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C2X COACHING STAFF

Tom Tanis - C2X Academy

Tom Tanis

Head Coach - Owner
  • 2X NCAA Championship qualifier

  • Rutgers University’s first All-American in over 20 years

  • 2X State Placer New Jersey High School

  •  2002 Donald Leslie Coursen Award (Rutgers Most Outstanding Athlete)

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Tim Hennessey

Head Coach - Owner
  • Captain of Rutgers Wrestling Team

  • Rutgers Wrestling Team MVP

  • Coached with the nation’s #1 high school wrestling team (NJ), contributing to a 63-match win streak

  • State Placer New Jersey High School

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Vas Lahanas

Head Coach - Owner
  • New Jersey High School State Champ

  • Full D-1 Scholarship to University of Maryland’s Wrestling Program

  • 2nd in the ACC Championships

  • NCAA qualifier

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Joe Ballantyne

Youth Director
  • Wrestled 5 years at UNC Pembroke 

  • Wrestling for 20+ years

  • Coaching for 15+ years

  • Been with C2X since 2017

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Scott Bosak

Assistant Coach
  • Cornell University and Belmont Abbey All -American

  • Providence HS Head Coach

  • Super32 All-American

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Roman Perryman

Assistant Coach
  • Virginia High School State Champion

  • D1 Wrestling at WVU and VT

  • 2nd in Big 12 Championships​

  • Been with C2X since 2017

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Patt Flynn

Assistant Coach
  • Wrestling: State Champ (MD), University of Maryland Wrestler, ACC Champ

  • Coaching: 2022 NCHSAA Runner-Up, 2018 Southwest Runner-Up, 2x Regional Champ, District 6 PIAA Champ, 2007 PA Assistant Coach of the Year

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Chris Weidman

Assistant Coach
  • NY State Champion

  • Wrestled for Hofstra and became a Division 1 2x
    All-American (6th, 3rd)

  • Been with C2X since 2022:

  • Former UFC Middleweight Champion

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Jacob Butler

Assistant Coach
  • 3x State Champion in Oklahoma, NCAA National Qualifier,

  • Wrestled three years at University of Oklahoma and one year at Rutgers University

  • U23 Freestyle All American

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Tommy Capul

Assistant Coach
  • State Finalist in NC

  • Wrestled at Maryland University, 2024

  • NWCA Scholar All-American,

  • Two-time Academic All-Big Ten (2023, 2024)

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