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2021 Active NAIA Coaches, Top 30 w/at least 30 wins

TDR Blog Post # 3010 (11/9/21)
Notes ; The following are the top 30 Active College Head Coaches, in the NAIA, ranked by dual meet wins. The list includes coaches who retired in 2020 and some coaches that we have incomplete totals for them marked by (inc). Several active coaches are no longer coaching at a NAIA school and their win number is in bold. In recent years the NAIA has done well in tripling the number of wrestling teams yet keeping track of the NAIA wins by coaches is challenging as schools change their division participation. We welcome corrections and input so that the deserving coaches will be recognized. Keep on wrestling!
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ACTIVE Coaches   –   Top 30 with at least 30 wins                  NAIA

  1. Mike Ritchey (Southern Oregon)            236    retired in 2020
  2. Mike Machholz (Missouri Valley)          227
  3. Franky James  (Campbellsville) —          207
  4. Nick Mitchell (Grand View College)    – 144
  5. Corey Ruff (Lindsey-Wilson)                –  113
  6. Tyson Thivierge (Montana State Northern)  98 (broke school record)
  7. Jake Stevenson (Morningside College)  —  77
  8. K.C. Rock  (Embry-Riddle College)     –     76
  9. Rik Dahl (Northwestern College)         —  70
  10. James Kisgen (McKendree College)       —   66  school now in Div. II
  11. Joey Martinez (Menlo)                            —   62
  12. Todd Allen (Williams Baptist Coll., Cumberlands) – 61
  13. Omi Acosta (Life University)                   —  59
  14. Dana Vote (Doane, Midland, Concordia) —  58
  15. Jeff Bedard (Reinhardt Univ.)                   —  58
  16. Thomas Pompei (Indiana Institute of Technology)    57
  17. Aaron Meister (Wayland Baptist)          —   55 – retired in 2020
  18. Lennie Zalesky (Calif. Baptist Univ.)    —   55  – now a D-I school
  19. Beau Vest (Dana-Midland)                    —   55 – coaching now at another level
  20. Brian Jackson (Missouri Baptist)             —  52  inc.
  21. Kerry Regner (Williams Baptist College)  –  50
  22. James Hicks (Cumberland Univ./Darton  —   48
  23. Jake Brumbelow (Midway, Emman., B-P-Coll.) —  45
  24. Joe Privitere  (Briar Cliff)                         —   45
  25. Cody Garcia (Baker College)                                —   41
  26. Steven Bradley (Marian Univ.)                 —   40
  27. Zach Mullins (Graceland Univ.)               —   38
  28. Larry Nugent (Midland, Bethany)             —   34
  29. Dan Lovell (Jamestown Univ.)                  —   32
  30. Samuel Gardner (Alderson-Broaddus)      —   31
  31. Jordan Countryman (Univ. of the Cumberlands) –31

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