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Jerry Barnes
1968-1983

Royal's first Wrestling Coach brought the school its first League Championship in 1974. He eventually coached the Highlanders to a total of 6 league championships. Coach Barnes established Royal as a powerhouse in the wrestling community. The Royal Wrestling room has been named in Coach Barnes' honor. Coach Barnes is the father of Chris Barnes, two-time NCAA champion for Oklahoma State. Ken Barnes, Coach Barnes' other son coached at Royal in the 1990-1991 season.

Jeff Golz
1976-1978

1978 Masters Champion at Heavyweight. 1978 Junior Nationals 4th in Greco Roman. 1980 All-American for Ohio State in the Unlimited weight class. He placed 8th in NCAA in 1980.

Paul Molé
1989-2005
Student '89-'92; Coach '98-'05

Coach Molé's greatest contribution to Royal Wrestling was not as a competitor, but as a coach. Coach Molé took the reigns as head coach in 1998 after a string of coach turnover. Coach Molé cleaned up the team and instituted a strict disciplinary policy that even the best wrestlers were not exempt from. His commitment to discipline, conditioning, and wrestling fundamentals paid off when in 2005 he brought Royal its first CIF Championship. Coach Molé was a two-time Marmonte League Coach of the year, The 2005 Daily News Coach of the Year, Tri-Counties Coach of the Year, and a CIF Champions for Character award recipient.

Mike Blackwell
1972 -1975

2X League Champion
1974 and 1975,
5th in Sectionals (Masters).

Rey Torres 1994-1997 Royal's first 3-time League Champion. 2-time CIF Champion.	Shannan Sams 1996-1999 Holds the Royal Wrestling record for takedowns. Went on to be two-time All-American for Moorpark College. Wrestled at UC Davis for Lennie Zalesky.
Eric Blackwell 2001-2005 2-time League Champion at 152lbs., 2-time Masters placer (7th, 5th), 2-time State Qualifier, 2-time team MVP. Captain of Royal's 1st CIF Championship Team.	Chris Rueckert 1996-1999 2000 - CIF Champion, Masters 5th; 1999 - CIF 4th, Masters 4th; State Qualifier. 2-time All-American for Moorpark College.
John Blazej 1972 -1975 1974 and 1975 League Champion, 1975 Sectional (CIF) Champion, 1975 CIF (Masters) Champion.	Adam Rundgren 2001-2005 Second wrestler in school history to win 3 Marmonte League titles 2003, 2004, 2005. Captain of the 2005 CIF Championship Team.
Ryan Montanez 1993-1996 1996 League Champion, 2nd CIF, 5th Masters	Shaun Jones 2001 -2005 2005 League Champion at 135, 4th CIF, 8th Masters, State Qualifier, Team Captain of 2005 CIF Championship Team 5th in JC State 2005 for Moorpark College
WHO WILL BE NEXT?	Kevin Dunn 2003-2007 Marmonte League's first 4x league champ (103, 112, 119, 125) 2006 (119) and 2007 (125) CIF Champion 2007 (125) Masters Champion Overall High School Record 176-21.

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