Walt Monroe

·         Native of Alpharetta, GA

·         1985 graduate of Milton High School

·         1990 graduate of Georgia State University (Atlanta, GA) - B.A. Political Science

·         2007 graduate of University of North Georgia (Dahlonega, GA) - M.S. Middle Grades Math

·         2010 graduate of Piedmont College (Demorest, GA) - Ed.S. Curriculum and Instruction

·         32 years of service as a coach at the high school or middle school level

·         3 years (1992-95) - head coach at Effingham County High School (Springfield, (GA)

·         5 years (1995-2000) - assistant coach at Dublin High School (Dublin, GA)

·         2X region assistant Coach-of- the-Year; coached 2X Oklahoma Univ. All-American Whit Durden 

·         5 years (2000-2005) - head coach at Dublin HS - 2X GACA Coach of the Year; GHSA AAA state  

              champions (2002/2004); coached 12 individual GHSA state champions and 35 state placers

·         15 years (2005-2020) - served as Gilmer/Clear Creek Middle School coach, developing wrestlers for Gilmer High School program that won 9 state championships and finished as Dual state runners-up 4X during his tenure

·         26 of Gilmer’s GHSA state champions came through Monroe’s middle school program

·         1 year (2021-22) - assistant coach at Pickens HS helping team finish as AAA state runners-up

·         3 years (2022-present) - coach for Clear Creek Middle School and Gilmer HS freestyle program

·         Resides in Ellijay, GA with wife, Ginger; adult children: Kellan, Skye

Awards:

Year
2025
Award
Lifetime Service to Wrestling
Chapter/Region
Georgia

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