At Manteno High School
Dates:
- July 13th, 2011 4:30-8 PM
- July 14th, 2011 5-8 PM
- July 15th, 2011 9-12 & 2-5 PM (All times are tentative)
Ages:
- 6th – 12th grade
- Or at least 3 years of wrestling experience
Camp Summary: All sessions will include introductions and explanations of warm-ups, drills, technique, holistic wrestling strategies, and live wrestling. We invite wrestlers as well as coaches in our efforts to improve the areas knowledge and overall skill level of wrestling.
Cost:
- Single athlete: $75 each
- Team rate (3 or more athletes from one team): $50 each
Clinicians:
Kevin Bratland- (Head Wrestling Coach at North Central College in Naperville, Illinois.)
Bratland was a two-time National Wrestling Coaches Association Division III All-Academic Individual and two-time NCAA III All-American for Wartburg College. In 2002, he finished third in the nation at 157 pounds and improved his placement to second as senior in 2003. Bratland served as Wartburg's co-captain as a junior and senior and was the team's most valuable wrestler those same two years. He was a member of Wartburg's 2003 national championship team.
Nick Mitchell- (Head Wrestling Coach at Grand View University in Des Moines, Iowa.)
Mitchell finished second at the national championships once and third twice, and was part of the 1999 national championship team. He compiled 114 wins as a Wartburg Knight which ranks seventh best on the school’s all time win list.
Dr. Ryan Sturm- (Wartburg College Alum, Two time All-American, Division III National Champion.)
During his 4 years at Wartburg College, Sturm was only able to compete in two national championships, the other two years he was sidelined with season ending injuries. While he only was able compete in two national championships he made the best of them earning All-American honors in 2003 placing 4th and returning the following year bumping up two weight classes and capturing the National title in 2004. Along with Sturm’s individual accomplishments he was part of both ‘03 and ‘04 National Dual and National Championship teams at Wartburg.
Zac Weiglein- (Wartburg College Alum, Three time All-American, 2x Division III National Champion.)
Weiglein captured All-American honors where he placed 3rd at 125 in 1998. Zac followed that performance with two consecutive National Championship Titles in 1999 and 2000 at 125. He too was a three time Academic All-American for Wartburg College 1998, 1999, and 2000..
Bart Mehlert- (Ellsworth College NJCAA 2x All-American, NJCCA National Champion; Wartburg College 2x All-American Division III National Champion)
Mehlert started his collegiate wrestling career wrestling at the junior college level rolling to an impressive finish by becoming a two-time All-American and even capturing a National Championship at Ellsworth in 2001. He then went on to Wartburg College where he again claimed All-American status two times, as well as earning his second National Championship in 2004, this time at the Division III level.
Other clinicians will include other Wartburg College, Manteno High School and area Alums.
More specific information will be released in the near future, such as cost, definitive times and ages allowed as we make arrangements based on interest of the area coaches, schools, and wrestlers. Please let us know if you are or know anyone who may be interested in attending the camp.
Cory Blanchette- Head Wrestling Coach Manteno High School cblanchette@manteno5.org
Bryan Curran- Assistant Manteno Wrestling Coach bryanmcurran@hotmail.com
