Head Coach Bryan Brunk
Date of birth:
December 1, 1975		 Hometown:
Buxton, ME
High school:
Bonny Eagle High School (1994)		 College:
Western New England (1998)
University of Southern Maine (2004)
Years at Messiah:
5		 Family:
Wife (Bethany), three children (Asa, Reese, Abel)
Record at Messiah:
45-55		 Career Record:
45-55

In four years as the head coach at Messiah College, Coach Brunk has accrued numerous recognitions for the team's performances, including being named the 2004 NCAA D.III Rookie Coach of the Year, 2005 Bob Bubb Coaching Excellence Award for D.III, and 2005 Middle Atlantic Conference Coach of the Year. Among the individuals that he has coached have been: 3 National Qualifiers, 14 Scholar All Americans, and 30 Conference or Regional place winners.  In addition, teams led by Coach Brunk have finished 1st (2006) and 2nd (2004, 2007) in the country in team grade point average.

Prior to coming to Messiah, Brunk was assistant wrestling coach for the University of Southern Maine in Gorham, Maine from 1998-2003. He served at USM under long time mentor Ted Reese, a Maine Amateur Wrestling Association Hall of Fame Coach and a Nation High School Coach of the Year. Wrestling for Coach Reese at Bonny Eagle High School, Bryan compiled a 112-8 record, won three state championships, and was named captain of the team his senior year. Bryan was named Honorable Mention All-American by Wrestling USA magazine and was named Academic All-American by Amateur Wrestling News. From 1994-1996, Bryan wrestled for Wheaton College in Wheaton, Illinois. He was a two-year starter and placed 4th and 2nd in the NCAA Division III West Regional. He was the first alternate to the NCAA Division III Nationals for his region and placed 2nd and 1st in the College Conference in Illinois and Wisconsin. From 1999-2001, Bryan wrestled for Western New England College in Springfield, MA. In those two years, he won two New England Championships and qualified to the NCAA Division III Nationals both years. He was voted captain and attained Academic All-American status his senior year.

Bryan holds a Master's Degree in Teaching and Learning from the University of Southern Maine in Gorham. Bryan and his wife Bethany have two sons, Asa and Abel and daughter Reese.