University of Wisconsin, Parkside Men's Wrestling

Nick Becker '18 was hired as the head wrestling coach in May of 2021. He is the fourth head coach in program history. Parkside continued their success under Becker over the course of the 2024-25 season. The season was highlighted with two All-Americans (Shane Corrigan 5th, Dajun Johnson 3rd). Parkside won the prestigious Midwest Classic, rising above one of the toughest tournament fields in all of the country. It was Parkside’s fifth all-time title at the event. The Rangers also finished second at the NCAA Super Region V Championships.  Parkside went 13-3 in duals and 7-2 in NSIC play. The Rangers also competed in the NWCA National Duals where they went 4-1 with three wins over ranked opponents, finishing fifth overall in the event.   The 2023-24 season was another successful year for Becker and the Rangers. Parkside sent six wrestlers to the NCAA Championships, with four wrestlers earning All-American status (Reece Woracheck 4th, Shane Corrigan 6th, Brody Hemauer 6th, Jalen Spuhler 6th). The Rangers finished seventh as a team at the NCAA Championships, which Is the best team finish since the 2018 season. Parkside also was successful in the dual season, posting a 10-1 record with four wins over ranked teams.   The 2022-23 season was a historic one under Becker. Becker was named the NWCA Division II Coach of the Year and the NSIC Coach of the Year. The Rangers went undefeated in duals, posting an 11-0 overall record. Parkside was also perfect in NSIC duals going 9-0, securing their first NSIC Conference title. The signature win for the Rangers came on January 12th. Parkside defeated the then third-ranked St. Cloud State Huskies by a 20-19 score, handing the Huskies their first home loss since 2010 and their first NSIC loss since 2011, ending the streak of 88-straight NSIC victories. Parkside finished third as a team at the NCAA Super Region V Championships, finishing with four regional titles and five qualifying for the National Championships. At the National Championships, three Rangers earned All-American honors (Jalen Spuhler 4th, Reece Worachek 7th, Shane Corrigan 7th).   In his first season as head coach in 2021-22, Becker led the Rangers to a 5-4 dual record in the regular season, winning five straight from Jan. 21-Feb. 11. Becker saw the team take 3rd place at NCAA II Regionals, with four Parkside wrestlers moving on to Nationals. At Nationals, the team placed in 14th place. They were led by Shane Gantz, who finished as National Runner-up, and Reece Worachek, who finished eighth.   Becker, a 2018 Parkside graduate, had the most impressive career of any wrestler in Parkside's rich history. He was a 3-time NCAA Division II National Champion (2016, 2017, 2018), finished his career with a perfect 89-0 record, and is a 2-time NCAA D2 Wrestler of the Year.   Becker led Parkside to a third-place finish in the NCAA Division II Championships, the highest team finish in school history. He is the younger brother of Parkside wrestling greats Brad Becker '06, Kyle Becker '08, and Craig Becker '11, all of whom were All-Americans for the Rangers.   Most recently, Becker has served as the head coach of Wisconsin's Junior National Team, where he works with the best wrestlers in the state preparing for USA Wrestling's regional and national events. While working with the University of Wisconsin wrestling program from 2019-2020 at the Wisconsin Regional Training Center in Madison, Becker was training to become a member of the 2020 Olympic Wrestling. Following graduation, he worked for one year at Parkside as the Graduate Assistant Wrestling Coach in 2018-19. He has also worked with the Ben Askren Wrestling Academy for three years.   A native of Hartford, Wis., he graduated from Parkside in 2018 with a bachelor's degree in criminal justice.

Becker rejoins the UW-Parkside wrestling coaching staff for the 2013-2014 season. A UW-Parkside graduate, Becker is one of the most decorated wrestlers in program history, winning an NCAA Division II National Championship at 149 pounds in 2010 and finishing the season with a 38-2 record. He was selected as the NCAA Division II Midwest Regional Wrestler of the Year and was selected as the Outstanding Wrestler at the NWCA National Dual Meet Tournament. Becker was also UW-Parksides Male Athlete of the Year for 2009-10. His overall career record at UW-Parkside was 128-28, which places him sixth on the all-time win list. He also earned All-American honors as a junior, placing fourth at the NCAA II Championships. His brother Brad won a National Championship at UW-Parkside and his brother Kyle earned All-American honors at UW-Parkside.

Lewis's 2015-2016 squad won the 14-team Midwest Super Regional for the first time in program history, netting four individual champions while securing four All-Americans and one National Champion (Brad Becker) at the National Championships, earning a seventh place finish. In 2014-2015, Lewis guided the Rangers to a 4-3 dual record while closing the season with seven D2WCA All-Academic selections and a 32nd place showing at the NCAA Division II Championships. In 2012-2013, Lewis led the Rangers to a 17th place finish at the NCAA Division II Championships with two wrestlers securing All-American honors. The Rangers had six athletes secure D2WCA All-Academic honors while the team ranked 19th nationally in team grade point average.   Lewis guided the Rangers to a 6-4 dual record in 2012-13, including a fourth place finish at the prestigious Cliff Keen/NWCA Duals. UW-Parkside defeated eventual national champion University of Nebraska-Kearney and nationally-ranked University of Findlay while also winning back the Sake Bottle Trophy in February with a victory over UW-Whitewater. In his first season as head coach in 2011-2013, Lewis led the Rangers to a sixth place finish at the NCAA Division II Championships with four wrestlers claiming All-American honors. Five wrestlers earned D2WCA All-Academic honors while Luke Rynish finished as the national runner-up in his weight class and was named to the College Sports Information Directors of America Academic All-American Team. Prior to his coaching career, Lewis was a standout wrestler at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse. He was 105-37 at UW-La Crosse, including back-to-back conference championships as a 167-pounder in 1990 and 1991, finishing his collegiate career 15th on the Eagles' all-time wins list. He earned NAIA All-American honors in 1991 by finishing sixth in the country in the 167-pound weight class. Lewis resides in Greendale, Wis., with his wife Amy and children; Gabe and Chloe.

Christian Komitas joined the Parkside Wrestling Staff in August of 2024.   Prior to Parkside, Komitas was a wrestler at Aurora University where he was a NCAA Division III national qualifier at 174lbs in 2024. During his senior season at Aurora, Komitas led the Spartans with 42 wins, with 16 of those coming via technical fall and five by fall. He was the third-place finisher at the NCAA Division III Upper Midwest regional. He posted a total record of 42-11 his senior season. He was also the team captain, All-Conference and voted the team’s most valuable wrestler.   Christian has multiple year of coaching experience. Most recently he was an assistant with SPAR Wrestling Academy from 2021-24. He also has spent time as a volunteer assistant at Aurora university (2023-23) and DeKalb High School (2020-21).     Komitas graduated from Aurora University in 2024 with a bachelor’s degree in business administration and a minor in coaching.