Fontbonne University has named Chad Cook as the second men’s and women’s wrestling coach in school history. Cook comes to the St. Louis, Missouri, school after two seasons as head coach at NAIA Lyon College in Arkansas. Cook has also coached at Kentucky Wesleyan, Wayland Baptist, and Manchester.
Chad Cook Named Head Men’s And Women’s Wrestling Coach
ST. LOUIS, Mo.—Vice President of Athletics Maria Buckel is pleased to announce the hiring of Chad Cook as the next head men’s and women’s wrestling coach.
“I’m excited to announce Coach Chad Cook will be leading our men’s and women’s wrestling teams,” said Buckel. “Coach Cook has a proven track record in recruiting and team building. When speaking with his references a common theme continued to arise in how great he is at building relationships. I’m confident he will continue to build on the strong foundation of returning wrestlers we have at Fontbonne.”
Cook comes to Fontbonne after spending two years at Lyon College as the head men’s wrestling coach where he qualified a wrestler for the National Tournament in each of his first two seasons and helped the women’s team have two National Champions.