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Entering his fifth year at the helm of Utah Valley University, head wrestling coach Greg Williams is coming off of his most successful year after leading his team to a 10-3 overall record and a second place conference finish at 4-1. Last year Williams also coached UVU's first-ever NCAA Div. I qualifiers as three Wolverine wrestlers punched their tickets to the NCAA Championships. Williams also coached his first conference champion last year as Flint Ray (133 lbs.) became the first Wolverine to win his weight bracket at the WWC Championships. In 09-10, Williams also picked up UVU's inaugural victory over a nationally-ranked program as his Wolverines upset the #8 Boise State Broncos at home by a score of 22-20. Williams also led the Wolverines to a school-record in victories in 2008-09 with an 11-3 clip. Williams' Utah Valley grapplers also posted a 4-1 record in the Western Wrestling Conference that season as well. In Williams' four seasons of coaching at UVU he has a tallied an overall record of 36-29. In his first season, 2006-07, he posted a 6-12 record and in 2007-08 his squad finished at 9-11 and also picked up the Wolverines first dual victory in Western Wrestling Conference action with a 39-4 win over South Dakota State. Willliams is the second coach in Utah Valley's short history as the school will begin its seventh season of NCAA competition this fall. Williams brings to UVU over 20 years of coaching experience, including 13 years as the owner and coach of the Elite Wrestling Club before coming to Utah Valley. He is a 14-time coach of the Utah National Wrestling Team and during his coaching career has tutored over 70 high school All-Americans. Williams' pupils include the former Utah Valley assistant coach, Justin Ruiz, the #1 ranked Greco wrestler at 211 lbs. Ruiz is a two-time All-American at Nebraska and bronze medalist at the World Championships in 2005. He began his coaching career at Sky View High School in Smithfield, Utah, where he led the school to an 87-8 record. Williams, a native of San Diego, California, graduated from University High School in 1979 where he was a California State Champion. From there, he moved on to Utah State University in Logan, Utah and was an All-American and a three-time NCAA qualifier for the Aggies. Williams graduated from Utah State in 1985 with a degree in Marketing Education. He and his wife Kristin have two children, Alexis and Taylor. |
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