Next Special Guest
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World Team member · Post-grad star · Olympic ladder
Official USA Wrestling Regional Training Center
World-class wrestling. Central Coast address.
Central Coast RTC trains on campus at Cal Poly in San Luis Obispo, alongside an NCAA Division I wrestling program, bringing elite freestyle and Greco-Roman training, world-level guests, and RTC mini camps to California’s Central Coast.
- Home Mat
- Cal PolySan Luis Obispo, CA
- Alongside
- NCAA D-ICal Poly Wrestling
- Styles
- Freestyle & GrecoInternational styles only
- Nonprofit
- 501(c)(3)Mustang Wrestling Foundation
01Home Base
A Division I room on the Central Coast.
Central Coast RTC trains on campus at Cal Poly in San Luis Obispo, alongside the Mustangs’ NCAA Division I wrestling program. The pace, the partners, the standard, this is where elite wrestling lives on California’s Central Coast.
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On campus at Cal Poly
Our home mat is on the Cal Poly campus in San Luis Obispo, California.
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Alongside NCAA Division I
Train alongside Cal Poly’s NCAA Division I wrestling program.
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International styles
Freestyle and Greco-Roman — every RTC practice is international style, per USA Wrestling.
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World-level guests
Every other month, a World Team member, top post-grad, or Olympic hopeful joins the room.
You are here
San Luis Obispo, CA
35.30° N · 120.66° W
Halfway between Los Angeles and San Francisco on California’s Central Coast.
Current Resident AthleteSan Luis Obispo, CA
02Current Resident Athlete · Head RTC Coach
Trevor
Tinker
Coaching the room. Chasing the world stage.
Trevor Tinker leads Central Coast RTC as head coach and trains in that same room as the club’s resident athlete. A four-time NCAA qualifier and two-time Pac-12 heavyweight champion at Cal Poly, Trevor now wrestles freestyle at 97 kg and trains full-time in San Luis Obispo in pursuit of U.S. World and Olympic teams. Every athlete on our mat learns from a coach who is still in the fight.
- NCAA · Cal Poly
- 4× Qualifier
- Pac-12
- 2× Heavyweight Champion
- Freestyle
- 97 kg
- Chasing
- U.S. World & Olympic Teams
Central Coast RTC
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03Special Guests
One elite guest.
Every other month.
Central Coast RTC regularly brings superstar post-grads, U.S. World Team members, and athletes on the Olympic ladder to San Luis Obispo to train in our room. The level rises every time one walks in.
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Who’s been in the room.
More than twenty of the sport’s best have trained at Central Coast RTC. A few of the names:
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20+ Elite guests
and counting
Photo credits: David Carr, Alex Dieringer — USA Wrestling. Chance Marsteller, Evan Wick, Liam Cronin, Beau Bartlett — Tony Rotundo / USA Wrestling. Eric Barnett — Taylor Wolfram / UW Athletics. Nick Suriano — Rutgers Athletics. Dom Bradley — © Marie-Lan Nguyen / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY 3.0. Tyler Berger — Chris Hunkeler / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA 2.0 (cropped).
04RTC Mini Camps
Get in the room.
Throughout the year, Central Coast RTC opens its room to RTC-eligible high school athletes from across California and around the country for mini camps on the Cal Poly campus.
- Division I roomTrain on campus at Cal Poly, where the Mustangs’ NCAA Division I program trains.
- International stylesFreestyle and Greco-Roman technique, drilling and live wrestling.
- Elite coachingLed by Head RTC Coach Trevor Tinker and the Central Coast RTC staff.
Mini Camp Schedule
2026–27 Season
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Next mini camp
RTC Mini Camp
Friday & Saturday · Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo
- Fri 7:00 PMTechnique, spar & situational live
- Sat 9:00 AMWarm-up & 3–4 matches
- Sat 2:00 PMTechnique, drill, spar & short goes
In the room: 12–15 RTC athletes from across California, plus the Cal Poly Wrestling team.
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TBAUp nextComing soon
More Mini Camps
Future dates will be posted here as they’re confirmed.
Dates, times, and details are posted here as each camp is confirmed.
05Coaching Staff
Coached by people who’ve been there.
Led by Head RTC Coach Trevor Tinker, the Central Coast RTC staff brings NCAA All-American and national-level credentials and years of Division I experience to every session.
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Head RTC Coach
Trevor Tinker
Current resident athlete · 2× Pac-12 Champion · 4× NCAA Qualifier
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RTC Staff
Jon Sioredas
Head Coach, Cal Poly Wrestling · NWCA President · NCAA All-American
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RTC Staff
Ethan Rotondo
Assistant Coach, Cal Poly · US Open Finalist
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Nelson Brands
Assistant Coach, Cal Poly · NCAA All-American (Iowa)
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Kendall La Rosa
Assistant Coach & Recruiting Coordinator, Cal Poly · Former Mustang
Former RTC leadership.
Two legends of American wrestling have been part of Central Coast RTC’s leadership.
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Former Head RTC Coach
John Azevedo
- 1980 U.S. Olympic Team member
- 1980 NCAA Division I Champion (126 lbs) · 3× D-I finalist
- 3× NCAA Division II Champion at Cal State Bakersfield
- 1978 NCAA Division II Most Outstanding Wrestler
- 4th at the 1982 World Championships
- Cal Poly head wrestling coach, 2003–2011
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Former RTC Spokesperson
Lee Kemp
- 3× World Champion (1978, ’79, ’82), the first American to win three
- 3× NCAA Champion at Wisconsin, the first Black wrestler to win three
- 4× World Cup Champion · 2× Pan American Games gold
- 1980 U.S. Olympic Team member · 7× U.S. national freestyle champion
- National Wrestling Hall of Fame Distinguished Member
06RTC Eligibility
Who can train at an RTC.
Central Coast RTC follows USA Wrestling’s Regional Training Center criteria. Every athlete in an RTC practice or mini camp must be a current USA Wrestling athlete member, be in good standing with the RTC and its host site, and meet at least one of the standards below.
AJunior & age-group results
- Top 8 at the UWW U20 National Championships
- Top 8 at the USA Wrestling Junior National Championships
- Top 8 at the USA Wrestling 16U National Championships
- Top 8 at the UWW U17 National Championships
- Top 4 at a USA Wrestling Junior Regional
- Top 6 at a USA Wrestling State Junior or State 16U Freestyle/Greco-Roman Championships
BSenior & collegiate results
- Won at least one match at the Senior USA Wrestling World or Olympic Team Trials
- Top 8 at the USA Wrestling Senior Open Championships
- Top 8 at the USA Wrestling U23 National Championships
- Top 4 at a USA Wrestling Senior Regional
- Top 4 at the New York Athletic Club International or the Dave Schultz Memorial International
- Listed on a collegiate roster for the current academic year
CInternational & veterans
- Competed at a Continental or World Championships/Games at any age level (the five-year window does not apply)
- Veteran athletes who represented the U.S. at the Veterans World Championships within the last two years, or are scheduled to compete at the next one
Athletes and coaches who represent a country other than the U.S. may attend with approval of USA Wrestling and the RTC, and must be of similar competitive caliber.
Central Coast RTC is an official Regional Training Center of USA Wrestling, the national governing body for the sport of wrestling in the United States.
501(c)(3)
A program of the Mustang Wrestling Foundation