Wrestling
2015 Coach of the Year
Mike Powell
Oak Park-River Forest High School
Oak Park,
Illinois Impact Statement
Powell led Oak Park-River Forest to multiple state championships and national prominence.
Biography
Mike Powell’s program numbers speak for themselves – two Illinois dual team state championships, four state team championships at the individual state tournament, 10 individual state champions and 31 individual all-state wrestlers.
Powell, who won a 1994 state title as a student-athlete at Oak Park River Forest in 1994, also amassed an overall coaching record of 213-44.