Mark Johnson put Illini wrestling on the map
March 31, 2009 9:50 AM
Thanks to Illinois wrestling coach Mark Johnson, filling the vacancy created by his surprise retirement announcement Monday shouldn't be hard. The top coach in Illinois history, the Rock Island native made Illinois wrestling relevant again.
He took over a sleepy program and turned it into a national player.
"Illinois wrestling wasn't anywhere near the map,'' said Matt Lackey, who won an NCAA title in 2003. "Not only did he put Illinois on the map, he took them to prominence.''
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He took over a sleepy program and turned it into a national player.
"Illinois wrestling wasn't anywhere near the map,'' said Matt Lackey, who won an NCAA title in 2003. "Not only did he put Illinois on the map, he took them to prominence.''
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