It's the first head coaching job for Azure, who has served as assistant wrestling coach as well as head strength and conditioning coach at Montana State University-Northern for the past four years. The MSU-Northern Lights recently placed second in the team standings at the 2016 NAIA (National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics) Wrestling National Championships in Topeka, Kan.
Prior to coming to MSU-Northern, Azure was the head wrestling coach for Ronan School District No. 30 in Ronan, Mont. At the prep level, Azure produced five state champions and one academic All-American. Four of the state champions Azure coached went on to become All-Americans at the collegiate level.
"I am excited to announce that Dustyn Azure will be talking the helm of the EOU men's and women's wrestling programs," said Director of Athletics Anji Weissenfluh. "Dustyn is a proven winner who comes from a long history of success both as a student-athlete and a coach. I am anxious for him to bring that level of success to Eastern. Dustyn's background in strength and conditioning will be an asset to not only his program, but to the entire department."
"I am excited to start bringing wrestlers onto campus in order to give them a chance to receive a great education, do what they love, and start the hunt for individual and team championships," said Azure. "I feel EOU is in a prime location with amazing wrestling talent surrounding it. I am ready to put top-level student-athletes into place who are willing to become champions in the classroom, on the mat, and in the community."
With men's and women's wrestling, Eastern Oregon will now have 12 full-fledged athletic programs competing in the NAIA.
Founded in 1929, Eastern Oregon University opened as Eastern Oregon Normal School, a teachers college. The four-year school has approximately 1,650 students at its La Grande campus, located between Portland, Ore. and Boise, Idaho off I-84.
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