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Chris Barker joined Brooks School's coaching staff in 2019 in an official capacity, having previously served as a volunteer wrestling assistant at Brooks in 2017. HIs coaching experience includes many years as head wrestling coach at Chapel Hill-Chauncy Hall School and Concord Academy, where he was twice recognized as the Eastern Independent League wrestling coach of the year at each school. In previous years, he also assisted with the North Andover Booster Club youth wrestling program. He feels fortunate to have wrestled during his high school days for legendary coach Heb Evans at Governor's Academy and later for renowned coach John Clark at St. Lawrence University. When not coaching wrestling and soccer at Brooks, Barker teaches math at The Fenn School in Concord, Mass. As founder and owner of Barker Tutoring Services, he also provides one-on-one math tutoring and SAT prep support to students in North Andover, where he lives with his wife, Jill. In his spare time he enjoys gardening, hiking and kayaking.

East Pepperell, Mass. native Zack Hamilton joined the Brooks Wrestling program in 2022 with 18+ years of wrestling experience. At the high-school level, Hamilton was a two-time state vocational champion, two-time Most Outstanding Wrestler, as well as an MVP. He graduated in 2017 from Greater Lowell Technical High school's electrical program. Hamilton then went on to attended Saint Joseph’s College of Maine, where he majored in criminal justice and played lacrosse. He is currently training full-time in MMA and recently qualified for the 2024 American Games in wrestling. In his free time, he enjoys hiking with his puppy Kora.