Nick Mitchell - Head Coach - 2nd Season
Head Coach Nick Mitchell begins his second year at Grand View. Mitchell comes to Grand View after serving as the assistant wrestling coach at Wartburg College for the past eight seasons.
In 2008-09, Grand View inaugural wrestling season, Mitchell led the Vikings to an 8th place finish at the NAIA National Tournament, produced three All-Americans, and Grand View's first-ever national champion.
During his eight seasons at Wartburg, the Knights collected three national dual and team championships and were the runner-ups three times.
Mitchell wrestled his college career at Wartburg where he was a three-time Iowa Conference champion and three-time NCAA Division III All-American. Individually, he finished second at the national championships once and was third twice, and was a part of the 1999 national championship team Mitchell was team captain for the Knights and was named the team's Outstanding Wrestler twice. He compiled 114 wins as a Knight which ranks seventh-best on the school's all-time win list.
Mitchell, a Johnston native, graduated from the Wartburg in 2000 with a degree in Elementary Education. He will complete his Master's Degree in Education from Viterbo University this summer. He resides in Des Moines with his wife Rachelle.