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Coach Kness
Cory Kness was nominated the 2024 Naples Daily News "Coach of the Year". He has coached Wrestling for 30 years and is the new Aubrey Rogers HS Head Coach. Kness served as the Head Coach for Naples HS from 1995-2005 where he coached multiple State placers and Champions. He graduated from Colorado State University - Pueblo as a 4 year Collegiate letterman and Team Captain. He pursued making the Olympic Freestyle Team in 1996 & 2000. He served as the Colorado USA Wrestling State Chairman. Kness moved home from Colorado to begin Patriot Wrestling. As a leader in the sport, Cory looks forward to training young men and women to be Champions on and off of the mats!
Coach Udchik
Coach Udchik has been involved with wrestling for 35 years and is going into his 21st season as a wrestling coach. He wrestled in high school and Division One in college at Northern Illinois University in Dekalb. Coach “Ud” was both an assistant and head coach in the Chicago suburbs before moving to Florida in 2022. Udchik is now a vital part of the Patriot Wrestling program. He has coached numerous state qualifiers, and state placers.
Coach Poche
Coach Caleb Poche is a Naples High School wrestling graduate. He pursued wrestling at the Collegiate level where he competed for the University of Dubuque in Iowa. Caleb continues to compete at the Senior Freestyle level. Poche joined the ARHS and Patriot Wrestling club staff this past season and is pushing the young lives training in our program toward great success.