The third edition of this article dives into which coaches have the most success in the semi-finals. We have created three different categories with this as we can break this down in terms of the total number of qualifiers that a coach gets to the finals, the number of placers that a coach gets to the finals, and finally the record in the semi-finals.
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Current coaches with 10+ state qualifiers and their percentage of wrestlers making the finals.
Coach | Qualifiers | Finalists | Finalist % | Current School |
Dan Briggs | 16 | 6 | 37.50% | Carroll(Fort Wayne) |
Mark Kirchgassner | 10 | 3 | 30.00% | East Central |
Zach Errett | 20 | 6 | 30.00% | Avon |
Wade McClurg | 11 | 3 | 27.27% | Roncalli |
Sean McGinley | 100 | 26 | 26.00% | Indianapolis Cathedral |
Darrick Snyder | 85 | 21 | 24.71% | Brownsburg |
Jim Tonte | 102 | 24 | 23.53% | Franklin Community |
David Maldonado | 79 | 18 | 22.78% | Merrillville |
Steve Pugliese | 22 | 5 | 22.73% | Tri-West |
Matt Schoettle | 22 | 5 | 22.73% | Perry Meridian |
Bob Read | 24 | 5 | 20.83% | Plymouth |
Maurice Swain | 10 | 2 | 20.00% | Center Grove |
Chris Cooper | 31 | 6 | 19.35% | Columbus East |
Matthew Behling | 17 | 3 | 17.65% | Culver Academies |
Bob Harmon | 57 | 10 | 17.54% | Castle |
Joshua Holden | 18 | 3 | 16.67% | Greenfield-Central |
Ed Pendoski | 65 | 10 | 15.38% | Carmel |
Chris Joll | 47 | 7 | 14.89% | Chesterton |
Dave Cloud | 27 | 4 | 14.81% | Pendleton Heights |
Greg Schaefer | 69 | 9 | 13.04% | Evansville Mater Dei |
Brad Harper | 62 | 7 | 11.29% | Penn |
Tim Alcorn | 10 | 1 | 10.00% | Mount Vernon (Posey) |
Kevin Blundell | 10 | 1 | 10.00% | Monrovia |
Nick Kraus | 11 | 1 | 9.09% | Garrett |
Jim Wadkins | 22 | 2 | 9.09% | Calumet |
Rod Williams | 11 | 1 | 9.09% | Leo |
Brian Weaver | 11 | 1 | 9.09% | Elkhart Memorial |
Dan Mikesell | 13 | 1 | 7.69% | Mooresville |
Andy Hobbs | 39 | 3 | 7.69% | Peru |
Branden Lorek | 14 | 1 | 7.14% | Crown Point |
Jim HIttler | 17 | 1 | 5.88% | Huntington North |
Lou Silverman | 35 | 2 | 5.71% | North Central |
Chad Shepherd | 18 | 1 | 5.56% | Western |
Danny Struck | 18 | 1 | 5.56% | Jeffersonville |
Eric Myers | 21 | 1 | 4.76% | Jay County |
Bill Flatt | 23 | 1 | 4.35% | South Bend Riley |
Larry Mattingly | 31 | 1 | 3.23% | Evansville Memorial |
Tony Abbott | 31 | 1 | 3.23% | Cowan |
Jim Pickard | 40 | 1 | 2.50% | Goshen |
Brandon Sisson | 10 | 0 | 0.00% | Floyd Central |
Mike Runyon | 15 | 0 | 0.00% | Bloomington South |
Doug Smoker | 19 | 0 | 0.00% | Angola |
T. Howard Jones Jr. | 22 | 0 | 0.00% | Jennings County |
Paul Gunsett | 14 | 0 | 0.00% | Bellmont |
Scott Ferguson | 38 | 0 | 0.00% | Evansville Reitz |
Dean Branstetter | 15 | 0 | 0.00% | Attica |
Louie Kuzdas | 24 | 0 | 0.00% | LaPorte |
Clint Gard | 16 | 0 | 0.00% | Rochester |
Andrew King | 20 | 0 | 0.00% | Oak Hill |
Jamie Welliever | 12 | 0 | 0.00% | Southmont |
Blane Culp | 11 | 0 | 0.00% | Columbia City |
Tom Miller | 17 | 0 | 0.00% | Lafayette Jefferson |
Current coaches with 5 or more placers and their ability to make the finals
Coach | Placers | Finalists | Finalists % | Current School |
Dan Briggs | 10 | 6 | 60.00% | Carroll(Fort Wayne) |
Mark Kirchgassner | 5 | 3 | 60.00% | East Central |
Steve Pugliese | 9 | 5 | 55.56% | Tri-West |
Zach Errett | 12 | 6 | 50.00% | Avon |
Bob Read | 13 | 5 | 38.46% | Plymouth |
