Camden Eppert joins the UW staff after spending one year training at the USA Wrestling Regional Training Center (RTC) in Madison. Before joining the RTC, Eppert spent one year as an assistant wrestling coach and assistant strength and conditioning coach at Wabash College.
"I am extremely excited to be officially apart of the UW coaching staff," Eppert said. "I cannot wait to learn from this staff as well as mentor, push, and coach these athletes. I am so excited about traveling and being in the corner for this team."
Eppert, a 2014 graduate of Purdue University, was a two-time NCAA qualifier and four-time Big Ten championships placewinner in his four years as a Boilermaker.
The 125-pounder was also a three-time NWCA All-Academic and four-time Academic All-Big Ten recipient.
A two-time team captain, Eppert earned the Big Ten Conference Distinguished Scholar Award and the Team Player award in 2014. Eppert was named the Outstanding Freshman in 2011 and was inducted into Mortar Board in 2012.
"I have learned in my one year here in Madison that Wisconsin wrestling strives to be a family rather than just a team," Eppert added. "Beyond the diverse individual goals our athletes have, our common mission is to pursue excellence athletically and academically, with involvement in the community and university. These are key to our success and I am so happy to be a part of this."
An Asics University All-American, Eppert wrestled at Anderson Highland high school and was named the No. 63 recruit in the nation by InterMat in 2009. A four-time Indiana state high school championship placewinner, he captured a state title at 103 pounds as a sophomore and 119 pounds as a senior. Eppert was a three-time Junior Freestyle Championships All-American and a two-time National Honors Society academic honoree.
Eppert was born in Noblesville, Indiana, and is the son of Todd and Lori Eppert and Kelly and Walt Wolfe. He has one brother, Brady, and three sisters, Mya, Lisa and Suzann. He attained his undergraduate degree in public health promotions and is now obtaining his masters in kinesiology at the University of Wisconsin.
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