Bio

At Simpson

• Enters fifth season in 2026-27
• Dual record of 33-17 in first four seasons
• Coached the Storm to back-to-back runner-up conference finishes in 2025 and 2026
• Guided Simpson to a second place finish at the NWCA Division III duals in 2026
• Announced as first head coach of the women's wrestling program in February 2022
• Served as an assistant coach and director of recruiting and technical development for the men's wrestling team for two years prior

Athlete Achievement Under McGinness

• All-Americans: Keeley Kehrli (2026), Annelise Obermark (2026)
• National Qualifiers: Keeley Kehrli (2025, 2026), Annelise Obermark (2025, 2026), Ashley Cannon (2025), Dionni Garcia-Vasquez (2025), Paige Gershmel (2025), Layla Phillips (2025), Gracie Waage (2025), Breanna Wier (2025), Sarah Zimmerman (2025), Emaline Hicks (2024), Jenna Joseph (2023)
• American Rivers Conference Champions: Jenna Joseph (2026), Keeley Kehrli (2025, 2026), Annelise Obermark (2025), Sarah Zimmerman (2025)
• All-A-R-C (19)
• A-R-C All-Academic (18)

Wrestling Career

• Amassed a record of 127-16 while competing for the University of Iowa
• Won 43 consecutive matches from 1994-96, a streak which still ranks 10th in program history
• Was a member of three national champion teams, two of which were coached by Dan Gable
• Received the Mike Howard Award two times, an honor handed out annually to the program's most valuable wrestler
• Went an impressive 33-0 to capture his first career national title at 126 pounds as a sophomore in 1995, a year after earning All-American honors with a fifth-place performance
• Capped off his career with another national title in 1998, this time coming the 142-pound division
• Won two Big Ten titles, was tabbed the Big Ten Freshman of the Year in 1994, and received the Outstanding Wrestler of the Big Ten Championships honor as a senior in 1998
• Received two NCAA Academic All-American First Team honors and was a three-time academic all-conference honoree
• Amassed a dominant record of 172-0 with four state titles while competing for Iowa City High
• Was inducted into the University of Iowa Hall of Fame in 2018 and the Iowa Wrestling Hall of Fame in 2006
• Also won Junior and Cadet National titles while in high school and was named to the 1993 Wrestling USA's Dream Team at 130 pounds

Year-by-Year at Simpson