Greg Urbas is a former teacher and head wrestling coach at St. Edward High School in

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Military career

From 1973–1977, Urbas was an officer in the

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Teaching career

While at St. Edward High School, Urbas was a math teacher. He currently serves as a math tutor.

Coaching career

Urbas was head coach at St. Edward for 29 years, from 1989 to 2018, where his teams won 24 state titles and 4 national titles. In 1998, Urbas was named national wrestling coach of the year by the National High School Coaches Association.

Notable athletes coached

* Domenic Abounader, NCAA wrestling All-American at

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and silver medalist at

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* Ryan Bertin, 2-time NCAA wrestling national champion and 4-time All-American at Michigan * Roger Chandler, NCAA wrestling runner-up and 3-time All-American at

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, head coach for

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wrestling team * Dean Heil, 2-time NCAA wrestling national champion and 3-time All-American at

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* Chris Honeycutt, NCAA wrestling national runner-up and 2-time All-American at Edinboro, professional

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* Andy Hrovat, 3-time NCAA wrestling All-American at Michigan and 2008 Olympian in freestyle wrestling * Mark Jayne, 2-time NCAA wrestling All-American at

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* Gray Maynard, 3-time NCAA wrestling All-American at Michigan State, former UFC title challenger * Nic Nemeth, WWE Wrestler, collegiate wrestler at Kent State * Lance Palmer, NCAA wrestling national runner-up and 4-time All-American at

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featherweight champion

References

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