Assistant coach Glen Lanham has been promoted to replace Clar Anderson as head coach, Director of Athletics and Vice President Kevin White announced Monday.
Lanham started with the Blue Devils in June 2010 after assistant coaching jobs at North Carolina, Oklahoma State and Purdue. He has over 20 years of coaching experience at both the high school and college levels.
Former head coach Clar Anderson resigned March 21 after accumulating a 101-125-2 record over 15 years with the Blue Devils.
“I’m very excited to lead the Duke wrestling program,” Lanham said in a press release. “Becoming a head coach has been a long process in the making and I feel right now that Duke University is a perfect fit for me as a coach. We have a very talented and amazing group of young men and I am thrilled for the opportunity to guide them on and off the mat.”
Lanham has proven himself on the recruiting trail at several stops, helping the Tar Heels land a top-25 recruiting class in 2006, and the Boilermakers secure the No. 12 class in 2008, according to InterMat.com.
During his two years at Duke, Lanham helped two Blue Devils to NCAA championship berths—Diego Bencomo in 2011 and Tanner Hough in 2012.
“Glen brings outstanding experience, professionalism and principles to Duke wrestling,” White said in the release. “Certainly, the young men representing our program will find Glen has tremendous leadership qualities, unlimited passion for the sport and an uncompromising commitment to their total experience as student-athletes. It became very evident throughout the search process that all roads led back to Glen Lanham being an ideal fit for Duke wrestling at this point in time.”
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