Lawrence Central Hires New Head Wrestling Coach

Wes Gibson has been selected as Lawrence Central’s Head Wrestling Coach after serving for three seasons as an assistant in the program. Coach Gibson replaces Tom Corbett, who stepped down after five years. Coach Gibson brings extensive experience to the position as both a coach and as a high school and collegiate wrestler.

He began his coaching career as an assistant at Perry Meridian High School from 2005-2012. During his tenure on the staff, Perry Meridian won IHSAA state wrestling championships in 2011 and 2012 and was an IHSAA State Runner-Up in 2009. In both 2008 and 2011 the Falcon wrestlers placed in the final four. While on the Perry staff, he coached the Perry Meridian and Elementary Club Teams. Those teams won the state Large Division Club Championship six times. In 2011 and 2012 they were National Champions at Disney Duals.

In addition to his experience at the high school level, Wes has coached: Indiana vs. Illinois All Star Duals (2012), Virginia Beach Underclassmen and Senior Nationals (2005-2010), Flo Nationals-Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (2012), Cadet Duals – Daytona Beach, FL (2012), Junior Duals – Oklahoma City, OK (2013), and our own Lawrence Bear Attack Wrestling Club where they placed 3rd in the small Division Freestyle State Club (2014).

Gibson wrestled in High School at Beech Grove where he was a three time Marion County Champion, three time state qualifier, and a two time state place winner. His other accomplishments as an athlete include nine times ISWA Greco State Champion, two time ISWA Freestyle State Champion, 3rd in the Cadet World Team Trials (1997), a two time Asics Cadet/Junior National Champions All-American in Fargo, ND. Upon concluding his high school career, he won four wrestling letters at Division I University of North Carolina at Greensboro.

Gibson is currently an 8th grade U.S. History teacher at Belzer Middle School.

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