Christopher Mark Bono (born February 13, 1974) is an American former freestyle and folkstyle wrestler. He was a three-time U.S. World team member in freestyle wrestling and an NCAA wrestling champion at Iowa State. Bono would later become a collegiate wrestling head coach, where he is the current head wrestling coach at Wisconsin.
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| Born | February 13, 1974 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Home town | Jacksonville, Florida, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Wrestling | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | Freestyle and Folkstyle | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| College team | Iowa State Cyclones | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Sunkist Kids Wrestling Club | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team | USA | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Wisconsin |
| Conference | Big Ten |
| Record | 50–35 (.588) |
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| Alma mater | Iowa State |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1997–2005 | Iowa State (assistant) |
| 2005–2009 | Chattanooga |
| 2009 | Iowa State (assistant) |
| 2012–2018 | South Dakota State |
| 2018–present | Wisconsin |
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Early life
editBono was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where he started wrestling at the age of 5, following the footsteps of his older brother, Ernie. His family moved to Florida when he was in the 4th grade. In 7th grade, he made the varsity team at The Bolles School in Jacksonville, Florida. He was a three-time Florida high school wrestling state champion. Bono was also a Cadet national runner-up and Junior national All-American in freestyle wrestling.[1][2]
College career
editIn college, Bono was a three-time NCAA wrestling All-American and won the 1996 NCAA championship at 150-pounds at Iowa State.[3]
International career
editOn the senior level circuit, Bono would make three U.S. freestyle World Championship teams in 2001, 2002 and 2005 and was a four-time freestyle national champion.[4]
Coaching career
editBono became the 16th UW wrestling head coach when he was hired on March 24, 2018.
Prior to Wisconsin, Bono served as the head coach at South Dakota State and UT Chattanooga. Bono left South Dakota State with 64–41 overall record, a total of 24 NCAA qualifiers, five All-Americans and one national champion from 2012 to 2018.
At Chattanooga, he led the Mocs to three Southern Conference titles, coaching two All-Americans and 19 NCAA qualifiers from 2006 to 2009.[5]
Personal life
editHe has two daughters with his wife Niki.[6]
References
edit- ^ Chris Bono Bio. image.aausports.com. Retrieved March 21, 2024.
- ^ Christopher Mark Bono. fhsaa.com. Retrieved March 21, 2024.
- ^ Chris Bono. nwhof.org. Retrieved March 21, 2024.
- ^ Bono to be inducted into National Wrestling Hall of Fame – Florida. uwbadgers.com. Retrieved March 21, 2024.
- ^ Chris Bono | Wrestling Coach. uwbadgers.com. Retrieved March 21, 2024.
- ^ Frenette, Gene. "Where are they now?: Champion wrestler Chris Bono". The Florida Times-Union. Retrieved April 19, 2024.
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