"I am excited to announce the promotion of Frank Beasley to the well-deserved title of Associate Head Coach," said Popolizio. "His dedication, tireless work ethic, commitment and loyalty to NC State Wrestling have been instrumental to the success of the program.
"Frank has shown tremendous growth as a coach over the last several years, and as our recruiting coordinator, he has had an immense impact on the program helping elevate it to where it is today."
While he works with the entire team, his primary training focus is the middle and upper weights. He has also been the Pack's recruiting coordinator in each of his three seasons, helping the Pack to top-25 recruiting classes.
"I'm honored to accept the position at NC State," said Beasley. "I've really enjoyed the last three years with the program and I am excited for many more. It has been an incredible experience helping Coach Popolizio build the program. From the moment I met Pat, I knew he would be a great mentor.
"Our outstanding team, staff, and support staff really make it an easy decision to accept the position and continue to build for the future. Our staff is all on the same page and our team is committed to winning ACC titles and competing for a national championship. NC State is a special place to my family and myself. I would like to thank Dr. Yow, Sherard Clinkscales, the rest of the administration, and especially Pat for the opportunity to continue to learn from him and work together."
Beasley has help NC State earn three All-America honors over the last two years, most in back-to-back years since 1992-93. In his three seasons, Beasley has helped coach 13 NCAA qualifiers - the most in a three-year span at NC State since 2007-09. NC State posted top-20 finishes at the NCAA Championships each of the last two seasons for the first time since 1992-93.
The 2015 season marked one of the top seasons in NC State history, as the Pack's 16th place finish at the 2015 NCAA Championships was the highest team finish since 1993. NC State had a pair of All-Americans for the first season since 1993, as redshirt junior Nick Gwiazdowski repeated as NCAA Champion at 285 pounds and became the first wrestler in school history to win multiple NCAA titles, and only the third ACC wrestler all-time to do so, and the first since 1995. Freshman Kevin Jack went from unseeded to a fifth place finish at 141 pounds. Gwiazdowski repeated as ACC Wrestler of the Year, while Jack was named the ACC Freshman of the Year.
NC State finished 2015 with a dual record of 16-6, with all but one of the losses coming to top-10 teams at the time of the dual. The 16 wins are the third-most in a single season at NC State, as only the 1985 (18) and 1988 (19) squads recorded more. NC State finished 3-2 in ACC dual action in 2015, placing second - its highest regular season finish since 2007 and an improvement from fifth place in 2014. The Pack finished the regular season ranked 17th nationally in the final USA Today/NWCA Coaches Poll. NC State was also ranked #14 by InterMat.com and #18 by FloWreslting.com in their final regular season polls.
Beasley joined the NC State wrestling program for the 2012-13 season after serving as an assistant on Pat Popolizio's staff at Binghamton for one year.
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