Mustang Wrestling Club: Mustang Wrestling

Founded in 1990, the Houston High School Wrestling Program has established and continues to maintain a winning tradition. For over two decades, under the leadership of two different coaches, the young men who have donned the black and silver have set a high standard of achievement and excellence for the next generation of Mustang wrestlers. With over 200 dual meet victories under his belt, National High School Wrestling Hall of Fame Coach Walt Holmes has established himself as one of the premier coaches in the State of Tennessee. Many of his wrestlers have been extremely successful at the local and state level. Two former GYAA athletes, Luke Borneman (baseball) and Brandon Wright (football), won state championships in wrestling for Houston High School.

The development of young wrestlers is an essential ingredient for a successful High School Program. As a result, Houston has committed a great deal of time and resources to the Youth Wrestling Program. The coach responsible for overseeing the Youth Program is Eric Sacharczyk. Eric just recently joined the Houston coaching staff and brings energy and enthusiasm, in addition to a wealth of wrestling knowledge and intensity to the program. For the past four seasons, Eric has been training and developing young wrestlers and is dedicated to assisting young men reach their full potential on and off the mat.

Mustang Youth Wrestling is real wrestling - the world’s oldest and greatest sport - not the acting you see on television. It permits boys of any size and weight to compete for personal pride and glory, where success is not necessarily determined by ones natural athletic ability, but by the size of ones heart. Wrestling teaches young men the value of hard work, discipline, commitment, and perseverance - qualities that will serve them well in life. Some of our nations greatest leaders competed in wrestling as young men - Benjamin Franklin, Abraham Lincoln, George Patton, Norman Schwarzkopf and Donald Rumsfeld to name a few. In addition, a recent study by the NCAA revealed that wrestlers on average were considered to be the least injured athletes, carried the highest overall grade point average of student athletes, and the best overall athletes due to their superior conditioning. Character, Discipline and Commitment are what Mustang Youth Wrestling is all about!  

Our program is open to all boys in grades K through 8th. The focus of the program is learning the fundamentals of the sport while gaining valuable mat experience. All practices take place at Houston High School with practice days and times determined by the athletes age and/or skill level. Practices begin in October and are directed and overseen by designated, experienced wrestling coaches who are assisted by current and former wrestlers who show an aptitude and ability for developing young athletes. The program allows wrestlers to compete in both team dual and individual competitions. While participation at these events is highly encouraged, it is not mandatory. Wrestlers may choose to attend all events, some of the events, or none of the events and only attend practices. Whatever the choice, the participant will gain valuable experience and self confidence. Athletes compete in weight classes and divisions based on age.

These former Mustang Youth Wrestlers went on to capture state titles...