Hastings Wrestling

Coach Corey Latuff is a 2011 Hastings High School graduate. During high school, he was a two-time All-State wrestling taking 2nd & 5th. He was also two-time All-Conference and one time All-Conference honorable mention. Corey has been coaching in Hastings for many years at a variety of levels but mostly with our youth program and  Co-Head Youth coach from 2022-present. Corey wanted to come back to Hastings and coach in order to give back to the community, support the great people in the wrestling family, and help Hastings wrestling continue to be great! Corey said his favorite thing about coaching in Hastings is " Helping our kids learn how to work hard and have a positive mental attitude." His favorite coaching memory of Hastings wrestling is b ringing STMA to the brink last year in the 7/8 grade state finals. In the future, Corey is excited to continue to prove we're the real deal in Minnesota Wrestling at all levels. He is also a member of our Booster club as th

Coach Kya Rybachek is originally from Hibbing, MN and graduated from Hibbing HS in 2020. While in high school, he was voted Ms. Minnesota, the recipient of  the Tricia Saunders High School Excellence Award, was a MWCA folkstyle state champion, and a MNUSA junior triple crown winner. Kya also had a winning varsity record against boys, multiple time Northern Plains Champion, Fargo All-American, AAU National Champion, USA folkstyle All-American, and a USA Preseason All-American. After high school she attended Augsburg University where she was a regional Champ, 2x NCAA qualifier, 4th place NCAA All-American, and a 3x Academic All-American.  Kya began he coaching career in Hibbing where she coached the youth program for two years. One thing that she is most excited about from coaching in Hastings is the large growth of their girls program. After being the only girl on her team all of high school, she said it’s incredible to see a full line-up of girls. Coach Kya is excited to see a full lin

  Coach Joe Lawler is originally from Rochester, MN and attended Rochester Mayo High School, graduating in 2002. In high school, he was a team captain and a two-time state place winner: 4th in 2001 and 5th in 2002. Coach Lawler began his coaching career at Rochester Mayo (2013-2020) for 8 years before moving to Hastings where he has been coaching our youth program for two years (2022-Present).  Coach Lawler got into coaching in Hastings because his son wrestles for the youth program. His favorite thing about Hastings wrestling is the culture. Joe's favorite memory of Hastings wrestling was watching the 2023 Team win the 3A Team State Title. In the future, he is most excited  to watch Max and his friends wrestle for the program. Joe has been married for 7 years this month and has 3 children; Max (5), Reese (4), and #3 coming in February 2024. Coach Lawler had a few more things to add as well. He loved living in sunny Arizona and went to Arizona State University. He is a  former

Coach Mitch Shemon is from Hastings, MN and wrestled for HHS. In high school, he was an all-conference wrestler and captain of the team. He was also part of two place winning teams (cons. champs in 2006, 2nd in 2007), member of the MN storm cadet national team, and an all-American at Cadet Folkstyle Nationals . Mitch has been been coaching in Hastings for 12 years. He wanted to coach in Hastings because he wrestled for the program and loved it! He said, "Hastings has a great program tradition that teaches kids not just how to be great athletes and wrestlers, but also teaches them how to be successful in life." Coach Shemon says, "The best thing about coaching in Hastings is that each coach, no matter the level, impacts every kids walking through the doors. The Hastings wrestling program has a system in place where the techniques, philosophies, and goals are aligned from the Varsity level to the Pre-K level. Coach Shemon's favorite coaching memory was winning the