Coaching Roster

2025-2026

Full Time Coaching Staff

Wrestling Program Head Coaches

Ernest Peterson - Head Coach K-12 Boys Team, (Folkstyle, Freestyle, Greco), WWCA Member

Tommy Fischer - Head Coach K-12 Girls Team, (Folkstyle, Freestyle)

High School Assistant Coaches

Tyler Bortle - #2 Boys Assistant Coach, 9th-12th Grade. Norse Alumni Wrestler

David Gardner - #2 Girls Assistant Coach, 9th-12th Grade, USA Wrestling Member, Bronze and Copper Certified Coach, Norse Alumni Wrestler, USA

Mike Poulos - Assistant Coach, 9th-12th Grade, Wednesday Lead Instructor

Brian Borreson - Assistant Coach, 6th-12th Grade, Wednesday Co-Lead Instructor, Norse Alumni Wrestler

Mandy Juresh - Assistant Coach, 6th-12th Grade, WWCA Member, USA Wrestling Member, USA Wrestling Copper and Teal Certified Coach

Junior High 6-8 Assistant Coaches

Jerry Leque - Assistant Coach 6th-12th (Folkstyle), 6th-8th Grade Lead Instructor, USA Wrestling Member, Norse Alumni Wrestler, USA Wrestling Copper Certified Coach

Kris Becker - Assistant Coach, 6th -8th Grade (Folkstyle), USA Wrestling Member, USA Wrestling Copper Certified Coach, Norse Alumni Wrestler

Jake Paulson - Assistant Coach, 3rd-8th Grade, USA Wrestling Member, USA Wrestling Copper and Teal Certified Coach 

3rd through 5th grade Assistant Coaches

Frank Juresh III - Assistant Coach K-12, (Folkstyle, Freestyle, Greco), 3rd through 5th Grade Co-Lead Instructor, WWCA Member, USA Wrestling Member, USA Wrestling Teal and Copper Certified Coach

Chasity Huismann - Assistant Coach, K-8th Grade

Matt Franson - Assistant Coach 3rd-5th Grade Co-Lead Instructor, USA Wrestling Member, USA Wrestling Teal and Copper Certified Coach, Norse Alumni Wrestler

Russell Hurst - Assistant Coach 3rd-5th Grade

CJ Franson - Assistant Coach 3rd-5th Grade, Norse Alumni Wrestler

Kindergarten through 2nd grade Assistant Coaches

Brian Lyga - Assistant Coach K-5th Grade, (Folkstyle),  K-2nd Grade Lead Instructor

Rob Buhl - Assistant Coach, K-5th Grade

Kellen Nelson - Assistant Coach, K-2nd Grade

Kevin Berg - Assistant Coach, K-2nd Grade

Wade Behselich - Assistant Coach K-2nd Grade

Freestyle / Greco Coaches

MJ Poulos - Co-Lead Coach, Boys Freestyle and Greco and Girls Freestyle Co-Lead Instructor, Norse Alumni Wrestler

Matthew Poulos - Co-Lead Coach, Boys Freestyle and Greco and Girls Freestyle Co-Lead Instructor, Norse Alumni Wrestler

Emeritus Assistant Coaches, Part time / Active

Gary Klonecki - Assistant Coach, Emeritus (Part time / Active)

Cheerleader Coaches

Jill Pirk - Co-Head Cheer Coach

Mindy Larson - Co-Head Cheer Coach

Cheerleaders

Taylor Aasen, Ximena Hernandez, Emma Miller, Natalie Faldet, Estrella Juarez de Paz, Xuajily Gomez

Wrestling Program Staff

Team Photographers / Photo Album Contributors - Mike Poulos, Heather Holstad Hensley, Chasity Huismann, Mandy Juresh, Kara Matejka

Team Videographer - Brien Gleeson

Social Media Department - Frank Juresh, Mike Poulos, Brien Gleeson, Kara Matejka

Team Managers / Statisticians: Kennedy Gran, Dakota Moats, Cristal Sandoval Lopez, Andrea Mercado, and Ella Knutson

Superintendent / Principal - Mike Beighley

Athletic Director - Jamie Youngbauer

Assistant to the A.D. - Lois Bailey 

Emeritus Coaches Inactive for the Norse:

Jeff Hauser - Assistant Coach, Emeritus, Norse Alumni Head Coach (Part time / Inactive)

Dan Klidzejs - Assistant Coach (Folkstyle, Freestyle, Greco), USA Wrestling Member, USA Wrestling Copper Certified Coach.

Jim Powell - Assistant Coach, Emeritus, Norse Alumni Wrestler, USA Wrestling Copper Certified Coach (Part time / Inactive)