Indian Hills Community College (Ottumwa) Men's Wrestling

One of the premiere coaches across the nation at all levels of collegiate wrestling, Cole Spree is set to begin his sixth season with the Indian Hills Wrestling program in 2025-26. Spree spent his first four seasons as head men's and women's head coach, before transitioning to the full-time head men's coach in 2024-25. In his inaugural campaign as the leader of the men's program in 2024-25, Spree guided the Warriors to one of the most dominant seasons in junior college wrestling history. The Warriors brought home the program's first-ever team national championship, setting a new NJCAA team record for team points with 182.0 while winning the title by 40.5 team points. Indian Hills saw its first-ever individual national champions with a pair of top performances from Gavyn Whitehead (141lbs) and Andrew Marquez (197lbs). The regular season saw the Warriors put together an undefeated slate, going 10-0 on the year, including a 6-0 mark in the ultra-competitive ICCAC. Indian Hills knocked off five nationally ranked opponents, including an impressive home victory over No. 1 nationally ranked North Idaho. The Warriors cruised to the NJCAA North Central District Championship for the second time in program history while capturing seven individual district champions and qualifying individuals to the national tournament in all 10 weight classes. Academically, the Warriors were recognized as an NJCAA and NWCA Academic Team of the Year with the second-highest team GPA in the nation. 11 individuals were named NWCA Scholar All-Americans while six individuals earned NJCAA All-Academic honors. Sophomore Jaquan East was tapped as a College Sports Communicators Academic All-American. Spree was tapped as the first head wrestling coach in program history in October 2019 to spearhead Indian Hills' newest sport offerings. Spree ignited the program in dominant fashion, capturing four consecutive women's national titles while leading the men's program to four consecutive top-10 finishes at the national tournament. In Spree's final year leading both the men's and women's programs in 2023-24, the women secured the NJCAA Women's Wrestling national title while the men placed seventh overall in Council Bluffs, IA. The 2022-23 campaign proved to be another record-breaking season on both sides under the tutelage of Spree. The women captured the inaugural NJCAA Women's Wrestling National Championship after dominating the field with four national champions, including the invitational's Most Outstanding Wrestler Eliana Bommarito. The Warriors captured 17 All-American honors and boasted an undefeated dual record in the ICCAC. For his efforts, Spree garnered a trio of accolades - 2023 The Open Mat NJCAA Women's Wrestling Coach of the Year, NJCAA Women's Wrestling Coach of the Year, and NWCA Coach of the Year. On the men's side, the Warriors placed ninth overall at the national tournament, the team's third consecutive top-10 finish. Indian Hills was led by national runner-up Kawaun Deboe in the heavyweight division while three additional student-athletes collected NJCAA All-American honors. Academically, the two squads combined for 16 NWCA Scholar All-American honors, including 11 on the women's side while the men's team placed fifth in the nation with a 3.249 GPA. The 2021-22 season saw the women's program capture its second consecutive team and dual national championship in Roseburg, OR. The team brought home four individual national champions in Heaven-Leigh Jackson, Mya Turnmire, Kennedy Shropshire, and Alondra Rosado Martinez while 13 individuals in total earned All-American status. The team claimed 164.5 team points for the national title while sweeping the field in the dual national championship. The Warriors posted an unblemished 7-0 dual record on the year, including a 4-0 mark at home where the Warriors hosted its first-ever home dual in program history. On the men's side, the Warriors produced five individual All-Americans on the mat while the team recorded an eighth-place showing at the NJCAA National Tournament in Council Bluffs, IA. The Warriors finished the year with a 9-3 dual record, including a 5-1 mark in the ultra-competitive ICCAC league. Indian Hills placed fourth overall at the NJCAA North Central District Championship while Caleb Meekins and Deron Pulliam were crowned individual District champions. In its first season of existence in the 2020-21 season, the Warrior women made history, becoming the first-ever women's junior college program to win the Junior College National Championship (JCNC). The Warriors took home the team and dual national titles while Heaven-Leigh Jackson, Chloe Clemons, and Sofia Rubio took home individual national titles. The Warriors produced 12 All-Americans in a first-of-its-kind event that helped bring women's wrestling at the junior college level to center stage. Along with the women's success in its first season, the Warrior men made waves by capturing the NJCAA North Central District Championship in a thrilling run to the crown. Caleb Meekins, Deron Pulliam, and Chris Busutil earned individual District titles as the Warriors advanced to the national touranment. The program produced an eighth-place showing while earning five All-American honors. Spree joined the Warrior program with a wealth of junior college experience. A Parkersburg, Iowa native, Spree became the head wrestling coach at Ellsworth before the 2011-12 season and helped develop 29 All-Americans and 11 national tournament finalists.  