Coe College Men's Wrestling

Oostendorp is a three-time Conference Coach of the Year and 2009 NWCA National Coach of the Year, leading the Kohawks to a second-place finish in 2008. His teams have consistently been nationally ranked and have been picked to be part of the NWCA National Duals numerous times in his tenure.  Oostendorp led the Kohawks to back-to-back fourth place finishes at the 2008 and 2009 NCAA Championships, the two highest finishes in school history.  Oostendorp has coached over 90 All-Americans and seven National Champions during his time at Coe.  Oostendorp is a graduate of the University of Iowa, where he wrestled for legendary coach Dan Gable and graduated with a B.A. in sociology in 1993. At Iowa, Oostendorp was a four-year starter at heavyweight, where he posted an overall record of 108-26 with 40 pins. He was a two-time All-American and Big Ten Champion for the Hawkeyes, placing fifth and third in the NCAA Championships. Oostendorp also has considerable international experience. He was a member of the United States Greco Roman National Team from 1993-1998. His redshirt freshman year at Iowa, he won the Fila Jr. Greco Roman National Championship and represented the U.S. in the Fila World Championships placing fifth. In 1995, Oostendorp won the US World Team Trials and competed for the United States in the 1995 World Championships in the Czech Republic. He was the 1996 US Greco Roman National Champion and was the Olympic alternate at 100 kilograms after placing second in the final Olympic Trials. "Our success has come from the attitude of the athletes that we are bringing into the program combined with the work ethic and commitment of our assistant coaches. We have created an environment for success built on the idea of bringing in student athletes who have very high goals and more importantly, are willing to make the commitment and sacrifices to attain them. Coe has a great deal to offer our student athletes, including an outstanding education and the opportunity to wrestle at a very high level." Oostendorp has a daughter, Maci, and two sons, Jay and Jake. John Oostendorp Year-By-Year Overall ARC Year Won Loss Tie Pct. Won Loss Tie Pct. Place Postseason 2001-02 9 5 0 .643 5 4 0 .556 6th 43rd - NCAA 2002-03 14 6 0 .700 5 4 0 .556 6th 12th - NCAA 2003-04 9 7 0 .563 3 5 0 .375 4th 17th - NCAA 2004-05 11 7 0 .611 6 2 0 .750 3rd 33rd - NCAA 2005-06 5 8 1 .393 4 3 1 .563 4th 24th - NCAA 2006-07 18 5 0 .783 6 2 0 .750 3rd 10th - NCAA 2007-08 17 4 0 .809 6 2 0 .750 2nd 4th - NCAA 2008-09 15 5 0 .750 7 1 0 .875 3rd 4th - NCAA 2009-10 16 3 0 .842 7 1 0 .875 2nd 4th - NCAA 2010-11 16 5 0 .762 7 1 0 .875 2nd 5th - NCAA 2011-12 11 3 0 .786 6 1 0 .857 2nd 3rd - NCAA 2012-13 13 6 0 .684 6 1 0 .857 2nd 21st - NCAA 2013-14 13 5 0 .722 6 1 0 .857 2nd 4th - NCAA 2014-15 9 8 0 .529 5 2 0 .714 3rd 7th - NCAA 2015-16 12 5 0 .706 5 2 0 .714 3rd 12th - NCAA 2016-17 11 8 0 .579 5 3 0 .625 4th 28th - NCAA 2017-18 13 6 0 .684 6 2 0 .750 3rd 12th - NCAA 2018-19 14 7 0 .667 6 2 0 .750 3rd 22nd - NCAA 2019-20 10 2 0 .833 6 2 0 .750 3rd N/A 2021 7 1 0 .875 7 1 0 .875 2nd    2nd - NWCA 2021-22 11 5 0 .688 6 2 0 .750 3rd 6th - NCAA 2022-23 9 6 0 .600 5 3 0 .625 4th 12th - NCAA 2023-24 12 2 0 .857 7 1 0 .875 2nd 38th - NCAA 2024-25 10 5 0 .667 6 2 0 .750 2nd T6th - NCAA Career 285 124 1 .696 138 50 1 .732

Gotto, a 2014 Coe alum, joined the staff in 2016 as the Head Assistant Coach of the wrestling team. During his time as a coach, 13 Kohawk wresters have achieved All-American status including two third-place finishers. As a student-athlete Gotto was a three-year starter and two-time All-American at 125 pounds. Gotto finished 6th in the 2012 NCAA Championships and was a National Runner-up placing 2nd at the 2013 NCAA Championships. He had a career record of 97-33.   Gotto hails from Epworth, Iowa, where he was a three-time State Qualifier and two-time State Placer; finishing seventh at 112 pounds and 3rd at 125 pounds for the Western Dubuque Bobcats with a high school record of 165-21.    Jimmy, who graduated with a strength and condition degree from Coe, also serves as an Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach for the Kohawks.