ed Giese

NCAA Division I Coaching Accomplishments (1986-1992):

• Head Assistant Coach - Northwestern University
• Head Assistant Coach - University of North Dakota
• Assistant Coach - University of Minnesota
• 2 NCAA Champions
• 16 NCAA All-Americans
• 4th place team at both the NCAA Division I and Division II Championships

Post-Collegiate Coaching:

• Dave Schultz Wrestling Club Head Coach (2005-2006)
• 2002 Illinois Junior National Coach
• 1993 Head Coach Womens Freestyle World Team (2 Silver Medalists)
• 1993 Head Coach Womens Freestyle Pan American Team (3 Champions, 6 Medalists)
• 1993 Assistant Coach World Espoir Team (1 Champion, 3 Medalists)
• Member of USAW National Coaches Pool
• Coached National Teams in: Russia, Iran, Turkey, Ukraine, Cuba, Norway, Greece, Venezuela and Uzbekistan.

Competitive Accomplishments:

• 5X National US Senior Freestyle National Finalist
• 12X National Placewinner (Freestyle and Greco)
• 2X US International Gold Medal
• Poland Open Silver Medal
• 2X Cerro Palado (Cuba) Silver Medal
• Pan American Champion
• Yasar Dogu (Turkey) Bronze Medal
• Dan Kolov (Bulgaria) Bronze Medal and 5th Place
• Czech Open Gold Medal
• Greece Open 4th Place
• Americas Cup (Panama) Gold Medal
• World Espoir Championships 5th Place
• 2X Henry Deglane Challenge (Nice, France) Gold Medal
• Yugoslavia Open Silver Medal
• 2X Big Ten Champion
• Big Ten Outstanding Wrestler and Gorriaran Award Winner
• NCAA All-American (3rd Place)
• University of Minnesota all-time winningest wrestler
• Midlands Champion and Outstanding Wrestler
• 2X IL State Champ
• 2X State Freestyle and Greco Champ
• State Record: 132 match win streak
• Jr. National Freestyle Champion
• Joliet International Champion

Degree:

• B.A., University of Minnesota