Kevin LeValley - Wrestling Coach - Bucknell University Athletics

Kevin LeValley

Title:
Assistant Coach
Email:
kll011@bucknell.edu
Phone:
570-577-3980

Former Bucknell wrestling great Kevin LeValley returned to his alma mater as an assistant coach in May 2015. A 2011 Bucknell graduate, he was a two-time All-American during his time as a Bison and still holds school records for wins in a season and a career. He became a first ballot Bucknell Athletics Hall of Famer in 2021.

LeValley, who served as team captain, had a remarkable collegiate career, earning All-America honors in 2010 and 2011. The three-time NCAA qualifier at 149 pounds compiled a 127-40 career record, including a 42-8 mark as a junior and 34-3 ledger as a senior. He became the second Bucknell wrestler to win an EIWA title, handing Cornell's Kyle Dake, a four-time national champion, his final collegiate loss in the 2011 EIWA finals at Sojka Pavilion.

Following his graduation from Bucknell with a degree in education, LeValley moved to Minneapolis to pursue a master's degree in applied kinesiology and sport management at the University of Minnesota, which he obtained in December 2013.

LeValley spent four years at Minnesota working as an administrative assistant and recruiting coordinator with the Gophers wrestling team that placed in second, third, second and eighth at the NCAA Championships. Additionally, LeValley was a coach at the Pinnacle Wrestling School in Shoreview, Minnesota.

While at Minnesota, LeValley continued to compete internationally for the Gopher Wrestling Club and Minnesota Storm. He was ranked as high as 12th in the world and was a member of the U.S. National Team at 70kg (154 pounds). He has had great success in international competitions, earning gold at the 2013 Cerro Pelado International in Cuba, taking second at the 2014 Alexander Medved International in Belarus and placing first at the 2017 Dave Schultz Memorial International. He also finished fourth at the 2014 U.S. Open and third at the 2015 World Team Trials.

LeValley and his wife, Amanda, were married in October 2014. She is a certified athletic trainer. They have two sons, Harlan and Thaller.