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A name synonymous with Purdue wrestling, Scott Hinkel became the Boilermakers' 13th head coach in school history in 2007, after 14 years as a Purdue assistant. Hinkel wasted no time in ushering success back into the Purdue program, becoming the third coach in school history to post a winning dual record in his first season along with Don Corrigan and Fred Miller. He led the Boilermakers to their first Big Ten dual win in more than a year, and more conference victories than the previous two seasons combined. Hinkel's wrestlers took down a trio of school records in his first season, including former Boilermaker Jake Patacsil taking down Hinkel's career mark for back points. In 2009, Hinkel led the Boilermakers to their best season in recent history as he guided the squad to a 23rd-place NCAA Championship finish and led Patacsil to 149-pound All-America honors. The outing was Purdue's best national finish and the Boilermakers' first All-American since 2006. Despite a disappointing 10th-place effort at the 2009 Big Ten Championships, the Boilermakers continued to show improvement under Hinkel, scoring their highest team-point total since 2004, with a conference score of 52 points. He took five grapplers to the national tournament, marking the most since 2005. Having solidified his place among Purdue greats on the mat, the former All-America standout returned to his alma mater in 1993 after spending three years teaching physical education and history at East Chicago (Ind.) Central High School. Hinkel also served as the school's head wrestling coach. Hinkel arrived at Central High when the school and wrestling program were only five years old. He coached the school's first state champion in 1993 and guided his team to a fifth-place finish at the Indiana State High School Championships that same year. Hinkel's team compiled a 40-16 dual meet record (.714 winning percentage) during his three-year tenure. Before heading to the high school ranks, Hinkel spent seven years with the Boilermaker wrestling program, as both student-athlete and coach. He competed for four years, receiving his bachelor's degree from the School of Liberal Arts in 1988, and then became a teacher's assistant in the physical education department. Hinkel served as a volunteer assistant coach in 1989 and as a graduate assistant coach in 1990. Hinkel earned a master's degree in physical education from Purdue in 1990. As a student-athlete at Purdue, Hinkel earned All-America honors in 1987 in the 126-pound weight class and received Academic All-Big Ten accolades. He was the first of only two wrestlers in school history to accomplish both in the same season (Tim Dernlan accomplished both in 1998). Hinkel ranks first in program history in career falls (45) and second in career wins (127). His record of 127-50 (.718) ranks 16th on the career winning percentage list. Hinkel also owns two of the top-20 single-season win totals, registering 36 in 1986-87 and 35 in 1985-86. As an assistant coach at Purdue, Hinkel worked primarily with wrestlers in the lighter weight classes, assisted with scouting and recruiting and handled a large amount of the correspondence of the wrestling office. He remains active in the recruitment of former Purdue wrestlers for the John Purdue Club. Hinkel also writes the Purdue wrestling newsletter, the Purdue Wrestling Dispatch. Hinkel is married to the former Irina Maksimets. The couple has two daughters, Varya and Valentina, and resides in West Lafayette.
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