Head Coach – Josh Krebs
Josh Krebs took over coaching the Knights at the beginning of the 2003-04 season.
Before coming to Irondale, Krebs spent the 2000-01 season as an assistant for the Owatonna Huskies and helped the team to a second place finish in the state tournament. He then returned to his alma mater and was an assistant coach for the Minot Magicians for the 2002-03 season. During that year the Magicians had eight state placers and two state finalists.
In college, Krebs wrestled for the Golden Gophers at the University of Minnesota. While there he received two varsity letters and was a member of the 2001 NCAA championship team. Coach Krebs’ college career was cut short by injuries but he still managed to make himself a valuable member of his team while earning his undergraduate degree.
Krebs graduated from Minot High School in 1996 where he won three ND state championships and placed in the state tournament five times. When he graduated, Krebs held the state record for career wins with 179 and wins in a season at 40 (both records have since been broken). He still holds school records for career wins (179), career pins (75), takedowns in a season (175), technical falls in a season (8), technical falls career (26), team points in a season (273.5), and consecutive wins (90). Krebs was also a two-time letter winner in football and his senior year he was named captain and was an All Conference and 2nd Team All-State Linebacker.
At the conclusion of his senior year Josh Krebs was voted North Dakota’s male high school athlete of the year by the ND sportscasters and sportswriters. He was also inducted into the Minot High School Hall of Fame in October of 2007 along with his older brother Jesse.
Krebs received his bachelor’s degree and Masters of Education from the University of Minnesota. He is a full time Physical Education and Health teacher at Edgewood middle school.
Assistant Coaches
Marshal Ash
Marshal graduated from Milaca High School in 2010 where he had spent the previous 14 years wrestling. His sophomore year he started wrestling varsity at 215lb (where he stayed his last three years). He assisted the Milaca Wolves in taking 4th as a team in Class AA in both 2008 and 2010. His junior year he became All Conference, took 5th individually in the state tournament, and was named to the 2nd Academic All-State Team. His senior year he was All Conference, was named to the 1st Academic All-State Team, placed 1st in his section, and became the 2010 215lb State Champion.
In Milaca, Marshal is a member of the 100+ Career Win Club (110 wins) and the 20+ Pins in a Season Club (23 in 2009-10). In high school he was involved in many activities including being captain of the football team (where he was inducted into the National Football Foundation Hall of Fame as a National Scholar-Athlete in 2010), captain of the wrestling team, track and field, student council, peer tutoring, president of NHS, and was heavily involved in his church’s youth group.
Marshal is currently at Bethel University where he is pursuing his degree in Biology with a pre-medical emphasis.
Ryan ClarkRyan was a 5 time letter winner for wrestling at Irondale High School. Ryan graduated in 2006 as the career leader in wins with 126. Ryan was named a captain of the wrestling team during his junior and senior years of high school and was also a two-time state entrant. He was voted Outstanding Wrestler of the 2005 Minnesota Christmas Tournament during his senior year. Ryan is currently working as a remodeler for Clark Builders and Remodelers LLC.
Ben wrestled 4 years and spent 1 year as a captain of the Luther College wrestling team, graduating in 2007. He was a 5 year letter winner in wrestling and graduate of Highland Park Senior High School in 2003. His graduated with a career record of 104-32 and was a 3 time all-conference selection. Ben qualified for the state tournament in 2002. He also earned two letters in soccer, and 3 letters in baseball during high school. He currently teaches Physical Education and Health at Edgewood Middle School and is the Assistant Varsity Baseball Coach at Irondale.
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