Our Coaches
As part of the "Triumph family", our top notch coaches are trained at providing the best instruction to our club members, year after year. The focus on physical training runs parallel with the focus on safety, which is our goal every time our members wrestle under the supervision of our experienced and knowledgeable staff found on our mats. Because of the coaches' dedication to our members, Triumph produces several nationally ranked and division one commits yearly. We have trained multiple NCAA All-Americans, over 10 state champs and over a 100 state placers.
Nick Roy
As the founder and head coach of Triumph Wrestling, Nick's level of commitment to his 'wrestling family' has always been his number one priority. He can be found at the club training members at Group Training, coaching private lessons, running camps and offering advice during video review.
Wrestling Background
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Division 1 All American at University of Michigan
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4x Big Ten Placewinner
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2X NJ State Champ/ 3x Finalist
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Region Six Hall of Fame
Kyle kiss
Partner of Triumph Wrestling, Coach Kiss brings 8 years of D1 Coaching experience to the club. Coach Kiss was an Assistant Coach at UNC Chapel Hill, the Associate Head coach at Clarion University, as well as an Assistant Coach at Rutgers University. Coach Kiss is currently the RTC Coach at Rutgers University.
Wrestling Background
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Coached 8 NCAA Division One All-Americans
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NJ State Runner-Up
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4x NJ State Place Winner
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3x ACC Placer
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Ranked Nationally Collegiately
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Jersey Shore Hall of Fame
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Kenny Theobold
Recently named a partner at Triumph Wrestling. Kenny has 7 years of coaching experience and has helped helped coach multiple state champions. A standout wrestler at Rutgers University, Ken earned All-American honors in 2017 and was awarded the prestigious Big Ten Medal of Honor as well as the Senior Male Athlete of the Year award. He is a 3-time National qualifier and had a distinguished high school career, finishing 2nd in the NJ state championships in his senior year and 7th in his junior year.
Wrestling Background
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NCAA All-American
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3x NCAA Qualifier
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NJ State Runner-Up
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Big 10 Medal of Honor Winner
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Mike Morales
Mike brings years of experience to club. Mike is one of our top assistant coaches. He works with all age levels and is available for private lessons. He is now fighting full time professionally in MMA.
Wrestling Background
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Rider Volunteer Assistant Coach
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NJ State Champ
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2x State Finalist
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4 Year Starter West Virginia University
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3x NCAA Division 1 Qualifier
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Ranked top 10 NCAA D1
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ryan preisch
Coach Preisch comes to Triumph as one of the most accomplished wrestlers on the Division 1 level. Coach Preisch is our leg expert coach and works with most of our high level big guys. Coach works full time as an Environmental Engineer is Asbury Park, NJ.
Wrestling Background
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NCAA Division 1 All American (4th) Lehigh University
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4 Year National D1 Qualifier
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National High School All American
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Multiple Time PA State Placer
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Nick Visicaro
Coach Visicaro was Triumph member as a kid growing up. He was apart of the Long Branch's #1 ranked team in the state. At Rutgers he was a three year starter and National Qualifier. Coach Vis is a full time cop with the State Troopers.
Wrestling Background
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2x NJ State Champ
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Wrestled for #1 NJ Team in the state (Long Branch)
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3 year starter Rutgers University
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NCAA D1 Qualifier
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Nationally Ranked Collegiately
Robert Kanniard
Coach Kanniard was a long time Triumph member as kid growing up. He wrestled Wall High School where he finished a great career as a State Champ. Coach wrestled collegiately at Rutgers were he was a two year starter and ranked in the top 25 nationally. He is currently a works for RU Financial.
Wrestling Background
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3x NJ State Placer
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State Champ
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Two-Time Academic All-Big Ten
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Two-Time Big Ten Championships Starter
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Fargo Champ
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Ranked No. 25 in the country at 157 pounds at Rutgers
Brett Donner
Coach Donner was a long time Triumph member as kid growing up. He wrestled for Wall High School where he was ranked nationally, finished third in the state tournament twice in 2016 and 2014. Brett was a Super 32 runner-up and fifth-place finisher at the 2014 Flo Nationals. Coach Donner was also a two year starter at Rutgers University.
Wrestling Background
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Two Time NJ State Placer
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Super 32 Finalist
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Two-time Big Ten Championships starter at 165 pounds
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Three-time Academic All-Big Ten selection
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Jake Benner
Coach Jake was a long time Triumph member as kid growing up. He wrestled for Ocean High School where he was ranked nationally and was a two time state finalist. Jake won a State Championship his junior year. Coach Jake wrestled collegiately at Rutgers University were he recently graduated.
Wrestling Background
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Two Time NJ State Finalist
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NJ State Champ
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Wrestled Collegiately at Rutgers University
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Luke BAlina
Coach Luke was a Triumph member as kid growing up. He was apart of the Long Branch's #1 ranked team in the state. Coach wrestled collegiately at TCNJ for four years. He is currently a teacher in Long Branch.
Wrestling Background
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Wrestled for #1 NJ Team in the state (Long Branch)
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Wrestled 4 years at TCNJ
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NCAA Academic All-American
Jason Nase
Coach Nase is the current Assistant Coach at Wall High School. Coach Nase is a local Jersey Shore native who was a state running up in High School at Point Boro. Coach Nase went on to become an NCAA All-American at Rider University. He also served as an Assistant Cocah at Rider University for multiple years. Coach Nase is our full time freestyle coach and currently serves on USANJ coaching staff.
Wrestling Background
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2x NJ State Placer
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State Finalist
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NCAA All-American
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100 Plus Collegiate Wins
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Former D1 Coach at Rider University
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USANJ and Triumph Head Freestyle Coach
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Dae'Sean Brown
Coach Dae Dae was a Triumph member as kid growing up. He wrestled for Neptune High School where we was a state place winner. Coach wrestled collegiately at Johnson and Wales. He is currently a works for the US Postal Service.
Wrestling Background
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4th NJ State
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All-Region for Johnson & Wales University
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Wrestled Collegiately for Johnson and Wales
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Alex Poniros
Coach Alex was a Triumph member as kid growing up. He wrestled for Ocean High School where we was a state place winner and won over a hundred matches. Alex has been coaching consistently over the last couple of years at the club.
Wrestling Background
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3x District Champ
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Over Hundred Wins in High School
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NJ State 7th Place
Pete Athans (Mindset Coach)
Peter is a performance educator with over 2 decades of experience working at world-class learning and training institutions. He’s worked with athletes at the high school, Div I and professional level and has also served Special Operators in the US Army as a Cognitive Enhancement Specialist. Peter has a Master’s degree in sport psychology, is a Certified Mental Performance Consultant (CMPC) through the Association for Applied Sport Psychology and a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS) through the National Strength and Conditioning Association.
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