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    Watts named first wrestling coach at Iowa Western

    Josh Watts has already built one successful junior college wrestling program from scratch. Now the former three-time prep champion from Iowa is about to try to again. Watts was named the first wrestling coach at Iowa Western on Monday.

    The Reivers will compete at the NJCAA Division I level and will begin competing for the upcoming 2011-12 athletic season. Watts has been the head coach at Darton College in Albany, Ga., for the past four years. He guided the Cavaliers from a fledgling club program to a No. 6 ranking in NJCAA Division III during his first three seasons while producing 30 national qualifiers in all.

    Previously, Watts was an assistant coach at Loras College, where he wrestled for two years after beginning his collegiate career at the University of Northern Iowa. He won three state prep titles at Davenport Assumption, where he amassed a then-record 190 wins. Watts was selected from a strong pool of nearly 50 applicants, said IWCC athletic director Brenda Hampton.

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