University of Maryland head wrestling coach Kerry McCoy has signed a five-year contract extension, director of athletics Kevin Anderson announced Wednesday. The extension runs through the 2016-17 season.
“Kerry has done a tremendous job of leading our wrestling program to national prominence,” said director of athletics Kevin Anderson. “He has demonstrated a profound commitment to this program’s success from the moment he arrived in College Park. I am certain the successes of our student-athletes and wrestling program over the last four years are just the beginning and look forward to even greater achievements in the future.”
Over his four seasons at Maryland, McCoy has compiled a record of 60-17-2 (.772) and is 15-4 in the Atlantic Coast Conference. His teams have won three ACC titles and he has been voted the ACC Coach of the Year three times. He has also coached three ACC Wrestlers of the Year, six All-Americans, 12 conference champions and 14 All-ACC performers. from umterps.com
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Good move for the Terps. He’s made Maryland relevant on a national scale. I’d love to see a legitimate push to make top 5 at the NCAA tournament over the next 3 years.
· 11/12/2019