FERRUM, Va. -- Rayshawn Dixon, one of the most decorated athletes in school history, will join the Ferrum College wrestling coaching staff this season as assistant coach. Dixon will work with first-year Head Coach Blake Roulo and third-year Assistant Coach Levi Englman. 

Dixon completed an incredible run for the Panthers in 2005, earning his third trip to the NCAA Tournament and his second All-America finish. He closed out his career with a stellar 133-30 record, including 37 pins. Dixon's 133 victories is a school record for career wins. He won a school record 13 individual tournament titles, including Regional Championships in 2024 and 2025, and holds Ferrum's school record for Old Dominion Athletic Conference Athlete of the Week honors in all sports with 10.

"Adding Ferrum's all-time winningest wrestler, along with a second assistant coach who has been ranked as high as #1 in the nation, is a huge boost to our program," said Roulo. "This will impact not only our upper weights development, but the direction we want to take the program moving forward. Keeping Ferrum's best at home will be huge in developing and maintaining great athletes and attracting top recruits."

Dixon earned All-America in 2024 when he placed fifth at the NCAA Division III National Championships at 285 pounds. He earned All-America again in 2025 with his fourth-place finish at the NCAA Tournament. Dixon was also named to the National Wrestling Coaches Association Scholar All-American Team in 2005. Dixon earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Health & Human Performance with a minor in Coaching from Ferrum in May 2025.

Ferrum will open the season Saturday, November 1, at the Mount Union Invitational in Alliance, Ohio.

DIXON'S CAREER HONORS

• 6th place at Pete Willson Invitational (285), 1/29/22
• 2nd place at SEWC Tournament (285), 2/5/22
• 5th place at NCAA Southeast Regional (285), 2/26/22
• All-ODAC 2nd team, 2023
• All-Region 3rd team, 2023
• d3wrestle.com Wrestler of the Week, 1/31/24
• NCAA Tournament Qualifier, 2023
• NCAA Div. III Tournament Qualifier, 2024 (All-America, 5th place)
• NCAA Div. III Tournament Qualifier, 2025 (All-America, 4th place)
• VaSID All-State 2nd team, 2023
• VaSID All-State 1st team, 2025
• VaSID All-State Wrestler of the Year, 2025
• 1st place at Cougar Open (285 lbs), 11/14/21
• 1st place at Mount Union Invitational (285), 11/5/22
• 1st place at Cougar Open (285), 11/13/22
• 1st place at Citrus Invitational (285), 12/30/22
• 1st place at Pete Willson Invitational (285), 1/28/23
• 1st place at Mount Union Invitational (285), 11/4/23
• 1st place at Cougar Open (285), 11/12/23
• 1st place at Citrus Invitational, 12/30/23
• 1st place at Pete Willson Invitational, 1/27/24
• 1st place at NCAA Southeast Regional (285) 3/2/24
• 1st place at Blue Jay Classic (285), 2024
• 1st place at Pete Willson Invitational (285), 2025
• 1st place at NCAA Region IV Tournament (285), 2025
• NCAA All-American, 5th place (285 lbs)
• NWCA Scholar All-American, 2025
• NCAA All-American, 4th place (285), 2025
• Ferrum Male Athlete of the Year, 2022-23
• Ferrum Male Athlete of the Year, 2023-24
• Ferrum Male Athlete of the Year, 2024-25
• First-ever Ferrum regular season undefeated wrestler (27-0, in 2023-24)
• 2nd place at Virginia Tech Southeast Open (285), 11/2/24
• School records for tournament titles (13), career wins (133) and ODAC Athlete of the Week (10)