Cerjan led Eagles to county title in 2025-26 season
Geneva wrestling coach Ron Cerjan earned the 2025-26 Ashtabula County Wrestling Coach of the Year honor. But, really, the work for Cerjan started several years ago as he and a others worked diligently to get the Eagles mat program back to when he was on the mat for Geneva. Cerjan wrestled for the Eagles in the late 1980s for coach Tom Koehler.
Back then, Geneva had full varsity lineup, JV ...
Geneva wrestling coach Ron Cerjan earned the 2025-26 Ashtabula County Wrestling Coach of the Year honor. But, really, the work for Cerjan started several years ago as he and a others worked diligently to get the Eagles mat program back to when he was on the mat for Geneva. Cerjan wrestled for the Eagles in the late 1980s for coach Tom Koehler.
Back then, Geneva had full varsity lineup, JV lineup and freshman teams. Later, Dwight Fritz came along and continued the success, making regular trips to Columbus for the state tournament. When Fritz left for Mayfield Heights, though, it wasn’t long before the program began to decline.
Cerjan teamed up with head coach Chris Stamper in 2013 in an effort to return the program to its former glory. “We started rebuilding the program,” Cerjan said. “That’s where we are now.