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Asst. Coach Aaron "SWAYZ" Sweazy
Hometown: Chapman, KS
College:
Butler County Community College, University of Central Oklahoma
Undergraduate Degree: Associates of Arts,
BSEd-General Studies
Years as NCCC Assistant Coach: 3rdAaron Sweazy brings to Neosho wrestling an exciting enthusiasm for the
sport. A four year letterman at Chapman High in Chapman, KS, "The
Swayz" eventually found his way to the wrestling mats at the University
of Central Oklahoma under the guidance of legendary coach David James.
While at UCO, Coach Swayz was a member of 3 consecutive teams
that finished in the Top 3 Nationally amongst Division 2 NCAA programs,
including back to back National Championships in 2002 and 2003.
Coach Swayz who earned a varsity letter in 2003 at UCO, is also a former
collegiate teammate of four time DII National Champion Cole Provence as
well as current US Olympic Hopeful and former World Team member Mo
Lawal.
Following UCO, Coach Swayz wrestled with health issues in battling
cancer, but wound up defeating it in May of 2005. Coach
Swayz has used his experiences in battling cancer to help educate others
by speaking at Relay for Life events, working with the Tyler Graebner Cancer Foundation. A bit of an iconic
legend in the wrestling world for his gift of gab, Coach Swayz has found
his way into covering NCAA DII wrestling as well as other human interest stories
for Intermatwrestle.com
During the Summer of 2009 Coach Swayz was the NJCAA representative at
the of the USA Wrestling sponsored ALL-IN WRESTLING CAMP. While at
the Camp he worked with staffs from Arizona State, Grand Canyon and
Waldorf. He was also able to work with US Martial Arts Hall of
Famer Bill Gossett at the All-IN Camp as well.
Coach Sweazy lives in Chanute with his wife Kris (Alonzo) and
their two great danes Gertie and Pickle.
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