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Augsburg College Athletics Staff -- Scott Whirley

Scott Whirley Wrestling Assistant Head Coach
Contact Scott -- 612-330-1116

Scott Whirley (Augsburg '82), a three-time All-American at Augsburg, returned to the coaching staff for his 22nd season in 2006-07, after taking the 2005-06 season off.

In 2002, Whirley was inducted into the Augsburg Athletic Hall of Fame. Whirley, who won 113 matches at Augsburg, claimed the national championship at 126 pounds in 1979 and earned All-American honors three times, finishing first, second and fourth nationally. He won MIAC titles in 1978 (126), 1981 (134) and 1982 (134) and earned the MIAC tourney MVP award in his senior year.

Whirley joined Jeff Swenson on the Auggie coaching staff in 1982. In 1984, he left to serve as head coach for two seasons at Farmington (Minn.) High School before returning to Augsburg. The native of Robbinsdale, Minn., was an honor student and a two-time state placewinner as a high school wrestler.

Whirley is currently a physical education teacher in the Robbinsdale School District, and lives in Maple Grove, Minn., with his wife, Kelley, and children Adam, Megan and Michael.

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Augsburg College, a college of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, is a member of the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC) and the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division III.

This is the official web site for Augsburg College athletics.
All comments or questions regarding this web site should be directed to Sports Information Coordinator Don Stoner -- E-mail: stoner@augsburg.edu Phone: (612) 330-1677.