Steiner's brother, Terry Steiner, is the head coach; both Steiners had coached at OSU under former Beaver head coach Joe Wells and Troy returned to OSU when Jim Zalesky was hired as head coach prior to the 2006-07 season. Oregon State won the Pacific-10 championship in 2007.
The World Team Coaches were chosen by the Women's Coach Selection Committee and approved by USA Wrestling's Executive Committee.
"We have talked about having more team unity in the program," Terry Steiner said. "The comfort for me with having Troy in this position is that we will be on the same page. Having the same message and philosophy is important. Troy has a good rapport with the women. They believe in him and trust him. We need to get back on track as a team where we are respected in the world as a power. We have the same people from when we were second in the world and won the World Cup. I expect to be back to that, where we are in position to win the team title and individual titles."
Troy Steiner has also had assistant coaching positions at Iowa and Wisconsin. He has coached a number of U.S. women's teams overseas and was a finalist for the U.S. Olympic Team women's coaching position in 2004. Steiner was a 1992 World Cup champion in freestyle wrestling and won the 1996 Pan American Championships. He was a NCAA champion at Iowa and a four-time All-American.
"Right now, we are looking at Japan, China and Russia as some of the teams we have to beat," Troy Steiner said. "There may be some things we have to change as a team. I hope to add to what Terry is doing, and help the women in any way they need. I hope to bring a different perspective to help them reach their goals. We have a good core group of athletes. They have the ability to be near the top of the world again."
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