Wrestling
-
Coaches:
Hunter Fendley - Head Coach Hunter.fendley@knoxschools.org 865.539-8670 Full-time Teacher
Marcus Burgin – Assistant coach and head Mat Coach maburgin1@gmail.com Non-Faculty
Greg Gray - Assistant coach and stats gregoryag@msn.com Non-Faculty
Program Summary
Karns Wrestling is open to both boys and girls.
Beginning in the 2021-2022 season, the boys will compete in TSAA division 1-AA Region 2 District 2. Teams in our district include Anderson County, Bearden, Powell, and West. The other teams in our Region include Farragut, Hardin Valley, Heritage Maryville, and William Blount.
State-wide Girls wrestling has one division and 4 regions. Karns girls compete in Region 1.
Coach Hunter Fendley has been rebuilding the program since assuming head-coaching responsibilities in 2018. He is also head track coach, assistant football coach, and Physical Education instructor with KHS. Formerly he coached football and wrestling at Bearden High School. Coach Marcus Burgin wrestled for Carson Newman University and also coaches the University of Tennessee Wrestling Club. Coach Greg Gray has been coaching youth wrestling for many years and recently stepped in to help at the High School level.
Pre-season conditioning typically starts the 2nd week of classes for those not participating in other sports (optional).
Regular season practices typically start around the first week of November. Multi-sport athletes can join in as soon as commitments to other fall sports are completed.
Preliminary 2021-2022 Schedule
Pre-season Tournaments
November 6 At Halls (Tentative)
November 13 At Science Hill (Johnson City)
November 20 At Bearden
Regular Season
November 23 Tuesday @ Grace
November 27 Saturday At Greenville (Girls only)
November 30 Tuesday HOME –(KHS)
December 3 Friday @ Knox Catholic (Tournament)
December 9 Thursday @ Hardin Valley
December 16 Thursday HOME – (KHS)
Dec 17-18 Fri-Sat @ Bradley Central
January 1 Saturday @ Maryville
January 4 Tuesday @ Gibbs
January 7 Friday @ Anderson County (Duals Tournament)
January 11 Tuesday @ Seymour
January 15 Saturday @ Union County
January 18 Tuesday @ Anderson County (District Duals)
January 22 Saturday HOME (Dan Dugger Duals Tournament (high school) and Co-hosting UT College Club Duals Tournament)
January 25 Tuesday @ Fulton
February 3 Thursday @ Union County
February 12 Saturday Boys Regionals
February 19 Saturday Boys Sectionals
February 19 Saturday Girls Regionals
February 24-26 Thu-Sat State Tournament (Girls and Boys)