Wrestling

Hometown: Lancaster, Calif.
Alma Mater: Northwestern College

Tyree Cox joined the Concordia University wrestling staff ahead of the 2019-20 season and finished his fifth season with the Bulldogs in 2023-24. Cox also serves an athletic equipment role within the athletic department.

In year one working with the Bulldogs, Cox helped the program to a sweep of GPAC dual and postseason championships behind three individual conference champions. Concordia qualified eight individuals for the national championships, including two who claimed All-America honors: Alberto Garcia (133) and Tanner Farmer (285). As a team, the Bulldogs placed 15th nationally. Mario Ybarra (133) then earned All-America honors in 2021. During the 2022-23 season, Concordia equaled a program record for dual wins in a season and sent four wrestlers to the NAIA national tournament. The Bulldogs qualified three wrestlers for nationals in 2024.

Cox had spent the previous three seasons as an assistant at Northwestern College, his alma mater. The native of Lancaster, Calif., was hired on with the Red Raiders following a successful two-year run in Orange City, Iowa, as a student-athlete. As a competitor at Northwestern, Cox twice qualified for the NAIA National Championships and was a First Team All-GPAC honoree. Cox put together a 28-9 overall record his senior season.

Prior to landing at Northwestern, Cox wrestled at and attended Cerritos College. While there, Cox qualified for the national championships twice and earned a place finish at the community college state tournament.

Tyree is the son of Tania O’Conner. He has a younger brother Troy O’Conner. Tyree earned his degree in Kinesiology from Northwestern. He is married to Kaitlyn Cox.