Chris FreijeInterMat reached out to Kentucky Wesleyan to confirm Freije's hiring but had not received a response as of early Wednesday afternoon.
Cloud County has named assistant coach Cody Cole as interim head wrestling coach of the Thunderbirds mat program which competes in NJCAA (National Junior College Athletic Association). Cole is a native of Brush, Colo. He came to Cloud County Community College after spending three years as a high school coach in the Greeley, Colo., area at University High School (2014-16) and Platte Valley High School (2016-17).
"Kentucky Wesleyan has offered me a huge opportunity, and while sometimes difficult, unfortunately an opportunity isn't always ideal in its timing," Freije said. "It was a difficult decision for me to leave, but, I feel I am leaving this team and this program in great shape for Cody to step in and immediately begin building on the foundation I've laid."
Freije came to Concordia, Kan. one year ago to launch the new wrestling program at Cloud County Community College. He had been head assistant coach at Lindsey Wilson College in Columbia, Kentucky. Prior to that, Freije had served as an assistant coach at a pair of Division II Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference (RMAC) programs: Colorado Mesa University (2010-2014) and his alma mater, Western State Colorado University (2010).
Founded in 1858, Kentucky Wesleyan College is a private, liberal arts college located in Owensboro in western Kentucky, between Louisville and Evansville, Indiana. KWC has an enrollment of approximately 800 students.
The new Panther wrestling program at KWC will compete in NCAA Division II starting with the 2018-19 season. Kentucky Wesleyan will become the sixth school in the Great Midwest Athletic Conference to offer intercollegiate wrestling, joining Alderson Broaddus, Findlay, Ohio Valley, Lake Erie, and Tiffin. It is only the second Division II wrestling program in the state of Kentucky, joining Bellarmine University in Louisville, now in its second season.
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