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NCWA Team National Champions
Title
MEN'S DII NATIONAL CHAMPIONS
MEN'S WESTERN DUALS CHAMPIONS
WOMEN'S ACADEMIC NATIONAL CHAMPIONS
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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
1x AA Petra Bernsten, 3rd
143
2023
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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
Jacob Jeanneret
2022, 2023
Ryan Harris
2022
Rogan Kopper
2023
Jonathan Rosmaryn
2023
Kobe Bui
2023
Keelen Mitcham
2023
Marie Marbet
2023
Sarah Plummer
2023
Petra Bernsten
2023
Julie Wilson
2023
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NCWA Team Conference Champions
Title
Year
MEN'S NORTHWEST CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS
2014
MEN'S NORTHWEST CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS
2015
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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
Jonathan Rosmaryn
197
2023
Julie Wilson
136
2023
Petra Bernsten
143
2023
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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
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Team Head Coaches
Name
Year
Chris Gambino
2012-2015
Kevin Poitra
2015-2017
Phil Burnett
2017-Present
Team History by Year
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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2020-2021
- No season due to Covid-19 restrictions
- Relaunched Facebook and Instagram social media pages
Graduated 3 Seniors
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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
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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
NCAA HISTORY
- Due to budget cuts WSU's NCAA Division One wrestling program was terminated at the conclusion of the 1986 season
- Spokane Chronicle - Initial Cougar Cuts Hit Wrestling - May 9th, 1985
- HOF Wrestlers: Carl Ellingsen (1980), Bill Berry (1989), Clem Senn (1990), Vaughan Hitchcock (2006), Bill Tomaras (2012)
- Pac-12 Wrestling Statistics: Team Conference Champions (1963)
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)