Mattime® Coaches
CESAR GARZA
The first of the 3 wrestlers who is spearheading this effort is Cesar Garza from Oakdale H.S. Cesar is great with kids and has always been a leader in his program and willing to help the next generation of wrestlers along. Cesar was the 2022 California State Champion at 170lbs and is a fantastic wrestler. We’ve know Cesar since he was a kid as our local USA Gold / Del Oro Kids would be paired up against him. Cesar will be attending Michigan University in the fall and wrestling for the Wolverines.
- 3x League Champion
- 3x Divsional Champion
- 3x SJS Section (Masters) Placer
- 2x Masters Champion
- 2x Califoirnia State Placer
- California State Champion 2022
- Scholarship to Michigan State University (Division I)
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Next up is a local product and Del Oro Graduate Damion Elliott who has been wrestling with USA Gold since he was a little guy. Damion will continue his wrestling career at Oregon State University. For those of you already familiar with Damion, he already spends his free time coaching young wrestlers and working within the community. Damion is a California State Finalist and 2X State Placer at Del Oro. Damion looks to earn his degree at Oregon State and serve his community as a first responder / fire fighting.
- 3x League Champion
- 3x Divsional Champion
- 3x SJS Section (Masters) Finalist
- 2x Masters Champion
- 2x Califoirnia State Placer
- California State Finalist
- Scholarship to Oregon State University (Division I)
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ELENA IVALDI
Our third Coach will be MatTime’s Elena Ivaldi who as a Junior, is starting to narrow down her choices for college. Elena was blessed this year and not only won a California State Title, she recently took home gold at the 17U, 53kg Women's Nationals and World Team Trials in Texas. In winning this event, Elena and her teammates will represent the United States this summer at the World Championships in Rome, Italy
- 2x SJS Masters Champion
- 2x Califoirnia State Placer
- California State Champion 2022
- Women's Freestyle National Champion 2022
- U.S. Women's World Team Member 2022
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Mattime Coaching Staff
Adrian Garcia
Coach Adrian is our head Wrestling Coach at MatTime. Adrian was a Div. I wrestler at U.C. Davis and was an NCAA Qualifier. Adrian does a fantastic job with our Kids and Junior wrestlers and is driving up the quality of wrestling in the entire Sacramento region. More Info »
Gary Garcia
MatTime is privileged to have California Hall of Fame wrestling coach Gary Garcia at MatTime. Standing by his son Adrian Garcia (Head Wrestling Coach), this father/son duo is lifting our Junior wrestling to new heights. More Info »
Grant Gambrall
Coach Grant Gambrall is an NCAA All American and placed 3rd at the NCAA Chanpionships while wrestling for the Iowa Hawkeyes. Grant is also building/coaching the Rocklin Rampage Wrestling Club. More Info »
David Klingsheim
David is a 2x California State Champion, A Junior National Champion and Big 12 Champion at Nebraska. David is an outstanding kids, high school and personal wrestling coach. Find out more about David. More Info »
Mark Kamizaki (Jiu Jitsu)
Mark Kamizaki has been training in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu since 2007 and was awarded his Black Belt in 2016 by Cassio Werneck. More Info »
Kelli Parry
Kelli is an accomplished athlete who spends her time making other people better through fitness and coaching. Kelli continues her committment to sports and fitness as MatTime's Head Fitness Coach and brings a positive vibe to her early morning classes. More Info »