrestlers, and one EIWA champion as well as one National Wrestling Coaches Association (NWCA) Academic All-American. Pearsall has been instrumental in Penn's Top-25 recruiting classes each of the last two years, including the No. 9 overall class in 2019 and No. 12 class in 2018.
"I am honored to receive the distinction of Associate Head Coach," said Pearsall. "I would like to thank everyone within the Penn Athletics and Penn Wrestling communities for their continued faith and support. I am extremely excited to continue to build a championship culture at Penn alongside Head Coach Roger Reina. My family and I are more committed than ever to making Penn and Philadelphia our long-term home."
Prior to his arrival at Penn, Pearsall was on staff at Army West Point from 2014-17 working primarily with the lower and middle weights. During his tenure with the Black Knights, Pearsall coached 13 NCAA Championships qualifiers, and he helped Army climb the EIWA rankings in both competitive results and recruiting success. Pearsall's work in recruiting student-athletes to West Point helped the Black Knights land a 2017 recruiting class ranked No. 16 by WIN Magazine, No. 21 by InterMat and No. 23 by The Open Mat.
Before his stint at West Point, Pearsall spent the 2013-14 season at Rutgers where he also coached the Scarlet Knight Wrestling Club Regional Training Center (RTC) hosted by Rutgers. In their last season in the EIWA before transitioning to the Big Ten, the Scarlet Knights posted an 11-5 record in dual meets and finished third at a highly competitive EIWA Championships in The Palestra.
Competing for Penn State in college, Pearsall was a four-year starter for the Nittany Lions and a member of Penn State's 2011, 2012, and 2013 NCAA championship teams under head coach Cael Sanderson. In 2013, Pearsall was fifth at the Big Ten Championships and an NCAA qualifier at 141 pounds.
Pearsall graduated from Penn State in 2013 with a bachelor's degree in rehabilitation and human services. A product of Lititz, Pa., he was a high school standout at Warwick High School before moving on to State College.
Pearsall competed in freestyle for Pennsylvania USA Wrestling (PAUSAW), earning USAW Junior freestyle All-American honors. A USA Wrestling Silver Certified coach, Pearsall has served as Head Coach of the Pennsylvania U16 Freestyle Team and has coached numerous All-Americans and champions at the U16, Junior, UWW Junior, and U23 age divisions in both freestyle and Greco-Roman. Under Pearsall's leadership, the Pennsylvania U16 National Team has won two national championships.
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