Heart & Pride Wrestling Coaches

 Coach Bryant was born and raised in Chicago, Illinois. Coach Bryant started his wrestling career at Curie Metropolitan High School. Coached by award winning coaches Dale Rowlett and Terrance Alexander, coach Bryant was able to become a South Sectional Champion, Chicago Public Schools City Tournament Runner-up and IHSA State Qualifying Senior. He went on to earn his undergraduate degree in Computer Science and Graduate Degree in Secondary Education. In Chicago he has been a Head Football coach on all levels and coached a league title team for Little Village High School in Chicago. He went on to become a Head Varsity Wrestling Coach for his Alma Mater. He then moved to the Austin area to become a Head Varsity Wrestling coach and quarterback football coach for Austin LBJ High School. During his 5 years at Austin LBJ he coached the team to 3 District titles. He has spent his past 18 years as an Educator coaching and teaching. He is currently an Assistant Principal in Austin ISD and continues to grow wrestling through the Heart and Pride Wrestling Club program. 

 Coach Evans was born and raised in Northern California. Coach Evans has been on the mat as a competitor and coach since he was 10 years old and competed on the mat until 2009. During that time he earned a place at the top of the podium as Mission Valley Athletic League Champion as well as a Northern Coastal Section Champion at James Logan High School in Union City. Coach Evans earned his degree in Psychology from Norfolk State University then Returned to Northern California to earn his Masters Degree in School Based Counseling from California State University East Bay. While back in California he was the head coach of the Hayward High School Wrestling Team where he earned the honor of Northern California Girls Wrestling coach of the year in 2016. 

 Coach Lynch was born in Alexandria Bay, New York. He began wrestling at the age of five, following one of the Lynch family traditions. Coach Lynch attended Indian River Jr. Sr. High School in Philadelphia, New York. He competed at the varsity level for four years, becoming the winningest wrestler in the school’s history. He was the Section III champion but a knee injury kept him from competing for a state title his Senior year. After wrestling with SUNY Morrisville for a semester, Coach Lynch joined the Army where he served 23 years. Coach Lynch linked up with Coach Harrison’s father Coach Dale Harrison in 2010 with LCP Wrestling Club and eventually took over the head coaching position. Coach Lynch has a passion for wrestling and spends as much time as he can giving back to the sport. 

 Coach Freddy was born and raised in Austin Texas, he has over a decade of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu experience all under professor Shane Zeringue. Since the start of his career he has been consistently training and competing all across the southern United States from the West coast of California to the East coast of Florida. He has competed in tournaments ranging from hole in the wall in house tournaments to competing in one, if not the biggest Jiu-Jitsu federations in the world, he has also had the opportunity to compete on stage in numerous professional Jiu-Jitsu fights and in numerous invitation only tournaments. He has had the privilege to compete against and share the mats with World champions old, new and future. He is a student of the art of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Judo and Wrestling. He’s an all around grappler who believes in Mushin…No Mind.

 Coach Maria has made her mark in the Leander fitness community over the past 3 years offering her Hit Lift Fit members more than just a workout. Members are treated to her unique approach which encompases exercise, nutrition and lifestyle rightfully called “Hit Fit Lift”.

Using the “Hit Lift Fit” system, Coach Maria incorporates in-depth health and exercise evaluations, strength training and nutrition coaching to produce dramatic results for each individual member. Coach Maria not only works closely with “HLF” members but she also works with wrestling, karate and MMA members. She is ISSA certified for personal training and nutrition. 

Coach Harrison was born in Vancouver, British Columbia and moved to the United States at a young age. He began his wrestling career at the age of five, taking after his dad who was a collegiate wrestler in Canada. Coach Harrison followed in his older brother’s footsteps, Tyler, and attended Vista Ridge High School in Cedar Park, TX. He went on to be a three time state qualifier and two time state placer, becoming the state runner-up his senior year. Coach Harrison furthered his wrestling career at the collegiate level where he was a scholarship student athlete at Western Colorado University, a NCAA division II school nestled in the heart of the rocky mountains. His collegiate career was unfortunately cut short due to injuries, but he graduated with a degree in Exercise and Sports Science and Business. After taking some time away from wrestling, Coach Harrison has since began coaching as a way to give back to the sport that shaped his life. He currently is the co-founder of a small business, Technavance, along with his younger brother and mother. He continues to grow the great sport of wrestling at the Heart and Pride Wrestling Club program.

 Coach Timmons was born in Norman, Oklahoma but moved to Austin when he was two. Coach Timmons attended AISD schools throughout his childhood and attended the LASA program at LBJ High School. While at LASA he started wrestling after getting cut from the basketball team as a freshman. He did not see much success until his sophomore outing, winning the Capital Classic Tournament and starting the season undefeated. During the summer after his sophomore season, Coach Timmons wrestled in the Freestyle Wrestling State Championships becoming a state champion in freestyle at the cadet level. This allowed him to be a part of the Texas National Team and participate in the National Duals for Freestyle/Greco on the Texas All-American Team. Coach Timmons’ successes in high school include 4-time District finalist, 3-time District Champion, Regional Champion, 3-time Texas State Wrestling Tournament Qualifier, along with a Cadet Freestyle State Wrestling Championship. Following high school, Coach Timmons officiated the sport for over a decade in the Austin and San Antonio areas. Coach Timmons was the assistant wrestling coach at LBJ high school for three years from 2015-2017. During his time there, he helped the program win the Girls Team District Championship all three years and their first Boys District Championship in 2016. The boys repeated as district champions in 2017.

 My sons are members of this wrestling club, and I can't express how grateful we are to have found such a wonderful club. All the coaches are fantastic at helping the athletes learn the sport and how to be great people on and off the mat. The atmosphere is very welcoming and supportive of everyone. My sons have coaches and teammates who help them through their struggles and celebrate their success. Their love for the sport has been the biggest factor in my children wanting to be in the gym as much as possible. 

•  Best coaches and probably the best wrestling club in Texas! Love this gym. They really are like one big family here. Let’s go heart and pride wrestling club! 

 I've been going here sense my freshman year if your new to wrestling or even just want to join a club id recommend heart and pride and everyone here is very kind. Within my 4 years of being here heart and pride is like my second family i don't dread going to practice I look forward to it cause i have friends/teammates who are helping me get better along with themselves and coaches who are their trying to push me to my full potential. This is a very positive club and has a amazing atmosphere id recommend trying it out for a week you'll love it! 

 Randy Bryant is hands down the best wrestling coach in the area! Highly recommend Heart and Pride! They took my 2 year wrestler to regionals his first year and state his second year! Not only that, but he mentors these kids and is there for them with advice and guidance! He shows these young men and women the correct way to handle adversity and has been the best influence my son has had from a male role model. If I could give this organization more stars I would! Thank you Randy and H&P! 

 Met coach Randy during spring wrestling. We told him about our town not having wrestling clubs like the metro areas. Ever since, he has welcomed us to his club with open arms. He invited us to attend his camps, tournaments, drop in practices, and has treated us like family instead of outsiders. For these reasons, we choose to take the 5 hr round trip every Sunday to drop in and put some work in with my 2 sons. If I lived close enough, we would be there every time the doors opened. I would recommend bringing your wrestlers to Heart and Pride so they can have the chance to learn, improve, and grow with the practice, passion, and hard work that they have to offer. 

 My son has been a part of Heart and Pride for the last few years and his instruction has been top notch. You just can't say enough about this group of people. Wrestling is a tough sport, it's not for everyone. The leadership of this club is all about healthy kids and they do it the right way for the right reasons. You can't go wrong here; it's just right.