NCWA Team National Champions

Title

Year

MEN'S DII NATIONAL CHAMPIONS

2015

MEN'S WESTERN DUALS CHAMPIONS

2023

WOMEN'S ACADEMIC NATIONAL CHAMPIONS

2023

COLLEGIATE CUP NATIONAL CHAMPIONS

2024

COMBINED NSCWA WOMEN AND MEN'S SCORES

NCWA All Americans

Name

Weight

Year

2x AA Brett Johnson, 6th, 3rd

165

2014, 2015

2x AA Dave Stratton, 6th, 5th

235/Hvwt

2014, 2015

1x AA Joseph Traverso, 6th

174

2016

1x AA Hunter Haney, 3rd

133

2017

1X AA Cameron Dubos, 8th

157

2020

2X AA Julie Wilson, 3rd, 2nd 

136 

2022, 2023

1x AA Josiah Johnson, 8th

141

2022

2x AA Petra Bernsten, 3rd, 2nd

143, 170

2023, 2024

1x AA Genesis Vazquez, 1st 

116

2024

1x AA Maryum Ajaz, 4th

116

2024

1x AA Taylor Thomas, 3rd

191

2024

1x AA Mari Mendoza, 4th

235

2024

1x AA Jordan Washek, 5th

235

2024

1x AA Kobe Bui, 6th

125

2024

1x AA Ryan Wilson, 7th

141

2024

1x AA Hudson Garcia, 7th

149

2024

1x AA Mitchell Helgert

157

2024

NCWA Academic All Americans (Freshman & Non-Postseason Wrestlers Exempt)

Name

Year

Dave Stratton

2013

Brandon Todd

2014, 2015

Joe Traverso

2014, 2016

Jerdon Helgeson

2015, 2016

Hunter Haney

2017

Zach Volk

2017

Alec Palender

2018, 2019

Michael Huscusson

2019

Joseph Lewis

2019, 2020

Demetri Koures

2020

Gustavo Martinez

2020

Cade Stevenson

2020, 2022

Gonzalo Aleman

2022

Danielle Layug

2022

Levi Lott

2022

James Cox

2022, 2024

Jacob Jeanneret

2022, 2023

Ryan Harris

2022

Rogan Kopper

2023

Jonathan Rosmaryn

2023

Kobe Bui

2023, 2024

Keelen Mitcham

2023

Marie Marbet

2023, 2024

Sarah Plummer

2023, 2024

Petra Bernsten

2023

Julie Wilson

2023

Annika Arriola

2024

Jacob Diehl

2024

Alex Ford

2024

Hudson Garcia

2024

Cody Jenkins

2024

Luke Reed

2024

Taylor Thomas

2024

Ryan Wilson

2024

NCWA Team Conference Champions

Title

Year

MEN'S NORTHWEST CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS

2014

MEN'S NORTHWEST CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS

2015

MEN'S NORTHWEST CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS

2024

NCWA Individual Conference Champions

Name

Weight

Year

Jerdon Helgeson

149

2016

Joseph Traverso

174

2016

Hunter Haney 

133

2017

James Cox

149

2020

Cameron Dubos

157

2020

David Darroch

184

2023, 2024

Jonathan Rosmaryn

197

2023

Julie Wilson

136

2023

Petra Bernsten

143

2023, 2024

Oie Wah Chin

101

2024

Genesis Vazquez

116

2024

Kobe Bui

125

2024

Ryan Wilson

141

2024

Hudson Garcia

149

2024

Mitchel Helgert

157

2024

Bobby Shepard

165

2024

Alexander Ford

174

2024

Evann Tauscher

235

2024

Team Presidents

Name

Year

Brett Johnson

2012-2015

Jerdon Helgeson

2015-2017

Hunter Haney 

2017-2018

Randal Chipman

2018-2019

Jairo De La Cruz

2019-2020

Joseph Lewis

2020-2021

James Cox

2021-2024

Tyson Russell

2024-2025

Team Head Coaches

Name

Year

Chris Gambino

2012-2015

Kevin Poitra

2015-2017

Phil Burnett

2017-Present 

Team History by Year

2012-2013
  • NCWA Men's Northwest Conference Runner Up
  • NCWA National Championships (Allen, Texas)

    • National qualifiers couldn't attend DII nationals due to financial constraints
    • 7 National Qualifiers
  • First Academic All-American

WSU Wrestling was established by Brett T. Johnson and his administration in the Spring of 2012

2013-2014
  • NCWA MEN'S NORTHWEST CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS
  • NCWA National Championships (Allen, Texas) 
  • 6th Place DII Men's
  • 7 National Qualifiers, 2 All Americans
  • Held the first "Wrestlers for Warmth" charity donation campaign 
  • NCAA Champion Darrion Caldwell led a four day technique camp for kids, high-schoolers, and WSU wrestlers in Pullman
  • First full season of competition
  • First men's All-American
  • SCF SPORT CLUB OF THE YEAR
2014-2015
  • NCWA MEN'S NORTHWEST CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS
  • NCWA National Championships (Allen, Texas)
    • NATIONAL CHAMPIONS DII MEN'S
    • 13 National Qualifiers, 2 All Americans
  • Placed 8th at Spokane Open
  • Upgraded from NCWA DII status to DI status
2015-2016
  • NCWA Men's Northwest Conference 3rd Place
  • NCWA National Championships (Allen, Texas)
    • 16th Place DI Men's
    • 8 National Qualifiers, 1 All American

