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TONY VALEK | AUGSBURG UNIVERSITY HEAD WRESTLING COACH

Tony Valek was promoted to men's wrestling co-head coach in April of 2019 after helping lead the Auggies to the program’s 13th NCAA Division III Team National Championship, and assumed solo head coaching duties in 2022. He has been part of the program as a wrestler and coach since fall of 2008.

AUGSBURG COACHING HIGHLIGHTS:

  • Guided the Auggies to thier 14th NCAA Divsion III National Championshp and an Upper Midwest Regional Championship
  • Led Augsburg to an Upper Midwest Regional Championship and third-place finish at the NCAA Division III National Championships in 2021-22
  • Led the Auggies to a #1 national ranking going into the NCAA Division III national championships which were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
  • Helped lead the Auggies to the 2019 NCAA Division III team national championship
  • Guided Augsburg to a second-place team finish at the 2018 NCAA DIII National Championships and the 2018 NWCA National Dual Meet Championship
  • Guided Augsburg to a second-place team finish at the 2017 Division III National Championships
  • Helped lead the Auggies to the 2015 NCAA Division III team National Championship
  • Six-Time NCAA Region Coach of the Year (2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 & 2020)

PREVIOUS COACHING EXPERIENCE:

  • Associate Head Wrestling Coach (2015-19)
  • Assistant Head Wresting Coach (2014-15)
  • Graduate Assistant Wrestling Coach (2012-2014)
  • Assistance Coach: Minnesota/USA Wrestling Junior Freestyle National Team (2016-present)

WRESTLING EXPERIENCE / ACHEIVEMENTS:

  • Three-time NCAA Division III All-American
  • Four-time NCAA Division III national tournament qualifier
  • NCAA Division III national runner-up at 149 pounds (2010, 2011)  
  • Team NCAA Division III national champions (2010)
  • Team NCAA Division III national runner-up (2009, 2011, 2012)
  • 136-25 career record
  • 87 bonus-point victories (60 pins, six technical falls, 21 major decisions)
  • Two-time CoSIDA Academic All-District men's at-large selection 
  • Two-time first-team CoSIDA Academic All-America honoree 
  • Three-time NWCA Division III Scholar All-America
  • NCAA Elite 89 Award winner

OTHER DUTIES / CAMPUS INVOLVEMENT AT AUGSBURG: Valek also serves as the Athletic Department Budget Manager.
PERSONAL / FAMILY NOTES: A native of Belle Plaine, Minn., Tony and his wife, Kassi Valek, reside in Shakopee, Minn. with their sons Lincoln, Hudson and Maverick. Valek received his bachelor’s degree in accounting and business management from Augsburg in 2012 and completed his master in arts of leadership at Augsburg in 2014.

 

JIM MOULSOFF | ASSOCIATE HEAD COACH

Augsburg Men's Wrestling Associate Head Coach Jim Moulsoff has coached 70 individual All-Americans, 14 individual NCAA National Champions, and 65 NWCA Scholar All-Americans. During his Augsburg tenure, the Auggies have never placed out of the top 10 nationally and have won the NCAA D-III National Championship three times (2010, 2015 & 2019). Moulsoff was named the NCAA Division III National Coach of the Year in 2015 and 2019 and has been named the NCAA Region Coach of the year in every season he has served as head coach.

