Randall named USA Wrestling Developmental Coach of the Year

<< Back to Articles
Gary Abbott (USA Wrestling)
07/21/2002


Archie Randall of Yukon, Okla. has been named 2002 USA Wrestling   Developmental Coach of the Year. The award honors the top coach in the nation   working with age-group wrestlers and programs.    Randall, one of the most successful high school wrestling coaches in the   nation, has been a tremendous leader on the national level within USA   Wrestling.     He works as the head wrestling coach, assistant athletic director and   assistant football coach at El Reno High School. The El Reno varsity   wrestling team has been ranked nationally in the Top 25 for the last five   years, and has held the No. 1 ranking in Oklahoma for seven years. His teams   have won seven state team titles and seven dual meet state team titles.   Competing for Randall, his El Reno athletes have won 33 Oklahoma state   individual titles. His dual meet record from 1993-2002 stands at 133-11.    Randall has served as USA Wrestling's State Chairperson in Oklahoma since   1989, and was named USA Wrestling State Chairperson of the Year in 1997.   Under his leadership, Oklahoma has increased its membership in coaches,   athletes, clubs and officials. He has developed state training camps for the   Junior, Cadet and Kids levels. He was named Southern Plains Regional   Developmental Caoch of the Year in 1998, and Southern Plains State   Chairperson of the Year in 1997.    He has served as a coach for Oklahoma teams that have competed in   numerous national events, including the Cadet and Junior National   Championships, as well as the Cadet and Junior National Duals. Randall served   as Oklahoma's Cadet head coach in 1987-88, and set a state record of 20 Cadet   All-Americans in one year. He was also a member of the 1987-89 Oklahoma   Junior National coaching staff.    Under his leadership, Oklahoma teams claimed the championship title at   the Junior National Duals in freestyle eight times (1993, 1995-2000, 2002).   In addition, Oklahoma was the Cadet National Duals freestyle champion in   2000. Oklahoma teams have also been unofficial champions at the Junior   Nationals in freestyle.    He has won numerous awards for his coaching abilities. Five times, he was   named Coach of the Year by the Oklahoma Coaches Association. In 2002, he was   named National Federation of Coaches Sectional Coach of the Year, as well as   the Oklahoma Wrestling Officials Coach of the Year. He has also been the   National Wrestling Coaches Association Regional Coach of the Year twice   (1998, 2000), as well as 1999 Wrestling USA Magazine Coach of the Year.    His commitment to the National Junior Dual Meet Championships has helped   build this event into one of the nation's premier youth wrestling   competitions. He served as the Tournament Director of National Junior Duals   nine times (1993-94, 1996-2002). In 2002, he also served as the Tournament   Director for the USA Wrestling National Kids Freestyle and Greco-Roman   Championships.    Randall has served on numerous USA Wrestling committees, including the   Junior Olympic Committee and the Marketing Committee.     Developmental Coach of the Year  1989 - Al Kastl, Michigan  1990 - Kevin McCleary, Pennsylvania  1991 - J. D. Robbins, California  1992 - Tony Jones, Oregon  1993 - Morrie Geselter, Illinois  1994 - Jerry Kuntz, Oklahoma  1995 - Mike Hagerty, Missouri  1996 - Bob Kopnisky, Indiana  1997 - John Leone, New York  1998 - Mike Rial, Iowa  1999 - Greg Strobel, Pennsylvania  2000 - John Hohman, Pennsylvania  2001 - Randy Baker, Minnesota  2002 - Archie Randall, Oklahoma