Following a 43-year absence of a wrestling program, Scott DCamp, a native of Altoona, IA, was chosen to reinstate the wrestling program at Northland Community and Technical College during the 2013-14 school year.Â
The 2017-18 Northland Pioneers Wrestling team again had five individual competitors attend the 2018 NJCAA Wrestling Championship after sending five wrestlers to nationals the previous year. Rashidi Kikopa (141), Kyle Fowler (149), Richard Dralu (165), Hunter Roller (184), and Desmond Bradford (285) competed in the tournament and posted a combined record of 4-10, placing 33rd overall.
Prior to coaching intercollegiate wrestling, DCamp served as an assistant for 10 years at Lincoln High School in Thief River Falls, MN (2003-2013). During his time at Lincoln, the team won the 2009 team championship of the individual state tournament, and featured three individual state champions, 26 state place winners, and three section dual championships (2007, 2010, 2011).
DCamp wrestled collegiately at NCAA Division II Minnesota State University-Moorhead. Competing at the heavyweight division, DCamp wrestled for four years (1999-2003) for the Dragons. During his freshman year, DCamp came within one victory of qualifying for the NCAA Division II national championships.
Success at the interscholastic level was also a trademark for DCamp, who competed for Buffalo High School in Buffalo, MN. A three year letterwinner, DCamp was a state qualifier at heavyweight his senior year.Â
Scott DCamp resides in Thief River Falls, MN with his wife, April, and son, Storm. DCamp also serves as Sports Editor for the Thief River Falls Times.
