Doug Moses

Doug is originally from Iowa where he went through much of his scholastic and wrestling careers on the mat with the legendary Dan Gable. After a stint at Iowa State, he transferred to Adams State College in Colorado to compete for his brother, Gene. Doug won the NAIA national wrestling title at 142-pounds for the Adams State team. He was a member of the USA Team traveling to the Soviet Union where he wrestled several dual meets and finished third in the Tbilisi Tournament. Coach Moses was a four-time University of Wyoming Cowboy Open Champion. He was named the Chicago Mayor Daly Open Champion-Outstanding Wrestler. Coach Moses became an assistant coach at Adams State College for a year. He was then the assistant coach for the Colorado State University wrestling team for three years. Doug spent the next 20 years at the University of Southern Colorado where he initiated the wrestling program. During that time he led the program to a pair of runner-up finishes in the NCAA DII Championships. His teams were ranked nationally in the top-ten a dozen times and reached the top five national rankings eight times. Coach Moses was able to re-institutionalize college wrestling at New Mexico Highland University in 2005. He is presently coaching at that University, sustaining the only college wrestling program in the state of New Mexico. During his amazing career Doug has coached 72 All-Americans, 30 individual Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference (RMAC) Champions and 13 National Champions, including NCAA Division II National Champion, Seth Wright. His teams have won six RMAC titles and four Western Regional championships. He has coached the RMAC All-Star Teams which have traveled to compete in Bulgaria and Hungary. After 37 years of coaching Moses will be quick to tell you that the only specific number that matters is the number of successful individuals he has helped guide through their lives. It is the wrestlers who go on to become successful, productive members of society that motivate him. Indeed, his background is impressive having earned induction into several Halls of Fame. He was inducted into the Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) Wrestling Hall of Fame in 2012. He is a member of the NCAA Division II Coaches Association Hall of Fame, the Adams State University Hall of Fame, the University of Southern Colorado Hall of Fame, and the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Hall of Fame. His coaching awards are also numerous. He was a Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Coach of the Year, NCAA Western Region Coach of the Year, and Colorado Collegiate Coach of the Year. Induction into the Colorado Chapter of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame is an honor that is truly deserved by a man who has done so much for the sport and its athletes.

Awards:

Year
2017
Award
Lifetime Service to Wrestling
Chapter/Region
Colorado

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