It's a fun time in college wrestling for the military academies. At the D3 level both USCGA & the USMMA are doing well, and here in NCAA DI, Army is looking good, and so are Air Force & Navy. Army does lose a few tough wrestlers, but they bring back quite a few as well.
Gone...
Charlie Farmer, an NCAA DI qualifier in 2025 & an EIWA runner-up. Missed out on qualification this year, but did end his career with 74 career wins & placed 5th at the Southern Scuffle.
Ethan Berginc ended his career a four-time NCAA DI qualifier with EIWA finishes of 4th-3rd-3rd-2nd & 95 career wins.
Wolfgang Frable an NCAA DI qualifier in 2025, came up a little short this year. 71 career wins.
Back...
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| 141 Braden Basile |
4th in the EIWA, Braden Basile heads into '26-'27 a two-time NCAA DI qualifier.
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| 165 Gunner Filipowicz |
4th-6th-3rd thus far in the EIWA, Gunner Filipowicz will challenge for a conference title this season as well as for All-American honors. A 5-2 win over NCAA DI bronze medalist Cesar Alvan, he's thus far been 2nd-1st-2nd at the Southern Scuffle.
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| 174 Andrew Christie |
One match shy of NCAA DI qualification last year, Andrew Christie won 22 matches on the season & took 8th at the Southern Scuffle.
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| 184 Cooper Haase |
18 wins on the season last year for Cooper Haase who was one match shy of placing at Southern Scuffle.
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| HWT Brady Colbert Or Lucas Stoddard |
Probably the most underrated wrestle-off in all of NCAA Division I wrestling. Brady Colbert has thus far been 4th & 3rd in the EIWA, as Lucas Stoddard was an NCAA DI qualifier himself in 2024. I'm not sure if Colbert beat Stoddard outright for the spot last year or not, as Stoddard was hurt during the Lehman Open. Both have been spectacular at the Southern Scuffle in recent years. Colbert has been 3rd-3rd the past two tournaments with Stoddard being 2nd-2nd-4th the past three. Very anxious to see how this turns out.
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