Mile High Wrestling Club

Coaching staff

Coached by champions.

National champions, All-Americans and conference champions in every room — many of them former Mile High athletes who came back to coach where they started.

Arvada

The Pomona Shop

5665 Gray St, Arvada · Schedule

Marissa Gallegos

Marissa Gallegos

Former MHWC athlete
  • 2023 College National Champion
  • 4x College All-American (3rd 2020, 2nd 2021, 3rd 2022, 1st 2023)
  • 4x US Open placer
  • 2021 Olympic Trials qualifier
  • 2022 Senior National Team (3rd at Senior World Team Trials)
  • 2023 Colorado National Hall of Fame inductee
Archie Colgan

Archie Colgan

Former MHWC athlete
  • Current world title contender as a professional MMA fighter (12-1)
  • Multiple-time high school All-American
  • 3x state placer (3rd, 3rd, 1st)
  • 4-season starter at Wyoming
  • 2x NCAA qualifier · Round of 12 finisher
  • Big 12 conference champion
  • 2x Cliff Keen Las Vegas placer (5th, 3rd)
Ryan Deakin

Ryan Deakin

Former MHWC athlete
  • 2022 NCAA Division I National Champion
  • 4x All-American, Northwestern University
  • Junior World silver medalist
  • High school All-American
  • 2x Colorado state champion
Jake Arnone

Jake Arnone

  • Wrestled at Cornell University; part of NCAA D1 team finishes of 2nd (2010), 2nd (2011), 4th (2012) and 5th (2013)
  • Former assistant coach, Colorado School of Mines
  • Former director, Finger Lakes Wrestling Club · Former head assistant, Finger Lakes Prep Academy
  • Former owner, Electric City Wrestling Club
  • Has raised dozens of college wrestlers and numerous All-Americans at every level
Joe Pereira

Joe Pereira

  • Over 20 years of coaching experience
  • Coach of 3 high school team state titles (St. Mark's, DE 2009; Broomfield HS 2010 and 2013)
  • Coached 23 high school state champions
  • Coached numerous FILA/UWW/USAW national champions and All-Americans
  • National team coach in Minnesota, Delaware and Colorado
Todd Legge

Todd Legge

Co-founder
  • Co-founder of Mile High Wrestling Club
  • Wrestled at the University of Northern Colorado
  • Former high school principal and teacher of 25 years; coached for 28 years
  • Coached several dozen Colorado state champions
  • Coached numerous high school All-Americans
  • Coached on several Colorado national teams
Mike Funk

Mike Funk

  • 2x Ohio state champion
  • 4x NCAA Division I All-American
  • Big Ten champion
  • Freestyle US Junior World team member (9th at Worlds)
  • Father of 5 college wrestlers and former MHWC athletes
Rudy Lopez Jr.

Rudy Lopez Jr.

Former MHWC athlete
  • 3x state placer, 2x state finalist, state champion
  • NHSCA All-American and national champion
  • U23 Freestyle All-American
  • UNC Big 12 starter
  • NCAA Division II All-American, Northern State University
Adam Garcia

Adam Garcia

  • 15+ years of coaching experience at the youth and high school levels
  • Coach of multiple individual high school state champions
  • Assistant coach for multiple high school state championship teams
  • Collegiate wrestler at Buena Vista University (Iowa) and the University of Northern Colorado
  • Proud father of a current MHWC athlete

Aurora · South

Cherokee Trail

Cherokee Trail High School · Schedule

Sonny Yohn

Sonny Yohn

  • 3x NCAA Division I All-American, Minnesota
  • Big Ten runner-up
  • Freestyle University national champion
  • Freestyle Junior national champion
  • Freestyle Cadet national champion
  • 3x Colorado state champion
Cody Yohn

Cody Yohn

  • NCAA Division I All-American, Minnesota
  • Big Ten 3rd-place finisher
  • 8x high school All-American
  • 3x Colorado state champion
Alec Ortiz

Alec Ortiz

  • 4x undefeated Oregon high school state champion
  • Cadet Greco Fargo champion · 4x Fargo Junior All-American
  • 2010 Junior World Team member, Greco-Roman
  • University of Minnesota Golden Gopher wrestler, 2009–14
  • 2x Dave Schultz Memorial International bronze
  • 2021 US Open Greco-Roman national champion
  • Current senior Greco-Roman athlete, Minnesota Storm
Seth Bugulski

