Grand Valley Head Coach

NCWA National Duals

TN, US  ⋅  Jan, 30 2009 - Jan 31 2009   |   Coverage created by Joe Williamson


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Luke Broadwater   February 4 at 2:36pm
There are quite a few varsity teams in the NCWA with paid coaches. Apprentice School, Southern Virginia, Navy Prep, Army Prep, Air Force Prep, Blair Academy, Williamson Trade, and Marion Military are a few teams I can name off the top of my head that have funded varsity programs.

I have no idea what the powerhouse "club" teams like Grand Valley and Central Florida pay their coaches. But I know where I coach at UMBC (which placed sixth at the NCWA National Duals) I'm basically a volunteer. My stipend is less than the high school coaches in the area.
By the way, the top teams in the NCWA -- whether they are funded as varsities through the athletic program or not -- are more equivalent to lower-division teams (NCAA DIII, NJCAA or NAIA) than "clubs."
The kids who compete for the top teams in the NCWA get a full college wrestling experience. One of my wrestlers already has 32 matches this year and we've competed in seven tournaments. We wrestle NCAA DIs, DIIs, DIIIs, NjCAAs, NAIAs and NCWAs.
Our goal is to become an NCAA DI but our school's president wants us to build up our NCWA team more, and raise the funding needed, before he'll allow that.
Good luck to everyone at nationals this year.
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J. Dean   February 4 at 2:13pm
Baldwin said:
Having paid coaches doesn't hurt either
Does the NCWA have any paid coaches?
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Coach Trim   February 1 at 9:54pm
Baldwin said:
Having paid coaches doesn't hurt either
? When did they start paying Grand Valley coaches? Dave Mills built this program out of sheer will the last time I checked. Wrestlers came there for the coaches and the atmosphere. Who is the coach now? I did not recognize him and did not realize Mills was gone.
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Baldwin   February 1 at 8:48pm
Having paid coaches doesn't hurt either
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Grand Valley Head Coach

