August Wesley (wrestler)

August Wesley
Personal information
Born (1972-05-21) May 21, 1972
Providence, Rhode Island
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight 85 kg (187 lb)
Sport
Sport Greco Roman wrestling
Club Sunkist Kids
Medal record
Men's Greco Roman wrestling
Representing the  United States
World Championships
2012 Budapest 85 kg
2015 Athens 85 kg
Major International Competitions
2015 San Juan 85 kg
1999 Guatemala City 62 kg
1999 La Paz 62 kg
1990 Sydney 62 kg
Sunkist Kids, 1996 National Champions. Tricia Saunders, Jim Gruenwald, Tom Erikson, August Wesley, Kevin Jackson, Kendall Cross, Townsend Saunders, and others.

August Germaine Wesley (born May 21, 1972) is an American wrestler and head coach. He is a two-time USA World Team member competing in 2012[1] and 2015 World Championships as well as participating in the 1996 and 2000 Olympic Trials. August is a six-time medalist representing the United States on four international teams[2]. He has over 25 years coaching experience and has been selected 14 times to lead U.S. teams at international competition in 24 countries on five continents earning the Outstanding Coach's Award twice in Australia and Austria[3]. His coaching achievements include his selection as a coach for 2011 Big Brother Greco-Roman/Future Freestyle Wrestling Training Camp held at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colorado[4].

Early years

Wesley attended Center High School in Sacramento, California[5]. Wesley's elder cousin, Anthony Amado, was a member of the 1988 U.S. Olympic Greco-Roman team[6],also earning Bronze medals at the Pan Am Games and World Cup. In 1990, Wesley became a member of the US International Exchange Team training in Reno, Nevada, competing in Sydney, Australia and winning the Bronze medal [1]. In 1994, 1995, and 1997 he was hand selected by Olympic and World Team staff to train in the World Team Camp at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colorado[2]. He was a member of the Sunkist Kids Club[7] from 1995-2004, during which his team secured six National Championships[8]. Wesley's son Anthony Wesley[7] is a 2x Greco-Roman All American representing Iowa State University[9].

International Award Winning Wrestler

International medals
Men's wrestling
Greco-Roman, Individual
1994 Hawaiian International Wrestling Festival[10]Hawaii
1996 AAU National QualifierCalifornia
1999 Bolivia Duals[3]La Paz
2012 U.S. Nationals[2]Tucson
Greco-Roman, Team Competitions
1995 U.S. National Greco-Roman Team Championships[6]Sunkist Kids
1996 U.S. National Greco-Roman Team Championships[6]Sunkist Kids
1998 U.S. National Greco-Roman Team Championships[6]Sunkist Kids
1999 U.S. National Greco-Roman Team Championships[6]Sunkist Kids
2000 U.S. National Greco-Roman Team Championships[6]Sunkist Kids
2001 U.S. National Greco-Roman Team ChampionshipsSunkist Kids
Freestyle, Individual
1990 Australia International TournamentSydney
1994 Hawaiian International Wrestling Festival[10]Hawaii
2015 Sparta Cup[10]San Juan
Freestyle, Team Competitions
2012 Veterans World Championships, Team USA[4]Budapest

Greco-Roman wrestling

  • 1994 U.S. World Team Camp, Olympic Training Center, Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA[11]
  • 1995 U.S. Winter Nationals, Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA
  • 1995 U.S. World Team Camp, Olympic Training Center, Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA
  • 1996 U.S. Olympics Trials, San Jose, California, USA[7][3]
  • 1997 U.S. World Team Camp, Olympic Training Center, Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA
  • 1999 Pat Shaw International, 5th place, Guatemala City[3]
  • 2000 U.S. National Greco-Roman Championships, DNP (76 kg), Las Vegas, Nevada, USA[12]
  • 2000 U.S. Olympic Trials, Iowa, USA[7][3]
  • 2012 Veterans World Championships, 8th place (85 kg), Budapest, Hungary[13]
  • 2015 UWW World Championships, 9th place, Athens, Greece

Freestyle wrestling

  • 1999 Pat Shaw International, 7th place, Guatemala City, Guatemala[3]
  • 2012 World Championships, 10th place, Budapest, Hungary
  • 2015 UWW World Championships, 10th place, Athens, Greece
  • 2015 Copa Sparta, San Juan, Puerto Rico
Sunkist Kids, 1997 National Champions. Les Gutches, Jim Gruenwald, Sammie Henson, Zeke Jones, Randy Couture, Townsend Saunders, August Wesley, Tom Erikson, and others.

