Mountain View Bears Wrestling

	Jim Gassman Head Coach Education: Collins Hill 1996 University of Georgia BSEd University of Alabama MA Coach Gassman was a 4x All- Gwinnett County team selection in high school. He is a 4x County finalist and 2x County Champion. He won 4 Region Championships and was a 2x State Placer (3rd/5th). At the University of Georgia, he competed in the National Collegiate Wrestling Association and won the 118lb National Championship in 1998. He previously coached at Collins Hill and assisted the team in winning 6 State Championships while finishing in the top 3 in state for 7 years. Coach Gassman started the Mtn View program in 2009 and has helped the Bears to 205 dual wins in the 9 years of the program. He was selected as the 2015 Gwinnett Daily Post Wrestling Coach of the Year. In the 2017-18 season, the team finished as Area Dual Champions, 4th place at State Duals, Area Traditional Champions and 7th in the State Traditional Tournament. During the 9 seasons, 28 wrestlers have become state placers and 2 State Champions. Coach Gassman is on the Atlanta Takedown Association Board and the Gwinnett County Takedown Club Board. Coach Gassman's wife's name is Monica and has two daughters, Hannah (4) and Elizabeth (1).
	Darryl Colley Assistant Coach Education: Stephenson HS Georgia Southern University - BSED University of Georgia - Masters in Workforce Education Coach Colley is a graduate of Stephenson High School in Stone Mountain. While in high school, he wrestled JV and Varsity in the 189 and 215 weight classes. Coach Colley graduated from Georgia Southern University in Fall 2006 with a Bachelor's Degree in Technology Education. He is currently working on his Master's Degree in Workforce Education. For the past 6 years, Coach Colley has been coaching in several different arenas including Step, Little League football, and Martial Arts. Coach Colley's wife's name is Nikki. He has a son named Logan and a daughter named Savanna.
	Brandon Gill Assistant Coach Education: Collins Hill - 2006 Valdosta State University - 2011 Liberty University - 2014 Coach Gill is from Lawrenceville, Ga. He wrestled at Collins Hill and helped them earn a state championship in 2005. He earned his degree in History from Valdosta State University. Coach Gill is currently earning his masters degree in Special Education. While earning his undergraduate degree, he coached wrestling for 2 years at the Valwood School and 1 year of football at Valdosta High School. Coach Gill has also coached football, wrestling, and baseball at Central Carroll High School in Carrollton, Ga. Coach Gill is also an assistant coach with the MV football team. Coach Gill's wife is named Jaime. They have a young boy named Turner.
	Michael Bowbliss Assistant Coach Education: Meadowcreek 1993 Georgia State Coach Bowbliss was a four year letterman at Meadowcreek from 1990-1993. He helped the team to the county and region championships as well as multiple top-10 finishes by placing 4th and 2nd in the Georgia State Tournament. Bowbliss then went on to the Senior National Tournament where he was a quarterfinalist. Coach Bowbliss earned a wrestling scholarship to Georgia State University. He was a varsity letterman in 1994 wrestling at the weight of 190lbs. Coach Bowbliss coached at Collins Hill High School from 1997-2003 and helped the team to its first state championship in 2002. He has helped coach the Mtn View youth program over the past 6 years. The youth team has won the Gwinnett County Championship 3x in the last 5 years. The middle school team finished 5th in the state in 2014.
	Jerry Hennebaul Assistant Coach Coach Hennebaul was a Georgia High School State Champion for Parkview High School and continued his wrestling career at the University of Tennessee @ Chattanooga. Coach Hennebaul comes from a wrestling family with a brother and father in the National Wrestling Hall of Fame. Coach Hennebaul has coached at many different levels and has focused on youth programs at Collins Hill and Mountain View over the past 10 years. Coach Hennebaul is married to Amanda Hennebaul. He has 3 children, Luke, Maggie & Lex.