Archived coaches page in recognition of the dedication to the Wayne Wrestling Program exhibited by Scott Freischlag
Archived coaches page in recognition of the
dedication to the Wayne Wrestling Program exhibited by Scott Freischlag
Scott Freischlag
Head Coach 1989 - 2008
Scott Freischlag resigned as head coach of the Wayne Wrestling program in March of 2008. Coach Freischlag completed his 18th year as head coach of the Wayne wrestling program with a career dual meet record of 215-40-2. Coach Freischlag is a 1981 graduate of Lewiston-Porter High School (Section VI). During his enrollment at Lew-Port, Freischlag enjoyed an outstanding wrestling and football career highlighted by being named All-State in football his senior year. Following high school, Freischlag competed for Division II Ashland College in football and wrestling, earning Heartland Conference runner-up honors as a freshman. After transferring to SUNY Cortland, Freischlag captured a SUNY title as heavyweight and was third place finisher in the NYS Collegiate Championships. Freischlag earned a Red Letter Award, recognizing him as the most outstanding wrestler on the Cortland team in 1985. After serving as an assistant coach in Ridgewood, New Jersey for three years, Freischlag took over the Wayne program from Chris Bourne in 1989. Wayne has experienced unprecedented success during his tenure. Wayne shared the Finger Lakes East title in 1995 and 1996, a period that saw the team have a two-year record of 22-1-1. The 2000-2001and 2002-2003 teams ended their seasons with section V class "B" championships and the 2003-2004, 2004-2005, 2006-2007 and the 2007-2008 teams finished their seasons with a Class A championships. The 2004-2005 and the 2005-2006 teams were also the first Section Five teams to defeat the Spencerport Team in thirteen years. Freischlag's wrestlers have won 27 individual Class B championships, 25 individual Class A championships, 18 individual Section V titles, 19 State Tournament Qualifiers and 5 State Finalists with 3 Champions. As of 2008 Coach remains active in the program at the modified level.
Ted Hargarther
Assistant Varsity & JV Coach 1979 - present
Ted Hargarther is a veteran of the Wayne Central wrestling program. He has served as the junior varsity coach of the Eagles for 25 seasons, working for ten years with former coach Chris Bourne and for the past fifteen seasons with Scott Freischlag. Ted is a 1976 graduate of Wayne Central. While in high school, he was an exceptional wrestler under the coaching of Dawson Raymo. Hargarther's outstanding high school wrestling career led to many victories and a county championship. Hargarther is known for his ability to teach fundamental wrestling skills and to evolve young grapplers into seasoned athletes. "Coach Hargarther is great at relating to our wrestlers." "He is particularly good at letting our younger guys know what is expected of them as well as what they need to do to be successful in this sport." "He is an ideal assistant coach." - Scott Freischlag. Coach Hargarther has been recognized for his dedication to the sport of wrestling by being selected as the 2003 recipient of the Terry Robert Justice Memorial Award. Awards Photo
Ron Gross
EagleForce Head Coach & HS Assistant
Coach 2005 - 2008
Ron Gross is a 1986 Graduate of the Wayne
Central High School. While at Wayne Ron was a 4X Class B Champion and a 1986 New
York State Tournament Runner-Up. Ron
continued on with a successful college career including 4X NYS Team, 4X NCAA
Qualifier, 2X NCAA Division III All-American and Captain of 2X
NCAA Division III National Championship Team at Ithaca College. Ron was Inducted
into the Ithaca College Athletic "Hall of Fame" in 2004. Ron's
extensive coaching experience includes; Head
Coach @ Wesleyan University (CT) 1990-1992, Assistant Coach @ Ithaca College
1993, Head Coach @ RIT 1993-1997 (NYS College Coach of the Year in 1997),
Assistant Coach @ Wayne Central H.S. 1997-2001, Head Coach @ Brighton H.S.
2001-2005.
