The Ohio High School Wrestling Coaches Association has named Delta's Mark Nagel the Division III coach of the year and Findlay's Ben Kirian its girls coach of the year.
Nagel led the Panthers to a second-place finish in the team standings at the D-III state tournament last month. Delta also placed second at the OHSWCA’s D-III state team dual meet tournament in February.
Delta senior Adam Mattin won a third consecutive state title at the individual meet, finishing with a 38-1 record at 126 pounds. His junior teammate Tyler Barnes finished runner-up at 120.
Delta seniors Richard Flores (132), Connor Sintobin (190), and Cass Chiesa (215) each placed fourth.
The Panthers finished second in the team standings behind powerhouse St. Paris Graham, which scored a division-record 174.5 points. Delta was runner-up with 103.5.
Nagel, a former Panthers standout wrestler in the early 2000s, led Delta to the D-III state dual meet championship in 2024.
Delta has won six state team titles at the individual meet (2016, 2014, 1999, 1998, 1996, and 1989). The program also has had 30 individual state champs, including seven who have won multiple state titles. Jake Spiess (2013, 2015, 2016), Drew Mattin (2015, 2016, 2017), and Adam Mattin (2023, 2024, 2025) were three-time state champs.
Kirian helped two of his Findlay wrestlers earn state titles last month.
Findlay seniors Laney Oliver and Kate Simmons both claimed state championships in Columbus.
Oliver won the title at 190 and Simmons at 170.
Led by those seniors, the Trojans placed fourth overall in the team standings with 58 points.
Oliver had finished second at state three straight seasons before beating Lakewood’s Zayna Muntaser 14-0 to win the title this season. She finished with a perfect 34-0 record.
Simmons finished 37-7 on the season, including pinning two-time defending state champion Elizabeth Madison, a junior from Loveland, in 1:22 in the title bout.
On Tuesday, the OHSWCA named Perrysburg senior Marcus Blaze its male wrestler of the year.
First Published April 9, 2025, 12:12 p.m.
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