Louisiana wrestlers competing at the college and university level Contributors: Kenny Whittle, T.J. Miller, Gary Giewat, Roberto Furtado, John Tademy, Emmett Beggs and many, many others.

Collegiate level accomplishments and/or tenure are not the purview of this Website. However, those who do compete at the "next level" deserve some mention as representatives of Louisiana high school wrestling on the national level.   This list is comprised of colleges and universities from eighteen states (see below).  A lot of people and schools have yet to be added, but overall, that is a good thing as a lot more programs are being developed on the collegiate level.  To be considered for admission to this list, please see below also.

Arizona State University - Tempe, AZ Paul Klein, Brother Martin, 2015; Kirk Wilson, Dunham 2015 Arkansas Baptist College - Little Rock, AR Noah Willis, St. Louis 2019; D.J. Harvey, Lakeside 2019 Little Rock, AR Joshua Sarpy, 2020 North Desoto Augsburg College - Minneapolis, MN Sydney Rodriguez, Catholic 2013 Bacone College - Muskogee, OK Mitchell Houghton, Bossier 2010; Chris Youngblood, Haughton 2010; Jon Cox, Haughton 2010; James Cox, Haughton 2010; Jalen Oliver, Bossier 2014 Baldwin City, KS Matt Rabinowitz, Airline 2010 Belmont, NC Matthew Perez, Sulphur 2014 Briar Cliff University - Sioux City, IA Josh Tapia, Brother Martin 2014; Zach Funderburk, Parkway 2015 Cal. State Chico - Chico, CA David Rowan, Holy Cross 1983 Campbell University - Buies Creek, NC Gavin Christ, Basile 2019 Central Baptist College - Conway, AR Antonio Riviera, Evangel 2011; Kurland Parks, Parkway 2011; Cullen Frazier, John Curtis 2012; D.J. Harvey, Lakeside 2019 Central College - Pella, Iowa Ryan Davis, Northwood 2008 University of Central OK - Edmond, OK George Young, Sulphur 1990; Dennis Parker, Catholic 1997 The Citadel - Charleston, SC Ivan Muller, Rummel 2006 Cleveland State University - Cleveland, OH Ben Willeford, St. Michael the Archangel 2010; Beau Bush, Holy Cross - 2016 Colby Community College - Colby, KS Colothdian Tate, Baton Rouge 1991; Corey Sonnier, Northside 1994; Ben Kritsonis, Tara 1994; Daniel Cormier, Northside 1997; Chad Boudreaux, Rummel 1997; Patrick Richie, Rummel 1997; Dennis Parker, Catholic 1997; Harold Cage, Capitol 1998; Willie Madison, Grace King 1999 Colorado Mesa Univ. - Grand Junction, CO Yazan Hamide, Grace King 2010 Colorado School of Mines - Golden CO Taylor Gambill, Brother Martin 2016; Daniel Croy, Brother Martin 2019 Colorado State, Pueblo - Pueblo, CO Bryan Hawkins, Ehret 1978; Roberto Furtado, Bonnabel 1984; Dax Charles, John Ehret 1989; Benny Charles, John Ehret 1993; Robert Falgout, Sulphur; Ben Charles, Shaw 2008; Treven Delaune, John Ehret 2009; Dustin Applet, Belle Chasse 2011 Concordia University, Seward, NE Ryan Perez, Sulphur 2012; Thomas Barringer, Airline 2018; Dakota Brace, Airline 2018 Cornell College, Mt. Vernon, IA Roberto Rivero, Grace Kind 2019 Cornell University - Ithaca, NY Jacob Yawn, Byrd 2020

