Isaac Jordan - Wrestling Coach - Indiana University Athletics

Isaac Jordan

Title:
Volunteer Coach
Email:
isjordan@iu.edu
Phone:
(812) 855-6941

Isaac Jordan is a volunteer coach for the wrestling program. Jordan was a four-time NCAA All-American and two-time Big Ten Champion.

In the 2019-20 season the Hoosiers had two NCAA qualifiers in Liam Cronin and Graham Rooks. Cronin (125) and Rooks (149) both finished the season ranked in the top-20 and beat a total of nine ranked opponents on the season. Cronin finished fifth at the Big Ten Championships and Rooks finished in 10^th place.

Jordan helped build momentum for the program as the Hoosiers set a new average attendance record of 1,630 fans per match. That attendance number was up from the 1,286 fans per match from the previous season.

Jordan helped the Hoosiers to two wins over ranked opponents in the 2018-19 season (#12 North Carolina, #25 Stanford). It was the first since the 2008-09 season Indiana has two ranked wins in a season. The Hoosiers win over North Carolina was the programs first win over a top-15 opponent since 2008. The Hoosiers closed the dual match season with a 32-0 win against Chattanooga. It was their first shutout since the 2015 season.

In the first year in the Hoosiers new arena, Wilkinson Hall, the team saw record crowds, as they finished the season ranked 21^st in average attendance among NCAA DI schools for the 2018-19 season. The Hoosiers set a school record for single match attendance with 1,962 people on hand for their match against Penn State. For the season the team had an average attendance of 1,286.

"I am excited to have Isaac join the program," Escobedo said after the announcement. "When I was looking for an assistant coach, I wanted a high level wrestler with outstanding integrity and character. Isaac brings all those attributes to the program and will be a great mentor for our athletes to look up to."

Prior to becoming the newest assistant coach to join Escobedo's room, Jordan served as an assistant at Oklahoma State during the 2017-18 season. The Cowboys, with Jordan's assistance, guided four wrestlers to the All-America podium last season including Chandler Rogers (8^th at 165 lbs.) and Jacobe Smith (8^th at 174 lbs.).

"I'd like to thank coach Escobedo for the opportunity to come back to the Big Ten Conference," Jordan said. "I'm looking forward to building something special here in Bloomington."

During his four varsity seasons at the University of Wisconsin, Jordan was among the best at his weight. Jordan posted a 115-17 career record in the Badger singlet with an outstanding 29-1 mark on his way to a runner-up finish in the 2016 NCAA Championships. He became the fifth four-time All-American in Wisconsin's history and his winning percentage (.871) ranks sixth in the program's record books.

Jordan earned a fourth-place NCAA finish his senior year and took seventh-place in 2014 (157 lbs.) and 2015 (165 lbs.).

Jordan's appointment marks a return of one of the Big Ten's best grapplers of this decade. He won back-to-back Big Ten Championships at 165 lbs. in 2015 and 2016 and posted a remarkable 33-1 career record in conference dual meets. Jordan went undefeated in Big Ten duals for the first three varsity seasons of his career.

"The Big Ten is the premier conference in wrestling and I'm excited to be at a place like Indiana, because I can see the potential in the room and the excitement around the program right now," Jordan said.

Throughout his four varsity seasons on the mat, Jordan never left the top-10 of the national rankings, climbing as high as No. 2 in all four years. He posted a 41-13 career record against ranked opponents.

Hailing from Urbana, Ohio, and a product of the revered wrestling program at St. Paris Graham, Jordan graduated from the University of Wisconsin in 2017 with a Bachelor's Degree from the Department of Life Sciences Communication, with a certificate in Entrepreneurship.