Meet the coaches who build champions
Not every coach is a mentor
Too many kids train in rooms where coaches only care about winning matches. That kind of pressure burns kids out and leaves parents frustrated. Your child needs coaches who know how to win and how to lead with integrity.
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Ivan Delchev Ivanov
Coach Ivan Delchev Ivanov began wrestling in his native country, Bulgaria. There he would win five Bulgarian freestyle national championships. He also won a Bulgarian national championship in Sambo. Though he had great success as a wrestler, he is quite possibly an even better coach.
In 2006 Coach Delchev was named the Bulgarian Women’s National Team Head Coach. There he coached three 3rd place finishers at the Cadet European Championship for Women. He also had one 3rd place finisher in the Junior European Championship for women.
Also, in 2006, Coach Delchev was named an Expert of Wrestling Coaches Education by FILA (wrestling’s world-wide governing body). From 2007-2008, FILA asked Coach Delchev to be the head coach at the FILA Training Center in Tunisia. There he would coach the first ever Olympic qualifier from the country of Cameron.
Coach Delchev is responsible for coaching the first ever world champion in beach wrestling in 2009. He has been recognized by the Bulgarian Wrestling Federation as a Master of the Sport of Wrestling. In 2013, he coached a 3rd place finisher at the Cadet World Championships. He also trained his own son, Georgi Ivanov, who became a Bulgarian national champion, two-time NCAA All-American, 2015 World Team member, and 2016 Olympian.
Coach Delchev has developed 8 Olympians, 23 World Team Members, 15 European Team Members, 8 Pan American Team Members, and countless National Champions in multiple countries and in all age groups (17U, 20U, 23U, and Seniors… Men and Women).
Coach Delchev has developed a World Team Member in every club he has been at. Also, in his 17 years in the United States as a coach, Coach Delchev has over 95% success rate in sending full-time High School kids to college on a scholarship.
Coached Nebraska’s first ever World Champion – Joel Adams!
Georgi I. Ivanov
Georgi Ivanov came to the United States from Bulgaria at the age of 16. He enrolled at Lewis Central High School for his senior year where he broke the record for the most wins in a single season (54).
Prior to Georgi’s arrival to the USA, he was a 4 x Bulgarian National Champion and 2 x European Team Member.
Georgi continued his higher education at the University of Nebraska at Omaha, where he wrestled for the legendary coach Mike Denney. In his time at UNO, before the program was ceased, Georgi became 2 x NCAA All-American, National Finalist, and 2 x Academic All-American.
Georgi finished his undergraduate degree in Business/Marketing at Boise State University. At BSU, Georgi was a 2 x NCAA Qualifier, PAC 12 Champion and an Outstanding Wrestler of the conference.
After the completion of his bachelors degree, Georgi accepted an Associate Head Coaching position at Maryville University in Saint Louis, under his first collegiate coach, Mike Denney.
While Georgi was a full-time coach, he completed his Masters degree in Strategic Communication and Leadership. Simultaneously, Georgi had just married his wife, Whitney Ivanova and travelled back to his home country of Bulgaria to make the World and Olympic Team.
Georgi became a World Team Member for Bulgaria in 2015 and an Olympian in 2016 after taking 2nd at the World Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Mongolia. Georgi become the only Olympian in the sport of wrestling for Lewis Central and the University of Nebraska at Omaha, and only the second Olympian for Boise State University.
Georgi won the U.S. Open Masters Division in 2025 in Freestyle.
