Kevin Corbett is entering his fifth season as the Lyon College Head Women’s Wrestling Coach in 2021-22.
In his fourth year at the helm, Coach Corbett helped coach Jasmine Hernandez to become the first women's wrestler in Lyon College history to win at the NAIA Invitational and become a National Champion. Under Corbett's guidance, Hernandez also became the first wrestler in program history to qualify for the U.S. Olympic Team Trials. Corbett led the Scots to a No. 15 team ranking in the final NAIA Coaches' Poll and coached two NAIA All-Americans in Jasmine Hernandez and Kelani Corbett.
During his third year, Coach Corbett led the Scots to their first Sooner Athletic Conference Championship as a team. The team finished the conference tournament with three individual Champions, two individual runner-ups, and five individuals placing third in their respective weight classes. Coach Corbett also received the SAC Coach of the Year award, and was nominated for the National Coach of the Year award. Due to the Covid-19 Pandemic, the Scots season was cut short. The team finished ranked No. 8 in the country, being led by No. 2 Jasmine Hernandez and No. 4 Kelani Corbett. Several scots, were honored as All- Americans by the NWCA. Brianna Rubican-Leong, Jasmine Hernandez, Ashley Whetzal, Elissa Douglass and Kelani Corbett received first team All-American Honors, while Emma De Brum earned honorable mention All-American Honors.
In his second year at the helm, Coach Corbett led the Scots to a 4-5 dual record, highlighted by Brianna Ribucan-Leong earning the prestigious honor of being named an All-American. This is Coach Corbett's second straight year coaching an All-American and the fifth consecutive season a Lyon College women's wrestler has been named an All-American.
In 2017, Coach Corbett took over the women's wrestling program at Lyon College. In his first season as the head coach, Corbett led the Scots to a 5-3 dual record and helped coach Alyssa Batiste to become Lyon's first two-time All-American.
Coach Corbett comes to Lyon after graduating from Doane University in Crete, Nebraska in 2016. While at Doane, he served as the assistant wrestling coach under Matt Hansen.
Coach Corbett has also served as the men’s and women’s assistant coach for Team Hawaii, and as an assistant coach for Clovis West High School in California. Corbett has helped coach multiple All-Americans and national champions while with Team Hawaii. Including his sister, Kelani Corbett, who won UWW Cadet World Trials and a Cadet National Championship in 2017.
Competitively, Corbett wrestled for Doane University and Fresno City College (CA) after high school, where he was a three-time Regional Champion, two-time CCCAA finalist for Fresno City, and two-time NAIA All-American for Doane. While at Fresno City, Coach Corbett was part of a Team Championship (2012) where the team had won their third championship in a row. Prior to college, Coach Corbett lived in Honolulu, Hawaii where he was a two-time state placer for James Campbell High School (Ewa Beach, HI) and Radford High School (Honolulu, HI).
Corbett holds a Bronze Coaching Card Certification for USA Wrestling.
Corbett graduated from Doane University with a Bachelors of Arts degree in Interdisciplinary Studies with a focus on Special Education and PE. He also holds an Associates of Arts degree in Social Sciences.