Coaching career

International

World Sports Alliance International USA Wrestling Team Head Coach:

  • 2000 Germany/Holland: 1st place team
  • 2000 New Zealand/Australia: 1st place team (Outstanding Coach Award)
  • 2001 Austria/Germany/Hungary: 1st place team (Outstanding Coach Award)
  • 2001 Bulgaria/France
  • 2002 Russia: 2nd place team
  • 2002 China
  • 2003 Italy/Switzerland
  • 2004 Greece
  • 2005 China
  • 2005 Bulgaria/Italy
  • 2006 Hungary/Slovakia/Austria
  • 2006 Austria: 1st place team
  • 2007 Germany
2012 Veteran World Championships

International Sports Specialists USA Team Head Coach:

  • 2008 Australia : 1st place team

University and College

Sierra College

2002, 2003 Assistant Coach[14][15]

  • 2002 Conference Champions
  • 2003 State Dual Champions[3]

Sacramento State University

2011-2015 Head Coach[7][5]:

  • 2012 NCWA California State Champions[14][4]
  • 2012 4th West Coast Conference - 2 National Qualifiers[4]
  • 2013 3rd West Coast Conference - 4 National Qualifiers, 1 Academic All-American
  • 2014 NCWA California State Champions[14]

Iowa State University

2017 Team Championships

2016-Present Head Coach:

  • 2016 National Collegiate Wrestling Association (NCWA) - Great Plains Conference Tournament, 4th place - 4 National Qualifiers
  • 2017 NCWA - Great Plains Conference Tournament, Team Champion - 10 National Qualifiers, 1 All-American, 1 Academic All-American
  • 2018 NCWA - Great Plains Conference Tournament, 2nd place - 9 National Qualifiers, 1 All-American, 2 Academic All-American
  • 2018 NCWA - National Championships, 5th place

High School

National/All-Star

  • 2010 California All Star Team - SCWAY Dual Champions @ Portland, OR ORWAY West Coast Summer Brawl
  • 2011 California Elite - SCWAY State Dual Champions @ Los Angeles, CA
  • 2011 Sacramento Area Wrestling Association (S.A.W.A.) All-Star 2nd place State Duals @ Fresno, CA
  • 2012 S.A.W.A. Jr. All-Star volunteer Coach - State Dual Champions (Greco Roman and Freestyle)
  • 2013 S.A.W.A. Jr. All-Star Coach - State Dual 4th place
  • 2014 S.A.W.A. Jr. All-Star Coach - State Dual, Champions (GR+FS)
  • 2015 S.A.W.A. Jr. All-Star Coach - State Dual, 2nd place (GR) and 4th place (FS)
  • 2016 S.A.W.A. Jr. All-Star Coach

San Juan High School, Citrus Heights, CA

Head Coach, 1998-2000 [15]

Jesuit High School, Sacramento, CA

Head Coach, 2003-2007:

  • Ranked Top 10 by The Sacramento Bee[2]

Inderkum High School, Sacramento, CA

Head Coach, 2012-Present[16][14]:

