Mike DeAnna
Mike DeAnna, a native of Bay Village, Ohio, was a three-time Ohio state champion for Bay High School in Bay Village, Ohio.
He was 83-0 in his championship years (1974-6) and 104-5-1 for his scholastic career. DeAnna earned first-team high school All-American honors and also won two U.S. Wrestling Association National Freestyle titles.
DeAnna was a two-time NCAA finalist, a four-time NCAA All-American and a four-time Big Ten Conference champion for the University of Iowa from 1977 to 1981. He won National AAU Freestyle titles in 1983 and 1984 and was the second alternate on the 1984 United States Olympic freestyle team.
He was head wrestling coach at Edinboro University from 1984 to 1990 and led the Fighting Scots to five Top Ten finishes at the NCAA tournament, including each of the first three years after moving up to Division I in 1986-87.
DeAnna was named NCAA Division II National Coach of the Year in 1986.
Awards:
Year
2021
|
Award
Glen Brand Inductee
|
Chapter/Region
National
|
All American Awards:
Season
1981
|
School
Iowa
|
Tournament
Division I
|
Weight
167
|
Place
2
|
Season
1979
|
School
Iowa
|
Tournament
Division I
|
Weight
167
|
Place
2
|
Season
1978
|
School
Iowa
|
Tournament
Division I
|
Weight
167
|
Place
6
|
Season
1977
|
School
Iowa
|
Tournament
Division I
|
Weight
167
|
Place
3
|
All Coaching Dual Records:
Season
1990
|
School
Edinboro
|
Division
Division I
|
Duals
14
|
Wins
8
|
Losses
6
|
Ties
0
|
Win PCT.
57.14
|
Season
1989
|
School
Edinboro
|
Division
Division I
|
Duals
13
|
Wins
5
|
Losses
8
|
Ties
0
|
Win PCT.
38.46
|
Season
1988
|
School
Edinboro
|
Division
Division I
|
Duals
20
|
Wins
16
|
Losses
4
|
Ties
0
|
Win PCT.
80
|
Season
1987
|
School
Edinboro
|
Division
Division I
|
Duals
14
|
Wins
9
|
Losses
5
|
Ties
0
|
Win PCT.
64.29
|
Season
1986
|
School
Edinboro
|
Division
Division II
|
Duals
14
|
Wins
9
|
Losses
5
|
Ties
0
|
Win PCT.
64.29
|
Season
1985
|
School
Edinboro
|
Division
Division II
|
Duals
15
|
Wins
8
|
Losses
6
|
Ties
1
|
Win PCT.
53.33
|
Season
Career
|
Duals
90
|
Wins
55
|
Losses
34
|
Ties
1
|
Win PCT.
61.11
|
All Rankings:
Season
1981
|
Rank Date
02/26/1981
|
Weight
167
|
Rank
1
|
School
Iowa
|
Season
1981
|
Rank Date
03/12/1981
|
Weight
167
|
Rank
1
|
School
Iowa
|
Season
1980
|
Rank Date
11/19/1979
|
Weight
167
|
Rank
1
|
School
Iowa
|
Season
1980
|
Rank Date
12/10/1979
|
Weight
167
|
Rank
1
|
School
Iowa
|
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