Millersville, Pa. -  A brilliant career on the mat became an even more impressive career in service of the United States for Lieutenant Colonel Curtis Wiley. The 1994 Millersville graduate is one of just six wrestlers in program history to win 100 career matches, won the "Shorty" Hitchcock Memorial Classic two times and was the Ted Rupp Award recipient as a senior in 1988-89.
 
Wiley totaled at least 19 victories in each of his four seasons, finishing his career with a 100-31 overall record while wrestling at three different weight classes. Wiley was outstanding in duals, posting a 49-10-2 record. He was the first Marauder to win 100 matches at the Division I level. As a wrestling coach and during his career in the U.S. Army, Wiley dedicated his life to the service of others.

"Curtis was our assistant wrestling coach during my first two years at Millersville," said Pat Leahy '97, a former Marauder wrestler and current member of the Millersville Alumni Board of Advisors. "He helped me grow in the classroom, on the mat, and as a person. Just a few of his accomplishments include an outstanding wrestling career, stint as coach, and his ongoing service to our nation in the U.S. Army. Lt. Colonel Whiley's election to the Millersville University Athletics Hall of Fame is a well-deserved honor for an athlete, coach, and public servant who has given back to so many people along the way."
 
Wiley arrived at Millersville in 1985-86 as a 118-pounder and delivered a 19-7 record including a 14-1 record in dual meets. The following season, Wiley won 25 matches and led the team in nearfalls. As a junior in 1987-88, Wiley often wrestled up from his 126-pound class at 134 pounds and went 21-9 with double-digit dual wins for the third year in a row. Wiley was at his best during his senior season of 1988-89. He became only the second Marauder to win 35 matches in a season, posted eight major decisions and a 12-4 dual record. Wiley wrestled his way to the NCAA East Region title at 126 pounds, qualifying him for the NCAA Division I Championships. At season's end, Wiley was recognized as the team's top wrestler.
 
Wiley stayed involved in the sport after his collegiate wrestling career ended. He served as an assistant coach at Millersville from 1992-94, coaching two hall of fame inductees and six national qualifiers. He then joined the United States Army and served as a volunteer coach for numerous programs including Alaska USA Wrestling at Ft. Richardson. He continued to compete on the mat, wrestling for the All-Army team at the international level. While stationed in Virginia Beach, Va., Wiley started Ranger Wrestling, an annual camp for youth wrestlers.
 
Rising through the ranks to lieutenant colonel, Wiley completed Ranger School, received Master Parachutist Wings and has earned three Army Achievement medals, two Army Commendation medals, two medals for meritorious service, two Bronze Stars and a Joint Staff Badge. Wiley served multiple tours of duty in combat and never lost a soldier serving under his command. He served in Iraq in 2003 and again in 2009 with the 82nd Airborne Division. He is now the director of joint targeting school, designated by the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff to provide formal target training to all services, agencies and select allied partners.

Wiley will be honored at the induction dinner and ceremony on Friday, Oct. 17 at 6 p.m. in the Lehr Center on the campus of Millersville University. There is an open invitation for the induction dinner and ceremony. The cocktail reception begins at 5:30 p.m. and the dinner and induction ceremony begins at 6 p.m. Tickets are $35 for adults, $15 for children and $7 for a football ticket to Saturday's game. Reservations are required. Visit www.millersville.edu/alumni to register for the dinner or call the office at 800-681-1855 to register.