Bio

At Simpson

• Enters eighth season in 2026-27
• Record of 25-62 (10-46 A-R-C) in first seven seasons
• Guided the Storm to a 7-7 record in 2021-22, tying the team's win total from the 2014-15 campaign as the highest in a season since 2005-06
• Coached Dylan McChesney to All-American honors in 2021, the program's first since 2006
• Hired on Aug. 10, 2019 as the 18th head coach in program history

Wrestler Achievement Under Peters

• NWCA All-American: Dylan McChesney (2021)
• All-Conference: Dylan McChesney (2020, 2021)
• Academic All-Conference: Trace Goemaat (2025, 2026), Kyp Ridenhour (2025), Andrew Wolff (2022, 2023, 2024, 2025)

Before Simpson

• Served as an assistant coach at Central Michigan University from 2017-19
• Helped lead 10 wrestlers to the NCAA Tournament during his time with the Chippewas
• Worked under head coach Tom Borrelli

Wrestling Career

• Competed for the University of Northern Iowa, where he earned two All-American honors and was a four-time NCAA Qualifier
• Climbed the record books with the Panthers and graduated in fourth place with 18 pins in a season and ended fifth all-time with 38 career pins (the third most among active Division I wrestlers when he graduated in 2017)
• Saw success early in his career with the Panthers and racked up a 20-5 record during his freshman season
• Had a career-high 34 victories in 2013-14 and posted a perfect 13-0 dual record, while sweeping the Mid-American Conference duals at 7-0
• Garnered his first All-American honor as a redshirt freshman with a sixth-place finish at nationals, becoming the team's first freshman to receive the distinction since 1996
• Tallied a second trip to the NCAA Tournament as a sophomore after placing second at the MAC Championships
• Become the 33rd Panther to garner a second All-American trophy the following season
• Took second place at the MAC Championships again his final season, cementing his place at the NCAA Tournament for a fourth time
• Earned National Wrestling Coaches Association All-Academic recognition three times and Academic All-MAC honors on two different occasions
• Recorded an impressive career record of 195-1 while at Denver-Tripoli High School, winning three state titles in four state tournament appearances

Year-by-Year at Simpson