Johnson & Wales University (RI) Men's Wrestling

Morris became Johnson & Wales University first Head Wrestling Coach, and has built the Wildcats squad into a regional and national power from the ground up. Now in his 19th season, Morris has a 269-126-4 record. He was named the NEWA Rookie Coach of the Year in 1998 and was the Coach of the Year in 2000, 2004, 2007 and 2014. The program has been ranked as high as fourth nationally, won the NEWA Duals four times (2002,2006,2008,2009) and captured the Pilgrim Wrestling League title 10 times (2000, 2002, 2005-2012) and won the team's first-ever NEWA Conference Championship in 2007. In 2011, his Wildcat squad was crowned as the National GPA Champions. The eighth-place finish at the 2014 NCAA National Championships is the highest placement by Wildcats. During his head coaching tenure, Morris as accumulated 15 All-Americans, 33 Academic All-Americans and 21 Region Champions. Morris wrestled at Rhode Island College where he was an NCAA Div. III Wrestling All-American, two-time New England Champion and earned All-New England honors four times in the heavyweight weight class during his career on the mat from 1990-94. Morris is one of a select group of Rhode Island College wrestlers to accumulate 100 or more wins during his career. He was named to the New England Wrestling Association (NEWA) Hall of Fame, the 2006 RIC Hall of Fame, and the 2011 Rhode Island Wrestling Hall of Fame. He resides in Barrington, RI with his wife Katherine. He is the proud father of two daughters, Cortney and Taylor and son Jackson.

Allen enters his 17th season with the Wildcats. In his 17 years on staff, he has been named NEWA Assistant Coach of the Year three times (2004, 2007, 2014) and also received Northeast Region Assistant Coach of the Year honors in 2014.  

Lenhardt is in his first season as an assistant coach with the wrestling team.  A two-time All-American, Lenhardt is currently enrolled in the school's MBA program.

Gilbert was the personification of student-athlete excellence. He is in his 14th season season on the JWU wrestling staff. Gilbert, who wrestled mostly at 157 or 165 pounds, was regionally ranked throughout his entire four-year career. After winning the NEWA 165-pound title in his senior year, he took a 36-2 record into the 2002 NCAA National Championships where he finished seventh, earning All-America accolades. The first JWU wrestler to record over 100 wins, Gilbert won 123 matches from 1999-2002, including 37 by pin. A three-time Scholar All-American as recognized by the National Wrestling Coaches Association, he earned a degree in entrepreneurship in 2002 He is currently employed by Citizens Bank and resides in Providence with his wife Carla.