MEET THE COACHES
Timothy Pope - President
Tim Pope is in his 9th year coaching at Williamsburg Wrestling Club and his first year as President of the Board. His son and him joined the club in 2017 when he first started volunteering and helping out the club. He wanted to help make sure Williamsburg Wrestling Club had everything it needed to make it a successful youth wrestling club for the area. Coach Pope knows how important it is to have a strong youth wrestling program to help develop and increase the success rate of local athletes at the next level. He also served as an assistant coach at Warhill High School.
Coach Pope grew up wrestling both folkstyle and some freestyle in the Virginia Beach area for the Cox Wrestling Club (now known as the Great Neck Wrestling Club). He wrestled as the starter all three years at Great Neck Middle School and wrestled his freshman year at Cox High School. His family moved to Williamsburg, VA his sophomore year where he wrestled for Jamestown High School. He wrestled varsity all three years at Jamestown High School, was the team captain both his Junior & Senior year, and was a VA state qualifier his senior year.
Coach Pope graduated from Virginia Tech with a Bachelors of Science in Mechanical Engineering with a minor in Nuclear Engineering. He lives in Williamsburg with his wife Kara and their two children Ethan and Emma, both wrestle for Williamsburg Wrestling Club.
Ron Kavanaugh - Head Coach
Ron Kavanaugh is in his 7th season of coaching with the Williamsburg Wrestling Club. He joined the Club in 2019 with 11 years experience as Head Varsity Coach at Peninsula Catholic High School. Along with the other coaches, Coach Kavanaugh is dedicated to developing the Williamsburg Wrestling Club into THE premier youth wrestling program in the area.
During his tenure as Head Coach at Peninsula Catholic (2009-2020), Kavanaugh developed 41 State Medalists, 3 VIS state Champions, 11 state Finalists, 23 TCIS Conference Champions, and qualified 23 wrestlers for the National Prep wrestling championships at Lehigh university. Five of those wrestlers went on to compete at the NCAA level.
A standout wrestler in his own right, Kavanaugh totaled a 126-19 record at Silver Creek Central School in NY (1996-99). He was a member of the school’s only two District Championship teams and as sophomore in 1997, he finished runner up at the NYS state section 6 qualifying championship at 103lbs. He went on to win back to back Class A Championships in 1998-99 at 125lbs and 135lbs respectively, as well as becoming a multiple time sectional place winner. He went on to Phoenix State University where he wrestled one season before entering the United States Air Force.
Patrik Foxworth - Head Coach
Coach Pat is now in his 3rd year coaching with Williamsburg Wrestling Club. Coach Pat is a seasoned competitor with a wealth of knowledge and experience. His son wrestles for WWC and Coach Pat handles Private Lessons for WWC.
Coach Pat’s Achievements:
- 8th Place at the Beast of the East
- 4x District Champ
- High School VA State Folkstyle & Freestyle State Champ
- High School VA State Greco runner-up
- High School All-American
- High School record: 125-32
- Wrestled at UNC @ Pembroke (True Freshman Starter)
- Wrestled at Apprentice School
- MAC Conference Tournament Runner up
Tom Lohr - Assistant Head Coach
Tom Lohr is entering his 5th year as a coach along with his son Jameson and daughter Paityn. He is looking forward to helping the WWC build a strong foundation with young talent and looks looks forward to helping the clubs youth progress in the future.
Tom began wrestling folk style in the 7th grade for Camden boys modified wrestling in upstate New York. From 98-2002 Tom continued wrestling through JV until earning his spot on the varsity lineup as a sophomore. Through his 4 years of High School, Tom posted an overall record of 113-22. Tom notched 5 tournament wins as well as placed 3rd in Class in 2000, 2001, and 2002. In addition to wrestling for high school he also wrestled for the Mohawk Valley Wrestling Club (2000-2002) where he posted an overall record of 63-11. He wrestled both Greco and Freestyle and he won an additional 4 tournaments within the United States and Canada.
Tom has been married to his wife, Brooke, for 16 years and has two children, Paityn and Jameson. He served in the United States Air Force where he worked as an Avionics flight line maintainer for the F-15E. Tom currently works as a Federal Officer for the Bureau of Prisons.
Todd Strumke - Coach
Coach Strumke grew up in New York and first began wrestling in the second grade. Following high school he joined the Marine Corps and continued to pursue his passion for the sport. Over the years Coach Strumke has worked as a wrestling referee and a high school assistant coach. He has been a coach with WWC for three years when his sons first started wrestling. He recently retired from the federal government and he and his wife have four children all of whom are currently on the wrestling team. His children range from middle school to kindergarten age.
Dave Mohajerin - Coach
David Mohajerin is in his 4th year coaching at Williamsburg Wrestling Club. He joined the club with his twins, Jasmine and Jaxon in 2021. He has been involved with youth wrestling since he started coaching in the mid 1990’s during his time living in Oklahoma. He has a deep love for the sport and takes pride in helping develop the right mindset and approach to wrestling.
Coach Mohajerin grew up in New Jersey where he was a multiyear varsity standout wrestler for a state sectional championship team along with being an individual regional qualifier. His oldest son Zachary, wrestled for Coach Kavanagh at Peninsula Catholic where he was a TCIS champion, multi time Virginia state placer and national prep qualifier.
