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Don St. James

  • Native of Henrietta, NY (Rush-Henrietta High School graduate 1978)

  • 2X NYSPHSAA state tournament runner-up/1X 3rd place (1 class tournament - 560 schools)

  • 3X Section 5 NYSPHSAA champion (97 schools)

  • USA Wrestling Cadet World champion Freestyle (1975)

  • USA Wrestling Junior National champion Freestyle (1976) 1

  • 1983 graduate of the University of Tennessee, Knoxville ; 4-year collegiate starter - University of Georgia (1978-80; NCAA qualifier (1980); numerous tournament titles; University of Tennessee, Knoxville (1980-83) nationally ranked; numerous tourney titles

  • 32 years coaching experience:
  • 1 year (1983-84) asst. coach - Univ. of Tennessee (Knoxville)
  • 1 year (1992-93) asst. coach Georgia State Univ.
  • 1 year (1992-93) club coach Georgia State Univ. 1
  • 1year (1993-94) asst. coach East Paulding HS (1 state placer)
  • 1 year (1994-95) asst. coach Sequoyah HS
  • 2 years (1995-97), head coach Etowah HS (3 state placers) 1
  • 15 years (1997-2012) head coach Centennial HS
  • 10 years (2012 - present/ still active) head coach Cambridge HS

  • Coached 13 individual GHSA state champions and 50 state placers

  • Inducted into the New York Section 5 Wrestling Hall of Fame (2003)

  • Renowned clinician at numerous wrestling camps and clinics throughout the nation

  • Currently teaching Health and Physical Education at Cambridge High School in north Fulton County

  • Resides in Roswell, GA with wife Lee Ann; adult children Michael, Andrew, Brian, Brooke


Awards:
Year
2018
 Award
Lifetime Service to Wrestling
 Chapter/Region
Georgia

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