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The Glenn McMinn Sr.
Coaching Era
1972-1998

Glenn McMinn Sr. began his coaching career at Apache Junction High School after a wrestling career at Arizona State University. Hailing from Del City, Oklahoma Glenn made history for the Sun Devil Program by becoming their first Wrestling All-American. He and his wife Judy are the parents of Glenn Jr., Wayne, and Rob Roy who combined to win 11 individual AIA State Titles wrestling for their father. The following is a list of events, accomplishments and honors that occurred during Glenn McMinn’s coaching tenure at AJHS.

AJHS has produced 45 AIA State Wrestling Champions

AJHS has produced 74 AIA State Wrestling Placewinners

AJHS has produced 77 Divisional Champions

AJHS has produced 4 Wrestling All-Americans

AJHS Wrestling Teams have won 3 AIA State Titles, finished runner-up on 8 occasions, placed 3rd 6 times, placed 4th once and 5th twice

AJHS Wrestling Teams recorded 214 Dual Meet Victories

AJ Wrestlers have traveled the world to wrestle. AJ Wrestlers have competed in Japan, Germany, Hawaii, China, Russia, New Zealand, Australia, Canada, England, France and Korea.

The 1992 AJHS Wrestling Team had the highest GPA (3.87) of any athletic team, club or organization at AJHS.

AJHS Wrestlers have served as the AJHS student body president in 1975, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1990 and 1997.

Glenn McMinn Sr. served as the Arizona/USA Wrestling Federations Juniors Director from 1973-1991

Arizona Hall of Fame inductee in 1976

AIA Arizona All-Star Wrestling Coach in 1983, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1990

Arizona/USA Wrestling Junior National Team Coach 1980-1991

Arizona State University Wrestling Hall of Fame Inductee in 1987

Arizona/USA Wresting International Team Coach in Russia 1986, China 1988, and Canada 1994

Arizona Coaches Association€™s Wrestling Coach of the Year” in 1992

Arizona Coaches Association €śHigh School All-Star Dedicatee” in 1992

Wrestling USA Magazines €Wrestling Coach of the Year” in 1992

National High School Coaches Association Region 8 Wrestling Coach of the Year in 1993

€śGlenn McMinn Wrestling Room Dedicated at AJHS in 1998
 
Inducted into the Arizona Chapter of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame in 2005

 

 

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