Frank Beasley enters his third season as head coach of the George Mason wrestling team for the 2019-20 season. In 2018-19, Beasley guided the Patriots to their best season in many years.
2018-2019 Season Highlights
Before coaching at NC State, Beasley was the head assistant at both Buffalo and Binghamton. He started his career coaching at his alma matter, Bloomsburg.
Beasley has extensive international experience. He has guided countless wrestlers to freestyle and Greco-Roman All-American and National Championship honors. In 2017, he was part of the Team USA Freestyle Coaching Staff that won the UWW World Championships in Paris. He was the personal coach of world bronze medalist, Nick Gwiazdowski. In addition, he was the head coach of the Wolfpack Regional Training Center that finished 2nd in the RTC Cup standings at the U.S. Open in 2017. He was also the head coach of the NWCA All-American Team in 2009 (South Korea) and 2010 (Russia).
Camden Eppert enters his second season as the head assistant coach of George Mason wrestling for the 2019-20 season.
2018-2019 Season Highlights
Prior to Mason, Eppert spent four coaching at the University of Wisconsin.
Before coaching at Wisconsin, Eppert was an assistant at Wabash College
DePalma joined the coaching staff in September 2019, after coaching one season at Edinboro University.
The native of Jeannette, Pa. wrestled for the Fighting Scots as a redshirt freshman in 2012-13 before transferring to Kent State. He wrapped up his competitive career with the Golden Flashes, earning All-American honors as a senior.
After graduating from Kent State in 2016, DePalma spent two years as a resident athlete at The Ohio State University Ohio Regional Training Center. He trained under World Team member Tervel Dlagnev, and competed in numerous international freestyle wrestling competitions. He competed in both the 2017 and 2018 U.S. Opens, before retiring from competition to begin his coaching career.
DePalma started for Kent State for three seasons at 149 lbs. He capped his career with an All-American performance at the 2016 NCAA Division I National Championships. He finished fifth at 149 lbs., going 6-2 with wins over the number four, five and nine seeds. He was a three-time national qualifier for the Golden Flashes.
DePalma won the 2016 Mid-American Conference Championship and placed third at the MAC Championships both his sophomore and junior seasons. He went 2-2 at Nationals, including a win over seventh seed Gus Sako of Virginia. He totaled 11 wins over nationally-ranked opponents.
As a Fighting Scot, DePalma finished third at the PSAC Championships and fifth at the EWL Championships. He was named to the 2013 Amateur Wrestling News All-Rookie Team.
Overall, DePalma had 97 wins in his collegiate career.
To participate in the RTC practice, all participants must have a current USA Wrestling card, meet the RTC qualifications, and contact Coach Beasley before attending as space is limited.
