La Crosse, Wis. - The University of Wisconsin-La Crosse has announced the hiring of
Bebeto Yewah as its assistant wrestling coach and lecturer in the exercise sport science department. He served as head wrestling coach at Davenport University (Mich.) in 2021-22 after being an assistant coach for three seasons.
Originally from Lansing, Michigan, Yewah earned three National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division III All-America honors while wrestling at UWL. He captured a pair of national titles, winning the 133-pound title in 2010 and the 141-pound division in 2011. Yewah placed second at 141-pounds at the 2012 national meet.
"I'm so excited to welcome Bebeto Yewah back to UWL and have him join the coaching staff," said UWL head coach
Dave Malecek. "Bebeto brings a wealth of knowledge to the program as he was a two-time NCAA III champion and also wrestled at the world championships."
Bebeto Yewah went 89-8 in his UWL career.
Named the 2010-11 Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) Wrestler of the Year, Yewah won three league titles. He captured the 133-pound championship in 2010 and 141-pound crowns in 2011 and 2012. He was selected the Most Outstanding Wrestler at the WIAC Championships in 2010-11 and 2011-12.
He wrapped up his career with an 89-8 overall record. Yewah was named the 2011-12 College Athlete of the Year at the Greater La Crosse Area Sports Connection Awards Banquet.
Yewah competed in the 2015 United World Wrestling Championships representing his country of Cameroon.
"Bebeto also has head coaching experience at the Division II level and he is a great addition to the our program," added Malecek. "I couldn't be more excited to work with him and our guys are only going to improve with having Bebeto in their corner."
He was a student assistant coach at UWL in 2013-14. Other coaching experience includes as a volunteer assistant at J.W. Sexton High School and head coach at Waverly Middle School in Lansing. Yewah also has several years of experience working various wrestling camps.
UWL opens its 2022-23 season at the Rochester Community & Technical College (Minn.) Open.