Dave Cloud | 11 | 4 | 36.36% | Pendleton Heights |
Matt Schoettle | 14 | 5 | 35.71% | Perry Meridian |
Bob Harmon | 28 | 10 | 35.71% | Castle |
Jim Tonte | 70 | 24 | 34.29% | Franklin Community |
David Maldonado | 53 | 18 | 33.96% | Merrillville |
Sean McGinley | 78 | 26 | 33.33% | Indianapolis Cathedral |
Jim Wadkins | 6 | 2 | 33.33% | Calumet |
Darrick Snyder | 64 | 21 | 32.81% | Brownsburg |
Chris Joll | 23 | 7 | 30.43% | Chesterton |
Wade McClurg | 10 | 3 | 30.00% | Roncalli |
Maurice Swain | 7 | 2 | 28.57% | Center Grove |
Chris Cooper | 22 | 6 | 27.27% | Columbus East |
Matthew Behling | 11 | 3 | 27.27% | Culver Academies |
Joshua Holden | 11 | 3 | 27.27% | Greenfield-Central |
Ed Pendoski | 37 | 10 | 27.03% | Carmel |
Brad Harper | 27 | 7 | 25.93% | Penn |
Greg Schaefer | 40 | 9 | 22.50% | Evansville Mater Dei |
Michael Lapadat | 5 | 1 | 20.00% | Evansville Central |
Dan Mikesell | 5 | 1 | 20.00% | Mooresville |
Andy Hobbs | 15 | 3 | 20.00% | Peru |
Jerimiah Maggart | 6 | 1 | 16.67% | Jimtown |
Kevin Blundell | 6 | 1 | 16.67% | Monrovia |
Jim HIttler | 6 | 1 | 16.67% | Huntington North |
Frank Bumgardner | 6 | 1 | 16.67% | Wawasee |
Chad Shepherd | 7 | 1 | 14.29% | Western |
Danny Struck | 7 | 1 | 14.29% | Jeffersonville |
Branden Lorek | 8 | 1 | 12.50% | Crown Point |
Lou Silverman | 16 | 2 | 12.50% | North Central |
Brian Weaver | 9 | 1 | 11.11% | Elkhart Memorial |
Eric Myers | 11 | 1 | 9.09% | Jay County |
Larry Mattingly | 12 | 1 | 8.33% | Evansville Memorial |
Bill Flatt | 13 | 1 | 7.69% | South Bend Riley |
Tony Abbott | 17 | 1 | 5.88% | Cowan |
Jim Pickard | 19 | 1 | 5.26% | Goshen |
Pat Dowty | 5 | 0 | 0.00% | Indian Creek |
Mike Runyon | 7 | 0 | 0.00% | Bloomington South |
Doug Smoker | 7 | 0 | 0.00% | Angola |
T. Howard Jones Jr. | 11 | 0 | 0.00% | Jennings County |
Scott Ferguson | 16 | 0 | 0.00% | Evansville Reitz |
Dean Branstetter | 6 | 0 | 0.00% | Attica |
Louie Kuzdas | 11 | 0 | 0.00% | LaPorte |
Clint Gard | 7 | 0 | 0.00% | Rochester |
Andrew King | 6 | 0 | 0.00% | Oak Hill |
Zach Whickcar | 5 | 0 | 0.00% | Elkhart Central |
Current coaches with 5 or more semi-finalists and their ability to make the finals
Coach | Semi-Finalists | Finalists | Semi % | Current School |
Steve Pugliese | 6 | 5 | 83.33% | Tri-West |
Bob Read | 6 | 5 | 83.33% | Plymouth |
Zach Errett | 8 | 6 | 75.00% | Avon |
Chris Joll | 10 | 7 | 70.00% | Chesterton |
Brad Harper | 10 | 7 | 70.00% | Penn |
Dan Briggs | 9 | 6 | 66.67% | Carroll(Fort Wayne) |
Dave Cloud | 6 | 4 | 66.67% | Pendleton Heights |
David Maldonado | 29 | 18 | 62.07% | Merrillville |
Jim Tonte | 40 | 24 | 60.00% | Franklin Community |
Matthew Behling | 5 | 3 | 60.00% | Culver Academies |
Bob Harmon | 17 | 10 | 58.82% | Castle |
Matt Schoettle | 9 | 5 | 55.56% | Perry Meridian |
Ed Pendoski | 19 | 10 | 52.63% | Carmel |
Sean McGinley | 51 | 26 | 50.98% | Indianapolis Cathedral |
Darrick Snyder | 43 | 21 | 48.84% | Brownsburg |
Wade McClurg | 7 | 3 | 42.86% | Roncalli |
Andy Hobbs | 7 | 3 | 42.86% | Peru |
Chris Cooper | 15 | 6 | 40.00% | Columbus East |
Lou Silverman | 5 | 2 | 40.00% | North Central |
Greg Schaefer | 23 | 9 | 39.13% | Evansville Mater Dei |
Tony Abbott | 5 | 1 | 20.00% | Cowan |
Jim Pickard | 5 | 1 | 20.00% | Goshen |
Bill Flatt | 8 | 1 | 12.50% | South Bend Riley |
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