National Leadership
- President, National Wrestling Coaches Association (2026-28)
- NCAA Division I Men's Wrestling Rules Subcommittee (2026-30)
- Pac-12 representative, NWCA Division I Leadership Group
- Panelist, NWCA National Convention
- 2×Pac-12 Coach of the Year
- 6Straight seasons in the national Top 25
- 70NCAA qualifiers coached
- 24Academic All-Americans coached
Start Here
One Standard.Every Room.
Whether you run a club, lead an organization or are trusting a coach with your wrestler, the standard is the same: set it high, then live it every day.
Coaches & Clubs
Bring a Division I Practice to Your Mat
Clinics, camps and keynotes for high school and club programs across the country.
Work With JonParents & Athletes
Remarkable Men for Life After Wrestling
The core values, the classroom results and the summer camp where young wrestlers train at Cal Poly.
The PhilosophyLeaders & Organizations
Last Place to the National Top 25
The rebuild, the record fundraising and a national voice for the sport.
The TurnaroundThe Turnaround
Last Placeto Top 25
When Jon arrived in San Luis Obispo before the 2016-17 season, Cal Poly had just finished last in the NCAA and had no NCAA qualifiers. On his first day he wrote down a single goal: a Top 25 program within five years.
The Mustangs lost every dual in his second and third seasons. Instead of chasing quick fixes, he rebuilt the foundation: launching the Mustang Wrestling Foundation, overhauling fundraising and anchoring the program to a set of core values.
- 2016Day OneLast in the NCAA. No NCAA qualifiers. One goal: Top 25 in five years.
- 2018The FoundationThe Mustang Wrestling Foundation launches and the rebuild takes root.
- 2021Goal Reached25th in the nation. The Mustangs have not left the Top 25 since.
- 2022Top 10Into the national top 10 for the first time in 39 years.
- 2023Conference ChampionsA 5-0 run to the first Pac-12 dual title in program history and Pac-12 Coach of the Year.
- 2025NCAA PodiumThird place at the NCAA Championships at 133 pounds and a Top 15 national ranking.
- 2026Record SeasonThree Pac-12 champions, a second Coach of the Year award and the NWCA presidency.
2025-26
The Most Decorated Season of the Modern Era
And all of it after losing a 2025 All-American to a season-ending injury in December.
- 3Pac-12 champions, a program record, crowned on Cal Poly's home mat
- 4thAt the Ken Kraft Midlands Championships, a program best with a record six placers
- 6NWCA Scholar All-Americans, a program record
- 4NCAA qualifiers for the fifth straight season, a run matched only once in program history
At a Glance
Built theRight Way
Winning is one line on the résumé. The program Jon built also sets records in the classroom, raises more private support than at any point in its 78-year history and gives Cal Poly a seat at the head of the table as college wrestling navigates a period of unprecedented change.
Download the Full BioOn the Mat
- Pac-12 Coach of the Year in 2023 and 2026, the only coach in program history to earn it
- National Top 25 six straight seasons, including Top 10 in 2022
- Six All-Americans since 2020
- First Pac-12 dual title in program history (2023)
In the Classroom
- Program-record six NWCA Scholar All-Americans (2026)
- Highest team GPA in program history (2025-26)
- Half the roster at a 3.5 GPA or better (winter 2026)
- NCAA APR top 10 nationally (2017-19) and a perfect APR (2023)
Recruiting
- Eleven Top 100 recruits (2019-26)
- Seven nationally ranked transfers (2020-25)
- Top 25 recruiting class (2019)
- Seven Top 25 recruiting classes across his career
Fundraising
- Record fundraising in 2025-26, up 20 percent year over year
- Most individual donors in program history
- Mustang Wrestling Foundation partnership (est. 2018) funding staff, scholarships, revenue sharing, operations and the Central Coast RTC
Program Leadership
- Contract extended through the 2030 season
- Directs Mustang Wrestling Camp, bringing hundreds of young wrestlers to SLO each summer
- Added Iowa All-American Nelson Brands to the staff (2026)
- Mental-performance training built into the program
The Philosophy
PurposeOver Outcome
“Our purpose is to create remarkable men for life after wrestling. Winning wrestling matches is the secondary benefit.”
Jon Sioredas
Every Mustang is measured against four core values, and the standard is the same for the staff. Jon lifts and trains alongside his athletes, meets with his student-athlete leadership group every week and has built mental-performance training into the program.
- 01Attitude
- 02Effort
- 03Growth
- 04Respect
In the Classroom
3.5+GPA or better for half the roster in winter 2026.
Plus the highest team GPA in program history in 2025-26 and a program-record six NWCA Scholar All-Americans.
