Alex Glaudé is joining the Linfield University wrestling coaching staff for the 2024-25 season, head coach Frank Johnson announced on Monday. A current member of Team USA, Glaudé will work with both the Wildcat men's and women's wrestling squads. With a primary focus on the women's program, she will specialize in teaching freestyle technique (college men wrestle folkstyle, while women wrestle freestyle). She is expected to begin actively coaching October 1.
 
"We are excited to welcome Alex to the Wildcat family," said Johnson. "In her interactions with the team, it was immediately clear she would be a great fit. She's going to be a remarkable addition to our staff, and the team is eager to start working with her. We're looking forward to having her in the room, as well as supporting her in her quest to make World and Olympic teams."
 
A native of West Sacramento, California, Glaudé is a two-time collegiate national champion at McKendree University in Lebanon, Illinois and is also a U.S. Open champion.
 
Internationally, she won gold at the 2021 Pan American Championship and earned a U23 World bronze medal in 2018. This past year, she finished third at the U.S. Olympic Trials at 68 kg.
 
"I'm thrilled to be joining the Linfield wrestling staff," said Glaudé, a four-time senior national team member. "I'm so grateful for the opportunity to work with this team and continue building on the amazing dynamic they've already created."
 
She and her husband, David, reside in Corvallis, where she continues to train at the Beaver Dam RTC and will compete through the next four-year Olympic cycle.
 
Linfield University, an NCAA Division III school in Oregon, boasts a strong history of elite athletic programs. Men's and women's wrestling were added in 2022, marking the first new sports at the university in 25 years. The Wildcat men's and women's teams will open their season November 1-2 in Redding, California.