We are a skill development program that focuses on the long-term success of the athlete. Our goal is for our kids to have the opportunity to compete at the collegiate level while giving them the greatest chance to win at the state and national levels. 

Ultimately, we believe the values and lessons that wrestling gives to the athlete are unrivaled to other sports. 

Our program is based on first-hand experiences from the most prestigious coaches in the United States. These lessons are integrated into the individual and team

• Head Coach Oliver Pierce: genepierce@melissaisd.org

• For schedule information, click Rankone or MaxPreps

• For more information about the youth wrestling developmental program, visit Cardinals Wrestling Club.

• Players & parents, be sure to join SportsYou for all team information. Email your head coach for the code to join.

• Twitter: @GoMelissaCards

• Instagram: @melissacardinalwrestling

Coach Pierce has been at Melissa for three years and has been in education for five years. Currently, he teaches 10th-grade World History.

As the Head Coach of MHS, he was recently named the 2024 District and Regional Coach of the Year. This past season has been the most successful season in his short stint at Melissa, where they finished as State Runners-Up in 2024. Previously, he assisted two state championship teams for Allen High School. As a competitor, he was a two-year starter for Arizona State University with a bid to the NCAA tournament. In high school, he was a 2x State Champion and ranked #1 in the USA as a senior at Allen High School.

Coach Pierce enjoys spending time developing the youth wrestlers in the Melissa community and growing the brand of the program. In his spare time, he enjoys golfing and keeping up with Texas High School Football.

“Speed of the team is the speed of the leaders” - Lee Lacocca