Jiu Jitsu Camp and Wrestling Camp

March Break 3-Day Jiu-Jitsu Camp

πŸ“… Monday to Wednesday
πŸ’² $90 Jiu Jitsu + Lunch Guest speakers

πŸ•£ 8:30 AM – 12:40 PM

Daily Schedule:

  • 8:30 – 10:00 AM | Jiu-Jitsu Training
  • 10:00 – 10:20 AM | Break & Snacks
  • 10:20 – 10:40 AM | Games
  • 10:40 – 11:20 AM | Jiu-Jitsu Training
  • 11:20 – 11:40 AM | Games
  • 11:40 AM – 12:40 PM | Lunch & Guest Speakers
    • Yoga – Mikayla Lanoie – Yoga Session (Monday)
    • Gabriel Nguimbus – Conditioning & Nutrition (Tuesday)
    • Conditionning (Wednesday)

Session Ends: 12:40 PM

 

 

March Break 3-Day Wrestling Camp

πŸ“… Sunday to Tuesday
πŸ’² $150
🎯 Bantam & High School Only
πŸ‘¨β€πŸ« Guest Coach: NDSU Coach Ceron Francisco

Sunday

  • 11:40 AM – 12:40 PM | Guest Speaker – Tim Nanassy on Injury Prevention
  • 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM | Technique & Drilling
  • 2:30 PM – 2:40 PM | Short Break
  • 2:40 PM – 3:25 PM | Live Wrestling
  • 3:25 PM – 3:30 PM | Cool Down

Monday

  • 11:40 AM – 12:40 PM | Mikayla Lanoie – Yoga Session
  • 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM | Technique & Drilling
  • 2:30 PM – 2:40 PM | Short Break
  • 2:40 PM – 3:25 PM | Live Wrestling
  • 3:25 PM – 3:30 PM | Cool Down

Tuesday

  • 11:40 AM – 12:40 PM | Guest Speaker – Gabriel Nguimbus (Conditioning & Nutrition)
  • 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM | Technique & Drilling
  • 2:30 PM – 2:40 PM | Short Break
  • 2:40 PM – 3:25 PM | Live Wrestling
  • 3:25 PM – 3:30 PM | Cool Down

 

 

About Coach Ceron Francisco

 

Ceron Francisco joinedΒ NDSU as an Assistant Coach on Aug. 25, 2023 and was elevated to a full-time role in June of 2024 after his first season with the Bison.

Francisco came to NDSU after wrapping up his freestyle wrestling career with the Nittany Lion Wrestling Club at Penn State. As a collegiate athlete, Francisco was a two-time All-American at Concordia (Neb.) University, graduating in 2017.

As a Bulldog, Francisco was the 2017 NAIA heavyweight national runner-up and 2017 GPAC Wrestler of the Year. He won two GPAC titles, qualified for nationals three times and had a career record of 100-52. Francisco played a starring role in three GPAC championship seasons at Concordia.

Following his collegiate career, the Fayetteville, N.C. native wrestled a pair of freestyle seasons for the Cavalier Wrestling Club at the University of Virginia. Following his time in Charlottesville, Francisco moved back to Nebraska in 2019 and coached at Doane University under his former head coach at Concordia, Dana Vote. During his time at Doane, Francisco helped coach Baterdene Boldmaa to a NAIA national championship.

Francisco returned to the mat as a wrestler in 2020, heading to Minneapolis where he wrestled for the Gopher Wrestling Club at the University of Minnesota. He spent one season with the Gophers before heading to Happy Valley and the Nittany Lion Wrestling Club in 2021. During his time at Penn State, Francisco has wrestled in several key international events as part of the UWW Ranking Series which included events in Croatia and Bulgaria.

Francisco graduated with a bachelor’s degree in Special Education from Concordia (Neb.) University in 2017.