Last year this article produced many comments and since it was so popular, let's bring it back. Over the course of the state finals we have seen the placers grow from 4 to 6 to 8. With the addition of the 7th place match came the dreaded Friday night do or die match. Coaches make a living on Friday night getting kids on the stand. Year after year we notice a lot of the same teams with wrestlers on the podium. However, how good are these coaches at getting kids on the stand, to the semi-finals, or even finals? Well, you neighborhood gorilla has crunched the data and has it for everyone to see.
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Current coaches with 10 or more qualifiers sorted by winning percentage.
Coach | Total Qualifiers | Total Placers | Friday % |
Wade McClurg | 15 | 13 | 86.67% |
Maurice Swain | 13 | 10 | 76.92% |
Sean McGinley | 108 | 83 | 76.85% |
Brian Weaver | 12 | 9 | 75.00% |
Darrick Snyder | 92 | 68 | 73.91% |
Chris Cooper | 33 | 24 | 72.73% |
Matt Schoettle | 25 | 17 | 68.00% |
David Maldonado | 83 | 55 | 66.27% |
Jim Tonte | 106 | 70 | 66.04% |
Joshua Holden | 20 | 13 | 65.00% |
Kevin Blundell | 11 | 7 | 63.64% |
Branden Lorek | 22 | 14 | 63.64% |
Zach Errett | 24 | 15 | 62.50% |
Frank Bumgardner | 10 | 6 | 60.00% |
Greg Schaefer | 77 | 46 | 59.74% |
Dan Briggs | 19 | 11 | 57.89% |
Bill Flatt | 23 | 13 | 56.52% |
Ed Pendoski | 71 | 39 | 54.93% |
Tony Abbott | 31 | 17 | 54.84% |
Eric Myers | 23 | 12 | 52.17% |
Bob Harmon | 58 | 29 | 50.00% |
Brandon Sisson | 12 | 6 | 50.00% |
Randy Kearby | 34 | 17 | 50.00% |
Chris Joll | 55 | 26 | 47.27% |
Lou Silverman | 36 | 17 | 47.22% |
Mike Runyon | 17 | 8 | 47.06% |
Jim Pickard | 41 | 19 | 46.34% |
Louie Kuzdas | 25 | 11 | 44.00% |
Clint Gard | 16 | 7 | 43.75% |
Brad Harper | 64 | 27 | 42.19% |
Scott Ferguson | 38 | 16 | 42.11% |
Rod Williams | 12 | 5 | 41.67% |
Chad Shepherd | 22 | 9 | 40.91% |
Steve Pugliese | 22 | 9 | 40.91% |
Larry Mattingly | 32 | 13 | 40.63% |
Brett Smith | 10 | 4 | 40.00% |
Dan Mikesell | 15 | 6 | 40.00% |
Brett Smith | 10 | 4 | 40.00% |
Tony Currie | 10 | 4 | 40.00% |
Tony Currie | 10 | 4 | 40.00% |
Dave Cloud | 28 | 11 | 39.29% |
Andy Hobbs | 41 | 16 | 39.02% |
Danny Struck | 18 | 7 | 38.89% |
Dean Branstetter | 16 | 6 | 37.50% |
Paul Gunsett | 17 | 6 | 35.29% |
Doug Smoker | 20 | 7 | 35.00% |
Blane Culp | 12 | 4 | 33.33% |
Jamie Welliever | 12 | 4 | 33.33% |
Tim Alcorn | 10 | 3 | 30.00% |
Jim Wadkins | 22 | 6 | 27.27% |
Andrew King | 23 | 6 | 26.09% |
Steven Sandefer | 12 | 3 | 25.00% |
Steven Sandefer | 12 | 3 | 25.00% |
Nick Kraus | 14 | 3 | 21.43% |
Tom Miller | 17 | 2 | 11.76% |
Current coaches with more than 10 qualifiers getting wrestlers to the semi-finals by winning percentage
