Greg Jones
September 01, 2008 02:30 PM | General
Assistant Coach
Greg.Jones@mail.wvu.edu
(304) 293-9872
Greg Jones enters his fifth year as an assistant at his alma mater. His main responsibilities include recruiting, setting up and running practices, working on technique with wrestlers as well as operational duties.
After the departure of longtime assistant Zeke Jones, Turnbull quickly named the Slickville, Pa., native as the successor who was less than a year removed from finishing his collegiate career.
Despite his youth, Jones was the natural fit for the coaching position after completing the most successful career in the program’s 85-year history. During his Mountaineer career, he became one of only 20 wrestlers in NCAA history to win national titles at two different weight classes. The 6-foot-1-inch grappler won a title as a freshman at 174 pounds and two more as a junior and senior at 184 pounds.
Jones became the first Mountaineer to be named the NCAA Tournament’s Most Outstanding Wrestler. He is also a four-time Eastern Wrestling League champion and WVU's all-time leader in wins with a 126-4 record.
He is the only West Virginia wrestler to post an undefeated season, doing it twice - 2004 (26-0) and 2005 (25-0). He also holds WVU records for best mark as a freshman (34-2), best record at the 167/174-pound weight class (34-2), most NCAA tournament wins (17) and is tied for the most NCAA tournament appearances (4).
Jones appeared in the NWCA All-Star Classic three times, winning each match. He is one of only two WVU athletes to win the university’s Red Brown Cup twice.
Jones graduated from WVU in 2005 with a degree in sports and exercise psychology. Jones and his wife, Kelly, reside in Morgantown.
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