South Carolina Chapter Class of 2024 Announced

The South Carolina Chapter Inductees into the National Wrestling Hall of Fame are as follows:

Isaac "Ike" Anderson

-Castle View HS (CO) Head Coach 2015-present

-at Castle View he has coached numerous individual State Champions including 2018 Wrestling USA Magazine Dream Team A/A who was a 2x Cadet Freestyle Champion and a 1x JR National Freestyle Champion

-USA Wrestling National Greco-Roman Developmental Coach 1998-2012

-While the National Greco-Roman Developmental Coach, the 2007 team won the team title at the Greco-Roman World Championships

-USOPTC Coach on five Olympic Teams (1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012)

-Sunkist Kids Head Greco-Roman Coach for four years

-Pan Am Championships Coach in Cali, Columbia 1995

-USA Tournament team coach to Europe and Cuba

-NYAC Club Coach

-Adirondack Three-style Wrestling Club Coach

-State University of NY-Albany Assistant Coach

-Appalachian State University Assistant Coach

-1988 US Olympic Team, 6th place in Seoul, South Korea

-US Senior Greco-Roman National Champion (1988, 1989, 1990)

-US Senior Greco-Roman National Runner-up (1986, 1991, 1992, 1993)

-Pan-AM Games Silver Medalist

-Pan-AM Championships 2x Silver Medalist

-Concorde Games 2x Champion

Elizabeth and Bill Bell

-SC USA Wrestling volunteers for 18 years

-SC USA Wrestling Fargo team leaders

-2001 USA Wrestling Person of the Year (Elizabeth Bell)

-2003 USA Wrestling panel member for Women's Wrestling

-2005-11 helped the Delgado sisters to Fargo FS Finals appearances along with multiple Gold medals

-Financial and volunteer supporters of several SC HS programs

-Hard Rock Wrestling Club supporters and office position holders

-Helped HRWC achieve USA Wrestling Gold member club status (multiple times)

-Hillcrest Takedown Club supporters and office position holders including club president in 1998

Chris Brock

-SCHSL Wrestling Official from 1989-1996

-Sullivan MS Head Coach from 1990-1998 (4 State team titles)

-Rock Hill Wrestling Club Head coach from 1990-2000 (three A/A's with one National Champion)

-Rock Hill HS Assistant Coach 1999-2000 (two 4A State titles)

-Ft. Mill HS Head Coach 2001-2023 (455-80 record with 28 State Champions and 17 A/A's) (2023 5A State Champions)

-North/South All-Star Coach in 2001 and 2009

-SC Athletic Coaches Association member 1990-2023

-SC Wrestling Coaches Association member 1990-2023

-Wrestlers in Business member 2021-2023

-Coached several multiple time individual SC State Champions

-Coached Fargo A/A's and National Champion

-Coached NHSCA A/A's

Tony Caterisano

-University of Connecticut Graduate Assistant 1977-1979

-Furman University Head Wrestling Coach(D1) 1984-1991 where he rebuilt the program and produced the school's first SoCon Champion

-Christ Church Episcopal HS Head Coach 1991-1995

-SCHSL Wrestling Official 1995-2003

-Spartanburg Methodist College(JUCO) Head Wrestling Coach 2003-2010 where he was named Eastern District Man of the Year in 2004

-At Spartanburg Methodist College he coached several A/A's including an National Finalist

-he is a member of Furman Wrestling Alumni Club and Friends of Clemson Wrestling which are both advocating the return of college wrestling to those programs

Ron Donlick

-Union Endicott HS (NY) Assistant Coach 1969-1970

-Oswego HS (NY) Assistant Coach 1970-1973

-Private Coach in Ithaca NY 1973-1985

-Middleton HS (SC) Head Coach 1987-1989

-Stratford HS (SC) Assistant Coach 1990-1991

-Orangeburg-Wilkinson HS (SC) Head Coach 1991-2003

-Edisto HS (SC) Head Coach 2003-2005

-Berkeley HS (SC) Head Coach 2005-2008

-USA Wrestling Copper, Bronze, and Silver level Certified Coach

-Attendee of the very first Coaches College at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs

-Attended USA Wrestling Silver College at the Lake Placid OTC

-North/South All Star Coach in 1998

-USA Wrestling Executive Board of State Leaders from 2028-2022

-SC USA Wrestling State Chairman 2008-2022

-SC USA Wrestling Coaches Director 1997-2008

-USA Wrestling SE Region Director 2028-2022

-USA Wrestling Junior Olympic Wrestling Committee

-SCHSL Wrestling Official 2008-2023

-SC Coaches Association

-USA Wrestling Official 2000-2023 M3 - M1

-USA NC Officials Director 2022.

-NY State Powerlifting Runner-up 1971

-Palm Beach County Fla Police Officer of the Year 1974

-Ironman World Championship competitor 1982 K

James “Jim” McGovern

-St. Simon the Apostle School (IN) Head Coach 1968-1974

-Undefeated in duals every year

-City Tournament Champions 1968-1973 with a 2nd place in 1974

-Indiana HS Wrestling Official 1971-1972

-SCHSL Wrestling Official 1997-2023

-SCSHL State Tournament 2002-2021

-SCSHL State Tournament Head Official 2013 and 2021

-SCHSL State Tournament Assistant Head Official 2012 and 2020

-SCHSL Dual State 2002 (2A), 2005 (3A), 2012 (4A)

-NFHS SC Wrestling Official of the Year 2007

-SCWOA (South Carolina Wrestling Officials Assoc) Secretary 2002-2013

-SCWOA Treasurer 2002-2023

-SCWOA Board of Directors 2002-2013

-SCWOA Evaluator of Officials 2022-2023

-SCWOA member

-NFHS Officials member

-National Assoc of Sports Officials member

Ralph Urbanic

-St. Andrews HS Head Coach 1988-1995

-SCHSL Wrestling Official 1996-2008

-West Ashley HS Head Coach 2008-2011

-SCHSL Wrestling Official 2011-present

-NCAA Wrestling Official 2016-2020 (Southern Officials Association)

-SCHSL State Tournament Official 2002-2008 and 20015-2022

-SCHSL State Duals Official 2014 and 2018

-NHSCA Nationals Official 2016, 2017 and 2018

-NHSCA National Duals Official 2016-2023

-Super 32 Official 2018-2022

-Super 32 Finals (160 in 2019 and 170 in 2022)

-NCWA Multi-Divisional Duals in 2020

-Appalachian Athletic Conference Championships 2020

-SCWCA North/South All Star official 2019

-Refereed the State Finals match of June Welch, the 1st female ever to win a SC Wrestling State Title

Ken Wilson

-Jordan-Elbridge HS (NY) Assistant Coach 1977-1978

-Lancaster HS Head Coach 1985-1988

-Spring Valley HS Assistant Coach 1988-1989

-Spring Valley HS Head Coach 1990-2003

-Dutch Fork HS Head Coach 2003-2010

-Chapin HS Head Coach 2011-2017 2022-present

-Chapin HS Assistant Coach 2018-2021

-Career Duals record 587-195

-Coached 22 State Champions

-Region Champions 25 x

-SCHSL Dual State Runner-up 4x

-50+ State Dual Playoff wins

-SC State Wrestling Coach of the Year 1988

-Region Coach of the Year

-SCWCA North/South All Star Coach

-SC Coaches Association member

-USA Wrestling Bronze Certified Coach

-USA Club Wrestling coach 1989-2001

-HS Varsity Assistant Football Coach 1988-2018

-Carolina Marathon 4th place 1984

-Isle of Palms Marathon 1st place 1984

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