The NCAA Division III Wrestling Championships for individuals and teams were first officially sponsored in 1974 and have since been held annually.[1]
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| Founded | 1974 |
|---|---|
| Number of teams | 68 of 109 (2023) |
| Current champions | Augsburg (15) |
| Most successful team(s) | Augsburg (15) Wartburg (15) |
| Website | NCAA.com |
The NCAA Division III Wrestling Championships is a double-elimination tournament for individuals competing in ten weight classes. Eighteen wrestlers in each class[2] qualify by being one of the top three finishers at six Regional tournaments.[3] During the championships, individual match winners earn points based on the level and quality of the victory, which are totaled to determine the team championship standings.
In addition to determining the national championship, the NCAA Division III Wrestling Championships also determine the Division III All-America team. The top eight finishers in each weight class qualify for Division III All-American status.
Team champions
edit- Prior to 1963, only a single national championship was held for all members of the NCAA; Division II competition began in 1963, with Division III following in 1974.[1][4]
- School names used are those current in the years listed.
| NCAA Division III Wrestling Championships | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Host city (Host institution) |
Team championship | Most Outstanding Wrestler (Team) (Weight) | ||||||
| Winner | Points | Runner-up | Points | ||||||
| 1974 | Wilkes-Barre, PA (Wilkes College) |
Wilkes College | 1351⁄2 | John Carroll University | 861⁄2 | Jim Fallis (Lake Superior State College) (158) | |||
| 1975 | University Heights, OH (John Carroll University) |
John Carroll University | 111 | Montclair State College | 96 | Nabil Guketlov (Montclair State College) (118) | |||
| 1976 | Cedar Rapids, IA (Coe College) |
Montclair State College (1) | 143 | John Carroll University | 1121⁄4 | Vince Tundo (Montclair State College) (126) | |||
| 1977 | Binghamton, NY (State University of New York at Binghamton) |
The College at Brockport, State University of New York (1) |
991⁄4 | Humboldt State University | 93 | Andy Zook (Millersville State College) (126) | |||
| 1978 | Wheaton, IL (Wheaton College (Illinois)) |
State University of New York at Buffalo | 913⁄4 | Millersville State College | 90 | Ken Mallory (Montclair State College) (134) | |||
| 1979 | Arcata, CA (Humboldt State University) |
Trenton State College (1) | 773⁄4 | The College at Brockport, State University of New York |
771⁄2 | Jeff Freedman (Ashland College) (158) | |||
| 1980 | New London, CT (United States Coast Guard Academy) |
The College at Brockport, State University of New York (2) |
1111⁄4 | Trenton State College | 883⁄4 | Tom Jacoutot (State University of New York at Buffalo) (118) | |||
| 1981 | University Heights, OH (John Carroll University) |
Trenton State College (2) | 1113⁄4 | The College at Brockport, State University of New York |
100 | Jeff Bouslog (Luther College) (158) | |||
| 1982 | Cortland, NY (SUNY College at Cortland) |
The College at Brockport, State University of New York (3) |
1111⁄2 | Trenton State College (3) | 931⁄2 | Frank Famiano (The College at Brockport, State University of New York) (126) | |||
| 1983 | Wheaton, IL (Wheaton College (Illinois)) |
The College at Brockport, State University of New York (4) |
853⁄4 | Trenton State College | 803⁄4 | Frank Famiano (The College at Brockport, State University of New York) (126) | |||
| 1984 | Binghamton, NY (State University of New York at Binghamton) |
Trenton State College (3) | 963⁄4 | Augsburg College | 681⁄2 | Bob Glaberman Trenton State College)) (158) | |||
| 1985 | Rock Island, IL (Augustana College (Illinois)) |
Trenton State College (4) | 67 | Central College (IA) | 591⁄4 | Tim Jacoutot (Trenton State College) (118) | |||
