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our coaching staff is built just like our wrestlers... tough, experienced, and relentess in the pursuit of success. our team is made up of elite competitors, skilled technicians, and dedicated mentors. with experience from the highest levels of high school, college, and international wrestling, our staff is committed to developing wrestlers who are ready to battle, win, and carry themselves with integrity on and off the mat.

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Josh Asper

- 2008 graduate of hereford high school

- 4x maryland state champion in 4 different weight classes

- 2nd place 2008 freestyle junior national championships - fargo, nd

- wrestled for university of maryland - 4 years starter, 2 years captain

- 2nd winningest wrestler in university of maryland wrestling history

- 2x ncaa all american

- 2x acc champion, 4x finalist

- 2011 acc wrestler of the year

- 3x nwca all star classic winner

- 2012 u23 freestyle national champion

- silver medal 2016 henri deglane challenge - nice, france

- bronze medal 2017 dave schultz memorial tournament

- bronze medal 2017 freestyle us open

- maryland wrestling administrative assistant coach (2013-2015)

- navy-marine-corps regional training center athlete/coach, us naval academy (2015-2020)

- head wrestling coach, hereford high school (2022-present)

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Alex Usztics

- attended central dauphin east high school and blair academy

- 2007 graduate of the united states naval academy

- wrestled for navy and hall of fame coach bruce burnett, 3 years starter

- captain, united states marine corps (2007-2015)

 0203 ground intelligence officer

 0307 reconnaissance officer

- commanded both reconnaissance and force reconnaissance platoons

 in combat in iraq and afghanistan

- assistant wrestling coach, blair academy (2017-2021) - #1 ranked team in the nation

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Morgan Vandergrift

- 2020 graduate of hereford high school

- wrestled for shenandoah university

- 4th place 2020 maryland state tournament

- 6th place 2020 mid atlantic wrestling association championships

- team captain 3 years

- volunteer assistant coach, hereford wrestling

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Nick Massengill

- 2024 graduate of hereford high school

- currently attends and wrestles for mcdaniel college

- mcdaniel wrestling freshman class leader

- 2024 maryland state tournament qualifier

- 3rd place 2024 regional tournament

- 2024 franklin invitational tournament champion

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Adam Bell

- wrestled for bucknell university, graduated 1995

- hereford junior league wrestling head coach

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Ethan Bell

- 2018 graduate of hereford high school

- maryland state tournament qualifier

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