STILLWATER, Okla. - David Auble, a two-time Olympian who later coached for seven seasons at Campbell University, is in the 2010 class of inductees into the National Wrestling Hall of Fame and Museum. Joining him as Distinguished Members are Russell Camilleri, Lincoln McIlravy and 2000 Olympic gold medalist Rulon Gardner.

Auble was a two-time NCAA Champion for Cornell University and a Gold Medalist at the 1960 Pan American games before becoming a coach.

Camilleri compiled a 78-4 record at San Jose State University before becoming a 12-time AAU National Champion in both Freestyle and Greco-Roman. McIlravy was a four-time All American and three-time NCAA Champion for the University of Iowa and claimed a Bronze Medal in 2000 Olympic Games.

An unheralded wrestler at the time, Gardner won Olympic gold in 2000. He also picked up international titles at the 1996 World Cup, the 1998 and 2000 Pan American Games and the 2001 World Championships.

The Hall of Fame's Board of Governors approved these selections at its semi-annual meeting held last month in Kansas City. The Class of 2010 will be inducted during the Honors Weekend Banquet and Induction Ceremony in Stillwater, Oklahoma, June 4-5, 2010. The event will mark the 34th anniversary class of the Hall of Fame and Museum. If you would like to attend or make a donation for Honors Weekend, please go to https://nwhof.ticketleap.com.

At Campbell, Auble tutored three national qualifiers. John Christian and current Camel head coach Billy Greene qualified in 2000. Lantz Nixon advanced to the NCAA Championships in 2002.

Greene and Christian also brought academic recognition to the program under Auble, earning National Wrestling Coaches Association National All-Academic Second-Team honors in 2000. That same year, Auble's squad ranked sixth academically among Division I wrestling programs.

In 2001, Christian was named to the Verizon® Academic All-America First-Team.

Auble started his coaching career in 1972 at UCLA where he served as an assistant until 1976 when he took over the reigns as head coach of Bruins program. While serving as head coach from 1977-79, Auble and the Bruins enjoyed success, crowing the school's first national champion in the 1979 season.

He also jumped onto the national coaching scene in 1977, leading the United States to a first-place finish at the Pan American Games.

After leaving the UCLA program in 1979, Auble took a hiatus from coaching until 1987 when he took an assistant coach position with Division III Ithaca College. While at Ithaca, Auble helped lead the Bombers to three national team titles in 1989, 1990 and 1994.

Auble returned to the Division I ranks after the 1994 season, accepting an assistant coach position with Atlantic Coast Conference member North Carolina State. He spent four years on the sidelines for the Wolfpack before joining the Campbell staff.

A graduate of Cornell in 1960, Auble had a decorated competitive career. A two-time collegiate national champion (1959, 1960), he was a member of the 1960 and 1964 Olympic teams, placing fourth at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics in the 125.5 weight class. Auble was a champion at the 1959 Pan American Games and won the 1962 U.S. National Open.

Continuing his competitive career into the '90s, Auble won the Master's World Championships in 1993 and finished fourth in 1996.

The 71-year-old Auble returned to Ithaca as an assistant coach in 2004 and remains on the Bombers' staff.