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Head Coach Duane Bastress
Duane Bastress is in his 11th season at the helm of the Spartan program in 2023-24. He has led the Spartans to a record of 98-58 in dual matches entering the season.
Bastress, who was a two-time national champion under Hall of Fame coach Tom Kessler, served the previous six seasons as an assistant on the Spartan coaching staff before ascending to the program's top spot in the summer of 2013.
Bastress went 10-8 in his first year at the helm of the program as the Green and White overcame some early season adversity to finish strong. York won their last six dual meet matches and eight of their final nine of the season. Ryan Flynn and Adam Kritzer both earned NWCA All-Academic honors while the squad was 22nd in the nation with a 3.281 cumulative team GPA.
The 2014-15 season was a highly successful one for Bastress and the Spartans as York went 18-5 duals. Flynn earned the regions Most Outstanding Wrestler Award as he was the Mideast Regional champion at 133 pounds. He advanced to the NCAA Division III Championships in Hershey, Pennsylvania. Flynn was also named a NWCA Scholar All-American for the second straight year.
The Spartans won 13 times in 2015-16, and finished fifth of 18 teams in the NCAA Mideast Regional Championships. Ryan Flynn won the regional title at 133 pounds, his second regional crown. Flynn, Mike Spencer and Greg Warner all punched tickets to the NCAA Championships, where Warner earned All-American status. Warner finished fifth at 141 pounds in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
York continued to build on their success from the previous season, finishing with 13 wins and the No. 18 team in the country at the end of the 2016-17 season. As a team, the Spartans finished eighth of 19 teams at the NCAA Mideast Regional. Flynn again won the 133-pound title at regionals, his third consecutive win. Warner battled to finish third at regionals, again sending both of them to the NCAA Championships, this time in La-Crosse, Wisconsin. Both earned All-American honors, as Flynn finished sixth, and Warner was eighth.
Bastress had another successful season in 2017-18 with 12 dual wins. Bastress led six members of the team to compete in the NCAA championships in Cleveland, Ohio, including national runner-up and now three-time All-American Greg Warner. Warner placed second in the country at 149 pounds. Bastress had six members earn NWCA All-Academic honors and the program finished 22nd in the country with a cumulative team GPA of 3.446.
Bastress had another strong season in 2018-19 with 14 dual victories. Bastress had three members of the program compete in the NCAA championships in Roanoke, Virginia, including two-time national runner-up and the only four-time All-American in school history, Greg Warner. Warner placed second in the country at 149 pounds. York put three wrestlers on the NWCA All-Academic team as the program finished 21st in the country with a 3.519 team GPA.
The 2019-20 season was an interesting one as the Spartans featured a very young team headlined by sophomore All-American Eric Hutchinson. Hutchinson was the lone Spartan to advance to the national championships after he finished third at regionals. Hutchinson saw his championship run ended by the COVID-19 Pandemic, but was named a Third Team All-American by the NWCA. Bastress also had four Spartans earn NWCA Scholar All-American honors as Thomas Tabatneck, Michael Reinhart, Eric Hutchinson and Cam Farrow were recognized by the organization. York ranked 21st in the final NWCA Scholar All-American Top 25.
The 2021-22 season saw a pair of additions to the program's NCAA All-American list as Dalton Rohrbaugh claimed third at 133 lbs. and Camden Farrow captured fourth at 197 lbs. with York finishing 12th overall as a team. Rohrbaugh and Farrow each punched their tickets to nationals by claiming regional titles and Eric Hutchinson captured third to make his third national tournament appearance. The Spartans also ushered in a new era in 2021-22 as they officially competed as members of the Middle Atlantic Conference. York made its presence felt at the MAC Championship with two individual champions and five wrestlers earning All-MAC honors by placing in the top-three in there respective weight classes. York also continued its tradition of academic success as
Hutchinson, Farrow and Jared Bair earned NWCA Scholar All-American honors.
