WRESTLING 

David Prendergast is in his 36th year of coaching. Ten as a volunteer at his alma mater Pennsauken High School in New Jersey while he competed for Gloucester County College and Rutgers University. Coach Prendergast gave up his wrestling career after qualifying for the Division III National Tournament in his junior year while at Rutgers to take a head coaching job in New Jersey. He was Rutgers Camden's Male Athlete of the Year and Most Valuable Wrestler in 1996.

Prendergast has coached four wrestling programs in three different states over the last 26 years. Palmyra High School in New Jersey, Nottoway High School in Virginia and West Johnston High School in Benson, North Carolina. His programs have recorded 389 victories and a +75 winning percentage in those years. West Johnston won the 4A Eastern Regional in 2008 and was the Eastern Regional Runner-Up in the State Duals in 2011. Prendergast has been at South Brunswick since 2017.

Coach Prendergast is married to fellow South Brunswick Teacher Shawna Prendergast and has five children, three of which wrestled at the highest level in North Carolina. The oldest, Frankie was a state qualifier his senior year in 2011. Tony was a three time state qualifier and two time state place winner with a career win record of 131. Second all time for West Johnston. Both boys have done clinics for South Brunswick Wrestling since moving to the area to be closer to family. Lily is currently wrestling for South Brunswick High and is the reigning women's state champ after placing third as a freshman. Lily is also a two time men's state qualifier in high school and was undefeated in middle school, pinning all but one of her opponents in under a minute and a half. She will be entering her junior year in 2022-2023. Shawna and David's two other daughters have always helped manage the teams and still run tournaments with South Brunswick when needed. To say that the Prendergast's are a wrestling family would be an understatement.

Assistant Coach: Shawna Prendergast 

Volunteer Coach: Chad McCullough