Nick Karantinos was the head wrestling coach at Mesa Red Mountain High School in the 1990's and 2000's.  His Mountain Lions won the Arizona State 5A Team Title in 1994.  His teams won 5 other region championships during his tenure.  Coach Karantinos dual meet record was an amazing 442-88-1.  Nick served as the USA-Arizona National Team Wrestling coach from 1990 to 2004.  He was the president of the Arizona Wrestling Coaches Association from 1992 to 1998.  Individually Karantinos was an outstanding college wrestler at Augustana College in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.  He was the region champion, recognized as an All-American, and was the NCAA Runner-Up in 1983.  Karantinos retired as the head coach in 2008.