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Matt Sedivy
Head Wrestling Coach
Dakota Wesleyan University ’06
South Dakota State University ’08
masedivy@dwu.edu
605-995-2149

A new era for Dakota Wesleyan University will begin in 2009-10 as Matt Sedivy takes over as the 10th head wrestling coach in school history. Sedivy, a 2006 graduate of DWU, returns to his alma mater from Grand Island (Neb.) High School, where he was an assistant wrestling coach under former Tiger head coach Mike Schadwinkel.

Sedivy served as a student assistant coach during his time at Dakota Wesleyan, and he was a graduate assistant coach at NCAA Division I South Dakota State University for two seasons from 2006 to 2008. From his previous experiences, Sedivy brings a strong passion for coaching, excellent knowledge of the sport and established connections in the South Dakota wrestling community to DWU.

While he was a graduate assistant with the Jackrabbits, Sedivy gained valuable college coaching experience under SDSU head coach Jason Liles, including coaching, recruiting and learning how to run a program. Sedivy coached the Jackrabbits’ first NCAA Division I National Qualifier in addition to the three NAIA All-Americans he coached during his time at Dakota Wesleyan.

Last season, Sedivy coached Grand Island to the Nebraska 2009 “Class A” State Championship. His squad also had seven individual state finalists, four individual state champions and set state records for scoring and pins at the state tournament.

Sedivy received a Bachelor of Arts degree in physical education with a minor in coaching from Dakota Wesleyan in 2006. He received a Master of Science degree in health, physical education and recreation with a specialization in sports pedagogy from South Dakota State University in 2008. He was a member of the dean’s list and a recipient of Cum Laude honors and the Physical Education Alumni Medal. Sedivy’s background also includes a mission trip to Peru in the summer of 2005.

Sedivy officially began at DWU on June 15. He inherits a talented team that finished fourth in the Great Plains Athletic Conference last season and features numerous returning upperclassmen, including one returning All-American, two returning All-GPAC selections and seven returning NAIA National Qualifiers.

He lives in Mitchell.