State Chair: Jason Christenson
Service to IA/USAW
State Chair - 2022 - Present
Coaches Director - 2014-2022 (8 years)
Junior Director - 2002-2014 (12 years)
Head Junior Greco-Roman Coach - 1998-2002 (4 years)
Head Cadet Greco-Roman Coach - 1997-98 (2 years)
Greco-Roman Coach 1988, 1995-96 (3 years)
Team Leader / Coach Freestyle & Greco-Roman National Duals Teams 2003-2005, 2007-2014, 2017 & 2019 (13 years)
Head Greco-Roman Coach, Junior National Duals Teams 1995, 1997-2001 (6 years)
Team Iowa Coach in Fargo, 25 years in a row (1995-2019)
Mat Official / Club Director / Tournament Host / Club Coach / RTC Host
Leadership / Special Achievements
USA Wrestling Junior Olympic Wrestling Committee Member
Northern Plains Region Chair of Chairs - State Chairperson
USA Wrestling State Leaders Summit Participant
US Cadet Head Greco Roman / Assistant Freestyle Coach, Pan-American Championships, Guadalajara, MEX 2015
USA Wrestling “Chuck Elvin” Junior Person of the Year 2014
Team Leader, USA Wrestling, Junior World Championships, Greco-Roman, Women’s Freestyle & Men’s Freestyle, Sofia BUL 2013
Team Leader / Coach Junior Freestyle National Champions 2008
USA Wrestling National Developmental Coach of the Year 2007
Team Leader / Coach Junior & Cadet Greco Roman National Champions 2006
Team Leader / Coach Junior Freestyle National Duals Champions 2005
Head Coach Junior Greco-Roman National Champions 2002
Iowa / USA Wrestling Coach of the Year 2001, 2010, 2012
Head Coach IWF / USA Wrestling, Tour du Monde, New Zealand 1999
Coaches Education
Wrestling Leader Clinics
US.GRIT -United States Greco-Roman Innovative Team
NCEP US Olympic Training Center Coaching Clinic(s)
Bronze Certification Course Instructor
USOC, NGB, Coaches Educator Workshop, United States Olympic Training Center (COS) 2008
Silver Coaches Certification 2007 (Ames, IA Silver College 2005)
US Olympic Training Center, Greco-Roman Coaches Summer Study Program 1997
Bronze Coaches Certification (Iowa City, IA) 1995
33 years as a teacher and coach (Collins-Maxwell-Baxter: 1991-1997; Oskaloosa: 1997-2001; Southeast Polk: 2001-Present)
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