Greg Urbas is a former teacher and head wrestling coach at St. Edward High School in Lakewood, Ohio.
Military career
[edit]From 1973–1977, Urbas was an officer in the United States Marine Corps.[1]
Teaching career
[edit]While at St. Edward High School, Urbas was a math teacher.[2] He currently serves as a math tutor.[3]
Coaching career
[edit]Urbas was head coach at St. Edward for 29 years, from 1989 to 2018, where his teams won 24 state titles and 4 national titles.[4] In 1998, Urbas was named national wrestling coach of the year by the National High School Coaches Association.[5]
Notable athletes coached
[edit]- Domenic Abounader, NCAA wrestling All-American at Michigan and silver medalist at 2018 Asian Games in freestyle wrestling
- Ryan Bertin, 2-time NCAA wrestling national champion and 4-time All-American at Michigan[6]
- Roger Chandler, NCAA wrestling runner-up and 3-time All-American at Indiana, head coach for Michigan State University wrestling team[2]
- Dean Heil, 2-time NCAA wrestling national champion and 3-time All-American at Oklahoma State[7]
- Chris Honeycutt, NCAA wrestling national runner-up and 2-time All-American at Edinboro, professional mixed martial artist[8]
- Andy Hrovat, 3-time NCAA wrestling All-American at Michigan and 2008 Olympian in freestyle wrestling[7]
- Mark Jayne, 2-time NCAA wrestling All-American at Illinois
- Gray Maynard, 3-time NCAA wrestling All-American at Michigan State, former UFC title challenger[9]
- Nic Nemeth, WWE Wrestler, collegiate wrestler at Kent State
- Lance Palmer, NCAA wrestling national runner-up and 4-time All-American at Ohio State, Professional Fighters League featherweight champion[10]
References
[edit]- ^ "Cleveland youth learn wrestling from the Corps' best".
- ^ a b "Honoring St. Edward Head Coach Greg Urbas - The Open Mat". news.theopenmat.com.
- ^ "Urbas retires, Heffernan takes helm at St. Edward".
- ^ "Greg Urbas retires as head wrestling coach at St. Edward High School".
- ^ "1998 Coach of the Year - National High School Coaches Association". www.nhsca.com.
- ^ "Attitude, Attitude, Attitude…… An interview with Greg Urbas - The Villager Newspaper Online". www.thevillagernewspaper.com.
- ^ a b Hamilton, Andy. "Nick Corey: Greg Urbas isn't leaving St. Ed's. In fact, very little is changing with the national HS power".
- ^ Elyria Chronicle Telegram Archives, Jan 10, 2006, p. 14
- ^ "Unyielding desire to succeed drives Gray Maynard as he prepares for UFC title fight".
- ^ "RISE Mag: Mahoney: Palmer grappling with family legacy". ESPN.com. 19 November 2008.