Chris Edmond Rejoins Nassau Community College Staff
Plus Former Nassau Community College Wrestlers Move On 

Former NCAA Div 1 National Champion Chris Edmond (University of Tennessee) comes back to Nassau CC after a one-year hiatus. Chris has been involved with Nassau Wrestling for over twelve-years, he has been very instrumental in the programs success over that time. In the past seven years the Nassau Lions have won four NJCAA Div 3 National Championships and two National Dual Meet Championships. He rejoins Head Coach Paul Schmidt, Asst Coach Vougar Orounjov (Former World Champion), Asst Coach Sam Thomas and Asst Coach Tyshawn Scarlett.

Five members of the NJCAA National Championship Team will be wrestling for different programs next season. Former NJCAA National Champion Brandon Williamson (285lbs) accepted a scholarship to West Virginia University where he’ll compete for Coach Craig Turnbull, Bobby Ward leaves Nassau after a stellar freshman season, finishing second in the NJCAA National Championship and will wrestle for Coach Carter Jordan at North Carolina State. Both of these young men will join their former teammate Chris Notte in the Div 1 ranks, Chris a former NJCAA National Champion currently wrestles at Oklahoma State for Coach John Smith. Two other former NJCAA All American wrestlers while at Nassau will be moving on Tom Rispoli will wrestle for Coach Don Murray at SUNY Brockport and Dan Daddino will wrestle at Delaware Valley for Coach Brandon Totten.