Jim Heffernan

• Head Coach University of Illinois
• NCAA National Champion
• 4X All-American
• Coached 9 NCAA Champions in his tenure at Illinois
• Coached 4 Midlands Team Championships
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Mike Poeta

• Assistant Coach University of Illinois
• Founder and Creater of of Peota Wrestling Academy
• 2X NCAA Runner-Up 
• 2X Big Ten Champion
• 2X Midlands Champion
• 2010 USA World Cup Member
• Sunkist Open Champion
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Jeremy Hunter

• 14 Year Assistant at the University of Illinois
• 2000 NCAA Wrestling Champion
• 1999 NCAA Wrestling Runner-Up
• 3X All-American and 3rd on the all-time win list at Penn State
• One of the best light weight coaches in the country.
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Bryan Medlin

• Assistant Coach University of Illinois
• 2016 NFHS Coach of the Year
• 2015 IHSA Coach of the Year
• 2014 USA-USOC Developmental Coach of the Year​
• 2012 Northern Plains Developmental Coach of the Year
• 2X Cadet National Coach of the Year
• 10X Central Illinois Coach of the Year
• Head Coach of 10 National Dual Team Championship and 19 National Team Titles
• Head Coach of the 2016 and 2017 IHSA Dual Team State Champions
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