John Godinho, Head Coach

Office: 360.604.6226
Cell: 360.521.7710
godinho@uniontitanwrestling.com

I am proud to have the honor of being the first Union Head Wrestling Coach. My name is John Godinho, and I am willing to work hard to ensure success on and off the mat. I have been part of many championships. In High School I was on a great team that took state in 1984 and 1985. I personally won state titles these years. I wrestled in college at Pacific Lutheran University for four years as a varsity wrestler. I received All American status and qualified for Nationals three of these years. Not ready to leave wrestling, coaching was the next step. In 1992 I began coaching in the Evergreen School District. I have coached continuously since then at the Middle school and High School levels. In these years, I have been a part of two wrestling state championships. I believe wrestling gives you more than championships; it teaches you life skills such as work ethic, loyalty and dedication. You can expect to experience and learn more than wrestling as a Titan Wrestler.

Kyle Bounds, Assistant Coach

I am very excited to be back, coaching wrestling at Union. I coached at Union high school from 2010 to 2014. From 2014 to 2016 I coached at my alma mater, Columbia River High School. As an athlete I was a 4x state finalist and a 3x champion (3A Washington). I earned 3 Greco national titles, and multiple All-American honors in Freestyle and folk style wrestling. My ultimate goal is to teach kids core values of hard work, determination, and accountability. Go Titans!

David Morales, Assistant Coach

My name is David Morales. I am an Assistant Coach for the Union Titans Wrestling Team. I am very excited about the season and helping these young Men, and Women get to the next level of their wrestling season. I also hope to instill in them how to become great leaders, and role models on and off the mat. I have been coaching kids for 7 years out of Southwest Washington Wrestling Club under the legendary Merle Crockett; and hope to pass along the great knowledge he’s instilled into me, and my family. I am honored to be a part of this great program, Go Titans!

Junior Godinho, Assistant Coach

I am very excited to be helping out in the room this year. Wrestling has shaped me as a person and will always be a part of my life. I have been wrestling since I was 5 years old but didn’t get serious until my sophomore year in high school. Over the summer I improved a lot, and my junior year I took 4th in state. I kept training and found myself winning state my senior year. Hard work and putting in time really helped me develop as a wrestler. I am looking forward to all the great things Titan wrestling will do in the future, and I am glad to get to be a part of it.

Jordan Baur, Assistant Coach

My name is Jordan Baur, I am fired up to be coaching at Union High School! I wrestled all 4 years at Ridgefield High School, my freshman year I did not win a single match. My sophomore year I started going to SWW Wrestling Club to improve my skills and had perfect attendance at all practices including GUTS, which was at 5AM every day before school. My sophomore year I showed signs of improvement, but did not place at districts. My junior year I showed more improvement and was a district alternate. During my senior year I took second at districts, 4^th at regionals and was a state participant. This is a sport where you can never overlook your opponent or judge a book by its cover. My dedication to the sport caused my high school coach to ask me to be an assistant coach for the last two years at Ridgefield and I am truly blessed to be coaching at Union High School this season. Go Titans!

Eric Webb, Assistant Coach

I am excited to be a part of a strong tradition of wrestling here at Union. I have been coaching for more than 20 years around the state of Oregon and Washington. This sport has given me opportunities to grow as an athlete and a person. As a competitor I started my Sophomore year at Willamette High School in Eugene, Or where I was a 2x state placer and a state runner up my Senior year. I earned a Scholarship to wrestle at the University of Oregon where I was a three time Pac-10 placer and a National Qualifier. I am also a 2x University Freestyle All American and a 20U Greco All American. I am looking forward to helping and supporting our Titan wrestlers for the years to come!

Tony Cantu, Assistant Coach

This is my first year serving as an assistant coach at Union High School. I’ve been lucky enough to help with the Union CCYW program for over 5 years. I am a former undefeated state champion (2004) that helped my town win its first team title in 30 years. I look forward to continuing to strengthen our great wrestling community and work with our athletes to build their skills.