Trent Hidlay Crowned 2025 Senior World Champion at 92KG
ZAGREB, Croatia – In his first appearance in the tournament, as the No. 8 seed of the bracket, NC State wrestling alumnus Trent Hidlay came from behind in the finals match to claim the senior world championship title at 92 kg on Monday.
Hidlay is the first-ever NC State wrestler to earn a world championship and the first product of ACC wrestling to claim a world title since Sammie Henson from Clemson did so in 1998. He is also the first U.S. wrestler to claim Gold at 92 kg since 2019, and only the fourth U.S. wrestler to do so all-time (stats date back to 1952).
On his way to the finals match he outscored his opponents 42-6 and securing technical falls in three of his four matches. The Wolfpack Wrestling alumnus displayed tremendous determination and grit, making up an eight-point deficit in the championship match over Amanula Gadzhimagomedov.
The Lewistown, Pa. native wrestled for NC State from 2018-24 … more at … https://gopack.com/news/2025/9/15/wrestling-hidlay-crowned-2025-senior-world-champion-at-92kg
Hidlay Prepares to Compete for USA at Senior World Championships
RALEIGH – NC State wrestling alumnus Trent Hidlay is set to compete at 92kg for the United States at the 2025 Senior World Championships in Zagreb, Croatia, September 14 and 15.
Wolfpack wrestling’s program standout, Trent Hidlay, is just the second member of the program to make the senior world team after Nick Gwiazdowski competed for the United States in 2017, 2018, 2019, and 2021.
Hidlay comes into the tournament as the No. 8 seed in his weight class, but based on head-to-head matchups, FloWrestling ranks him third in the world and also lists him as one of three favorites for the title based on past achievements and recent results.
Most recently, Hidlay claimed the gold medal at the Budapest Ranking series in July. … more at … https://gopack.com/news/2025/9/11/wrestling-hidlay-prepares-to-compete-for-usa-at-senior-world-championships
The 2025 Offseason Coaching Carousel (9/10/2025)
As we move closer to the collegiate season, most coaching staffs have been rounded out or are in the process of doing so. This week we have a couple of new additions – plus a couple that you might know about, but haven’t been announced as official by their respective schools.
With Ryan LeBlanc taking the reins at Binghamton so late in the game, it made sense for The Citadel to announce that Luke Welch will serve as the program’s interim head coach for the 2025-26 campaign. Welch had spent the last five years as an assistant coach on LeBlanc’s staff. He presumably will be a finalist for the position next spring or, perhaps, be named the full-time head coach after the season. Another recent coaching announcement takes us across the country to Oregon State. Recent graduate Trey Munoz has been named the Beavers graduate assistant. Munoz was a two-time All-American for Oregon State, placing sixth and third in the nation at 184 lbs. He also captured three Pac-12 titles. Oregon State had a vacancy on staff after Nate Engel left to pursue a coaching position with the Army WCAP. There are also a couple of other coaching hires … more at … https://intermatwrestle.com/articles.html/college/the-2025-offseason-coaching-carousel-9102025-r100496/
The Greatest Women’s College Wrestlers Of All Time
The complete list of the greatest women’s college wrestlers of all time.
Selecting the all-time women’s college wrestling team is tricky.
The first women’s college national championships were hosted in 2004 at Missouri Valley University in Marshall, Missouri, without much fanfare. Some participants thought it was just another tournament, with brackets consisting of four to six participants.
That changed in 2008 with the creation of the Women’s Collegiate Wrestling Association (WCWA). This organization provided women with an opportunity to compete in a formal setting. It included all divisions, and the end-of-the-year tournament was considered the college national championship. The final WCWA championship was held in 2020.
In 2019, the NAIA held an invitational tournament until it sanctioned women’s wrestling for the 2022-23 season. The National Collegiate Women’s Wrestling Championships included all NCAA programs (D1, D2, and D3), and the first national championship was held in 2020. The NCAA sanctioned women’s wrestling as its 91st sport for the 2025-26 season.
Of the four four-year divisions listed above, only the NAIA continues in its original form. Up to 15 wrestlers per team qualified for the National Collegiate Women’s Wrestling Championships, and the brackets expanded to 32 per weight class.
The 2026 NCAA women’s wrestling championships feature 18-woman brackets and a maximum of one wrestler per team, per weight. To celebrate the unique history of women’s college wrestling, we have selected the greatest college wrestler at every weight from each era. There is crossover between divisions, of course, and weight shifts, but this provides an overview of how the sport evolved.