Coach | Current School | Qual | Placer | Semi-Finalists | Qual to Semis |
Wade McClurg | Roncalli | 15 | 13 | 10 | 66.67% |
Zach Errett | Avon | 24 | 15 | 11 | 45.83% |
Dan Briggs | Carroll (Fort Wayne) | 19 | 11 | 9 | 47.37% |
Matt Schoettle | Perry Meridian | 25 | 17 | 12 | 48.00% |
Sean McGinley | Indianapolis Cathedral | 108 | 83 | 56 | 51.85% |
Darrick Snyder | Brownsburg | 92 | 68 | 46 | 50.00% |
Steve Pugliese | Tri-West | 22 | 9 | 6 | 27.27% |
Jim Tonte | Franklin Community | 106 | 70 | 40 | 37.74% |
David Maldonado | Merrillville | 83 | 55 | 30 | 36.14% |
Bob Harmon | Castle | 58 | 29 | 18 | 31.03% |
Chris Cooper | Columbus East | 33 | 24 | 15 | 45.45% |
Steven Sandefer | Mishawaka | 12 | 3 | 2 | 16.67% |
Maurice Swain | Center Grove | 13 | 10 | 5 | 38.46% |
Joshua Holden | Greenfield-Central | 20 | 13 | 3 | 15.00% |
Chris Joll | Chesterton | 55 | 26 | 11 | 20.00% |
Greg Schaefer | Evansville Mater Dei | 77 | 46 | 26 | 33.77% |
Dave Cloud | Pendleton Heights | 28 | 11 | 6 | 21.43% |
Nick Kraus | Garrett | 14 | 3 | 3 | 21.43% |
Ed Pendoski | Carmel | 71 | 39 | 20 | 28.17% |
Branden Lorek | Crown Point | 22 | 14 | 6 | 27.27% |
Brad Harper | Penn | 64 | 27 | 10 | 15.63% |
Frank Bumgardner | Wawasee | 10 | 6 | 2 | 20.00% |
Tim Alcorn | Mount Vernon (Posey) | 10 | 3 | 2 | 20.00% |
Kevin Blundell | Monrovia | 11 | 7 | 2 | 18.18% |
Jim Wadkins | Calumet | 22 | 6 | 3 | 13.64% |
Randy Kearby | Evansville Central | 34 | 17 | 7 | 20.59% |
Brandon Sisson | Floyd Central | 12 | 6 | 3 | 25.00% |
Brian Weaver | Elkhart Memorial | 12 | 9 | 2 | 16.67% |
Rod Williams | Leo | 12 | 5 | 1 | 8.33% |
Andy Hobbs | Peru | 41 | 16 | 7 | 17.07% |
Dan Mikesell | Mooresville | 15 | 6 | 3 | 20.00% |
Paul Gunsett | Bellmont | 17 | 6 | 2 | 11.76% |
Lou Silverman | North Central | 36 | 17 | 5 | 13.89% |
Danny Struck | Jeffersonville | 18 | 7 | 2 | 11.11% |
Chad Shepherd | Western | 22 | 9 | 3 | 13.64% |
Bill Flatt | South Bend Riley | 23 | 13 | 8 | 34.78% |
Eric Myers | Jay County | 23 | 12 | 4 | 17.39% |
Tony Abbott | Cowan | 31 | 17 | 5 | 16.13% |
Larry Mattingly | Evansville Memorial | 32 | 13 | 3 | 9.38% |
Jim Pickard | Goshen | 41 | 19 | 5 | 12.20% |
Mike Runyon | Bloomington South | 17 | 8 | 3 | 17.65% |
Brett Smith | Prairie Heights | 10 | 4 | 1 | 10.00% |
Doug Smoker | Eastside | 20 | 7 | 2 | 10.00% |
Tony Currie | Adams Central | 10 | 4 | 1 | 10.00% |
Scott Ferguson | Evansville Reitz | 38 | 16 | 3 | 7.89% |
Dean Branstetter | Attica | 16 | 6 | 1 | 6.25% |
Louie Kuzdas | LaPorte | 25 | 11 | 1 | 4.00% |
Andrew King | Oak Hill | 23 | 6 | 0 | 0.00% |
Blane Culp | Columbia City | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0.00% |