Cumberland University - Lebanon, TN James Casadaban, Brother Martin 2006; Will Stall, Brother Martin 2007; Ross Brister, Brother Martin 2013; Kyle Delaune, Brother Martin 2013; Austin Meyn, Brother Martin 2013 Dana College - Blair, NE Dustin Walker, Sulphur 2004; Jay Hernandez, Sulphur 2004   Doane College - Crete, NE Austin Borne, Fisher 2010; Shelby Thibodeaux, Rayne 2011; Billy Marcantel, Rayne 2013 University of Dubuque - Dubuque, IA Jared Smith, Northlake Christian 2011 Drake University, Des Moines, IA Paul Evans, De la Salle 1989 Ellsworth Comm. College - Iowa Falls, IA Richie Dixon, Brother Martin 2001; Dortanyia McIntyre, John Ehret 2012 Emmanuel College - Franklin Springs, GA Abigail Nette, Destrehan 2016 Fairleigh-Dickinson - Teaneck, NJ Paul Ulfers, Brother Martin 1986 Gardner-Webb Univ. - Boiling Springs, NC James Ballantyne, Pearl River 2006 Grand Canyon University - Phoenix, AZ Kaleb Faul, Dutchtown, 2015 Grand View University - Des Moines, IA George Benoit, Holy Cross, 2015 Hannibal-LaGrange University - Hannibal, MO Raymond Bushnell, Basile 2015 Hastings College - Montgomery, AL Hunter Arnett, Redemptorist 2012; Grant Godso, Redemptorist 2013 Huntington College - Hastings, NE Ty Martinez, Belle Chasse, 2019; Nicholas McClendon, Belle Chasse 2021 Indian Hills C. C. - Ottumwa & Centerville, IA Devin Durham, Chalmette 2020 Iowa Lakes Community College - Seward, NE Austin Schermer, Brusly 2012; Trevor Schermer, Brusly 2014; Dylan Ames, Comeaux 2019; Dyllon Bernard, Comeaux 2019; Reid Folley, Acadiana 2019; Alex Lozano, East Jefferson 2019 Ithaca College - Ithaca,  NY Dane Harter, St. Michael the Archangel 2018 King University - Bristol, TN Trent Mahoney, East Ascension 2020; Demetri Teddlie, Byrd 2020 Labette Community College - Parsons, KS Al Pratt, L. W. Higgins 1986 Life University - Marietta, GA Cooper Simon, Rayne 2018 Lindenwood University - St. Charles, MO Dustin Burton, Parkway 2005; Rocky Vercher, Comeaux 2001 Lindsey Wilson College - Columbia, KY Colt Olinde, Live Oak 2015

Loras College - Dubuque, IA Kalik Battle, Byrd 2014; Quinn Gilliam, Byrd 2014; Keegan Gilligan, Airline 2016; Guy Patron, Jr., Jesuit 2016; Nathan Pitts, Parkway 2016; Dylan Sweeney, Belle Chasse 2016; Richard Hunter, Brusly 2017; Brandon Turner, Belle Chasse, 2018; Peyton Bass, Airline 2019 Louisiana State University* - Baton Rouge, LA Travis Olinde, Catholic 2001; Mark Englehardt, St. Paul's 2004; Joshua Kotter, Mandeville 2004; Jeff Slaughter, Rummel 2005; Paul Hatty, Shaw 2006 Luther College - Decorah, IA Anthony Smith, East Ascension 2009; Brier Babin, St. Amant 2017; Sage Nugent, St. Amant 2017 McKendree University - Lebanon, IL Aaron Maddox, Grace King 2014 Minot State Univ. - Minot, ND Mitchell Haughton, Bossier 2010 University of Missouri - Columbia, MO Rodrigo Diaz, Lafayette 2016 Missouri Valley College - Marshall, MO Seth Theriot, South Cameron 2002; David Cox, Sulphur and Grand Lake 2001; Burt Walker 1996, Sulphur; Corey Lebouf, 1999 Sulphur Mount St. Joseph University - Cincinnati, OH Brody Gray, Northside 2019 N. Mich. Univ. - Marquette, MI Willie Madison, Grace King 1999; Jacob Haydel, Brusly 2012; Sam Jones, Homeschooled (wrestled with Gator Wrestling Club for USAW events) 2012 University of Nebraska - Lincoln, NE Jeff Slaughter, Rummel 2005 University of Nebraska-Kearney - Kearney, NE Chris Guillot, Holy Cross 1989 University of Nebraska-Omaha - Omaha, NE Roderick Ratcliff, McKinley 1998: Patrick Richie, Rummel 1997 Newberry College - Newberry, SC Sheridan Moran, Lafayette 2005; Kamron Johnston, Parkway 2007; Stephen Scardina, St. Michael the Archangel 2012 Univ. of N. Carolina - Chapel Hill, NC Justin Nicholas Shields, Brother Martin, 2008; Nicholas Lirette, Hahnville 2016 Northeastern Oklahoma A&M - Miami, OK Trey Duhon, Sulphur 2015 Talequah, OK Richard Mack, III NEOSHO, Chanute, KS Dustin Burton, Parkway 2005 University of Northern Iowa - Cedar Falls, IA Chad Boudreaux, Rummel 1997; Will Stall, Brother Martin 2007; David Bonin, Comeaux 2009 Northwest College - Powell, WY Bernie Dupuy, Rummel 2009 Notre Dame Coll. - Baldwin, OH Mason Mauro - Shaw 2015 (Brother Martin 2012-4) Ouachita Baptist University - Arkadelphia, AR Andrew Martin, Byrd 2012; Joseph Moreo, Sulphur 2011; Mason Pembo, John Curtis 2013; Kenny Battle, C.E. Byrd 2014; Quin Gilliam, C.E. Byrd 2014; Joseph Presley, Evangel 2017; Terrance Nicholas, Parkway 2019

