North Central College Women's Wrestling

Joe Norton '10/M '13 returned to North Central College as the head men's wrestling coach in 2014 after previously holding the same position at Knox College. From

Alara Boyd joined the North Central College women's wrestling coaching staff in the summer of 2024 as a graduate assistant coach. Boyd will work primarily with the

Amanda Martinez joined the men's and women's wrestling staffs as a graduate assistant prior to the 2021-2022 season before being named as assistant coach in the summer of 2022. She completed her collegiate career with the Cardinals as a two-time All-American, reaching the national finals and finishing as the runner-up at 130 pounds at the National Collegiate Women's Wrestling Championships in both 2020 and 2021. She graduated as the program's all-time leader in career victories. In addition to her stellar career on the mat, Martinez also got the job done in the classroom as a three-time NWCA Scholar All-American. Still actively competing on the senior level, Martinez represented the USA at 57kg at the 2021 U23 World Championships in Belgrade Serbia. She is a four-time USA Wrestling All-American, and is currently ranked 3rd in the United States on the Olympic ladder at 57kg after making the 2022 Senior National team. She finished top 8 at the 2020 U.S. Olympic Trials and was 4th at the 2021 USA Wrestling Senior World Team Trials at 55kg. Amanda graduated from North Central in the spring of 2021 with a degree in Management.

Emma Grimm '25 joined the North Central women’s wrestling coaching staff in the fall of 2025 after a four-year career on the mat for the Cardinals, competing at

Grant Zamin joined the men's and women's wrestling staff as a graduate assistant before the 2021-2022 season. In the summer of 2022, he was promoted to assistant coach before being named the head men's wrestling coach in June 2024. Since his time at North Central, both teams have had their best seasons in school history, with the women winning the 2022-23 NCWWC National Championship while the men were ranked No. 1 in the nation before earning a team trophy with a fourth-place finish at the NCAA DIII National Championships in 2022-23. North Central has tallied four National Champions and 41 All-American honors on the women's side, with two National Champions and nine All-American awards on the men's side since Zamin's arrival. Zamin comes to North Central after an impressive career on the mat at the University of Wisconsin–La Crosse where he was a two-time All-American. After finishing eighth at the NCAA Division III Championships in 2019, Zamin was the No. 1 seed at 157 pounds at the 2020 NCAA Division III Championships, which were canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. He was ranked No. 2 by the NWCA at 165 pounds in 2021 when the Championships were again canceled, taking away his opportunity to become a three-time All-American. Zamin was a three-time WIAC tournament Champion and four-time finalist at UWL, helping lead his team to the conference championship all four years. Zamin also has an impressive freestyle resume, having earned All-American honors at the 2020 USA Wrest

Jared Head joined the North Central men's and women's wrestling programs as an assistant coach for both teams in July of 2025.  Head comes to North Central after

Kendra Ryan '25 joined the North Central women's wrestling coaching staff as a graduate assistant in the fall of 2025. As an undergraduate at North Central, Ryan