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Youth Coaches

Lonnie Welsh

  • State place winner for Apple Valley High School
  • Bronze Coaching Status - USA Wrestling
  • Jr National Freestyle All-American
  • National qualifier for Luther College
  • Coach since 2022
  • Enterprise Partnerships at Vertical Insure
  • Married to Nickie and father to Adeline and George (PreK and 2nd grade)

RYAN LEBEAU

  • State Champion for Prior Lake High School
  • Bronze Coaching Status - USA Wrestling
  • 2x All American for Luther College
  • Coach since 2022
  • Vice President of Benefits Consulting at USI Insurance
  • Married to Sarah and father to Logan and Griffin (K and 3rd Grade)

Jeff Merz

  • State Qualifier for Wayzata and Varsity wrestling captain
  • Graduated from University of Wisconsin - Madison
  • 2nd year coaching with Tonka
  • 2024 Old Timer's Wrestling Tourney Individual Champion
  • Father to Vada (4th Grade)

Greg Janey

  • Wrestled for Park Center HS
  • Career high school record: 142-35
  • Wrestled for NDSU
  • 2nd year coaching with Tonka
  • VP of Contractor & Residential Businesses at The Toro Company
  • Father to Ryker (2nd Grade)

Shane Falz

  • Wrestled for White Bear Lake HS
  • Wrestled for Navy
  • Cadet and Junior MN Storm Greco National team
  • 2nd year coaching with Tonka
  • Director of Maintenance - Ziegler Caterpillar
  • Father to Danica and Otto (5th and 3rd Grade)

James Heer

  • State place winner for Britton High School
  • President and CEO at WCRA of Minnesota
  • 9th year coaching with Tonka Wrestling
  • University of South Dakota 
  • Father of Austin (Minnetonka HS)

Isaiah Mitchell

  • Iowa HS State Qualifier for Decorah HS
  • 2nd year coaching with Tonka
  • 2021 NWCA Scholar All-American
  • Luther College graduate
  • Employee Benefits Consultant at USI Insurance Services

Phil Beaumia

  • 3x MN state high school place winner from Apple Valley
  • Wrestled at UW Madison
  • Coached at Wayzata elementary program 2023-24
  • Coached at Richfield High School from 2016-2018
  • Married to Nikki, and has 5 children

Kyle LeDuc

  • State Finalist and 3x state place winner for Thief River Falls
  • National qualifier for Concordia College
  • 3x NWCA Academic All American
  • Coached at Tonka High School from 2018 - 2019
  • Owner of Connection Chiropractic in Minnetonka - www.connectionchiromn.com