Graduated 3 Seniors

2016-2017
  • NCWA Men's Northwest Conference Runner Up
  • NCWA National Championships (Kissimmee, Florida) 
    • 11th Place DI Men's
    • 9 National Qualifiers, 1 All American

Graduated 4 Seniors

2017-2018
  • 2018 NCWA Men's National Duals Participant
  • NCWA Men's Northwest Conference Runner up
  • NCWA National Championships (Allen, Texas)
    • 14th Place DI Men's
    • 15 National Qualifiers

Graduated 2 seniors

2018-2019
  • 2019 NCWA Men's National Duals Participant
  • NCWA Men's Northwest Conference 3rd Place
  • NCWA National Championships (Allen, Texas)
    • DI Men's Placement Not Recorded 
    • 11 National Qualifiers
  • Graduated 1 Senior

Held the first WSU Pullman Wrestling Camp

2019-2020
  • 2020 NCWA Men's National Duals 6th Place
  • NCWA Northwest Conference Runner Up

    • Men's DI Coach Of The Year Phil Burnett 
  • NCWA National Championships (Allen, Texas)
    • 20th Place DI Men's
    • 12 National Qualifiers, 1 All American

Graduated 8 Seniors

2020-2021
  • No season due to Covid-19 restrictions
  • Relaunched Facebook and Instagram social media pages

Graduated 3 Seniors

2021-2022
  • 2022 NCWA Men's National Duals Invitee - Didn't participate due to Covid-19
  • NCWA Men's Northwest Conference Runner Up
  • NCWA Women's Northwest Conference 3rd Place
  • NCWA National Championships (Allen, Texas)
    • 13th Place DI Men's
    • 18th Place Women's
    • 22 National Qualifiers (18 Men, 4 Women), 2 All-Americans
  • Launched an official women's wrestling team
  • First women's All-American
  • Held the First Annual Cougar Wrestling Golf Fundraiser @ Enumclaw Golf Course
  • Paid Coach
  • SCF SPORT CLUB OF THE YEAR

Graduated 5 Seniors

2022-2023
  • 2023 NCWA MEN'S WESTERN REGIONAL DUALS CHAMPIONS
  • 2023 NCWA Women's National Duals 3rd Place
  • NCWA Men's Northwest Conference Runner Up
    • Men's DI Coach Of The Year Phil Burnett
  • NCWA Women's Northwest Conference Runner Up 
  • NCWA National Championships (San Juan, Puerto Rico)
  • Held the first WSU Tri-Cities Wrestling Camp
  • Advocated for and received two new college sized wrestling mats from the university for PEB 145 (mat room) 
  • VARSITY CLUB STATUS TIER CHANGE APPROVED
  • SCF SPORT CLUB OF THE YEAR
  • NCWA National Championships (San Juan, Puerto Rico)
      • 11th Place D1 Men's
      • 4th Place Women's
      • Women's Academic National Champions
      • 4th Place Collegiate Cup
      • 26 National Qualifiers (19 Men, 7 Women), 2 All-Americans
2023-2024
  • 2024 NCWA COLLEGIATE CUP NATIONAL CHAMPIONS
    • Combined NSCWA National Women and Men's Scores
  • 2024 NCWA Men’s National Duals 4th Place
  • 2024 NCWA Women’s National Duals 3rd Place
  • NCWA Men’s Northwest Conference Champions
    • Men’s DI Coach Of The Year Phil Burnett
  • NCWA Women’s Northwest Conference Runner-Up
  • NCWA National Championships (Shreveport, Louisiana)
    • 6th Place DI Men’s
    • 3rd Place Women’s
    • 29 National Qualifiers (16 Men, 13 Women), 10 All-Americans
  • Led three sessions at Sedro-Wolley CUB Camp
  • SCF SPORT CLUB OF THE YEAR
  • Graduated 9 Seniors
2024-2025

NCAA HISTORY 

NCAA PAC-12 INDIVIDUAL CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS

  • 137 lbs - Bryce Cook (1963)
  • 147 lbs - Chick Sandifer (1963)
  • Heavyweight - Randy Cooper (1963)
  • 130 lbs - Roger Short (1964)
  • 123 lbs - Allen Peterson (1965)
  • 147 lbs - Dan Hensley (1965)
  • 137 lbs - Ralph Kunkel (1967)
  • 167 lbs - Fred Fairbanks (1967)
  • 167 lbs - Rick Sicilia (1969)
  • 191 lbs - Jim Latimer (1969)
  • 190 lbs - Mike Latimer (1970)
  • 134 lbs - Paul Danelo (1973)
  • 167 lbs - Bill Kullbert (1976)
  • 167 lbs - Mike James (1978)
  • 126 lbs - Lang Davidson (1982)
  • Heavyweight - Wendell Ellis (1984)
  • Heavyweight - Wendell Ellis (1986)