Sam Schmitz
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- Title:
- Director of Wrestling & Head Men's Wrestling Coach
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- Phone:
- 660-248-6617
Coach Sam Schmitz is entering his first season as the director of wrestling and men’s head coach for Central Methodist University with plenty of experience and success under his belt.
He comes to CMU with extensive experience at McKendree University, where his women’s team won back-to-back-to-back national championships from 2020-2022. The team took third place in the nation the prior two years.
Schmitz has also had success as a men’s assistant coach at McKendree, with eight top-10 finishes, including third place at the 2019 NCAA Tournament, as well as two super regional championships and four conference championships.
Before becoming a coach, Schmitz was a four-time All-American wrestler in his own right. He was a third-place finisher in the NJCAA National Tournament as a freshman at Clackmas Community College before transferring to Lindenwood University, where he earned All-American honors three times in NAIA competition. He placed 8th, 2nd, and 6th in his final three years of college, in the 149-lb. weight class.
Coach Schmitz was born and raised in Oregon and now resides in Fayette with his wife, Michaela, and their two children.
