Board & Staff
Board & Staff President: Tommy McMillanEmail: tcm44@juno.com First Vice President: Jack Harcourt Email: jharcourt@cox.net Second Vice President: Lucy Stowe Email: mattalklady@cox.net Secretary/Treasurer: Darryl Barraclough Email: darryl.barraclough@vbschools.com
Mobile:757-403-6755
Executive Director: Frank Lipoli
Contact: flipoli12@gmail.com
Mobile: 757-708-5919 Website Work: Jack Harcourt Accountant: Jim Stephenson Presidents Emeritus: Colon Baker, Bill Pittman, Aldo DiBelardino Virginia Challenge Wrestling Associate Consultants Bill & Dania Leopold Pennsylvania
Dave Reed Central Jersey
Mike Magaldo Central Jersey
Omar Feliciano North Jersey
Greg Hertling South Jersey
Rob Boston Indiana
Lee Pamulak Iowa
Stan Chambers North Carolina
Jeff Hall Michigan
Dr. Don Robertson SE Virginia
Casey Graham SE Virginia
PJ Neumann SE Virginia
Rich Pollock Western Virginia
Tass Robertson Western Virginia
Daryl Weber Western Virginia
Albert Childress Western Virginia
Paul Turley Central Virginia
Larry Allen North Central Virginia
Steve Alelio Northern Virginia
Jeff Bowyer Brute-Adidas
Fred Stroker Team Liaison What we’ve done so far …
Since its creation in 1999 the VIRGINIA Challenge has enhanced wrestling at all levels by fulfilling our Mission of creating, promoting and underwriting wrestling in Virginia. The VIRGINIA Challenge is very proud that in we have helped Virginia wrestling in the following ways.
Wrestling Scholarships to Old Dominion University Gold Sponsor Deep Creek Holiday Tournament Sponsorship National Wrestling Hall of Fame Computer provider for Mat Talk On Line & Website Sponsor VAC National Challenge Duals
Regional Challenge Duals
North American Beach Wrestling Championships
National Family Technique & Training Camp
Summer Sizzler Island Tournament
Wrestle-Fest National Age Group Tournament Sponsored Virginia wrestlers to: Regional Olympic Trails Deaf Nationals USA Cadet & Junior. Nationals USA Kids Nationals AAU Junior Olympic Games AAU Middle School Nationals AAU Middle School National Duals Ohio All Star Wrestling Team
USA Wrestling Olympic Trials
Sponsored Teams and Coaches to: AAU Middle School Nationals Duals USA Middle School Nationals Duals NWCA Scholastic Challenge Duals USA Mason Dixon Duals Sent mat officials to: Middle School Nationals Duals Reno Tournament of Champions Created Middle School Nationals Created Middle School States Championship
Created AAA vs A-AA Challenge Match Sponsored 114 Outstanding Awards to Norfolk Sports Club Granby Kick off Classic Hosted Cliff Keen Dream Team Classic USA vs Virginia Dream Team 1999.
Mission
The Mission of VIRGINIA Challenge WRESTLINGis to promote, create, and attract upscale regional and national amateur wrestling events to Virginia. To underwrite and encourage wrestlers and coaches in the pursuit of national recognition. To fund scholarships for college-bound wrestlers. It is our belief and our motto that VIRGINIA Challenge WRESTLING is “Building tomorrow’s champions today.”
Kennedy Industries
