Your Navy Coaches

Cary Kolat (Head Wrestling Coach)

As A Competitor

• Two-time NCAA Division 1 wrestling champion at Lock Haven University (1996 & 1997)
• Four-time NCAA Division 1 All-American (Penn State & Lock Haven
• Three-time World Cup wrestling gold medalist (1998, 1999 & 2000)
• Two-time Pan American Games gold medalist (1999 & 2000)
• Competed in the 2000 Olympics in Sydney
• Three-time U.S. Open wrestling champion (1997, 1999, & 2000)
• Member of U.S. National Team (1991 – 2002)

As A Coach

• Associate Head Coach at the University of North Carolina, 2010-2014
• Head Coach at Campbell University (2014-2020)
• Won three Southern Conference Championships in four years (2017, 2019 & 2020)
• Sent a school record 6 wrestlers to the NCAA Championships twice during his tenure (2019 & 2020). Coached Campbell University’s first All-American (Nathan Kraisser, 2017)
• Named Southern Conference Coach of the Year (2017)