Coaching Staff

The Coaching staff at NLWC make it a priority to not only coach your athlete in the practice room, but also at tournaments. We believe competition is a healthy and natural way to identify areas of strength and weakness. This has been a critical step in the success of this coaching staff as season progresses. Tournaments will be identified at the beginning of season so you know where coaches and your teammates will be. There could be opportunities for coaching staff and team members to attend separate tournaments on the same day, this will be communicated in advance.

These coaches have worked together the last five wrestling seasons and have a cohesive relationship that benefits NLWC athletes.

North Liberty Wrestling Club Coaches

Derek Coorough

College: University of Iowa Hawkeyes 2004 – 2009
Team Titles 2008 & 2009
Team Big Ten Titles 2008 & 2009
High School: 2x State Champion & 4th place, career record 142-20
2x conference champ
Head Coach Liberty High School girls wrestling team 2022-current
Head Coach North Central Junior High girls wrestling team 2022- current
Head Coach North Liberty Recreation Club 2009 – 2017
Co-Head Coach Liberty Lightning Club 2017 – 2021
USA Wrestling *Bronze & Copper certified
Billy Murphy

Youth; 10x state champ, 2x regional champ; reno world champ (8th grade) record roughly 300-7
Highschool; state - 16-0 freshman then transferred had to sit out, 3rd,1st,1st. addidas soph national champ, nhsca junior national champ OW, senior national champ. iron man champ, record roughly 167-3
College; 15-0 at Iowa won 3 opens, njcaa national champ OW
Zach Walrod

High School: 4x Missouri State Qualifier, 1 time runner-up, career record 136-27
Collegiate Wrestling: University of Central Missouri, Neosho County Community College, Luther College
S&C Career: Illinois State University, Minnesota Twins Gulf Coast League, University of Memphis Football, University of Iowa (W. Wrestling, Baseball, M Golf)
Chris Jacobi

High School: Louisa-Muscatine, State Qualifier
College Wrestling: Cornell College 2000-2004
College Football: Cornell College 2000-2003
Volunteer Coach Liberty Lightning Wrestling Club 2017-2021
Tigue Snider

College: Cornell 2008 - 2012
2x NCAA Division 3 national qualifier 133lbs
Marcus Schneider

Fort Madison High School:
4 Sport Varsity Athlete, 4-time All-Academic/All-Conference
Wrestling State Place Winner – 6th 2002, 3rd 2003
Coe College:
Wrestling 2003-2007
Coaching:
Volunteer Coach at Liberty Lightning Wrestling Club 2019 – 2021
Assistant Coach at North Liberty Wrestling Club 2021 – current
Michael Fahrer

High School: New London IA
College: University of Iowa Hawkeyes 2006 – 2010
National Team Titles 2008/09/10
Big Ten Team Title 2008/09/10
Volunteer Coach North Liberty Recreation Center 2014-2017
Volunteer Coach Liberty Lighting Wrestling Club 2017 – 2021
Brian Shedek

Volunteer Coach Liberty Lightning Wrestling Club 2017- 2021
Doug Steele

Muscatine High School
1984 State runner up USA freestyle
1985 State Champion USA freestyle & Greco-Roman
1985 Runner up Mid-West regional USA freestyle & Greco-Roman
1986 IHSAA State Qualifier
1986 1st team All-conference
Volunteer club coach 2022-
Volunteer coach Liberty Lightning Girls team 2022-23
Kaleb Williams

Liberty High Alumni 2020
*wrestling & football
Morningside University
*football
Liberty High Teacher
*special ed strategist
Kensi Steele

2024 IGHSAU state qualifier