Former Nebraska All-American Todd Beckerman is in his seventh season on the Maryland Terrapin staff. A native of Crofton, Md., Beckerman was added to the staff in September of 2005. Beckerman spent two seasons as an assistant coach at the Naval Academy before coming to College Park. In 2004, the team posted its best dual record since 1993 and had a school-record eight wrestlers post 25-win seasons. A four-year letterwinner and two-time All-America at Nebraska, Beckerman came to Navy from Lincoln, Neb., where he spent the 2002-03 season as a volunteer assistant coach for the Huskers. Beckerman primarily coached the lower weight classes and helped coordinate and assist in the Husker recruiting efforts. Prior to returning to his alma mater, Beckerman worked during the 2001-02 season as an administrative assistant in the Penn State wrestling office, where he worked one-on-one with student-athletes and played a large role in directing summer camps. Beckerman also implemented the Todd Beckerman All-American Wrestling Camp, which was held for six-straight summers at Nebraska beginning in 1997. At the 2000 and 2001 NCAA Championships, Beckerman wrestled to All-America status as well as Academic All-Big 12 honors in both seasons. He was the 2000-01 Nebraska Male Athlete of the Year, as well as the Husker Power Lifter of the Year. The 2000-01 team captain also competed internationally in 1999 and 2000 as a member of the Big 12 All-Star Wrestling Team. Beckerman graduated in 2001 with a degree in human resources and family sciences. He received his master's in education from Nebraska with an emphasis in post secondary athletics in 2007. E-mail coach Beckerman at tfb@umd.edu. |
|
|||||||||||||||
