Mark Schultz, assistant wrestling coach at BYU since 1991, has been named head wrestling coach at BYU, Director of Athletics Clayne Jensen announced.
Schultz will replace Alan Albright, who resigned after 10 years at BYU to become the wrestling coach at Spanish Fork High School."Mark Schultz is one of the world's most successful contemporary wrestlers, having won several championships at the national and international levels," Jensen said. "Further, he is a wrestling legend at his alma mater. I believe there are few people who understand wrestling techniques and training methods better than Mark Schultz."
Schultz was a three-time National Collegiate Athletic Association champion at Oklahoma University. He won two titles at 177 pounds and one at 167 pounds. At the 1982 NCAA Championships, he was named the Outstanding Wrestler. He won a gold medal at the 1984 Olympics.
"I feel it's a privilege and an honor to be entrusted with this responsibility," Schultz said. "I'll do the best job that I can to make the BYU program respected in the wrestling world."
Schultz, 34, was captain of the Oklahoma wrestling team in 1983 and received the "Student-Athlete of the Year Award" at OU. He holds the school record for most victories in a season without a defeat (27-0). In 1987 he was named "Athlete of the Year" by USA Wrestling and was a Sullivan Award Nominee as the nation's outstanding amateur athlete.