PRINCETON, N.J.—Andy Lausier ‘01, a former All-American wrestler at Lycoming College, has been named an assistant wrestling coach at Princeton University. He had been the head wrestling coach at Stevens Institute of Technology for the past four seasons.

Lausier rebuilt Stevens’ program from scratch (it had been discontinued in 1992) into a team that made three consecutive NCAA Division III championship appearances. He also led Stevens to 12 dual-meet victories in three seasons, including three over Top 25 ranked squads.

“(Andy’s) understanding of running a successful program, as well as his dedication, hard work and passion, will make him an extremely valuable asset to our program,” said Princeton head coach Chris Ayres.

Lausier had a collegiate career record of 121-29 as a wrestler at Lycoming College, where he graduated in 2001 with a bachelor’s degree in psychology. He earned All-America honors at 197 lbs. in 2000 and qualified for the NCAA championships three times.

The native of Naperville, Ill., was a three-time team-captain and Middle Atlantic Conference champion and was a member of an NCAA Division III International All-Star team in both 1997 and 1998. He spent the summer of 2000 at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs.

“I’m thrilled to have the opportunity to join Coach Ayres and Princeton wrestling and to work at one of the finest institutions in the nation,” Lausier said. “I’m committed to working tirelessly to achieve all of our goals as a team both on and off the mat.”

Lausier was named the Centennial Conference Rookie Coach of the Year in 2005.

Before heading to Stevens, Lausier spent two seasons as a graduate assistant wrestling coach at The College of New Jersey, working daily with athletes on skill development as well as assisting in the management of TCNJ summer wrestling camps. He earned a master’s degree in education from TCNJ in 2003.

Quotes used courtesy of Princeton University Sports Information