SOURCE: gobrockport.com

March 14, 2022

Jacoutot Named NCAA Div. III Wrestling Rookie Coach of the Year https://t.co/hXcyMGzXYY

— Brockport Athletics (@BportAthletics) March 15, 2022

Brockport Head Wrestling Coach Bill Jacoutot was named the NCAA Division III Wrestling Rookie Coach of the Year as the tournament awards were handed out during the closing ceremonies of the national championships in Cedar Rapids, Iowa this past weekend.

Jacoutot, who was named the interim head coach of the Brockport wrestling program this past Summer, helped guide the Golden Eagles to a 4-1 dual meet record, a second place finish at the Empire Collegiate Wrestling Conference Championships, a second place finish at the John Summa Invitational and an eighth place finish at the NCAA Mideast Regionals. He guided 125 pounder Matt Caccamise and 133 pounder Zach Levey to individual NCAA Championship appearances this season. Caccamise won the 125 pound weight class at regionals while Levey placed third to earn an automatic qualification.

Prior to taking over as head coach at Brockport he served as the associate head coach under legendary head coach Don Murray. Jacoutot has helped the program register a 72-13 dual meet record in his tenure. He has guided 24 wrestlers to NCAA Division III Championship qualifications and he has mentored 13 All-Americans. He has also guided nine Brockport wrestlers to Mid-East Regional Championships. In 2018, he was named the Mid-East Region Assistant Coach of the Year.

Prior to his time at Brockport he spent 28 years as the head wrestling coach at Spencerport High School where he helped guide the Rangers to national prominence and a 353-28-1 record. His coaching honors included being named the National High School Coach of the Year and the Northeast United States (Region 1) Coach of the Year. The Rangers were nationally ranked on five occasions during his tenure. He was also named the New York State Coach of the Year and he guided Spencerport to seven New York State team titles. He also mentored 11 New York State Champions and 34 New York State place winners. Jacoutot won 21 Section V titles and he was named the Section V Coach of the Year on 17 occasions.