University of Tennessee at Chattanooga wrestling head coach Heath Eslinger announced the promotion of Nick Brascetta to assistant coach today. Brascetta spent the 2016-17 season as the Coordinator of Student-Athlete Development for the Mocs.
"We are excited to move Nick into the role of assistant coach," stated Eslinger. "He did a great job for us last year, but now he will be able to work directly with our student-athletes from training to competition."
Brascetta finished third at the 2016 NCAA Championships, competing for Virginia Tech at 157 pounds.
A native of Graham, Ohio, he was also the ACC Rookie of the Year in 2012 and won three league titles in his career.
A three-time All-American, Brascetta also finished fourth at 157 in 2015. He earned his degree in Accounting at Virginia Tech and is currently working on his M.B.A. at UTC.