Off-Season Training
Spring Tournaments
| DATE | EVENT | LOCATION | INFO LINK |
| 3/17/19 | 25th Annual Warrior Open | Sterling High School | INFO |
| 3/18/19 | 36th Annual Harvard Chevy Classic | Harvard High School | INFO |
| 3/30/19 | Illinois Top Dawgs Wrestling Open | Mahomet-Seymour High School | INFO |
| 4/13/19 | Mattoon - 3rd Annual Mitch Webb Open | Mattoon High School | |
| 4/20/19 | Sequoit Open | Antioch High School | |
| 4/20/19 | 3rd Annual Takedown Challenge | Plainfield South High School | INFO |
| 4/27/19 | Heyworth Open | Heyworth High School | |
| 5/5/19 | Sequoit Off-season Slam | Antioch High School | |
| 6/8/19 | BAGUBA | Grayslake Central High School | |
| 6/15/19 | Illinois Summer State | Stevenson High School | FLYER |
| 7/13/19 | Midwest Nationals | Shirk Center Illinois Wesylan | |
SPRING TRAINING
Callan Wrestling Academy
Freestyle/ Greco Roman
Practices: March 26-May-30
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursdays March 26th-May 2nd
Tuesday, Thursday May 7th-May 30th
4:30-6:00 PM
Practice Location: Joliet Catholic H.S
Registration $225
(7th-12th grades only)
All members must have an active USAW membership card.
Freestyle/ Greco Roman
Practices: March 26-May-30
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursdays March 26th-May 2nd
Tuesday, Thursday May 7th-May 30th
4:30-6:00 PM
Practice Location: Joliet Catholic H.S
Registration $225
(7th-12th grades only)
All members must have an active USAW membership card.
To Register or more info:
Ryan Cumbee c-cumbee@comcast.net 708-384-4182
Ben Gerdes bgerdes94@yahoo.com 708-514-1452
To provide the most productive wrestling environment, enrollment is limited to the first 50 wrestlers!
Ryan Cumbee c-cumbee@comcast.net 708-384-4182
Ben Gerdes bgerdes94@yahoo.com 708-514-1452
To provide the most productive wrestling environment, enrollment is limited to the first 50 wrestlers!
Instruction at Callan Wrestling Academy will be led by veteran coaches Ryan Cumbee and Ben Gerdes.
Ryan Cumbee -JCA Head Coach
- Northwestern University Team Captain/ MVP
- IHSA State Champion 46-0
- 3x IHSA State Placer
- 3x Freestyle State Champion
- 3x Greco State Champion
- 3x IHSA Team State Champion
Ben Gerdes -JCA Assistant Coach
- NCAA D1 Qualifier Lock Haven University
- Fila Junior World Championships 5th Budapest, Hungry
- Fila Cadet World Championships 3rd Istanbul, Turkey
- USAW Cadet National Champion
- USAW Junior National Runner-up and 3rd Place
- NJCAA National Champion
- 4x IHSA State Placer
