Greg Urbas

American wrestling coach

Greg Urbas is a former teacher and head wrestling coach at St. Edward High School in Lakewood, Ohio.

Military career

From 1973–1977, Urbas was an officer in the United States Marine Corps.[1]

Teaching career

While at St. Edward High School, Urbas was a math teacher.[2] He currently serves as a math tutor.[3]

Coaching career

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

  • 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

  1. ^ "Cleveland youth learn wrestling from the Corps' best".
  2. ^ a b "Honoring St. Edward Head Coach Greg Urbas - The Open Mat". news.theopenmat.com.
  3. ^ "Urbas retires, Heffernan takes helm at St. Edward".
  4. ^ "Greg Urbas retires as head wrestling coach at St. Edward High School".
  5. ^ "1998 Coach of the Year - National High School Coaches Association". www.nhsca.com.
  6. ^ "Attitude, Attitude, Attitude…… An interview with Greg Urbas - The Villager Newspaper Online". www.thevillagernewspaper.com.
  7. ^ 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".
  8. ^ Elyria Chronicle Telegram Archives, Jan 10, 2006, p. 14
  9. ^ "Unyielding desire to succeed drives Gray Maynard as he prepares for UFC title fight".
  10. ^ "RISE Mag: Mahoney: Palmer grappling with family legacy". ESPN.com. 19 November 2008.