Chad Lamer Named Oregon State Wrestling Volunteer Assistant Coach
Chad Lamer Named Oregon State Wrestling Volunteer Assistant Coach
Chad Lamer Named Oregon State
Wrestling Volunteer Assistant Coach
CORVALLIS,
Ore. –
Oregon State wrestling head coach Jim Zalesky has named Chad Lamer the
Beavers’ volunteer assistant coach, it was announced on Thursday.
Lamer,
a three-time Division II national champion during his collegiate career at
South Dakota State, replaces Travis Pascoe, who took an assistant coach
position at Arizona State in early August.
“We’ve
been looking for an upper-weight coach, mainly, and Chad knows that
area,” Zalesky said. “I’ve worked with Chad in the past with
the Hawkeye Wrestling Club. I’ve known him for a long time and what kind
of character he brings to the table. I know he can really help our upper
weights.”
“The
time was great for Jim to have me come aboard,” Lamer said.
“I’m very excited to be here. It’s going to be a lot of
fun.”
Lamer
wrestled at South Dakota State from 1992-96, taking home three national titles
– the first two at 177 pounds, followed by a 190-pound title in 1996. He
ended his collegiate career with a 130-30-2 record, finishing, at the time, as
the school’s all-time leader in wins.
He
has collegiate coaching experience, serving as South Dakota State’s
volunteer assistant for three seasons, most recently during the team’s
2008-09 campaign.
After
his collegiate career came to a close, he competed nationally and
internationally as a member of the Hawkeye Wrestling Club under Zalesky. It was
while with the club he earned a University World Freestyle Championship in the
97-kilogram weight class in 2000 and placed third in the U.S. National
Freestyle Championships and fourth in the U.S. Olympic Freestyle Trials the
same year.
“Jim
asked me to be a part of the Hawkeye Wrestling Club and so I trained under him
for seven years,” Lamer said. “He treated me so well and taught me
so much. I feel like it’s a good fit and Jim must feel the same if he
asked me to help out at Oregon State.”
In
2001 and 2002, he competed as a member of the United States National Freestyle
Team. He placed second at the both U.S. National Freestyle Championships and
U.S. World Freestyle Trials at 96 kilograms each year.
Lamer
concluded his competitive career by wrestling in the 2004 Olympic Trials.
FOR
MORE INFORMATION, contact Hank Hager at (541) 737-7472.
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Hank
Hager
Assistant
Director, Athletic Communications
Oregon
State Athletics
Cell:
541-230-0611
Office:
541-737-7472
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