Jordan Burkholder is in his first season as a graduate assistant coach with the West Liberty University wrestling program.
The Crooksville, Ohio native comes to the hilltop after wrapping up a stellar athletic and academic career at NCAA Division III Muskingum University in New Concord, Ohio.
A 3-time Academic All-American, Burkholder was an Ohio Athletic Conference champion and NCAA Division III national qualifier as the Central Regional runner-up at 125 pounds as a senior. He won tournament championships at the Waynesburg Invitational, Washington & Jefferson Invitational and the Ohio Northern Invitational on his way to a sparkling 30-4 record.
The son of Greg and Angie Burkholder, Jordan graduated from Muskingum with a degree in Health and Physical Education/Health and Fitness. He is working on his master's in Sports Leadership and Coaching at West Liberty.
COACH IRWIN SAYS: Coach Burkholder stood out among our deep candidate pool and has lived up to that and more in his first few months on the hilltop. He began building relationships with the guys right from the get-go and is always ready to crush the next task at hand. He has a bright future in college coaching!
