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Head Women's Wrestling Coach

Cornell College, a residential liberal arts college, and a member of the Midwest Conference of the NCAA Division III located in Mount Vernon, IA, is seeking applications for a head women's wrestling coach. This is a full-time, year-round position reporting to the director of athletics.

The head coach will manage the women's wrestling varsity program operations, including:

schedule and coach practices, and home and away competitions;
organize and implement a successful recruiting plan to yield an appropriate number of quality student-athletes for the wrestling program, including working closely with admissions and managing communication flow;
monitor annual operational and recruiting budgets;
ensure institutional, compliance, NCAA, and Midwest Conference obligations are met as head coach;
create a vision for establishing team culture and action steps for roster and program growth;
manage the physical conditioning and development of injury prevention techniques for student-athletes;
complete necessary post-season administrative duties;
provide general counsel, guidance, and inspiration to student-athletes regarding their overall success at Cornell College;
assist, as needed, in developing positive alumni relations and working closely with the office of Alumni & College Advancement with fundraising efforts to support a competitive Division III athletics program;
demonstrate community involvement with active leadership as a positive role model, including participation in team-based community service projects and encouragement of student-athlete participation.