Burlingame Hired At Whitko
SOUTH WHITLEY – Matt Burlingame will be taking over the reigns as Head Wrestling Coach at Whitko High School. He will also be teaching Biology and AP Biology at the High School. Matt comes to Whitko with much experience both Academically and Athletically.
He graduated from Virginia Tech in 1995 with a B.S. in Fisheries Science. While at Virginia Tech, Matt was a four-year starter and three-year co-captain for the Hokies’ wrestling program. During his tenure, Matt was a Virginia Intercollegiate League State Champion and three-time place winner, a four-time Colonial Athletic Conference place winner and graduated 10th on the Hokies’ all-time win list.
Coach Burlingame comes to Whitko from Manchester University where he was the Spartan’s Head Coach the past 9 years. While at the University he had two wrestlers qualify for the DIII National Championship and one became Manchester ‘s 22nd All-American. Matt has 15 years of coaching experience as well as a Division I wrestling background.
Prior to joining the Manchester program, Matt coached high school in Kansas, Massachusetts, and Pennsylvania. In his coaching career, he coached five individual state champions, seven state place winners and numerous state qualifiers. He also helped coach these teams to league and regional championships and two top ten finishes in the state tournament.
Following graduation from Virginia Tech, Matt received a M.S. in Biology from Kansas State. Matt and his wife, Julie, and their three children Emma, Elijah, and Isaiah reside in North Manchester.