Anderson, having just finished his tenth year as head coach of the Blue Devils, coached the team a 7-9 dual meet record this season amidst a competitive schedule. He has led the team to a school record of 12 wins in a dual meet season in 2001 and an ACC and Duke record four ACC champions in 2004.
Anderson's contributions to his athletes' lives extend far beyond the wrestling mat. Beyond the teaching he provides in the practice room and in his office for his wrestlers, he has led the team at each opportunity on an international tour that opened new horizons for his athletes, most recently the Eastern European tour in 2005. That summer he also helmed a National Wrestling Coaches Association-funded tour to China.
The NWCA had this to say about the presentation of the award: "Anderson has provided student athletes at Duke University a solid foundation and ethical approach to coaching and wrestling as well as being supportive in his wrestlers' academic work at the prestigious North Carolina school. Anderson has coached several exchange trips, escorting wrestlers overseas to wrestle competitors from other countries."
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