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Boys Head Coach

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Coach Riley McClurg, a former Indiana State Champion from Perry Meridian, is in his first year leading Greenfield-Central’s wrestling program.

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Over nine seasons at Roncalli and Warren Central, his teams earned 139 dual wins, five Sectional titles, two Regional titles, three Semi-State titles, and two top-5 finishes at the IHSAA State Tournament. He has coached 36 State Qualifiers, 29 State Place Winners, and 7 Individual State Champions.

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Coach McClurg is a Bronze Certified Coach through USA Wrestling.

Girls Head Coach

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Coach Joseph Harris is a 1998 Greenfield Central graduate who played football at Indiana State and rugby at UCLA. He brings over 20 years of wrestling coaching experience, beginning at ISU and later serving as an assistant at Birmingham High School in Southern California, where he helped build a nationally recognized girls program that produced All-Americans, World Team members, and a World Champion.

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After moving to Cleveland, Tennessee, five years ago, Coach Harris continued coaching girls wrestling, including his daughter Isabella, a former top-20 high school wrestler now competing on scholarship for #5-ranked William Penn University. In 2023, he was selected to coach Tennessee’s Girls National Dual Team, leading them to victories over top programs in Oklahoma. He also coaches summers at the World Team Training Center in Van Nuys and holds a Bronze-level USA Wrestling certification.

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Now in his first season as head coach of Greenfield Central’s girls wrestling team, Coach Harris is excited to return home and grow the program. He is supported by his wife Kristina and their four children: Bella, Brandon, Levi, and Norman.

Assistant Coaches

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Coach Austin Early, a 2008 Greenfield-Central graduate, has been with the Cougar wrestling program since 2009, coaching at every level. He has helped lead the team to five Hoosier Heritage Conference titles, two Spartan Classic wins, and three straight IHSWCA Team State Duals appearances (2022–2024), including a third-place finish in 2022.

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Across the boys’ and girls’ programs, he has coached 35 state qualifiers and 24 state medalists, including four finalists and one state champion. In 2022, he also led Team Indiana’s 14U Freestyle squad to a third-place national finish.

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Coach Kenneth Thompson, a 2020 Greenfield-Central graduate, has over a decade in wrestling and is in his fifth year as an assistant coach. He has worked across all levels of the boys’ and girls’ programs, from elementary to high school.

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During his time on staff, Greenfield-Central has earned four conference titles, two Spartan Classic wins, and three IHSWCA Team State Duals appearances.

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Coach Cooper Nohre

Club Coach

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Coach Thomas Johnson 

  • 3x IHSAA State Qualifier

  • 2x IHSAA State Place Winner (3rd/7th)

  • 2x IHSAA Team State Champion for Lawrence North High School

  • Starter for Eastern Illinois University

  • Assistant Coach at Lawrence and Warren Central High School 

  • Head Coach at Lawrence Central and Ben Davis High School

  • 6x Team Indiana 14u/Schoolboy Duals Coach

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