Jim Heffernan

Jim Heffernan is a former NCAA wrestling champion and current wrestling coach at the University of Illinois.

Heffernan was a two-time OHSAA state champion and three-time state qualifier at St. Edward High School (Lakewood, Ohio). His non-champion qualification saw him finish in 5th place.

At the University of Iowa he was a national champion, a national runner-up, and a four-time All-American. The national title came in his junior year.

Heffernan spent 19 years as an assistant at the University of Illinois, 2 years at Oregon State University, and 2 years at Lehigh University.

In 1995, 2001, and 2003 he was named national assistant coach of the year.

In 2009, Heffernan became the head wrestling coach at the University of Illinois.

• 1987 University of Iowa male athlete of the year
• 2006 National Wrestling Hall of Fame
• 2015 University of Iowa Hall of Fame.

• ^ Iowa City Press-Citizen 12:30 a.m. CDT August 15, 2015 (2015-08-15). "Iowa Athletics announces 2015 Hall of Fame class". Hawkcentral.com. Retrieved 2016-04-14.