Adam Derengowski
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When Rider made its run of four consecutive conference championships (1988-91), the Broncs were led by Adam Derengowski who returned for his second tour of duty as a Bronc assistant coach in 2005-06. Derengowski formerly served as an assistant at Rider from 1994-1999. A three-time conference champion and a two-time conference Most Outstanding Performer, Derengowski became Rider’s fourth All-American in 1991 when he placed third in the nation at the NCAA National Championships.
That same year Derengowski won his bout at the prestigious National Coaches All-Star Classic where only the top two wrestlers in each weight class are selected to compete. As a red-shirt in 1990, Derengowski won the Freestyle University National Championship, and finished fourth in the U. S. World Team Trials. With 106 Rider wins behind him, Derengowski went on to win his weight class at the prestigious Sunkist Kids International Open three times. Internationally his career has taken him to France and Soviet Georgia. Before returning to Rider as an assistant coach in 1994, Derengowski coached at Iowa State and Cornell and was a member of the USA National Team in 1994.
“Adam brings a wealth of knowledge and a ton of enthusiasm,” said Rider Head Coach Gary Taylor. “He is a high energy person and with a young team that will have an impact. As a former USA Team member, he has beaten some of the best wrestlers in the USA and other countries. Having been an assistant at Iowa State and here previously, he has worked with some of the best wrestlers on the college level.”
Derengowski was inducted into the Rider Athletics Hall of Fame in 1998.