Rohrbaugh and Farrow returned to nationals in 2022-23 with Rohrbaugh earning All-American status again with his runner-up finish at 133 lbs. Senior Jared Kuhns made history as he became the first Spartan to capture an NCAA statistical championship after leading Division III with 12 technical falls on the season. Both Farrow and Kuhns captured their 100th wins on the season to become the fourth and fifth wrestlers under Bastress to reach the century mark. At the Middle Atlantic Conference Championships, three Spartans earned All-MAC honors as Kuhns defended his title at 125 lbs, Bryan Diaz captured third at 141 lbs. and Farrow took third at 197 lbs.
Bastress won a pair of Division III National Championships in the Green and White, winning the tournament in 2005 and 2006. Bastress completed his senior year 40-0 and his three years at York College with a mark of 97-6. Including his one year stint at Bloomsburg, Bastress compiled a collegiate record of 114-21. He also ended his career with a 65-match winning streak.
A hands-on coach, Bastress will continue to get on the mat and train with the Spartans, providing York’s wrestlers with a great example of dedication to the Spartan program. His intense work ethic, drive for success, and understanding of high-level wrestling will continue to help the York squad grow and develop.
Bastress was inducted into the NWCA Division III Hall of Fame at the 2013 Division III National Championships in Iowa.
Bastress resides in York with his wife, April, and their daughters Cora and Audrey. April is a former standout field hockey player for York who was named to the 2020 York College Athletic Hall of Fame class. Duane and April are the second husband and wife duo to earn induction in the Spartan Hall of Fame.
Assistant Coach Matt Heisey
Matt Heisey enters his 11th season as a York College assistant wrestling coach.
Heisey is a former standout wrestler for the Green and White. Heisey was a 2012 NCAA Division III National qualifier after going 28-10 and winning the 174 pound weight class at the Metropolitan Conference championships. He also earned NWCA Scholar All-American honors as he finished his York College career with a 3.77 GPA in mechanical engineering.
Heisey finished his career with an overall record of 75-46 at 174 pounds. He was a two-year captain for the Green and White.
Heisey will be responsible for assisting coach Bastress in all aspects of the Spartan wrestling program.
Heisey resides in York with his wife Amy, a 2014 YCP alum, and their son. He works mechanical engineer at Johnson Controls for the last eight years.
Assistant Coach Albert Gleichauf
Gleichauf was a four-year Spartan who graduated in 2012. He began his career at 149 pounds before moving to 157 pounds for his final two years in York.
Prior to returning to York, Gleichauf served as an assistant coach, and eventually, the head coach at Red Lion Senior High School from 2013 through the spring of 2019.
Gleichauf works for Weinstein Realty Consultants.
Assistant Coach Brian Gross
Brian Gross enters his second season with the Spartan wrestling program in 2023-24 as the top assistant coach.
Gross is responsible for leading the newly minted women’s wrestling team at York which is set to begin competition in the 2023-24 school year.
“I am super excited to be coaching wrestling at York College. My passion and love for the sport of wrestling is what drew me to the position, especially women’s wrestling,” said Gross. “Having raised three daughters that are in college and one that is wrestling in college, I have experienced first hand what women's wrestling does for a young lady. The thought of coaching wrestling fulltime is my dream job.”
Gross possesses over 20 years worth of experience mentoring and developing youth through the sport of wrestling. For the past 15 years, he has served as the head wrestling coach at West York Area High School, and eight years prior to that, he served as an assistant coach at both West York and Dover Area High School. He also held the position of Assistant Athletic Director at York County School of Technology for the past four years.
He has worked with the Modern Day Gladiators Wrestling Club based out of York County where he coached both Greco Roman and freestyle competition. Gross also holds a USA Bronze level coaching certification.
Gross is also no stranger to the Spartan wrestling program as he donned the York singlet from 1989-93.
Gross resides in York with his wife, Rebecca, and their three daughters, Claudia, Carly and Chloe.
Assistant Coach Gary Mayfield