South Carolina Chapter Class of 2026 Announced

The South Carolina Chapter Inductees into the National Wrestling Hall of Fame are as follows:

Erika and Robert Delgado - Lifetime of Service

Erika Delgado

1998-2015   

- SCUSA-W Volunteer

- SC Pairing Official

- SC Pairing Director

- SC Pairing Trainer

- Southeast Pairing and Board member

- Representative on the National Women's Council

2004-2018 - Cadet/Junior Team Leader at Fargo

1998-2023 - Organizations:

- South Carolina USA Wrestling

- USA Wrestling

- SC Chapter of the National Wrestling HoF Board Member

- 1st Female HoF Board member in SC

- Hillcrest HS Takedown club

- Hard Rock Wrestling Club

- Hard Rock Wrestling Club - Gold Leader

- Board member and organizer of 1st women's wrestling in the SE that was based in SC (Carolina K-Haus Ladies Wrestling)

Robert Delgado

1992-1994    - Coach of Havelock Mat Rats, Cherry Point NC

1996-2000    - Coach at Citadel Wrestling Club, Charleston, SC

1997-2019    - Coach USA Wrestling SE Regionals

1999         - Coach USA Wrestling Kids Nationals, Iowa

2000-2005    - Coach Hard Rock Wrestling Club, SC

2001-2003    - Coach USA Wrestling Kid's Nationals, Wisconsin

2002-2003    - Coach at Hillcrest HS

2002-2010    - USA Wrestling SE Region Women's Director

2009-2011    - Coach War of Roses

2012-2022    - Assistant Coach to developmental teams

Organizations:

- South Carolina USA Wrestling

- USA Wrestling

- Cadet/Junior National Team Leader for Fargo

- SE Regional Wrestling Committee

- National Women's Wrestling, Board member

- President and organizer of 1st women's wrestling in the SE that was based in SC (Carolina K-Haus Ladies Wrestling)

- SC-USA Boy's Board member

- Presbyterian College Women's Wrestling

- USMC

- American Legion Adjutant Post 123

- American Legion Chairman Post 123

Kevn Emily - Lifetime of Service

Coaching:

Mighty Warriors Wrestling Academy 1993-present

Head Coach @ Red Bank HS, TN 2003-2008

Head Coach @ White Knoll HS, SC 2008-2013

Head Coach @ North Charleston HS, SC 2013-2014

Head Coach @ Waterloo West HS, Iowa 2014-2016

Head Coach @ Midland Valley HS, SC 2016-2021

Head Coach @ White Knoll HS, SC 2022-2024

Coaching Accomplishments:

Red Bank HS

One State Champion, six placers

Two NHSCA All-Americans

One NHSCA National Champion

White Knoll HS

Region Coach of the Year 2009

4A Traditional State Runners-up 2011

Region Champions 2011

Four State Champions and three 2nd placers

Two NHSCA All-Americans

Waterloo West HS

One state qualifier

One USA/Cliff Keen All-American

Midland Valley HS

Established the wrestling program

One state placer

White Knoll HS

Five state placers

1st wrestling coach in school history with 100 victories

Mighty Warriors Wrestling Academy

Two NHSCA All-Americans in 2024

Three NHSCA All-Americans in 2025

Author:

Pathfinder Vol. 1 - The Journey of the African American Wrestler

Pathfinder Vol. 2 - The Journey Continues

Giant Killer - The Carlton Haselrig Story

Clinician:

Worked with:

Kevin Jackson, Olympic Gold

Zeke Jones, Olympic Silver

Jamil Kelly, Olympic Silver

Nate Carr, Olympic Bronze

Greg Jones, 3x NCAA Champion

Chad Singleton - Lifetime of Service

Coaching:

- Head Coach @ Riverside HS, SC 1996-1997

- Head Coach @ Woodruff HS, SC 1998-2005

- Head Coach @ Dorman HS, SC 2006-2023 and 2026-present

- 420 + dual meet victories

- State Champions Woodruff 2001 (Duals)

- State Champions Dorman 2016 (Duals and Traditional)

