NAIA Wrestling Championship
 | |
| Sport | Wrestling |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1958 |
| Country |
 United States Canada |
| Most recent champion(s) | Grand View (IA) (5) |
| Official website | NAIA.com |
The NAIA Wrestling Championship is the annual tournament to determine the national champions of NAIA men's collegiate wrestling in the United States and Canada. It has been held annually since 1958. The tournament consists of both a team national title and individual titles at various weight classes.[1]
The most successful programs have been Adams State and Central Oklahoma, both with eight team NAIA national titles.
The current champion is Grand View University, who won their fifth consecutive team national title in 2016.
Champions
| Year | Site | Winner | Points | Runner-up | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | Mankato, Minnesota | Mankato State | 97 | Iowa State Teachers | 69 |
| 1959 | DeKalb, Illinois | Mankato State (2) | 64 | Southern Illinois | 52 |
| 1960 | Lock Haven, Pennsylvania | Bloomsburg State | 79 | 73 | |
| 1961 | Golden, Colorado | Lock Haven State | 50 | Colorado Mines | 35 |
| 1962 | Winona, Minnesota | Bloomsburg State (2) | 56 | Lock Haven State | 47 |
| 1963 | Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania | Lock Haven State (2) | 61 | Bloomsburg State | 60 |
| 1964 | Spearfish, South Dakota | Moorhead State | 65 | Lock Haven State | 62 |
| 1965 | Terre Haute, Indiana | Bloomsburg State (3) | 60 | 50 | |
| 1966 | St. Cloud, Minnesota | Lock Haven State (3) | 107 | Moorhead State | 64 |
| 1967 | Lock Haven, Pennsylvania | Lock Haven State (4) | 80 | Adams State | 69 |
| 1968 | Alamosa, Colorado | Adams State | 106 | Nebraska–Omaha | 77 |
| 1969 | Omaha, Nebraska | Adams State (2) | 98 | 84 | |
| 1970 | Superior, Wisconsin | Nebraska–Omaha | 86 | Adams State | 58 |
| 1971 | Boone, North Carolina | Central Washington State | 56 | Bloomsburg State | 49 |
| 1972 | Klamath Falls, Oregon | Adams State (3) | 64 | Nebraska–Omaha | 53.5 |
| 1973 | Sioux City, Iowa | Adams State (4) | 62.5 | Central State (OK) | 48.5 |
| 1974 | River Falls, Wisconsin | Central Washington State (2) | 102 | Central State (OK) | 80.5 |
| 1975 | Sioux City, Iowa | Adams State (5) | 61 | Augsburg | 55 |
| 1976 | Edinboro, Pennsylvania | Adams State (6) | 83.5 | Eastern Washington State | 70.25 |
| 1977 | Cheney, Washington | Eastern Washington | 90.75 | Grand Valley State | 89 |
| 1978 | Whitewater, Wisconsin | Southern Oregon State | 81.5 | 78.75 | |
| 1979 | Wheeling, West Virginia | Central State (OK) | 102.5 | Adams State | 69 |
| 1980 | Hays, Kansas | Adams State (7) | 86 | Huron | 76.5 |
| 1981 | Edmond, Oklahoma | Central State (OK) (2) | 155.25 | Adams State | 69.5 |
| 1982 | Forest Grove, Oregon | Central State (OK) (3) | 105.5 | 88.75 | |
| 1983 | Minot, North Dakota | Southern Oregon State (4) | 98.5 | