Chris Williams Named Assistant Wrestling Coach
7/13/2005 12:00:00 AM | Wrestling
July 13, 2005
East Lansing, Mich. - Former Spartan All-American Chris Williams has been named the new second assistant wrestling coach at Michigan State University. Williams wrestled at 125 lbs. for MSU from 1997-2002, and was an NCAA All-American in 2001. His 102 career wins place him 14th on the MSU career victories board.
"I'm really excited to be back with the Michigan State wrestling program," said Williams. "I look forward to working with Coach Tom Minkel and Roger Chandler, two men with an extreme passion for coaching. I took a couple of years away from the sport but found that I have a desire to teach young student-athletes. This team has a chance to be very successful. They are headed in a positive direction and are all hard workers."
"Chris brings a great deal of experience to the position; he was an All-American as well as being an outstanding student during his time here" said head coach Tom Minkel. "I'm thrilled to have him on our staff."
Williams, a native of Fowlerville, Mich., was a two-time state champion for Fowlerville High School. He graduated from MSU with a Bachelor of Arts degree in general business, and worked recently as a bank manager for Fifth Third Bank in East Lansing. Williams also coaches the very successful Spartan Lightning youth wrestling club.
