Brendan Ladd

Brendan Ladd

Brendan Ladd joined the Big Blue Athletics staff as the Assistant Wrestling Coach in August 2022 and was promoted to Associate Head Coach in 2025.
 
Ladd has helped Director of Wrestling Ryan Birt guide the men’s program for the last three years leading the program to success on the mat and in the classroom. Ladd will take on additional duties in the program as Millikin adds a women’s wrestling program, which will start competition in 2026-27.
  
Prior to coming to Millikin, Ladd served as the Assistant Men’s and Women’s Wrestling Coach at Albion College for their first competitive season since 1979. A roster of mostly freshmen resulted in five All-MIAA athletes, two MIAA Champions, three National Qualifiers, and four NWCA Scholar All-Americans. Ladd also previously held a position as Assistant Wrestling Coach at SUNY Cortland for the 2020-21 season.
 
He attended Alma College from 2016-2020 and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Business Management. He achieved NCAA Division III All-American status twice before the NCAA tournament was canceled his senior year. The NWCA then voted for Ladd to gain All-American status a third time. He achieved over 100 collegiate victories, numerous tournament titles, and was a three-year captain for the program. During this time Ladd also served as an Assistant Coach to the Mid-Mitten Wrestling Club.