Greg Urbas

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

Military career

From 1973–1977, Urbas was an officer in the United States Marine Corps.[1]

Teaching career

While at St. Edward High School, Urbas was a math teacher.[2] He currently serves as a math tutor.[3]

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.[4] In 1998, Urbas was named national wrestling coach of the year by the National High School Coaches Association.[5]

Notable athletes coached

• Domenic Abounader, NCAA wrestling All-American at Michigan and silver medalist at 2018 Asian Games in freestyle wrestling
• Ryan Bertin, 2-time NCAA wrestling national champion and 4-time All-American at Michigan[6]
• Roger Chandler, NCAA wrestling runner-up and 3-time All-American at Indiana, head coach for Michigan State University wrestling team[2]
• Dean Heil, 2-time NCAA wrestling national champion and 3-time All-American at Oklahoma State[7]
• Chris Honeycutt, NCAA wrestling national runner-up and 2-time All-American at Edinboro, professional mixed martial artist[8]
• Andy Hrovat, 3-time NCAA wrestling All-American at Michigan and 2008 Olympian in freestyle wrestling[7]
• Mark Jayne, 2-time NCAA wrestling All-American at Illinois
• Gray Maynard, 3-time NCAA wrestling All-American at Michigan State, former UFC title challenger[9]
• Nic Nemeth, WWE Wrestler, collegiate wrestler at Kent State
• Lance Palmer, NCAA wrestling national runner-up and 4-time All-American at Ohio State, Professional Fighters League featherweight champion[10]

References

1. "Cleveland youth learn wrestling from the Corps' best".
2. "Honoring St. Edward Head Coach Greg Urbas - The Open Mat". news.theopenmat.com.
3. "Urbas retires, Heffernan takes helm at St. Edward".
4. "Greg Urbas retires as head wrestling coach at St. Edward High School".
5. "1998 Coach of the Year - National High School Coaches Association". www.nhsca.com.
6. "Attitude, Attitude, Attitude…… An interview with Greg Urbas - The Villager Newspaper Online". www.thevillagernewspaper.com.
7. Hamilton, Andy. "Nick Corey: Greg Urbas isn't leaving St. Ed's. In fact, very little is changing with the national HS power".
8. Elyria Chronicle Telegram Archives, Jan 10, 2006, p. 14
9. "Unyielding desire to succeed drives Gray Maynard as he prepares for UFC title fight".
10. "RISE Mag: Mahoney: Palmer grappling with family legacy". ESPN.com. 19 November 2008.