Perry, who spent the past year as an assistant coach at Penn State, was the NCAA individual national champion in 2007 and 2008 while helping the Hawkeyes to a team championship in 2008.
“The wrestlers and I are excited about Mark Perry becoming the head assistant at Cal Poly,” said Azevedo. “Mark brings an extensive amount of individual and team success to the program.”
Azevedo added, “I believe his passion for wrestling and winning will help Cal Poly wrestling go to the next level of becoming the best.”
With his title in 2008 Perry became the 17th four-time All-American and 14th two-time NCAA Champion in NCAA history.
During his 2007 NCAA run, Perry defeated two-time NCAA Champion Johny Hendricks in the finals on his way to a 32-5 overall record.
Both his NCAA titles came at 165 pounds..
As a sophomore at the NCAA’s he placed third at 174 pounds, earning the Gorriaran Trophy for pinning four opponents at the championships.
As a freshman he placed second at 165 lbs, posting a 32-5 overall record.
Perry was a two-time prep national champion while attending Blair Academy. He was a three-time AISCS High School All-American while posting a career 169-7 record.
He earned his bachelor of arts in art in 2008 from the University of Iowa.
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