Biography

In nine years, Dave Dean built Lowell into a state and national wrestling power that produced numerous state champs and student-athletes that have been awarded Division I scholarships.

Dean led the Red Arrows to the Michigan state team championship this past season and a #16 national ranking. The team title was Lowell’s second, with the first coming in 2009. Lowell finished runner-up in 2007, 2012 and 2013.

Coach Dean produced 12 individual state champs and 46 state placewinners.  In addition to excellence on the mat, Dean’s teams were named academic all-state every year since 2007.

Dean resigned after the 2013-14 season to become the head of the Olympic Development Program at Cornell University. He was able to be in the same program as his son’s Gabe and Max. Gabe went on to be a two time NCAA National Champion and a four time All American. Max is entering his junior year. He placed 8th and 2nd respectively in his freshman and sophomore year.

Dean was an accomplished wrestler himself. While at Minnesota, he was a two time Big 10 Champ and a National Runner-Up. He spent 13 years coaching at Michigan State prior to his stint at Lowell.

He left Cornell to focus full time on his own organization, NUWAY.

Records

Coached 2 State Championship Teams and 3 State Runner-Ups

Coached 12 Individual State Champions