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| Garavous Kouekbakilaho Grand View |
The San Diego native was an NAIA finalist in 2024 & an NAIA national champion this past season. He'll look to add more gold, also including another Heart of America (HOA) title this season.
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| Asher Ruchti Southern Oregon |
The former Oregon State Beaver had himself an excellent first season of NAIA wrestling, capturing a Cascade Collegiate Conference (CCC) title & finishing 5th in the NAIA nation for the Raiders.
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| Gentry Smith Southeastern |
The Idaho native, took runner-up honors at the Appalachian Athletic Conference this past season & 6th place at the NAIA national tournament.
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| Elijah Hynes Missouri Valley |
The Viking has a rare opportunity this season to become a four-time NAIA All American. Thus far Elijah Hynes has finished 8th-5th-7th in the national tournament. He's also a three-time HOA place-winner, with finishes of 3rd-4th-3rd.
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| Omari Smith Oklahoma City |
The Stars are looking bright this upcoming '25-'26 season. Among the talent returning, Omari Smith was 8th in the NAIA nation in 2025. He was also one match shy of being a Missouri Valley Invitational place-winner.
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| Austin Vanek Montana State Northern |
7th in the NAIA nation in 2023, Austin Vanek has came up short of earning another spot on the award stand in both 2024 & 2025. He'll look to reclaim All American status in his final season of collegiate eligibility. He'll also look to become a two-time Missouri Valley Invitational place-winner, as he was 5th this past season.
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| Tyler Rowland Cumberland |
Tyler Rowland was one match shy of being an NAIA All American & one match shy of being a Missouri Valley Invitational place-winner this past season. He won the Mid-South Conference (MSC) title.
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| Jeff McCauley Keiser |
31 wins for the Seahawk in his first season of NAIA wrestling. Won the Pepsi Patriot Open & took 5th place in the AAC.
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| Elijah Amaya-Perez Montreat |
Another tough freshman from last season, Elijah Amaya-Perez was 6th at the AAC.
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| Trenton Blomquist Embry Ridle |
9-11 overall, Trenton Blomquist really turned it on towards season's end when he made the finals of the Cascade Collegiate Conference (CCC).
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| Elias Corona Southern Oregon |
This is a weight class full of a lot of young talent, and Elias Cornoa is yet another tough sophomore that returns to the weight class. 3rd in the CCC last season.
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| Eric Karas Eastern Oregon |
The former Sacramento City CCCAA finalist was 5th in the CCC this past season.
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| Kaleb Grove Northwestern (IA) |
And we're right back to talking about young talent once again. Sophomore Kaleb Grove was 4th in the Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) & one match shy of a medal at the Missouri Valley Invitational.
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| Torrance Keehn Concordia (NEB) |
The Bulldog was 5th in the GPAC last season & 7th in the Missouri Valley Invitational.
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| Donivan Giangregorio Dickinson State |
The former Oregon State Beaver was 4th at the Missouri Valley Invitational this past season.
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