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  • Iron Sharpens Iron

    • As Iron Sharpens Iron, so one man sharpens another - Proverbs 27:17 - - ISI Wrestling was founded in 2007. Our goal was and continues to be to provide the highest quality off - season training program in the northwest suburbs. By gathering the most committed and hardest working wrestlers in the area under one roof with our coaching staff we believe that Iron will Sharpen Iron. Since 2007, under the guidance of head coach Jerry Kelly, former and current ISI wrestlers have: accepted Division I wrestling scholarshps, earned All-American status at the cadet and junior level in both freestyle and greco, earned IHSA All-State status and won IHSA State High School Championships. Since 2007 ISI Wrestling has hosted guest clinicians who have performed at the highest levels of wrestling in the world including: NCAA Division I All-Americans, NCAA Division I National Champions, World Freestyle Champions and Olympic Gold Medalists.

  • 2010 Post Season Programs

    Visit programs page for description of elite and advanced levels.

  • Register for the 2010 Post Season at one of our 3 locations!!!! Crystal Lake, Villa Park, Lemont

    Go to the REGISTRATION Page to apply for the post season. The cost for the 2010 Spring / Summer is $695. Team discount $500 for 5 or more wrestlers from the same school !!!!!! $100 deposit required to hold your spot. Classes are capped at 36 wrestlers per level.

  • Learn from the best – isi school of wrestling – Head Coach Jerry Kelly

    Jerry Kelly's name is synonymous with Illinois wrestling. As a high school wrestler, Kelly was a two-time class AA state champion (112-'77, 119-'78) from (Oak Lawn) Richards and also earned a third place finish. In 1976 he was the USA Senior Greco-Roman National Champion and was a five time Junior National All-American. In 1978 Kelly was the USA Junior National Freestyle Champion. Following an impressive prep career, Kelly continued his wrestling career at NCAA Division I powerhouse Oklahoma State University. In 1980, he was the national runner-up and won the Most Falls Trophy at the NCAA Division I tournament. He followed that performance with a third place finish in the national tournament in 1981. From 1983-1987 Jerry wrestled for the Cyclone wrestling club while serving as an assistant coach at Iowa State University. Kelly broke into coaching at the high school level in 1990, serving as assistant coach at Monticello High School until 1999. In 1999, he took over as head wrestling coach at Monticello where he coached until 2003. He has served as a Junior National Assistant coach since 1990. During his coaching career, Kelly has been nominated for Illinois Assistant Coach of the Year twice, winning the award in 1996. In 1998, Kelly was inducted into the Illinois Wrestling Coaches and Officials Hall of Fame. From 2003 to 2007 he took over as the head wrestling coach at MacMurray College in Jacksonville, Illinois. Kelly's brother Bill was an NCAA champion for Iowa State and his daughter, Mary, has been a member of the USA Women's World Team.

  • ISI School of Wrestling est. 2007

    ** Over 30 of the 2010 Fox Valley Conference Tournament place winners are current or former ISI School of Wrestling students!!!!! Congratulations to all!!! ** 34 current or former ISI School of Wresting students qualified for the Sectional tournaments this weekend !!!!