Jeffrey Haley, a native of Quincy, Illinois, joins Quincy University in the position of Men’s and Women’s Head Wrestling Coach. Haley has a Bachelor of Arts in Health and Physical Education from Williams Baptist University and recently graduated from Hannibal LaGrange with a Master of Arts in Leadership with an emphasis in Business Management.
Haley has wrestled since the age of five and has spent most of his life on the mat. During his career at Williams Baptist, Haley was an NAIA All-American and a three-time NAIA National Qualifier. As a senior, he received First Team All-Conference accolades through the American Midwest Conference and upon graduation from WBU, Haley held the title of Second All-Time Wins.
Prior to joining the staff at Quincy University, Haley worked as a Graduate Assistant Coach for the wrestling team at Hannibal LaGrange University and as a Student Assistant Wrestling Coach at WBU. Haley was also the Assistant Coach for men’s and women’s wrestling at MacMurray College for one year. He has coached an NAIA National Champion, ten NAIA All-Americans, two WCNCAA All-Americans, and two IHSA second-place finishers.
Haley says that he is excited to be able to help guide young men and women toward becoming the best version of themselves, both on the wrestling mat and in the classroom. He plans to help develop strong young men and women for the QU Wrestling Team.
Haley shared why he chose to join QU. “I am very blessed to have the opportunity to not only be a college head coach, which has been my dream for a long time, but also to start a program in my hometown.”
Haley currently resides in Hannibal with his wife, Emilie, their dog, Murphy, and two cats.
