Tim Flynn
Tim Flynn
One of the most successful coaches in college wrestling, Flynn has been a Division I head coach for 26 years and his 254 dual wins currently rank sixth among active NCAA coaches.
Throughout his career has a head coach, Flynn has coached 170 NCAA qualifiers, 42 All-Americans, and three NCAA champions. He’s led his teams to five top-10 finishes at the NCAA Tournament, 14 top-20 finishes, and 18 top-25 finishes. In 2014, he was named the NWCA Division I National Coach of The Year, and the Dan Gable Coach of The Year by WIN Magazine.
Flynn has also had a great deal of success coaching freestyle as well.
As a competitor, Flynn walked on at Penn State before finishing as one of the all-time win leaders in Nittany Lion history and a team captain. Flynn finished his career in the blue and white with a career record of 105-23-2 and was an All-American as a senior finishing 7th at the NCAA Championships.