The University of Rio Grande has 2 Graduate Assistant positions open in Men’s Wrestling.
One position will focus primarily on strength and conditioning.
The other position will focus primarily on social media.
Both coaches will be instrumental in recruiting, practice planning and organization.
The position includes two options:
Room, board and tuition
Tuition and $6,000 stipend
The Graduate Program:
The mission of the Athletic Coaching Leadership (ACL) concentration is to provide well-qualified coaches for all levels of sports programs. The ACL strives to address the diverse needs of the coaching profession and respond to the changing needs of prospective and practicing coaches. The ACL will not be sport specific. It will continue to develop appropriate sport and situation-specific program content to ensure the enjoyment, safety and positive skills development of America’s coaches.
Additional Information:
The University of Rio Grande is located in southeast Ohio about 10 miles from the Ohio River and West Virginia border. Our student population is just over 2,000 and we have a student to professor ratio of 15:1. Rio offers a full range of majors to attract quality student athletes of all interests.
This past season marked just the 5th full season of wrestling in the history of Rio Grande. In that short time, the program has sent 10 individuals to the NAIA National Championship. It has also produced 12 NWCA Academic All Americans and 15 Daktronics NAIA Scholar Athletes.
Rio Grande Wrestling has its own stand-alone wrestling facility that’s been recently renovated. It houses approx. 4,000 sq. feet of mat space. The facility also houses a weight room with free weights, machines, and plenty of conditioning equipment. There is a full, 33 locker locker-room with showers, laundry and an ice machine installed to make the RedStorm Wrestling Facility a one-stop shop for our student athletes.
Contacts:
Please contact Head Coach Jason Schweer (
[email protected]) or Athletic Director Brandon Bias (
[email protected]) for details.
