Our Team
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Sal Basile | Head Coach
• 23 yrs. coaching youth and high school wrestling
• Assistant Wrestling coach Springstead High School- Spring Hill, FL: 1995-1999 & 2004-2012 • Head Wrestling coach Springstead High School: 2013-2015
• Head Wrestling coach Jesuit High School- Tampa, FL: 2016-Present • NWCA- Assistant Coach of the Year: 2010-11
• Wrestling USA -National Assistant Coach of the Year: 2011
• Hernando County- Wrestling Coach of the Year: 2013, 2014, 2015
• Florida Dairy Farmers- Coach of the Year: 2013, 2019, 2022
• NFHS- Coach of the Year: 2018-19
• Joel Medgebow (Hillsborough County)- Coach of the Year: 2019-20
• 4x FHSAA Team State Champions: 2011, 2012, 2013 (Springstead), 2022 (Jesuit) • 4x FHSAA Team State Runner-up: 2010, 2015 (Springstead), 2019, 2020 (Jesuit) • 2020 FHSAA Dual State Champions (2020)
• 49 Individual FHSAA State Champions
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David Mason | Head Coach
Coach David Mason grew up in South Tampa before moving to Brandon as a middle schooler where he attended Bloomingdale HS.
After high school Coach Mason attended Eastern Michigan University on scholarship.
• 3x FHSAA State Placer
• 2X Undefeated FHSAA State Champion
• HS All-American
• Top 100 National Recruit
• 13x Freestyle and Greco State Champion
• 9x USA SE Regional Champion
• 5x National All-American
• Junior National Champion
• AAU Iron Man & Grand Nationals Champion, Super 32 Runner-Up, Ohio TOC Champion • Cadet- Outstanding Wrestler of the Year
• HS Career Record of 146-3
• Board of Directors Member with Southern Wrestling Officials Association • Nationally certified wrestling official
• Officiated state & national level events for 2 decades
• USA Wrestling M1 rated official
• Member of NWCOA
• Head Assistant Coach at Manatee HS for 10 seasons
• Head Youth and Development Coach for Manatee Hurricane Wrestling Club (2007-2017) Head Coach- Masonites WC
• USAW National Assistant Coach of the Year- RU 2010 & 2012
• Pennsylvania National Teams Fargo Coach- 2013 thru 2016
• Florida National Teams Coach 2017- Present
• Florida National Teams Director- Florida Amateur Wrestling Association (FAWA) • Current Associate Head Coach- Jesuit HS
• Current Head Coach at TBTWC
• Coached over 50 FHSAA State Finalists & over 30 FHSAA State Champions. • 6x FHSAA Team State Runner-up finishes
• 2x FHSAA Team State Championships
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David Cunningham | Head Coach
Coach Cunningham “My greatest joy is watching these kids grow from boys to men. Many of whom have chosen to become educators and coaches”
• Began coaching career in California in 1975
• Over 30 state placers
• 4 Individual State Champions including current Jesuit- Assistant Coach, David Mason • USAW Silver Level Certification
• Masters Degree in Special Education with over 30 years classroom experience • Assistant Wrestling Coach- Jesuit High School: 2019-2021
• Head Wrestling Coach- Tampa Bay Tiger WC: 2019- Current
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Kevin Norstrem | Coach
• 4 year starter for Brandon High School- Brandon, FL
• HS Career Record; 247-3
• 5x FHSAA State Champion 2009-2013
• USAW Fargo Greco National Champion
• 2X Super 32 All-American
• 2017 graduate of Virginia Tech University
• NCAA Qualifier
• 2014 Midlands Invitational- 5th
• 2014 Cliff Keen Invitational- 7th
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Luke Gardner | Coach
• 4 year starter for Pottsville High School- Pottsville, PA • 2x PA State Qualifier
• PA State Place-winner
• 2x PA Freestyle State Champion
• HS Career Record: 144-25
• Scholarship athlete and 2021 graduate of Penn State University • PSU starter in 2021
• Current Financial Advisor at Northwestern Mutual
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Dom Forys | Coach
• 4 year starter at North Allegheny HS, PA.
• 2x PIAA State Placer
• 1x PIAA State Runner-Up
• USAW Fargo All-American
• Undefeated at Junior Nationals, NHSCA Duals, & AAU Scholastic Duals
• HS Career Record 151-22
• Wrestler & Graduate of University of Pittsburg
• 4x NCAA National Qualifier
• 2015 ACC- 3rd
• 2016 ACC- Runner-up
• 2017 ACC Champion
• 2018 ACC Runner-up
• 2x ACC Wrestler of the Week
• 2x ACC All-ACC Team
• Keystone Classic Champion
• Clarion Open Champion
• Current Medical Sales rep at Stryker
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Cody Ross | Coach
4 year starter at Springstead High School- Spring Hill, FL
• 1x FHSAA State Runner-Up: 2009
• 3x FHSAA State Champion: 2010, 2011, 2012
• 2010 USAW Folkstyle National Champion
• 2011 Fila Greco National Champion
• 3x USAW Fargo All-American
• Scholarship athlete & 2016 graduate of University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, NC