Lackawanna College Women's Wrestling

John Fox, the man who started the Lackawanna College Wrestling program in 2017 and coached the Falcons for four seasons, returned to the program for a second stint ahead of the 2024-2025 campaign. The 2025-2026 season will be his sixth year in charge of wrestling at Lackawanna.   In the 2024-2025 year, the Falcons, despite only competing in six weight classes throughout the season, still sent five wrestlers to the national tournament. Sophomore John Koroma and first-year grappler Connor Ondek each finished second in the NJCAA Gulf Atlantic District Championships.  Fox came to Lackawanna as an accomplished local wrestling coach in NEPA, starting at Scranton Preparatory School in 1998, before joining his alma mater at West Scranton to take over as the junior high coach. Fox built the junior Invaders into a local power house, capturing four league championships in six seasons. He would go on to become an assistant with the varsity program in 2005, then took over as head coach in the 06-07 season. Fox was the head coach and co-head coach for the next eleven years, winning a pair of district championships, compiling 83 wins in dual meets, and helping 28 student-athletes become regional qualifiers. Fox originally left the West Scranton program to become the first-ever head coach for Lackawanna College wrestling back in 2017. He helped put the Lackawanna College program on the map, immediately sending five wrestlers to the NJCAA Championship tournament in year one. By year two, Fox had eight national qualifiers, including Nate White, who finished eighth at 133 lbs., the best finish in school history at a national tournament. In all, Fox had 20 national qualifiers in his four years in charge, and secured a Region XIX championship for the Falcons, before stepping aside after the 2021 spring season. Fox is the head coach for both the men's and women's wrestling programs. A northeast PA native, Fox has the respect of the local sports and wrestling communities. A graduate of West Scranton HS, Fox was a four-year starter for the Invaders on the mat, serving as team captain for three years. He won 105 matches in his career, and was a four-time Lackawanna League All-Star, while winning a pair of district championships and qualifying for the Northeast Regionals all four seasons of competition. Fox attended Wilkes, where he wrestled for two years and was a starter for the Colonels before an injury ended his career. Fox earned a Bachelor's degree in Education, then got a Master's degree in Classroom Technology from Wilkes. He currently lives in Taylor with his wife and women's assistant coach, Kate Fox, and he is a teacher in the Riverside School District.

Kate Fox is in her second season as the assistant coach for Lackawanna College women's wrestling entering the 2025-2026 season. Before her most recent stint, Fox was a member of the staff from 2018 through the 2021 season, helping coach John Fox launch the men's program and start the women's program at Lackawanna College. Fox not only brings 16 years of coaching experience to the Falcons but will bring a strong understanding of the local recruiting, having graduated from both West Scranton High School and King’s College. She was a four-sport letter winner at West Scranton, lettering in women’s basketball, cheerleading, softball and cross-country. Fox then continued her softball and academic career at Kings College, where she started all four years, was a two-time All-Conference Selection, helped lead the team to four MAC championships, and four trips to the NCAA Division III National Tournament. Her most recent stint in coaching is with the Riverside High School Vikings girls’ softball program as head coach. Fox graduated from West Scranton High School in 1999 and is a 2003 graduate of Kings College where she obtained her Bachelor’s in Elementary Education. Presently, she is a 6th grade teacher at Northeast Intermediate School.