AUGSBURG COACHING HIGHLIGHTS:
2019-20 – Led Augsburg to a #1 ranking nationally going into the NCAA Division III national championships which were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Eight individuals were recognized as NWCA First-Team All-Americans which was the most in the country. The Auggies finshed in 9th-place in the NWCA Academic Team national standings with nine Scholar All-Americans. Victor Gliva was named the Elite 90 Award winner as the wrestler with the highest GPA at the National Championships for a record third year in a row.
2018-19 – Led Augsburg to the program’s 13th NCAA Division III national team championship with seven All-Americans and four individual national champions. Moulsoff was named the NCAA DIII National Coach of the Year. The Auggies also finished in 18th-place in the NWCA Academic Team national standings with six Scholar All-Americans. Victor Gliva was named the Elite 90 Award winner as the wrestler with the highest GPA at the National Championships for the second year in a row.
2017-18 – Led Augsburg to the NWCA National Duals Championship and a team national runner-up finish at the NCAA DIII National Championships with five individual All-Americans and two individual national champions. Lucas Jeske was named Outstanding wrestler of the National Championships. The Auggies also finished in 4th place in the NWCA academic team national standings with eight scholar All-Americans. Victor Gliva was named the Elite 90 Award winner as the wrestler with the highest GPA at the National Champions.
2016-17 – Led Augsburg to a team national runner-up finish at the NCAA Division III National Championships with five individual All-Americans, four of which were first-year wrestlers. The Auggies also finished as NWCA Academic Team National Runner-Up, while recording the most NWCA Scholar All-Americans (nine) of any Division III institution.
2015-16 – Led Augsburg to a fifth place finish at the NCAA Division III National Championships with four individual All-Americans. The Auggies also finished in 10th-place in the NWCA academic team national standings with four Scholar All-Americans.
2014-15 – Led Augsburg to the program’s 12th NCAA Division III national team championship in his first year as head coach with six individual All-Americans and two individual national champions. Moulsoff was named the NWCA Dave Icenhower National Coach of the Year. The Auggies also finished in 14th-place in the NWCA Academic Team national standings with five NWCA Scholar All-Americans.
2007-14 – As an assistant coach, Moulsoff coached 35 individual All-Americans, six individual National Champions, and 24 Scholar All-Americans. He also helped coach the 2010 NCAA National Championship team and three National Runner-Up teams.

PREVIOUS COACHING EXPERIENCE:

  • Head Coach – Minnehaha Academy High School (1991-2007)
  • Assistant Coach – Wahpeton Senior High School (1986-89)
  • Cadet Director/Coach – Minnesota/USA Wrestling (2004-present)
  • Director and Coach of USA Developmental Camps, J Robinson Wrestling Camps (2000-2003)

WRESTLING EXPERIENCE / ACHEIVEMENTS:  Moulsoff wrestled competitively at the North Dakota State College of Science from 1981-83.

OTHER DUTIES / CAMPUS INVOLVEMENT AT AUGSBURG: Moulsoff serves as the Director of the James Haglund Family Fitness and Recreation Center in the Augsburg Athletic Department.

PERSONAL / FAMILY NOTES: A native of Breckenridge, Minn., Moulsoff and his wife, Norine, live in St. Paul, Minn.

 

JUSTIN KOOB | HEAD ASSISTANT COACH

Justin Koob has been a key member of the Augsburg Wrestling coaching staff since 2017.

AUGSBURG COACHING HIGHLIGHTS: 

  • Helped guide the Auggies to a #1 national ranking prior to the NCAA Division III national championships being cancelled by the COVID-19 pandemic
  • Helped guide the Auggies to the 2019 NCAA Division III team national championship
  • Part of the staff that led the Auggies to a second-place team finish at the 2018 NCAA Division III national championships

PREVIOUS COACHING EXPERIENCE:

  • Assistant Wrestling Coach – Centennial HS (2012-17) – Koob’s Centennial teams qualified for the team state tournament three times. He also coached 12 individual state place winners, three state finalists, and an individual state champion.
  • Head Coach: Minnesota/USA Wrestling Cadet Freestyle National Team (2017-Present)             

PLAYING EXPERIENCE / ACHIEVEMENTS:  Koob wrestled competitively at Augsburg from 2008-2012 where he was a member of the 2010 NCAA Division III National Championship team and the 2009, 2011 & 2012 national runner-up teams.
PERSONAL / FAMILY NOTES: A native of New Ulm, Minn., Koob resides in Minneapolis. Koob graduated from Augsburg in 2012 with a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration.