I know Coach Caleb McElfresh is looking forward to improve upon things from the 2025-2026 season as he heads into 2026-2027. He has plenty of reasons to be optimistic as a very talented redshirt freshman, among experienced wrestlers return to action.
Daryl Mills is a wrestler I'm sure going to miss watching compete. If every wrestler had his fire and intensity, you'd never hear another person call wrestling boring again. "Gave it everything he had" & "left it all out on the mat" are phrases often thrown around in our great sport. Few displayed it better than Daryl Mills.
Brandon Bollinger & Joel Campbell, whom I felt we never got to see at full capacity because of injuries, both NAIA qualifiers are now out of eligibility as well.
| 125 Geno Cardenas |
Coach McElfresh is looking forward to celebrating with a wrestler after watching him win an NAIA national title & when that day comes, we may very well be looking at the wrestler he'll be celebrating with. I'm not 100% positive, but I believe that Geno Cardenas will be a redshirt freshman this year. He's already demonstrated how capable he is & trust me, he'll continue to.
| 133 John Davis |
An NAIA qualifier for the Spartans last season, John Davis was 6th at the Heart of America (HOA)
| 149 Brayden Eikerman |
Another NAIA qualifier for the Spartans last season, Brayden Eikerman was 7th at the HOA.
| HWT Amad Soufi |
When I was little and I would watch WWE on television, Gorilla Monsoon would often say about powerhouses like The Barbarian & Haku, "he doesn't have a clue how strong he is" and that reminds me a lot of Amad Soufi. Super tough on top & incredibly strong, I think he's capable of turning just about anyone in the NAIA. He made tremendous improvements between his freshman & sophomore seasons & I expect to see even more this season as a junior.
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