Boys Coaches

Boys Head Coach

Jim Gassman

James.Gassman@jcss.us

Education:

Collins Hill 1996

University of Georgia BSEd 2002

University of Alabama Masters in Health Education 2009

Coach Gassman was a 4x All- Gwinnett County team selection in high school. He is a 4x County finalist and 2x County Champion. He won 4 Region Championships and was a 2x State Placer (3rd/5th).

At the University of Georgia, he competed in the National Collegiate Wrestling Association and won the 118lb National Championship in 1998 in Dallas, TX.

He previously coached at Collins Hill from 2002-2009 and assisted the team in winning 6 State Championships while finishing in the top 3 in state for 7 years.

Coach Gassman started the Mtn View program in 2009 and helped the Bears teams to 275 dual wins, 11 Region Championships, 5 Region Runnerups and 8 State Trophies in the 14 years of the program. He was selected as the 2015 Gwinnett Daily Post Wrestling Coach of the Year and the GACA Region Coach of the Year in 2021,2022.

During his time at Mtn View HS, 8 wrestlers went on to compete at the collegiate level ranging from Division 1, Division 2, NAIA and Junior College.  One of the collegiate wrestlers became a 2x NAIA All-American as a National Runnerup and another wrestler became a Junior College National Champion.

In 2023, Coach Gassman was awarded the National Federation of High School Sports Award of Excellence by the GHSA. 

Since 2023, he has been at JCHS and has helped the team earn two Top 4 State finishes and 2 Region Championships.

Coach Gassman has been on the Atlanta Takedown Association Board, the Gwinnett County Takedown Club Board , Georgia Wrestling Coaches Association Board, and the GHSA Wrestling Committee.

Coach Gassman's wife's name is Monica and has two daughters, Hannah and Elizabeth