Wrestling

Head Coach: Andy Hackenmueller

Hometown: St. Michael-Albertville (‘06)

College Experience: NDSU (06’-08), UW-Lacrosse (08’11)

Philosophy: Everyone Can Get Better in Some Way Shape or Form Every Day. Be Coachable, Be Consistent, and with Hard Work, and a Good Support Group you can Reach Your Goals On and Off the Mat.

Entering his 2nd season at RCTC, Coach Hack was the MCAC Conference Coach of the Year and NJCAA Coach of the year last season. Growing up in the STMA Program he was a 3x State Placer and a stable part on the team winning 3 State Championships. After High School he wrestled at NDSU for 2 years and ended up transferring and graduating from UW-Lacrosse. His coaching experience leading up to RCTC he was at Albert Lea where he was Youth State Coach of the Year while also serving as the Head Assistant Varsity Coach helping 5 athletes work towards and earn D1 and D2 scholarships. After 3 years in Albert Lea Coach Hack moved to Forest Lake helping that program make it back to the state tournament for the first time in 25 years. Coaching several state placers and a state champion each of the 3 years there. During the summertime Hack is a big advocate for freestyle and Greco coaching the MN National Cadet Team which is where he met former RCTC Head Coaches Randy Rager and Travis Rutt. The relationships and experiences over the past 8-10 years have led Coach Hack here to RCTC. Coach is looking to help each athlete reach their ultimate goals, guide the team towards that National Championship, and build on the already solid foundation of the program established by the past coaches and athletes!