November 5^th 2004

Toledo St. Francis De Sales names Vaughn

Assistant Head Wrestling Coach

Head wrestling coach and athletic director, Carl Janke has announced that effective November 5th 2004 Mr. Tony Vaughn will be the assistant head coach of the Knight HS wrestling program. Vaughn, a former Big Ten heavyweight wrestling champion from Purdue, joins Coach Janke and the SF coaching staff as the team’s lead technician. Tony will also guide the St. Francis Wrestling Club.

Vaughn, who earned All-American honors for the Boilermakers (1992-96), placed third at the 1994 NCAA national meet. He holds the Purdue school single season record for most wins (40 in 1996).

In August 2004, Tony earned a Master of Science degree in Physical Education with a minor in Athletic Administration from Eastern Illinois University. While at Eastern Illinois, Tony acted as the wrestling team’s Graduate Assistant Coach and assisted with the athletic department’s academic services program. Prior to coaching at Eastern, Vaughn was the head coach at Mount Saint Clare (IA) College for two years. He coached 14 NAIA national qualifiers and three All-Americans. From 1997-2000, he was an assistant coach at Manchester (IN) College where he coached six All-Americans. Manchester finished sixth in the nation in NCAA Division III twice during this time.

“We are excited to have someone of Tony’s caliber on our staff. In addition to successful wrestling and collegiate coaching experiences, Tony is a high quality person who will fit in nicely at St. Francis.”, commented Mr. Janke.