Ron Seibel

For 35 years, Ron taught and coached in Moses Lake, seven at Frontier Junior High and the last 28 years for the Chiefs of Moses Lake. Seibel also wrestled in the Moses Lake program, placing as a runner-up in state his senior year and as an All-American while wrestling for Big Bend Community College. As a wrestler Ron was given the best chance to succeed because of some outstanding coaches including Hall of Famers Dick Deane, Gary Frey, Bob Mason, and Eric Beardsley. With this strong foundation and the dedication of many outstanding assistant coaches, Ron's teams were destined to excel. Ron's teams placed in the top four at state 20 times. Twenty-six times his teams finished in the top ten. Ron coached nine state championship teams along with seven runner-up finishes, two third place trophies and two fourth place trophies. 132 state placers wrestled for Coach Seibel, including 26 state champions and 29 runner-ups. The teams he coached won 23 league titles and 25 district titles. His dual meet record in the Big Nine was 227-7-2 and his overall record was 408-28-2. He was named as the Big Nine Coach of the Year 21 times, State Coach of the Year twice, and Region Seven National Coach of the Year in 1996. In 2004, he was named National Coach of the Year. After retiring from Moses Lake, he joined the coaching staff at Royal City for three years. In which those teams won two state titles and one third place trophy. He is now coaching kids program for Moses Lake. He is very proud of his son, Bryan, and his accomplishments in wrestling. He placed 3rd in state two times, he was a high school All American and a NAIA All American. He also has a great ability to coast high school wrestler. Without his wife Cathy's tremendous support and sacrifice, the above accomplishments could not have been possible.

Awards:

Year
2010
Award
Lifetime Service to Wrestling
Chapter/Region
Washington

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