Coaches Schedule Pictures Myrtle Ray Elementary

Coaches

K-2 Head Coach - Kellon Balum

 

Kellon compiled a 170-12 record at Line Mountain where he was a 4-time section champion, a 1-time district champion, a 2-time regional champion, placed 3rd at states, and was a 2-time state champion. He was a USA Dream Team selection and was ranked No. 1 in the country by Wrestling USA.  During his college career at the University of Virginia he was a 4-year starter and a NCAA qualifier.

Kellon has coached wrestling at Penn College, Line Mountain High/Middle School, Twisted Steel Training Center, and began helping at Selinsgrove Elementary Program last year.  Kellon started coaching to help others reach their goals, realize their potential, grow the sport of wrestling, and convey years of experience to the youth wrestling community.

 

3-6 Head Coach - Chris Grill

 

After two years with the K-2 Team, Chris Grill is excited to begin coaching the 3-6 Elementary Team.  A native of Upper Darby, outside of Philadelphia, Chris was a 2 time Pennsylvania State Medalist for Upper Darby High School.  He wrestled division I for the United States Military Academy at West Point, before joining the Army as a Medical Operations Officer. 

Chris left the Army in 2016 and moved to Selinsgrove with his wife and now has two children in the Selinsgrove School District.  His son Asher wrestles in the elementary program.