470 West Hartshorn Street
Alliance, OH, 44601
United States

(330) 904-6433

We are an independent wrestling club where all athletes are welcome.  We provide the top training to our young wrestlers with the option to travel to some of the best tournaments in Ohio as well as out of state.  We are not affiliated with any schools and/or other teams.

Coaches

Ryan Riggs is the head wrestling coach at the University of Mount Union.  Throughout his college coaching career, he coached an NCAA National Champion, three National Finalists, nine All Americans, tHIRTY-Two Academic All Americans, twenty-Six National Qualifiers, seven NCAA regional champions, and fifty-one regional place winners. Riggs also coaches the USA-Ohio Fargo National Team since 2007-present, coaching several National Champions and All Americans.

Riggs attended Massillon Perry High School and was a double All-American at the Fargo National Championships. He was a two-time Ironman Tournament place winner (4th, 4th) Beast of the East Tournament finalist (2nd), and a 3x ohsaa state qualifier. Massillon Perry achieved its first top-10 national ranking while he was in high school. The 2003 wrestling team was inducted into the Massillon Perry Hall of Fame, his senior season. He was ranked 23rd nationally by USA Wrestling and Amateur Wrestling News before continuing his career at Cleveland State University as a scholarship wrestler under coach Jack Effner. He was a team captain, placed 5th at the Eastern Wrestling League and was ranked as high as No. 3 in the EWL.

assistant coach | university of mount union

  • AS HEAD COACH Achieved Ferrum's best NCAA Tournament finish

  • Coached All-American Dixon (5th, 2024) and Dixon/Beckner

  • Led wrestlers to NCAA Division III Championships

  • Hosted the NCAA Championships as head coach in Roanoke, VA

  • Strength Coach at Ferrum

  • Graduate Assistant Wrestling Coach at McDaniel College

NCAA Wrestling Career, Ferrum College

  • Ferrum's first NCAA All-American (6th, 157, 2016)

  • Ferrum's first NCAA National Qualifier (2014) and Regional Champion (2016)

  • 2x NWCA Scholar All-America (2016, 2017)

  • 3x NCAA National Qualifier

  • 2x Pete Willson Wheaton Invitational Champion (2016, 2017)

  • Pete Willson Wheaton Invitational Outstanding Wrestler (2017)

  • President's Cup recipient (2017) first wrestler to earn the award

  • Attended McDonogh School in Owings Mills, MD

  • maryland State Champion, Outstanding Wrestler and 4x State Placer

Certifications

  • USAW Bronze Certified: USA wrestling bronze coaching certification

  • NSCA CSCS: Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist

  • NASM CPT: Certified Personal Trainer

  • NASM MMACS: Mixed Martial Arts Conditioning Specialist

Head Women’s Wrestling Coach | University of Mount Union

Coaching Experience

  • coachED a national champion and two All-Americans

  • coachED nine national qualifiers and 19 Scholar All-Americans

  • teams earn multiple top-15 national rankings

  • USA–Ohio Women’s National Team Coach, including National Duals, Fargo Nationals, AND USA EVENTS

ncaa Wrestling career, TIFFIN UNIVERSITY

  • 2x ncaa National Finalist

  • 3x ncaa All-American

  • 3x NWCA Scholar All-American

  • U23 nationals All-American

  • attended Corona High School in Corona, California

  • High School: California State Championships, 2nd & 3rd

Certifications

  • USAW Bronze Certified: USA Wrestling Bronze Coaching Certification

  • NWCA Coaches CEO Leadership Academy Graduate

  • SafeSport Certified

  • CPR Certified

  • Bilingual fluent in Spanish and English

COACHING HISTORY

  • 2016 Ironman Legacy Award

  • Total of 35 years coaching, 29 years at Perry

  • State Champions – 30, 48 State Finalist

  • State Place winners - 106

  • State Qualifiers - 175

  • Team Top 10 State Team Finishes - 25

  • State Dual Champions 2014

  • State Tournament Champions 2014

  • Team State Runner up - 9 x’s in the last 13 years

  • Dual Meet State Runner up - 7x’s

  • District Team Titles - 17

  • District Individual Champions - 82

  • Sectional Team Champions - 23

  • Sectional Individual Champions -149

  • Federal League Team Titles - 21

  • Team nationally ranked top 40 in Country - 18 times

  • Team nationally ranked top 10 in Country - 4 times

  • Overall Record 311-57-1

  • Perry Federal League Dual Record last 21 years 148-2

  • Perry High School Hall of Fame 2021

  • Ohio Hall of Fame Coach 2001-02

  • Ohio High School Coach of the Year 1996-97

  • National Hall Of Fame Coach 2015-16

  • National Coach of the Year 2014 (N.W.C.A.)

  • National Federation Ohio Coach of the year 2015

  • 13x - Federal League Coach of the Year

  • 14x -Stark County Coach of the Year

  • USA-Ohio National Team Coach 16 years

BIO PRIOR TO PERRY HIGH SCHOOL

  • Akron Coventry High Schools 1st State Champion 1973

  • Attended University of Arizona, scholarship athlete, four year starter, Pac-10 runner-up, nationally ranked and NCAA national qualifier. Nominated for Senior Athlete of the Year at the University of Arizona.

  • 1st coaching job- Grad assistant coach University of Arizona.

  • Coventry volunteer assistant coach- State Champions.

  • Medina Highland Head Coach 2 years- dual record 24-3, coached 5 state placers and 1 State Champion. 1982-84.

  • Assistant coach at North Canton Hoover 1984-85.

  • Ontario High School Head Coach 1 year- 5-7 dual record, coached 2 state placers and schools 1st State Champion. 1985-86

  • Massillon Perry 1986 to 2015