100 Seasons of Wrestling

Franklin & Marshall will become the 40th collegiate team to compete in 100 or more seasons of wrestling this winter. Columbia University has completed the most seasons of competition with 123. Almost all of the 40 teams compete in Division I. Colorado School of Mines has the most seasons of Division II schools. Springfield College is the top Division III school. 4 other Division III schools have competed for at lease 100 seasons

College Wrestling Teams-Competition Years								as of Sept. 2026
School	Lev.	Yrs.		Wins	Losses	Ties	Pct.	Most Wins Coach	Years	Wins
Columbia University	I	123	1903-1904	587	689	20	0.461	Russo, Ron	1973-1991	126
Pennsylvania	I	122	1904-1905	667	620	32	0.518	Reina, Roger	1986-’05,’17-’25	258
Princeton	I	122	1904-1905	743	728	30	0.505	Johnston, John	1959-1994	382
Cornell University	I	118	1907-1908	888	426	20	0.673	Koll, Rob	1993-2020	316
Penn State University	I	118	1908-1909	###	305	36	0.765	Sanderson, Cael	2009-2026	233
U.S. Naval Academy	I	118	1908-1909	943	339	26	0.731	Peery, Ed	1961-1987	311
Indiana University	I	117	1909-1914	789	641	29	0.551	Goldman, Duane	1992-2018	297
Illinois, University of	I	116	1910-1911	772	542	28	0.586	Johnson, Mark	1992-2010	211
Iowa University of	I	116	1910-1911	###	243	29	0.812	Gable, Dan	1976-1997	355
Lehigh University	I	116	1910-1911	987	468	23	0.676	Sheridan, Billy	1912-1952	222
Wisconsin University	I	114	1910-1911	807	560	37	0.588	Davis, Barry	1993-2018	234
Harvard University	I	109	1913-17,18-43,’46-	599	618	17	0.492	Lee, John	1968-1986	168
Iowa State University	I	109	1915-1943,’45-	###	451	19	0.718	Nichols, Harold J., Dr.	1948-1985	456
Stanford University	I	109	1915-1916	*430*	*486*	15	0.470	Borrelli, Jason	2008-2021	127
Michigan State University	I	108	1903-05,1921-’22	659	595	27	0.525	Peninger, Grady	1963-1986	213
Springfield College MA	III	108	1914-1915	###	519	26	0.679	Parker, Doug	1955-1990	485
Minnesota, University of	I	107	1919-1922	###	498	27	0.676	Robinson, J	1986-2016	440
Nebraska University	I	107	1910-1911	786	582	29	0.573	Manning, Mark	2000-2026	318
Oklahoma State (A & M)	I	107	1914-1915	###	141	22	0.889	Smith, John	1991-2024	490
Purdue University	I	107	1913-’18,’19-33,’37-	668	745	36	0.473	Reyes, Jessie	1992-2007	179
Ohio State University	I	106	1920-1921	876	544	28	0.615	Hellickson, Russ	1981-2006	272
Michigan, University of	I	105	1921-1922	885	387	26	0.692	Keen, Clifford P.	1925-42, 45-70	274
Oregon State University	I	105	1908-1909	###	389	28	0.731	Thomas, Dale	1957-1990	616
U.S. Army (West Point)	I	105	1921-1922	743	498	37	0.596	Alitz, LeRoy	1954-1977	144
North Carolina University	I	104	1922-1923	750	559	19	0.572	Lam, Bill	1974-2003	378
Northwestern University	I	*103*	1923-1924	*542*	*604*	19	0.473	Cysewski, Tim	1990-2010	155
Rochester Inst. Of Tech.	III	103	1927-1942,’47	427	630	16	0.405	Fuller, Earl	1948-1994	197
Cornell College	III	102	1922-1923	679	514	11	0.569	Duroe, Mike	2005-2018	145
Northern Iowa Univ. (IA St. Teachers, St. Coll. Of Iowa)	I	102	1922-1923	835	458	29	0.643	Patten, Chuck	1965-1983	217
Ohio University	I	102	1919-’23,’24-’43,’46-’48, ’49-	644	474	22	0.575	Greenlee, Joel	1997-2026	266
Oklahoma University	I	102	1919-1920	947	446	33	0.676	Abel, Stan	1973-1993	279
Virginia Military Institute	I	*102*	1920-’43, ’46-	*603*	*527*	15	0.533	Trudgeon, John	1985-2013	161
Williams College	III	102	1924-1925	577	603	18	0.489	Honecker, Scott	2012-2026	119
Northern Colorado/Col. St. Coll.	I/II	101	1925-1926	*532*	*497*	12	0.517	Hancock, John W.	1925-1966	152
Virginia Tech	I	*101*	1920-1921	704	536	19	0.567	Cheynet, Jerry	1974-1996	194
West Virginia University	I	101	1920-1921	671	522	17	0.562	Turnbull, Craig	1978-2014	287
Wyoming University	I	101	1921-1922	635	467	17	0.575	Lantz, Everett	1936-43,46-52,53-65	142
Davidson College	I	100	1920-1921	355	798	18	0.311	Parker, Charlie	1940-42,’46-’75,’77-’79	99
Washington & Lee	III	*100*	1921-43, ’47-	547	492	15	0.526	Franke, Gary	1973-2008	184