| 1986 | Trenton, NJ (Trenton State College) |
Montclair State College | 871⁄4 | The College at Brockport, State University of New York |
78 | Nick Milonas (Montclair State College) (126) | |||
| 1987 | Buffalo, NY (State University of New York at Buffalo) |
Trenton State College (5) | 1071⁄2 | The College at Brockport, State University of New York |
703⁄4 | John Monaco (Montclair State College) (167) | |||
| 1988 | Wheaton, IL (Wheaton College (Illinois)) |
St. Lawrence University | 71 | Montclair State College | 663⁄4 | Tim Jacoutot (Trenton State College) (118) | |||
| 1989 | University Heights, OH (John Carroll University) |
Ithaca College (1) | 721⁄2 | Delaware Valley College of Science and Agriculture |
641⁄2 | Pete Gonzalez (Montclair State College) (126) | |||
| 1990 | Ithaca, NY (Ithaca College) |
Ithaca College (2) | 81 | Augsburg College | 64 | Rob Llorca (University of Wisconsin–Whitewater) (158) | |||
| 1991 | Rock Island, Illinois (Augustana College (Illinois)) |
Augsburg College (1) | 92 | Trenton State College | 591⁄2 | Rob Llorca (University of Wisconsin–Whitewater) (158) | |||
| 1992 | Trenton, NJ (Trenton State College) |
The College at Brockport, State University of New York (5) |
761⁄2 | Augsburg College | 621⁄2 | Peter Wang (University of Chicago) (177) Raphael Wilson (Augustana College (IL)) (134) | |||
| 1993 | New London, CT (United States Coast Guard Academy) |
Augsburg College (2) | 93 | Wartburg College | 92 | Gary Kroells (Augsburg College) (158) | |||
| 1994 | Stevens Point, Wisconsin (University of Wisconsin–Stevens Point) |
Ithaca College (3) | 773⁄4 | Wartburg College | 75 | Raphael Wilson (Augustana College (IL)) 142 | |||
| 1995 | Rock Island, Illinois (Augustana College (IL)) |
Augsburg College (3) | 841⁄2 | Trenton State College | 761⁄2 | Tom Layte (Augustana College (IL)) (150) | |||
| 1996 | Cortland, NY (SUNY College at Cortland) |
Wartburg College (1) | 951⁄2 | Augsburg College | 891⁄2 | Ron Vosburg (The College at Brockport, State University of New York) (134) | |||
| 1997 | Ada, OH (Ohio Northern University) |
Augsburg College (4) | 122 | Wartburg College | 80 | Aaron Fitt (Lycoming College) (150) | |||
| 1998 | Dubuque, IA (Loras College) |
Augsburg College (5) | 132 | Wartburg College | 90 | Matt Hamill (Rochester Institute of Technology) (190) | |||
| 1999 | Trenton, NJ (The College of New Jersey) |
Wartburg College (2) | 1171⁄2 | Augsburg College | 116 | Matt Hamill (Rochester Institute of Technology) (197) | |||
| 2000 | Ada, OH (Ohio Northern University) |
Augsburg College (6) | 136 | Wartburg College | 88 | Josh Cagle (Augsburg College) (149) | |||
| 2001 | Waverly, IA (Wartburg College) |
Augsburg College (7) | 1191⁄2 | University of Wisconsin–La Crosse | 72 | Nick Ackerman (Simpson College) (174) | |||
| 2002 | Wilkes-Barre, PA (Wilkes University) |
Augsburg College (8) | 87 | Upper Iowa University Wartburg College |
81 | Jimmy Wallace (Wilmington College (OH)) (157) | |||
| 2003 | Ada, OH (Ohio Northern University) |
Wartburg College (3) | 1661⁄2 | Augsburg College | 841⁄2 | Rami Ratel (Montclair State University) (149) | |||
| 2004 | Dubuque, IA (Loras College) |
Wartburg College (4) | 1561⁄2 | Augsburg College | 1401⁄2 | Joe Moon (Augsburg College) (174) | |||
| 2005 | Northfield, MN (St. Olaf College) |
Augsburg College (9) | 162 | Wartburg College | 1041⁄2 | Ryan Allen (University of Wisconsin–La Crosse) (Hwt.) | |||
| 2006 | Trenton, NJ (The College of New Jersey) |
Wartburg College (5) | 1451⁄2 | University of Wisconsin–La Crosse | 106 | Duane Bastress (York College of Pennsylvania) (184) | |||
| 2007 | Dubuque, IA (Loras College) |
Augsburg College (10) | 1351⁄2 | Wartburg College | 991⁄2 | Matt Pyle (Luther College) (149) | |||
| 2008 | Cedar Rapids, IA (Cornell College, Coe College & IIAC) |
Wartburg College (6) | 147 | University of Wisconsin–La Crosse | 100 | Josh Chelf (University of Wisconsin–La Crosse) (174) | |||
