A free wrestling clinic will be held in Rockville, Md. on Saturday April 30, from 1:00-5:00 p.m., as a farewell to coach Mark Cody who is leaving the region for a new head coaching position.

This clinic will be hosted at Wootton High School in Rockville, M.D. and is open to all wrestlers of all ages in the Washington D.C. area, including Maryland and Virginia.

The clinic serves as a year ending salute to Cody, who is leaving American University to become the head coach at the University of Oklahoma next season. Cody led the American University wrestling team for nine seasons and was named the 2011 NCAA Division I Coach of the Year. 

Cody is credited for turning the wrestling program into a national contender when it once was on the brink of being cut. He had 14 All-Americans, 16 NCAA qualifiers and had the first national champion for American University in 2007 with Josh Glenn. The fifth place finish at this year’s NCAA Championships was the best finish in history for wrestling at American University.

The clinic’s staff will include Cody, Wade Schalles, the director of EagleHawk Academy and member of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame, and Jeff Bowyer who is the retired Head Coach of James Madison University. 

Talented athletes who are also helping with the clinic are:

- Chris Marshall, a two time NCAA All-American at Central Michigan University
- JJ Johnson, a three time NCAA All-American
- Max Meltzer, a NCAA Division 1 All-American for Harvard University
- Steve Fittery, a four time NCAA Division 1 All-American for American University
- Ryan Flores, a NCAA Division 1 runner-up this past season for American University
- Kyle Borshoff, a two time NCAA Division 1 All-American for American University

More information can be found here.