THE OFFICIAL SITE OF BUENA VISTA UNIVERSITY ATHLETICS

Huff became one of the most prolific heavyweights in program history during his four years on campus.  Wrestling for Hall of Fame Coach Al Baxter, her posted 14 straight wins to begin his career en route to 109 overall.  He was a four-time Iowa Conference Tournament Finalist, winning three straight individual titles to close his career, while also qualifying to the national championships all four seasons.  As a junior in 1995, Huff was named the IIAC MVP and captured the national title with a thrilling 3-1 overtime victory, ending his season with 34 straight wins.  His only loss that season was a 6-4 setback to John Degel from the University of Iowa in the third match of the year.  As a senior, he went 26-4 and placed fifth at the NCAA Championships.  He won 26 of his career matches by pin and also tallied more than 200 career takedowns.  Jay continues to stay heavily involved on the mat, having been involved with high school coaching since 1997.  He currently resided in Burlington, and is a Responsible Thinking instructor at Aldo Leopold Middle School in Burlington and also serves as a high school wrestling coach where he was named Hawkeye Wrestling Coach of the Year in 2009.  Jay and his wife, Tricia, have two children, Marissa and Caden.