Cody Walters (Photo/Chris Mora, Tech-Fall.com)West Virginia University wrestling has added Cody Walters as a volunteer assistant coach, and Amanda Mitchell as a graduate assistant, the Morgantown, W.Va. school announced this week.
The Mountaineer mat program announced Walters' hiring on Twitter Tuesday:
"Cody Walters comes to West Virginia following a two-year assistant position at Gardner-Webb. He was a 3X MAC Champion, 4X NCAA Qualifier and 2X All-American at Ohio University. AND NOW, let's give a big Mountaineer welcome to our new volunteer assistant! #HailWV"
Walters confirmed the news with a follow-up tweet of his own later that morning:
"I'm very excited to officially announce that I've accepted the volunteer coaching position at West Virginia University. I am grateful for my time at Gardner-Webb University, I wish the Bulldogs nothing but the best! Big things are coming in Morgantown, WV. Go Mountaineers!!"
For the past two seasons, Walters had served as an assistant coach for the wrestling program at Gardner-Webb University, a four-year NCAA Division I school located in Boiling Springs, N.C.
Prior to launching his coaching career at GWU, Walters wrestled at Ohio University in Athens, where he was a three-time Mid-American Conference champion at 174 pounds and was named MAC Freshman of the year in 2013. A four-time NCAA Division I qualifier for the Ohio Bobcats, Walters twice earned NCAA All-American honors, placing eighth at 174 at the 2013 NCAAs, and seventh at the 2016 NCAAs.
While with the Bobcats, Walters also served as a clinician at a number of high school and collegiate summer wrestling camps as well.
Cody Walters first made a name for himself on the wrestling mats at St. Peter Chanel High School in suburban Cleveland. It was there that Walters won the Ohio Division III high school state title at 160 pounds in 2011, compiling an impressive overall record of 171-21.
Amanda Mitchell also has deep roots in wrestling, as part of a wrestling family ... as a competitor ... and in her being a member of the wrestling staff at Central Michigan University.
Amanda MitchellAll that time in the wrestling room led Mitchell to take up the oldest and greatest sport herself, participating in youth leagues growing up.
Amanda Mitchell's passion for wrestling continued in college as a student at Central Michigan University, a Mid-American Conference school in Mt Pleasant, Mich. Working with head coach Tom Borrelli, Mitchell compiled statistics on Chippewa wrestlers and recruits as well as helping to organize and market CMU summer wrestling camps. In addition, Mitchell has completed internships with USA Wrestling and with the Laingsburg High School athletic department.
In addition to serving similar functions for the Mountaineer mat program effective June 1, Mitchell will be pursuing her Master's degree in sport administration.
Cody Walters and Amanda Mitchell are the latest additions to the new-look West Virginia wrestling program, started with the hiring of Tim Flynn -- long-time head coach at Edinboro University in Pennsylvania -- to head up the Mountaineer mat program on April 10 ... followed one week later with Flynn's announcement of his selection of Cliff Moore as assistant head coach, and Mitchell Port as assistant coach.
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