Wrestling Camp Staff and Guest Clinicians
Dave Mitchell
Camp Director (Team Camp), Head Wrestling Coach
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In the last seventeen years, Dave Mitchell has coached the Luther wrestling team to seven top-five finishes at the NCAA Championships. He has coached nine national champions, six national runners-up, and 58 All-Americans. He has also coached 52 Scholar All-Americans and three 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 2016, 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. Dave served a three year term as president of the NCAA Division III National Wrestling Coaches Association, and a three year term as President-Elect. 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.
Guest Clinicians
Parker Keckeisen-Boys Team Camp 1
- NCAA Champion and 5X All-American for the University of Northern Iowa
- #1 seed at the 2023 NCAA Championships
- 2X WI State Champion and Fargo All-American
Ben Askren-BoysTeamCamp1
- 2X NCAA Champion and 4X NCAA Finalist for the University of Missouri
- Dan Hodge Award Winner and Olympian
- Successful  MMA Career with a number of titles
- Founder of Askren Academy which has produced great wrestlers in Messenbrink, O’Toole, Keckeisen and more
Max McEnelly-Boys Team Camp 2
- NCAA All-American placing 3rd as a freshman for the University of Minnesota
- 4X Minnesota State Champion and Minnesota Wrestler of the Year with 181-1 record
- Fargo Freestyle National Champion and U17 World Bronze Medalist
- Attended Luther Team Camps with Waconia High School
Wyatt Voelker- Boys Team Camp 2
- All- American and 2X NCAA Qualifier for the University of Northern Iowa
- 2X IA State Champion
- Fargo Greco National Champion and USA Folkstyle National Champion
- U20 Greco National Champion
- Attended Luther Team Camps with West Delaware High School
Lilly Luft-Girls Team Camp
- All-American as a freshman for the University of Iowa
- 3X IA HS State Champion
- Â Fargo Runner-Up and multiple time All-American
- Ranked #1 at her weight as a senior in high school
Naomi Simon-Girls Team Camp
- All-American for the University of Iowa as a freshman
- U20 World Bronze Medalist
- 4X Iowa High School State Champion
- Fargo National Champion and 3X Fargo All-American
- Iowa High School Girls Wrestler of the Year.
For more information, please contact:
Summer Camps Office—phone (563) 387-1309 or email summercamps@luther.edu
Coach Dave Mitchell—phone (563) 380-2760 or email mitch@luther.edu