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COACH CHARLES THE SHAWN CHARLES FILE • Arizona State’s first four-time wrestling All- American (5th place in 1990, 4th place in 1991, 2nd place in 1992, 2nd place in 1993) • Two-time Pacific-12 Conference champion at 126 pounds (1992, 1993) • Graduated from Arizona State in 1993 with B.S. in Computer Information Systems • Ranks 19th on ASU’s all-time victories list (103) • Native of Tucson, Ariz., where he won three state titles at Santa Rita High School • Has coached in five Division I conferences, including the Big 12, Ivy, Western Athletic, Mid- American and Pacific-12 • Has worked with 40 NCAA Division I All-Americans and three individual NCAA Champions • Helped teams place among the Top 10 nationally in the NCAA Division I Championships seven times in his coaching career 4 On May 8, 2009, Shawn Charles, a four-time All-American and two-time national runner-up at Arizona State University, was named the head coach of the Sun Devil wrestling program. An Arizona native and one of the more successful Sun Devils in the program’s history, Charles becomes only the sixth head coach in the program’s 47-year history. “I am excited to be back at my Alma mater and to be the guy to put it all together and make Arizona State successful once again,” Charles said. “It is a great opportunity to come back to Tempe and strengthen this program as a coach and I am looking forward to goals I have set for this team in the coming years. One of my goals is to get the community involved with our program. I really believe that wrestling is a viable form of entertainment and I would really like to see the communities around Arizona get involved in supporting this form of entertainment. “I also think it is important for our student-athletes to be recognized not only for their achievements on the mats, but in the classrooms as well,” Charles said. “I want to win championships, but I also want to make sure our young men are succeeding academically and setting their sites on the future by graduating from college. For me, I know the environment, I know the community, I know the boosters, I know the alumni and I know the task that is front of me and I know that makes me the best person to help drive this program forward and do the things I need to do to ensure that Arizona State wrestling stays a Division I program and wins championships.” Charles will have a wealth of knowledge at his disposal as he works to bring the program back to the top of the national and conference standings after being there himself as a Sun Devil. In his years in Tempe (1990-93), Charles helped the Sun Devils to three Pac-12 Championships (1990, 1991 and 1993) while also helping the team place among the Top 6 nationally in each of the those three seasons, including a national runner-up finish in 1990 and a fourth-place showing in 1993. He earned All-America honors in all four of his years on the mat at 126 pounds, placing fifth as a freshman and fourth as a sophomore before taking national runner-up honors in his final two campaigns. A two-time Pac-12 individual champion (1992 and 1993), Charles collected 103 victories in his collegiate career, ranking him tied for 19th on the program’s all-time wins list. He also ranks 19th in career dual-match victories after he posted a 44-15-5 record in those matches. Charles also was a two-time competitor in the East-West All-Star Dual and captured the Las Vegas Invitational twice while also finishing second at the prestigious Midlands Championships once during his Sun Devil career. In his third season has head coach of the Sun Devil Wrestling program, he lead the team to a 7-9-0 overall record. The Sun Devils had key victories against in-state rivals Embry-Riddle and Grand Canyon along with wins against coference rival Boise State, CSU Bakersfield, and closing out the regular season with a home dual win against Stanford. Charles and the Sun Devils then finsihed fourth at PAC-12 Championships with 102.5 points. Charles coached four Sun Devils to the NCAA Championships, including a repeat apperance by Levi Cooper, and redshirt freshmen Shane McGough, Kevin Radford, and Nathan Hoffer. In 2011, Charles was awarded the Pac -12 Coach of the Year for leading his team to the NCAA and Pac -12 Championship. Anthony Robles and Bubba Jenkins were crowned national champions of their respected weight class. Robles was named the All-American and NCAA Champion (125) as well as Jenkins (157). Robles also won his third Pac - 12 Champion title in a row at 125 pounds. Jenkins also took the Pac-12 Champion title in his 184 weight class. Levi Cooper also finished seventh in the championship and was named an All-American as well as placing third in the Pac-12 Championship (285). Charles guided three more wrestlers to compete in the tournament including Eric Starks, Jake Meredith, and Luke Macchiaroli. Starks finished third in his 174 weight class at the Pac-12 Championship. Arizona State finished the Pac -12 Championship with 117 team points and 62.5 in the NCAA Championship. In his first season as the leader of the Sun Devil program (2009-10 season), Charles guided the team to a 9-7-0 record and a 4-2-0 mark in the Pac-12. In the championship season, his squad placed fourth in the Pac-12 Championships with 104.5 points before taking 30th place at 2012-13 SUN DEVIL WRESTLING
