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Under his leadership, his teams grew better and stronger every year. Lofthouse first joined the Iowa wrestling program in 2004. Petersen, as the Delta HS Head Wrestling Coach, won eight consecutive state championships (1974-81) and coached 37 individual state champions. WebBen & Holly's Little Kingdom: Created by Neville Astley, Mark Baker. During that time, Wasatch was the only public high school in the top 5. 2. Sanderson was presented with numerous Coach of the Year Awards, was inducted into the UWCA Hall of Fame in 2008 and inducted into the Utah Sports Hall of Fame in 2011. Bob finished his collegiate career with a 39-9-2 record including 16-3-1 his senior year. During his senior year he won the 4A state championship at 167 lbs with a 51-0 record. He was awarded the Utah Sports Hall of Fame Foundation/Distinguished High School Coach. Bob was the head coach at Utah State University for 19 years and at that time was the youngest head coach. Davis was a member of the wrestling squad and the football team at the University of Utah. With Bill Killpack by his side, the two grew the club into a successful organization. Porter was Delta's first State Champion back in the 1951-1952 season and is the man generally credited for turning the area into a wrestling haven. Tom was named head wrestling coach for Utah State University from 1963, where he coached for 4 years. WebView the profiles of people named Cindy Ben Ohai. These contributions have allowed hundreds of young men to fulfill theirdreams of being able to wrestle at the college level. Ben is Hawaiian and at the age of 10, he moved to California. Toby interpreted rules and mentored athletes, coaches and officials and served as Head Official or Clinician at innumerable local, regional and national events. During his officiating career from 1974-2017, Gene has been an officer in, and President of the Utah High School Wrestling Official's Association, has served on the National Federation Rules Committee and was named Male Official of the Year. Explore how the celebrity world connects. This set his path for the next fifty years. WebKealia Ohai, born as Kealia Mae Ohai, is a soccer player from America. As an assistant wrestling coachunder Dennis Preece, he was part of 3 state championship teams atUintah High School (1976,1977, 1979). Anderson wrestled in college at BYU and retired from wrestling and coaching in 2012. Watts sister, Megan, is a former youth national team member who played soccer at USC where she won the 2007 NCAA He coached wrestling and judo at Granite and Skyline HS for 38 years. Petersen also coached Allen Lake, the first ever four-time state champion in the state's history. She is a member of the United States women's national soccer team and captains the Houston Dash. When Arishita returned to Utah, he became the WAC wrestling champion at 118 pounds. Similarly, Ohai has a sibling named Megan Cushing, a former athlete who had a breakthrough in USCs soccer team. When that goal could not be achieved, Ross along with the board of directors of theUAWF negotiated with Utah Valley State College and was successful in reinstating collegewrestling in Utah at what is now known as Utah Valley University (UVU). Ohai recalls in an interview that she was teased at school because she wore a patch over her left eye. Ben is Hawaiian and at the age of 10, he moved to California. Chavis was the head wrestling coach at Brighton HS for 10 seasons and won eight consecutive State Championships (1981-1988). In 1987 Robert accepted a coaching position at Orem High school, his alma mater. Join Facebook to connect with Cindy Ben Ohai and others you may know. Ben is Hawaiian, but moved to the mainland when he was 10 years old. Sanderson was born in Pleasant Grove, UT.
