St. Andrews
Wrestling Coaching Staff


		Joe Baranik Head Coach
		Joe Baranik enters his third season as the Knights wrestling coach after being named the inaugural head coach of the newly established St. Andrews Presbyterian College wrestling program in March of 2006. Baranik comes to St. Andrews with over 24 years of wrestling coaching experience at both the collegiate and high school levels. In his first two seasons as the St. Andrews head coach, Baranik has guided the Knights to several NCAA Division II milestones. The Baranik coached Knights defeated Anderson University in December of 2007 for the program’s first-ever D-II victory. Last year, Baranik also coached the teams first-ever regionally ranked wrestler, a 24-match winner, and the program’s first-ever grappler to place in the East Regional. Baranik joined the SAPC athletic department after spending 2 1/2 years at Maury High School (Norfolk, Va.) where he worked in the Department of Health and Physical Education. Baranik has also served as the head wrestling coach at Maury. Baranik has qualified 13-of-14 Commodore wrestlers for Regionals, coached two District Team Championships, and coached 14 District Champions in that short period of time. Baranik brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to the mat having worked as an assistant at four Division-I colleges and coaching at the high school level for 16 years. St. Andrews competes at the NCAA Division II level. Baranik started his coaching as an assistant at Slippery Rock University. Over the past 24 years, he has also coached at the University of Virginia, the U.S. Military Academy, and Old Dominion University. “I had the privilege to learn from several great coaches. I worked for the legendary Gray Simons at Old Dominion for three years, who is a two-time Olympian and seven-time national champion, and I was able to pick his brain. Fred Powell at Slippery Rock has prepared me for the technical part of the game,” said Baranik. Baranik’s experience at West Point and UVA has also helped prepare himself for coaching at SAPC. Baranik’s high school coaching experience has consisted of working at Mercer High School (Mercer, Pa.), Hollidaysburg Area High School ( Hollidaysburg, Pa.), and Maury. Baranik has coached a Pennsylvania State Champion, two State finalists, and has had a fifth-place team in the PIAA State Tournament. The resume of Joe Baranik also consists of numerous other coaching experiences and accomplishments including camps, clubs and clinics. Baranik has worked with the National Wrestling Coaches Association (NWCA), the Pennsylvania Wrestling Coaches Association (PWCA), and the PA Wrestling Newsmagazine. Baranik resides in Laurinburg with his wife, Roberta, and two children, Troy & Marina.



		Reuben Daniels Assistant Coach
		Reuben Daniels joins the St. Andrews athletics department in the summer of 2008 as an assistant coach to the Knights wrestling program. Daniels becomes the first full-time assistant coach for the SAPC wrestling program. He will be looked upon to help in all aspects of the wrestling program at St. Andrews with an emphasis on the heavier weight classes. Daniels will assist with recruiting, team travel, workouts, strength & conditions, fundraising, and of course coaching. Daniels brings an overabundance amount of wrestling experience to St. Andrews. He joins the Knights staff after spending the past couple of years as an assistant coach at Summerville High School and a volunteer coach at The Citadel. Daniels was the head coach of the JV team at Summerville. Daniels continues to wrestle competitively having recently participated in the Olympic trials for the Beijing Olympics. On the mat, Daniels has had a very successful collegiate career. He competed at the Division I level for Edinboro University and Appalachian State. Daniels was the Southern Conference champion for the Mountaineers in 2005, also qualifying for the NCAA Wrestling Championships. Daniels has additional coaching experience having worked with numerous camps and clubs. The Ridgeville, S.C., native graduated from Appalachian State University in 2005 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Habilitative Science and a minor in psychology. Daniels currently resides in Laurinburg.