Ron Seibel
Inducted in 2004

Frontier JHS 1969-76
Moses Lake High School 1976-2004

For 35 years Ron Seibel taught and coached in Moses Lake, seven at Frontier Junior High and the last 28 for the Chiefs of Moses Lake. Seibel also wrestled in the Moses Lake program, placing as a runner-up in state his senior year and as an All-American while wrestling at Big Bend Community College. As a wrestler Ron was given the best chance to succeed because of some outstanding coaches including Hall of Famers Dick Deane, Gary Frey, Bob Mason and Eric Beardsley. With this strong foundation and the dedication of many outstanding assistant coaches, Ron’s teams were destined to excel.

Seibel’s teams placed in the top four at state twenty times. 26 times his teams finished in the top ten. Ron coached nine state championship teams along with seven runner-up finishes and two third place trophies. 132 state placers wrestled for Seibel, including 26 state champions and 29 runners-up. The teams he coached won 23 league titles and 25 district titles. His dual meet record in the Big Nine was 227-7-2 and his overall record was 408-28-2.

He was named as the Big Nine Coach of the Year 21 times, state Coach of the Year twice, and Region 7 National Coach of the Year in 1996. Without his wife Cathy’s tremendous support and sacrifice the above accomplishments could not have been possible. Along with their son Bryan, they have had a very rewarding life in wrestling.

Nominated by Juan Peralez and Bryan Seibel

Ron will be inducted by his son, Bryan Seibel