BLACKSBURG – Having just completed his sixth season as associate head coach in as many seasons with the program, Virginia Tech wrestling coach Jared Frayer was inducted into the Florida Wrestling Hall of Fame for his lifetime achievements in wrestling.
Just prior to returning to coaching collegiate wrestling, Jared Frayer was a successful salesman for Stryker Spinal implant devices in Tampa, Florida. In the summer of 2017, newly ascended head coach of the Hokies, Tony Robie, called Frayer with an offer to get back into college coaching where he would continue to be the right-hand man in Blacksburg. In his six years in Blacksburg, Frayer has helped guide the Hokies to the program's first national champion, five top-11 finishes, four ACC team titles, 15 ACC champions, 19 All-Americans, and bring in five top-5 recruiting classes. Tech is also just one of four programs who have had three or more All-Americans for the past ten-straight seasons – a testament to the consistency of the program.
In addition, Frayer has helped catapulted the Southeast Regional Training Center (SERTC) into a top-tier Olympic training center. With Frayer as the head coach, the SERTC has produced four world medalists – Ty Walz securing the first world medal at the 2017 U23 World Championships with a bronze medal finish, Mekhi Lewis becoming the SERTC and Hokies Wrestling first world champion with a first-place finish at the 2018 Junior World Championships, Jenna Burkert winning bronze in 2021 at the Senior World Championships, and a bronze medal finish for Bryce Andonian at the 2021 Junior World Championships. Frayer was also instrumental in helping James Green and David McFadden earning World Team spots.
A world-class wrestler in his own right, Frayer was a 2012 Olympian at 66-kilograms for the United States at the London Olympics. Prior his international career, the Clearwater native was a two-time All-American and NCAA runner-up for the University of Oklahoma with a 129-38 career record. A two-time team captain and two-time Academic All-American, he also won the Wade Schalles Award for the most pins in a single season.
Frayer and his wife, Nicole, reside in Blacksburg with their two daughters – Khloe and Beckett.