Courtesy: CMU Sports Information Christian Sinnott earned All-American honors at 184-pounds as a senior at Central Michigan

BOONE, N.C. - Appalachian State University wrestling head coach JohnMark Bentley hired Christian Sinnott as an assistant coach for the upcoming season, announced Bentley Tuesday afternoon.

Sinnott comes to Appalachian from Central Michigan, where he was an volunteer assistant coach for the 2008-09 season. He also served as the strength and conditioning coach for wrestling, football, baseball, gymnastics and field hockey in 2008.

“I’m very excited about adding Christian to our staff here at ASU,” Bentley said. “I believe he will be a tremendous asset to our upper weight classes, and his experience as a competitor and coach will help our program.”

During his career on the mat with the Chippewas, Sinnott was a three-time NCAA qualifier, a two-time Mid-American Conference champion and earned All-American honors as a senior. He ranks in the top-15 in school history in career winning percentage and helped lead Central Michigan to back-to-back top-10 national finishes in his junior and senior years.