A wrestler is evaluated only during the years she competed in college, with caveats. Winning multiple college championships is important, but international success during college factors into a wrestler’s final evaluation. Post-college success is not considered, which is why Olympic gold medalists Sarah Hildebrandt and Tamyra Mensh-Stock did not make the list. Below are the all-time women’s college wrestling teams by era, … more at … https://www.flowrestling.org/articles/14514726-the-greatest-womens-college-wrestlers-of-all-time
U.N.C. Wrestling Releases 2025-26 Schedule
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – Entering year three under the direction of head coach Rob Koll, the North Carolina wrestling program announced its 2025-26 schedule Thursday afternoon.
The slate for the upcoming campaign is highlighted six home duals and the 2025 Carolina Duals inside Carmichael Arena.
In the opening month of November, the Tar Heels begin the season at the Southeast Open (Nov. 2), followed by two-straight home duals versus Northern Colorado (Nov. 9) and Navy (Nov. 15).
The Tar Heels close the month on Nov. 21 hosting the Carolina Duals, squaring off with Davidson, Greensboro College and UNC Pembroke.
Carolina concludes the calendar year with a home date versus West Virginia (Dec. 12), followed by two-straight duals at Nebraska (Dec. 19) and Northern Iowa (Dec. 21). Ringing in the new year, Carolina travels to Iowa for Soldier Salute (Jan. 3-4), prior to beginning the Atlantic Coast Conference slate. The Tar Heels will wrestle Pitt, Duke and Stanford at home inside Carmichael Arena in ACC action, with road dates versus Virginia, NC State and Virginia Tech.
Carolina opens the ACC slate with back-to-back duals on the road, traveling to Virginia (Jan. 16) and rival NC State (Jan. 23). The Tar Heels conclude the month of January with the conference home opener against Pitt (Jan. 30), followed by a home matchup against Duke (Feb. 6).
The program closes the conference portion of the regular season at Virginia Tech (Feb. 13) and the home finale against Stanford (Feb. 20). The 2026 ACC Championships will be held March 8 at Virginia Tech, … more at … https://goheels.com/news/2025/9/11/wrestling-releases-2025-26-schedule
Russell Added to Duke Wrestling Staff
DURHAM, N.C. —Duke wrestling head coach Glen Lanham has added Codi Russell to the coaching staff for the 2025-26 campaign.
Russell, a 2021 Appalachian State graduate, joins the Blue Devils after spending the last two years as an assistant coach at Hofstra. He has also spent time at Army West Point and at the Minion Training Center as a coach following his time in Boone.
“Super excited about Codi,” said Lanham. “Cody comes from App State. We watched him compete for many years, and I was always impressed with how tough he was. I remember one time he came in with a walking boot on, and we’re like, oh, Russell must be out of the lineup. That’s good for us. And then he ends up taking the boot off, whooping us and then putting it back on again. He’s going to bring just a level of toughness to the lightweights and also the ability to get out there and be hands-on with these young guys. With Cody out there, he’s the same size as those guys, so it just really makes it better. We have definitely shown that we’re dedicated to our lightweights by adding another lightweight coach in the mix. With bringing Cody in and coach Erkin before that, it just shows that we’re committed to, developing our lightweights.”
A standout wrestler at Appalachian State, Russell was a four-time NCAA Championship qualifier and three-time Southern Conference Champion. Russell, who wrestled at 125 and 133 pounds, … more at … https://goduke.com/news/2025/9/11/russell-added-to-duke-wrestling-staff
Appalachian State Announces 2025-26 Schedule, Season Ticket Details
BOONE, N.C. — App State Wrestling has announced its 2025-26 schedule, a slate packed with high-profile duals, big-name tournaments and key SoCon matchups that will test the Mountaineers from November through March.
Led by head coach JohnMark Bentley, who is entering his 17th season, the Mountaineers have lost four veteran starters but are returning a large group of accomplished wrestlers from the team that won SoCon regular season and tournament titles last season.
Sunday afternoon visits to Varsity Gym from NC State on Nov. 30 (a day after a home football game closes that program’s regular season) and from The Citadel on Feb. 8 (Super Bowl Sunday) highlight a home schedule with five duals and two tournaments. Season tickets are now available for renewal or purchase.
General admission season tickets with sideline bleacher seating are available at the low cost of $70 for the seven home events. For faculty/staff, the discounted price is $60.
