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2-time NCAA champ Dean Heil, All-American Quentin Perez join Navy-Marine Corps wrestling RTC

Cary Kolat stunned the collegiate wrestling world when he left Campbell University to become head coach at the Naval Academy in March.

The Navy-Marine Corps Regional Training Center, entering its sixth year of existence, made a move toward national relevance last week. That was because former Oklahoma State two-time NCAA champion Dean Heil and Campbell University 2020 All-American Quentin Perez announced they will be training on the grounds of the Naval Academy.

“I'm thankful for this opportunity the Navy-Marine Corps RTC has given me and I look forward to this next step of my journey. I am excited to get to Annapolis and get to work,” Heil said in a Twitter graphic.