Awards & Honors

2015 Veteran World Championships
  • 2000 Outstanding Coach - Australia -International tournament
  • 2001 Outstanding Coach - Austria - International tournament
  • 2002 Selected as a runner in the 2002 Olympic Torch Relay in Salt Lake City, Utah[17]
  • 2002 Assistant Coach of the Year - California Community College - Nominated
  • 2012 Coach of the Year - National Collegiate Wrestling Association West Coast Conference[4]
  • 2012 Team of the Year- Sacramento State University
  • 2012 Coach of the Year - Sacramento State University[4]
  • 2012 Coach of the Year - National Collegiate Wrestling Association National Award - Nominated
  • 2013 West Coast Conference Coach of the Year - Sacramento State University[7]


Media

Writings

  • 1999 City Press (Citrus Heights): "San Juan Frosh Gridiron Outlook Improving"[18]
  • 1999 City Press (Citrus Heights): "Football Roundup"[19]
  • 1999 Wrestling USA Magazine: "Athletes in Action: Travels to Latin America"[20]
  • 2003 City Times (Citrus Heights): "At Mesa Verde High School running faster and jumping higher are a way of life"[21]

Publications

  • 1986 USA WRESTLER "World Cup in Greco U.S. debut" page 6
  • 1986 USA WRESTLER "National Greco-Roman Rankings" page 9
  • 1986 USA WRESTLER "National Freestyle Rankings" page 9
  • 1990 USA WRESTLER "Techniques Front Headlock Throw Anthony Amado" page 16
  • 1994 The Sacramento Bee: "Aims for Olympics"[10]
  • 1996 The Sacramento Bee: "Olympic Trials"[22]
  • 1996 The Sacramento Bee: "Wesley Wrestles with Distractions"[8]
  • 1996 Mustang Hoofbeats: "Sky High Pride"[23]
  • 1998 The Sacramento Bee: "New Coach Focuses San Juan Wrestling on CVC “Three-Peat”"[24]
  • 1999 City Press (Citrus Heights): "Local Wrestler Pursues Olympic Dream"[1]
  • 2000 Antelope News: "Wesley vies for Olympic Dream"[25]
  • 2000 City Press (Citrus Heights): "International Wrestling"[26]
  • 2000 The Sacramento Bee: "Future for Wrestling Looks Strong"[27]
  • 2000 The Sacramento Bee: "Wrestlers Are Bound for Europe"[28]
  • 2000 The Sacramento Bee: "Sidelights: ARC's Brown Wins State Title"[29]
  • 2002 Concord Transcript: "Olympic Torch Relay"[30]
  • 2002 The Sacramento Bee: "Names and Faces"[31]
  • 2002 The Sacramento Bee: "Sidelights: College Bowling Set"[32]
  • 2004 The Sacramento Bee: "Jesuit Wrestling on the Upswing"[33]
  • 2011 The State Hornet: "New wrestling club forms at Sac State"[3]
  • 2012 Lincoln News Messenger: "26th Annual Mark Fuller Invitational Wrestling: Tournament a jewel in high school sports"[5]
  • 2012 The State Hornet: "Wrestling club enjoying success for first time in almost 30 years"[34]
  • 2012 Placer Herald (Rocklin, CA): "College sports clubs"[35]
  • 2012 Arden Carmichael News: "Sac State Wrestling program revived after nearly three decades"[36]
  • 2012 The Sacramento Observer: "Urban Living: Coach Shares Wrestling Passion"[4]
  • 2013 THE HUB Magazine: "Black Men in Leadership—August Wesley: driven, tenacious & compassionate"[2]
  • 2013 East Sacramento News: "Sac State wrestling club reaches great success"[37]
  • 2015 Iowa State Daily: "ISU wrestling club growing into something bigger"[38]
  • 2016 Arden Carmichael News: "Former Jesuit wrestler discusses first year at Iowa State"[36]
  • 2016 Iowa State Daily: "Ascending the rankings"[39]
  • 2017 Iowa State Daily: "Iowa State Wrestling Club wins conference, sends 10 to nationals"[40]
  • 2017 Iowa State Daily: "Iowa State Wrestling Club finishes season on strong note at nationals"[41]
  • 2018 Iowa State Daily: "Iowa State wrestling club has a memorable NCWA Tournament"[42]
  • 2018 Iowa State Daily: "A record-setting season: The Iowa State wrestling club"[43]