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Watt has been dating his girlfriend, Kealia Ohai, for about 2 years now. Dave Smith wrestled for Piute High School from 1966 -1970. Her parents named her after Kealia Beach on the island of Kauai. Robbins wrestled on the all-star teams that went to Mexico City and Japan led by the likes of Dennis Preece, Don Neff, David Chavis, RoLemon, Bob Kawa, Glen Kawa and Sam Arashita. They have seven children and 12 grandchildren. The memories are always in his heart. In Steves coaching career, he has had the opportunity to coach thousands of athletes. Kealias father was born in Hawaii and grew up there. WebThe best result we found for your search is Ben O Ohai age 70s in Murray, UT in the Cottonwood West neighborhood. Kealia tore her ACL and meniscus during a match in Orlando in June 2017, for which she had to go through surgery 10 days later and another procedure after a month to avoid infection. During the match Rondo suffered an uncommon wrestling injury. A member of BYU's fourth-place finish at the NCAA Championships in 1973, the highest finish by a BYU wrestling team in school history. Travis was a 1987 graduate of Mountain Crest High School. She was the Region 10 champion both her junior and senior year. He built programs where ever he was. Sanderson is most known for building the wrestling programs at Viewmont High School, Wasatch High School, and Altamont High School. She is part Hawaiian on her father's side. Robbins was a state champion wrestler at Skyline High School in 1978 where he went undefeated his senior year and did not give up a single offensive point. In that time he won the Coach of the Year 4 different times. After he finished competing for BYU, he coached wrestling at Spanish Fork High School from 1984 to 1990. Back to Top. Kealia tore her ACL and meniscus during a match in Orlando in June 2017, for which she had to go through surgery 10 days later and another procedure after a month to avoid infection. Again in 1999, 2000 and 2001 Box Elder won 3 more state titles and finished runner ups 3 more years preceding that. Preeceearned the Coach of the Year award five different times and won the National Coach of the Year award in 1976 for Wrestling USA Magazine. Meier is also inducted in the Utah Sports Hall of Fame (2002) as an official. The best award Gene received during his 40 plus years of officiating are the friendships built with coaches, wrestlers and fellow officials. WebWatt was born to Ben and Cindy Ohai and raised in Draper, Utah. Watts sister, Megan, is a former youth national team member who played soccer at USC where she won the 2007 NCAA J.J. Watt has been dating his girlfriend, Kealia Ohai, for about 2 years now. The friendship between fairy princess Holly and Ben Elf in the magical Kingdom of elves and fairies. Reed never won an individual WAC crown, but he helped BYU win four consecutive WAC team titles. He was a 4-time Utah State High School Champion (1994-1997) and compiled a career High School record of 127-3. Russ has been an educator and coach for 40 years and retired in 2018. After High SchoolSandersonattended Iowa State University where he became the first and only undefeated four-time NCAA Champion (1999-2002) finishing with a 159-0 mark. He accepted a football scholarship to the University of Michigan being the first athlete from Utah to attend Michigan on a football scholarship. He also founded a successful club in Pleasant Grove and dedicated most of his time to working with the younger wrestlers. During his coaching tenure, Dave coached 54 individual State Champions, 11 high school wrestling All-Americans, 3 four-time individual Utah State Wrestling Champions, and multiple two-time state champions. He officiated wrestling for over 30 years and was known for being one of the most consistent and competent officials in state history. Many of his former wrestlers have gone on to coach their own programs. 
Dave coached wrestling at Piute for 17 years. Overall Davie posted 439 dual meet wins with 131 losses and 5 ties. Ben is related to Desiree E Conley and Cindy Ann Jorgensen as well as 2 additional people. Holtry got married in 1998 and transferred to BYU where he played linebacker and helped win BYUs first ever Mountain West conference championship in 1999. Upon returning home from his mission, Travis transferred from BYU to Oklahoma State University where he redshirted his first year and then started for the following three years. She is the daughter of Ben Ohai and Cindy Ohai. Kealia tore her ACL and meniscus during a match in Orlando in June 2017, for which she had to go through surgery 10 days later and another procedure after a month to avoid infection. There is not much information about her parents. Space-X continues to reach for the stars. Wrestled two seasons as an All-American wrestler at University of Nebraska. After the USWF became USA Wrestling, he served for many years as the first head official for the Utah organization. Should you have information that conflicts with anything shown please make us aware by email. She is part Hawaiian on her father's side. Wayne is married to his sweetheart, Cheri. From online or printed sources and from publicly accessible databases. Tom was drafted into the NFL by the Pittsburgh Steelers. She is of American nationality and belongs to Mixed ethnicity. In high school he placed third in State his Junior year for Orem High school under coach Fred Rowland. He was a 3x Utah State Champion at San Juan High School and wrestled for the University of Northern Colorado. Upon his returnfrom Mozambique and Angola, Matt decided to follow his former coaches, Cael Sanderson, Cody Sanderson, and Casey Cunningham to Penn State University. Swensen was also a Utah National Team coach for 16 years, accompanied Team Utah to Moscow, Russia in 2003 and was 2x the President of Utah Wrestling Coaches Association. Tom attended Pleasant Hill High School in Pleasant Hill, California where he played football and wrestled compiling a 3-year record of 78 wins and 1 loss, winning three Northern California State Championships at 161lbs, 178lbs and 191lbs. Rondo was an assistant Wrestling Coach at BYU (1973-74) and then Athletic Director (1995-99). Back to Top. Ohais parents have always supported and encouraged her sporting pursuits. Post by jasonpendleton onSep 24, 2011 at 1:11pm. He taught that if you have fun and work hard the winning would take of itself. Sanderson is Associate Head Coach at Penn State University, under older brother Cael Sanderson. Join Facebook to connect with Cindy Ben Ohai and others you may know. That year he was also a finalist for the Athlete of the Year Robins Award. Dave then coached one year at Parowan and 9 years at Carbon High School. Her parents named her after Kealia Beach on the island of Kauai. John Webb landed a wrestling scholarship to the University of Wyoming where he took 7th place in the nation at the US Federation Nationals and then went on to wrestle for Weber State University. She looks forward to continuing her coaching career for Uintah, Utah and USA Wrestling. His son, Cael, won the Olympic Gold Medal in the 2004 Olympics in Athens, Greece. All relationship and family history information shown on FameChain has been compiled from data in the public domain. Maybe she has decided to keep it away from the public. He currently lives in Oklahoma City with his wife and daughter, Taylor, where he owns a private Optometry practice. Bob also spent 4 years as the Associate AD at Clarion University and 16 years as the Athletic Director. In 1992 Don was given a 25 year service award by the National Wrestling Coaches Association. While in high school and college, Matt earned a number of academic awards, most notably. A graduate of Mt. During the off-season he looked for a sport that helped him keep in shape for gymnastics. 
