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Moore Named NCO Co-Coach of the Year
3/4/2020 8:44:00 AM | Wrestling
RIVERSIDE – California Baptist University Assistant Coach Derek Moore was named the 2020 National Collegiate Open Co-Coach of the Year.
It was the first-ever tie in the voting history of the NCO after both Moore and Old Dominion Coach Steve Bleise were recognized by accomplished athletes at the event as being instrumental in their training and development throughout the season.
Five Lancers secured All-American status with top-six finishes in their season finale at the 2020 NCO on Sunday. AJ Raya and Zach Schrader both took fifth place in the 149-pound and heavyweight brackets, respectively, while 125-pound Dilan Atjun, 184 Garrett Strang and 197 Arick Lopez finished sixth. It is CBU's best-ever performance at the NCO after it had four wrestlers earn All-American accolades in its 2019 debut.
Moore is a former NCAA Division I standout and California Wrestling Hall of Fame inductee in his own right. He wrestled under CBU Head Coach Lennie Zalesky at UC Davis from 2003 to 2007.
After walking on to the program at Davis, Moore became the first Aggie in any sport to win an individual NCAA championship at the 2007 Division I Championships. The former 141-pounder won two Pac-10 championships at his weight class in 2006 and 2007.
Moore was voted the Most Outstanding Wrestler at the NCAA Championships in 2007 after he went 5-0 in the tournament and upset top-seeded Ryan Lang of Northwestern with a 17-2 technical fall in the championship. He was also named the Pac-10 Wrestler of the Year and UC Davis Male Athlete of the Year in 2007.
It was the first-ever tie in the voting history of the NCO after both Moore and Old Dominion Coach Steve Bleise were recognized by accomplished athletes at the event as being instrumental in their training and development throughout the season.
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— CBU Wrestling (@CBUwrestling) March 4, 2020
Congratulations to Assistant Coach Derek Moore on being named the Co-Coach of the Year at the 2020 National Collegiate Open. A program-best 5⃣ Lancers earned All-American honors at the NCO this season.#LanceUp⚔️ pic.twitter.com/545QYMoc0P
Five Lancers secured All-American status with top-six finishes in their season finale at the 2020 NCO on Sunday. AJ Raya and Zach Schrader both took fifth place in the 149-pound and heavyweight brackets, respectively, while 125-pound Dilan Atjun, 184 Garrett Strang and 197 Arick Lopez finished sixth. It is CBU's best-ever performance at the NCO after it had four wrestlers earn All-American accolades in its 2019 debut.
Moore is a former NCAA Division I standout and California Wrestling Hall of Fame inductee in his own right. He wrestled under CBU Head Coach Lennie Zalesky at UC Davis from 2003 to 2007.
After walking on to the program at Davis, Moore became the first Aggie in any sport to win an individual NCAA championship at the 2007 Division I Championships. The former 141-pounder won two Pac-10 championships at his weight class in 2006 and 2007.
Moore was voted the Most Outstanding Wrestler at the NCAA Championships in 2007 after he went 5-0 in the tournament and upset top-seeded Ryan Lang of Northwestern with a 17-2 technical fall in the championship. He was also named the Pac-10 Wrestler of the Year and UC Davis Male Athlete of the Year in 2007.
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