Mike DeAnna

Mike DeAnna, a native of Bay Village, Ohio, was a three-time Ohio state champion for Bay High School in Bay Village, Ohio.

He was 83-0 in his championship years (1974-76) and 104-5-1 for his scholastic career. DeAnna earned first-team high school All-American honors and also won two U.S. Wrestling Association National Freestyle titles. He was named the Cleveland Plain Dealer Athlete of the Decade for his efforts.

DeAnna was a two-time NCAA finalist, a four-time NCAA All-American and a four-time Big Ten Conference champion for the University of Iowa from 1977 to 1981. He won National AAU Freestyle titles in 1983 and 1984 and was the second alternate on the 1984 United States Olympic freestyle team.

DeAnna served as the head coach at Davenport High School from 1981-83 before becoming the head coach at Edinboro University and serving in that capacity from 1984-90. He led the Fighting Scots to five Top Ten finishes at the NCAA tournament, including each of the first three years after moving up to Division I in 1986-87. He coached 22 All-Americans and the first NCAA champion in the history of athletics at Edinboro.

He was named the NCAA Division II Coach of the Year in 1986 and took a last-place Division II program and turned it into a Top 10 Division I squad in just three years.

After his time at Edinboro, DeAnna served as an assistant coach at Westlake High School from 1994-2000.

Awards:

Year
2021
Award
Glen Brand Inductee
Chapter/Region
National
Year
2019
Award
Lifetime Service to Wrestling
Chapter/Region
Ohio

All American Awards:

Season
1981
School
Iowa
Tournament
Division I
Weight
167
Place
2
Season
1979
School
Iowa
Tournament
Division I
Weight
167
Place
2
Season
1978
School
Iowa
Tournament
Division I
Weight
167
Place
6
Season
1977
School
Iowa
Tournament
Division I
Weight
167
Place
3

All Coaching Dual Records:

Season
1990
School
Edinboro
Division
Division I
Duals
14
Wins
8
Losses
6
Ties
0
Win PCT.
57.14
Season
1989
School
Edinboro
Division
Division I
Duals
13
Wins
5
Losses
8
Ties
0
Win PCT.
38.46
Season
1988
School
Edinboro
Division
Division I
Duals
20
Wins
16
Losses
4
Ties
0
Win PCT.
80
Season
1987
School
Edinboro
Division
Division I
Duals
14
Wins
9
Losses
5
Ties
0
Win PCT.
64.29
Season
1986
School
Edinboro
Division
Division II
Duals
14
Wins
9
Losses
5
Ties
0
Win PCT.
64.29
Season
1985
School
Edinboro
Division
Division II
Duals
15
Wins
8
Losses
6
Ties
1
Win PCT.
53.33
Season
Career
Duals
90
Wins
55
Losses
34
Ties
1
Win PCT.
61.11

All Rankings:

Season
1981
Rank Date
02/26/1981
Weight
167
Rank
1
School
Iowa
Season
1981
Rank Date
03/12/1981
Weight
167
Rank
1
School
Iowa
Season
1980
Rank Date
11/19/1979
Weight
167
Rank
1
School
Iowa
Season
1980
Rank Date
12/10/1979
Weight
167
Rank
1
School
Iowa

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