Coach Bob Adams - Head Coach Varsity
Coach Bob Adams enters his 8th year as the Head coach at Coon Rapids High school. Coach Adams graduated from Coon Rapids in 1979. Adams worked at the Metropolitan Transit Commission for the first 15 years after high school, and also continued his education at Augsburg College where he graduated with a B.A. degree in Sociology in 1983. After marrying his wife Cathy and the birth of two sons, Ryan and Jason, Adams attended St. Thomas where he earned a Masters degree in Education. Coach Adams is now in his 13th year of teaching and was one of the first recipients of Anoka Hennepin District 11 TOP Award Winners for excellence in teaching. Coach Adams wrestling credentials include a 4th and 5th place finish at the State High School Tournament and an individual National Championship as well as being named the Honor Athlete of the year at Augsburg in 1983. Coach Adams then helped coach the Augsburg Auggies over the next 10 years and was part of Augsburg very first National Team Championship. This past summer Coach Adams had the honor of being inducted into the Augsburg College Athletic Hall Of Fame.

Adam Thronson - Assistant Coach Varsity
Adam was born in 1975 to parents Gary and Glenda Thronson and grew up with brother Eric and sister Heidi.  He graduated from Hayfield High School in 1994 and graduated from Augsburg College in 1999.  Not only was Adam was the Academic All-State wrestler at Hayfield with a 3.8 GPA, he also held a career 132 wins, 4 time All-Conference, 6 year letter winner, member of the state runner up team in 1993, was Captain his Senior year, a 3 year letter winner in football, as well as a 3 year letter winner in baseball.  He was the 2 time Academic All-American at Augsburg, with 72 career wins, the Most Improved player his sophomore year, and received the Auggie Award Winner his senior year.  Adam coached the Minnesota Storm Cadet Greco team in Fargo 2000-2003  as well as Coached the Minnesota Storm Cadet National team to Greco and Freestyle to championships in 2001 and Greco to championship in 2002.  Adam is the coach of Coon Rapids Mat Bandits freestyle/ Greco teams since 1995.  He has six years teaching under his belt, 1 year at Rosemount High School and is moving into his 5th year at Coon Rapids.  Adam lives in Coon Rapids with my wife Becky and golden retriever named Sadie.

Bob Montague - Head Coach Junior Varsity
Coach Montague is no stranger to the sport of wrestling, since he enters his 24th year coaching high school wrestling.  Thirteen of those years at Coon Rapids helping the Cardinals reach new heights. Coach Montague was a State Runner-up in 1972 (wow he’s old) and wrestled on a Cultural Exchange team in Europe and for Team Minnesota against the Sweden and Finnish National teams in 1974. Montague wrestled at Anoka Ramsey and also for the United States Army in 1975. Coach Montague competed on the “All Army Team” in 1976 and 1977 defeating one of Russia’s best military wrestlers. Coach Montague currently is employed at Minnetonka High School and also coaches Golf and Football. He and his wife Joan have one child named Jake.

Harley Pottinger - Head Coach 9th Grade
Harley was born and raised in Hastings MN.  He was the youngest of eight children, and while Harley was growing up, he watched his brothers wrestle.  He couldn't wait to get his chance to get on the mat as well.  Harley started wrestling in second grade (they had to lie about his age since you weren't supposed to start until 3rd grade) and over the years he won four State Titles in freestyle and six in Greco, while also winning Regional Nationals in Greco as a 12 year old.  When Harley was 15, he was runner up in the the World Team Trials and later that summer was an All-American in Greco.  He was a four year started for the Varsity team in Hastings, and in his Junior year, placed fifth at the State Tournament, and was part of the team that won their first State Tournament over Apple Valley.  Harley's senior year he was Captain, and after a six week injury, came back and took 4th at State, while also helping the team take fifth in the State Tournament.  After a year's break from school, Harley attended Minnesota State Mankato where he majored in Earth Science Education and then graduated in 2002.  That summer he began working at Crossroads Alternative High School teaching Science, and later that year, Coach Thronson asked him if he'd be interested in helping out with the 9th Graders.  This is now Harley's 3rd year at Coon Rapids and he is extremely excited about the up and coming year.