OUR COACHES
High School Coaches
Outside of coaching, Meggs serves as a Youth Crisis Manager, supporting youth and families throughout the South Bend community. He also remains active in the sport, regularly competing in local tournaments alongside our athletes during the off-season.
Middle School Coaches
Club Coaches
Mishawaka Wrestling Wall of Fame
OUR PROGRAMS
CLUB WRESTLING
Whether your young athlete is just entering wrestling or a veteran of the sport, the Mishawaka Wrestling Club is the place to be. From their first take down all the way until finding themselves “under the lights” at the IHSAA State Championship, we’ve worked hard to create an environment where athletes can learn, thrive, develop, and grow as a part of our wrestling family!
The Mishawaka Wrestling Club has developed hundreds of local, regional, state, and national champions but our program is not isolated to elite wrestlers. Every top performer has to start somewhere, and we take great pride in the development and growth in all* of our wrestlers. Our coaches will leave no stone unturned to give your young athlete their greatest chance at success on and off the mat.
All Mishawaka Wrestling Club practices take place in the legendary Mishawaka wrestling room within MHS at 1202 Lincolnway E. Mishawaka, IN 46544. Our Folkstyle session begins first week of November and extends through March 6 for the ISWA Folkstyle State Tournament. Our Olympic wrestling season season picks-up from their on March 6 and runs to June 13 with the ISWA State Freestyle/Greco State Tournament.
Practice and competition schedules will be posted to our Events & Schedule Page. However, as a general rule, practices will be twice a week in the evenings. Tournaments will be held in several locations throughout the state and in Southwest Michigan on designated weekends. Wrestlers are welcome and encouraged to attend, but are not required. Coaches will be present at designated tournaments.
Please register your wrestler now, and don’t forget the required USA Wrestling Card. Once a member of the Mishawaka Wrestling Club, your youth wrestler will develop into a successful practitioner of the sport, but most importantly your athlete will develop the skills, habits, and mindsets necessary to be a successful adult. Joining the Mishawaka Wrestling Club will allow your children to have fun, make friends, and learn valuable life skills while getting ahead of their future competition.
HIGH SCHOOL
Over 12,000+ watch the Individual Indiana Wrestling State Finals every year. With Mishawaka High School wrestling qualifying wrestlers for those fans for over 30+ consecutive years. Cavemen Wrestling has produced 12 IHSAA Individual State Champions and dozens of state placers. These athletes have gone on to compete at all levels of collegiate and senior level international wrestling competition and coaching.
As a team, Mishawaka has earned 27 NIC Championships, 24 Sectional Championships, 23 Regional Championships, 11 Semi-State Championships, 2 State Team Runners-Up, and 3 Team State Championships. We train our wrestlers to be champions in all facets of their lives. Let us make you a champion while your future opponents rest!
Come join the most prestigious wrestling program in northern Indiana! Our coaching staff consists of all levels of competitive and coaching success locally, regionally and nationally. our program is committed to developing the best wrestlers and coaches in the state, region, and nation.
JUNIOR HIGH
The John Young Jaguars are recognized as one of the top Junior High wrestling programs around the entire state. John Young Middle School has decades worth of Big 11 & Bi-County team championships, Individual champions, and successful seasons developing young men and women of character!
Although 6th grade students within School City of Mishawaka attend elementary schools, they can participate in middle school wrestling with the John Young team. Since most school districts in the state group grades 6-8 together in junior high, and that is what is recognized by IHSAA as a statewide standard, our 6th grade students get to practice and compete at that level.
Come join our powerhouse junior high wrestling program! You can participate in 4 sports annually in middle school, so wrestling doesn’t interfere with basketball. Prepare for your future as a Mishawaka Caveman Wrestler! We encourage our student athletes to be well-rounded and to participate in other sports, but there is always club wrestling and open mat opportunities during the middle school wrestling off season!
ELEMENTARY
Elementary Wrestling runs from October 13 through November 1. It is run by the SCM Athletic Department in cooperation with the PTA. The youth wrestlers who participate in this program receive coaching from current and past Club, Middle School, and High School coaches or assistant coaches, as well as Mishawaka Wrestling alumni. Practices are Monday-Thursday evenings. With <65lbs @5:45-7:00pm and >65lbs @7:00-8:00pm. The Elementary Wrestling season culminates in a Championship Tournament under the spotlights on Saturday Nov 1!
The School City of Mishawaka Elementary Wrestling program is unique. What really sets this program apart, though, is its early entry point into the sport at low expense. No other school-sanctioned sport begins as early as Mishawaka Elementary Wrestling, as students can participate as early as 1st Grade. While some parents may choose to or prefer to invest in wrestling shoes, mouth guards, and headgear – no such investment is required. A modest $40 participation fee which includes practices, competitions, and a team shirt is all that is necessary.
While Mishawaka High School does not have direct involvement in the planning and execution of the Elementary Wrestling program, many of our coaches, athletes, volunteers, and parents are involved with ensuring the elementary wrestling season is successful. Dozens of past participants in the School City of Mishawaka elementary wrestling program have continued on into our club program and high school programs leading to local, state, regional, and national level wrestling success!
CAMPS & CLINICS
FUTURE CAVEMEN CAMP
What better opportunity to get some summer training in for your K-6th Grade wrestlers? Our High School and Club Coaches join forces with our High School wrestlers to put on a valuable and productive 1-week camp to keep your wrestler’s skills sharp!
REGIONAL TRAINING CENTER
Join some of the top high school wrestlers from around the region as they travel to MHS to train once a week immediately following the high school state tournament! This program is run in cooperation with the ISWA and Mishawaka serves as one RTC site out of a network of schools hosting training other days of the week. Iron sharpens iron, and the best wrestlers in the state participate in these RTC opportunities.
OPEN MAT
Once high school wrestling season is over, we encourage wrestlers who aren’t participating in other sports to get as much mat time as possible. These open mat opportunities occur in addition to Mishawaka RTC training for those who are unable to travel to other schools for RTC training additional days of the week.