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Lance Baden '99 |
Co-Head Wrestling Coach lbaden@wpi.edu 508-831-6138 |
The 2009-2010 campaign will mark the third season for Lance Baden at the helm of the Engineer wrestling program and first as co-head coach with former teammate Rob Polin.
Three years ago Baden returned to WPI as head wrestling coach after a Hall of Fame career as a wrestler and six years as an assistant coach from 2000-2006 under the tutelage of legendary coach Phil Grebinar and Sean Nelligan.
"There's nowhere else that I would want to coach," stated Baden. "We're highly motivated to get WPI back to the top of the division and develop as many New England Champions and All-Americans as possible.
Baden ended his distinguished wrestling career at WPI as a two-time captain and earned All-American status his sophomore year. He was also a two-time New England champion, winning the 177-pound class as a sophomore and the 184-pound class as a senior. Baden was a four-time All-New England place winner and owns a 46-11 dual meet record for a .807 percentage.
A major part of WPI record books, Baden is fourth in pins in one season (10), fifth in career pins (23), seventh in individual career points (233), eighth in dual wins (46), eighth in pin percentage in one season (.625), and ninth in career pin percentage (.404). He's also third in consecutive pins in one season (5) and fourth in pins in less than one minute in his career (4).
In high school, Baden won the state title as a senior at Framingham High and after placing third in the state in his junior year. He was also a two-time sectional champion and placed fifth in New England.
Before coaching at WPI, Baden was an assistant coach at MIT
during the 1999-2000. Since 1999, he has worked as a project
manager at Vanasse Hangen Brustlin, Inc, based in Watertown, MA.
Baden has refereed as a high school referee since 1995 and
currently serves on the Executive Board of the Massachusetts
Interscholastic Wrestling Officials Association.