It’s been an active summer filling positions within the athletic department at Central College, and at the center of it all has been interim Athletic Director Eric Van Kley.
Earlier this week, Coach Eric Van Kley and the Central College wrestling program hosted a three-day youth camp to help young wrestlers develop their skills and find a stronger love for the sport.
For the seventh time in as many years, Central College head wrestling coach Eric Van Kley found himself in the midst of the largest wrestling tournament in the world, as he coached in the U.S. Cadet & Junior National Greco-Roman tournament last Sunday through Tuesday.
Though they’ve certainly made a great deal of progress as of late, the Central College wrestling team still has a way to go to catch up with the Iowa Conference’s power teams.
The ascent of the Central College wrestling program this season has led to Head Coach Eric Van Kley being named Iowa Conference wrestling co-coach of the year.