During that time he won a silver and a bronze medal, respectively, at the 1997 Krasnoyarsk and 1998 Tehran FILA Wrestling World Championships.

He also competed for the United States in freestyle wrestling for the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia, where he finished ninth.

[5] After much time off, Kolat returned to national freestyle competition in early 2011 at the Asics US Open, where he finished 2nd behind Teyon Ware, losing 1–0, 0–4, 1–1.

After his college wrestling career ended, Kolat finished his degree in criminal justice at Lock Haven, graduating in July 2003.

In April 2014, Kolat was named the head coach of Campbell University's wrestling program in Buies Creek, North Carolina.

[6] Kolat replaced Joe Boardwine and, after Dave Auble, is the second Olympian wrestler to serve as Campbell's head coach.

[7][8] Kolat is married to his wife Erin and has two daughters, Zoe and Gracie, and youngest son, Ryder.