CAMP INFO

This camp is a 2 night/3 day retreat that will give fathers and sons (ages 9 and up) the opportunity to refresh their relationship; learn principles from God’s Word on competition, self-esteem, and communication; and have fun together on the beautiful  grounds of Rock Eagle. The camp offers great coaching on the mats for the sons, while “the dads” learn to become better husbands and fathers.

Registration opens on Friday afternoon. Camp runs from Friday evening to 12pm on Sunday.

COACHES/SPEAKERS

Jim Gruenwald
Jim was a high school state champ in Wisconsin, and went on to post a record of 154 – 19 in college, being a 3x “National Christian College Champion”.  After graduating from college in 1994, Jim made a mark for himself as a Greco Roman wrestler.  He became a 4x National Champion, and wrestled for “Team USA” for over 10 years. During his extensive international competitions, Jim placed in numerous tournaments, including winning a Pam Am Games and a World Cup Championship, and competing for the USA in the 2000 & 2004 Olympics.  Today Jim is the head coach at Wheaton College (Illinois). He has been married to his wife, Rachel, for 19 years, and they have six children.

Cliff Harris
A 2x GA state champ; Graduate of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, where he was a 4 year starter; Captain of the West Point team in 1987 (the only West Point team in history to win the Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Assoc. tournament); 3x Placer at the EIWA championships & EIWA Finalist in 1987; 2x qualifier for the NCAA Championships; and a 2x Empire State Intercollegiate Champion. Upon graduation from West Point, Cliff was commissioned as an officer in the U.S. Army, and became an Army Aviator. He is a Gulf War Veteran, and a recipient of the following military awards: The Air Medal with “V” for valor in Combat Operations during Desert Storm, Meritorious Service Medal, Humanitarian Service Medal, 4 U.S. Army Commendation Medals, Kuwait Liberation Medal, South West Asia Service Medal, and the National Defense Medal. Currently Cliff is the Vice President of Healthcare National Accounts with HD Supply. He has been a community wrestling coach for years in Carrolton, GA, where he lives with his wife, Amy. Cliff and Amy have three children.

Josh Henson
Josh is a former NCAA All-American for U. of Pennsylvania; trained at the OTC for one year; and was the asst. head coach at U. Penn for 7 yrs. For the past 7 years Josh has been the Head Coach at Shorter University, where he has done an outstanding job of building their program. Tony Van Horn – A former NJ state champ; two-year starter for Ohio State University, and a Big Ten placer. Coach Van Horn coached McEachern H.S. (Powder Springs, GA) to six GA HS team state titles. Currently Tony is a financial planner for the Van Horn Group, at UBS Financial.

Bill Gifford
A 3x placer in the NEIWA championships for Springfield College, and competed at the D-II NCAA’s. After a year of coaching at Springfield, he wrestled for the Athletes-in-Action from 1976 –1980, qualifying for the USA Team Training Camp three times (2x in freestyle & 1x in Greco-Roman). Bill has a Master’s of Divinity, and is Director of FCA Wrestling in Georgia.