WRESTLING HEAD COACH, FACILITIES COORDINATOR Casey Stouffer

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• 2009-10 - Head Coach

Casey Stouffer returns for his third season this winter as Lions' head coach. Stouffer, a 2001 Mount graduate and former Lions’ wrestler, took over the Lions’ program for the 2007-2008 season. He has won the HCAC Coach of the Year honor the past two seasons and following his first season at the Mount he was named Mid-States Coach of the Year.

Stouffer is the fourth head coach in the program’s history, following Ron Corradini Sr., Rod Huber and Thomas Wynn. Stouffer has a Bachelor of Arts in Health/Physical Education degree. He is also working on a Masters in Education Administration degree and has Colorado teacher certification in health/physical education (K-12).

The Lions’ coach is a native of Wabash, Ind., and is a graduate of Southwood (Indiana) High School.

Stouffer, who wrestled for Huber for four seasons, was a letter-winner in the sport each of the four years, and was a three-time team captain. He also played on the Mount’s tennis team for one season. While at the Mount, Stouffer was a member of FCA (Fellowship of Christian Athletes), the founder of Huddle at MSJ, and was affiliated with the Mount Education Association and NEA (National Education Association). Stouffer also made Dean’s List at the Mount three times and was a NCAA Division III Scholar Athlete All-American (1999, 2000 and 2001).

After graduation from the Mount, Stouffer trained at the Olympic Wrestling Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colo., was a world champion in folkstyle wrestling (2002), an Ironman world wrestling champion (2002) and placed sixth at the Greco-Roman World Team Trials (2002).

Stouffer was a Coach/Counselor at the FCA Wrestling Camp and Ohio State University Wrestling Camp (1999), as well as being a retreat counselor for four years for Fellowship Christian Athletes. He was a teacher and head coach at Amelia High School (2002) before moving to Colorado Spring, Colo. During his time in Colorado, Stouffer was a physical education teacher at Colorado Springs Christian School and a health/physical education teacher at Lewis Palmer High School for four years. He was also the varsity head wrestling coach at Lewis Palmer High School for four seasons.

Coach Stouffer, his wife, Jessica, and daughter, Jada, reside in Cincinnati, Ohio.