Damion is the Head Wrestling Coach at South Dakota State where he just finished his second season at the helm of the Jackrabbit program. Before heading to SDSU, Damion spent the 12 years previously as an assistant and later associate head coach at Cornell University. During his tenure, the Big Red recorded 11 top-10 team finishes at the NCAA Championships, including consecutive runner-upfinishes in 2010 and 2011. He mentored 50 All-Americans, 12 of whom were individual NCAA champions. Cornell also won 12 straight Ivy League dual championships and 11 consecutive Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association team titles.
As a collegiate wrestler at Minnesota, Hahn won NCAA individual national titles as a junior and senior. A four-time All-American, he also was a three-time Big 10 individual champion and was named the Jesse Owens Big 10 Male Athlete of the Year in 2004. The Golden Gophers won team NCAA championships during both his freshman and sophomore seasons.
We recorded this episode just minutes after the NCAA announced that the wrestling championships would be held without fans due the ongoing covid-19 outbreak. Shortly after we recorded the NCAA would cancel the remainder of the winter championships and all of the spring season.
Damion is considered by many to be the GOAT of high school wrester in New Jersey. He amassed a record of 131-3, winning three state title going undefeated after his freshman year
Damion’s Athletic Resume
2nd Place 2006 US World Team Trials
2-Time US Nationals 3rd Place Finisher
2-Time NCAA National Champion for University of Minnesota
4-Time NCAA Division 1 All-American
3-Time Big 10 Conference Tournament Champion
2004 NCAA Big-10 Conference Athlete of the Year
2-Time University Nationals Freestlye Champion
2-Time Fila Junior Nationals Freestyle Champion
3-Time Junior Nationals Freestyle Champion
131-3 Career High School Record
3-Time USA Wrestling High School All-American
1999 Winner of Dave Schultz High School Excellence Award
3-Time NJSIAA State Tournament Champion
4-Time NJSIAA State Tournament Finalist
3-Time Region 6 Champion
4-Time Region 6 Finalist
4-Time District 24 Champion
1995 US Cadet Freestyle Champion
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