Greg Strobel
Freestyle Assitant Coach
Strobel was the head coach at the 1994 Goodwill Games, where he led the United States to eight medals and two individual champions.
Strobel was an assistant coach on the 1995 U.S. World team, which won the team title in Atlanta, Ga., and included four individual champions
and six medalists. He was also a member of the coaching staffs for the 1991, 1993 and 1994 U.S. World Teams. He also helped with 1992 U.S.
Olympic team as a member of the coaching staff.
He is the new head wrestling coach at Lehigh Univ., starting his first season with the nationally respected program. Prior to joining Lehigh, he
served as a coach with the Team Foxcatcher Wrestling Club, based in Newtown Square, Pa. Team Foxcatcher has won nine straight USA
Wrestling Div. II national freestyle team titles.
Strobel served as National Teams Director for USA Wrestling from 1983-91, directing the programs for the elite athletes and international teams for the United States. He was responsible for overseeing the activities of the National Coaches and the volunteer coaching staffs.
As National Teams Director, Strobel helped in the preparation of all U.S. World and Olympic teams for eight years.
He started his coaching career as a graduate assistant coach at Oregon State Univ. for two years. He also served as head coach for Roseburg High School (Ore.) for three years, before returning to Oregon State, where he was an assistant coach for three years.
Strobel was a two-time NCAA Champion for Oregon State, and outstanding wrestler at the 1974 NCAA Tournament. He was a national
runner-up in freestyle, and placed four times at the national meet. He was a three-time state champion for Scappoose High School, a suburb of
Portland, Ore. He was born August 17, 1952 in Terry, Montana.
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