Gabe joined the George Mason wrestling staff as an assistant coach following a successful five-year NCAA Division I career at Edinboro University and the University of Wyoming.
A native of Pennsylvania, Willochell was a four-time NCAA Championships qualifier and five-year starter, spending two seasons at Edinboro before completing his career at Wyoming. He advanced to the Round of 12 at the 2026 NCAA Championships and finished in the top 16 at the 2024 NCAA Championships.
Willochell was a two-time MAC place winner at Edinboro, finishing fifth in 2021 and third in 2022. He continued his success at Wyoming, becoming a three-time Big 12 place winner, finishing fourth in 2024, eighth in 2025 and fifth in 2026.
Throughout his collegiate career, Willochell consistently performed at some of the nation's premier tournaments. He finished fourth at the 2024 Soldier Salute before placing third in 2025. He also finished third at the 2023 Reno Tournament of Champions and seventh at the 2023 Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational. Earlier in his career, he placed second at the 2022 David Lehman Open and fourth at the 2021 Navy Classic.
Prior to college, Willochell was a standout at Greater Latrobe High School in Pennsylvania, where he earned multiple Pennsylvania state medals.
Willochell graduated from the University of Wyoming with a bachelor's degree in Sociology.
