I am 100% amazed at how Joe Renfro is able to pull off what he does at Labette Community College. How has he compiled 2 NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS, multiple top 3 finishes, has been the National Coach of the Year who knows how many times and built one of the premier Junior College programs in the Nation with wrestling facilities that were not acceptable in the 70's much less 2012.
This team practices in a basketball gym with a large curtain that separates them from basketball practice. It is not a wrestling room, it's just a corner of a gym where they have been allowed to throw down wrestling mats. Not too mention, I believe the weight room is a community weight room for the whole town to use and is not specific to Labette Community College. No wrestling room, facilities suck, and Joe Renfroe is a winner!
At what point will the powers that be at Labette Community College recognize that this man brings in numbers and championships and should be rewarded for it. At what point will the community realize that without this National Championship Coach there is 30-40 less kids attending class at LCC, spending money in the community, renting houses, etc.
At what point do the powers that be of LCC look at Joe Renfro and say, "Okay Joe, you have built it and now we are going to reward you with you own wrestling room so you can train without the sound of basketballs bouncing etc".
I think it's time that we all start voicing our opinions to the President of LCC. At some point Joe is going to look at his facilities, salary and lack of administrative suppport and say... It's just not worth it!
I think we should contact these people at Labette:
President George C. Knox
(620) 421-6700 Ext. 1223
Last edited by FalconCoach; 05/18/12 05:51 AM.
