Bob Angstadt - Head Coach
(908) 638-2199 ext. 2032 - rangstadt@nhvweb.net
Robert “Bob” Angstadt was born on July 6th, 1962 in Huntington, West Virginia. At the age of six Bob moved with his family to Annandale, NJ. As a child Bob enjoyed participating in several organized sports, but his favorite was wrestling which he began in the fourth grade. He attended North Hunterdon High School and graduated in 1980. During his tenure as a Lion, Bob made a name for himself as a three-sport athlete. He participated in football, baseball, and, of course, wrestling. As a wrestler for North Hunterdon, Bob earned a varsity letter in all four of his years of competition. He helped the lions win a sectional title in his senior year and had a career record of 53-15.
Upon graduation Bob made plans to attend Montclair State University. In his four years at Montclair, Bob played baseball for two years and studied health and physical education. Most importantly, Bob met his soon to be wife Katie. Upon graduation Bob quickly sought employment back in Hunterdon County.
Bob was hired by North Hunterdon High School as a physical education teacher in 1984 and worked there until 1990. During his stint at North, Bob coached football, wrestling, and baseball. He worked his way up to varsity wrestling assistant in 1987. Bob and his family relocated to North Carolina in 1991.
After taking a year off to help raise his family, Bob was hired at Olympic High School in Charlotte, North Carolina. When he wasn’t teaching physical education he was working as an assistant coach in football and wrestling. After only two years as an assistant wrestling coach, Bob was promoted to the head position which he held for the remainder of his five years in Charlotte. Bob was primarily responsible for breathing life into the wrestling program at Olympic High School were he coached six state place finishers and had several winning seasons.
Bob and his family moved back to Clinton, NJ in 1998. He was hired by Voorhees that fall to teach physical education and coach wrestling and freshman football. After working under Rick Thompson for three years, Bob was given the head wrestling position in the spring of 2001. Bob Angstadt currently resides in Clinton Township with his wife Katie and three children
Brian Baumann - Assistant Coach
(908) 638-2199 ext. 2084 - bbaumann@nhvweb.net
Coach Brian Baumann grew up right here in Lebanon Township. He attended Voorhees and participated in football, wrestling, and track. As well as earning seven varsity letters, Brian was a member of the Voorhees Wrestling Group II state championship team in 1995. After graduating Voorhees, he enrolled in The County College of Morris and earned his Associates degree in Humanities and Social Sciences. Coach Baumann then went to The College of New Jersey and earned two varsity letters in spring track. He graduated from TCNJ in the fall semester of 2000 with a bachelor’s degree in English Secondary Education.
In January of 2001, Brian was hired as an English teacher at Voorhees, where he has been coaching ever since. Currently he is the head boys track coach and an assistant for both the football and wrestling programs. Brian will be married in July to his fiancé Julie and he currently resides in Lebanon Township.
Steve Barkman - Assistant Coach
(908) 303-2415 - hunterdonhillswrestlingclub@gmail.com
Coach Steve Barkman has been involved in wrestling for over thirty-five years. He was a standout athlete for Hunterdon Central High School in the early seventies earning a total of nine varsity letters in football, wrestling, and baseball. As a wrestler, Steve has a District 17 championship to his credit. Upon graduation Coach Barkman attended Indiana State University where he wrestled varsity for three years. During that time, he established himself as a standout middle-weight winning two conference championships and qualifying for the Division I National Championship Tournament twice.
Steve has been self-employed for most of his life and spent many years assisting the Voorhees Junior Wrestling Program. In 2002, Steve joined the coaching staff and has been with us ever since. In addition to wrestling, Coach “Barky” enjoys cycling, a sport he competed in semi-professionally at one time. Coach Barkman recently qualified and participated in the veteran's division of the world freestyle championships at 63 kg. in Istanbul, Turkey at which he earned a bronze medal. He is still competing internationally and will wrestle at the US Nationals in Las Vegas, NV in April. Coach Barkman currently resides in Bloomsbury, NJ with his wife and two children.