The Panthers finished in the top 10 at the national tournament in each of Spree's final six seasons, with a third-place showing in 2016 and a fifth-place finish in 2019.  The Panthers were also runners-up at the 2016 NWCA duals tourney and in the top four in four consecutive years.  Spree was named the ICCAC coach of the year in 2013 and 2019. Prior to his head coaching experience at Ellsworth, Spree was an assistant for one year at Minot State University in Minot, North Dakota, and for a year at Ellsworth.  At Minot State he worked with a team that produced 10 national qualifiers and ranked as high as 15th in the nation as the program was restarted after being dormant for nearly 20 years.   On the mat, Spree was a three-time state placewinner for Aplington-Parkersburg High School before enrolling at Ellsworth, where he became an All-American.  He was a two-time national qualifier for Northwestern College before beginning his coaching career. Spree earned his associate degree from Ellsworth, a bachelor's degree at Northwestern and a master's in business management from Minot State. Spree and his wife, Dana, have three boys - Henry, Holden, and Hayes. Spree's File

Adam Fahs was named the Head Assistant Coach of the Indian Hills Men's and Women's Wrestling teams in August 2022 before becoming the Head Assistant of the men's program at the start of the 2024-25 season. An instrumental member of the staff, Fahs helped guide the men's program to national prominence in 2024-25 as the Warriors captured their first-ever team national title at the NJCAA Men's Wrestling National Championship. The Warriors set a new NJCAA record with 180.0 team points while winning the tournament by 40.5 total points. The program saw its first-ever individual national champions in Gavyn Whitehead (141lbs) and Andrew Marquez (197lbs). The 2024-25 season saw a number of impressive feats, including an undefeated dual record, a regular season ICCAC title, and a NJCAA North Central District Championship. Academically, the Warriors boasted the second-highest team GPA in the nation to earn NWCA and NJCAA Academic Team of the Year honors while earning one College Sports Communicator Academic All-American (Jaquan East), 11 NWCA Scholar All-American, and six NJCAA All-Academic selections. The 2023-24 season, Fahs helped guide both the men's and women's teams to another dominant showing on the national landscape. The women's program captured its fourth consecutive national title while the men's side placed seventh overall. In his first full season with the Warriors, Fahs helped lead the Indian Hills Women's Wrestling program to the first-ever NJCAA National Championship, four individual national champions, and 17 NJCAA All-Americans. On the men's side, the Warriors placed ninth overall at the national tournament along with four NJCAA All-Americans and a runner-up finish in the heavyweight division. Collectively, the Warrior programs earned 16 NWCA Scholar All-American awards and eight NJCAA All-Academic selections.  Fahs came to Indian Hills with a strong background of coaching within the NJCAA and the ICCAC. Fahs spent two seasons as the assistant wrestling coach at perennial national contender Ellsworth Community College before being elevated to the interim head coach position. Under Fahs’ guidance, the Panthers placed fifth overall at the NJCAA National Championship with six All-Americans and 10 national qualifiers in 2020. Following his time at Ellsworth, Fahs served as the assistant wrestling coach at North Iowa Area Community College where the Trojans placed fifth at the 2022 national championship. The Trojans earned two individual national champions and eight All-Americans during Fahs’ campaign in Mason City. Fahs previously coached under current Indian Hills head coach Cole Spree at Ellsworth while Spree served as the head coach of the Panthers. Prior to Ellsworth, Fahs served as the Director of Wrestling at Next Level Performance from 2015-2019, coaching 10 national All-Americans. Fahs received his bachelor’s degree in Fitness & Recreation from Indiana Institute of Technology where he was a two-time national qualifier for the men’s wrestling program. Fahs and his wife, Courtney, have one daughter, Ivy.