Instructors

Full Time Ambition Wrestling Staff

Jake Clark

• 5x Greco-Roman U.S. National Team Member, 2006 World Team Member (China)
• Cadet, Junior, Junior-Fila, 2x University, and Senior Greco-Roman National Champion
• Greco-Roman World Cup Champion
• 11x Armed Forces Gold Medalist (Freestyle and Greco)
• 2x Minnesota State High School Champion
• 20+ age group State Titles (Freestyle and Greco)

Joey Clark

• Greco-Roman University National Champion
• 5 year member of the All-Marine Wrestling Team
• 5x Greco-Roman Senior All-American
• Armed Forces Freestyle Gold Medalist
• Silver Medalist in the 2000 Freestyle World Military Championships

Tony Abbott

• NCAA National Champion
• 2x All-American
• 2x MIAC Champion
• NCAA National Championship Ring in 2005, Coach
• Augsburg College Honor Athlete- highest award given to an athlete at Augsburg College.

Monthly & Camp Clinicians

Here at ambition we have a passion for success. So we have contacted the best coaching staff for wrestling possible. To add to that every other week starting in june we are going to be bringing in the best of the best. Every other weekend we will have a mini camp featuring one of the following clinicians:

Rulon Gardner

Became the 2000 Heavyweight Olympic Champion after defeating Russia’s previously unbeaten Alexandre Karelin who is considered by many as THE greatest wrestler to ever live.

Steve Fraser

America’s first Olympic Gold Medalist in Greco-Roman (1984), National Olympic Greco-Roman Head Coach and coached the U.S. to its first Greco-Roman World title in 2007.

Kerry McCoy

2x Freestyle Olympian, 2x NCAA Champion for Penn St. University, and current Head Coach at the Univ. of Maryland

Spencer Mango

2008 Greco-Roman Olympian and U.S. National Champion, 2006 University World Greco-Roman Champion, 2x Missouri High School State Champion, currently trains at Northern Michigan’s U.S. Olympic Education Center.

Doug Schwab

2008 Freestyle Olympian and U.S. National Champion, 2006 Freestyle Pan-Am Gold Medalist, NCAA Champion and 3x All-American at the Univ. of Iowa, currently an Assistant Coach for the Univ. of Iowa.

Jake Deitchler

2008 Greco-Roman Olympian (As a high schooler), 3x Minnesota High School State Champion

Harry Lester

2x Greco-Roman World Bronze Medalist, 2009 Greco-Roman U.S. National Champion, 2007 Greco-Roman and Freestyle University National Champion, Greco-Roman University World Bronze Medalist, 1999 Cadet Freestyle World Champion, 4x Ohio High School State Champion.

Ben Askren

2008 Freestyle Olympian and U.S. National Champion, 2x NCAA Champion and 4x NCAA Finalist for the Univ. of Missouri, 2x Hodge Trophy winner (equivalent of football’s Heisman Trophy), 2x Wisconsin High School State Champion, Freestyle Junior National Champion, purple belt in Jiu-Jitsu, and current Assistant Coach at the Univ. of Missouri.

Andy Hrovat

2008 Freestyle Olympian, 2x Freestyle Pan-Am Silver Medalist, 2002 Freestyle University National Champion, 2x NCAA All-American for the Univ. of Michigan, 2x Ohio High School State Champion.

Momir Petkovic

1976 Greco-Roman Olympic Gold Medalist for the former Yugoslavia, 3x Greco-Roman World Silver Medalist, Greco-Roman World Bronze Medalist, current Assistant Greco-Roman National Coach for the U.S.

Jake Herbert

2x NCAA Champion and 3x Finalist for Northwestern Univ., 2009 Hodge Trophy winner (equivalent to football’s Heisman Trophy), 2x Freestyle University World Bronze Medalist, 2009 U.S. Freestyle National Champion and O.W., 2x University Freestyle National Champion and O.W. of both tournaments, Pennsylvania High School State Champion.

Troy Steiner

NCAA Champion and 4x NCAA All-American at the Univ. of Iowa, 9x Freestyle National Team Member, 1992 Freestyle World Cup Champion, 1996 Pan-Am Gold Medalist, and current Assistant Coach at Oregon State University.

Greg Gibson

Retired Marine Corps Master Sergeant, 1984 Greco-Roman Olympic Silver Medalist, 3x Greco-Roman World Cup Champion, 2x Freestyle World Silver Medalist, Freestyle World Bronze Medalist, Sombo World Cup Champion, Freestyle Pan-Am Gold Medalist, 1983 Freestyle and Greco-Roman Military World Champion, 22x Armed Forces Gold Medalist (Yes 22, it’s not a typo), 2x NCAA All-American for the Univ. of Oregon.

Dan Chandler

3x Greco-Roman Olympian (Athlete), 3x Olympic Coach, 5x Greco-Roman Coach of the year (Most by any Greco-Roman Coach in USA Wrestling’s history), 2x Greco-Roman World Cup Champion, has coached numerous Minnesotan’s to National, World, and Olympic medals.

Zach Roberson

NCAA Champion and 3x NCAA All-American for Iowa State University, 2006 U.S. Freestyle National Champion, 4x Kansas High School State Champion (Undefeated 153-0), Freestyle U.S. Junior National Champion.

Matt Lackey

NCAA Champion and 3x All-American for the Univ. of Illinois, 2003 Big Ten Athlete of the Year, Freestyle U.S. National Champion (University, Fila-Junior, Junior, and Cadet), 2x Illinois High School State Champion.

Jayson Ness

3x NCAA All-American for the Univ. of Minnesota (after Junior Season), Greco-Roman U.S. Junior National Champion, Freestyle U.S. Cadet National Champion, 2x Minnesota High School State Champion, Golden Gophers 2009 Most Valuable Wrestler.

Zach Sanders

NCAA All-American for the Univ. of Minnesota as a Redshirt Freshman, 5x Minnesota High School State Champion, Cadet and Junior Freestyle National Champion, High School National Champion.

Jamill Kelly

2004 Freestyle Olympic Silver Medalist, Freestyle Pan-Am Silver Medalist, wrestled for John Smith at Oklahoma State University.

Nick Slack

NCAA Champion and 3x NCAA Finalist for Augsburg College, currently an Assistant Coach for Augsburg College.

Garrett Lowney

Olympic Bronze Medalist, Two Time Olympian, Two Time All American, Two Time Big Ten Champion, Three Time Junior National Champion, Three Time WI State Champion