Bernard Goss, who lives in Grand Junction, has been a high school and college wrestling official for 37 years. He graduated from Fruita High School, and then attained his Bachelor's degree from the University of Northern Colorado and Masters from Western State. Goss, who has officiated at all levels of wrestling, has worked 35 state high school tournaments - 25 consecutive - and has been the crew chief for the Colorado High School Activities Association championships since 1995. Goss has held all offices within the Colorado Wrestling Officials Association and has been the group's president twice. He has worked five Colorado All-state Dual meets, two Japan-US duals and seven Rocky Mountain Athletic Association tournaments and has served as a member of the National Federation of High Schools rules interpreters committee. He has been the CHSAA rules interpreter since 1990. Goss, a retired Western Slope educator, received the National Distinguished Officials award from the National Federation in 1995.