
Email: | Joseph_Leblanc@Brown.edu |
Position: | Head Assistant Coach |
Joe LeBlanc, a former University of Wyoming standout and
four-time All-American, was been named an assistant coach for the
Brown wrestling team in November 2013. Following one season as an
assistant at Indiana University, LeBlanc serves as Head Coach Todd
Beckerman's top assistant and aids in all aspects of the
program.
"I am extremely excited to have Joe join our coaching staff,"
Beckerman said. "From his storied athletic career to his coaching
experience, he brings a wealth of knowledge and skill to our team.
We now have coaching expertise in the room at every weight class,
which is a huge asset for our student-athletes as we start the
season and our journey to the National Tournament."
LeBlanc stands as the winningest wrestler in Wyoming history with
147 wins, including 18 victories in the NCAA Championships that
landed him in the nation's top-six four years in a row. As a
senior, LeBlanc posted a 34-3 record and earned the top seed in the
184 lbs class for the 2012 NCAA Championships after surrendering
just one regular season bout.
"I am very excited to have this great opportunity to
coach at such a prestigious institution," LeBlanc said. "Brown
has everything necessary to produce a nationally prominent
wrestling team in years to come and this is an opportunity to build
upon its successful tradition. I am really looking
forward to working with Coach Beckerman and his staff. We
share the same vision to regularly produce National
Champions and All-Americans and I am confident that we can make
this happen at Brown."
At Indiana, LeBlanc helped five Hoosiers qualify for the NCAA
Championships and served as the sparring partner for Adam Chalfant,
who earned the No. 12 seed in the national tournament in 2013.
LeBlanc and his wife, Amanda, have two sons, Tyson and Colby, and
are expecting their third child. A three-time National Wrestling
Coaches Association Academic All-American, LeBlanc graduated from
Wyoming with a degree in kinesiology and health promotion in
2012.