Two inducted into NJCAA Wrestling Coaches Association Hall of Fame

Charlotte, NC: The NJCAA has announced two honorees to be inducted into the NJCAA Wrestling Coaches Association Hall of Fame. Two coaches have been honored. Read below for more on Cole Spree and Luke Moffitt.

Cole Spree | Coach | Indian Hills Community College (IA)

Spree started the Indian Hills men's and women's wrestling programs and became the first head coach in school history in 2019. Over that span, Indian Hills has won three consecutive women's wrestling national championships and earned three consecutive National Coach of the Year honors. Spree's impact on junior college women's wrestling has helped shape the sport and contributed to its current growth. He has coached 11 individual female national champions, two men's national runners-up, and nine team top-10 men's finished at the national tournament. In addition, Spree has earned over 100 career dual wins. In 2023, he was named the Open Mat NJCAA Coach of the Year and NWCA Coach of the Year.

Cole Spree is currently the head men's wrestling coach at Indian Hills Community College (IA). Before Indian Hills, Spree wrestled at Ellsworth Community College (IA) and was an All-American wrestler. He later returned to Ellsworth as the head wrestling coach of his alma mater. 

Luke Moffitt | Coach | Iowa Central Community College

Luke Moffitt has been the long-time head wrestling coach at Iowa Central Community College for 20 seasons. Over that span, Moffitt has led the Tritons to six national championships and a top-three finish at the national tournament 14 times. He holds a career record of 209-63. Thirty-six student-athletes have won individual national championships under Moffitt, and 118 have been named All-Americans. Moffitt has won National Coach of the Year five times throughout his career. 

Before coaching, Moffitt was an Iowa Central wrestler and the 141-pound NJCAA National Champion in 2000. Following his junior college career, he moved on to the University of Iowa and was a two-year starter for the Hawkeyes. In 2002, Moffitt won the Big 10 Championship and was voted the Tournament's outstanding wrestler. In 2022, Moffitt was inducted into the Glen Brand Wrestling Hall of Fame.