"The promotion is our way of recognizing Damion's total commitment to Cornell wrestling," said head coach Rob Koll. "Damion was the top assistant coach in the country and we wanted to make sure he knows how important a part of our program he is and to make sure he will always be with us."
In his eighth season under head coach Rob Koll, Hahn has been on the staff for much of the Big Red's string of unprecedented success. While at Cornell, Hahn has helped the Big Red capture eight Ivy League team titles, seven EIWA team championships, six top 10 NCAA team finishes, eight individual NCAA champions, 30 All-Americans, 22 individual EIWA champions and 36 first-team All-Ivy selections.
Hahn has also helped promote the Big Red wrestling brand, making it one of the most popular in all of college wrestling with its active social media and creative marketing efforts.
A two-time NCAA champion at Minnesota, Hahn wrapped up his Golden Gopher career ranking 12th all-time in career victories with a 118-21 record, which included a 33-1 mark during his senior season in 2003-04. He became the third wrestler in school history to capture two NCAA titles when he won back-to-back crowns in 2003 and 2004 and is one of just four four-time All-Americans and five three-time Big Ten champion in school history. Hahn received the 2004 Jesse Owens Male Athlete of the Year award, given to the top male athlete in the Big Ten conference. A 2004 graduate of Minnesota with a degree in education and youth studies, Hahn ended his freestyle wrestling career with a second place finish at the Olympic Team Trials in 2008.
Hahn, his wife, Terry, and their son, Miles, reside in Dryden.
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