Coaches

Freestyle/Greco Coaches

LEAD COACH: JOHN WECHTER

John wrestled for Michigan State University from 1998 - 2003 where he had 67 career wins and placed sixth in the Big10 tournament in 2002.  In Greco, John was the 2013 US National Champion, 2014 US world team alternate, a member of the US National team in 2014 and 2015 and a three time US Olympic trials qualifier.

FREESTYLE COACH: SEBAS SWIGGUM

Sebas is currently a red shirt senior wrestler for the University of Minnesota where he has compiled an 18-23 career record for the Gophers.  A graduate of Apple Valley High School, he was a MSHL State Champion in 2019 and a three year State place winner.  

FREESTYLE COACH: DEVIN FITZPATRICK

FitzPatrick closed his St. Cloud State career in outstanding fashion in 2021, earning All-America honors for the third time in his career after placing third at 165-pounds at the NCAA Championships in March. He additionally closed his career as a three-time All-Conference selection, earning First Team honors in 2019-20 and second team honors in both 2020-21 and 2018-19. The senior from Mahtomedi, Minnesota posted a 7-1 record at 165 pounds with two wins by pin and two bonus point wins. FitzPatrick ranked second on the team in points earned in 2020-21 and spent the majority of the season as the No. 1 ranked wrestler in his weight class. He was crowned regional champ at 165 pounds at the Super Region V competition in late February

A 2016 grad of Mahtomedi H.S., where he wrestled for coaches Joe Leif and Matt Oswald...6X letterwinner in wrestling...183-38 career record...5X state qualifier...5X All-Conference....4X section champ...3X state place winner...2X state finalist...a three-year captain in high school for wrestling...4X letterwinner in lacrosse...2X First Team All-Conference and 2X First Team All-Section in lacrosse...2X lacrosse captain...helped team finish fifth in state during junior season of lacrosse...3X letterwinner in football and a first team All-Conference award recipient.

YOUTH COACH: JOSH BERG

Josh is a 2012 Graduate of Pewaukee, WI High School where he was a four-time state qualifier and a one-time state place winner.  In his high school career, Josh amassed 156 career wins.  As a 2017 Graduate of St Cloud State, he was a five-year member of the wrestling team where he was team captain and member of two national championship teams. 

MIKE HOUCK: Guest Coach – Session 2

Mike is the first American to win the Greco-Roman world gold medal and is the former National Coach for USA Wrestling Greco-Roman. Under his coaching tenure, the United States finished in the top 10 in the world four out of five years, won the Greco-Roman competition in the Pan American Games for the first time ever and brought home six World or Olympic medals.  Mike is a member of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame.