Josh Heffernan

Coach Heff is an English teacher, ELA Department chair, and the head wrestling coach at Olentangy Berlin High School.  This is his 22nd season of coaching wrestling. As a head coach, he and his staff have coached 19 OHSAA state qualifiers, 6 state placers, 3 OCC championship teams, 3 OHSAA Sectional championship teams, 2 OHSAA State qualifying teams, and a 2014 AAU Junior Olympic National Championship team. He has been the OCC Coach-of-the-Year twice and was 2017 and 2022 Central District Wrestling Officials Association Coach-of-the-Year.  Heffernan wrestled for Ohio University where he was a 3x MAC placewinner, Most Valuable Wrestler, and an NCAA National Qualifier. He was a 2x Illinois High School state qualifier and a state runner-up in 1994.  He wrestled for the Illinois Junior National Freestyle team.  Heffernan lives in Powell with his daughters, Madison and Brenna; step-daughter, Angelina; and step-son, Rylan.