Spark (Girls Youth) Coaching Staff

Coach Devan Quitter joins the Orange Spark team as our new girls youth head coach.  She spent last season with the Grandview Little Bobcat youth program, helping to add more girls to one of Central Ohio's most storied biddy teams.  Quitter began wrestling at age 11 in 2001, then competed as a high schooler for the Grove City High School Greyhounds.  In adulthood, she began training in Jiu Jitsu, earning her purple belt at Ronin Training Center and competing across the country. Quitter also created the Self-Defense program out of Columbus State and was an instructor for seven years; additionally, she spent time as a the lead youth grappling coach for Black Belt Fitness.  She enjoys spending time with her dalmation puppy, either at the parks, taking naps or working out!

Coach Jeff Martin enters his fourth year assisting with Spark.  He is also the head girls middle school coach.  Martin grew up with football, baseball and wrestling, then passed that love of wrestling onto his daughter, 2x state champ Taryn, and his son Preston, who wrestled as a youth.   Martin is engaged to Kim Dodson, and all three of her kids have wrestled in the Orange program (Delaney, Owen, Cora). As a coach, he holds USAW Bronze Certification and has worked with youth teams for 8 years (Central Crossing, Crush and Spark).  Martin has been a tireless advocate for girls wrestling and communications chair for the SanctionOH task force. A Wright State University graduate, Coach Martin is employed as the Safety Director for PSC Crane & Rigging.

Coach Ray Martin has been instrumental in the growth of the boys and girls side, from youth to high school, since coming to Orange.  For years, he has worked with Crush boys, OOMS boys, OOHS girls, OOHS boys and, now, Spark girls (his 4th year).  A Virginia state placer in high school, he followed it up as an NCWA All-American at the Apprentice School.  Martin always asks "what needs done", and then goes to work.   He is married to Emily (a booster liaison) and they have three wrestlers at home: son Chase (boys HS), daughter Avery (Spark) and nephew Danny (Crush).  Martin is employed in Marketing and Training with Technicare...and he can absolutely point you to the best hot wing spots around Columbus.