Oostendorp, John

John Oostendorp

Oostendorp is a three-time Conference Coach of the Year and 2009 NWCA National Coach of the Year, leading the Kohawks to a second-place finish in 2008. His teams have consistently been nationally ranked and have been picked to be part of the NWCA National Duals numerous times in his tenure.  Oostendorp led the Kohawks to back-to-back fourth place finishes at the 2008 and 2009 NCAA Championships, the two highest finishes in school history.  Oostendorp has coached over 90 All-Americans and seven National Champions during his time at Coe. 
Oostendorp is a graduate of the University of Iowa, where he wrestled for legendary coach Dan Gable and graduated with a B.A. in sociology in 1993. At Iowa, Oostendorp was a four-year starter at heavyweight, where he posted an overall record of 108-26 with 40 pins. He was a two-time All-American and Big Ten Champion for the Hawkeyes, placing fifth and third in the NCAA Championships.

Oostendorp also has considerable international experience. He was a member of the United States Greco Roman National Team from 1993-1998. His redshirt freshman year at Iowa, he won the Fila Jr. Greco Roman National Championship and represented the U.S. in the Fila World Championships placing fifth. In 1995, Oostendorp won the US World Team Trials and competed for the United States in the 1995 World Championships in the Czech Republic. He was the 1996 US Greco Roman National Champion and was the Olympic alternate at 100 kilograms after placing second in the final Olympic Trials.

"Our success has come from the attitude of the athletes that we are bringing into the program combined with the work ethic and commitment of our assistant coaches. We have created an environment for success built on the idea of bringing in student athletes who have very high goals and more importantly, are willing to make the commitment and sacrifices to attain them. Coe has a great deal to offer our student athletes, including an outstanding education and the opportunity to wrestle at a very high level."

Oostendorp has a daughter, Maci, and two sons, Jay and Jake.

John Oostendorp Year-By-Year

Overall ARC
Year Won Loss Tie Pct. Won Loss Tie Pct. Place Postseason
2001-02 9 5 0 .643 5 4 0 .556 6th 43rd - NCAA
2002-03 14 6 0 .700 5 4 0 .556 6th 12th - NCAA
2003-04 9 7 0 .563 3 5 0 .375 4th 17th - NCAA
2004-05 11 7 0 .611 6 2 0 .750 3rd 33rd - NCAA
2005-06 5 8 1 .393 4 3 1 .563 4th 24th - NCAA
2006-07 18 5 0 .783 6 2 0 .750 3rd 10th - NCAA
2007-08 17 4 0 .809 6 2 0 .750 2nd 4th - NCAA
2008-09 15 5 0 .750 7 1 0 .875 3rd 4th - NCAA
2009-10 16 3 0 .842 7 1 0 .875 2nd 4th - NCAA
2010-11 16 5 0 .762 7 1 0 .875 2nd 5th - NCAA
2011-12 11 3 0 .786 6 1 0 .857 2nd 3rd - NCAA
2012-13 13 6 0 .684 6 1 0 .857 2nd 21st - NCAA
2013-14 13 5 0 .722 6 1 0 .857 2nd 4th - NCAA
2014-15 9 8 0 .529 5 2 0 .714 3rd 7th - NCAA
2015-16 12 5 0 .706 5 2 0 .714 3rd 12th - NCAA
2016-17 11 8 0 .579 5 3 0 .625 4th 28th - NCAA
2017-18 13 6 0 .684 6 2 0 .750 3rd 12th - NCAA
2018-19 14 7 0 .667 6 2 0 .750 3rd 22nd - NCAA
2019-20 10 2 0 .833 6 2 0 .750 3rd N/A
2021 7 1 0 .875 7 1 0 .875 2nd    2nd - NWCA
2021-22 11 5 0 .688 6 2 0 .750 3rd 6th - NCAA
2022-23 9 6 0 .600 5 3 0 .625 4th 12th - NCAA
2023-24 12 2 0 .857 7 1 0 .875 2nd 38th - NCAA
2024-25 10 5 0 .667 6 2 0 .750 2nd T6th - NCAA
Career 285 124 1 .696 138 50 1 .732