Staff
CHATTANOOGA WRESTLING CLUB COACHES:
MIKE HATCHER – DIRECTOR
Coach Hatcher is the new Volunteer Assistant at the University of Tennessee-Chattanooga. He has spent the last two year as the Director/Head Coach of the Higher Calling Wrestling Club in Cleveland. Hatcher has 10 years of Head Coaching experience. He spent four years at both Durant High School (Iowa) and Martin County High School (Florida), as well as, one year at both Dr. Krop High School (Florida) and Coral Glades High School (Florida). Coach Hatcher was a member of four National Championship teams at the University of Iowa. Coach Hatcher spent 5 years training and wrestling for the legendary Coach Dan Gable.
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HEATH ESLINGER
Coach Eslinger is the new Head Coach at the University of Tennessee-Chattanooga. He spent the last three seasons as Head Coach at Cleveland High School in Cleveland, Tenn. Eslinger gained valuable collegiate coaching experience as an assistant at UTC under Terry Brands from 2002-04. As a competitor, Eslinger won four letters with the Mocs from 1995-2000. He posted a 120-18 all-time record, winning three Southern Conference titles and qualifying for the NCAA Championships three times. His 120 wins broke the school’s all-time record and is still the second highest win total in UTC history. He was the Southern conference Wrestler of the Year in 2000 and the SoCon Tournament’s Most Outstanding Wrestler that same season.
ROCCO MANSUETO
Coach Mansueto is the new Head Assistant Coach at the University of Tennessee-Chattanooga after spending the last season as Head Assistant Coach at Army. A four-time conference place-winner, including a pair of finals appearances, Mansueto was selected a team captain three times at Cleveland State University. After graduating with a bachelor's degree in psychology in 2003, Mansueto spent the next three years at John Carroll University as a graduate assistant coach. Mansueto spent two years as the Head Wrestling Coach at Cape Henry Collegiate School in Virginia Beach, Va.
JOSH LAMBRECHT
Coach Lambrecht is the new Assistant Coach at the University of Tennessee-Chattanooga. Lambrecht wrestled for the Mocs in 2000, was Southern Conference champion at 197 pounds, named Southern Conference Freshman of the Year as well as Freshman All-American by USA Wrestling. The former Florida high school state champ transferred to Oklahoma where he was a three-time NCAA All-American, finishing 7th (2001), 2nd (2002) and 3rd (2003) at the NCAA tournament and a Big 12 champion as a junior.
