Coaches and Guest Clinicians

Jeremy Mosier
Jeremy Mosier serves as Head Coach of Ascension Wrestling Academy. Coach Mosier attends both Glenwood and Area Ascension practices Monday - Thursday and travels to tournaments both in and out of state.

Career Summary
1996 - 2000: Wrestled for LeRoy High School from 1996-2000, 2x state qualifier, 2nd all-time career wins (123), 1999 and 2000 team MVP, 2000 1st team all-area Bloomington Pantagraph and Champaign News Gazette

2000 - 2004: Wrestled for NCAA Division III Millikin University. 4x varsity letter-winner, 2004 CCIW Runner-up, 174lb career wins leader.

2004 - 2005: Assistant Coach for Argenta-Oreana HS

2006 - 2007: Head coach at PORTA Junior High. Team finished with a 16-0 dual meet record while claiming the Regional and Sectional Championships.

2007 - 2008: Head coach at Bloomington Junior High. Team won the 2008 IESA State Championship along with the Regional and Sectional Championship. 

2009 NCAA GUEST CLINICIANS

Seth Livingston: Northern Illinois University, North Central College. 2000 IHSA class AA State Champion at Heavyweight for Bloomington High School. 2001 IHSA class AA State-Runner Up at Heavyweight, 4x IHSA State Qualifier

Justin Hale: Iowa State University. 2006 IHSA class AA State Runner Up. 2007 and 2008 NJCAA All-American at Lincoln Jr. College.

Doug Dewald: Iowa State University. Coach Dewald was named IWCOA coach of the year after his LeRoy Panthers took 2nd place this year at team state.  Coach Dewald was a state champion out of Cedar Falls, Iowa in 1989.  He then wrestled collegiately at Iowa State University before going on to coach West Waterloo (high school Dan Gable attended) for several years before becoming the now head coach at LeRoy High School

Ryan Root: Penn State University, University of Illinois. Ryan Root was a 4x state placer.  He took 5th place as a freshman and placed 2nd in his sophmore and junior seasons at the IHSA class AA state tournament.  He then moved to Ohio for his senior season where he placed 3rd prior to wrestling at 190lbs for Penn State University.

Matt Veach: Eastern Illinois University, Iowa State University, Lincoln Jr. College. Matt Veach was an NJCAA All-American while at Lincoln Jr. College, and a national qualifier while wrestling at Eastern Illinois University. In 2002 he was the starting 157lb wrestler for Iowa State.  Matt has now established himself as an elite MMA fighter after winning his UFC debut this year and holds an 11-0 record. Matt will is currently scheduled to fight in UFC 102.


 

Tommy Johnson
Coach Johnson coaches at Glenwood Ascension and is the Head Coach at Glenwood High School.  Coach Johnson is one of the original founders of Ascension Wrestling Academy.

Career Summary
1995-1999: Wrestled for Glenwood High School. 3x IHSA class AA State Qualifier.

1999 - 2003: Wrestled for NCAA Division III Illinois College

2004 - 2006: Assistant Coach for Litchfield High School

2006 - Present: Head Coach at Glenwood High School. 2006, 2007, 2008 Regional Champions, 2006 and 2007 Conference Champions.


Trent Thompson
Trent will be working primarily with our youth wrestlers who have joined Ascension.  Trent has proven to be an outstanding youth coach of the Chatham Wrestling Club for several years.  Trent is a former wrestler for Rock Island, and recently returned from his 2nd tour of duty in Iraq.

Matt Grimm
Matt Grimm principal at Auburn Middle School and has helped his district start a wrestling program that is now entered in the IESA and IHSA state series.

Career Summary
1987 - 1990: Wrestled for Lanphier High School. 1990 IHSA class AA State Qualifier.

1990 - 1994: During his career at Illinois College, he was a two time NCAA qualifier, an NCAA All-American.  The following year (1995) he was the head coach at Jacksonville High School.

1996 - 2006: Coached the Chatham Glenwood Middle School program. From 1996-2006, Matt had 72 state qualifiers, 17 wrestlers who placed in the finals including four IESA state champions and two second place finishers.