Men's Wrestling
Henderson, Evan
Evan Henderson
- Title:
- Assistant Coach
- Email:
- erh323@lehigh.edu
U.S. National Team member Evan Henderson is in his third season on the Lehigh coaching staff. He was elevated to assistant coach after serving as a volunteer assistant for the 2022-23 season.Â
The 2023-24 season saw Henderson play an important role in Lehigh’s successful campaign. The Mountain Hawks have four individual EIWA Champions and three All-Americans with true first-year Luke Stanich and deferred first-year Ryan Crookham winning EIWA titles and earning All-America honors.
In his first season at Lehigh, Henderson worked with student-athletes across all weight classes. He helped Josh Humphreys cap is Lehigh career as a three-time EIWA Champion and a two-time All-American, following a third-place finish at 157 at the NCAA Championships.
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A two-time All-American as a collegiate wrestler at North Carolina, Henderson continues to train and compete with the Lehigh Valley Wrestling Club.
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Henderson most recently competed for the Ohio Regional Training Center and Titan Mercury Wrestling Club. He reached the finals of the World Team Trials Challenge Tournament at 65 kg and advanced to Final X New York in June 2022.
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The New Florence, Pa., native is a five-time U.S. Open place winner and was a finalist in 2020. He was also an Olympic Trials qualifier last year. Henderson’s freestyle accomplishments also include a gold medal at the Bill Farrell International in 2018, and silver medals at the 2019 Cerro Pelado and Intercontinental Cup tournaments plus the Dave Schultz Memorial Tournament in 2017 and 2018 and the 2014 Bill Farrell International.
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Henderson amassed a 125-37 record competing for North Carolina from 2011-16. He earned a pair of All-America honors at 141, finishing sixth in 2013 and fourth in 2014. Henderson also captured a pair of ACC titles, winning at 141 in 2013 and then as a senior in 2016 after moving up to 149. Among Henderson’s 125 career victories were 46 falls.
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Following his graduation from North Carolina, Henderson spent one season as an assistant coach at Campbell University. He then joined the New York City Regional Training Center and later spent time at the Spartan RTC in Ithaca, N.Y. before moving to Ohio.
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A graduate of Kiski Prep in western Pennsylvania, Henderson won a pair of National Prep Championships.
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Henderson earned his degree in interpersonal communication and organization with a minor in coaching from North Carolina in 2016. He and his wife Carly Restano have a daughter, Tully.
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The 2023-24 season saw Henderson play an important role in Lehigh’s successful campaign. The Mountain Hawks have four individual EIWA Champions and three All-Americans with true first-year Luke Stanich and deferred first-year Ryan Crookham winning EIWA titles and earning All-America honors.
In his first season at Lehigh, Henderson worked with student-athletes across all weight classes. He helped Josh Humphreys cap is Lehigh career as a three-time EIWA Champion and a two-time All-American, following a third-place finish at 157 at the NCAA Championships.
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A two-time All-American as a collegiate wrestler at North Carolina, Henderson continues to train and compete with the Lehigh Valley Wrestling Club.
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Henderson most recently competed for the Ohio Regional Training Center and Titan Mercury Wrestling Club. He reached the finals of the World Team Trials Challenge Tournament at 65 kg and advanced to Final X New York in June 2022.
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The New Florence, Pa., native is a five-time U.S. Open place winner and was a finalist in 2020. He was also an Olympic Trials qualifier last year. Henderson’s freestyle accomplishments also include a gold medal at the Bill Farrell International in 2018, and silver medals at the 2019 Cerro Pelado and Intercontinental Cup tournaments plus the Dave Schultz Memorial Tournament in 2017 and 2018 and the 2014 Bill Farrell International.
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Henderson amassed a 125-37 record competing for North Carolina from 2011-16. He earned a pair of All-America honors at 141, finishing sixth in 2013 and fourth in 2014. Henderson also captured a pair of ACC titles, winning at 141 in 2013 and then as a senior in 2016 after moving up to 149. Among Henderson’s 125 career victories were 46 falls.
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Following his graduation from North Carolina, Henderson spent one season as an assistant coach at Campbell University. He then joined the New York City Regional Training Center and later spent time at the Spartan RTC in Ithaca, N.Y. before moving to Ohio.
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A graduate of Kiski Prep in western Pennsylvania, Henderson won a pair of National Prep Championships.
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Henderson earned his degree in interpersonal communication and organization with a minor in coaching from North Carolina in 2016. He and his wife Carly Restano have a daughter, Tully.
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