Boys Coaches

Coach Seth Winkle was appointed Head Coach in 2025 and is in his fourth year coaching at Batavia,  He was a four year varsity starter at Batavia and team captain his junior and senior years.  He had 107 career wins and was a 3X All-Conference selection.  He also represented Illinois at Fargo Nationals in freestyle.  He enjoyed continued success collegiately at John Carroll University, winning two-thirds of his matches and was named a team captain and Academic All-Conference.  He has a degree in Adolescent/Young Adult Education and History and is a Business Education teacher at Batavia High School.

Coach Tom Arlis served as the Head Coach position for the 2024-25 Season after serving on the staff as an assistant since the end of his previous stint in this position in 2010. He has returned to his assistant position and will be continue to be a key part of the coaching staff this year. Tom is a legend among Illinois wrestling coaches. A graduate of Montini High School, and state qualifier, he wrestled collegiately at Western Illinois qualifying for the NCAA championships. He coached for over a decade at Naperville North High School during which time he trained multiple individual State champions. He co-founded the Batavia Wrestling Club when his sons entered the sport, and returned to Batavia in 2003 as Head Coach of Batavia High School.  During his tenure, he recorded over 100 dual meet wins and a final eight finish in the team State tournament. Tom has been recognized for his contributions to Illinois wrestling with induction into the Illinois Wrestling Coaches and Officials Association Hall of Fame.  He is a retired teacher and lives in Batavia with his wife Jamie.

Coach Posledni is in his fourth year coaching at Batavia, but is well known to the program and community.  He was a four year varsity starter at Batavia and team captain his senior year and holds the single season record for pins.  He also represented Illinois at Fargo Nationals in Greco-Roman.  He enjoyed continued success collegiately at Grand Valley State, and was a three-time NCWA National Qualifier and an All-American in 2022.  He has coached previously at Myrmidon Training Systems and Batavia Wrestling Club.  He has a degree in Social Sciences and Secondary Education and is a Special Education teacher at Batavia High School.  Joe lives in Batavia with his wife Hailee.

  Coach Rick Miller returns to Batavia Wrestling for his eleventh year having served in numerous capacities during his tenure.  Previously, Coach Miller had been the head coach at Oswego (2001-2005), Loyola Academy (1992-1999) and Gordon Tech (1986-87).  During his four-year coaching tenure, Coach Miller took his Oswego team from 2-20 to 15-7, led his Loyola program to produce an IHSA Regional Championship with a record 11 IHSA Sectional qualifiers in a season, and  coaching his team to a Chicago Catholic League Championship at Gordon Tech, he was named Outstanding Coach in the CCL.  Competitively, Coach Miller was 3x NCAA Division III national qualifier for Cornell College, a 2x team captain and Most-Valuable-Wrestler, and in his final year he was the recipient of Cornell College’s “Outstanding Senior Athlete” award.  Rick currently works as a Permanent Substitute teacher at Batavia High School and lives in Batavia with his wife Heather.

Coach Arlis is in his eighth year as a coach at Batavia, but as one of  the most decorated wrestlers in program history, is a very familiar face in the wrestling room,  A product of the Batavia Pinners and Rotolo Middle School, he was a four year Varsity letterman, three time state qualifier and two time state placer.  He went on to wrestle at the University of Illinois where he earned a degree in business

Alex Cruz is in his first year as a coach with Batavia and serves concurrently as the Head Coach of the Batavia Wrestling Club.  Alex was a 2X All-Conference wrestler and team captain at Batavia.  He and enjoyed a successful collegiate career at Augustana College where he was a four year starter and a team captain in his Junior and Senior seasons.  Alex has a degree in civil engineering, and is employed by HBK Engineering.  He lives in Batavia.