Alfred Daniel is in his first season as a volunteer assistant coach with the Lakeland men's wrestling team. He serves as a graduate assistant with a Muskies women's wrestling program.
Daniel joins the Muskies after spending three years as an assistant coach with the Eau Claire North High School girls' wrestling program. During his time at Eau Claire North, he helped coach four state qualifiers and three state place winners.
As an athlete, Daniel was a prep All-American at St. Benedict’s High School in New Jersey. He continued his wrestling career at Rochester Community and Technical College in Rochester, Minn., where he earned NJCAA All-American honors and helped his team win a national championship in the non-scholarship division.
Daniel continued his education at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, earning a degree in communications. He was a three-year member of the wrestling team, served as a team captain and received the program’s “Never Better Award.”
A native of Sierra Leone, Daniel continues to train and compete for his home country. He will represent Sierra Leone at the 2026 United World Wrestling World Championships in Kazakhstan at 74 kilograms.
