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ABOUT US

District Wrestling is an LGBTQ-friendly, inclusive wrestling club serving the Washington DC area. Our mission is to provide a safe and welcoming space for individuals of all skill levels to learn and participate in the sport of wrestling. With experienced coaches and a supportive community, we strive to empower our members to achieve their fitness goals, prepare for competitions, and most of all have a blast on the mats.

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Adam Peck

Co-Founder, President

Adam Peck is a co-founder and the president of District Wrestling. He wrestled for just one year at Scarsdale High School in New York, and had been looking for a way to get back into the sport several years later. Not finding many local options for new and novice wrestlers led him to build District Wrestling. Since the club’s launch in the Summer of 2024, he has also gotten involved in the greater wrestling community, serving as an elected board member of the Wrestling Coalition of Washington, D.C. He is also the club membership director for Wrestling Without Borders, an international organization that coordinates LGBTQ wrestling and grappling clubs around the world. Off the mats, Adam works in communications for Results for America, a national nonprofit. He lives and works in the NoMA neighborhood of D.C. with his husband and dog Nellie.

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Dan Jerrems

Coach

Dan is one of the rotating coaches at District Wrestling. He also serves as Program Director at Wrestling to Beat the Streets DC, a nonprofit that provides wrestling instruction and mentorship to at-risk youth in D.C. Dan wrestled for Loyola Blakefield High School in Towson, Maryland and in college for Elizabethtown College in Pennsylvania.

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Brian Tiu

Co-Founder, Treasurer

Brian is a co-founder of District Wrestling and the current Treasurer. Raised in California, where he started wrestling as an adult and practiced with the San Diego Wrestling Club (SDWC), he was stationed with the US Navy overseas, attending wrestling camps in Berlin, club practices in Melbourne, and a tournament in Sydney, before moving to Washington DC in late 2023. In addition to wrestling for DWC, Brian has competed in various open tournaments hosted by Wrestling Without Borders (WWB) such as the Sin City Classic in Las Vegas and the 2023 Gay Games in Guadalajara, Mexico where he won a gold medal.

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Marc Tomik

Membership Director

Marc is the Membership Director for District Wrestling. A Vermont native, he currently lives and works in Washington, D.C. and is a graduate of American University.

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Mark Peters

Co-Founder, Secretary​

Mark Peters is the current secretary for District Wrestling, and a co-founder. He currently lives in Northern Virginia.

want to get involved?

Are you a long-time wrestler who wants to help coach new athletes? Interested in helping grow the club through recruitment or social media? We're always looking for help in our mission of growing the sport of wrestling! Send us an email.

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