Hannibal-LaGrange College Men's Wrestling

Hawes has been able to see 23 wrestlers qualify for the NAIA or NCAA D3 national tournament and has coached 3 All-Americans.  Since coming to HLGU Coach Hawes has also developed the Trojan Wrestling Camp and Trojan Wrestling Academy to help train Junior High and High School wrestlers. Hawes brings 17 years of coaching experience on all levels of competitive wrestling from middle school to the NCAA and NAIA collegiate level. In high school Hawes was a 3 time state medalist and finished as a state champion for the Michigan Association of Christian Schools his senior year.  In 1995, while in college, Hawes earned a fourth-place finish in the NCCAA National Wrestling Tournament. As a student-athlete at Maranatha Baptist University, Hawes was coached by USA Olympic Gold Medalist, Ben Peterson. Following his graduation from Maranatha Baptist University, Hawes accepted a full-time ministry position as assistant pastor for First Baptist Church, Rochelle, Ill. While ministering in Rochelle, Hawes began to coach wrestling and soccer at the Rochelle Township High School and wrestling at Rochelle Middle School. After seven years of coaching in Rochelle, Hawes accepted the position of head wrestling coach and director of student ministries at Maranatha Baptist University, Watertown, Wis., where he coached for four years. In his four years of coaching at Maranatha, Hawes experienced success coaching Maranatha's first-ever 2nd place finisher and NCAA All-American, Ben Hoover, in the 2007-08 season. Along with his middle school, high school, and collegiate wrestling coaching experience, Hawes has trained coaches and wrestlers for the Rochelle, Illinois IKWF Wrestling Club, and coached soccer at Rochelle Township High School. Coach Hawes also actively serves in his local church as well. Hawes and his wife Jenny have two sons and one daughter and reside in Hannibal, Mo.  Contact Info: Office - Lance Gauch joined the Trojan wrestling staff in 2010 as a volunteer coach and became an assistant coach in 2012. Gauch was a two time state finalist while at Hannibal High School in the 189 lb. weight class.  While wrestling for the Pirates, Gauch set the Hannibal High tech fall record.  He was also an outstanding football player at Hannibal High and signed to play football at Culver-Stockton College. He currently resides in Hannibal with his wife Amanda and two sons.

Gauch was a two time state finalist while at Hannibal High School in the 189 lb. weight class.  While wrestling for the Pirates, Gauch set the Hannibal High tech fall record.  He was also an outstanding football player at Hannibal High and signed to play football at Culver-Stockton College. He currently resides in Hannibal with his wife Amanda and two sons.