Leaving a legacy of success on and off the mat, Jesse Castro (’81, ’85, ’15) resigned this summer after his 20th season as head coach of Liberty University’s men’s wrestling team. He has accepted a position on the Club Sports Holistic Development staff, working as a spiritual mentor for student-athletes from five or six teams, including men’s wrestling.

Castro was the longest-serving and winningest head coach in the history of Liberty’s wrestling program, compiling a record of 218-94 over his 20 seasons at the helm, starting in 2006 at the NCAA Division I level. He succeeded Don Shuler, who coached the team

The NCWA Conference leadership, Coaches & Officials from across the country will gather in The Colony, TX on May 30-31 at TRU by Hilton at GrandScape (20 minutes from DFW Airport) to promote their visions for improving & growing wrestling at the college level.

All NCWA Member coaches are encouraged to attend and make their voices heard. Registration is free. ..

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MANHEIM, PA – The National Wrestling Coaches Association (NWCA) is proud to announce the recipients of the 2025 National Collegiate Wrestling Association (NCWA) Men's and Women's Scholar All-American Awards. A total of 325 exceptional student-athletes have been honored for their achievements both on the mat and in the classroom.

To be eligible for this prestigious recognition, each honoree maintained a cumulative GPA of 3.20 or higher, as verified by their institution's registrar.

"The NWCA is proud to recognize these outstanding individuals who embody excellence in both athletics and academics," said NWCA Executive Director Mike Moyer.

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The NCWA women’s division qualified 196 athletes from 8 conferences culled from the 342 eligible athletes nationwide. The Division continues to grow at record pace and this years qualifiers did not disappoint.

The 2025 national championships had the closest 1-2-3 finish in NCWA history with only a point separating the top trio. The half-point separating Tarleton State’s title-winning 126 points from runner-up Utah Tech’s 125.5 ties for the closest 1-2 finish in NCWA history. Ottawa (Ariz.) was just behind

BOSSIER CITY, La. – Menlo College made Friday’s charge to the top of the tournament standings count, expanding its lead via a plethora of finals appearances to outdistance the field and win its first National Collegiate Wrestling Association title at the Brookshire Grocery Arena. The Oaks, second-year members of the NCWA as the program transitions into NCAA Division II membership, scored 214.5 points for the title.

As good as Menlo’s performance was, coupled by its best showing in years by NCWA blue-blood program The Apprentice School in second place, it was the women who stole the show during Saturday’s finals session. One after the other, the women’s title matches built upon one another on the raised stage to create a different twist to the team standings as Utah Tech, Ottawa (Ariz.) and first-year program Tarleton State jockeyed at the top.

The National Collegiate Wrestling Association hosted its three-day national championship, at the Brookshire Grocery Arena in Bossier City, LA. with 578 male and 195 female athletes competing for a championship title.

BOSSIER CITY, La. – Menlo College made a charge through the championship brackets Friday to take charge of the NCWA Championships and set themselves up for a run at the men’s title at the Brookshire Grocery Arena.

Five of the nine quarterfinalists won their bouts here Friday and five other wrestlers remain alive in consolation rounds that should maintain Menlo’s hefty lead over second place. The Oaks lead the field after two days with 176 points, 21 points ahead of The Apprentice School (155) and 25 ahead of first-day leader Tarleton State (150.5). Apprentice has 11 wrestlers still alive in the finals rounds but only two are in the finals. Tarleton State matches Menlo’s 10 total but with four in the finals.

In the women’s division, a five-team showdown will begin early in the day as Saturday’s placing rounds, minus the finals, begin at 9 a.m. CT. Washington State leads the field with 103 points and is tied for the teams’ lead with three finalists along with fourth-place UNLV (92.5) and sixth-place UCF (68). Utah Tech rests in second at 98.5 followed by Tarleton State with 94.5.

The national championship matches for both divisions begin at 2 p.m.

BOSSIER CITY, La. - Tarleton State, an upstart program competing in its first season with the National Collegiate Wrestling Association, leads the men’s division with 73.5 points, just ahead of long-time stalwart The Apprentice School (Va.) after the first day of the NCWA Championships at Brookshire Grocery Arena.

The Texans, a non-scholarship NCWA Division I program from Stephenville, Texas, has 21 wrestlers still alive in the brackets evenly split between the championship (10) and consolation (11) brackets. Thursday’s opening rounds advanced wrestlers into the championship quarterfinals, where Tarleton’s 10 quarterfinalists trail only Apprentice (11) in quantity. Apprentice, one point back at 72.5, has 18 total wrestlers still in the over all field.