Former Hilltopper standout Brian Leggett returns for his fifth season as an assistant coach with Coach Mitch Smith’s West Liberty University mat squad.
Leggett was a fixture on the WLU mat roster from 2007-11, serving as team captain each of his last two seasons. He posted a career-high 22 wins as a redshirt freshman and went on to a solid career that saw him etch his name in the Hilltopper record book.
By the time Leggett hung up his singlet for good, he ranked No. 1 all-time at West Liberty in career reversals (87) and escapes (173).
Leggett wrestled for three years at Waynesburg (Pa.) Central High School before transferring to Parkersburg (W.Va.) High School for his senior season. He went 25-9 with the Big Reds and was the runner-up at 130 pounds in the West Virginia Class AAA state tournament.
A 2012 West Liberty graduate with a degree in Social Studies Education, Leggett also holds a master’s degree in Technology Integration in Education from Waynesburg (Pa.) University.
