Shawn Voigt (Photo/Cornell College wrestling)
Welcome home, Shawn Voigt.
Voigt, Cornell College of Iowa’s last NCAA champion, will return to his alma mater -- and his home town -- as a full-time assistant coach for Mike Duroe's staff.
Voigt replaces Ty Eustice who accepted the head coaching position at Iowa Lakes Community College in July.
A four time All-American, Voigt was the 1990 NCAA Division III champion at 150 lbs for Cornell, located in Mount Vernon, Iowa.
Voigt brings 16 years of coaching experience at the high school and collegiate levels, including a previous stint as a Rams assistant from 1997-99. The Mount Vernon native spent the past 10 years at West Branch High School, where he taught social studies and was head wrestling coach from 1999-2007.
As a wrestler, Voigt is Cornell’s all-time wins leader with an impressive 148-19 career record. He is also the only four-time all-American in the program’s storied history.
A four-time Midwest Conference champion, Voigt helped lead the Rams to three conference team championships. He is a member of Cornell’s Wrestling Hall of Fame and the NCAA Division III Wrestling Hall of Fame.
“It’s exciting to come back to Cornell and tackle this challenge in my home town,” Voigt said. “I definitely missed coaching. This is a great opportunity to coach at the college level which is where I really wanted to be. I really believe in Coach Duroe and what he’s doing here. He really impressed me and he runs a first-class program. I know I can go out and sell it. I’m excited everything worked out.”
“We are thrilled to have hired Shawn,” Duroe said. “This is a great opportunity for us to draw on his experience as a student-athlete at Cornell. He was an NCAA champion and a strong student and he’s a Mount Vernon guy. Shawn has a lot of history with the community and the college that definitely influenced my decision. His goals and aspirations are like mine and that’s important to share the same visions. He will put our program in a position to move up nationally. We had a lot of quality guys apply for this job. I think we made a great hire.”
Voigt graduated from Cornell in 1990 with a bachelor’s degree in history and education. He earned a master’s degree in sport psychology from the University of Iowa in 1998.
Resources
InterMat Rewind article: Tiny Cornell College wins 1947 NCAA team title
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