TV/News Media

  • 1996 KCRA: "California Olympic Gold[11]
  • 2000 KCRA: "Olympic Profile[6]
  • 2002 KCRA: "International Tournament-Russia"[44]
  • 2002 KXTV: "Olympic Torch Relay"[45]
  • 2011 Takedown Radio: "California Elite"[46]
  • 2011 KISU Idaho State Radio Coaching Profile
  • 2015 KCRA: "Wresting is family tradition for Jesuit's only state qualifier"[7]
  • 2017 Takedown Radio: "August Wesley on Takedown Wrestling"[47] (Video on YouTube)
  • 2017 KCRA: "High School coach rebuilds wrestling program, leads team to success"[14] (Video on YouTube)

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Local Wrestler Pursues Olympic Dream". City Press. 1 (16). Citrus Heights, CA. 30 December 1999. p. 8.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Black Men in Leadership—August Wesley: driven, tenacious & compassionate". Centerstage!. THE HUB Magazine. Sacramento, CA: Discover Publications. 27 June 2013.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Taylor, AJ (13 September 2011). "New wrestling club forms at Sac State". The State Hornet. Sacramento, CA. p. B4.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Coach Shares Wrestling Passion". Urban Living. The Sacramento Observer. Sacramento, CA. 13 December 2012. p. F2.
  5. 1 2 3 "26th Annual Mark Fuller Invitational Wrestling: Tournament a jewel in high school sports". Lincoln News Messenger. Lincoln, CA. 18 January 2012.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Olympic Profile". KCRA News. Sacramento, CA: Hearst Television. 2000.
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Rodgers, Del (7 March 2015). "Wresting is family tradition for Jesuit's only state qualifier". KCRA News. Sacramento, CA: Hearst Television. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
  8. 1 2 "Wesley Wrestles with Distractions". Neighbors Sports. The Sacramento Bee. Sacramento, CA. 13 June 1996. pp. 10&ndash, 11.
  9. ↑ "Anthony Wesley - 2016-17 Wrestling Roster - Iowa State University Athletics". Iowa State Cyclones. Iowa State University Athletics. 2016. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
  10. 1 2 3 4 "Aims for Olympics". Neighbors Sports. The Sacramento Bee. Sacramento, CA. 25 August 1994. p. 18.
  11. 1 2 "California Olympic Gold". KCRA News. Sacramento, CA: Hearst Television. 1996.
  12. ↑ "April 30 results from the U S National GR Championships 76 130 kg". Team USA. USA Wrestling. 30 April 2000. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
  13. ↑ "FLASH: Bellamy wins bronze medal on final day of Greco-Roman at Veterans Worlds in Hungary". TheMat.com. USA Wrestling. 20 September 2012. Retrieved 31 July 2018. ... VETERANS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS At Budapest, Hungary, September 20 U.S. Greco-Roman performances ... 85 kg – August Wesley, Sacramento, Calif., 8th ...'
  14. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Rodgers, Del (23 February 2017). "High School coach rebuilds wrestling program, leads team to success". KCRA News. Sacramento, CA: Hearst Television. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
  15. 1 2 ""Wolverine grapplers succeeding with low numbers"". Auburn Journal. Gold Country Media. 1 October 2002.
  16. ↑ "Niko Chapman uses adversity for motivation to qualify for state wrestling meet". 6 March 2014. Retrieved 31 July 2018. Wesley, a second-year Inderkum coach ...
  17. ↑ ABC/KTXL 10. "Olympic Torch Relay" (2002).
