HistorySince 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 Quentin Wright 2x NCAA champion from Penn State University Matt McDonough 2x NCAA champion from University of Iowa 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 Jason Nolf 2x NCAA champion from Penn State Bo Nickal 2x NCAA champion from Penn State 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 All-American at University of Virginia; 2018 U23 World Team member Mekhi Lewis 2018 Junior World Team member 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 SOME OF THE CLASSES AT TOP Over the past three years, we've offered numerous classes and clinics, including: Legs & Tilts I class Arm Bars & Tilts=Pins & Techs class Underhooks I class Youth Fundamentals class Strength & Conditioning classes Steve Fittery Sessions TOP Intense Youth Practices TOP DAWGS Freestyle with Jon Morrison Champion Factory with Dan Scanlan |
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