Bio

Steve Kelly is in his second season as NIACC's women's wrestling assistant coach in the 2023-24 season.

Kelly is in his 15th season as head coach of the NIACC wrestling team.

Kelly took over the NIACC men's wrestling program in the 2009-10 season. The highest finishes by the Trojans under Kelly were a third-place finish in 2015, a fourth-place finish in 2016 and a fifth-place finish in 2022.

NIACC claimed the NJCAA North Central District men's title in the 2021-22 season. It was the first men's district title for the Trojans since the 1972 season.

Kelly was selected as the district coach of the year at the 2022 district tournament in Centerville.

Kelly was also selected as the 2022 NJCAA men's national coach of the year as the Trojans placed fifth at the 2022 national meet crowning two national champions in Christian Minto and Jose Valdez. 

Kelly has coached a total of 45 men's all-Americans at NIACC, including two in the 2022-23 season (Cruz Aguilar at 125 and Ein Carlos at 184.

Kelly wrestled for Iowa Central for two years and transferred on to Iowa State and wrestled there for three years. Kelly earned his masters degree in higher education at Iowa State.

Kelly has four children - Cole, Kennedy, Creighton and Hayden.