Matt Kocher

Program Director
NCAA All-American, PITT
Division I College Coach, PITT
PA State Champion
Fargo Greco & Freestyle All-American
U23 Freestyle All-American

Email: Director@southhillswrestling.com

Coach Kocher grew up in Penn State’s backyard and was a state champion for State College Area High School. Matt went on to attend the University of Pittsburgh where he placed 5th in the country at 157 pounds and remains 2nd in program history for career wins. Coach Kocher spent 8 seasons coaching at Pitt where he mentored 7 All-Americans including NCAA finalist Tyler Wilps. During his coaching tenure, Pitt captured its first conference championship and went on to repeat five times. They were ranked as high as 5th in the country after beating then 3rd ranked Oklahoma State. After earning an MBA from Pitt, Matt moved on from college coaching and spent 5 years with Ryan Homes as a Project Manager and Loan Officer before committing to SHWA full-time. Coach Kocher is also an adjunct professor in Point Park University’s Master’s in Coaching program.