The endline seating introduced last season, facing the new competition mat and the Varsity Gym scoreboard, will again be in place as a premium seating option for the 2025-26 season.
A season ticket in the Premium Gold section … more at … https://appstatesports.com/news/2025/9/8/wrestling-announces-2025-26-schedule-season-ticket-details.aspx
College athletes suing NCAA to extend eligibility to 5 seasons
A pair of Vanderbilt football players are among 10 athletes suing the NCAA in an effort to force the association to allow college athletes to compete for five seasons rather than four.
Linebacker Langston Patterson and defensive lineman Issa Ouattara filed a class action lawsuit in federal court Tuesday, which claims that the NCAA’s eligibility rules violate antitrust law. The NCAA’s current rules allow athletes to compete for four seasons during a five-year timespan that begins when they enroll in college.
Attorney Ryan Downton said in a news release that the players were not aiming to completely remove any eligibility restrictions but believe they should be able to compete in games for all five years that they are allowed to be on the team. “We’re not challenging the five-year [limit],” Downton told ESPN Tuesday night. “The question is why do players have to spend one of those five years sitting on the bench? How does that further any of the NCAA’s goal of moving players toward graduation?”
Patterson and Ouattara are both seniors who played in each of their three previous seasons on campus and will be out of eligibility at the end of 2025 under the NCAA’s current rules. “The NCAA stands by its eligibility rules, including the five-year rule, … more at … https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/46141528/two-vanderbilt-players-suing-ncaa-extend-eligibility
More Than a Game: How Newport News Shipbuilding Uses Collegiate Sports to Close the Skills Gap
The following story was written for the Manufacturing Skills Institute newsletter by Wes Smith, the Executive Director of Workforce Solutions at MSI.
NEWPORT NEWS – As student debt rises and the promise of a four-year degree delivering a stable career grows less certain, more young people are rethinking the traditional college path. At the same time, employers nationwide face growing challenges in filling skilled positions. The Apprentice School offers a very innovative solution to this—one that combines accredited education, competitive athletics, and a full-time career into a single, debt-free pathway to career success.
With seven NCAA Division III athletic programs—football, men’s and women’s basketball, men’s and women’s wrestling, baseball, and golf—The Apprentice School delivers the same high-level competition and team experience found at universities, but with a major distinction: graduates leave with nationally recognized trade credentials, years of work experience, and a career at one of the most advanced shipyards in the world.
A Proven Record of Success
- 12 National Championships and 16 Individual National Championships
- 175 current Apprentice Athletes representing 19 states
- Over 500 athletic alumni still with the company—250+ from the year 2000 onward
- 40+ former athletes in upper management at Newport News Shipbuilding … more at … https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/46141528/two-vanderbilt-players-suing-ncaa-extend-eligibility
NCAA Releases Proposed Women’s Regional Assignments
The NCAA will host six regionals for the inaugural NCAA Women’s Wrestling Championships.
Although it’s not official, the NCAA released its recommended regional assignments for the 2025-26 women’s wrestling season. There are six regions, and three wrestlers from each region qualify for the 2026 NCAA Championships in Coralville, Iowa, on March 5-7.
This is the inaugural NCAA Championships for women’s wrestling.
There are 10 weights with 18 national qualifiers per weight. Divisions I, II, and III compete at the same tournament.
Click here for full listings with a map on ncaa.org, or view the charts below. Jamestown is transitioning from NAIA to Division II and is not listed, but based on geography, Region Six seems likely if it competes this season.
Region One teams ….. teams in Northeast — N.Y. and New England
Region Two teams ….. teams in Mid-Atlantic — Penna. & N.J.
Region Three teams
| School | Division |
| Allen, SC | 2 |
| Bluefield State, WV | 2 |
| Delaware State University | 1 |
| Emmanuel University, GA | 2 |
| Emory & Henry, VA | 2 |
| Frostburg State, MD | 2 |
| Greensboro College, NC | 3 |
| Huntingdon, AL | 3 |
| King University, TN | 2 |
| Lincoln Memorial University, TN | 2 |
| Marymount, VA | 3 |
| McDaniel, MD | 3 |
| Mount Olive, NC | 2 |
| Newberry College | 2 |
| Presbyterian, SC | 1 |
| Randolph, VA | 3 |
| Southern Virginia, VA | 3 |
| Waynesburg University, PA | 3 |
… more at … https://www.flowrestling.org/articles/14514975-ncaa-releases-proposed-womens-regional-assignments
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