Clint Gard | Rochester | 16 | 7 | 0 | 0.00% |
Tom Miller | Lafayette Jefferson | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0.00% |
Jamie Welliever | Southmont | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0.00% |
Current coaches with more than 10 qualifiers getting wrestlers to the finals by winning percentage
Coach | Current School | Qual | Place | Finalists | Qual to Finals |
Wade McClurg | Roncalli | 15 | 13 | 5 | 33.33% |
Zach Errett | Avon | 24 | 15 | 8 | 33.33% |
Dan Briggs | Carroll (Fort Wayne) | 19 | 11 | 6 | 31.58% |
Matt Schoettle | Perry Meridian | 25 | 17 | 7 | 28.00% |
Sean McGinley | Indianapolis Cathedral | 108 | 83 | 29 | 26.85% |
Darrick Snyder | Brownsburg | 92 | 68 | 22 | 23.91% |
Steve Pugliese | Tri-West | 22 | 9 | 5 | 22.73% |
Jim Tonte | Franklin Community | 106 | 70 | 24 | 22.64% |
David Maldonado | Merrillville | 83 | 55 | 18 | 21.69% |
Bob Harmon | Castle | 58 | 29 | 11 | 18.97% |
Chris Cooper | Columbus East | 33 | 24 | 6 | 18.18% |
Steven Sandefer | Mishawaka | 12 | 3 | 2 | 16.67% |
Maurice Swain | Center Grove | 13 | 10 | 2 | 15.38% |
Joshua Holden | Greenfield-Central | 20 | 13 | 3 | 15.00% |
Chris Joll | Chesterton | 55 | 26 | 8 | 14.55% |
Greg Schaefer | Evansville Mater Dei | 77 | 46 | 11 | 14.29% |
Dave Cloud | Pendleton Heights | 28 | 11 | 4 | 14.29% |
Nick Kraus | Garrett | 14 | 3 | 2 | 14.29% |
Ed Pendoski | Carmel | 71 | 39 | 10 | 14.08% |
Branden Lorek | Crown Point | 22 | 14 | 3 | 13.64% |
Brad Harper | Penn | 64 | 27 | 7 | 10.94% |
Frank Bumgardner | Wawasee | 10 | 6 | 1 | 10.00% |
Tim Alcorn | Mount Vernon (Posey) | 10 | 3 | 1 | 10.00% |
Kevin Blundell | Monrovia | 11 | 7 | 1 | 9.09% |
Jim Wadkins | Calumet | 22 | 6 | 2 | 9.09% |
Randy Kearby | Evansville Central | 34 | 17 | 3 | 8.82% |
Brandon Sisson | Floyd Central | 12 | 6 | 1 | 8.33% |
Brian Weaver | Elkhart Memorial | 12 | 9 | 1 | 8.33% |
Rod Williams | Leo | 12 | 5 | 1 | 8.33% |
Andy Hobbs | Peru | 41 | 16 | 3 | 7.32% |
Dan Mikesell | Mooresville | 15 | 6 | 1 | 6.67% |
Paul Gunsett | Bellmont | 17 | 6 | 1 | 5.88% |
Lou Silverman | North Central | 36 | 17 | 2 | 5.56% |
Danny Struck | Jeffersonville | 18 | 7 | 1 | 5.56% |
Chad Shepherd | Western | 22 | 9 | 1 | 4.55% |
Bill Flatt | South Bend Riley | 23 | 13 | 1 | 4.35% |
Eric Myers | Jay County | 23 | 12 | 1 | 4.35% |
Tony Abbott | Cowan | 31 | 17 | 1 | 3.23% |
Larry Mattingly | Evansville Memorial | 32 | 13 | 1 | 3.13% |
Jim Pickard | Goshen | 41 | 19 | 1 | 2.44% |
Mike Runyon | Bloomington South | 17 | 8 | 0 | 0.00% |
Brett Smith | Prairie Heights | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0.00% |
Doug Smoker | Eastside | 20 | 7 | 0 | 0.00% |