Franklin & Marshall	I	99	1923-1924	709	626	19	0.531	Mayser, Charles W.	1923-1944	145
Colorado School of Mines	II	98	1919-28,34-43,’46	303	636	7	0.324	Hancock, John (Jack)	1955-1992	112
Duke University	I	98	1926-42,43-46,47	476	611	10	0.438	Harvey, Bill	1966-1997	220
North Carolina State	I	98	1924-’31, 1932-	808	492	22	0.620	Guzzo, Bob	1975-2004	356
Ursinus College (PA)	III	97	1929-1930	782	387	21	0.666	Racich, Bill	1980-2018	540
Citadel, The	I	96	1930-1931	*425*	*404*	14	0.512	Hjerling, Rob	1999-2020	144
Kent State University	I	96	1927-1928	833	432	12	0.657	Begala, Joe	1930-42, ’45-’71	282
Case Western Reserve (OH)	III	95	1928-1929	*576*	*561*	12	0.507	Del Rosa, Bob	1966-’77,’82-’09	308
Gettysburg College	III	95	1930-1931	557	715	22	0.439	Sauve, James	1969-1977	78
Northern Illinois	I	95	1931-’43, 1945	623	552	32	0.529	Flavin, Don	1968-1986	160
Waynesburg College (PA)	III	94	1928-’42, ’46-	*485*	*392*	13	0.552	Ketterling, Clayton P.	1963-1977	144
East Stroudsburg State Univ.	II	92	1930-’42, -’46-	656	626	21	0.512	Whitman, Clyde H. (Red?)	1961-71,’72-79	180
Rutgers University	I	91	1930-1931	755	477	24	0.611	Goodale, Scott	2007-2026	259
Wesleyan University	III	91	1934-43, ’44-	582	533	16	0.522	Black, Drew	1998-2026	230
Virginia, University of	I	90	1920-1930, ’46-	600	493	9	0.549	Edwards, George	1969-1992	158
Buffalo Univ. (SUNY)	I	89	1933-’42, ’46-	650	574	15	0.531	Michael, Ed	1970-1991	258
John Hopkins Univ.	III	89	1934-1935	*272*	*355*	4	0.434	Norris, Keith	2005-2025	110
Appalachian State	I	88	1927-’41,’46-53, 55-	877	476	24	0.646	Mance, Paul	1976-2009	348
Wisconsin-Whitewater	III	88	1934-1941,’45-	*551*	*279*	8	0.662	Myers, Willie	1968-2004	301
Findlay Univ.	II	87	1939-1940	*260*	*282*	7	0.480	Nelson, Shawn	1997-2026	116
Chicago, University of	III	86	1926-1927	*262*	*298*	5	0.468	Kocher, Leo	1981-2024	154
Ithaca College	III	86	1930-1936, ’46-	662	365	18	0.642	Nichols, Martin	1996-2026\	342
Muhlenberg College (PA)	III	86	1923-’25,’42-	493	621	16	0.443	Schleicher, Tom	1996-2009	108
Brown Univ.	I	85	1933-’34, ’42-	*500*	*587*	13	0.460	Amato, Dave	1975-81, ’84-’11	319
New York Univ. in Manhattan	III	85	1941-1942	*514*	*374*	6	0.578	Haberli, Bruce	1995-2025	359
Washington & Jefferson	III	85	1932-1933-49, ’58-	*276*	*253*	9	0.521	White, James A.	1964-1992	132
Yale University	I	85	1903-1991	266	258	19	0.507	Waterman, Bert	1967-1991	130
Pittsburgh, University of	I	84	1914-15, 1950-	635	458	19	0.580	Stottlemyer, Randy	1979-2013	304
Wheaton College IL	III	84	1942-1943	*335*	*371*	7	0.475	Olson, George A.	1945-’57, ’58-’74	192
Calf. State San Francisco (SFSU)	II	83	1939-’42, ’46-	472	591	14	0.445	Abraham, Allen	https://www.nbcwashington.com/paris-2024-summer-olympics/maryland-wrestler-aims-to-be-the-greatest-of-all-time/3675270/	177
Lock Haven University	I	83	1939-42,’46-	807	414	13	0.659	Poff, Carl	1990-2002	167
Maryland, University of	I	83	1939-42, 1946-	663	488	21	0.575	McHugh, John	1963-’69, ’78-’03	257
McDaniel Coll.(West. Mary.)	III	83	1940-1941	531	620	12	0.462	Case, Sam	1963-’64,’65-’70,’71-’89	185
U.S. Coast Guard Academy	III	83	1943-1944	*540*	*405*	12	0.571	Eldridge, Steve	1966-2014	317
U.S. Merchant Marine Academy	III	82	1944-1945	*396*	*324*	7	0.550	Stralka, Clem Lt.	1950-1969	107
Edinboro University	I	81	1940-’41,’46-	578	395	14	0.593	Flynn, Tim	1998-2018	223
Missouri University of	I	81	1923-37, ’59-	666	430	14	0.606	Smith, Brian	1998-2026	351
St. John’s University	III	81	1941-’42, ’46	*659*	*385*	13	0.630	Elton, John	1981-2004	273
Drexel University	I	80	1946-1947	649	547	15	0.542	Childs, Jack	1976-2011	423
Dubuque University IA	III	80	1938-’44, 1949–	*367*	*467*	13	0.441	McGovern, Jon	2002-2026	200
Millersville Univ. of Penn. At	II	80	1946-1947	605	524	17	0.535	Hitchcock, Floyd “Shorty”	1984-2002	180
SUNY Cortland	III	80	1946-1947	69	437	8	0.142	Bruhn, Brad	2002-2022	236
Wilkes University	III	80	1946-1947	940	464	14	0.668	Reese, John G.	1953-1995	514

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