• Co-founder of the Silverback Wrestling Club
• Prep-High School All American, Blair Academy,
• 4th Place New England   High School Championship
• Connecticut State Champion, 1993
• 2X DI NCAA Regional Place Winner
• 4 Year Varsity Starter at Duquesne University, PA (DI)
• Duquesne University Wrestling Captain, 1999
• Copper Certified USA Wrestling Coach / CIAC Certified Wrestling Coach

RAFAEL CALIXTO

• Co-founder of the Silverback Wrestling Club
• 4X Connecticut Assistant Wrestling Coach of the Year, Windham High School
• NCAA All-American, 1997
• 3X NCAA Academic All-American
• 4X NCAA DII East Regional Place Winner
• American International College, Hall of Fame Inductee, 2008
• 2X Connecticut State Champion
• Bronze Certified USA Wrestling Coach / CIAC Certified

BG GONZALEZ

• Head Silverback Youth Wrestling Coach
• Wrestled Four years at Windham High School
• Copper Certified USA Wrestling Coach

 GREG LAFLAM

• Co-founder of the Windham Youth Wrestling Club / Silverback Wrestling Club
• Captain of the Windham High School New England Championship Team, 1992
• Member of Four Windham High School State Championship Teams, 1989 - 92
• Copper Certified USA Wrestling Coach

KIRK JENKINS

• Former Head Wrestling Coach, St. Bernard High School
• 2X Connecticut State Open Champion, 1988 & 1989
• New England High School Champion, 1989
• Former Greco / Freestyle Marine Corp Team Member, 1991 - 93
• Copper Certified USA Wrestling

BRANDON STROUT

• Assistant Wrestling Coach, Griswold High School
• Coached High School & Freestyle All Americans
• 2nd Place, State Open Games of America, 2003
• 5th Place, MAWA Nationals, 2004
• CIAC Certified Wrestling Coach

JAIME POULIN

• 2X Connecticut State Open Champion
• 3X Placed, New England High School Championships
• New England High School Champion, 1991
• 2nd Place, National High School Championships, 1991
• Member of Garden City Junior College (KS), Junior College National Championship Team, 1993
• Copper Certified USA Wrestling Coach

SHIRZAD AHMADI

• 4X World Champion
• 15X USA National Champion
• 4X Iranian National Champion
• Olympian, Iranian National Team
• World Military Champion
• 16 time world medalist