In October 2020, App State named DJ Fehlman a volunteer assistant coach for the Mountaineers.

In 2021, App State set a school record with seven NCAA Championships qualifiers, including five who earned a top-20 seed and one All-American in Jonathan Millner (149 pounds). With five conference champions in 2021, the Mountaineers tied NC State and Arizona State for the lead in Division I wrestling.
 
Fehlman, who is from Warren, Pa., wrapped up his Lock Haven career earlier this year as a three-time NCAA qualifier who also was named an NWCA Division I Scholar All-American.
 
He went 113-44 in his final four years at Lock Haven, made the round of 16 at the NCAAs in 2019 and had several high-level matchups at 133 pounds with App State national qualifier Codi Russell.
 
Fehlman qualified for the NCAAs as a redshirt senior, redshirt junior and redshirt freshman. He also won the Lock Haven’s “Sportsmanship Award” in 2020.