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Michael Childs

Michael Childs was named the first Head Coach of the Arcadia University women's wrestling program in the spring of 2024, with the team to begin competition in the 2025-26 academic year.

Childs comes to Arcadia after serving as an assistant men’s wrestling coach for five seasons and an assistant women’s wrestling coach for two seasons at Ursinus College. While with the Bears, Childs assisted in practice planning, helped teach technique, and assisted with match day preparation. Childs also assisted in recruiting, video analysis, and goal setting/action steps.

Prior to his time at Ursinus, Childs gained experience as an assistant coach at Division I Franklin & Marshall from 2012-2015, helping coach the first All-American for the Diplomats in 32 years. Childs gained his first collegiate coaching experience at Division I Davidson for two seasons. Childs began his coaching career at numerous Philadelphia-area high schools before transitioning to the collegiate level.

Childs graduated from Drexel University in 2003 with a degree in Psychology, where he was a four-year member of the Dragons Division I program. At Drexel, Childs was mentored by his father, Jack Childs, the Head Coach at Drexel for 35 years and a member of four different Halls of Fame. At Radnor High School, Childs amassed 91 career victories while earning a Section V Championship, District I Championship, Southeast Regional Runner-Up finish, and a top-eight finish at the PIAA State Tournament. Childs was also a Pennsylvania Freestyle State Champion and two-time Pa. Keystone State Games Champion.