Darren Goldstein was an Al-League Wrestler and member of Port Jefferson State Cup Champion team in 1985 under Hall of Fame Coach, Bob Armstrong.

After graduation he continued his wrestling under Hall of Fame Coach, Kevin Gallagher (Minnisink Valley-Section 9) at D-1 Wagner College. Still a bit small for 118 pounds, Darren concentrated on the international styles as a competitor where there was a more suitable 105 pounds weight classification. He continued to wrestle for the NYAC becoming an eight time age group All American including a Nation Veterans Greco Roman Championship in 2003. IN addition, Darren is the most winning athlete, in the now defunct Empire State Games, winning a record 42 meals, including 22 gold medals.

Darren started his coaching careers at Rocky Point High School as a junior Varsity Coach under head coach Robin Winkel. It was here that he started the North Shore Wrestling Club on a Federally funded grant creating a club that opened its doors to everyone that wanted to attend. Darren later took a position under Paul Jendrewski and Don Jantzenat Shoreham Wading River Junior Varsity Coach for several years before he returned home to Mt. Sinai. At Mt. Sinai he worked with the man who started it all for Darren, Joe Colloca.

Darren’s first head coaching position was at Longwood HS for three years from 2000 to 2002. He returned as JV Coach at Rocky Point for two additional years before Robin Winkel retired.

Currently Darren coaches with two of his former wrestlers, NYS Champions Billy Coggins (2010) and Anthony Volpe (2010) but he is grateful for having had some excellent assistant coaches that include D-1 all American Charlie Griffen and former NYS Champion Steven Hromada (HHHE). Coach Goldstein has amassed 232 dual meet wins. His teams have won five Dual Meet League Championships, seven League Tournament Championships, two Suffolk County Dual Meet Championships, a Suffolk County Tournament Championship and a 2010 New York State Championship. To date, Darren has coached 21 All State Wrestlers that includes 6 New York State Championships. He has coached 55 All County Wrestlers that include 12 Suffolk County Champions. Additionally he has coached one Olympian (Brandon Escobar for Honduras-London) and a female World Team member and National Champion: Jenna Burkett.

Darren Goldstein says: “The wrestling room is just another classroom, so like my classroom students, I want the wrestlers to learn lessons of life that go beyond the four walls of the classroom (or wrestling room”.