Danny Irwin enters his second season as head coach of the Wheeling Jesuit wrestling program.
In his first season with the team, Irwin helped the Cardinals send the most team members to the NCAA Division II National Championships in program history. The season was capped off with Terrance Fanning winning the school's first individual National Championship with an 8-2 decision over Notre Dame's Kameron Teacher at 285.
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Irwin arrived in Wheeling following a nine-year stint as an assistant wrestling coach at Wabash (Ind.) College.
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At Wabash, Irwin helped the Little Giants wrestlers to four NCAA Division III Top-10 finishes, three NCAA Team Trophies, seven Top 30 Academic Team performances and a Best of Brand finalist finish. He also served as the Wabash program's director of recruiting with a high percentage being state qualifier level wrestlers.
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Irwin started his wrestling coaching career as Bluffton (Ind.) High School head wrestling coach from 2006-08. He helped elevate that program to a conference championship and team regional qualifier in two seasons.Â
Irwin graduated with a bachelor's degree in history from Manchester (Ind.) College.
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