Evan Wick Hired as an Assistant Coach of Cal Poly Wrestling Team
10/25/2022 11:31:00 AM | Wrestling
matches in his collegiate career, was named an assistant coach
at Cal Poly on Tuesday. (Photo courtesy of Lawrence Slater)
Wick, who wrestled at Wisconsin before transferring to Cal Poly a year ago for his final season, has joined the coaching staff as an assistant coach under seventh-year Mustang head coach Jon Sioredas.
Wick replaces Sean Fausz, who resigned during the summer as an assistant coach for three years in order to accept a job as an image system engineer for Omnivision in the Bay Area.
"Evan helped change the trajectory of our program," Sioredas said. "As good as he was as a college wrestler, I believe he will become an even better coach. He has consistently demonstrated a high level of character and leadership and I could not think of a better mentor for our student-athletes."
Wick won five of six matches en route to a third-place finish in the NCAA Division I National Championships last March in Detroit. He also placed third as a freshman in 2018 and fourth as a sophomore in 2019. The 2020 NCAAs were canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the National Wrestling Coaches Association awarded Wick All-American honors.
Wick was 23-1 in his lone season of wrestling at Cal Poly and closed out his collegiate career with a 133-22 record. He was 7-0 in dual meets at Cal Poly and 39-5 in his collegiate career. Among his other accomplishments at Cal Poly were first-place finishes in the Michigan State Invitational and the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational.
A three-time California state place winner while attending San Marino High School, Wick majored in rehabilitation psychology at Wisconsin and earned his bachelor's degree in interdisciplinary studies at Cal Poly.
Wick hasn't quite put the singlet away for good just yet.
"Evan will continue to compete internationally as a member of the Titan Mercury Wrestling Club, under RTC Coach John Azevedo, with goals of winning world and Olympic medals," said Sioredas. "Actively training will allow Coach Wick to continue to lead by example and provide significant hands-on experience to our current student-athletes. This is a win-win situation for everyone involved."
One of Wick's three brothers, Luka, is a redshirt freshman on the Cal Poly wrestling team.
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