Jake Hairrell embarks on his coaching career this season as he takes over the reigns of the Chiefs’ program. Coach Hairrell brings over 17 years of wrestling experience to the matt and is no stranger to Waubonsee’s program. Hairrell was a Chiefs’ grappler during the 2002-2003 season before an injury cut short his collegiate career just as it was beginning.

Hairrell graduated in 2000 from Lakeland High School in Minocqua, Wisconsin where he excelled as a heavyweight wrestler. During his prep career he was the Wisconsin Wrestling Federation Freestyle and Greco-Roman State Champion, anchoring Team Wisconsin’s Freestyle and Greco-Roman squads in 1999 and 2000. Hairrell also was a Silver Medalist at America's International Wrestling Challenge before going on to serve as Greco-Roman Specialist for the United States Olympic Training Center at Marquette, Mich. in 2004 and 2005. While there, Hairrell learned under the tutelage of the legendary Ivan Ivanov, a 6-time Bulgarian Greco-Roman National Champion and former Olympian.

Hairrell is never far from a wrestling matt as he is the Director of Training for Pinnacle Performance Wrestling in St. Charles. Hairrell is a Certified Personal Trainer and the former Director of Personal Training for Core Fitness and X/Sports Health Clubs. Coach Hairrell is single and currently resides in St. Charles.

Jeff Anderson has been on all three sides of Waubonsee’s wrestling equation. He was a Chiefs’ grappler in the early 1990’s, and has served as an assistant coach and head coach with the program during the last nine years. Coach Anderson continues to bring a plethora of experience, knowledge and a hands-on coaching style to the program.

Anderson graduated from DeKalb High School where he starred for the highly successful Barbs wrestling program. He completed an Associate’s degree in Business at Waubonsee in 1992. He continued his wrestling career at Elmhurst College where he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Marketing in 1994. Anderson then served as an assistant coach for two years at Elmhurst prior to helping the Chiefs.

Coach Anderson is a three-time AAU National Champion and has also won the Iron Man National Championship. At the 2003 USA Wrestling National Championships, he captured the 85kg (187.5 lbs.) title in the Freestyle Veteran ‘A’ Division, the top tier for wrestlers 35 to 40 years of age. Anderson went on to place 5th at both the 2003 World Championships and the Greco-Roman division at the 2005 Veterans World Tournament. He has represented the United States in Germany, France, Russia, Czechoslovakia, Finland and the Middle East. When not working over opponents, Anderson works ‘the numbers’ in the Mortgage industry and lives in Sugar Grove.

The 2007-2008 season is John Robinson’s ninth year with the Chiefs’ program. Coach Robinson served as a volunteer assistant coach in 1999 before taking over as head coach for six seasons. He returned to the role of volunteer assistant coach last year. As head coach Robinson consistently developed competitive squads, culminating with a NJCAA Division III National Runner-up finish in 2006.

During his tenure with the program, nine Chiefs’ grapplers earned NJCAA All-American status including 133-lb. National Champion Ray Stephens in 2006. Robinson’s 2002-2003 crew finished 15th nationally and the 2003-2004 team placed 17th in the nation. In addition, his 2001-02 squad achieved a cumulative academic grade-point-average that tied them for number one in the nation among NJCAA wrestling teams.

Robinson wrestled in college for perennial national champion University of Iowa from 1993 through 1995. At New Hampton High School in Iowa, Robinson placed fifth in the state as a sophomore and second as a senior in 1991. Prior to coming to Waubonsee, Coach Robinson had a stint as a volunteer assistant coach at Plano High School in 1999. Away from the mat, Robinson and his wife Terri live in nearby Maple Park with sons Garret and Lane.