Darrel Lauderdale

Is a High School Teacher and Coach who has successfully taught within the public school system for 32 years, coached high school and college athletics for 37 years, and administered athletic programs for 32 years. 

AAU History

• 1998 Named SEAAU Wrestling Chairperson 

• 1998 Established TEAMTN AAU Wrestling League

• SEAAU Wrestling had 2 members; As of August , 2024 SEAAU has over 9,000

• 1998 Named Southeastern AAU Volunteer of the Year

• 1999 Appointed AAU Wrestling Representative to the “American Needs Sports Day”

• 2000  Named Southeastern AAU Volunteer of the Year

• 2002 Awarded AAU Presidential Leadership Award

• 2004 Elected Treasurer of the SEAAU

• 2004 Elected Board Member of the Tennessee Chapter of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame

• 2007 Recognized as AAU National Wrestling Person of the Year

• 2008 Elected Treasurer for the Tennessee Chapter of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame

• 2009 Named Southeastern AAU Volunteer of the Year

• 2010 Received AAU Award for Outstanding Leadership

• 2010 Inducted into Tennessee Chapter of National Wrestling Hall of Fame

• 2012 Elected Governor of SEAAU for 2nd term

• 2013 Named to National AAU Hall of Fame Committee

• 2014 Elected AAU Zone B Rep 

• 2016 Elected Governor of the SEAAU for 3rd term

• 2018 Elected AAU Zone B Rep

• 2020 Elected Governor of SEAAU for the 4th term

• 2021 Appointed to the National AAU Wrestling Finance Committee  

• 2022 Inducted into the Team Tennessee Wrestling Hall of Fame 

• 2023 Named National Director of Wrestling for AAU

• 2024 Elected Governor of SEAAU for the 5th term 

• Has worked with other AAU Districts in building the Sport of Wrestling, including: Georgia, Kentucky, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Mississippi, Florida, West Virginia, and the Mid Atlantic District of AAU 

Wrestling events

Served as Tournament Director and Site Director for the following national wrestling events:

• AAU Junior Olympic (23 times); 

• AAU Ironman World Championships (2 times); 

• AAU Scholastic Duals @ Disney World (17 times)

• AAU All-American Spring Youth Nationals (25 times); 

• AAU National Elementary Dual Tournament (22 times); 

• La Femme World Championships (2 times); 

• TSSAA high school State, Sectional, Regional, District, and Local events (Varsity, FR, and JV); 

• AAU national, state, regional, and local (all grade levels); 

• USA wrestling team and individual wrestling tournaments in Tennessee; 

  Kurt Weinberger

Officiating History:
1977 – PIAA First Year as Official
1980 – AAU First Year Freestyle Official
1990 – 1994 – Head Official AAU Junior Olympic Games
1992 – 1993 – AAU Grand National Official
1993 – Head Official AAU Grand Nationals (Hershey, PA)
1994 – AAU Freestyle Official of the Year
2009 – 2013 – AAU Disney Dual Official
2011 – 2013 – AAU Grand National Official
5 Time PIAA State Championship Official
Personal Wrestling Accomplishments:
AAU National Freestyle Champion
2 Time AAU National Greco Champion
8 Years Wrestling Coach at Central Bucks East High School, PA (1 PIAA State Champion)
6 Years Wrestling Coach at Plumstead Christian School, PA (3 League Titles, 5 State Champions)
Personal Information:
29 Years United Postal Service
12 Years Youth and High School Soccer Coach
4 Daughters, 6 Grandchildren

  Greg M. Wojciechowski "The Great Wojo"

An only child born to parents Richard and Elaine Wojciechowski on Nov. 13, 1951, in Toledo, Mr. Wojciechowski was one of the best athletes ever produced by the University of Toledo, or by the city itself.

He was a protege of local wrestling icons Dick Torio, Joe Scalzo, and UT coach Dick Wilson while working out as a youth at Mr. Torio’s health club. He won back-to-back heavyweight state wrestling championships with unbeaten seasons for Whitmer High School in 1967 and ’68.

He posted a 55-2 career record in three seasons for UT, reaching the NCAA heavyweight finals each year, winning the national championship as a junior in 1971, and ending as runner-up in 1970 and 1972. He also became 4-time AAU champion in the heavyweight division winning the championship in 1970, 1971, 1974, and 1975  Between 1969 and 1979, he also won eight freestyle national AAU championships and five Greco-Roman titles.

Starting during his senior year at Whitmer, Mr. Wojciechowski competed for a spot on the U.S. Olympic freestyle and Greco-Roman wrestling teams four times (1968, 1972, 1976, and 1980), three times ending as runner-up in one or both to become the team’s heavyweight alternate three times, before finally earning a spot as the U.S. freestyle heavyweight in 1980.

International politics nixed his chance to compete at the 1980 Summer Olympic Games in Moscow because then-President Jimmy Carter had called for a U.S. boycott of the games in protest of the host Soviet Union’s invasion of Afghanistan.

He later transitioned to the world of professional wrestling, competing for 12-plus years in the Indianapolis-based World Wrestling Association under the moniker “The Great Wojo.” He first won the WWA heavyweight championship in 1984 and later regained the title in 1985 and 1987 before retiring.

In 2009, Mr. Wojciechowski’s life took an unexpected turn when he suffered a dissected aorta while working out and had life-saving open-heart surgery. He recovered, but was forced to retire on medical disability. Although unable to lift heavy weights, wrestle, or coach wrestling after his surgery, he remained involved in the sport well into his 70s.

Labeling himself a wrestling “booster,” he helped young wrestlers with everything from equipment necessities to transportation to workouts and tournaments.

Mr. Knepper said that Mr. Wojciechowski was most proud of what he did for underprivileged students at Bowsher and Libbey high schools.

Having earned his degree in education from UT in 1972, Mr. Wojciechowski was a teacher for more than 30 years, all but one year in Toledo Public Schools. He also served as head wrestling coach at Archbold, Libbey, and Bowsher high schools.