BOONE, N.C. — Randall Diabe has been promoted to head assistant coach for App State Wrestling, head coach
JohnMark Bentley announced Wednesday.
The 2024-25 season will be Diabe's sixth year as a coach on Bentley's staff and his 10th consecutive year with the Mountaineers' wrestling program.
"I'm so happy to promote Randall to head assistant," Bentley said. "Randall bleeds Black & Gold and has poured a ton of energy into our program for a number of years! He continues to grow and mature each year, and he is very deserving of the title."
A two-time NCAA Championships qualifier as a wrestler for the Mountaineers from 2015-19, Diabe worked as a volunteer assistant during the 2019-20 season and became a full-time assistant the following year. He helped App State finish the 2023-24 season with a second straight top-25 dual team ranking (at No. 24), repeat as SoCon Championship tournament winners, send five wrestlers to the NCAA Championships and post three top-16 individual finishes.
Since Diabe graduated from App State and transitioned to coaching, the Mountaineers have won two SoCon regular-season titles and two SoCon Championship tournament titles while producing a 35-3 record in SoCon duals and 29 qualifiers for the NCAA Championships. Going back to his freshman year in 2015-16, App State's record of 60-5 in SoCon duals ranks as one of the best league records in Division I wrestling.
Working closely with wrestlers from the heavier weights, Diabe helped true freshman
Tomas Brooker develop throughout his first season at 184 pounds in 2023-24 and win a SoCon Championship tournament title over a three-time league champion.
A product of Dudley High School in Greensboro, Diabe finished his competitive career in 2019 with a 77-48 record after being named All-Southern Conference at 197 pounds and earning another NCAA berth thanks to his title at the SoCon tournament in Boone.
