Josh Stephen

December 24, 1973 - Present

·         Native of East Point, Georgia; 1992 graduate of Tri-Cities High School

·         GHSA state champion (1992), runner-up (1991)       

·          3 years (1996-99) - assistant coach - McIntosh HS under HOFer Marty Hutsell; teams were GHSA state champions (1997), runner-up (1998) and 10th place (1999)

·         Graduate of Georgia State University - B.S. Education

·         Graduate of Troy (AL) University - M.S. Secondary Education

·         Graduate of Georgia Southern University (Statesboro, GA) - Ed.S Education

·         Graduate of Columbus (GA) State University - M.S. Educational Leadership

·         1 year (1999) - assistant coach - Parkview HS while completing student teaching; team GHSA state runner-up

·         1 year (2000-01) - head coach - Milton HS

·         6 years (2002-08) - head coach- Harrison HS; state runner-up (dual and individual, 7 GHSA state champions with 23 state place winners

·         6 years (2008-14) - Collins Hill HS, 2 years as assistant under NWHOFer Cliff Ramos/4 years as head coach, helping lead Collins Hill to 7 GHSA state championships (Dual or Traditional); nationally ranked teams; 25 individual state champions and 84 state placers

·         2 years (2014-16) - coach for Compound Wrestling Club

·         10 years (2016-present) - head coach - South Forsyth HS; 17 state placers

·         Sought-after coach/instructor as freestyle/Greco coach by numerous metro Atlanta high schools including Sequoyah HS and Parkview HS during their championship runs

·         15 years (1996-2011) - Served as Team Georgia coach during “off-seasons”, coaching Schoolboy, Cadet and Junior teams

·         Resides in Sugar Hill, GA; son: Barron

Awards:

Year
2026
Award
Lifetime Service to Wrestling
Chapter/Region
Georgia

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