Coaching Staff

Kelsey Dayler is the Head Coach of the NCWC Youth program. She came to NCWC with many years of coaching experience, having helped coach elementary school wrestling programs and youth wrestling club teams since she was in high school.

Kelsey began wrestling in Grade 7 at her local elementary school. After that, she wrestled for the Mariposa Wrestling Club and Midland High School wrestling team from Grade 9-12. She then went on to compete for the varsity wrestling program at Lakehead University in Thunder Bay, Ontario, where she received a degree in Kinesiology.

Indira Moores began wrestling at Lo-Ellen Park Secondary School and the Sudbury Regional Wrestling Club before being recruited to Brock University to complete a bachelor’s degree in physical education. At Brock she boasted numerous accomplishments including two senior national titles, a bronze medal at the Pan American Championships and a gold at the Academic World Cup. Today, Indira works as an Educational Assistant and brings her technical savvy, international experience and inclusive attitude to NCWC’s high school and high performance programs.

Gen Morrison is a decorated international competitor and current coach with NCWC and the Carleton Ravens. Born in Shawville, QC, Gen began wrestling at 14 years old and was recruited by the University of Calgary to pursue a Bachelor of Commerce. She dominated at the university level, winning 5 U Sports championships as well as gold at the 2010 and 2012 World University Games. Gen continued to wrestle for Calgary after graduating and made Team Canada in 2015, bringing home gold from the Pan American Championships and taking bronze at the World Championships.

After moving to Ottawa, Gen shocked the Canadian wrestling world by taking gold at the 2023 national championships in her first tournament back from an 8-year layoff. She continued to inspire the Ottawa wrestling community with a nailbiting bid for the 2024 Olympics while remaining a generous training partner and teacher in the process. She has now settled into a coaching role, sharing her wealth of knowledge with NCWC's high school and senior athletes, while her husband's business Sport Science Rehab & Performance keeps the team strong and healthy.

Peter Shannon wrestled for his elementary school, high school, and the local wrestling club in Thunder Bay until graduating high school in 2013. He then competed for Queen's University from 2013-2018, where he earned a Master's Degree in economics. Peter trained with NCWC during summer internships in Ottawa in 2014 and 2016, before settling permanently in Ottawa in September 2018.

A self-proclaimed late bloomer, Peter won bronze at the 2023 senior national championships and takes pride in supporting athletes with longer or less traditional paths to success. He leads fundamentals practices for all ages and still jumps in as a training partner for our university and senior athletes.

Originally from Brampton, Alishah Depass started her wrestling journey at Turner Fenton High School and the Matmen Wrestling Club. Following high school, Alishah went on to train with Brock University, earning a U Sports bronze medal and Canadian National silver medal in addition to a degree in Sociology. After completing her post graduate studies in behaviour science, Alishah now works as a Behavior Consultant at CHEO and can be found at the NCWC youth practices sharing her passion for wrestling with our growing team!

Sarah Stringer started wrestling with Colonel By high school in 2004, and has been with the NCWC since 2005. After graduating high school in 2008, she spent several years coaching the Colonel By and Canterbury high school wrestling teams ,as well as at the NCWC, while attending Carleton University. She transferred to the University of Guelph for her last two years of education, competing for the Guelph wrestling team from 2013-2015 while completing a degree in Psychology.

After graduating from the University of Guelph, Sarah returned to Ottawa and resumed coaching at the NCWC. She helped grow NCWC's program during her long service as former Club President.