Tom Carr"I am excited that Tom has agreed to come on board as our new head wrestling coach," said CCC Athletic Director Twiggs Reed. "He is an outstanding leader and coach, an exceptional recruiter, and is the ideal person to lead our inaugural men's wrestling program. We look forward to having Coach Carr build a winning tradition with student-athletes on the wrestling mat and in the classroom."
Carr, a 2004 graduate of Muskingum College in New Concord, Ohio, brings a dozen years of varied wrestling coaching experiences to the new Tiger wrestling program.
Carr launched his coaching career at Land O'Lakes High School in Florida, where he guided teams with three state qualifiers, one state champion and three AAU All-Americans. From there he moved on to become an assistant coach at Central College in Pella, Iowa. He spent a year at Central College and then took a position as an administrative assistant with the wrestling program at Michigan State. After two years with the Spartans, Carr became a fulltime assistant at NCAA Division I Bucknell University, coaching five nationally-ranked wrestlers, three All-American finishers and six NCAA Division I qualifiers.
After a three-year stint at Bucknell, Carr was hired as an assistant coach at Minot State University, a NCAA DII school in Minot, North Dakota, where he helped start program from scratch. During his time with the Beavers, Carr earned a spot at the National Wrestling Coaches Association / Fellowship of Christian Athletes Leadership Academy.
In 2013, Carr joined the George Mason wrestling staff as an assistant and has coached there the past three seasons. While at GMU, Carr has coached four NCAA qualifiers, hosted the NWCA All-Star Classic, and recruited the first top 20 high school recruit to Mason in program history.
"It is an absolute honor to be named the first head wrestling coach at Central Christian," said Carr. "I am grateful to Mr. Reed and President Hoxie for the opportunity and faith they have shown in me."
Carr cited a number of coaches and mentors in his life that have helped him along his coaching journey.
"I owe a great deal to many people that helped me get to this point and need to thank Eric Reed, Roger Chandler, Tom Minkel, Dan Wirnsberger, Robin Ersland, Joe Russell and Kevin McNamee for their mentorship and friendship," said Carr. "I also need to thank the athletes I have had the privilege of coaching, who have now become personal friends, without you I would not have the opportunity to start the Tiger program."
"I am looking forward to building a team that competes hard on the mat, performs in the classroom, and is a credit to the great wrestling tradition in McPherson, Kansas."
The new wrestling program joins an already impressive roster of intercollegiate sports offered by Central Christian College. Men's sports include baseball, basketball, cheerleading, cross country, golf, soccer and tennis; while women's sports include basketball, cheerleading, cross country, golf, soccer, softball, tennis and volleyball. The college is a member of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA).
Located in McPherson, Kansas in the center of the state, Central Christian College describes itself as a small, private, four-year college.
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