After a respectable high school wrestling career, Toby began refereeing high school wrestling in Colorado in 1975, eventually becoming an Area Director for high school officials. Coach Henry is also known for being a top notch official at both the state and college level. The injury ended his run at the 1968 Olympics. He also wrestled for Brighton HS and was a 1979 State Champion. He was there for 5 years and coached 3 individual state champions. Candace Workman began wrestling when she was seven years old and immediately fell in love with the sport. Preececoached 50 state championsand over 100 total state placers. Brad was the first wrestler in the then 17-year history of the Mountain Intercollegiate Wrestling Association to win four MIWA crowns. Holtry presided over West's wrestling teams from 1971-2005. After a contentious time in the National Leadership of the United States Wrestling Official's Association (USWOA), Toby ran for election as Secretary to the Executive Board. He always carried a notebook to tournaments and clinics. In 1974,he graduated with a Bachelors Degree in Physical Education. He and his wife Angie are the inspiration behind the Wrestling Against Cancer Duals which has beenhosted by Provo High School since 2010. She is the daughter of Ben Ohai and Cindy Ohai. Kealia Ohai was born to parents, Ben Ohai (father) and Cindy Ohai (Mother) on January 31, 1992, in Draper, Utah. From 1985-97 and 2002-04, he coached the school's football program winning a state title in 1992 and putting together a winning streak of 23 games. For two of those years he served asthe head wrestling coach. A two-time All-American, he was part of BYU's success as the team placed 4th in the NCAA during his senior year-the highest ranking BYU has ever achieved in its wrestling history. After his college wrestlingJody moved into coaching where hecoached High School wrestling for 21 years starting in the 1989-1990 year and finishing in 2010. Meet Ben Ohai, and Cindy Ohai Advertisement Watt was born to Ben and Cindy Ohai and raised in Draper, Utah. She is of American nationality and belongs to Mixed ethnicity. Andy Cohen Looks Back at Son Ben's WWHL Cameos to Honor Him with 'Toddler Cuteness' Award The adorable moments included Ben virtually meeting Anderson Cooper's son Wyatt for the first time. Kealias parents are Ben and Cindy Ohai. She was raised along with her sister, Megan who previously played soccer at USC as the former youth national team member. Dick was one of the top officials in the state of Utah and will be remembered for his many years of service to the sport of wrestling. In Steves coaching career, he has had the opportunity to coach thousands of athletes. His coaching tree includes Hall of Fame inductees Joe Wolfe Davis and Ed Johnson. WebBen Ohai Ohai was recruited for football and wrestling by BYU. Mike added another 2 state titles and 6 more runner up finishes after 2002 to his resume. He coached the third and fourth 3-time state champions in state history. After graduating from USU he stayed on as an assistant coach. JJ has two siblings named T.J. Watt and Derek Watt. Davie earned multiple coaching honors including; Utah Wrestling coach of the year 3x, 2007 NFHS National Wrestling Coach of the Year. He won the Utah AAU heavyweight championship in Salt Lake City his junior year of high school. In 2019 Candace was given the opportunity to coach the USA Wrestling Cadet Womens PanAm Team which brought home the gold team title. Chavis was also known for being a remarkable classroom teacher where his simulation on Fascism received national attention. He accepted the opportunity and competed in both football and wrestling. In 2011, Lofthouse earned the starting spot at 197 pounds and went on to earn All-America honors by placing fifth at the 2011 NCAA Championships. When asked about his most memorable moment in coaching Coach Henry said, "When I first got into coaching all I wanted to have was one state champion.". His best-ever finish with the Panthers was second in state to Pleasant Grove in 1994 though he had several top ten finishes in his career. Kealia Ohai was born to parents, Ben Ohai (father) and Cindy Ohai (Mother) on January 31, 1992, in Draper, Utah. WebBen & Holly's Little Kingdom: Created by Neville Astley, Mark Baker. He was a member of Pleasant Groves first two state championship teams.