Michael Baxter is a former Mercyhurst wrestler, Graduate Assistant and Assistant Coach as well as former Head Coach of Coker College.
Baxter headed to Coker after spending two seasons as an assistant coach at Mercyhurst. In 2016, Baxter helped guide the Lakers to an 11-4 record, including going 6-1 in the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference. Nine wrestlers earned All-American status. Off the mat, Mercyhurst had nine wrestlers named National Wrestling Coaches Association Scholar All-Americans and -- as a team -- had the second-highest grade-point average in NCAA Division II with a 3.35 Team GPA.
While at Coker for two seasons Baxter Coached a team which competed in the ECAC. In 2017 the Cobras finished the year with the 5th highest GPA in Division II wrestling.
Baxter, a native of Sandusky, Ohio, wrestled for the Lakers for two seasons before injuries derailed his athletic career. Over his two seasons, he compiled a 41-23 record, including a stellar 29-14 mark as a freshman.