Seth Bugulski

Former MHWC athlete
  • Current teacher at Cherokee Trail High School
  • 2x Colorado state qualifier · Colorado state 3rd place
  • 3-year D1 starter, Northern Colorado
  • Academic All-Big 12 1st team · 2x Academic All-Big 12 2nd team
Dan Brascetta

Dan Brascetta

  • Wrestled at Oregon State University · 3x letterwinner
  • Pac-10 finalist
  • University Greco All-American
  • Colorado high school state finalist
  • 4x Colorado national team member
Matt Bernier

Matt Bernier

  • D1 wrestler at George Mason University (4-year letterwinner, 1990–94) · Team captain 1993–94
  • Runner-up, Folkstyle Masters Nationals D, 2025
  • 3rd place, Virginia, 1990
  • Jiu-Jitsu black belt, Easton Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (2017)
  • Multiple-time Colorado high school national team coach
  • Owner of The Muscle Project: exercise, recovery and injury rehab facility in Denver
  • Father of an MHWC and college wrestler at the University of Calgary

Western Slope

Eagle Valley

Eagle Valley High School · Schedule

Max Wessell

Max Wessell

Former MHWC athlete
  • Wrestled D1 at Lehigh University
  • 2016 NCAA Division I All-American
  • 2016 EIWA champion
  • High school All-American
  • Junior national champion, judo
  • Undefeated Colorado state champion
Cam Croy

Cam Croy

  • Captain of the Harvard wrestling team
  • 6th and 8th place at the EIWA conference tournament
  • 3x undefeated high school state champion, Tennessee
  • 2x Fargo freestyle All-American
Steve Ellicker

Steve Ellicker

  • Wrestled D1 at East Stroudsburg University
  • 1994 NCAA qualifier
  • 1995 EIWA placer
  • Pennsylvania state 4th place; multiple-time state placer

Lewis Palmer

Lewis Palmer

Lewis Palmer High School · Schedule

Jason Romero

Jason Romero

  • NCAA qualifier, University of Northern Colorado · 2x team captain
  • 3x Fargo All-American
  • Colorado freestyle and Greco state champion
  • Colorado high school state champion
  • Ranked as high as #1 in the country
Billy Gabel

Billy Gabel

  • 4x Kansas state champion
  • 2x All-American
  • Wrestled for the University of Nebraska and Oklahoma State University
  • 2x Colorado 5A Coach of the Year
  • 5A Colorado state team champions (2012)

Pine Creek

Pine Creek

Pine Creek High School · Schedule

Billy Gabel

Billy Gabel

  • 4x Kansas state champion
  • 2x All-American
  • Wrestled for the University of Nebraska and Oklahoma State University
  • 2x Colorado 5A Coach of the Year
  • 5A Colorado state team champions (2012)

Granby

Middle Park

Middle Park High School · Schedule

Ben Cherrington

Ben Cherrington

  • 2006 NCAA Division I Champion
  • Pac-12 All-Century Team
  • World-class MMA wrestling coach
  • Multiple-time Fargo All-American
  • 3x state champion in high school
  • Caden's father

Greeley

Greeley West

Greeley West High School · Schedule

Dom Serrano

Dom Serrano

Former MHWC athlete
  • 2025 Big 12 champion
  • 3x NCAA Division I national qualifier
  • Started at Nebraska; finished and graduated from the University of Northern Colorado
  • 3x Southern Scuffle finalist, 1x champion and outstanding wrestler
  • 4x undefeated Colorado state champion
  • 3x Fargo freestyle finalist, 2x champion · 2x Fargo Greco All-American
  • Pan Am champion · Doc B champion
  • 7x World Team Trials All-American
  • 3x NCAA Division I Scholar All-American · All-Academic Big 10
Joseph Martinez

Joseph Martinez

Former MHWC athlete
  • 4x Colorado state finalist, 3x champion
  • Virginia Beach Junior national champion
  • Graduated with the record for most high school career wins in Colorado (174-8)
  • Wrestled at the University of Virginia

MHWC founders

The Clums

Co-founders, not currently coaching

Tom Clum

Tom Clum

Co-founder
  • 2x NCAA Division I All-American (3rd, 5th)
  • 2x Big Ten champion · 2006 Outstanding Wrestler of the Big Ten Tournament
  • 3x Colorado state champion · 148-1 high school record
  • Only gave up 4 takedowns in his high school career
  • 2x Pan Am Championship medalist
Dan Clum

Dan Clum

Co-founder
  • 3x NCAA Division I qualifier
  • Colorado state champion, 2x 3rd place · 143-12 high school record
  • NCAA West Region champion

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