SJU Wrestling Coach Brandon Novak
Brandon Novak begins his fourth season as head coach of the SJU wrestling program in 2007-08. Last year,
Novak led the Johnnies to a 23rd place finish (63 teams) at the NCAA Championships. Keeping the academic standards high in 2005-06, Novak's SJU wrestling team had the fifth-highest team grade point average in NCAA Division III at 3.334.
Prior to becoming the head coach in 2004-05, Novak assisted John Elton, who was head wrestling coach from 1981-2004.
Novak, a 2001 graduate of SJU, won the NCAA Wrestling Championship at 197 pounds in 2001 and was a three-time All-American.
Novak is also a defensive assistant football coach at SJU, a position he has held for seven seasons. As a football player at SJU, Novak was named MIAC Most Valuable Player as a linebacker in 1999 and a first-team All-America selection.
Novak also worked in the admission office at SJU after graduation.
Novak and his wife, Heather, live in St. Joseph.
Athletic Department
Saint John’s University
PO Box 7277
Collegeville, MN 56321
320-363-2757
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