Greg BarnerDespite having spent the past year in Colorado, Barner has deep wrestling roots within the state of Iowa. Prior to taking over at Northeastern, Barner spent two seasons as a graduate assistant at Briar Cliff University in Sioux City, Iowa. While at the NAIA (National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics) school, Barner coached eight national qualifiers, two All-Americans and six first team all-conference wrestlers. He helped the Chargers to a school-record 7-2 mark in 2014-15.
Barner's on-the-mat collegiate career is also based in Iowa. He started at Iowa Central Community College, where he was part of two national championship teams and earned NJCAA All-American honors… then transferred to Central College in Pella, Iowa where he earned three varsity letters for the Dutch wrestling team.
Barner graduated from Iowa's Central College in 2014 with a major in exercise science, then earned a Masters in business administration from Briar Cliff.
"We are very enthusiastic about the addition of Greg as a full-time member of the Simpson wrestling program," head coach Nate Hansen said. "Coach Barner brings a quality combination of coaching experience, competitive desire and a passion for developing himself and those he works with. I have no doubt this addition will further advance all areas of our program."
Simpson College is a private, four-year school located in Indianola, Iowa, about a dozen miles south of Des Moines. Founded in 1860, Simpson has an enrollment of approximately 1,700 students. Simpson athletic teams -- including the Storm wrestlers -- compete in NCAA Division III and the IIAC (Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference).
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