University of Oklahoma - Norman, OK Leonce Crump, Baton Rouge 1999 Oklahoma City Univ. - Oklahoma City, OK Matt Kimmel, Evangel 2011; Travon Smith, Evangel 2011; Destin Theus, John Curtis 2012; Raven Guidry, Acadiana 2017 Oklahoma State Univ.- Stillwater, OK Donny Burton, NW LA 1975; Daniel Cormier, Northside 1997; Alex Yokubaitis, St. Louis 2020 Oneonta St. University - Oneonta, NY Manny Armour, Jesuit 2013 Univ. of Oregon - Eugene, OR Mike Harter, Holy Cross 1981 University of the Ozarks - Clarksville, AR Lance Robinson, St. Michael the Archangel, 2019; Daijon Bibbs, Chalmette; Keyshawn Jones, St. Louis Pratt Community College - Pratt, KS Travis Quarterman, Brother Martin 2014 Princeton University - Princeton, NJ Scott Gibbons, Rummel 2012 South Dakota State University - Brookings, SD Jacob Haydel, Brusly 2012 Univ. of Tennessee-Chattanooga - Chattanooga, TN Cody Hill, Live Oak 2014 University of Texas @ Austin Martin Muller, St. Martin's 1981 Texas Wesleyan SOMEONE! U.S. Air Force Academy - Colorado Springs, CO Elijah Levee, Mandeville 2011 U.S. Merchant Marine Academy - Kings Point, NY Alex Nicosia, Holy Cross 2013; Cole Clement, Holy Cross 2017; Steven Shields, Brother Martin 2017 United States Military Academy West Point, NY Christian Walden, Airline 2017 U.S. Naval Academy - Annapolis, MD Coleman Ruiz, Holy Cross 1993: Caleb Levee, Mandeville 2005; Joe Breaux, Parkway 2006 University of Virginia - Charlottesville, VA Patrick Evans, Brother Martin 2019 Wartburg College - Waverly, IA Ben Kritsonis, Tara 1994; Ryan Hess, Holy Cross 1995; Adam Manguno, Brother Martin 2001; Kenton Rivas, Lafayette 2002; Eric Scallan, Holy Cross 2005;  Dakota Boesch, Rummel 2011; Mark Pinero, Rummel 2011; Dexter Bass, Holy Cross 2012; Steven Kleamenakis, Holy Cross 2011; Nick Michael, Holy Cross 2012; Gerard Roman, Brother Martin 2012; Connor Campo, St. Paul's 2013; Efosa Eboigbe, Jesuit 2013; Michael Yeatman, Holy Cross 2014; Brice Duhe, Holy Cross 2015; Michael Lundin, Holy Cross 2019 Wayland Baptist University - Plainview, TX Trevor Limmer, Zachary 2012; Brittany Bates - Doyline 2016 Williams Baptist College - Walnut Ridge, AR Conor Karwath, East Ascension 2014; Daniel Rittell, Zachary, 2014; Joshua Averett, St. Amant 2015; Robert Fairchild, Rummel 2016 Wisconsin-Stevens Point - Stevens Point, WI Josh Partin, Airline 2017, Thomas Barringer, Airline 2018, Tucker Almond, Airline 2019

* 2007-2009 NCWA team.  LSU does not currently have a wrestling team sanctioned by any national associations.

The states in red indicate the locations of the colleges and universities at which Louisiana wrestlers have competed at the collegiate level.

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Criteria for inclusion in the above list: Yet to be determined.

This gets a little difficult.  Presently, inclusion on the Website roster of a team affiliated with the NCAA, NJCWA, NAIA or NCWA counts.  Moderately older ones are a little more difficult but are easily enough verified by coaches or others associated with the individual in question.

Really old ones get much trickier.  The editor will have to research the LHSWA Website to find those who were a part of LSU's varsity teams before wrestling was so rudely interrupted there in 1985.  While the NCAA's Division III began in 1974, there were competitive associations for schools that did not have varsity programs or who did have programs "classified" by the institution as "varsity" but did not participate at the NCAA level.

To add additional wrestlers to this list, please include the individual's name, Louisiana high school attended and date of graduation, and the institution or institutions for which the individual wrestles or wrestled, and send it to the editor.

And then finish the 2023 state championships article for me!

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