Alma College Men's Wrestling

Tobias was named the head wrestling coach at Alma College in June 2016 after spending the previous five seasons as the Scots' associate head coach under Todd Hibbs.  Over the last five seasons, Alma College has become a consistent presence among the top-20 teams in NCAA Division III and peaked at sixth place in the National Wrestling Coaches Association (NWCA) and d3wrestle.com polls during the 2015-16 season. Tobias also helped mentor three All-American wrestlers last year, marking the first time in the history of the program that the Scots had more than one student-athlete earn All-America status at the NCAA III Championships. As a wrestler, Tobias was a four-time Michigan High School Athletic Association champion, the seventh in state history, and finished his collegiate career at the University of Michigan as the Wolverines' leader in both career and single-season pins. Tobias is a 2000 graduate of Manchester High School, where he won four state championships and never lost a match after his freshman year. He earned the Dave Schultz Excellence Award for the state of Michigan in 2000, a national award taking into account excellence in wrestling, scholastic achievement, character, citizenship and community service. Tobias continued his success on the mat at the University of Michigan, where he was a three-year letterwinner and set both the single-season (17) and career (57) pin records. During his time as a Wolverine, he was the champion of various college tournaments, including the Michigan State Open, Eastern Michigan Open and Cleveland State Open. Following college, Tobias collected experience as a coach in several settings. He served as a NCAA Division I assistant coach at the University of Wyoming and as a a full-time NCAA Division II coach at Belmont Abbey College. He also has extensive experience as a private coach and clinic instructor across the eastern United States, including two years as club coach for the Port City Wrestling Club in Wilmington, N.C. Tobias holds a bachelor's degree in sports management and his currently pursing his master's degree in coaching and sports administration. He is married to Katie Tobias and the two of them have a two-year-old son, Jude.

Roberts holds a B.A. in Exercise Science from Alma College (2013) and was a team captain for the Scots during the inaugural wrestling season of 2011-12. Previously he competed for NCAA Division II The University of North Carolina at Pembroke, after being an All-State performer at Topsail High in Hampstead, North Carolina. Roberts is a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist who also holds certifications in Cross Fit Level I and Poliquin International Certification Level II. He previously served as strength and conditioning coach for Wilmington Strength and Conditioning in Wilmington, North Carolina. We implement a holistic program through monitoring nutrition, sleep, time management, recovery and training to limit life stress. We approach our athletic performance from all variables, said Roberts. I was fortunate to have a strength and conditioning coach in high school with whom I still have a great relationship. He opened my eyes and I apply the same model with our Alma College wrestlers today.