Staff
Coach Johnson personally runs most, if not all, of the practices. At times he is joined by regular assistants and special clinicians. Jonathan spends a lot of time analyzing what's going on in the world of wrestling and synthesizes it with his aggressive style to improve the quality and toughness of each and every wrestler that walks through his doors.
Head Coach Jonathan Johnson
3X All American, Trenton State College - The Human Takedown Machine
The Numbers on Jonathan Johnson:
- Team Captain in HS and College
- 2X National Duals Champion
- Took down 110 of his last 113 college opponents
- Never lost a match when scoring at least 8 points during his NCAA career
- Never lost a four point lead in the NCAAs
- Averaged over 10 points more than his opponents during his Junior season
- Reached the 20 point mark 15 times during his Junior and Senior NCAA seasons
- Accomplished more than 10 tech falls during his Junior NCAA season
- 258 point difference over all opponents during his Junior NCAA season
- Held under five points only three times during his Junior NCAA season
- Scored over 500 total match points in 38 matches during his Junior NCAA season
- Scored over 700 total match points in 47 matches during his Senior NCAA season
- Averaged over 10 points more than his opponents during his Senior season
- 322 point difference over all opponents during his Junior NCAA season
- Never held scoreless during his last 3 NCAA seasons (1993 – 1995)
- 3X NCAA All-American
- NCAA Nationals finalist
- Never surrendered back points during 1994 and 1995 NCAA seasons
- 50:1 takedown to getting taken down ratio during both his Junior and Senior NCAA seasons
- Averaged 300 take downs per season in 1994 and 1995 NCAA seasons
- Ranked #1 in the country during both the 1994 and 1995 NCAA seasons
- Averaged over 20 points per match as a Junior
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Jonathan wrestled at Trenton State College (now called The College of New Jersey) in Ewing, NJ in the mid-90s. He was the captain of the wrestling team while compiling a stellar collegiate won-loss record of 115 wins and 16 losses. He was a 3X Division III All American at two different weight classes (142 lbs in 1993 and 1994, and 150 lbs in 1995. During his junior and senior year he was ranked #1 in his weight class nationally (142 lbs in 1994 and 150 lbs in 1995).
A native of the Baltimore, MD area, Jonathan attended Moorestown High School in Moorestown, NJ, where he did his high school wrestling while compiling a very successful high school won-loss record, placing as high as third in the NJSIAA NJ State Championships.
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Assistants / Clinicians
Some of the coaches / clinicians who have worked with Jonathan over the years have included:
- Wade Schalles, NCAA Champion, Clarion University
- Brett Matter, NCAA D-I National Champion, University of Pennsylvania
- Mark Manning,
- Micah Kahn
- Clinton Hicks
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