Mira Mesa Wrestling

Philosophy

G R A C E

Gratitude • Respect • Awareness • Communication • Embrace

Mira Mesa Wrestling seeks to build lifelong success in young men and women through the ancient sport of wrestling. We utilize the acronym GRACE to prepare wrestlers on and off the mat.

Staff

craig

Craig VanDyke Head Coach Boys and Girls
• Years Coaching: 19
• Years Coaching at Mira Mesa: 13
• Team USA Veteran National Team Assistant Coach (Freestyle World Champions '21, '22, '23 and '24)(Greco World Champions '22 & '23)
• Girls City Conference Coach of the Year (2x), Boy League Coach of the Year
• Boys CIF Championships in 2014 & 2024
• Has led the team to 11 CIF trophies
• Girls Masters Championship in 2022

eric

Eric Velasco JV Head Coach
• Years Coaching: 22
• 1994 MMHS Alumni
• Fall Guys Head Coach since 2010

adam

Adam Logue Head Assistant Coach
• Years Coaching: 17
• Years Coaching at Mira Mesa: 9.5
• Fall Guys Wrestling Coach

Dean

Dean Brown Assistant Coach
• Years Coaching: 19
• Years Coaching at Mira Mesa: 7
• Former MMHS Head Coach '09-'12

alex

Alexandra Savage Assistant Coach
• Years Coaching: 3
• Years Coaching at Mira Mesa: 3
• 2011 MMHS Alumni

davon

Davon Copeland Assistant Coach
• Years Coaching: 14
• Fall Guys Coach
• 1999 MMHS Alumni

jairus

Jairus Mahoe Assistant Coach
• Years Coaching: 4
• Years Coaching at Mira Mesa: 3

frank

Frank Criger Assistant Coach
• Years Coaching: 4
• Years Coaching at Mira Mesa: 2

Head Coaches at Mira Mesa

Noel Hall 1981-1983
• 2 League Titles

Mike Bakewell 1983-1984

Jon Talbott 1984-2009
• 2007 National Wrestling Hall of Fame Inductee
• 7 League Titles
• 9 Conference Titles
• 1 CIF Runner-up Finish (2005)

Dean Brown 2009-2012
• 2 League Titles
• 2 Conference Titles
• Coached State Finalist Gabi Musallam

Craig Vandyke 2012-Present
• 13 League Titles
• 12 Conference Titles
• 1 SDS Masters Title
• 2 CIF Titles
• 7 CIF Runner-up Finishes