Dan Wirnsberger – Head Wrestling Coach – Bucknell University
Dan Wirnsberger officially became the 15th coach of the Bucknell wrestling program on May
10, 2005. A three-time wrestling All-American at Michigan State University, Wirnsberger previously served as the head coach of Bloomsburg University’s Division I program since 2002.
As head coach of Bloomsburg for three seasons, Wirnsberger qualified 10 student-athletes for the NCAA Tournament, including six in 2005, and he coached the program’s first-ever Olympic Trials
qualifier. He helped four Huskies win Eastern Wrestling League titles and six win PSAC crowns. Named the 2005 PSAC Coach of the Year after leading Bloomsburg to the team title for the first time since 1990, Wirnsberger’s recruiting classes were ranked 14th and 19th, respectively, in 2003 and 2004 and his first recruiting class at Bucknell received a No. 14 ranking. In 2004-05, the Huskies posted a 10-6 dual-meet record (4-2 EWL) and crowned three EWL champions while finishing fifth at the league tournament.
A 1995 graduate of Michigan State University with a degree in criminal justice, Wirnsberger posted a 35-8 record and was the Big Ten Champion and NCAA runner-up at 158 pounds in 1995. That was his third of three straight All-America plaques, and he earned team Most Valuable Wrestler honors. Overall in his career, Wirnsberger compiled a record of 120-44, third most wins in school history. In NCAA competition, he logged 11 wins for the Spartans in three trips to nationals. During his career at Michigan State, the team went from a struggling program to a 12th-place national ranking his sophomore year, 25th his junior year and third in the nation his senior season.
Dave Hoffman – Assistant Wrestling Coach – Bucknell UNiversity
This past summer, Dave Hoffman was brought on board as an assistant on the Bucknell wrestling staff. Hoffman, a Spring City, Pa., native, is responsible for coaching the varsity lightweights
and assisting Dan Wirnsberger with the overall administration of the program.
Hoffman graduated from Virginia Tech in 2006 where he was a four-time NCAA Championship qualifier and an All-American his senior year. During his career with the Hokies, Hoffman compiled
a record of 116-32, including 19 major decisions, five technical falls and 38 falls.
Hoffman also earned Freshman All-America honors from Amateur Wrestling News in 2002.
At The Hill School in Pottstown, Pa., Hoffman was a five-time prep All-American and two-time prep national champion, one of only two wrestlers in school history to achieve All-America status five times. He posted a record of 195-17 in his prep school career.
Don Ooton – Assistant Coach – Bucknell University
Tom Carr – Assistant Coach – Bucknell University
Dan Wirnsberger officially became the 15th coach of the Bucknell wrestling program on May
10, 2005. A three-time wrestling All-American at Michigan State University, Wirnsberger previously served as the head coach of Bloomsburg University’s Division I program since 2002.
As head coach of Bloomsburg for three seasons, Wirnsberger qualified 10 student-athletes for the NCAA Tournament, including six in 2005, and he coached the program’s first-ever Olympic Trials
qualifier. He helped four Huskies win Eastern Wrestling League titles and six win PSAC crowns. Named the 2005 PSAC Coach of the Year after leading Bloomsburg to the team title for the first time since 1990, Wirnsberger’s recruiting classes were ranked 14th and 19th, respectively, in 2003 and 2004 and his first recruiting class at Bucknell received a No. 14 ranking. In 2004-05, the Huskies posted a 10-6 dual-meet record (4-2 EWL) and crowned three EWL champions while finishing fifth at the league tournament.
A 1995 graduate of Michigan State University with a degree in criminal justice, Wirnsberger posted a 35-8 record and was the Big Ten Champion and NCAA runner-up at 158 pounds in 1995. That was his third of three straight All-America plaques, and he earned team Most Valuable Wrestler honors. Overall in his career, Wirnsberger compiled a record of 120-44, third most wins in school history. In NCAA competition, he logged 11 wins for the Spartans in three trips to nationals. During his career at Michigan State, the team went from a struggling program to a 12th-place national ranking his sophomore year, 25th his junior year and third in the nation his senior season.
Dave Hoffman – Camp Director
This past summer, Dave Hoffman was brought on board as an assistant on the Bucknell wrestling
staff. Hoffman, a Spring City, Pa., native, is responsible for coaching the varsity lightweights
and assisting Dan Wirnsberger with the overall administration of the program.
Hoffman graduated from Virginia Tech in 2006 where he was a four-time NCAA Championship qualifier and an All-American his senior year. During his career with the Hokies, Hoffman compiled
a record of 116-32, including 19 major decisions, five technical falls and 38 falls.
Hoffman also earned Freshman All-America honors from Amateur Wrestling News in 2002.
At The Hill School in Pottstown, Pa., Hoffman was a five-time prep All-American and two-time prep national champion, one of only two wrestlers in school history to achieve All-America status five
times. He posted a record of 195-17 in his prep school career.
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