FAIRFAX, Va. - Head coach Joe Russell and the George Mason wrestling program have announced the addition of interim assistant coach Israel Silva and volunteer assistant coach Dave Marble.

Silva comes to Mason from South Dakota State, where he joined the coaching staff in 2012 and helped three wrestlers qualify for the NCAA Wrestling Championships. Prior to SDSU Silva served as an assistant coach at the Northwest Wrestling Regional Training Center, an Olympic-level training center for senior-level athletes. He placed twice at the national tournament and was named a two-time junior All-American while wrestling at North Idaho College and also earned the Southern Conference heavyweight title as a wrestler at UT-Chattanooga. Click here to read the rest of the article on gomason.com