- Coached 18 individual State Champions

- Coached and wrestled in the North/South All-Star Classic

- 1A/2A Wrestler of the Year, Derek Royster

- 4A Wrestler of the Year, Will Thomas

- 5A Wrestler of the Year, Joshua Aquino

- South Carolina Wrestler of the Year, Zack Clary

- SCACA A-AA Coach of the YEar 2001

- HSSR-SCHSL AAAA Coach of the Year 2016

- Coached multiple Region Championship teams

- Winner of multiple Region Coach of the Year awards

Organizations:

- SC Wrestling Coaches Association (29 years and counting)

Chip Sloan - Lifetime of Service

Referee:

- SCHSL Referee 1970-1993

- SCHSL Head Referee for the upstate 1980-1993

- College referee 1975-1993

Coach:

- Head Coach @ Greer HS, SC 1980-1986

- Volunteer Coach @ BlueRidge HS, SC 1987-1990

Albert Spalviero - Lifetime of Service

Coach:

- Head Wrestling Coach @ James Island HS, SC 1976-1978

- Head Wrestling Coach @ Wando HS, SC 1979-1989

- Head Wrestling Coach @ James Island Charter School HS, SC 1998-2019

- Assistant Football Coach @ James Island HS, SC 1975-1978

- Assistant Football Coach @ Wando HS, SC 1979-1989

- Assistant Football Coach @ James Island Charter HS, SC 1998-2019

- Assistant Coach for James Island Youth Wrestling Club

Coaching Accomplishments:

- One State finalist, 1976 (O'Banner)

- Three State placers, 1977

- One State Champion and one runner-up (O'Banner and Quade)

- Six State placers, 1978

- Three State Champions (O'Banner, Quade, Richardson)

- Three State placers, 1979

- Four State placers, 1980

- One State Champion and two runners-up (Gilbert, Farmer and Lear)

- One State Champion, 1981 (Jenkins)

- Five State placers, 1982

- One State Champion (Wyndam)

- Two State Runners-up, 1984 (Velasquez and Christopher)

- One State placer, 1987

- Four State placers, 1999

- Two State finalists, 2000

- One Champion and one runner-up (White and Brown)

- One State Champion, 2001 (White)

- Two State placers, 2003

- Two State placers, 2004

- Two State placers, 2005

- Two State placers, 2013

- Taking the 2011 James Island Charter HS wrestling team to the Olympic Training Center Camp in Colorado...Sponsored by former State Champion wrestler and NFL football player, Roddy White

- USA Wrestler article, Oct. 2011 Vol. 40 No. 1 by Jason Bryant

- Charleston Post & Courier article, Nov. 8th 2012 "Double amputee wrestler takes on challenges" by Jade McDuffie

Kenny Walker - Lifetime of Service

Coaching:

- Assistant Coach @ The Citadel 1992-1995

- Assistant Coach @ Summerville HS, SC 1995-1997

- Head Coach @ Summerville HS, SC 1997-2008

- Assistant Coach @ Ashley Ridge HS, SC 2008-2009

- Assistant Coach @ Ft. Dorchester HS, SC 2022-2025

- 7 SC State Championships (1998, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008)

- 11 appearances in the SC State Dual Championships

- 27 individual State Champions

- 61 consecutive match dual win streak

- 241-15 duals record

Accomplishments:

- Bellefonte HS Wrestling Hall of Fame

- Summerville HS Hall of Fame

- Lock Haven University Hall of Fame

- Centre County PA Hall of Fame

- 2x NCAA qualifier at Lock Haven University

Organizations:

- SCWCA (SC Wrestling Coaches Assoc)

- SCSCA (SC Strength Coaches Assoc)

- SCHSGA (SC HS Golf Assoc)

Mike Wilson - Lifetime of Service

Coach 1988-1998:

- Head coach @ Crescent HS, SC 1988-1996 (1993 Region Champions)

- Region Coach of the Year 1993

- Head coach @ Greenwood HS, SC 1996-1998

- 2 State Champions

- 6 State runners-up

- 13 State placers       

Referee 1998-present:

- SCHSL Wrestling Referee 1998-present

- District 1 Wrestling Assignor 2013-present

- SCWOA State Evaluator 2017-present

- District 1 Wrestling Director 2019-present

- SC State Tournament Referee 2004-2016

- SCWOA Board Member 2015-present