Jeff Wheeler

January 21, 1956 - Present

  • Native of Bath, NY; 1974 graduate of Haverling Central School

  • 1978 graduate of the State University of New York at Buffalo (University of Buffalo)

  • 1982 graduate of the University of Tennessee (Knoxville) - MS Physical Education

  • 1996 graduate of the University of Alabama - EdS Education Leadership and Administration

  • Mainstay on Buffalo's 1978 NCAA D3 national championship team; All-American (190 lbs.); selected to compete in the NY state East-West All-Star Dual Meet

  • Teacher, coach and athletic director at Watkins Glen (NY) High School building the program into a regional power in New York state (1978-85)

  • Teacher, coach and athletic director at Marietta (GA) High School (1985-2009)

  • 2X Georgia Athletic Director of the Year by the Georgia Athletic Director's Association (GADA)

  • Inducted in inaugural class of Haverling Central Schools Athletic Hall of Fame

  • Inducted into the University of Buffalo's Athletic Hall of Fame with 1978 team

  • Inducted into the Cobb County Wrestling Hall of Fame

  • Inducted into the Marietta City Schools Athletic Hall of Fame

  • Past member of the Georgia High School Association's (GHSA) wrestling advisory board

  • Past president of the Metropolitan Atlanta Regional Education Service Agency Athletic Directors



Awards:

Year
2008
Award
Lifetime Service to Wrestling
Chapter/Region
Georgia

All American Awards:

Season
1978
School
SUNY-Buffalo
Tournament
Division III
Weight
190
Place
4

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