Stillwater, Okla. - The National Wrestling Hall of Fame has announced the 2002 class of Iowa coaches, officials or contributors to be recognized with a "Lifetime Service to Wrestling Award." This award is given annually to coaches, officials, or contributors who have given a lifetime of service to wrestling, their communities, and most importantly, to the young people they have coached, taught, motivated and inspired.    Four individuals will be honored this year: Ken Fuchs, Leroy Kopriva, James Fisher and John Philo.    For their dedication and lasting influence on wrestling, the National Wrestling Hall of Fame and Museum, Stillwater, OK, class of 2002, will present these men the "Lifetime Service to Wrestling" award. The Iowa Chapter of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame will honor these men on October 19, 2002. Banquet and induction ceremonies will be held at University Park Holiday Inn, West Des Moines.  For reservations please call Ken Estling 515-225-7144 Ext. 405 or Bill Nelson 515-289-0691.    The honorees are:    KEN FUCHS  Ken Fuchs was born and raised at Fairbault, Minnesota.  After graduation from Mankato State University, Ken spent the next 35 years teaching and coaching in Iowa. Coach Fuchs spent one year starting the wrestling program at Creston, Iowa before becoming the assistant coach at Britt, a position he held for two years.  Ken became head coach at Osage before directing the North Central of Manly wrestling program from 1969 to 1990 when the North Central and Northwood-Kensett programs were combined to form a very successful program.    During that time, Coach Fuchs had over 200 dual meet wins, 60 state qualifiers, 8 runners-up, and crowned 15 state champions.  In 1981 he was named Class 1A coach of the year and in 1995 was inducted in to the Iowa High School Wrestling Hall of Fame.  In the early 1980's, as President of the IWCOA, he was instrumental in reorganizing the association into districts to help it become the viable organization it is today.    LEROY KOPRIVA  Leroy Kopriva graduated from Tracer High School where he earned 15 varsity letters in four sports, including being a state qualifier in wrestling. After serving in the service during the Korean conflict he came back to Iowa State Teachers College and wrestled under Hall of Fame Coach Bill Koll.  In 1961 Coach Kopriva accepted a teaching and coaching position at Decorah High School.  He served as assistant wrestling coach to Larry Pooch for eight years before taking over as head coach in 1969.  In the 21 years as head coach, his teams were 158-94-4 with 40 state qualifiers and 7 Iowa state champions.    Coach Kopriva officiated wrestling for 30 years and in 1996 was inducted into the Iowa High School Wrestling Hall of Fame.  In 1997 with a total of 36 great years at Decorah High School, Coach Kopriva retired as high school principal.    JAMES FISHER  James Fisher started his coaching career in 1970 at Plainfield, where his teams compiled a 49-13-3 record over a six-year period.  In 1976, Coach Fisher took the head-coaching job at Woodbury Central School in Moville, Iowa.  He held this position for the next 24 years until his retirement. While at Woodbury Central, several of his teams were undefeated; seven teams won conference titles and three teams qualified for the State Dual Team Tournament with the 1996 and 2000 teams placing 3rd in Class 1A.  In the fall of 1999, Coach Fisher became only the 7th coach in the state of Iowa to earn 300 dual meet victories and finished his coaching career with a record of 316-81-9.    During his thirty years of coaching he served on the State Advisory Committee and was voted by his peers Northwest Iowa Coach of the Year several times.  His teams have earned over 100 tournament titles and had 73 state qualifiers with 26 state place winners of which two were state champions.    JOHN PHILO  John Philo graduated from Iowa State Teachers College in 1948 and became coach at Humboldt High School the following year.  The following year saw Coach Philo accept the coaching position at Grant Union High School in California.  He remained there until 1953 when he returned to Iowa as coach at New Hampton High School, a position he held for four years.  Coach Philo became head coach at John Marshall High School, Rochester, Minnesota from 1958 though 1962 when he became coach at Rochester Junior College, a position he held for the next twenty years.   His total high school and college record was 296-65-8.  During his high school coaching days his teams were the Northeast Iowa Conference Champions, six time district champions in Iowa and Minnesota and in 1957, while coaching New Hampton, his team won the Iowa State Championship.    His Rochester Junior College teams won 10 Conference Championships and crowned seven National Junior College Champions.  He finished in the top 10 in the NJCAA Tournament seven times and in 1965 was named NJCWCA "Coach of the Year"  Coach Philo has served on the NCAA Wrestling Rules Committee and been on three coaching staffs of the Junior Pan-American Games.