Head Coach: Collin Robertson
Collin is in his 4th year as a Spanish Teacher and Head Wrestling Coach at Centennial High School. Currently he is also a student with the University of Idaho working towards a Master’s in Educational Administration. He is a graduate of Boise State University where he was a three year starter and NCAA qualifier. He was a Pac-10 Conference Champion and an NCAA All-American while competing with BSU.
Before attending Boise State, Collin earned a scholarship to BYU. While there he started for the BYU wrestling team one year before serving a two year mission to Buenos Aires. He loves to travel and utilize his Spanish speaking skills. Since his arrival at Centennial, the Patriots have had an overall dual record of 36-15. Also there have been 7 individual State Champions, 3 All-Americans, 18 State placers, and 48 State qualifiers at Centennial in the last 3 years. In 2006 the wrestling team was awarded the Academic State Championship while in 2007 they brought home a team State Championship for the first time in 18 years. They were also able to win the District Championship, Rollie Lane Invitational, and Minico Tournament that same year.
Collin was honored as the District III and 5A State Coach of the Year in 2007. Collin has been wrestling freestyle and Greco since he was 5 and is now in his 6th year as a club wrestling coach. He’s excited to see the start of the Patriot Wrestling club after having a successful part in Idaho Express the last three years. He hopes to help the wrestlers improve their wrestling skills and teach life lessons that will stay with the athletes. Collin is married to Tonya Robertson the love of his life.
Assistant Head Coach: Cam Jones
3X Utah High School State Champ
1X Cadet National Champ
2X Cadet World Team Member
3X Junior National Champ
Junior World Team Member
Junior World Team Member
3rd @ US Senior National in 2001
4th @ US World Team Trials 2001
5th @ US World Team Trial 2005
8th @ US Senior Nationals 2006
Former Boise State Wrestler
Greco Coach For 2 years, 7 Cadet/Junior All-Americans (Fargo)Assistant Coach at Lowell Scott Middle School, undefeated season and District Champions.
Schoolboy/girl / Cadet Junior Coach: Dan Muir
Midget/Novice Coach: Eric Crespi In 1989 Eric Crespi wrestled for Centennial High School and won the A1 State Championship at the State Tournament in Moscow, Idaho. In July of 1989 Eric entered the Freestyle National Wrestling Championships in Waterloo, Iowa. For 5 days Eric wrestled against other state wrestling champions from every state in the Union and went on to win the prestigious title of a High School All American Wrestler by placing in the top 10 wrestlers in the United States.
As a youth Eric was one of the top wrestlers to come out of the Western Idaho kids program. Eric started wrestling when he was 6 years old with the Idaho Express wrestling club in Meridian. As a youth he loved the sport and excelled as he became more proficient. While a kid wrestler Eric won 16 Idaho State Championships (which included both freestyle and Greco Roman styles), and went on to win 10 National Freestyle wrestling championships. When Eric was 8 years old he won the Freestyle National Championships in Olympia, Washington. Later that year Eric traveled to Mexico City where he enter the 12 year old and under Wilfredio Masso International wrestling tournament. The tournament hosted all of Mexico, Latin America and the United States. Being only 8 years old Eric gave up 4 years of maturity yet he went on to place second in his weight division. Eric is one of the better wrestling tacticians to come out of the Northwest with his years of experience. As a coach he is excellent because of his experience starting as a youth in a sport that is often called a physical chest game.
Eric went on to wrestle at BSU and later in his career joined the Marine Corp and in his second year in the Corp he won the Marine tryout for their freestyle wrestling team. Unfortunately due to a death in the family Eric had to post pone his opportunity to pursue being a Marine Corp Wrestler.
Other Wrestling achievements:
- Four time Idaho District Wrestling Champion.
- Four time Idaho State Wrestling place winner (4th place as a freshman, 3rd place as a sophomore, 2nd place as a junior and 1st place and state champion as a senior.
- Winner of the Danny Holloway award for the best Junior High Wrestler.
- Most outstanding junior wrestler at Centennial High School, 1988.
- Most outstanding senior wrestler at Centennial High School, 1989.
MARK MALMGREN - 2 x Idaho State Placer
Centennial Wrestling Captain, 2009
Pre-Bantam/Bantam Coaches: Jon Watson / Sean Moon
Jon Watson
Jon Watson is in his 14th year here at Centennial. He spent half of that time as the Head Wrestling Coach and Fitness/Psychology teacher and the second half as the Athletic Director. He is a graduate of Boise State University with a Bachelor’s in Public Affairs and received his Masters Degree in Athletic Administration from Idaho State University. Jon started for Boise State for two years in college and was 5th in the PAC 10 as a true freshman and 2nd in the Rocky Mountain Regional Olympic Trials before suffering a career ending back injury.
Before attending Boise State, Jon wrestled for Bruce Burnett at Meridian High School 1984 -1987. He was a two time District Champion and a two time State Champion for the Warriors while they won 4 state team titles in a row. Jon was also a High School All-American in Greco-Roman. Jon took over the Patriot Wrestling program in 1996 and has coached over 20 individual state champions, 5 All-Americans and 73 state placers there. He also coached the team to three District Championships, 6 state trophies and won tournament championships at Minico, Rollie Lane, Clearwater Classic, and the Lowry Invitational.
Jon was honored as District III Coach of the Year three times in 1998, 1999 and 2000. Jon grew up in Meridian and has been wrestling Freestyle and Greco-Roman since he was 5 years old and won his first individual Idaho State Championship in Freestyle at age 6. He is in his second year back helping out with the Freestyle program since his retirement from coaching in 2005. His philosophy since he began coaching the Patriots in 1996 has been “it’s not just about building champions; it’s about building better human beings”. He is married to Sarah and has three children, Bailey, Gable, and Joe. His goal is to help Collin and the Patriot program provide positive experiences for young wrestlers at Centennial and see his boys wrestle for Coach Robertson.
Sean Moon
Sean Moon has been coaching wrestling at the high school level for eighteen years. He has been the assistant coach for Bonneville, Payette, and Centennial High Schools. In 2007, Sean was honored as the District III assistant coach of the year. Over the years, he has been involved with freestyle and Greco-roman wrestling at each of the individual schools.
Sean began his wrestling career with the Idaho Express Wrestling Club. He is excited to see the formation of the Patriot Wrestling Club, and hopes to promote the same grassroots philosophy towards wrestling that he learned as a youth. While wrestling for Idaho Express, Sean was an eight time freestyle and six time Greco-roman state champion, a three time Western national freestyle and Greco-roman champion, seventh at the Junior nationals three times, and an AAU national champion.
Sean was a two time Idaho high-school state wrestling champion with an overall record of 101-4, earning high school all-American honors. He went on to earn wrestling scholarships first to LSU and then transferred to BSU. While at BSU, Sean placed in both the Big Sky and Pac-10 championships.
Throughout his career Sean has helped coach numerous high school individual state champions and four high school all-Americans. One common element Sean can identify among all of the champions with whom he has been involved is time spent wrestling freestyle and Greco-roman.
Sean has been a high school English teacher for the past eight years. He has been married to his wife, Stacey, for nineteen years. They have three children Cameron, Olivia, and Jackson.
COACHES POOL FOR TOURNAMENTS AND PRACTICES
Mike Tuma Bronze Certified
Sean McFarlane Bronze Certified
Mike Jaramillo Bronze Certified
