Mike Moreno (Photo/Cyclones.com)GREELEY, Colo. -- Wrestling head coach, Troy Nickerson announced the hiring of assistant coach, Mike Moreno on Monday. Moreno comes to Northern Colorado from Iowa State, where he previously served as an interim assistant coach and graduate assistant for the Cyclones.
Nickerson is quite familiar with Moreno as he coached him while on staff at Iowa State from 2012-14.
"We are very excited to add Mike to our coaching staff. When the opportunity came around we had to jump on it," Nickerson said. "Mike has all of the qualities of being an excellent young coach and I am excited to reunite with him this season. Mike will add a wealth of wrestling knowledge to room and his experiences will help lead our student-athletes."
As a student-athlete, Moreno compiled a career record of 91-37 while at Iowa State, including a dual mark of 40-19. In 2014, he became the 38th two time All-American in ISU Wrestling history. He was also a consistent member of the Academic All-Big 12 team.
Moreno grabbed All-American honors his sophomore and junior seasons, placing sixth and fifth in the NCAA Championship at 165 pounds.
In his final year on the mat, finished with a 3-2 record at the NCAA Championships (25-5 overall, 12-1 dual), advancing to the round of 12. All three wins came via falls, the most by any Cyclone wrestler in the Championship since 1999 at the time.
He graduated from Iowa State in 2014 with a bachelor's degree in Kinesiology.
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