Andrew Trevino named Chesterton High School’s New Head Wrestling Coach

Andrew Trevino named Chesterton High School’s New Head Wrestling Coach

The Duneland School Corporation has named Andrew Trevino as Chesterton High School’s New Head Wrestling Coach.  Trevino will replace longtime coach Chris Joll.  Under Joll’s leadership, the CHS Wrestling team has had 47 individual state qualifiers and five individual state champions; 10 Sectional, two Regional, and two Semi-State Championships; along with two IHSAA State Runner-up finishes in 2017 & 2021. 

In addition to leading the Chesterton Wrestling program, Trevino will teach physical education at CHS.  Trevino is currently teaching physical education at Calumet New Tech High School, where he also serves as an Assistant Varsity Wrestling Coach and Assistant Varsity Football Coach.

Andrew was the 1991 IHSAA State Champion at 140 lbs., while wrestling at Calumet High, before earning a scholarship to compete at Indiana University.  His personal wrestling career includes: 

Calumet High School

  • 127-7 high school career record
  • 4X Conference & 4X Sectional Champion
  • 1989 IHSAA State Qualifier @ 119 lbs.
  • 1990 IHSAA State Placewinner (4th @ 125 lbs)
  • 1991 IHSAA State Champion @ 140lbs
  • USA Wrestling Magazine High School All-American Team
  • 2X USAW All-American (4th Place Cadet 120 lbs-1988 & 7th Place Junior 143 lbs-1990)

Indiana University

  • 70 Career Victories / 4X Letter Winner / Indiana University’s Balfour Award Recipient - 1993
  • Amateur Wrestling News Freshman All-America Team (5th @ 142 lbs)
  • 2X Big Ten Place Winner (6th & 4th @ 142 lbs - 1993 & 1994) 
  • 2X NCAA Championship Qualifier (1993 & 1994)
  • 2X Team Captain (1994 & 1996)

Coach Trevino has 23 years of coaching experience; seven at Lake Central as assistant coach, one at East Chicago Central as head coach, and 15 as assistant head coach at Calumet High School. He has also been an active staff member at Region Wrestling Academy (RWA) for the past 10 years, where he has helped train numerous state champions from NW Indiana and NE Illinois.

Coaching Career

1996-2003 Lake Central - Assistant Coach 

  • Coached 4 IHSAA State Champions
  • Coached 3rd & 4th Place Teams at IHSWCA Team State

2005-2006 East Chicago Central High School - Head Coach

2007-2021 Calumet High School – Assistant Coach

  • Coached an IHSGW & an IHSAA State Champion

Coach Trevino is a well respected coach in the wrestling world. We are thrilled that Andy is joining the Trojan Athletic Department and look forward to him continuing the strong wrestling tradition at CHS,” said Jeff Hamstra, CHS Athletic Director.

Andrew and his wife Cynthia have three children.

We are excited for Mr. Trevino to continue the outstanding CHS wrestling tradition,” said CHS principal, Brent Martinson.