Greg Urbas
{{Short description|American wrestling coach}}
Greg Urbas is a former teacher and head wrestling coach at St. Edward High School in Lakewood, Ohio.
Military career
Teaching career
While at St. Edward High School, Urbas was a math teacher.{{cite web|url=https://news.theopenmat.com/blog/2018/06/07/honoring-st-edward-head-coach-greg-urbas/|title=Honoring St. Edward Head Coach Greg Urbas - The Open Mat|website=news.theopenmat.com}} He currently serves as a math tutor.{{cite web|url=https://intermatwrestle.com/articles/20172|title=Urbas retires, Heffernan takes helm at St. Edward|publisher=}}
Coaching career
Urbas was head coach at St. Edward for 29 years, from 1989 to 2018, where his teams won 24 state titles and 4 national titles.{{cite web|url=https://www.wkyc.com/article/news/health/high-school-sports/greg-urbas-retires-as-head-wrestling-coach-at-st-edward-high-school/95-557453626|title=Greg Urbas retires as head wrestling coach at St. Edward High School|publisher=}} In 1998, Urbas was named national wrestling coach of the year by the National High School Coaches Association.{{cite web|url=https://www.nhsca.com/page/COY1998?|title=1998 Coach of the Year - National High School Coaches Association|website=www.nhsca.com}}
Notable athletes coached
- Domenic Abounader, NCAA wrestling All-American at Michigan and silver medalist at 2018 Asian Games in freestyle wrestling
- Ryan Bertin, 2-time NCAA wrestling national champion and 4-time All-American at Michigan{{cite web|url=http://www.thevillagernewspaper.com/2013/01/09/attitude-attitude-attitude-an-interview-with-greg-urbas/|title=Attitude, Attitude, Attitude…… An interview with Greg Urbas - The Villager Newspaper Online|website=www.thevillagernewspaper.com}}
- Roger Chandler, NCAA wrestling runner-up and 3-time All-American at Indiana, head coach for Michigan State University wrestling team
- Dean Heil, 2-time NCAA wrestling national champion and 3-time All-American at Oklahoma State{{cite web|url=http://www.trackwrestling.com/tw/PortalPost.jsp?postId=682501132|title=Nick Corey: Greg Urbas isn't leaving St. Ed's. In fact, very little is changing with the national HS power|first=Andy|last=Hamilton|publisher=}}
- Chris Honeycutt, NCAA wrestling national runner-up and 2-time All-American at Edinboro, professional mixed martial artist[https://newspaperarchive.com/elyria-chronicle-telegram-jan-10-2006-p-14/ Elyria Chronicle Telegram Archives, Jan 10, 2006, p. 14]
- Andy Hrovat, 3-time NCAA wrestling All-American at Michigan and 2008 Olympian in freestyle wrestling
- Mark Jayne, 2-time NCAA wrestling All-American at Illinois
- Gray Maynard, 3-time NCAA wrestling All-American at Michigan State, former UFC title challenger{{cite web|url=https://www.cleveland.com/sports/index.ssf/2011/07/redemption_fuels_former_st_edw.html|title=Unyielding desire to succeed drives Gray Maynard as he prepares for UFC title fight|publisher=}}
- Nic Nemeth, WWE Wrestler, collegiate wrestler at Kent State
- Lance Palmer, NCAA wrestling national runner-up and 4-time All-American at Ohio State, Professional Fighters League featherweight champion{{cite web|url=http://www.espn.com/highschool/rise/news/story?id=3713122|title=RISE Mag: Mahoney: Palmer grappling with family legacy|date=19 November 2008|website=ESPN.com}}