| 2009 | Cedar Rapids, IA (Cornell College, Coe College & IIAC) |
Wartburg College (7) | 1171⁄2 | Augsburg College | 105 | Michael Wilcox (Delaware Valley College) (184) | |||
| 2010 | Cedar Rapids, IA (Cornell College, Coe College & IIAC) |
Augsburg College (11) | 1101⁄2 | University of Wisconsin–La Crosse | 1001⁄2 | Vincent Renaut (U.S. Merchant Marine Academy) (165) | |||
| 2011 | La Crosse, WI (University of Wisconsin–La Crosse) |
Wartburg College (8) | 117 | Augsburg College | 881⁄2 | Myanganbayar Batsukh (Saint John's University (MN)) (149) | |||
| 2012 | La Crosse, WI (University of Wisconsin–La Crosse) |
Wartburg College (9) | 1411⁄2 | Augsburg College | 861⁄2 | Kodie Silvestri (Wartburg College) (141) | |||
| 2013 | Cedar Rapids, IA (Cornell College) |
Wartburg College (10) | 103 | Elmhurst College | 82 | Greg Sanders (Concordia University Wisconsin) (149) | |||
| 2014 | Cedar Rapids, IA (Cornell College) |
Wartburg College (11) | 1031⁄2 | University of Wisconsin–Whitewater | 67 | Nazar Kulchytskyy (University of Wisconsin–Oshkosh) (157) | |||
| 2015 | Hershey, PA (Elizabethtown College) |
Augsburg College (12) | 100 | Wartburg College | 891⁄2 | Mike Fuenffinger (Augsburg College) (125) | |||
| 2016 | Cedar Rapids, IA (Cornell College, Coe College & IIAC) |
Wartburg College (12) | 1291⁄2 | Messiah College | 100 | Riley Lefever (Wabash College) (184) | |||
| 2017 | La Crosse, WI (University of Wisconsin–La Crosse) |
Wartburg College (13) | 1291⁄2 | Augsburg College | 79 | Riley Lefever (Wabash College) (197) | |||
| 2018 | Cleveland, OH (Baldwin Wallace University) |
Wartburg College (14) | 1361⁄2 | Augsburg University | 82 | Lucas Jeske (Augsburg University) (165) | |||
| 2019 | Roanoke, VA (Ferrum College) |
Augsburg University (13) | 130 | Loras College | 66 | Jay Albis (Johnson & Wales University) (125) | |||
| 2020 | Cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic | ||||||||
| 2021 | Cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic | ||||||||
| 2022 | Cedar Rapids, IA (American Rivers Conference) |
Wartburg College (15) | 79 | Wabash College | 78 | Bradan Birt (Millikan University) (165) | |||
| 2023 | Roanoke, VA (Ferrum College) |
Augsburg University (14) | 101 | Wartburg College | 661⁄2 | Jaritt Shinhoster (Wisconsin-Whitewater) (184) | |||
| 2024 | La Crosse, WI (University of Wisconsin–La Crosse) |
Augsburg University (15) | 95 | Wartburg College | 871⁄2 | Chase Randall (Coast Guard) (133) | |||
| 2025 | Providence, RI (Johnson & Wales University (Providence)) |
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| 2026 | Cedar Rapids, IA (American Rivers Conference) |
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Note: Shaded scores = Closest margin of victory, 1⁄4 point in 1979 & widest margin of victory, 82 points in 2003.
Team titles
editSource[1]
| School | Team titles | Last championship |
|---|---|---|
| Wartburg College | 15 | 2022 |
| Augsburg University A | 15 | 2024 |
| The College of New Jersey B | 5 | 1987 |
| The College at Brockport, SUNY | 5 | 1992 |
| Ithaca College | 3 | 1994 |
| Montclair State University C | 2 | 1986 |
| Wilkes University D | 1 | 1974 |
| John Carroll University | 1 | 1975 |
| University at Buffalo | 1 | 1978 |
| St. Lawrence University | 1 | 1988 |
- A Was Augsburg College.
- B Was Trenton State College.
- C Was Montclair State College.
- D Was Wilkes College.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c "Wrestling Division III Highlights/History" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved April 21, 2015.
- ^ "2015 NCAA Division III Championships (Brackets)" (PDF). NCAA. March 10, 2015. Retrieved April 21, 2015.
- ^ "Participants announced for 2015 Division III Wrestling Championship". NCAA. March 10, 2015. Retrieved April 21, 2015.
- ^ "Augsburg claims first national title since 2010, record 12th overall". NCAA. March 15, 2015. Retrieved April 21, 2015.