Think about it for a moment. In order to be admitted to the United States Coast Guard Academy, you are going to have to average at least a 3.7 GPA. At least a 24 on your ACT or an 1120 on your SAT. Then once there, you have all of the military requirements on top of your schoolwork & wrestling practice.
Even with these extremely rigorous requirements, the USCGA still placed 9 at Regional I! Sent 5 to the NCAA DIII national tournament & placed three top 8 in the D3 nation!
Five return for action this year, plus another that didn't place at Regionals last year, but should this season.
Gone are....
Three-time Regional I place-winner (7th-4th-3rd) & 2026 NCAA D3 qualifier Nikko Beato.
Nate Fitt, who must have listened to Steve Winwood a handful of times because he found himself Back in the High Life Again. A Regional I champion in 2024; he was 5th in 2025 but came back strong to win another Regional I title in 2026. Not only that but he earned D3 All American honors with a 6th place finish.
Carl DiGiorgio, you have to rank him somewhere as one of the best USCGA wrestlers of all time. 96 career wins, and I believe the only four-time All-American in school history. 7th-3rd-2nd-5th in the D3 nation. 2nd-1st-1st-1st in Regional I. The Bears have had two D3 national champions. So, depending on your perspective, standards & benchmarks, perhaps DiGiorgio is #1.
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| 133 Marvin Armistead |
The sophomore went 20-6 last year, earning runner-up honors at Regional I.
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| 165 Landon Kearns |
5th & 4th in Regional I, Landon Kearns heads into '26-'27 one of the best wrestlers yet to make the NCAA D3 championships. He went 25-6 last year.
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| 174 Mason Gourley |
18 wins on the season for Mason Gourley, who was 8th at Regional I.
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| 184 Caden Stout |
4th & 3rd thus far in Regional I, Caden Stout will look to become a Regional I champion & a two-time NCAA D3 qualifier this season.
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| 197 Gabe Monroe |
Speaking of cementing yourself among the all time greats of USCGA wrestling, that's the plan of Gabe Monroe. 26 wins last year & 8th in the D3 nation. Won titles at Regional I, Roger Williams & Don Parker.
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| 141 Dom Moyer |
Dom Moyer did not place at last year's Regional I, but he had some notable victories among his 19 wins last year & should be top 8 Regional I in 2027.
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