June 18-21, 2012
Grades 3-12

Cost
Full Resident: $290 (all meals, housing, materials)
Day Camper: $250 (noon and dinner meals, materials)
Commuter: $190 (materials only — no meals)

Application deadline: June 11, 2012
Online Registration Form--pay by credit card
Printable Registration Form--pay by check

Additional camp information: Registration, check-in and check-out information, camp regulations, refund policy, and what to bring to camp

Camp Director

In the last ten years, Dave Mitchell has coached the Luther wrestling team to six top-five finishes at the NCAA Championships. He has coached eight national champions, four national runners-up, and 44 All-Americans. He has also coached 33 Scholar All-Americans and two NCAA Post Graduate scholars. Dave was named the NWCA National Division III Coach of the Year in 2004, and Iowa Conference Coach of the Year in 2008, 2004, 2002, and 1999; he was nominated for Division III Rookie Coach of the Year honors in 1997 by the National Wrestling Coaches Association and USA Wrestling Magazine. In 2010, Dave was inducted into the NCAA Division III National Wrestling Coaches Association Hall of Fame.

Before joining the Luther wrestling program Dave earned All-American wrestling honors by placing third at the NCAA Division III championships at 167 pounds. He was also a two-time NCAA Academic All-American and was selected to the GTE Academic All-America squad his senior year.

Featured Clinicians

All 2012 camps will feature outstanding clinicians—recent clinicians have included NCAA Champions Brent Metcalf, Zach Roberson, TJ Williams, Jeff O'Gara, Matt Pyle, Nate Hansen and All-Americans Jayson Ness, Jason Welch, & Travis Paulsen, as well as Olympians Cael Sanderson and Brandon Slay and National H.S. Coach of the year Jim Jackson. You'll learn from the best at our camps!

Camp Counselors

The Luther Coaches and Team, including . . .

Jeff O'Gara
Luther Assistant Coach
NCAA Champion

Jeff Friedhof
Decorah High School Coach
Three-time NCAA All-American

Billy Huebner
Luther Assistant Coach
Director of Midwest Extreme Camps

Jake Everts
Iowa State Champion

Trent Flegel
NJCAA All-American

Kyle Windquist
Two-time NJCAA National Qualifier

Stephen de la Cruz
Two-time Junior College All-American

Cody Orr
Two-time Missouri State Runner-up

Daniel Mendoza
Two-time Arizona State Champion

Garrett Bonte
Wisconsin State Runner Up

Eric Moreno
Illinois State Place-winner

plus many others!

Campers will be exposed to championship-level technique presented by successful coaches and wrestlers. They will be asked to take notes on the techniques covered, and there will be a technique review session each evening. Campers will also do a significant amount of live wrestling. The camp is not designed for beginners.

Tentative daily schedule

Housing and Meals

Campers live in a comfortable, air-conditioned residence hall on the Luther campus and eat in the Dahl Centennial Union dining hall. College athletes serve as camp counselors and provide full supervision and help direct all camp activities. Medical services for campers are available through local clinics, as well as the emergency room at the Winneshiek Medical Center. Individual campers are responsible for any medication, and hospital and physician fees.

Luther College Sports Facilities

Regents Center indoor facilities include six tennis courts; a six-lane, 200-meter track; six full-sized basketball courts; 25-yard, six-lane swimming pool; locker, training, and equipment rooms. The Legends Fitness for Life Center offers a strength and fitness facility with its own climbing wall. The outdoor facilities include 12 tennis courts, a cross country race course, fitness trails, and an all-weather track, which was installed in the fall of 2009.

For more information, please contact:
Summer Camps Office—phone (563) 387-1309 or e-mail sumcamps@luther.edu
Coach Dave Mitchell—phone (563) 387-1713 or e-mail mitcheda@luther.edu