CORE Leadership Team
85 State Champions and Counting!
Stan Banks
CEO & Founder
High School
2X State Champ - Folk
3X State Finalist - Folk
Undefeated Jr. & Sr. Yrs
All-American HS Nationals - Folk
3X State Champ – FS/GR
College
UNC Chapel Hill
4X National Qualifier
2X NCAA-D1 All-American
2X ACC Champ
4X ACC Finalist
Coaching
NC-USAW National Team Coach
USAW Bronze certified CPR/First Aid Certified
12 Yrs @ CORE
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Ryan Camp
Head Coach
Wrestling & Jiu-Jitsu
High School
4X State Qualifier - Folk
2X State Placer - Folk
139 Career Wins - Folk
College
Coker Univ
Academic All-American
Masters - Applied Ex. Science
World Team Trials Competitor - Wrestling
All-American- Sambo
Coaching
USAW Bronze Certified
CPR/First Aid Certified
Head Coach Scotland Prep HS Strength/Conditioning Gannon Univ
1 Yr @ CORE
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Chad McDuffie
Lead Coach
Wrestling
High School
State Champ – Folk
2X Reg. Champ - Folk
2nd @ AAU So. Nationals - Folk
College
Football @ Campbell & St. Augustine’s University
Coaching
2 Yrs @ Dynamic Wrestling
2 Yrs @ Gardner-Webb
7 Yrs @ Core
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John Collins
Lead Coach
Wrestling
High School
4X State Placer - Folk
100+ Career Wins - Folk
4X Letterman
Coaching
CPR/First Aid Certfied
17 Yrs @ Piedmont MS/HS
4 Team State Champs
11 Individual State Champs
3 Yrs @ CORE
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Nia Crosdale
Lead Coach
Wrestling
High School
4X All-American -Fargo
1X State Champ - NYS
2nd Place - Super 32
College
King University
4X NCAA All-American
4X Academic All-American
MBA
New @ CORE!
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Jake Polansky
Lead Coach
Jiu-Jitsu & Wrestling
High School
3X State Placer - Folk
160 Career Wins - Folk
State Runner Up - FS/GR
Jiu-Jitsu
Purple Belt
State Champ - FFBJJ
7X Newbreed Champ
4X NAGA Champ
3X COPA America Champ
US Grapling Champ
Coaching
CPR/First Aid Certified
New @ CORE!
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Nic Lash
Lead Coach & Board Member
Wrestling
High School
4x Letterman
Captain
Ohio Tournament of Champions Qualifier
College
B.S. Sport Management - IUPUI
Coaching
3 Yrs Head Coach - New Haven Middle School (IN)
2 Yrs Asst. Coach - New Haven High School (IN)
Beat the Streets - Los Angeles & Detroit
1 Yr @ CORE
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Demontay Wimbush
Asst. Coach
Wrestling
High School
2X VA State Placer - Folk
2X VA State Champion - Folk
137 Career Wins - Folk
College
Ferrum College
DIII SEWC Conference Champion
DIII Regional Placer
Coaching
Head Coach @Julius Chambers High School
CPR/First Aid Certified
1 Yr @ CORE
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Soren Bullock
Asst. Coach
Strength & Agility
High School
4X Letterman
2X Captain
USA Wgt. Lifting National Qualifier Black Belt Karate
College
B.S. Excercise Science
Coaching
USAW Bronze Certified NSCA Strength & Conditioning Specialist
CPR/First Aid Certified
1 Yr @ CORE
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Jha'Quan
Asst. Coach
Wrestling
High School
3X Area Champion
2X Sectional Champion
1x GA State Champion - FS
College
3X NCAA Qualifier
1X Southern Scuffle Champion
82 Collegiate Wins
Top 16 In The Country
Coaching
New @ CORE!
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Summer Carpenter
Asst. Coach
Jiu-Jitsu
Jiu-Jitsu
Brown Belt
No Gi Pan American Championship
9 years of local competition experience
Coaching
6 years of coaching experience
CPR/First Aid Certified
1 Yr @ CORE
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Tyshod Brown
Asst. Coach
Wrestling
High School
4X Letterman
State Qualifier
Coaching
3 Yrs @ CORE
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Karl Trapp Jr.
Asst. Coach & Intern
Wrestling
High School
1x Letterman
1x Captain
1x SW4A Conference Champ
1x Regional Placer
1x NC State Qualifier
1x Jim Hayes Champ
1x Al Kessie Champ
College
B.S. Kinesiology - UNC Greensboro
Jiu-Jitsu
1x Naga Champ
1x Naga Placer
Coaching
New @ CORE!
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D'Andre Hunt
Asst. Coach & Intern
Wrestling
High School
2x Letterman
2x Captain
1x NC State Qualifier - Folk
1x NC AAU State Placer - Folk
College
B.S. Sport Management - Queens University
2x Flo Wrestling Iron Man Recipient
Coaching
1 Yr @ CORE
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Lee McNeer
Volunteer Coach
Wrestling
Board President
High School
4X Letterman @ Worthington
9X Scholar-Athlete
Recipient of Lucille & Theron Wright Scholarship
Coaching
2 Yrs @ North Meck AAU Team
7 Yrs @ CORE
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Sean Gallagher
Volunteer Coach
Wrestling
High School
4 Year Letterman Conference Placer
Coaching
7 Yrs @ CORE
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