The Template
From Walk-On to Two-Time Champion
Trevor Tinker was a lightly recruited walk-on who joined the room as a practice partner. He left Cal Poly as the first two-time Pac-12 heavyweight champion in program history, a four-time NCAA qualifier, a three-time Scholar All-American and with a postgraduate certificate in fire protection engineering.
- 2×Pac-12 Champion
- 4×NCAA Qualifier
- 3×Scholar All-American
For Young Wrestlers
Mustang Wrestling Camp
Hundreds of young wrestlers train in San Luis Obispo each summer at the camp Jon directs on the Cal Poly campus.
Visit the Camp SiteWork With Jon
Raise the Standard
Every engagement is built around one idea: raise the standard in the room and leave your athletes and coaches with tools they will actually use.
High School & Club Programs
A Day on Your Mat
A Division I practice brought to your room. One day of technique, live goes and a culture talk built around your athletes, or two days when you want a full camp. Youth clubs through high school programs.
Book a Camp or Clinic
On Campus at Cal Poly
Mustang Wrestling Camp
The flagship summer camp in San Luis Obispo, bringing hundreds of young wrestlers to the Cal Poly campus each summer.
Visit Camp Site
Teams, Events, Organizations
Speaking Engagements
Keynotes, banquets and coaches' sessions on culture, leadership and building sustainable programs. Built from 20 seasons in college wrestling and delivered straight, no filler.
Invite Jon to SpeakInside the Day
What a Day on Your Mat Looks Like
Built with your staff before Jon ever gets on the plane, then run the way a Division I practice runs.
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Technique Block
Positions taught the way they are taught in a Division I room, with hands on correction from the first rep.
- 02
Live Goes
Wrestling with coaching on the spot, in front of teammates, at the pace the next level moves.
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The Culture Talk
Attitude, effort, growth and respect. The four values the Cal Poly program runs on.
- 04
Time With the Room
Questions, photos, and a session with your coaching staff if you want one.
For Host Coaches
How Hosts Fill the Room
Most programs do not pay for a day like this out of the budget. They build an event around it, and the event pays for the day.
- Open the doorsInvite the programs around you. Four or five teams in one room turns a clinic into the best day of the off season for everybody in it.
- Charge at the doorHosts set their own per wrestler entry. The day covers itself, and what is left over funds your program.
- Split a dateTwo or three programs can co host and share one day, one travel trip, one room full of wrestlers.
How Booking Works
- 01
Tell us about your group
Ages, levels, numbers and what you are building toward.
- 02
We build the session
Technique, culture, leadership or all three, shaped around your goals.
- 03
Lock in the date
A reply within 48 hours with availability and options. Summer dates are booked by spring, and Jon takes 3 to 4 a summer.
About Jon
A CompetitorFirst
Before he built programs, Jon won at every level.
At Great Bridge High School in Chesapeake, Virginia, he was a state champion, national champion and All-American who went 181-13, the fourth-most wins in Virginia high school history. At Chattanooga he placed fifth at 165 pounds at the 2005 NCAA Championships to become an All-American, won two Southern Conference titles and was named SoCon Wrestler of the Year and tournament MVP. He was later inducted into the UTC Athletics Hall of Fame.
In 20 seasons of college coaching, 12 of them as a head coach, he has been part of 11 nationally ranked teams and has coached 10 NCAA All-Americans, 70 NCAA qualifiers and 24 Academic All-Americans, while recruiting seven Top 25 classes.
Coaching Career
Cal PolyHead Coach, 2016–PresentTwo-time Pac-12 Coach of the Year and a national Top 25 program six straight seasons
Grand CanyonHead Coach, Two SeasonsGuided the move from Division II to Division I and signed a nationally ranked class with three Top 100 recruits
ChattanoogaAssistant Coach, Two SeasonsA No. 19 national ranking and a sweep of the Southern Conference regular-season and tournament titles
Old DominionAssistant Coach, Six SeasonsTop 25 four times, with four All-Americans and an NCAA finalist
Education
CornellPostgraduate Certificate in Performance Leadership2023
Nova SoutheasternMBA2009
ChattanoogaSociology and Anthropology2005
Get on the Calendar
Bring Jon toYour Room
Dates fill around the college season, and there are only 3 to 4 summer clinics on the calendar each year. Summer dates are booked by spring. Tell us what you are building and we will follow up within 48 hours with availability and options.
- Youth clubs, high school programs and RTCs
- Single-day clinics through multi-day camps
- Keynotes, banquets and coaches' sessions
- Travel nationwide from California's Central Coast
Parents of young wrestlers
Looking for summer camp? Mustang Wrestling Camp has dates and registration details.