The Coaching Staff
Dave Mitchell
Head Coach
mitcheda@luther.edu
- 14th year as Head Coach.
- Luther's all-time leader for career coaching wins posting a dual-meet record of 169-72-6.
- Named NCAA Division III National Coach of the Year in 2004.
- Luther has placed in the top five in the country six times in the last nine years— finishing third in 2006, 2005 and 2004, fifth in 2003, and fourth in 2001 and in 2007 at the national tournament.
- Has coached 41 All-Americans, 8 national champions, four national runner-ups, 30 Scholar All-Americans, two NCAA Postgraduate Scholars and 4 CoSIDA Scholar All-Americans.
- Was an All-American, league MVP, and two-time NCAA Division III Academic All-American wrestler for UW–La Crosse.
- Hometown: Riceville, Iowa
Jeff O'Gara
Assistant Coach
ogarajef@luther.edu
- 14th year as an assistant coach.
- Three-time All-American while at UW-La Crosse.
- Crowned national champion (34-0) his senior year.
- Posted a career record of 114-12 that included 58 falls.
- Also serves as Luther's equipment room manager.
- Hometown: Elroy, Wis.
Billy Huebner
Assistant Coach/Recruiting Coordinator
coachbilly@luther.edu
- Office: Regents Center
- Phone: 608-790-2468
- 1999 graduate of UW-La Crosse.
- 2008 Masters from Winona State University.
- First year as an assistant coach, recruiting coordinator and Luther Wrestling Camp coordinator.
- Prior to joining the Norse he was an assistant at UW-La Crosse and was a part of 8 NCAA teams that have placed in the top four of the National Tournament.
- Has coached 58 NCAA III All-Americans as an assistant.
- Has Operated Midwest Extreme Wrestling Camps for the past 10 years.
- Has run over 300 wrestling clinics across the country, as far as Arizona, California and Louisiana.
