Approximately one year ago at this time, Joe Boardwine was taking the reigns from legendary Walsh Coach Bill Barger (see
http://www.ohiowrestlingsite.com/articles/article107.php).  At the time,
Boardwine came in with great expectations based on his accomplishments
over the past decade as a coach at CVCA and more recently at Aurora.  Now,
quite unexpectedly, Boardwine has received an offer to become the Head
Coach of Campbell University, a Division I school in North Carolina. With
mixed feelings, Coach Boardwine has decided to accept the offer and step
down as Head Coach of Walsh Jesuit.

It would seem that Ohio’s loss is the North Carolina wrestling community’s
gain.  Coach Boardwine has been not only an outstanding coach, and before
that an outstanding competitor, but also a friend to all in the Ohio
wrestling community, a true ambassasador of the sport.  However, that
said, Boardwine’s Ohio connections could ensure that he opens new doors
for Ohio wrestlers in terms of providing a great new scholarship
opportunity for wrestlers in this state.

Ohio Wrestling Site caught up with Coach Boardwine shortly after he
accepted this offer and talked to him about both his new position and the
state of the vaunted Walsh Jesuit Warrior program.

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