Coaching
Staff
JAKE REBHAN
Head Coach (Fourth Year)
E-Mail: jrebhan@ecasd.us
Wisconsin Wrestling Coach Member (11 years)
North High School Physical Education Teacher
Former assistant wrestling coach @ Marshfield
Former assistant wrestling coach @ La Crosse Central HS
Has had the honor and privilege of coaching two 2X Individual State Champions, two Individual State Champions, 16 State Place Winners, 24 Individual State Qualifiers 39 conference champions, and hundreds of tenacious high character individuals!
10 former wrestlers have competed at the collegiate level; 3 at the Division I level, 2 at the division II level, and 5 at the division III level.
CHRIS KARL
Head Assistant Wrestling Coach 3rd Year
E-mail: ckarl@ecasd.us
Wisconsin Wrestling Coach Member (10 Years)
North High School Physical Education Teacher
ECN Football Varsity Inside Linebacker Coach and JV Defensive Coordinator
Former assistant wrestling coach @ Marshfield
2009 NCAA Div. III National Qualifier
UW-Stevens Point Wrestling Four Year Letter-Winner
Recorded 54 career victories for the Pointers
2006 WIAA Division II State Runner Up #152
2X WIAA State Place Winner 2nd in 2006, 5th in 2005
Competed for Auburndale HS in Football, Wrestling, and Track and Field
JOHN MAKI
Assistant Wrestling Coach (Fourth Year)
E-mail: jmaki@ecasd.us
Wisconsin Wrestling Coach Member (4 Years)
North High School Head Varsity Cross Country Coach
North High Distance Coach in Track and Field
Special Education Major at UW-Eau Claire
Former College Wrestler for the UWEC Blugolds
2X Blugold Wrestling Letter-Winner
2016 WIAA Division II 5th Place-winner #132
Member of the 2013 Mauston Wrestling Division II Team State Runner-Ups
Competed for Mauston HS in Cross Country, Wrestling, and Track and Field
ISAIAH WATKINS
Assistant Wrestling Coach
Wisconsin Wrestling Coach Member (3 Years)
Defensive Line Coach for the ECN Varsity Football Team
Former Defensive Lineman for UWEC Blugolds
Former Wrestler and Football Player for Iowa Western University
City of Milwaukee Defensive Lineman of the Year
Competed for Milwaukee Bradley Tech High School in Football, Wrestling, and Baseball
FRANK VRUWINK
Volunteer Assistant Wrestling Coach (3rd Year)
Wisconsin Wrestling Coach Member (3 Years)
Project Engineer at Oakridge Engineering
4 Year Football Letter-Winner at Michigan Tech University
2X 1st Team GLIAC Football All-Conference
2nd Team GLIAC Football All-Conference
4X GLIAC Academic All-Conference
4 Year Football starter at Michigan Tech (Started in all 40 games played in)
2010 Joe Thomas Award Winner as Wisconsin's most outstanding senior offensive lineman
1st Team All-State Offensive Lineman for Wisconsin Rapids HS (2010)
Competed for Wisconsin Rapids Lincoln High School in Football, Basketball, Wrestling, and Baseball
SCOTT WHIRRY
Eau Claire North Head Strength and Conditioning Coach (9 Years)
Owner and operator of Badgerland Strength and Conditioning
Has facilitated the North Strength and Conditioning Program that has produced the Team State Champions; 2019 Husky Baseball, ECA Stars 2018, and 2011 Husky Baseball. Whirry has also supervised Strength and Conditioning Efforts for Individual State Wrestling Champion Mason Phillips, 7 Team State Qualifiers, and many Team Conference Champions, Individual State Place-Winners, Individual State Qualifiers, and Individual Big Rivers Conference Champions.
UWEC Letter-winner in Football and Track and Field
Four-time NCAA All-American
Eau Claire North Alumni and member of the Husky Athletic Hall of Fame
North High School State Champion in the Long Jump
Career Rushing Record Holder for North Football
Kaleigh Herrick
Volunteer Assistant Wrestling Coach
Eau Claire North Alumni
2X Member of Team Wisconsin Freestyle Wrestling Team
Represented Team Wisconsin at the Women's Freestyle Duals in 2015
2015 North Wrestling "Guts" Award Winner