Bio

Jake Henderson is enter his second season as DC's men's wrestling coach in 2025 and has served in his present capacity since May 2024.

During his first season, he led the team through the transition from NCAA Division III to NAIA and recruited heavily to rebuild the roster. During the summer of 2025, Henderson was selected to participate in the NWCA/SportsLife CEO Leadership Academy to further his skills in every phase of leading a college wrestling program. 

Henderson joins DC’s staff from the University of Rio Grande where he was a graduate assistant coach for the last two seasons. During his time with the Red Storm, four Rio Grande grapplers qualified for the NAIA national championships and were the first wrestlers in the history of the program to compete on the national stage.

Before coaching at the college level, Henderson was an assistant coach at Brecksville-Broadview Heights High School in the Cleveland area. He aided the program for just over three years and had 23 athletes place at the Ohio state championships, including one state champion. The Bees also had two state duals appearances and finished runner-up once.

As an athlete, Henderson was a four-time conference champion and placed at the Ohio state championships twice. He also earned 157 career wins at Western Brown High School in Mt. Orab, Ohio before going on to compete as a scholarship athlete at Division I Cleveland State.