{"id":1127,"date":"2016-03-15T14:56:41","date_gmt":"2016-03-15T14:56:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tjwrestling.com\/?p=1127"},"modified":"2020-04-20T18:56:01","modified_gmt":"2020-04-20T18:56:01","slug":"wrestling-at-trine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tjwrestling.com\/2016\/03\/wrestling-at-trine\/","title":{"rendered":"Wrestling at Trine University"},"content":{"rendered":"

Trine University, located in Angola, Indiana, is best known for its engineering programs<\/a>, small class sizes, and a high employment after graduation (98.8 percent of Trine graduates find employment or are in graduate school within six months of graduation<\/a>).<\/p>\n

The wrestling program is led by Coach Dan Callahan<\/a>, a 10 year coaching veteran at Trine and the founding coach. In those 10 years, Coach Callahan has led the Thunder to a Mid-States Conference title in 2009-2010, NCAA Midwest regional runner-up in 2009 and 2010, produced four NCAA All-Americans, 11 NCAA National Qualifiers, and 14 NWCA Scholar All-Americans, and been named the Mid-State Conference Coach of the Year in 2006-2007 and 2009-2010. His assistant, Coach Adam Wilson<\/a>, was a four-year starter at Olivet College and a three-time NCAA Division III Midwest Regional placer.<\/p>\n

Overall, Trine University is a small, successful Division III college that produces highly qualified graduates that succeed in and out of the wrestling room.<\/p>\n

Quick Facts<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Division<\/td>\nDivision 3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Location<\/td>\nAngola, IN<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Travel Time
\n(from Jeff High)<\/td>\n
4 Hours<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Student Count<\/td>\n3,642<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
School Website<\/td>\nhttp:\/\/www.trine.edu\/<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Athletics Website<\/td>\nhttp:\/\/www.trinethunder.com\/<\/a>\/<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Interview with Coach Wilson<\/strong><\/p>\n

I had the opportunity to talk to Assistant Coach Adam Wilson about Trine Wrestling…<\/p>\n

What separates Trine from other wrestling programs?<\/em><\/p>\n