University of Providence Men's Wrestling

Steve Komac was named the head coach of men’s wrestling at the University of Providence in March 2020 after serving as the interim head coach for the season. In his first season at the helm, Komac led the Argos to an 11th ranked national finish. He coached three All-Americans in his debut season, including National Runner-Up Casey Dobson, first time All-American Justin Harbison, and John Hensley. Before joining the Argos, Komac was the head men’s wrestling coach at Great Falls High School, where he coached for 19 seasons. Komac consistently kept the Bison a contending team in the team, amassing nine Top-3 finishes during his 16-year tenure as head coach. During that time, Komac won three Montana AA State Championships (2013, 2014, 2015) and two runner-up finishes. During the 2014 season, the Bison had eight state tournament finalists and a program record six individual state champions. Before taking over for the Bison, Komac spent six years at the head coach at Browning High School in Browning, Mont. Komac has coached a total of 39 Montana State Champions over his high school coaching career. He has been the Montana Coaches Association Coach of the Year three times, and has been a finalist 11 times. He was a National Coach of the Year finalist in 2017. Komac is a 1994 graduate of Northern Montana College (Montana State University-Northern) where he competed for the Northern Lights and was a member of two NAIA National Championship teams. Steve and his wife Dawnell have been married 26 years and have resided in Great Falls for the past 20 years. They have three sons, Jarren, Jordan, and Jace. Jarren graduated this past spring from the Argo wrestling program; Jordan is currently a member on the team. Jace keeps the family busy with football, wrestling and baseball. When Komac is not in a wrestling gym or spending time with his family, he can be found in the outdoors pursuing his hunting and fishing hobbies.

Schaeffer has continued the tradition of excellence to which Argonauts wrestling fans have grown accustomed. Schaeffers 2014-15 squad boasted five NAIA All-Americans, finished fourth in the team standings at the NAIA National Tournament in Topeka, Kan., and placed third at the Cliff Keen National Duals in Fort Wayne, Ind. falling only to three-time defending champion Indiana Tech in the semifinals. The Argos also finished second at the West Regional Meet in Havre. Two senior wrestlers Kyle Wilson and Michael Ruiz earned runner-up honors at the 2015 National Tournament to join Ryan Martin, Brock Picard and Shawn Lau as All-Americans. The 2013-14 season saw the Argos finish second at the NAIA national tournament in Topeka, Kan., and had five All-Americans. In 2012-13 the Argos also had five All-Americans en route to a seventh-place finish overall. In 2011-12 the Argos were sixth, following a fourth-place finish in 2010-11. Schaeffer has coached four NAIA individual national champions including two-time winner Anthony Varnell, Ross Mosher and Michael Kummer. In his first three seasons, Schaeffer has led his team to the 2007-08 NAIA Western Regional title, and runner-up finishes in 2008-09 and 2009-10. Those teams went on to finished fourth, 12th and third, respectively, at the NAIA national tournaments those seasons. Schaeffer is no stranger to NAIA wrestling as he was a four-time All-American at MSU-Northern. Schaeffer's impressive collegiate career included individual finishes of fourth, fifth, and fifth in his first three years before he claimed a national championship during his senior year. Schaeffer's individual performance at nationals that year was a catalyst for the Lights as they took home the team title. He still holds records for the most wins (165) and most pins (85) in MSU-Northern history. Schaeffer also was a standout in the classroom, twice earning NAIA All-American Scholar-Athlete Awards. He was also the recipient of the Student Excellence Award, the most prestigious award given to a student at MSU-Northern. Caleb Schaeffer enters his ninth year as the head coach of the University of Great Falls wrestling program. Since taking over the reins of the program following the resignation of Eric Van Kley, Schaeffer has continued the tradition of excellence to which Argonauts wrestling fans have grown accustomed. Schaeffers 2014-15 squad boasted five NAIA All-Americans, finished fourth in the team standings at the NAIA National Tournament in Topeka, Kan., and placed third at the Cliff Keen National Duals in Fort Wayne, Ind. falling only to three-time defending champion Indiana Tech in the semifinals. The Argos also finished second at the West Regional Meet in Havre. Two senior wrestlers Kyle Wilson and Michael Ruiz earned runner-up honors at the 2015 National Tournament to join Ryan Martin, Brock Picard and Shawn Lau as All-Americans. The 2013-14 season saw the Argos finish second at the NAIA national tournament in Topeka, Kan., and had five All-Americans. In 2012-13 the Argos also had five All-Americans en route to a seventh-place finish overall. In 2011-12 the Argos were sixth, following a fourth-place finish in 2010-11. Schaeffer has coached four NAIA individual national champions including two-time winner Anthony Varnell, Ross Mosher and Michael Kummer. In his first three seasons, Schaeffer has led his team to the 2007-08 NAIA Western Regional title, and runner-up finishes in 2008-09 and 2009-10. Those teams went on to finished fourth, 12th and third, respectively, at the NAIA national tournaments those seasons. Schaeffer is no stranger to NAIA wrestling as he was a four-time All-American at MSU-Northern. Schaeffer's impressive collegiate career included individual finishes of fourth, fifth, and fifth in his first three years before he claimed a national championship during his senior year. Schaeffer's individual performance at nationals that year was a catalyst for the Lights as they took home the team title. He still holds records for the most wins (165) and most pins (85) in MSU-Northern history. Schaeffer also was a standout in the classroom, twice earning NAIA All-American Scholar-Athlete Awards. He was also the recipient of the Student Excellence Award, the most prestigious award given to a student at MSU-Northern.

Vinson joined the Argo Program in the fall of 2019. The Great Falls native goes way back with Coach Komac, as he wrestled under him at Great Falls High School from 2005-2008. He is a two-time Montana State Champion, winning in 2007 and 2008. Vinson then wrestled collegiately for Oregon State University. He had a successful collegiate career, qualifying for Nationals as both a junior and a senior. He served as team captain his senior year. Upon graduating Vinson entered the coaching realm, joining the University of Great Falls as an assistant. In three seasons with the Argos, he coached 11 All-Americans. He helped guide the team to a 2nd place finish at the 2014 NAIA National Tournament in 2014 and a 4th place finish in 2015.  Vinson then served as the head assistant coach for both the men's and women's wrestling programs at Eastern Oregon University in La Grande, Ore. He was integral in starting the programs from scratch in the 2016-2017 season. He coached four All-Americans on the women's side and two All-Americans on the men's team over two seasons.  Vinson returned to Great Falls in 2018, joining Komac as an assistant coach at Great Falls High School for a season before making the jump to the Argos.  Wife is Desiree and they have two sons, Lane and Rhett.