Josh Heffernan

Coach Heff is an English teacher and the head wrestling coach at Olentangy Berlin High School.  He has coached 17 OHSAA state qualifiers, 5 state placers, 3 OCC championship teams, 3 OHSAA Sectional championship teams, 2 OHSAA State qualifying teams, and lead the 2014 AAU Junior Olympic National Championship team. He has been the OCC Coach-of-the-Year twice and was 2017's Central District Wrestling Officials Association Coach-of-the-Year.  Heffernan wrestled for Ohio University where he was a 3x MAC placewinner and an NCAA National Qualifier. He was a 2x Illinois High School state qualifier and a state runner-up in 1994.  He also wrestled for the Illinois Junior National Freestyle team.  Heffernan lives in Powell with his wife, Misty; daughters, Madison and Brenna; step-daughter, Angelina; and step-son, Rylan.