Jake Yost - Staff Directory

Jake Yost

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Varsity Wrestling Head Coach, JV Wrestling Head Coach, Middle School MTA
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Jake Yost is a Chattanooga native. He attended the University of Tennessee Chattanooga (UTC) on a wrestling scholarship, and graduated with a BS in Health and Human Performance. While wrestling at UTC, Jake was a two-time Southern Conference champion and two-time NCAA qualifier. Jake came to McCallie from Cleveland High School, Cleveland, Tennessee, where he served as assistant wrestling coach for two seasons, and head wrestling coach from 2012 until 2016. During Jake's four years as head coach at Cleveland, he led the wrestling team to three traditional State championships and three State Duals championships, and was named Best of Preps Coach of the Year for three consecutive years—2013, 2014, 2015— and Scrappy Moore Coach of the Year in 2014. He was also recognized as TSSAA Coach of the Year for wrestling during his tenure at Cleveland. Jake came to McCallie in 2016. He teaches wellness in the middle school and coaches the varsity wrestling team. Jake and his wife Kirby have three sons, Fox, Fletcher, and Fielden.