Coaches
Head Coach Drake Dudley
Drake Dudley was introduced to martial arts as a kid and loved to wrestle on the living room rug and backyard trampoline with his cousins as a toddler. Drake began competing internationally in the sport of Brazilian jiu-jitsu at eight years old. At the age of nine, Drake was introduced to wrestling and started competing in local, state, and national events.
At Flower Mound High school, Drake was team captain all four years, a three-time state finalist including a state championship in 2011. His senior year, Drake would fall to Bo Nickal (3-1) in the Texas UIL State Finals in 2013. Drake received his purple belt in jiu-jitsu at 18 and went on to wrestle collegiately at Colorado Mesa University.
Redshirting his freshmen year and posting a strong record of 14-6 - placed third in the Wyoming Cowboy Open, fourth in the Colorado Mesa Open, and second in the Old Chicago Northern Colorado Open.
Unfortunately, his sophomore year, would sustain a nearly career ending groin injury. Drake would be sidelined the next several years with a ligament tear. He would go on to wrestle two years in the NCWA for the University of North Texas under legendary coach and National Wrestling Hall of Fame member, Andre Metzger, finishing top 12 at nationals in 2018.
From there, Drake received his BBA from the University of North Texas in 2019 and began working in finance where he developed a love for investments and crypto currency. The same year, he began FM Wrestling Club and a dream was born.
Drake’s passion for coaching and the sport of wrestling has never stopped. And his goal is to build up and mentor as many kids as possible by giving back knowledge, building confidence and resilience, and helping students grow in character through the sport of wrestling.
Coach Meredith Manry -
Club Director
Meredith grew up as a swimmer and started swimming at the age of 4. She has competed at state, PRO-AM, national levels including TAGS, Sectionals and AT&T Winter Nationals. She was then signed and received a scholarship to swim at a D1 university - The University of North Texas. While she swam at the university she was a top scorer for her team, received the most improved swimmer award and broke a school record of 13 years. Meredith graduated from the University of North Texas in 2020 with a BA in Biology and in 2022 with her MS in Health Services Administration.
Coach Meredith has always had a passion for coaching and helping youth develop their skills no matter the sport. She is currently the Club Director and is the Assistant Coach for FMWC and leads the club in youth development.
Her experience in an individual sport has smoothly translated to the sport of wrestling regarding the mindset and dedication it takes to compete at state and national levels. Her goal for the club it to help grow the sport if wrestling and to guide student athletes towards their goals with in the sport of wrestling and beyond.