Eric Hall - Assistant Coach
(908) 638 - 2199 ext. 2232 - ehall@nhvweb.net
Coach Eric Hall was born and raised in Hunterdon County, living right down the road in High Bridge, New Jersey. Eric attended Voorhees from 1993-96 and earned a total of nine varsity letters in football, wrestling, and baseball, serving as captain of each of his teams in his senior year. Eric wrestled in the varsity lineup for four years under his father, former head coach Bob Hall. He was Voorhees’s first four-time district and region champion. In state competition he placed eighth as a sophomore, fourth as a junior, and second as a senior. Eric continued to compete in the High School Senior National Tournament that winter and finished third gaining High School All-American status. By the end of his career he amassed a school record 126 wins. Additionally, Eric was a member of the Group II State Championship Wrestling Team in 1995 and the quarterback / cornerback of the Central Jersey Group II State Championship Football Team in the fall of that same year.
He continued his wrestling career at Virginia Tech where he became a two-time conference champion and four-time qualifier for the Division I National Championship Tournament, falling in the All-American round. Coach Hall finished his career as a 3 year captain, strength and conditioning All-American, and amassed a career record of 116-43. After graduation he remained at Virginia Tech and earned a Masters degree in Curriculum & Instruction while serving as a graduate assistant for the Tech wrestling team.
Coach Hall then moved on to his career where he served as a special education teacher and assistant coach at Great Bridge High School in Chesapeake, VA. He also served as the VA National Team head cadet coach in Fargo, ND. Coach Hall then returned to graduate school to pursue a degree in Educational Leadership and Administration. During this time he served as an assistant coach at George Mason University in Fairfax, VA. Coach Hall has recently moved back to the area and has been hired as a special education teacher at Voorhees. In the fall of 2006 he was inducted into the Voorhees High School Hall of Fame. He is also a freshman football coach during the fall. He currently resides in Flemington, NJ.
Mike Flynn - Volunteer Assistant Coach
(908) 883-2069 - buffalo542002@yahoo.com
Coach Mike Flynn is a native of Pottsville, Pennsylvania. He attended Pottsville High School where he participated in football, wrestling, and track. He earned a total of nine varsity letters. Mike graduated high school in 1979 and he headed to Rutgers University to play football. He earned three varsity letters for the Scarlet Knights serving as a long snapper. Mike graduated in 1984 with a bachelor’s degree in Biology Secondary Education. He was hired by Piscataway High School where he has taught biology for sixteen years. Mike was a wrestling coach for the Chiefs for ten years before he joined the Voorhees staff in 1999. He currently resides in Lebanon, NJ with his wife Terri and their four children.
Keith Skinner - Athletic Trainer
(908) 638-2199 ext. 7459 - kskinner@nhvweb.net
Keith Skinner arrived as athletic trainer here at Voorhees in 1996-97. Keith graduated from Northern Illinois University in 1987 with a degree in athletic training. He then attended the University of Wisconsin where he received a Master’s degree in Curriculum & Instruction. Keith served as a graduate assistant in the athletic training department working with the men’s wrestling team. Prior to serving the students and athletes at Voorhees, Keith worked at Freedom H.S. in Bethlehem, PA. He also worked at Lehigh University and Belvidere High School. Keith works directly with the Voorhees coaching staff and wrestlers to ensure proper weight certification, nutrition, and prevention/treatment of athletic injuries. Keith and his wife reside in Bethlehem, PA with their three sons.
Steve Syrstad - Athletic Trainer
(908) 638-2199 ext. 7458 - ssyrstad@nhvweb.net
Steve Syrstad has been an athletic trainer at Voorhees High School since 2003-2004. Steve graduated from the University of North Dakota in 1985 with a degree in athletic training. Steve was a graduate assistant at the University of Wisconsin where he first met Keith Skinner. Prior to helping the Viking athletes, he was the Health and Safety Coordinator for AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals. He also worked at Coordinated Health Systems in Bethlehem, PA as an athletic trainer. Steve and his wife live in Nazareth, PA with their daughter.