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American wrestling coach
Greg Urbas is a former teacher and head wrestling coach at
St. Edward High School in
Lakewood, Ohio .
Military career
From 1973–1977, Urbas was an officer in the
United States Marine Corps .
[1]
Teaching career
While at St. Edward High School, Urbas was a math teacher.
[2] He currently serves as a math tutor.
[3]
Coaching career
Urbas was head coach at St. Edward for 29 years, from 1989 to 2018, where his teams won 24 state titles and 4 national titles.
[4] In 1998, Urbas was named national wrestling coach of the year by the National High School Coaches Association.
[5]
Notable athletes coached
Domenic Abounader ,
NCAA wrestling All-American at
Michigan and silver medalist at
2018 Asian Games in
freestyle wrestling
Ryan Bertin , 2-time NCAA wrestling national champion and 4-time All-American at Michigan
[6]
Roger Chandler , NCAA wrestling runner-up and 3-time All-American at
Indiana , head coach for
Michigan State University wrestling team
[2]
Dean Heil , 2-time NCAA wrestling national champion and 3-time All-American at
Oklahoma State
[7]
Chris Honeycutt , NCAA wrestling national runner-up and 2-time All-American at
Edinboro , professional
mixed martial artist
[8]
Andy Hrovat , 3-time NCAA wrestling All-American at Michigan and
2008 Olympian in freestyle wrestling
[7]
Mark Jayne , 2-time NCAA wrestling All-American at
Illinois
Gray Maynard , 3-time NCAA wrestling All-American at Michigan State, former
UFC title challenger
[9]
Nic Nemeth , WWE Wrestler, collegiate wrestler at
Kent State
Lance Palmer , NCAA wrestling national runner-up and 4-time All-American at
Ohio State ,
Professional Fighters League featherweight champion
[10]
References