Kerry McCoy
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Kerry R. McCoy (born August 2, 1974 in Riverhead, New York) is an American amateur wrestler. He is a two-time Olympian, a four-time World Cup Championship and three NCAA All-American. He is currently the head coach of the University of Maryland wrestling program.
In his inaugural season as the Terrapin head coach, McCoy led the team to a school record-tying 10th place NCAA Tournament finish, earning three All-Americans in Steve Bell (133, 6th), Alex Krom (141, 5th) and Hudson Taylor (197, 3rd). McCoy also led the team to an ACC Tournament championship, crowning ACC Champions Brenden Byrne (125), Steve Bell (133), and Alex Krom (141). In the 2009–2010 season, McCoy led the team to a school record 19 duel meet victories, school record breaking career wins and career and season pins for Hudson Taylor (197 lb), McCoy's first regular season conference championship, a runner- up finish at ACC conference championship and a 20th-place finish at the NCAA Championship. Subsequent athletes McCoy has coached to All-American status include three-time All American Josh Asper (165), Spencer Myers (285) and University World Bronze Medalist Mike Letts (174).
As head coach of Stanford from 2005 to 2008, McCoy made a strong start with the program, leading the team to a winning record in his first season as a head coach. Under McCoy's guidance, the team finished 2005-06 with an 8-7 record in dual meets and bettered itself by two spots at the Pac-10 Championships. In addition, he helped two wrestlers qualify for the NCAA championships and coached sophomore Tanner Gardner to become the 13th All-American in Stanford history.
During McCoy's second year at the helm of the program, the improvement continued. The Cardinals finished with an 8-8 dual meet record, and climbed another rung higher, to sixth place, on the Pac-10 ladder. With the help of McCoy, five wrestlers placed in the Pac-10 and Gardner captured the program's first individual Pac-10 title since 2004. All five qualified for the NCAA Championships, one of the highest totals of NCAA qualifiers in Cardinal history. Gardner and Josh Zupancic earned All-America honors, the first Stanford pair to do so in the same season since 1967, while freshman Zack Giesen was named the Pac-10 Newcomer of the Year.
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