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Pat McNamara enters his second season as an
assistant coach on the Virginia staff. In his first
season with the Cavaliers (2003-04), McNamara
helped UVa finish 10-7 overall, 3-1 in the ACC and assisted UVa in its
16th place finish at Nationals. McNamara also provided guidance in
the development of Scott Moore and Tim Foley as they achieved All-American
status last season.
McNamara was a three-time All-America wrestler at Michigan
State (2001, 2000, 1998) and compiled an impressive record of 108-28
overall, 49-16 in the Big Ten Conference. He just missed becoming a
four-time All-America selection after falling one victory short of the
prestigious feat during the 1998-99 season as a Spartan. McNamara
qualified for the NCAA Championships every season he competed at
MSU and won a Big Ten Conference title as a sophomore. He placed
fifth at the NCAA Championships as a freshman, took sixth at NCAAs
as a junior and senior and advanced to the NCAA quarterfinals as a
sophomore. McNamara won an individual title at the Big Ten
Championships as a sophomore and finished runner-up as a senior. He
placed third as a senior and fourth as a freshman.
McNamara was ranked number one in the nation at 133 during the
1999-2000 season before competing in the National Wrestling Coaches
Association (NWCA) All-Star Meet. He posted an overall record of 33-
9 as a freshman (at 126-pounds) before going 33-8 (sophomore), 15-6
(junior) and 27-5 (senior) his last three seasons at Michigan State at
133 pounds.
Before coming to Charlottesville, McNamara spent the previous two
years at Central Michigan University working towards his master's
degree in sports administration and serving as a graduate assistant for
CMU head wrestling coach Tom Borrelli. In 2002-03 McNamara
helped guide the Chippewas to a record of 13-3 overall, 4-1 in the
Mid-American Conference, and to a first place finish in the MAC
Championships. CMU had seven NCAA qualifiers advance to
Nationals from its 2002-03 squad.
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