Welcome to Ascension Wrestling Academy

Ascension Wrestling Academy is an offseason program designed for Central Illinois beginning and advanced wrestlers ages 8 and up who want to take there skills to the next level.  AWA offers a variety of folkstyle, freestyle, and greco-roman instruction which is vital for any wrestler to achieve the highest level.  Our program provides a wide range of coaches and guest clinicians that come from the University of Iowa, Millikin University, Iowa State University, Penn State University, University of Illinois, Indiana Unversity, Eastern Illinois University, Northern Illinois University, Illinois College, and Lincoln Junior College.  AWA also gives its wrestlers the the opportunity to practice with multiple partners, thus exposing them to different wrestling styles which is also essential to their development.
 

The foundation of Ascension Wrestling Academy is based on "opportunity".  The coaches are dedicated to providing the best opportunity for wrestlers in the area to achieve all of their goals and learn to set them high. In its first year Ascension has been a success thanks to the dedication of our wrestlers and their parents. 

If you are interested in joining please do not hesitate to contact Jeremy Mosier at jmosier@ascensionwrestling.com



 

 ***** We will begin our sign-ups for the 2010 off-season on April 6th at the Auburn Elementary School Gymnasium. Sign up will begin at 5:30pm and practice will be 5:45pm-7pm.  There will be AWA information sheets available at all the local tournaments in the Chatham/ Springfield area.  You can also contact coach Mosier if you have any questions regarding our program and fees.

The AWA coaches would also like to thank all our wrestlers and parents for their time and committment they have sacraficed throughout our inagural season.  We look forward towards growing as a program and making Ascension Wrestling Academy bigger and better in 2010.  Best of luck to all of our competitors for the upcoming season.

Yours in Wrestling,

Jeremy Mosier
Head Coach
Ascension Wrestling Academy
jmosier@ascensionwrestling.com

 

Please welcome...
University of Iowa

1999 and 2000 NCAA National Champion
TJ Williams
Friday July 9th
5:45-7:00pm at Auburn Elementary.
This will be a part of our 3 day Ascension Mini-Camp that will be July 7th, 8th, 9th from 5:45-7pm each night at Auburn Elementary

2x NCAA National Champion
3x NCAA All-Amercian
3x Big X Champion
4x IHSA State Champion

AWA Shines at 1st Annual Ascension Open 
 
Ascension wrestling academy turned in several top notch performances at the 1st Annual Ascension Open.  AWA wrestlers won 75% of their matches and each wrestler competed very well, showing great improvement from the beginning of the program. Also special thanks to all those who helped run the tournament and make it a success. Tournament champions were Sam Butler, Kai Jacobs, Jocelyn Murphy, Cotey McCallister, Harrison Williams, and Brock Barnhill
 

Special Thanks to all our NCAA Clinicians 

Jordan Blanton
College: 2010 All-American placing 5th in the nation at the NCAA tournament wrestling for the University of Illinois.

High School: Three-time Illinois state champion, winning the 171-pound Class AA title in 2008, the 160-pound Class A title in 2006 and the 152-pound Class A title in 2005 ... Also placed second in the 171-pound Class AA bracket in 2007 ...

 Tyler Clark
3 years Iowa State, 2 years University of Iowa. 
High School:
Cadet Folkstyle National Champion
- Junior Folkstyle National Champion
- Senior Folkstyle National Champion
- 3x Illinios Freestyle National Team Memeber
- Fargo Cadet Greco 4th place (freshman)
- Fargo cadet Greco 2nd Place (sophomore)
- Fargo Cadet Freestyle 3rd place (freshman)
- Fargo Cadet Freestyle 1st place (sophomore)
College
43-20 Collegiate Record
2x NCAA National Qualifier
4th place at Big XII's (freshman)
2nd pllace at Big XII's (sophomore)

Doug Dewald
Iowa State University, 2009 IWCOA Coach of the Year, Head Coach at LeRoy High School where his team had a runner-up finish at the 2009 IHSA class A team state tournament, Doug was also a 1989 Iowa State Champion at 125lbs

 

Matt Veach
Iowa State University, Eastern Illinois University (National Qualifier), Lincoln Jr. College (All-American), 1998 IHSA Class AA State Placer (3rd),11-0 MMA Record, current UFC Fighter for the H.I.T. Squad


 

Justin Hale
Iowa State University, Lincoln Jr College (2x All-American) 3x IHSA Classs AA State Qualifier, 2X State Placer (5th in 2005, Runner-Up in 2006)

Seth Livingston
Northern Illinois University, North Central College, 4x IHSA Class AA State Qualifier 2x State Finalist, 2000 IHSA Class AA Heavyweight State Champion.

 

Ryan Root
Penn State University, University of Illinois, 3x IHSA Class AA State Placer, 2x State Runner Up, 1x OHSSA (Ohio) State Placer, Head Coach of Springboro High School, Ohio.
  

AWA Ball-Chatham Wrestlers:
Monday and Wednesday at Glenwood High School in Chatham, IL :3:15-4:30pm. Lifting for HS and JH wrestlers will go from 3:15-4:00pm. These practice sessions are for Ball-Chatham school district wrestlers.

 

AWA Springfield Area Wrestlers:
Tuesday and Thursday at Auburn Middle School in Auburn, IL from 5:45-7:00pm.  All guest clinicians will attend these practices. These practices are for all wrestlers who are signed up for AWA.