ST. CHARLES, Mo. - Lindenwood Vice President for Intercollegiate Athletics Jason Coomer has announced that
Frank Yattoni will take over as the interim head coach for the women's wresting program.
"I have asked Coach Yattoni to serve as Interim Head Coach for the 2023-24 season as we continue to move our women's wrestling program to new levels. Coach Yattoni has the full support of myself, our staff and our women's wrestling student-athletes," said Coomer.
"It was clear that Coach Yattoni deserved an opportunity to lead our young women as he has earned their respect as well as his colleagues. We are looking forward to an exciting season with Coach Yattoni at the helm."
Yattoni has spent the last two seasons as an assistant coach on both the men's and women's wrestling staff. This past season, the women's squad finished with a 12-3 record and placed 20th at the NCWWC National Championships. Sara Lake and Cayden Condit earned All-American status under the guidance of Yattoni.
Prior to his time at Lindenwood, Yattoni spent two seasons on the staff of the Minot State wrestling program where he was a graduate assistant. At Minot State, Yattoni helped mentor the athletes in the classroom, elevating the team GPA to a 3.0 in the fall semester of 2020.
Yattoni helped coach an NCAA Division II National Qualifier during the 2019-20 season. While in North Dakota, Yattoni coached at risk youth wrestlers at the MHA Nation Trial Youth Wrestling Club. He achieved a drastic increase in practice participation by developing positive relationships with the athletes.
Before his stop in North Dakota, Yattoni volunteered on the staff at Wisconsin-Parkside. Yattoni helped the Rangers land two national qualifiers. During his time as a wrestler at Wisconsin-Parkside, Yattoni placed first at regionals, and third at the NCAA Division II National Championships. Yattoni earned All-American status at 149 pounds and scored the most individual match points at 2018 NCAA Division II National Championship with 67 points.
Yattoni earned his bachelor's in environmental studies with minors in geography and geographic information systems from Wisconsin-Parkside in 2019. Yattoni earned a master's in sports management in 2021 from Minot State.
