Craig Hogan enters his seventh season as assistant coach in the 2018-19 season, his tenth-straight year with the Falcons. A native of Temperance, Michigan, Hogan was a four-year wrestler at Messiah and graduated in 2013.
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Hogan has been alongside head coach Bryan Brunk for four of the most impressive seasons in program history, starting with a National Third Place finish in 2013-14. That season the Falcons earned five All-Americans highlighted by Kaleb Loht's National Championship at 141.
In 2014-15 the Falcons finished sixth in Division III while earning three morning All-American honors and in 2015-16, both Lucas Malmberg (125) and Ben Swarr (174) won National Championships to highlight six All-Americans and seven total NCAA Qualififers helping Messiah to a National Runner-Up finish. Last year, Lucas Malmberg (125) captured another championship and Ben Swarr (174) finished as National Runner-Up to lead four Falcon All-Americans.
Aside from coaching on the mat, Hogan focuses on developing the Falcons' wrestling strength and conditioning program.
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