2025-26 Wrestling News
Cowley College All-American wrestlers Evan Rodriguez and Jaxon “Scout” Trotter were selected to compete at the U.S. Open Championships April 22-26 at The Expo at World Market Center in Las Vegas, NV. The tournament is considered one of the toughest on U.S. soil.
With the duo of Colt Collett and Evan Rodriguez finishing as national runners-up, the Cowley College wrestling program achieved its highest-ever national finish, placing seventh at the NJCAA Division 1 Men’s Wrestling Championships held Friday and Saturday in Council Bluffs, IA.
Led by Jayhawk Conference Coach of the Year, Justice Circle, the No. 6-ranked Cowley College wrestling team and its 10 wrestlers left Arkansas City on Tuesday en route to the NJCAA National Wrestling Tournament on March 6-7 in Council Bluffs, IA.
Capturing conference and district titles, the Cowley College wrestling team earned the No. 6 ranking entering the NJCAA Division 1 Wrestling Championships on March 6-7 in Council Bluffs, IA.
Finishing as the conference and district champs, the Cowley College wrestling team had seven student-athletes named All-Jayhawk Conference performers.
Finishing five points better than Northeast Oklahoma A&M, the No. 10-ranked Cowley College wrestling squad placed first out of 12 teams while capturing its first-ever South Central District title on Saturday in Pratt, KS.
Putting a cap on a dominating run through the Jayhawk Conference, the No. 10-ranked Cowley College wrestling team defeated Neosho County 52-0 and host Barton County 41-9 on Thursday in Great Bend, KS. With the wins, the Tigers captured the program’s second conference title and first since 2020, going 7-0 in conference duals.
The No. 10-ranked Cowley College wrestling team ran its dual winning streak to six with victories of 26-19 over No. 8-ranked Pratt and 34-18 over Fort Hays Tech Northwest on Tuesday in Pratt, KS. With the wins, the Tigers moved within two more dual wins of achieving its first conference title since 2020.
Capping an undefeated dual season at home, the No. 10-ranked Cowley College wrestling team took down Cloud County 33-17 on Wednesday inside W.S. Scott Auditorium.
Winning eight of 10 matches at Northern Oklahoma College-Tonkawa on Sunday, the No. 10-ranked Cowley College wrestling team continued its winning ways with a 36-12 victory over the Mavericks.
Coming off its highest-ever finish at the NJCAA Coaches Dual, the No. 11-ranked Cowley College wrestling team continued to roll in its home triangular on Thursday by defeating Labette 37-17 and Colby 39-12.
With four wrestlers going undefeated and another three losing only one match, the No.13-ranked Cowley College wrestling team placed seventh out of 26 teams at the NJCAA Coaches Dual on Friday and Saturday in Miami, OK.
Back on the mat against live competition for the first time in 2026, the No. 11-ranked Cowley College wrestling team appeared to be in mid-season form while taking part in the Jet Open on Saturday at Newman University in Wichita, KS.
Competing against 39 teams from the NCAA Division 1, Division II, NAIA, and Junior College level, the No. 7-ranked Cowley College wrestling team had a pair of first-place finishers while taking part in the 918 Open on Saturday in Broken Arrow, OK.
In a matchup of nationally ranked programs, the No. 7-ranked Cowley College wrestling team came up a bit short in a 28-20 dual loss at 14th-ranked Carl Albert State College on Thursday in Poteau, OK.
Wrestling against several NCAA Division I, NCAA Division II, and NAIA schools, the No. 6-ranked Cowley College wrestling team had five wrestlers place at the University of Nebraska-Kearney Open on Saturday in Kearney, NE.
