The Service and Collegiate awards recognizes coaches who achieve milestone wins starting at 100 wins, 25-years of service, collegiate coaches of the year, outstanding wrestler awards, and individuals who give back to the sport of wrestling with the NWCA Meritorious and Dan Gable awards.
Recipients received their awards at the 2018 NWCA Convention in Daytona Beach, Florida, August 3-5, 2018. The NWCA Executive Director, Mike Moyer, was on hand to present the awards.
First
Last
School
Award
Year
Chris
Fleeger
University of the Cumberlands
NAIA Coach of the Year
2018
Lucas
Jeske
Augsburg
Division II Outstanding Wrestler
2018
Kenny
Astle
Western Wyoming
NJCAA Outstanding Wrestler
2018
Sam
Stoll
Iowa
Division I Gorriaran Award
2018
Boo
Dryden
Northeastern Oklahoma A&M
NJCAA Gorrian Award
2018
Heath
Grimm
Upper Iowa
Division II Head Coach of the Year
2018
Joe
Renfro
Northeastern Oklahoma
NJCAA Coach of the Year
2018
Cael
Sanderson
Penn State
Division I Head Coach of the Year
2018
Nick
Becker
Wisconsin Parkside
Division II Outstanding Wrestler
2018
Paul
Schmidt
Nassau
NJCAA Coach of the Year
2018