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Dalton Weidl

  • Weidl is in his sixth season as head coach of the OU women's wrestling program
  • He has led the Braves to a 2024-25 KCAC Championship and the 2025-26 KCAC/SAC Championship.
  • Weidl has a dual record of 34-27-1 and has three times been named Conference Coach of the Year (KCAC: 2022-2023, 2024-2025 | KCAC/SAC: 2025-2026)
  • In his previous five seasons, Weidl has coached nine NAIA All-Americans, 11 KCAC Individual Champions and 55 All-KCAC performers.The Braves earned their highest finish at the NAIA National Championships in 2025-26, placing ninth. 
  • The Braves have been ranked in the NAIA Women's Wrestling Coaches Poll in 2022-2023, 2023-2024, 2024-2025 and 2025-2026 with a ranking as high as eighth in 2025-2026.

Before coming to Ottawa University, Weidl was the head boys and girls wrestling coach at Ottawa High School since 2018. While at OHS, he created weekly practice plans, developed in-season and off-season strength and conditioning programs, oversaw both program’s budgets, managed fundraising and booster donations, monitored student-athlete academic progress, was responsible for department communication, and advocated for both the academic and athletic success of all individuals involved in the program. 

Weidl was named the 2021 District Coach of the Year, helped OHS to an undefeated 2021 Frontier League Championship, and a 2019 Regional Championship. In the last three years, Weidl has coached 24 state qualifiers and a 2021 Kansas Girls State Champion. 

Weidl graduated from Newman University in 2018 with a degree in criminal justice. He will complete his masters in special education from Pittsburg State University in the summer of 2021.

Weidl was a member of the Newman University men’s wrestling program. He was a Jet Invitational Champion, a two-time Kansas Cup Champion, a 2017 Midwest Classic Finalist, was nationally ranked, and earned the 2014 Newman Jets Breakthrough Athlete of the Year. Weidl competed in the 197 and 285 pound weight classes for the Jets. At Ottawa High School, Weidl was a two-time Frontier League Champion, a two-time Regional Champion, and was a 2014 Kansas 4A State Champion.