Dos Pueblos High graduate wrestled collegiately at San Francisco State

The Santa Ynez Valley Union High School District has named Sean Yamasaki as its wrestling head coach. 

Yamasaki just graduated from San Francisco State with a BS in Kinesiology with Cum Laude honors. He is a 2020 graduate of Dos Pueblos High School in Goleta.

Sean Yamasaki

“We are extremely excited to bring Sean on board as our new wrestling coach,” SYHS Athletic Director Josh McClurg said. “Coach Yamasaki comes from a highly decorated and well-known wrestling family on the Central Coast. His father and brother were highly decorated wrestlers, and his father coached at Dos Pueblos High School as well. 

“Sean has amassed a ton of honors as a high school and college wrestler, and we can’t wait to see him pass his knowledge on to our wrestling team. Our athletes will benefit greatly from his wrestling knowledge from competing at the college level, as well as the top-level coaching staff he is currently assembling.”

At Dos Pueblos High, Sean finished his high school career as one of only three wrestlers in Channel League history to be a four-time league champion. He was a three-time CIF Southern Section top 10 competitor, finishing second, third, and sixth. He was a top 12 finisher at the CIF Southern Section Masters two different years and was named Santa Barbara Athletic Round Table Athlete of the Year in 2020. After high school, Sean wrestled for four years at the NCAA Division II level for San Francisco State. He was named team captain and finished in sixth place at NCAA Super Region 6 tournament as well as third in the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation conference tournament.
 
“In my opinion, Sean’s biggest accomplishment is being a four-time NCWA Academic All-American,” McClurg said. “This is a great example for our athletes to see that their coach excelled in the classroom and on the mat.”