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Mike Zadick is entering his second year at Virginia Tech, his first as an assistant coach after spending 2015-16 as a volunteer assistant.

Zadick was instrumental in Tech’s run to a fourth place finish at the 2016 NCAA National Championship. The team recorded a program-high six All-Americans, with Nick Brascetta and Zach Epperly leading the way with third place finishes.

The Virginia Tech wrestling team finished the 2015-16 season with a fourth-place finish at the NCAA Championship, a program best, and earned a team trophy for the very first time. Spurred on by third place finishes third place finishes from redshirt sophomore Zach Epperly and redshirt senior Nick Brascetta, six Hokies finished in the top six in their weight class. Brascetta became the second three-time All-American in program history and ended his career with three ACC championships and qualified for Nationals four times. Tech’s fourth place finish is also the best finish among ACC teams, topping a fifth place finish by UNC in 1982. Tech won the ACC dual meet title for the second season in a row and finished runner up at this year’s conference tournament.

Before joining the Hokies’ staff, he spent 10 years on the University of Iowa staff, serving as Iowa’s interim assistant coach for two seasons until 2012, a volunteer assistant coach for four seasons (2004-06, 2009-10) and the strength training coach for three seasons (2006-08). Zadick won the 2008 U.S. Freestyle Olympic Team Trials at 132 pounds (60 kg), and earned a spot in the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, China.

During his tenure at Iowa, Zadick helped the Hawkeyes to three NCAA and Big Ten team titles. With Zadick's help, Iowa set school records for longest dual unbeaten (84) and winning streaks (69), longest dual road unbeaten (51) and winning streaks (44), most Carver-Hawkeye Arena victories (11) and most dual shutouts (8).

Zadick was a three-time All-American (2000-02) at Iowa, winning the 149-pound Big Ten title in 2002. He earned a spot on the 2010 World Team at 60kg/132 pounds and was the 2009 U.S. Senior Nationals freestyle champion at that weight. In 2007, he was the U.S. World Team Trials champion and won a silver medal at the Pan American Games in Rio de Janerio, Brazil. Zadick's other international accomplishments include a silver medal at the 2006 World Championships in Guangzhou, China, and runner-up finishes at the 2004 U.S. Olympic Team trials and U.S. Nationals, and the 2005 World Team Trials challenge tournament.

A native of Great Falls, Montana, Zadick earned a bachelor's degree in sports studies from the University of Iowa in 2004. Zadick’s brother, Bill, who also wrestled at Iowa, was a two-time All-American, Big Ten champion, NCAA champion and 2006 World Champion.