During their time on the mat, they saw their most successful years in the mid to late 60's. A fifth place finish in 1963, followed by back to back seventh place finishes in 1966 & 1967 at the NAIA tournament.
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| Tim Stauffer 177 lbs |
Stauffer was a two time NAIA All American for the Yellow Jackets. He placed third in 1961, taking runner up honors in 1962.
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| Robert Zimmerman HWT |
Zimmerman took third place All American honors at the 1963 NAIA tournament.
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| Tom Thompson 130 lbs |
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| Bill McCreary 115, 130 lbs |
From Indiana Joint High school in Pennsylvania, McCreary wrestled one year for Indiana of Pennsylvania (another program we've lost) before coming to Wisconsin-Superior. He sat out his entire sophomore season due to an injury but came back strong for his final two years of eligibility. Winning two WIAC titles, McCreary took back to back third place finishes at the 1962 & 1963 NAIA tournament.
Post college he entered the Army & later taught high school at the Wurzburg American school in Germany.
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| Glen Getgen 158 lbs |
A three time WIAC champion, Getgen took runner-up honors at the 1963 NAIA's.
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| Mike Garside 145, 137, 142 lbs |
Garside was a three time NAIA All American for the Yellow Jackets. He placed fifth in 1966, second in 1967 & fifth in 1970.
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| Mike Ross |
Ross earned back to back NAIA All American honors for the Yellowjackets in 1967 & 1968 with sixth & fourth place finishes respectively.
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| Dick Tressler 115, 123 lbs |
Another native of Pennsylvania, Tresser had an outstanding career for the Yellow Jackets winning two WIAC titles & earning NAIA All American honors twice. He was fourth in 1967, taking runner-up honors in 1968.
He later coached at Lewistown high school in Pennsylvania, leading his squad to 185 dual meet victories.
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| Jeff Laube 177 lbs |
A two time WIAC champion, Laube has the distinction of being the Yellow Jackets one & only NAIA national champion, capturing his title in 1980. He put together a career record of 110-11, securing 51 falls.
He worked as a head manager of Menards & was an assistant coach at Chippewa Falls High School.
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| Gary Brusletten 126 lbs |
A four time WIAC champion, Brusletten took back to back runner-up finishes at the 1974 & 1975 NAIA championships.
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| Jim Viaene HWT |
Viaene shined on both the football field & on the wrestling mat. As a football player, Viaene made All American as a defensive tackle. In wrestling he went 110-23 making the NAIA finals in 1982 & placing fourth in 1984.
Post college he played in the NFL for the Green Bay Packers, the Detroit Lions & the New York Jets.
Post his NFL career he coached both wrestling & football at Parkview High school along with teaching P.E.
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| Tim Olson 190 lbs |
Olson was a two time WIAC runner-up, earning NAIA All American status on three occasions. He placed fifth in 1985, fourth in 1986 & seventh in 1987.
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