Jerry Winterton
Cary High School
Impact Statement
Winterton is one of the elite coaches in North Carolina Wrestling history with over 600 victories.
Biography
Since taking over the reins at Cary in 1982, Winterton’s teams have rewritten the state record books. Cary has won 16 Class 4A dual and individual state team titles, and Winterton has coached 40 individual state champions. In 1997, 2005 and 2007, Cary swept the dual and individual state titles, and this year’s team finished the season ranked No. 25 nationally by W.I.N. magazine.
Winterton has coached his teams to more tournament titles – 146 – than any other coach in American high school wrestling history. His teams have posted 24 unbeaten regular seasons, and his overall record is 517-15 at Cary and 539-33 in his career. Winterton was elected to the Cary High School Hall of Fame in 1995 and the North Carolina wing of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame in Stillwater, Oklahoma in 2004.
Since being honored in 2007, Winterton has continued to lead Cary to success until his retirement in 2010. He finished with a career record of 630-17 over his 29 year career. He has coach 44 individual state champions and 32 High School All Americans. He led Cary to 28 straight conference titles.
Upon his retirement Winterton continued to be a part of the team. He was the assistant coach for 11 years until 2020 when he took back the team as the head coach.
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