Matt Erice

Head Coach

Varsity Wrestling

Coach Matt Burkett-Erice starts is in his third season as Head Varsity Wrestling Coach. Coach Matt has been coaching for over 19 years with 7 years as a high school head coach in Hawaii. He has coached on various state national teams for 10 years and is currently a USA Wrestling Silver level coach. As a wrestler, he was a 4x Conference Champion, 2x Regional Champion, 4x State placer, USA Wrestling Veterans National Champion, and 3x All-American. As a coach, he has coached multiple individual state and national champions. He wrestles and promotes all styles of wrestling: Folkstyle, Freestyle, Greco, Beach, and Sambo. He is currently serving as the Virginia Wrestling Association (VAWA) Greco Developmental Coach and the Social Media Director. 

This past summer he attend the Cadet/Junior National Championship in Fargo, ND with Team Virginia and was a Greco National Team Coach. He is also a USA Wrestling Referee with Virginia. He was selected by the Capitol Area Wrestling League (CAWL) to attend the 2024 Future Olympian Youth Camp at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado in 2017. His experience as a wrestler and as a coach is invaluable to the Riverside Wrestling program. 

Coach Matt is married and has two girls. During his free time he enjoys cooking and trying out new BBQ recipes.