Erik Wince enters his fifth season as the Pride’s head wrestling coach in 2019-2020.
Personal
- Resides in Greensboro, N.C.
- Family Includes: Wife, Hannah and two daughters
At Greensboro College
- Named the programs first head coach in February 2015
- 18-56 overall dual record entering 2019-2020.
Player Development at Greensboro College
- Multiple Individual Rankings
- Coached One All-American
Season Synopsis
2018-2019: The Pride went 3-14 in duals, while posting a solid performance at the conference tournament and NCAA Regionals.
2017-2018: The Pride went 5-16 in duals, while posting a solid performance at the conference tournament and NCAA Regionals. Greensboro had a couple wrestlers earn spots in the national rankings, led by Zach Rainess.
2016-2017: The Pride finished with an overall dual record of 5-10 and had one wrestler advance to the NCAA Division III tournament where he earned All-American honors.
2015-2016: In just the first season of the Greensboro College wrestling program, Wince led the Pride to an overall dual record of 5-15, while wrestling top competition including Davidson College and UNC-Pembroke.
Prior to Greensboro College
Wince came to Greensboro College from Davidson College where he has served as an assistant coach for the Wildcats wrestling staff for the past two seasons. During his time with Davidson, Wince has helped guide two NCAA national qualifiers for the first time in Wildcat history as well as serving as an integral part of the recruiting process.
Prior to his stint with Davidson, Wince spent five seasons as the head wrestling coach and strength & conditioning coach at Forsyth Country Day School in Lewisville, N.C.
While serving as the Head Coach at Forsyth, Wince was named the Piedmont Athletic Conference of Independent Schools (PACIS) Wrestling Coach of the Year, guiding the Furies to a pair of NC Independent School Athletic Association state titles and one state runner-up finish. In three seasons, his wrestlers made 19 appearances in the state finals. Wince also boasts the honor of coaching a three-time Prep National All-American and a two-time Prep National All-American.
Before joining the coaching ranks, Wince attended Gardner Webb University where he received a Bachelor's Degree in Physical Education in 2004. Wince was a four year member of Bulldogs wrestling team and finished his senior campaign ranked among the national individual leaders with a 27-5 record. This earned Wince the University's Male Athlete of the Year and the University's Outstanding Wrestler Award in 2003 while becoming the first Bulldog athlete to qualify for an NCAA Division I Tournament since the institution changed their division affiliation in 2001.
Wince was elected the USA Wrestling State Chairman for North Carolina in 2011-12. Wince has also served as the national team head coach for the Junior National Duals (2006), Cadet Nationals (2007), and Junior Nationals (2008-10).
Coaching History at Greensboro College
Season Dual Record
2015-16 5-15
2016-17 5-10
2017-18 5-16
2018-19 3-14
