STATE CHAMPIONS
1989 - 1990 - 1995 - 1996 - 1997 - 2002 - 2004
STATE RUNNER-UP
1994 - 1998 - 1999 - 2000 - 2001 - 2003 - 2012
​219 All-State Wrestlers
​63 State Champions
Eric Knytych (HEAD COACH)
Coach Knytych is the assistant varsity wrestling coach at Grissom High School. He is a graduate of Arab High School, where he wrestled, played football and baseball. After high school Coach Knytych attended The University of South Alabama, where he played baseball and majored in international business . After college he joined the Army as an infantryman. During his time in the Army, he competed in grappling and jujitsu tournaments. He has several nutrition and sports training certifications and has coached many amateur and professional athletes in strength and conditioning while specializing in weight cutting. He has competed as a professional powerlifter at 220lbs since 2016, reaching 27th in the world in 2019, with 1700lb total. He has a beautiful wife Rachel and 4 children, Jaxson who wrestles and plays football at Grissom, Allie Reed, Loxley, and Jack.
Durell Robinson (ASSISTANT COACH)
Coach Robinson is the JV/Freshman wrestling coach at Grissom High School. He teaches Physical Education at Whitesburg Middle School, where he also coaches football. He fell in love with wrestling in the 8th grade as a member of the Brewbaker Middle School wrestling team. He felt that wrestling taught him various life lessons such a perseverance, hard work, and dedication. He wrestled at Jefferson Davis High School in Montgomery, AL. While in high school Coach Robinson qualify for the state wrestling tournament for three consecutive years, and placed once. He went on to wrestle at Marion Military Institute in Marion, AL under Jim and Dave Hazelwinkel where he qualified for the NCWA nationals and obtained his Associates of Science. While at Marion he discovered his passion for education and would later obtain his Bachelors of Science from Alabama A&M University. In his free time, he enjoys gaming, outdoor adventures, playing basketball and spending time with family.
“I am proud to be a part of the Grissom wrestling family. GO TIGERS!”
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Matthew Mann (ASSISTANT COACH)
Coach Mann is a Huntsvillian, native born and bred. He left Huntsville for about six years while he was in the Army where he had the opportunity to deploy around the world. During that time, he married his beautiful wife who is a veterinarian working in Madison, and they have a daughter and another baby on the way. Coach Mann graduated from UAH at the end of 2021 and joined the Grissom wrestling program for the 2022-23 season and looks forward to many more. Go Tigers!.”
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