WHO ARE the CoaCHES

Head Coach/Director

Cell: 920-901-5000

E-Mail: red1october@comcast.net

20th Year coaching X-Factor Elite

Owner & Founder

USA Wrestling certified Bronze Level Coach

SafeSport Trained

CPR & AED Certified

​Concussion Certified (CDC Trained)

Nearly 40 years of coaching K-8, High School, Middle/Junior High, and College programs

Wisconsin Rapids Lincoln HS, 1987

Bachelor of Arts, 2000 Silver Lake College

Lakeland University, Assistant Coach 2015-2016

Team Wisconsin National Coach​

• ​2013-2025 Junior Greco
• 2022 Junior Greco National Duals, 8th Place
• 2021 Junior Greco National Duals, 6th Place
• 2018-2025 Junior Greco National Duals
• 2015 Novice Team: MN/WI Goodwill Duals
• 2012 Cadet Greco
• 2011 Cadet Freestyle
• 2011 Junior National Duals: Greco National Runners-up, Freestyle 5th Place
• 2005 Wisconsin Cheesehead All-Stars: Midget Duals

USAOW Official--Freestyle & Greco-Roman M2

WIAA Licensed Wrestling Official L1

2010 Folkstyle National Champion--167.5# Veterans C

Member of 1985 Wisconsin State Championship Team & 1987 State Runners-up Team

Head Assistant Coach

​11th year coaching X-Factor Elite

​USA Wrestling certified Bronze Level Coach

USA GRIT: Northern Plains Advisory Committee

SafeSport Trained

​Concussion Certified (CDC Trained)​

Two Rivers HS, 2014

Bachelor of Science, 2019 UW-Green Bay

Formerly trained at Greco-Roman Olympic Training Site at Northern Michigan University

Longtime XFE wrestler

Ranked #6 in country at 60KGS (April 2019 Ranking)

2019 Dave Schultz International Greco 60KG 4th place

2018 Senior Greco 60KG World Team Trials competitor

2018 Senior Greco Nationals 60KG 4th place

2018 U23 Greco Nationals 63KG 3rd place

2017 University Greco Nationals 63KG 2nd place

2015 UWW Junior Greco Nationals/WTT 60KG 2nd place

2015 Malar Cup, Sweden; Senior Greco 59KG  Bronze

WWF Cadet/Junior Greco State Champion

     -2011, 2012, 2014

Green Bay Preble HS, Asst. Coach

       2020-Current

De Pere MS, Head Coach

       2018-2020

De Pere HS, Asst. Coach

       2017-2018

Team Wisconsin National Coach

• ​2021-Current Junior Greco Head Coach
• 2022 Junior Greco National Duals, 8th Place
• 2021 Junior Greco National Duals, 6th Place
• 2015-2020 Junior Greco
• 2018-2025 Junior Greco National Duals

​XFE Camps/Pelot Trained Camps

• Counselor/Clinician 2011-2024

​​next-x Assistant Coach 2009-2014, 2022(Fill-in)

​USAOW Official--Freestyle & Greco-Roman M3

​WIAA Licensed Wrestling Official

Two Rivers HS, 2014

• 137-11, 78 pins
• 3x WIAA State Qualifier

​              -2014 3rd 120#

              -2013 3rd 113#

USA Wrestling 23x All-American

• Assistant Coach-Greco

1st year coaching X-Factor Elite

USA Wrestling certified Bronze Level Coach

SafeSport Trained 

First Aid Trained

Southern Door HS, 2013

Bachelor of Science, 2019 Northern Michigan University

Trained Greco-Roman at Olympic Training Site at Northern Michigan University

Longtime XFE wrestler

Senior All-American

• 2015 5th 70KG
• 2016 8th 74KG
• 2019 6th 72KG

University All-American

• 2015 3rd 70KG
• 2016 2nd 74KG
• 2017 2nd 74KG

U23 All-American

• 2018 2nd 72KG

World Team Trials

• 2017 4th 72KG
• 2019 4th 72 KG

Team Wisconsin National Coach

• Junior Greco 2023-present
• Junior Greco National Duals 2024-present

Leona/Wabeno/Three Lakes High School, Head Coach 2021-Present

2013 High School State Champion