Tony Currie | Adams Central | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0.00% |
Scott Ferguson | Evansville Reitz | 38 | 16 | 0 | 0.00% |
Dean Branstetter | Attica | 16 | 6 | 0 | 0.00% |
Louie Kuzdas | LaPorte | 25 | 11 | 0 | 0.00% |
Andrew King | Oak Hill | 23 | 6 | 0 | 0.00% |
Blane Culp | Columbia City | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0.00% |
Clint Gard | Rochester | 16 | 7 | 0 | 0.00% |
Tom Miller | Lafayette Jefferson | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0.00% |
Jamie Welliever | Southmont | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0.00% |
Current Coaches winning percentage under the lights with over 10 state qualifiers
Coach | Current School | Finalists | Champs | Lights |
Jim Wadkins | Calumet | 2 | 2 | 100.00% |
Bill Flatt | South Bend Riley | 1 | 1 | 100.00% |
Brandon Sisson | Floyd Central | 1 | 1 | 100.00% |
Larry Mattingly | Evansville Memorial | 1 | 1 | 100.00% |
Tony Abbott | Cowan | 1 | 1 | 100.00% |
Kevin Blundell | Monrovia | 1 | 1 | 100.00% |
Chris Cooper | Columbus East | 6 | 5 | 83.33% |
Steve Pugliese | Tri-West | 5 | 4 | 80.00% |
Bob Harmon | Castle | 11 | 8 | 72.73% |
Branden Lorek | Crown Point | 3 | 2 | 66.67% |
Wade McClurg | Roncalli | 5 | 3 | 60.00% |
Darrick Snyder | Brownsburg | 22 | 13 | 59.09% |
Greg Schaefer | Evansville Mater Dei | 11 | 6 | 54.55% |
Jim Tonte | Franklin Community | 24 | 12 | 50.00% |
David Maldonado | Merrillville | 18 | 9 | 50.00% |
Ed Pendoski | Carmel | 10 | 5 | 50.00% |
Chris Joll | Chesterton | 8 | 4 | 50.00% |
Zach Errett | Avon | 8 | 4 | 50.00% |
Dan Briggs | Carroll (Fort Wayne) | 6 | 3 | 50.00% |
Dave Cloud | Pendleton Heights | 4 | 2 | 50.00% |
Maurice Swain | Center Grove | 2 | 1 | 50.00% |
Steven Sandefer | Mishawaka | 2 | 1 | 50.00% |
Brad Harper | Penn | 7 | 3 | 42.86% |
Sean McGinley | Indianapolis Cathedral | 29 | 12 | 41.38% |
Joshua Holden | Greenfield-Central | 3 | 1 | 33.33% |
Matt Schoettle | Perry Meridian | 7 | 2 | 28.57% |
Andy Hobbs | Peru | 3 | 0 | 0.00% |
Randy Kearby | Evansville Central | 3 | 0 | 0.00% |
Lou Silverman | North Central | 2 | 0 | 0.00% |
Nick Kraus | Garrett | 2 | 0 | 0.00% |
Chad Shepherd | Western | 1 | 0 | 0.00% |
Dan Mikesell | Mooresville | 1 | 0 | 0.00% |
Danny Struck | Jeffersonville | 1 | 0 | 0.00% |
Eric Myers | Jay County | 1 | 0 | 0.00% |
Frank Bumgardner | Wawasee | 1 | 0 | 0.00% |
Jim Pickard | Goshen | 1 | 0 | 0.00% |
Tim Alcorn | Mount Vernon (Posey) | 1 | 0 | 0.00% |
Brian Weaver | Elkhart Memorial | 1 | 0 | 0.00% |
Paul Gunsett | Bellmont | 1 | 0 | 0.00% |
Rod Williams | Leo | 1 | 0 | 0.00% |
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