Mike DeGain


Head Coach Royal Oak Dondero HS 1980-89 

Dual Meet Record 95-91

Coach at Utica Hawks Wrestling Club 1987-1989

Coach at Goodrich WC 1989-1990

Head Coach at Clarkston WC 1990-1992

Head Coach at Clarkston HS 1992-2003

Dual Meet Record 211-53

9 Individual MHSAA State Championships

6 Individual State Runner-ups

34 Individual MHSAA All Staters

58 Individual MHSAA State Qualifiers

29 Individual County Champions

25 Individual USAW & High School All Americans

1 Individual USAW Cadet World Freestyle Silver Medalist

10 Individual NCAA D1 National Qualifiers

3 Individual NCAA D1 All Americans

1 NJUCO National Champion

1 Midlands Champion

2 Cadet Greco National Champions

3 USAW Cadet World Team Members

1 USAW FILA Espoir World Team Member

5 Team Oakland County Championships

8 Team Conference Championships

12 Team District Championships

3 Team Regional Championships/Team State Finals Qualifiers

2 Team State Semi-Finalists

1 Team State Runner-up 1995

President of the Oakland County Coaches Association 1995-1997

Oakland County Tournament Director 1996-2006

MI USAW Team Leader/Coach for Schoolboy, Cadets & Juniors 1992-1998

MI USAW Head Coach for Schoolboy, Cadets, Juniors and Girls 1998-2003

County, Regional and State MWA Class A Coach of the Year 1995

Board of Directors, NWHOF- Michigan Chapter 2016 – 2022

President, National Wrestling Hall of Fame – Michigan Chapter 2017 – 2022

Advisory Bd of Directors, NWHOF – Michigan Chapter 2022-Current

Rhino Wrestling Club Member

 

 


Awards:

Year
2024
Award
Lifetime Service to Wrestling
Chapter/Region
Michigan

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