History

Since TOP opened in November 2014, it has significantly changed the wrestling landscape in Northern Virginia.

We now run the most popular winter leagues for introductory and intermediate level youth wrestlers and manage a high quality off-season club for high school and middle school wrestlers. We've also hosted dozens of "Introduction to Wrestling" clinics at both TOP and schools around the area. Wrestling is now growing like crazy!

Just as exciting is that, for the first time ever, the best clinicians in the nation (and even the world) come to our area on a regular basis. Here is a list of the tremendous coaches and clinicians who've been to TOP since we opened:

CLINICIANS & COUNSELORS

Zain Retherford
3x NCAA champion from Penn State University; 2x Hodge Trophy winner; 2017 USA World Team

Jason Nolf
3x NCAA champion from Penn State

Bo Nickal
3x NCAA champion from Penn State

Matt McDonough
2x NCAA champion from University of Iowa

Quentin Wright
2x NCAA champion from Penn State University

Clarissa Chun
World Champion and Olympic Bronze Medalist

Steve Garland
Head Coach, University of Virginia

Tony Robie
Head Coach, Virginia Tech University

Joe Russell
Team USA freestyle coach; former head coach at George Mason University

Jared Frayer
2012 Olympian; Assistant Coach Virginia Tech

Rob Eiter
1996 Olympian; 5x U.S. Open National Champion and long-time D1 college coach

Frank Molinaro
2016 Olympian; 2012 NCAA champion from Penn State; Virginia Tech coach

Matt Brown
2015 NCAA champion from Penn State

Montell Marion
2x NCAA finalist from University of Iowa

Sara McMann
Olympic silver medalist; ranked UFC fighter

Mitchell Port
2x NCAA finalist and 3x AA from Edinboro

George DiCamillo
NCAA finalist; 3x ACC champion and Wrestler of the Year for the University of Virginia

Mike Evans
3x All-American at University of Iowa; current coach at Campbell University

Joe Kemmerer
D2 NCAA Champion and World Greco team member

Jon Morrison
All-American and 2x Southern Scuffle Champion from Oklahoma State

Nathan Burak
3x All-American at University of Iowa

David McFadden
2x All-American at Virginia Tech; 2018 U23 World Team member

Jack Mueller
2019 NCAA finalist and 2x All-American at Univ. of Virginia; 2018 U23 World Team member

Mekhi Lewis
2018 Junior World Champion; 2019 NCAA champion at Virginia Tech

Eric Brugel
NCAA All-American from Penn State University

Jake Kettler
2x NCAA qualifier from George Mason

Wade Schalles
2x NCAA champ and namesake of the Schalles Award given to the nation's top pinner; member of National Wrestling Hall of Fame

Chris Marshall
2x All-American and Midlands champion

Scott Moore
Head Coach, Lock Haven University; 2x Schalles Award winner and All-American

Steve Fittery
4x All-American; former college coach; founder of FITS Wrestling Academy

Sahid Kargbo
NCAA qualifier from George Mason Univ.; Greco Junior World Team member; Assistant coach at George Mason University

Canaan Bethea
NCAA qualifier from University of Pennsylvania; Assistant Coach at George Mason University

Dan Scanlan
D2 NCAA Champion from Limestone College; founder of Scanlan Wrestling Academy

Kurt McHenry
NCAA qualifier from George Mason; coach of elite youth teams

Butch Keaser
World Champion and Olympic Silver Medalist;
All-American at U.S. Naval Academy; Member of National Wrestling Hall of Fame