Jeff Jordan is currently the head coach of St. Paris Graham where he led his team to a 10th straight Ohio State team title. This year’s team is currently ranked as the number one high school team in the country. Jordan has been named a national high school coach of the year.
His coaching experience also includes five years at Purdue as an assistant coach, until he moved back to Ohio where he began coaching at the High School Level and founded Jeff Jordan’s State Champ Camp.
As a wrestler, Jordan was a four-time Ohio State Champion carrying a career record of 159-1. He went on to compete at the University of Wisconsin where he was a two-time All-American and a Big Ten Champion.
Jake Herbert finished his career at Northwestern University as a two-time NCAA Champion at 184 pounds. He capped off his senior by being named the Dan Hodge Trophy winner, which is given to the nation’s most dominant college wrestler, it is the Heisman Trophy of wrestling. Herbert was also awarded the 2009 Jesse Owens Award, when he was named the Big Ten Male Athlete of the Year across all sports.
After his collegiate career Herbert decided to focus on international competition, he became the U.S. Open champion at 84 kg, and a world silver medalist from the 2009 World Championships in Denmark. Making him the first American to reach the finals and earn a silver medal since 2003.
“We are thrilled to have two clinicians of this caliber joining us on the Main Stage at the NCAA Fan Fest for the NWCA Coaches Clinic. This is a great opportunity for our members and coaches to be able to see technique from two very talented and accomplished athletes,” said Mike Moyer, NWCA Executive Director. “This is a great culminating event to the NCAA Championships on Saturday afternoon that we look forward to each year.”
The NWCA Coaches Clinic will take place on Saturday, March 20, 2010 at 2 p.m. on the Main Stage of the Fan Festival.
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