McDaniel College

Mason Goretsas begins his eighth season as the head men's wrestling coach at McDaniel for the 2025-26 season and his second as the head women's wrestling coach.

Goretsas spent four seasons as the assistant men's wrestling coach under Davey Black before being elevated to head coach prior to the 2018-19 season. In his first season, he led the Green Terror to 10 wins, reaching double digits for just the second time since the 2005-06 season.

Goretsas made it back-to-back 10-win campaigns in 2019-20, guiding a lineup that had six rookies in the postseason lineup. He guided Ryker Eckenbarger to the conference title at 141 pounds and tournament’s Most Outstanding Performer award.

A local product, Goretsas was a two-time Maryland State Champion for North Carroll High School before starting his collegiate career at the University of Maryland. Goretsas returned home in the fall of 2011.

He wrestled for the Green Terror for three seasons, posting a 67-27 record at McDaniel. He was a two-time place winner at the Centennial Conference championship. He finished fourth at 141 pounds in 2012 before earning a fourth-place showing at 149 in 2014.

Goretsas graduated from McDaniel with his bachelor of science degree in exercise science in 2015 and completed his masters in kinesiology in 2018. He and his wife, Kelsey, a former member of the women’s basketball team at McDaniel, welcomed their first child, Bo, in November 2019.