the NCAA Wrestling Championships with 19.5 points. Anthony Robles, wrestling one pound lighter (125) than Charles did during his time with the Sun Devils (126) used the head coach’s knowledge and his own unique style to win his second Pac-10 title before claiming his second All-America honor in a row by placing seventh overall at the national tournament. Charles also guided four other individuals to berths into the national meet with each winning at least one match during their tournament competition. Upon earning his Bachelor of Science in Computer Information Systems from ASU in 1993, the native of Tucson, Ariz., began his coaching career that has taken him all over the nation in the collegiate ranks and around the world as a representative of USA Wrestling. Charles, who has worked with programs in the Big 12 Conference, the Mid-America Conference (MAC), the Ivy League and the Western Athletic Conference (WAC), began his coaching career at Iowa State (1993-95) where he served as an assistant coach before he returned to the Valley of the Sun to serve as the head assistant coach at Phoenix College (1995-96). From there, he returned to the Big 12 where he worked as the assistant freestyle wrestling coach at Oklahoma (1996-97) before Central Michigan brought him as its head assistant coach (1997-01). While at CMU, 11 wrestlers earned All-America status and one was crowned national champion in 1999. Overall, the team recorded a pair of Top 10 national finishes as well. Charles was then named the head assistant coach at Nebraska (2001-05) and helped the Corn huskers to two Top 10 finishes with 11 All-Americans and one national champion. With 22 All-Americans, two national champions and four Top 10 team finishes on his resume, Fresno State brought Charles back to the West by naming him the head coach. Despite qualifying four wrestlers to the NCAA Championships, including future Sun Devil Greg Gifford, the program was discontinued after his only year, sending Charles across the nation to Brown (2006-07) for a one-year stint as it’s assistant coach. But his dedication to excellence was not only felt on the mats, it was recognized in the classroom as well. Three of his wrestlers were selected for scholar-athlete of the year honors while each of his coaching stops has seen him work with at least one national all-academic honoree. He also has participated in countless community activities at each of his coaching stops while also working to create and/or improve club wrestling programs in those areas. Away from the collegiate coaching scene, Charles also has coached internationally, which includes him being named to the 2009 University World Team coaching staff after serving on the U.S. Olympic staff in both 2004 and 2008. A coach with Sunkist Kids, Charles also has served as a coach for two World Cups (2003, 2007) and has helped lead the U.S. at two international tournaments in the Ukraine. Most recently, Charles worked with MU wrestler Ben Askren, who represented the U.S. at the 2008 Olympics. As an international competitor, Charles claimed 14 titles, including victories at tournaments in Iran, Manitoba (Canada), Slovakia, Bulgaria and Turkey while also winning the U.S. Open, the NYAC International and the Pan-American Championships. Along with several U.S. national titles, Charles twice placed second at the World Team Trials and was an alternate on the 1996 U.S. Olympic freestyle team.. Charles and his wife, the former Jill Hansen, are the parents of two boys, Shawn Charles, Jr. (eight) and Titus “Tyty” Charles (six). COACH CHARLES CHARLES’ COACHING RESUME 2009-present Arizona State Head Coach 2007-09 Missouri Assistant Coach 2006-07 Brown Assistant Coach 2005-06 Fresno State Head Coach 2001-05 Nebraska Head Assistant Coach 1997-01 Central Michigan Head Assistant Coach 1996-97 Oklahoma Assistant Freestyle Coach 1995-96 Phoenix College Head Coach 1993-95 Iowa State Assistant Coach CHARLES’ NCAA DIVISION I COACHING RECORD Dual Record Tournament Finishes Year Overall Pac-12 Pac-12 NCAA 2005-06 • 4-12-0 --- 1st 5th 2009-10 9-7-0 4-2-0 4th 30th 2010-11 5-13-0 1-4-0 3rd 6th 2011-12 7-10-0 3-2-0 4th 56th TOTALS 25-42-0 8-8-0 2012-13 SUN DEVIL WRESTLING 5
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