Coach Dan is the Columbine Youth Wrestling Club’s Head Coach. He is a Colorado Native and has been wrestling since the age of 5 years old. Growing up he was a multi-sport athlete. The main sports he competed in were Football, Wrestling and Baseball. He has been an assistant High school coach as well as a youth age coach for many years. Coach Dan’s High School Coach & mentor taught him the value of giving back, so in addition to coaching, he is also a full time Firefighter. He enjoys mentoring young athletes in the sport of wrestling and is excited to be a part of this chapter in the Columbine Youth Wrestling Club.

Coach Alley is an assistant coach for Columbine High School wrestling. He has been coaching at Columbine since 2016. He started wrestling at a young age for the Heritage Youth Wrestling Program and went on to wrestle for Coach Ray Barron at Heritage High School. He graduated in 2005 and began to pursue a career in the Fire Service. Coach Alley is currently a Westminster Firefighter and credits the sport of wrestling as well as his coaches for providing the skills and tough lessons that build character, grit, compassion and the value of having a strong work ethic. He is passionate about giving back to a sport of wrestling as well as the athlete that compete in the sport.

Coach Barron is part of the Columbine High School wrestling coaching staff. He’s wrestled his entire life, including in the Heritage High School youth and high school programs. Coach Barron is a Denver Firefighter. His son, Calvin, is part of the CYWC. Coach Barron appreciates how wrestling prepares athletes for a variety of aspects of life, including overcoming hardship.