Corona del Mar wrestling coach Gary Almquist has resigned after 17 years, athletic director Don Grable said.

At CdM, Almquist coached 23 individual league champions, 12 CIF medalists and one CIF champion. In 1999, he led CdM to a league title. He will remain on campus as teacher and activities director.

CdM is looking to fill the wrestling position. All interested applicants should send a letter of interest, resume, and up to three letters of recommendation to Athletic Director Don Grable at dgrable@nmusd.us.  The deadline for the application materials is Friday, June 14th

Marina’s Colin Navickas earned Academic All-America honors, announced by the National High School Coaches Association.

“This year’s Academic All-American are the epitome of what a student-athlete is. Not only do they excel on the playing field, mat, court, or track but they also excel in the classroom” NHSCA Executive Director Bobby Ferraro stated. “These student athletes are leaders in and out of the classroom and are the future leaders of tomorrow. We are proud to deem them Academic All Americans”.

Here is the info on Navickas:

Colin Navickas (California) competes in the sport of wrestling at Marina High School for Coach Chris Rasmussen. He currently has a 3.7 GPA and is ranked #112 in his class of 640. He scored 1310 on his SAT and 30 on his ACT. Colin placed 6th in his 2013 state championships and has a career record of 138-32.

County wrestlers Aaron Negrette (Calvary Chapel), Peter Cunningham (Calvary Chapel), Gino Roman (El Dorado), Johnny Knowles (Calvary Chapel), Christian Claudio (Calvary Chapel), Josh Rus (Villa Park) and Josh Sowma (La Habra) will compete on Team California this week at the 2013 Flo Nationals tournament, April 5-6 at Indiana University in Pennsylvania.

Last year, California won the tournament.

The 2013 CIF State Wrestling Championships ended Saturday night.Here are the county medalists

152 – Aaron Negrette, Calvary Chapel, 7th

160 – Colin Navickas, Marina, 6th

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Here are the county wrestlers qualifying for the CIF State Tournament, March 1-2 at Rabobank Arena in Bakersfield.

106 – Martin Garcia, Laguna Hills; Michael Rangel, La Habra

113 – Luis Ortiz, Magnolia; Jake Langenwalter, Valencia

120 – Randy Howe, Los Alamitos

126 – Peter Cunningham, Calvary Chapel; Andrew Clayton, Santa Margarita

132 – Adam Alvarado, Calvary Chapel; Gino Roman, El Dorado; Gil Gutierrez, Santa Ana

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