CEO & Head Coach 

NICK Avery

Nick Avery brings nearly two decades of experience as an athlete and coach. A Foxboro High School graduate, he wrestled four years at Indiana University, starting for the Hoosiers for two seasons. In 2014 he became a head coach and board member at MetroWest United Wrestling Club, where he helped build one of New England's largest clubs, serving more than 500 wrestlers from kindergarten through high school, including a dedicated girls' program.

Nick spent 10 years at Northeastern University, rising to Assistant Athletic Director, then coached as an assistant at Johnson & Wales before being named the first head coach of the men's and women's wrestling programs at Emmanuel College in Boston. His honors include Massachusetts Wrestling Hall of Fame Up and Coming Coach of the Year (2016), Boston Globe Coach of the Year (2017) and Massachusetts Wrestling Hall of Fame Club Coach of the Year (2019).

Head Coach

AUSTIN COOLEY

Austin Cooley competed at the highest level of college wrestling. A Somerset, Mass. native, he won a MIAA Division 3 state title and placed second at All-States as a sophomore at Somerset Berkley before finishing at Wyoming Seminary, where he became a Prep National Champion and two-time Fargo All-American and was ranked as high as No. 3 in the country. Austin began his Division I career at the University of Pittsburgh before transferring to West Virginia University.

As a Mountaineer at 197 pounds he qualified for the 2023 NCAA Division I Championships, placed seventh at the Big 12 Championships and was ranked in the national top 33. He also earned U23 freestyle All-American honors with a fifth-place finish at the U23 World Team Trials. Austin is now an assistant coach at Emmanuel College.

Coach

TOMI UYEHARA

Tomi Uyehara has been on the mat for most of his life and still competes. Originally from South Hadley, Mass., he wrestled at Williston Northampton School, where he won a New England Prep School championship and earned prep All-American honors. He went on to Wesleyan University, starting as a first- and second-year at 141 pounds.

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Tomi coached at Newton South High School before joining the staff at Winchester High School, where he is an assistant coach. Winchester finished second in Division 1 and placed in the top 10 at the All-State meet last winter. He continues to compete in masters events, and in July 2026 took silver in the Open Division at the Bay State Summer Games, beating wrestlers half his age along the way.

Coach

Joe Pellegrine

Joe had an impressive wrestling career at Framingham High School, finishing as a State Finalist, two-time State Medalist, and Sectional Champion, where he also earned Outstanding Wrestler honors. He added Massachusetts Freestyle and Greco-Roman State Championships to his accomplishments and concluded his high school career with 103 victories.
For the past three years, Joe has been an assistant coach with the Framingham Flyers, playing an important role in developing wrestlers who have earned titles and podium finishes at the Sectional, Divisional, All-State, and New England levels.

Joe brings an unmatched enthusiasm for wrestling and leads by example, regularly stepping onto the mat to train alongside his athletes. His dedication to the sport extends beyond coaching, as he remains an active competitor where you can find him wrestling in local competitions!

Coach

JOSeph JOYCE

Joe Joyce comes from one of New England's best-known wrestling families. At Ponaganset High School in Rhode Island, where his father Mike built the program as head coach, Joe won three straight Rhode Island state individual titles and back-to-back New England championships, and was ranked No. 2 in the nation at 150 pounds by MatScouts. Following his older brothers Michael and Jacob, both state champions, he went on to wrestle at Brown University in the Ivy League.

Coach

BENNY BAKER

Benny Baker wrestled four years at Wyoming Seminary, where his teams finished as runner-up at Prep Nationals every season from 2016 to 2019. He went on to Cornell University, competing in the Ivy League between 157 and 174 pounds.

As a senior in 2023–24 he placed third at the EIWA Championships, beating Harvard's top-seeded Phil Conigliaro, the Ivy League Wrestler of the Year, twice along the way. That run earned him his first bid to the NCAA Division I Championships, and he finished the season 19–14.

Coach 

Andrew MARSHALL

Andrew Marshall knows the club's standards firsthand. A Dorchester, Mass. native, he wrestled at Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High School and trained under Coach Nick Avery throughout his high school career. Andrew became a two-time New England champion and finished his senior season undefeated.

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Now he reunites with Coach Avery, this time as a fellow coach. As Metro Elite RTC's Co-Lead Heavyweight Coach, Andrew works with the club's upper-weight wrestlers, alongside former teammates and the coaches who helped shape his own career.

Junior Coach

JAMIE EVARTS

Jamie Evarts is one of the top Division III wrestlers in the country. A Brookline High School graduate, he is now a junior at 184 pounds for Williams College.

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As a first-year in 2024–25, Jamie won the NEWA regional title at 184, earned First Team All-NEWA and All-Rookie honors, and qualified for the NCAA Division III Championships. As a sophomore he won the RIT Invitational and then finished third at the 2026 NCAA Division III Championships, winning five straight matches in the consolation bracket to earn All-American honors and help Williams to its best-ever national finish.

Junior Coach

ALEX GREENE BARRIOS

Alex Greene Barrios was a five-year varsity wrestler and two-year captain at Boston Latin School, finishing with 108 career wins, including a 42–6 senior season. He helped Boston Latin win Dual County League titles in 2020 and 2024, qualified for the Division 1 state championship three times, placed at sectionals four times and was a three-time DCL All-Star. He was also a National Honor Society member and four-year varsity soccer player.

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Alex now wrestles at 133 pounds for Case Western Reserve University, where he studies business management. As a sophomore in 2025–26 he went 19–11 with eight pins and four technical falls, won the 133-pound bracket at the Futures Invite, placed third at the John Summa Invite and earned UAA All-Academic recognition.