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Head Coach: Tony Walters

Coach Walters wrestled his entire collegiate career at West Virginia University until graduating in 1994. As a graduate on Amityville High School he was a finalist in the Section XI tournament.  He amassed 8 Gold Medals in the Empire State Games before seeking greater competition in the prestigious Wrestling Nationals in Las Vegas.  In the summer of 2002 his unrelenting dedication to the sport of wrestling paid off when he achieved All-American status, fulfilling a lifelong goal.  As a result of  several injuries Coach Walters took a few years off from competition before returning for a last hurrah.  This past summer he won his first, and only, National Championship in Greco-Roman and would follow that up with a silver medal in Freestyle.  He has since retired from competition.  Coach Walters has been at St. Anthony's since 1995, as an assistant, before taking the reins as Head Coach in 1999.

Assistant Coach: Keith Eckert


Coach Eckert is a 2001 graduate from St. Anthony's High School.  He is one of only five 3x Catholic State Champions for the Friars. In 2001 he became one of only 3 Friar Wrestlers ever to reach the N.Y. State Finals.  Having never wrestled before, Coach Eckert is a true product of the St Anthony's wrestling program and philosophy.

               Freshman Coach: Frank Lombardo

Coach Lombardo is a 2005 graduate from St. Anthony's High School and was able to reach the Catholic State Finals his senior year.  He enjoys teaching new wrestlers the basics of the sport and the values it instills.



Assistant Coach: Vinny Realmuto


Coach Realmuto wrestled his collegiate career at Scranton University before graduating in 2005.  A 2001 graduate from St. Anthony's High School, he reached the Catholic State Finals in his senior year.