May07
Wrestling Coach from ESPN’s “The Streak”
Russ Cozart has been the head wrestling coach at Brandon High School in Florida for the last 28 years, and in that time has only lost one match, his overall record is 384-1. That one lost was the first for the school in the last 34 years. In that time period Brandon set the longest winning streak in the history of any high school sport of 459 straight wins. This streak was recently documented by ESPN in a two hour television event entitled “The Streak”. The show takes an in depth look at Coach Cozart and his team as they go through the 2008 season. It actually captures that sole loss to Miami Dade and then shows how the Brandon team was able to bounce back and go on to win yet another state championship.
Russ Cozart has won 17 Florida State Team Championships and has coached 65 individual state champions. His Brandon Eagles were ranked third in the nation in 2004 and first in the nation in 2005. In addition he has coached 85 athletes to individual national championships and 143 All-Americans. He has sent numerous wrestlers on to tremendous success at the collegiate level as well.
Listen to Coach Cozart discuss the keys to success that he has brought to Branden as well as the dedication and effort it takes to be a successful wrestler and a successful program. Cozart also discusses how he is able to help his players in the recruiting process
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