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Former Mizzou wrestling star lands coaching job

June 5, 2020 8:51 PM

Published June 5, 2020 5:23 PM

Former Mizzou wrestling star Willie Miklus has accepted a job as an assistant wrestling coach for Michigan State.

Time to announce a career change, I accepted the assistant coaching position at Michigan State University! I am beyond excited to get started with my coaching career! It will be hard to leave my Iowa State Family but I am happy to start a new chapter as well, Go Spartans! pic.twitter.com/cBINOlIbx8
— Willie Miklus (@wmiklus) June 5, 2020

The four-time All-American spent the last year as a graduate assistant at Iowa State.

"I am incredibly excited to be joining the Michigan State staff," Miklus said in a release from Michigan State. "Being a coach has been my dream since I was 15. I think MSU has a great culture and an amazing amount of unity. I couldn't have picked a better place to begin my coaching career! I can't wait to meet the guys and get to work! Go Spartans!"

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