Former Clemson national champion Noel Loban is now in his fifth season as an assistant coach with the NC State wrestling program. Loban, who went unbeaten in dual matches for three years for the Tigers, won the national championship at 190 pounds in 1980, was named Clemson's Outstanding Athlete of the Year for 1980, and later was inducted into the school's athletics hall of fame. After his collegiate career, Loban enjoyed a lengthy international wrestling career. He wrestled in a pair of Olympic Games, winning a bronze medal for the U.K. at the Los Angeles Olympics in 1984. He was a six-time British national champion, and placed fourth in the World Championships at Budapest, Hungary. Loban has 10 years of experience in high school coaching, and has assisted with the collegiate programs at Howard University, American University, and Boston University. The 49-year-old Loban and his wife Debra have been married for 19 years. They have two children, Bailey, 15; and Drake, 12. | |||||||









