Max Lacey

West Liberty University Athletics

Title

Head Assistant Wrestling Coach
Phone

304-336-8230

    Max Lacey brings his extensive international wrestling experience to the hilltop for the third straight year as head coach Danny Irwin's lead assistant with the nationally-ranked West Liberty University wrestling program.
    The Hilltopper assistant still competes at a high level internationally as a member of the Costa Rica National Team. He was a bronze medalist in the 97kg weight class at the 2021 Pan American Championships held in Guatemala and also placed in the 2019 Pan Am Championships in Buenos Aires, Argentina. In addition, Lacey represented Costa Rica in the 2019 World Championships held at Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan.
    Lacey was an assistant coach on Irwin's staff at Wheeling University and played a key role in helping lead the Cardinals to a runner-up finish in the 2019 NCAA Division II National Championships. Lacey was a 4-year letterman at Wheeling and still ranks among the Top 10 all-time in numerous categories for the Cardinals.
    A 2017 graduate of Wheeling University with a Business Administration degree, Lacey is single and resides in Wheeling.

COACH IRWIN SAYS: Coach Lacey's leadership at Wheeling helped get us over that hump and track down that National Runner-up team trophy! I am excited to see him return for his second year here as he is one of the most promising young coaches I have been around in a while. He is still competing internationally, which is another positive because he is in the trenches going through everything that our team is going through while also handling his responsibilities on the coaching side!