U.S. coaching staff for U23 World Championships announced

The United States is sending several talented and knowledgeable coaches to lead the U.S. U23 World Team at the 2017 UWW U23 World Championships in Bydgoszcz, Poland, Nov. 21-26

Making his World Team coaching debut as the head of the Greco-Roman team is Andy Bisek, who is no stranger to the World stage. Bisek is a two-time World bronze medalist, producing third-place finishes at the 2014 World Championships in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, and the 2015 World Championships in Las Vegas, competing at 75 kg/165 lbs.

During that time, Bisek was a resident athlete at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colo.

In addition to his two World medals, Bisek was also a part of the 2016 U.S. Olympic Team and two other Senior World Teams. He is a two-time Pan American Championships medalist and also won the Pan American Games in 2015.

Bisek recently shifted his career to coaching, joining the Northern Michigan University Olympic Training Site in Marquette, Mich., as an assistant coach for the Greco program. The Greco star is already quite familiar with the team as NMU-OTS put five current and former wrestlers on the eight-man U23 Greco squad.

Bisek will be assisted by U.S. Greco-Roman Head National Coach Matt Lindland and USA Wrestling Manager of Greco-Roman Programs Gary Mayabb.

This will be Mayabb’s fourth World Championships this season, while Lindland will be coaching at his third of the year.

Greco competition is scheduled for Nov. 21-22.

The U23 Women’s Freestyle World Team coaching staff boasts three highly qualified women’s college coaches and an Assistant National Coach in Emma Randall.

Sam Schmitz, the head coach at McKendree University, will be making his second World Team trip this year, after assisting the Cadet women’s freestyle team at the Cadet World Championships in Athens, Greece, in September.

He’s also been on coaching staffs for the 2013 University World Games in Russia and the 2015 Junior World Championships in Brazil.

Schmitz is entering his fifth year as the head coach at McKendree and has helped 21 wrestlers to All-America honors. He’s also put two wrestlers on the Junior World Team, including Alexis Porter in 2016 and Alex Glaude in 2017. Next month, he will coach McKendree wrestler Megan Black at U23 Worlds.

Additionally, Schmitz is the assistant coach for the McKendree men’s team, where he has led 15 All-Americans and one national champion.

Campbellsville head coach Lee Miracle will join Team USA as a coach for the fourth time. He has been a volunteer coach for the Cadet Worlds, Junior Worlds and Senior Pan American Championships.

Miracle, who has been with the CU women’s wrestling program since its inception, has coached three wrestlers to six WCWA national championships, 28 All-Americans and led the Tigers to top-six team finishes in all four WCWA appearances.

While in Poland, Miracle will get the opportunity to coach his daughter, Kayla, who is a three-time WCWA national champion for Campbellsville and 2017 Senior National Team member.

Oklahoma City University assistant coach Brieana Delgado is the third World Team women’s freestyle coach.

Delgado is entering her second year with the OCU Stars and stands as the women’s director for OKUSA. She has spent the past two summers coaching the Oklahoma National team at the USMC Cadet and Junior National Championships in Fargo, N.D.

Prior to coaching, Delgado had an impressive competitive career, winning two Fargo titles as a youth, collecting two WCWA All-America in college and earning bronze at the 2014 University World Championships.

Delgado will make the trip with another OCU Star, Rachel Watters, who will compete at 72 kg/158 lbs.

The U.S. women’s freestyle team will take to the mat Nov. 23-24.

American University head coach Teague Moore will lead the U.S. Men’s Freestyle team in the final portion of the World Championships.

In his six seasons at the helm of the Eagles’ program, Moore has 41 dual wins under his belt, including 13 EIWA wins.

He’s also coached three All-Americans, two EIWA champions, 19 NCAA qualifiers and 13 NWCA All-Academic Team members.

Prior to American, Moore served as the head coach at Clarion.

As an athlete, Moore was a 1998 NCAA champion and three-time All-American, wrestling for Oklahoma State. Internationally, Moore was a four-time U.S. National Team member and won a University World championship in 2000.

By his side in Poland will be U.S. Men’s Freestyle Head National Coach Bill Zadick and USA Wrestling Manager of Freestyle Programs Joe Russell.

Men’s freestyle competition will wrap up the tournament on Nov. 25-26.