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Wrestled at Lake Gibson High School, Duke University, and Campbell University. Assistant Coach at Lake Gibson for 6 years. 2016-2017 NFHS Assistant Coach of the Year Helped coach 10 State Champs and 30+ State Placers

Started the Wrestling Program at Mater Lakes HS  

Brandon Neifeld: FHSAA 2nd and 4th place (Cooper City) 4 year NCAA D2 starter, wins over D2 National Champ and 5 D2 All-Americans (West Liberty) Started Mater Lakes Wrestling program from scratch in 2013 (coached state champ, 3 finalists, 10 placers, 6 all americans since) Team Region 1A-4 runner up, 4th 1A (2019)  

JD Ramsey: West Virginia State 3rd placer (2X), High school team wins record leader NCAA D2 All-American HWT (West Liberty) 2X NCAA D2 National Qualifier Wheeling Jesuit Grad Assistant Coach Team Region 1A-4 runner up, 4th 1A (2019) GMAC Referee (2018-2019)

Wrestled in HS for Walsh Jesuit in Ohio 4x State Placer, 2x State Champ 2x Iron Man Champ #1 in the USA his Sr. Year in HS Still holds the wins Record at Walsh Wrestled Collegiality at Iowa, Kent State, and J.C. Jamestown

Over 25 years involved as a fighter and ref in MMA

Dual Meet Record: 342-89 FACA State Rep: 2013-pr. FACA Wrestling Coach of the Year District 3: 2013-2018 NWCA State Rep: 2010-2016 FHSAA Advisory Council: 1998-99, 2002-03, 2006-08, 2012-14, 2014-19 Big Bend Coach of the Year: 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014 Northwest Florida Coach of the Year: 2001, 2004, 2013, 2014 2018 National Wrestling Hall of Fame Inductee 2018 FACA Hall of Fame inductee Tourney Championships 86 Tourney Runner-ups 40 State Qualifiers 125 State Placers 29 State Finalists 6 State Champions 1 HS AA’s 29 City Championships - 24 1997-2016, 2018-2020 Tri-County Championships -2 2014, 2015 District Trophies IBT Runner-up - 5 1998, 2000, 2008, 2009, 2020 IBT Championships - 17 2001-2007, 2010-2019 Dual Runner-up - 0 Dual Championships - 3 2018-2020 Regional Trophies IBT Runner-up - 6 2002, 2005, 2006, 2010, 2016, 2018 IBT Championships - 8 2011-2017, 2019-2020 Dual Elite 8 (Regional Runner-up) - 1 2018 Dual Final 4 (Regional Championship) – 2 2019, 2020

3x NJ State Placer, 1x Champ (Did not give up a point his sr. year) ONLY 4x All-American ever to come out of Clarion U 2x Conference Champ

Wrestling since he was 6

He wrestled his freshman year and sophmore year at pasco then he switched mhis juinor and senior year to lake gibson because coach left.

4 time state qaulifier

3 time state placer

2017 4th place

2018 state champ

2019 3nd place

2020 was ranked 13th in the nation at 125

NJ High School Wrestling 5th Place Senior year record 31-1-1

Region 5 Champ

2x District Champ

Middlesex County Champ OW

Middlesex County College NJCAA All American

1992 NJCAA USA Wrestling Collegiate Team

Missouri Valley National Championship Team 1997

2015-2019 USA Veterans World Team Member

2016 World Championships Veterans Bronze

2015 Alpharetta High School Head Coach

2016-current Chattahoochee High School Assistant Coach

North Fulton Youth Wrestling Program co-founder

2019 WTAAA Hall of Fame

Founder of Athletes For Children, with John Hanrahan and Eric Cluck

Head Wrestling Coach @ Shenandoah University (new NCAA D3 program in Winchester, VA) Former Head assistant coach @ University of Chicago. Wrestled Division 1 at Marquette University. From Chicago, Illinois

2015 NCAA DII National Champion at 125lbs

2x NCAA DII Team National Champions at SCSU (lead the team to first ncaa team national title of any sport in school history)

2x NJCAA All American

NSIC Wrestler of the year 2015