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Coaching Staff

Name	Title	Email Address	Phone	Sports & Areas of Focus
Chris Bono	Head Coach	CMB@athletics.wisc.edu	608-263-7289	Wrestling, Wisconsin RTC
Tony Cassioppi	Associate Head Coach	ALC@athletics.wisc.edu	608-509-2293	Wrestling, Wisconsin RTC
Garrett Model	Assistant Coach	gsm@athletics.wisc.edu
Joe Zargo	Coaching Assistant

Support Staff

Name	Title	Email Address	Phone	Sports & Areas of Focus
Taylor Smith	Assistant Director of Brand Communications - WHKY, WRSTL, GOLF	ts6@athletics.wisc.edu	608-234-2092
Billy Breider	Assistant Director of Olympic Strength & Conditioning			Men's & Women's Swimming, Wrestling
Gary Johnson	Athletic Trainer	GBJ@athletics.wisc.edu	608-262-8038	Wrestling
David Lacocque, PsyD	Director of Mental Health & Sport Psychology	DEL@athletics.wisc.edu	608-440-1734
Jensen Skinner	Director of Performance Nutrition - Olympic Sports	JDS@athletics.wisc.edu	608-225-3444	M/W Basketball, M/W Swimming & Diving, M/W Tennis, Women's Soccer, Softball

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