ICYMI: NWCA names Josh Watts of Iowa Western CC as its NJCAA Scholarhip Coach of the Year
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by National Wrestling Coaches Association
Council Bluffs, IA – On the eve of the NJCAA Championships, the National Wrestling Coaches Association honored two outstanding wrestling coaches with the NJCAA Scholarship & Non-Scholarship Men’s National Coach of the Year Awards as selected by their peers. This award is presented to coaches that have demonstrated outstanding effort throughout the regular season in developing and elevating their program on campus and in the community. The awards are presented by Defense Soap, the official Hygiene partner of the NWCA.
Winning the 2020 NJCAA Scholarship National Coach of the Year award is Josh Watts of Iowa Western Community College. Coach Watts and the Rievers, won the school’s first Central District Championship and Watts was named the Central District Coach of the Year. He coached ten national qualifiers for the 2020 NJCAA National Championships.
“The NWCA is proud to partner with Defense Soap in honoring these two outstanding coaches who work tirelessly to grow the sport,” said Mike Moyer, NWCA Executive Director
2020 NJCAA Scholarship Finalists
Art Castillo, Western Wyoming Community College
Michael Sebaaly, North Idaho College
Steve Kelly, North Iowa Area Community College
Josh Watts, Iowa Western Community College
Josh Rhoden, Clackamas Community College
Editor's Note: The NJCAA Non-Scholarship Coach of the Year will be posted later today.
ABOUT THE NWCA
The National Wrestling Coaches Association, established in 1928, is a non-profit organization for the advancement of all levels of the sport of wrestling with primary emphasis on developing coaches who work in academic environments. The three core competencies of the NWCA are: Coaching Development, Student-Athlete Welfare, and the Promotion of Wrestling.
Winning the 2020 NJCAA Scholarship National Coach of the Year award is Josh Watts of Iowa Western Community College. Coach Watts and the Rievers, won the school’s first Central District Championship and Watts was named the Central District Coach of the Year. He coached ten national qualifiers for the 2020 NJCAA National Championships.
“The NWCA is proud to partner with Defense Soap in honoring these two outstanding coaches who work tirelessly to grow the sport,” said Mike Moyer, NWCA Executive Director
2020 NJCAA Scholarship Finalists
Art Castillo, Western Wyoming Community College
Michael Sebaaly, North Idaho College
Steve Kelly, North Iowa Area Community College
Josh Watts, Iowa Western Community College
Josh Rhoden, Clackamas Community College
Editor's Note: The NJCAA Non-Scholarship Coach of the Year will be posted later today.
ABOUT THE NWCA
The National Wrestling Coaches Association, established in 1928, is a non-profit organization for the advancement of all levels of the sport of wrestling with primary emphasis on developing coaches who work in academic environments. The three core competencies of the NWCA are: Coaching Development, Student-Athlete Welfare, and the Promotion of Wrestling.
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