James Ferguson
High School State Champion
USA Wrestling Cadet & Junior National Finalist
Junior Greco World Team Member
Multiple Times Freestyle & Greco Fargo All-American
USA Wrestling Masters Freestyle & Greco National Champion
2 X UWW Veterans Freestyle World Silver Medalist
High School Coach – Millard West Girls Wrestling
Dave Schultz High School Excellence Award – 1997
Brett Velasquez
NCAA National Champion
4 x NCAA All-American
4 x NCAA Super Region Champion
4 x Nebraska High School Champion
Doctor in Physical Therapy
Ridge Lovett
2025 NCAA Champion
3 x NCAA All-American
2 x B1G Champion
4 x Undefeated State Champion
World Team Member – Coached by Coach Ivan Delchev
Dusty Spaulding
Emporia High School Coach
University of Nebraska 4-Year Starter
4 x Fargo All-American
4 x High School State Champion
8 x Kansas Kids State Champion
Cody Dixon
3 x PAC-12 Conference Placer – Boise State University
2014-15 PAC-12 Award Winner: Most pins in the least time
IBJJF Gi & No-Gi American National Champion (2021)
Former No-Gi BJJ instructor – University of Nevada, Reno
15+ Years experience coaching youth and high school athletes
Steven Hernandez
2x Champion at Reno tournament of Champions
Tulsa Kick Off classic champion
3rd at Tulsa Nationals
4x High School State Champion
2x NHSCA National Champion
5th at Ironman
4x Fargo All American
5th FILA Junior Nationals
Nationally Ranked #2 at 152lbs senior year
Competed 149/57 at DI Boise State University
NCAA National Qualifier
Pac 12 Runner up, 3rd and 3rd
6th at Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational
NCAA Ranked as high as 7th senior year
Lee Oreskovich
Lee Oreskovich is a certified Best Wrestler coach and a proven builder of teams and leaders. After starting a youth-based business from scratch, he scaled it to 50 team members before exiting successfully. Today, Lee operates a multi-million-dollar organization with teams across the U.S. and manages a commercial real estate portfolio valued at over $23 million with 30 tenants.
That same experience in developing high-performing teams now fuels his coaching. Since joining the club, Lee has guided his son through the Best Wrestler system, from not qualifying for state to becoming a U.S. Open runner-up. Families appreciate Lee’s hard charging, no excuses attitude and his ability to combine certified wrestling instruction with the leadership and discipline that create results on and off the mat so each wrestler can BE THEIR BEST.
Austin Fredrickson
Austin Fredrickson is a proud Glenwood native, entrepreneur, and founder of Southwest Iowa Dumpsters and RSF Construction.
With a strong commitment to hard work, integrity, and community, Austin has built both companies around dependable service and lasting relationships across Southwest Iowa.
A former multi-sport athlete, he grew up playing football and wrestled, experiences that instilled the discipline, teamwork, and perseverance that continue to guide him today.
Outside of business, he’s a devoted husband and father who has spent the last five years coaching youth football and wrestling—helping shape the next generation with the same lessons that shaped him.
Whether on the job site or on the field, Austin leads by example and takes pride in giving back to the community that built him.
Ronnie Kates
Ronnie Kates is a former wrestler from Glenwood High School. In the 2001-2002 season, he was named outstanding freshman of the year. His wrestling career included two undefeated dual team regular seasons (2004 and 2005), two third-place finishes at the State Dual Team competition, and two Conference Championships. He scored over 1,000 points in both the 2003-2004 and 2004-2005 seasons. He was a four-year varsity wrestler and a two-time state participant, achieving a ranking of sixth in the state during his senior year. Coach Kates recorded one of the fastest pins in Iowa and achieved 100 career wins.
Coach Kates credits wrestling with teaching him invaluable life lessons about perseverance, mental toughness, and the importance of pushing oneself to the limit. He believes the challenges he faced on the mat have helped him overcome adversity in life, and that the discipline and mental strength he gained through wrestling have made other challenges more manageable.
Nick Greiner
Bio coming soon…
Jesse Portillo
Jesse is a certified Best Wrestler coach and a 4 x District Champion from El Paso, TX who wrestled at Burges High School.
Jesse is also a military veteran and served over 9 years in both the United States Air Force and United States Space Force.
He’s married to Amanda, a United States Army veteran. Together they have 3 children, and he is excited to coach the new generation of wrestlers.
Dillon Pigsley
Bio coming soon…
Drew Baker
5 x Kansas Youth State placer
4-Year starter for Emporia High School
3 x Kansas high school state Qualifier
Kansas high school placer (5th place senior year)
High school record of 101-36
Wrestled 3 years at Labette Community college. (2019-2022)
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With the right coach, your child learns more than takedowns and escapes. They gain confidence, humility, and grit. Our coaches walk beside them — from the first practice to the biggest stage.