 Klemm's coaching career started as an assistant at Eastern Illinois
from 1980-82. Then he was an assistant at the University of Oklahoma
from 1982-84, an assistant at the University of Illinois from
1984-87 and back to Eastern Illinois as an assistant from 1987-89,
also earning his master's degree in sports administration from
Eastern. His head coaching career started at MacMurray College,
where he compiled a 13-11 record from 1989-91. In 1991 he became the
head coach at Lincoln College.Since coming to Lincoln he has
produced 177 national qualifiers, 58 all-Americans and six national
champions. His career record at Lincoln is 173-122-1, and his teams
have finished in the top six seven times. Last year's squad finished
sixth in the nation and produced six all-Americans.
He graduated from Lincoln High School and had his collegiate
career at Eastern Illinois University. While at Eastern he was a
four time all-American, placing third, second and first in NCAA
Division II and second in NCAA Division I. In 1979 he competed in
the world championships. He is one of only seven Americans to beat
Olympic gold medalist Bruce Baumgartner and the only one to beat
both Baumgartner and Olympic gold medalist Jeff Blatnick. Due to the
1980 boycott, Klemm's Olympic hopes were cut short.
He was voted National Junior College Athletic Association
Regional Coach of the Year three times, National Coach of the Year
in 1997 and Man of the Year in 1999. He was inducted into the
Eastern Illinois University Hall of Fame in 1989, the Illinois
Wrestling Coaches and Officials Association Hall of Fame in 1996,
and the National Junior College Athletic Association Hall of Fame in
2003.
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Current assistant coach Steven Bradley will take over the reins
of the wrestling program. A native of Beech Grove, Ind., he was a
three-time Indiana state champion for Beech Grove High School.
Bradley started his collegiate career at Lincoln College and was an
all-American and national runner-up in 2000 for the Lynx. After
graduating from Lincoln College, he transferred to the University of
Indianapolis. After a year of competition, his college career was
cut short due to injury.
Bradley served for four years as assistant coach for the
University of Indianapolis before coming back to Lincoln. While at
Indy, he helped produce 12 NCAA Division II all-Americans. He was
inducted into the Indiana Wrestling Hall of Fame in 2007. In his
three years at Lincoln he has helped produce 10 all-Americans. In
addition to his duties as head wrestling coach, he is the director
of the Lincoln College Fitness Center.
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