Moeller wrestling to honor wrestling coach Gaier

Moeller coach Jeff Gaier is very proud of the impact he left on the wrestlers in his program.

And those associated with the highly successful team will have an opportunity to thank him for his 29 years of coaching on April 21 when Gaier will be recognized at a special ceremony at the O'Connor Center Wrestling Room.

The event will celebrate his contributions to the school and wrestling program and will be held from 6 to 9 p.m. Anyone associated with the wrestling program over the years is invited to attend.

Gaier, 54, who is the director of Moeller's Information Technology Center, announced his retirement from coaching March 12. He had three state runner-up teams at Moeller in 2007, 2001 and 2000. His teams had 15 state top-10 team finishes.

The Crusaders had 71 individual state placers including 12 state champions; Moeller had 153 state qualifiers during his 29 years of coaching.

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