Grand Valley State pulls out another big win. In recent years they have won every major tournament...just rolling over the competition.
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174lbs Jay Mitchell Marion Military- vs. Austen Damico The Apprentice-174lbs Jay Mitchell Marion Military- vs. Austen Damico The Apprentice-
174 lbs - match
174lbs Christopher Hauser UCF- vs. Jay Mitchell Marion Military-174lbs Christopher Hauser UCF- vs. Jay Mitchell Marion Military-
174 lbs - match
165lbs Will Harcum The Apprentice- vs. Joe Salvatore Marion Military Institute-165lbs Will Harcum The Apprentice- vs. Joe Salvatore Marion Military Institute-
165 lbs - match
165lbs Travis Eisen Grand Valley- vs. Eric Moon Oakland University-165lbs Travis Eisen Grand Valley- vs. Eric Moon Oakland University-
165 lbs - match
165lbs Joe Salvatore Marion Military- vs. Devon Jackson UCF-165lbs Joe Salvatore Marion Military- vs. Devon Jackson UCF-
165 lbs - match
157lbs Ryan Witzel UCF- vs. Derrick Lucas Marion Military-157lbs Ryan Witzel UCF- vs. Derrick Lucas Marion Military-
157 lbs - match
157lbs Jim Wood Oakland University- vs. Leif Huber UMBC-157lbs Jim Wood Oakland University- vs. Leif Huber UMBC-
157 lbs - match
157lbs Allen Sigler Oakland University- vs. Michael Leonard Grand Valley-157lbs Allen Sigler Oakland University- vs. Michael Leonard Grand Valley-
157 lbs - match
149lbs Frank Leonard Grand Valley- vs. Jayson Brandt Oakland University-149lbs Frank Leonard Grand Valley- vs. Jayson Brandt Oakland University-
149 lbs - match
149lbs Alex Broadwater UMBC- vs. Jameson FEE Oakland University-149lbs Alex Broadwater UMBC- vs. Jameson FEE Oakland University-
149 lbs - match
141 lbs college match, AJ Pratt, Oakland University vs Justin Bowser, UMBC, , 141 lbs college match, AJ Pratt, Oakland University vs Justin Bowser, UMBC, ,
141 - match
133lbs Stephen DeAugustino UCF- vs. Reece Freeman Marion Military-133lbs Stephen DeAugustino UCF- vs. Reece Freeman Marion Military-
133 lbs - match
133lbs Joseph Schwartz UMBC- vs. Jacob Orban-Jones Oakland University-133lbs Joseph Schwartz UMBC- vs. Jacob Orban-Jones Oakland University-
133 lbs - match
125lbs David Moseley Oaklahnd University- vs. Bryce Harley UMBC-125lbs David Moseley Oaklahnd University- vs. Bryce Harley UMBC-
125 lbs - match
125lbs Frito Cherefant UCF- vs. Jonathan Murray Grand Valley-125lbs Frito Cherefant UCF- vs. Jonathan Murray Grand Valley-
125 lbs - finals
133lbs Stephen DeAugustino UCF- vs. Thomas Sobeck Grand Valley-133lbs Stephen DeAugustino UCF- vs. Thomas Sobeck Grand Valley-
133 lbs - finals
141lbs Nathan Hall Grand Valley- vs. William Rothenberg UCF-141lbs Nathan Hall Grand Valley- vs. William Rothenberg UCF-
141 lbs - finals
149lbs TJ Gillin UCF- vs. Wayne Leonard Grand Valley-149lbs TJ Gillin UCF- vs. Wayne Leonard Grand Valley-
149 lbs - finals
157lbs Ryan Witzel UCF- vs. Michael Leonard Grand Valley-157lbs Ryan Witzel UCF- vs. Michael Leonard Grand Valley-
157 lbs - finals
165lbs Devon Jackson UCF- vs. Travis Eisen Grand Valley-165lbs Devon Jackson UCF- vs. Travis Eisen Grand Valley-
165 lbs - finals
174lbs Kyle Greaves UCF- vs. Richard Doherty Grand Valley-174lbs Kyle Greaves UCF- vs. Richard Doherty Grand Valley-
174 lbs - finals
184lbs Christopher Hauser UCF- vs. Derek Marshall Grand Valley-184lbs Christopher Hauser UCF- vs. Derek Marshall Grand Valley-
184 lbs - finals
197lbs Graham Smith UCF- vs. Kelvin Miller Grand Valley-197lbs Graham Smith UCF- vs. Kelvin Miller Grand Valley-
197 lbs - finals
235lbs Richard Rippy UCF- vs. Joe Kuzmicz Grand Valley-235lbs Richard Rippy UCF- vs. Joe Kuzmicz Grand Valley-
235 lbs - finals
285lbs Daniel Rowe UCF- vs. Corey Melinn Grand Valley-285lbs Daniel Rowe UCF- vs. Corey Melinn Grand Valley-
285 lbs - finals
285lbs Christopher Clevenger Auburn- vs. Cecil Lee The Apprentice-285lbs Christopher Clevenger Auburn- vs. Cecil Lee The Apprentice-
285 lbs
235lbs Quentin Bowling The Apprentice- vs. Patrick Woulfe Auburn-235lbs Quentin Bowling The Apprentice- vs. Patrick Woulfe Auburn-
235 lbs - match
184lbs Johnny Palmer LSU- vs. Travis Hussey Bowling Green -184lbs Johnny Palmer LSU- vs. Travis Hussey Bowling Green -
184 lbs - match
174lbs Jerry Matthews Bowling Green- vs. Jeremy Chenier LSU-174lbs Jerry Matthews Bowling Green- vs. Jeremy Chenier LSU-
174 lbs - match
157lbs  LSU- vs.  Bowling Green-157lbs LSU- vs. Bowling Green-
157 lbs
149lbs Ryan Harden Bowling Green- vs. Jeff Slaughter LSU-149lbs Ryan Harden Bowling Green- vs. Jeff Slaughter LSU-
149 lbs - match
141lbs Dustin Lail LSU- vs. Patrick Harrison Bowling Green-141lbs Dustin Lail LSU- vs. Patrick Harrison Bowling Green-
141 lbs - match
141lbs Alex Broadwater UMBC- vs. Harrison Graft University of Dayton-141lbs Alex Broadwater UMBC- vs. Harrison Graft University of Dayton-
141 lbs - match
125lbs David Briggs Bowling Green- vs. Kenneth Barnes LSU-125lbs David Briggs Bowling Green- vs. Kenneth Barnes LSU-
125 lbs - match