The Balmeceda Era
Victor Balmeceda
Assistant Coach SDHS (1994-1996)
Intern Head Coach SDHS (1997)
Head Coach SDHS (1997- Present)
Championships
Florida High School State Champions
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"1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2008, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020"
(7 Consecutive)
Florida High School State Runners-Up
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"1998, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2012"
Regional Champions
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"1998, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020" (7 Consecutive)
Florida High School Dual Meet State Champions
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2018, 2019, 2020
Florida High School State Champions as "Assistant Coach"
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"1995, 1996"
District Champions
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"1997,1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020" (19 Consecutive)
Greater Miami Athletic Conference Champions
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"1998, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020" (10 Consecutive)
Career Dual Meet Record as Head Coach
"1997- 2020"
(416 - 22)
Team State Championships as Head Coach: 15
Individual State Champions as Head Coach: 65 "in 24 years"
Individual State Placers as Head Coach: 102
Individual National Champions as Head Coach: 19
Individual High School All Americans as Head Coach: 83
Individual College Level National Champions: 10
Individual College Level All Americans: 17
National Coaching Honors
2020- NHSACA "National Coach of the Year Finalist"
2017- Wrestling USA Magazine "National Coach of the Year"
2015- National Federation of High School Sectional "Coach of the Year"
2014- National Wrestling "Hall of Fame" Florida Chapter "Lifetime Service to Wrestling"
2013- Wrestling USA Magazine "Florida Man of the Year"
2008- Southeast Regional "Coach of the Year"
2003- Wrestling USA Magazine "National Scholastic Coach of the Year"
2003- Southeast Regional "Coach of the Year"
2000- Southeast Regional "Coach of the Year"
2000- Wrestling USA Magazine "National Coach of the Year" (1st Runner-Up)
1996- NWCA National "Assistant Coach of the Year" (Amateur Wrestling News)
1996- Wrestling USA Magazine "National Assistant Coach of the Year"
Florida Coaching Honors
2019- Dairy Farmer's 3A "Coach of the Year"
2019- Miami-Dade County Public Schools Athletic Foundation "Coach of the Year"
2018- Dairy Farmer's 3A "Coach of the Year"
2017- Dairy Farmer's 3A "Coach of the Year"
2016- National Federation of High School "Florida Coach of the Year"
2016- Dairy Farmer's 3A "Coach of the Year"
2015- National Federation of High School "Florida Coach of the Year"
2015- Dairy Farmers Florida "Coach of the Year" All Class
2015- Dairy Farmers 3A "Coach of the Year"
2014- National Wrestling "Hall of Fame" Florida Chapter "Lifetime Service to Wrestling"
2014- The Miami Herald "Co-Coach of the Year" ALL SPORTS
2014- Dairy Farmers 3A "Coach of the Year"
2008- Dairy Farmers 3A "Coach of the Year"
2008- Dairy Farmers Florida "Coach of the Year" All Class
2003- Dairy Farmers 3A "Coach of the Year"
2000- The Miami Herald "Coach of the Year " ALL SPORTS
13x Miami Herald "Wrestling Coach of the Year"
(2002-2003, 2004-2005, 2006-2007, 2007-2008, 2008-2009, 2010-2011, 2011-2012, 2013-2014, 2014-2015, 2015-2016, 2016-2017, 2017-2018, 2018-2019) "8 consecutive years"
Ending the Streak.......
On January 5th at exactly 9:02 pm the South Dade Buccaneers ended the longest winning streak in sports history defeating Brandon High School 32-28. Brandon HS had a 459 match win streak and had not been defeated in 34 years.