JOHN GLENN COACHES

	BILL POLK, HEAD COACH As a Division I State Finalist in 1993, Coach Bill Polk knows what it takes to win at a high level. He went from Dearborn High School to Eastern Michigan University’s wrestling squad and, later on, to Olivet College. Upon graduation, he signed on as an assistant coach at John Glenn where he served for two seasons before taking over the reins as head coach eight years ago. In his relatively short tenure as John Glenn’s wrestling leader, he has amassed over a hundred dual meet victories as well as numerous league and district titles. Currently, four his former wrestlers are competing at the college level, which is testament to his ability to instill a love for competition among his students. Coach Polk has also been named Observerland Coach of the Year for the 2006-2007,2007-2008 and 2008-2009 seasons. He was also named Regional Coach of the Year in 2009.
	FRANK COX, ASSISTANT COACH It’s often been said that Coach Cox has forgotten more wrestling than most of the rest of us ever knew. That could well be since Cox has a marriage with wrestling that goes back at least five decades. Frank was a two time Michigan high school state runnerup and was coached by his father, Al, a Michigan Wrestling Coaches Association Hall of Fame member. Recruited by Eastern Michigan University, Cox wrestled for the Hurons starting in 1968. Later, after college, he joined the U.S. Army and tried out for their wrestling team, where he succeeded in securing a spot for the remainder of his stint. Upon his return from the Army, Frank joined the coaching staff at Eastern. He later went into the retail business and after getting that off the ground, he began to volunteer his time to the wrestling team at John Glenn. He had two sons, Ryan and Rece, wrestle in the program and, like his father before him, Frank helped guide Rece to the state finals twice. Rece holds many of the current John Glenn wrestling records, having been an All Stater three times and helps out his father occasionally with the coaching responsibilities. Coach Cox has been named Regional Assistant Coach of the Year twice. This year, he joined the John Glenn football staff, assisting with the freshman team.
	JEREMY HARRIS, ASSISTANT COACH Coach Jeremy Harris was a two-time state finalist for Battle Creek Pennfield in 1992 and 1993, winning the state championship at 103 lbs. in his junior season. He went on to compete at both Muskegon Junior College and Olivet College. He placed in the top ten in the nation in both the Junior College and Division III championships. In 1998, he began coaching at John Glenn High School. He left for a one year stint as head coach at New Haven High School before returning to Glenn where he has remained since. He is employed with Detroit Public Schools.
	ERIC SCHAMBERS, ASSISTANT COACH Entering his second year as an assistant coach for John Glenn, soon-to-be college grad, Eric Schambers, has already logged a good deal of experience in his budding career. Having been a two-time All State wrestler for the Rockets, Eric has been helping out with coaching duties during his college years. In addition to his duties with the high school team, he’s coached and managed the Bottle Rockets as well as having served as an assistant wrestling coach last year at Stevenson Middle School. This past fall, Eric served as the head freshman football coach in Glenn’s program. Majoring in Business Management Marketing Technology Education, Eric has enough college credits to qualify him to be a substitute teacher. After college, he would like to stay and work in the area. If not Westland, he wouldn’t mind working in Livingston County. Eric likes outdoors activities in the better weather. Dirt biking and boating and fishing in the summer are favorites. He’ll also take a shot at paintball when he can.
	JOHN WOOD, ASSISTANT COACH The senior member of the coaching staff, Coach John Wood goes back to the early days of John Glenn wrestling, having wrestled on the very first teams Glenn fielded in the mid 60’s. Wood went on to wrestle at Eastern Michigan University where he was a teammate of both Coach Cox and former Glenn coach, Tom Buckalew. Wood took a position at Valparaiso University upon graduation from EMU. He returned to Michigan in 1972 and did coaching stints at Romulus High School, Trenton High School,and Wayne Memorial High School. He also was an M.H.S.A.A. official for two years. Wood also served as president of the Michigan Wrestling Club for six years, during which time, the MWC produced the first U.S. Olympic Champion in Greco-Roman wrestling in Steve Fraser in 1984. Both Wood’s sons, Dave and Jim, were standout wrestlers for Glenn during the previous four seasons.