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Meet the
2006-2007
Northwestern Lehigh Wrestling
Coaching Staff
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(LtoR):
Andy Freas , Dave Yenolevich, Mike Williams, Bryan Klass, Brad
Kleckner |
Mike Williams (Head H.S. Coach)
 Coach
Williams is entering his sixth season as Northwestern
Lehigh head coach and ninth season as a Tiger. The 2005-2006
season was a success.
Coach
Williams coached his first State Champion in Scott Clymer. For
the first time in school history NWL placed fourth in the PIAA STATE
TEAM DUAL tournament! The Tigers went on to place fourth in
Hershey at the PIAA individual
state tournament where Northwestern was represented by six
wrestlers. Northwestern placed a school record ten wrestlers at
the PIAA District tournament. The Tigers captured two gold
medals at Districts. Northwestern
qualified eight wrestlers to the PIAA Regional Tournament where ALL
eight wrestlers placed! Again, the Tigers captured two gold
medals. The Tigers qualified six wrestlers to the 2006 PIAA
State Tournament. The Tigers put two wrestlers into the
finals. Dan Konno was a runner-up and Scott Clymer was the 2006
State Champion. The Tigers were Colonial League runners-up for
the second consecutive year. With numbers
growing both on the varsity and junior high teams, Coach Williams is
looking toward the future setting high goals and expectations for the
Tigers. The Tigers will wrestle a really tough schedule this year
going to the Reno Tournament of Champions. Coach Williams was able to add a couple of "new"
coaches to his staff last season, which he is very excited about.. Coach
Williams is a graduate of William Allen High School, where he took 3rd
in the Cities in 1979. As a member of the junior high team, he won
a state title. Coach Williams continued his education at Lock
Haven State College and graduated in 1985 with a degree in Liberal Arts.
Bryan Klass
(Assistant H.S Coach)
 Coach
Klass enters his fourth season as a Tiger. Bryan was voted the District XI
Assistant Coach of The Year in 2004 and 2006. In 2006 he was
selected as the PIAA Assistant State Wrestling Coach of the Year. For
the third consecutive year, Coach Klass lead the Junior Varsity team to a District
XI Title. Coach Klass is a 1997 graduate of Wilson
Area High School where he had an outstanding career. Coach Klass was a four-time
state qualifier and a two-time District and Regional Champion. In 1997,
Bryan became Wilson's sixth State Champion. Coach Klass is currently
Wilson's second winning wrestler with 131 career wins. In his senior year,
coach Klass was selected to the Dapper Dan all-star wrestling
classic. (This is an all-star meet between the best senior
wrestler at each weight in PA vs. the best senior wrestler at each
weight in the United States). Bryan was inducted
into Wilson Wrestling Hall of Fame in December 2001. Coach Klass continued
his wrestling career at Delaware Valley College where he excelled in both the
classroom and in wrestling. He was a three-time national qualifier and a
two-time All-American. Bryan was a three-time Academic All-American and
was also named to Who's Who Among Colleges and Universities his junior and
senior years. Coach Klass graduated from Delaware Valley College with a
degree in Business Education. Bryan is currently finishing up his master
degree in Educational Leadership from Wilkes University.
Bryan teaches at Northwestern Lehigh High School. He is a newlywed married to
Krista. Krista is employed by Weiss as a Pharmacist.. They
currently reside in Whitehall.
Brad
Kleckner (Assistant H.S Coach)
 Coach
Kleckner is a 1997 graduate and varsity wrestler of Pottsville High
School. Brad is a three-time Schuylkill League Champ capturing the
Outstanding Wrestler award all three years. Coach Kleckner is a
four-time District XI AAA place winner and a District Finalist.
Coach Kleckner was a state qualifier holding a school record for
the most wins with a high school career record of 103-21. Brad continued his
wrestling career at East Stroudsburg University where he was a two-year
captain. He was a three-time place winner at the Pennsylvania
State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Championships. Coach Kleckner was
a place winner at the EIWA's. Brad was also two-time Academic All
Conference member.
In his Junior year Brad was selected as East Stroudsburg University's
TOP TEM athletes in the school. Coach Kleckner graduated ESU with
a degree in Health and Physical Education.
Brad is
in his forth year of teaching at Liberty High School in Bethlehem.
Brad is a newlywed married to Allison who is currently employed as a
Special Education Teacher at William Allen High School. They
currently reside in Allentown.
Coach
Freas
(Assistant
H.S Coach)
 Coach Freas enters his first season at Northwestern.
Currently a student teacher, he graduates on December 16, 2006
from Kutztown University. Coach
Freas graduated from Emmaus in 2002, where he was a three-year varsity
starter. In high school he was a
three-time district place-winer taking a 7th and 4th twice. In
college he wrestled a Kutztown University, where he was a three-year starter and earned a bid to NCAA Division II Nationals in
2006. Also, in 2006 he
earned NCAA Academic All-American honors.
Scott
Anders (Head
J.H. Coach)
 Coach
Anders is entering his fifth season as a tiger. This will be Scott's third
year as the head J.H. coach. Scott is coming off a very successful
season. The junior high features a lot of varsity returnees. The
Tigers should make a run at the Colonial League Title this season. Coach
Anders hope to build on the success of the junior high program. Scott is a 2002 graduate of Northwestern Lehigh were he compiled over eighty wins in his
five years of wrestling. As a senior, Scott compiled twenty-seven wins and
was a Regional qualifier placing fourth in District. He was a four-time
Bloomsburg Invitational place winner and a 2002 team captain. Coach Anders
was the 2002 Wrestling MVP and Academic Honors nominee. Scott is currently
attending Kutztown University and majoring in Electrical
Education.
Scott is currently
taking classes at Kutztown University and majoring in Electrical
Education. He resides in New Tripoli.
Walter
Frisch (J.H./Varsity
Assistant Coach)
 Coach
Frisch is entering his seventh season as a coach at the Junior level. He
has been a critical member of NWL's coaching staff. Coach Frisch runs
NWL's morning lifting. Coach Frisch is no
stranger to Northwestern Lehigh. He graduated from Northwestern in 1981 where he
wrestled for nine years. He was a member of the very impressive 1979 State Champion Wrestling
Team. Coach Frisch has spent many years coaching at the youth
level. He continued his education at Delaware Valley College where he
graduated with a degree in Agronomy.
Coach Frisch is
employed at Sacred Heart Assisted Living. He currently resides in New
Tripoli and is married to his wife Kelly. Coach Frisch has three children,
Lucas, Jacqueline, and Sydney.
David
Yenolevich (Assistant
J.H. Coach)
 Coach
Yenolevich is entering his eleventh season as a Tiger. David has
coached with the Northwestern Youth Wrestling team since 1996. He
is helping the youth as well as assisting the Junior High and Varsity team.
Coach Yenolevich is a graduate of Saucon Valley High School where he was
a member of the high school wrestling team.
Coach
Yenolevich has two children, Lauren and
Evan. They attend Northwestern High School. They reside in
New Tripoli.
Mike
Marich (Team
Stats)
Meet
the Director of Athletics
Jason
Zimmerman
Meet
the Athletic
Trainer
Christy
Jones
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