  18. ↑ "San Juan Frosh Gridiron Outlook Improving". City Press. 1 (12). Citrus Heights, CA. 21 October 1999. p. 10.
  19. ↑ "Football Roundup". City Press. 1 (13). Citrus Heights, CA. 4 November 1999. p. 9.
  20. ↑ "Travels to Latin America". Athletes in Action. Wrestling USA Magazine. 15 November 1999.
  21. ↑ "At Mesa Verde High School running faster and jumping higher are a way of life". City Times: Voice of Citrus Heights (2 ed.). Citrus Heights, CA. April 2003.
  22. ↑ "Olympic Trials". Neighbors Sports. The Sacramento Bee. Sacramento, CA. 1994.
  23. ↑ "Sky High Pride". Mustang Hoofbeats (4). February 1996. p. 3.
  24. ↑ "New Coach Focuses San Juan Wrestling on CVC "Three-Peat"". The Sacramento Bee. Sacramento, CA. 3 December 1998. p. N10 – via NewsBank.
  25. ↑ "Wesley vies for Olympic Dream". Antelope News. Antelope, CA. 2000.
  26. ↑ "International Wrestling". City Press. Citrus Heights, CA. 2000.
  27. ↑ "Future for Wrestling Looks Strong". Wrestling. The Sacramento Bee. Sacramento, CA. 9 March 2000 – via NewsBank.
  28. ↑ "Wrestlers are bound for Europe". Neighbors Sports. The Sacramento Bee. Sacramento, CA. 8 June 2000.
  29. ↑ "ARC's Brown wins state title". Sidelights. The Sacramento Bee. Sacramento, CA. 8 June 2000. p. N8 – via NewsBank.
  30. ↑ "Olympic Torch Relay". Concord Transcript. Concord, CA. 24 January 2002.
  31. ↑ "Names and Faces". The Sacramento Bee. Sacramento, CA. 21 March 2002. p. C9 – via NewsBank.
  32. ↑ "College bowling set". Sidelights. The Sacramento Bee. Sacramento, CA. 21 March 2002. p. N6 – via NewsBank.
  33. ↑ "Jesuit Wrestling on the upswing". The Sacramento Bee. Sacramento, CA. 2004.
  34. ↑ "Wrestling club enjoying success for first time in almost 30 years". Sports. The State Hornet. Sacramento, CA. 28 February 2012.
  35. ↑ Linsdau, Jim (7 March 2012). "College sports clubs". Sports. Placer Herald. Rocklin, CA.
  36. 1 2 "Sac State Wrestling program revived after nearly three decades". Arden Carmichael News. Rocklin, CA: Valley Community Newspapers. 22 March 2012.
  37. ↑ "Sac State wrestling club reaches great success". East Sacramento News. Sacramento, CA: Valley Community Newspapers. 24 May 2013.
  38. ↑ MacDonald, Jack (9 December 2015). "ISU wrestling club growing into something bigger". Sports. Iowa State Daily. Ames, IA.
  39. ↑ "Ascending the rankings". Sports. Iowa State Daily. Ames, IA. 12 December 2016.
  40. ↑ Julson, Tyler (7 March 2017). "Iowa State Wrestling Club wins conference, sends 10 to nationals". Sports. Iowa State Daily. Ames, IA.
  41. ↑ Julson, Tyler (4 April 2017). "Iowa State Wrestling Club finishes season on strong note at nationals". Sports. Iowa State Daily. Ames, IA.
  42. ↑ Mozey, Brian (10 March 2018). "Iowa State wrestling club has a memorable NCWA Tournament". Sports. Iowa State Daily. Ames, IA.
  43. ↑ Gordon, Mattais (14 April 2018). "A record-setting season: The Iowa State wrestling club". Sports. Iowa State Daily. Ames, IA.
  44. ↑ "International Tournament-Russia". KCRA News. Sacramento, CA: Hearst Television. 2002.
  45. ↑ "Olympic Torch Relay". ABC10 News. Sacramento, CA: TEGNA. 2002.
  46. ↑ "California Elite". Takedown Wrestling. Takedown Radio. 2011.
  47. ↑ Wesley, August (25 April 2017). "August Wesley on Takedown Wrestling". Takedown Wrestling (Interview). Interviewed by Scott Casber. Sacramento, CA: Takedown Radio.
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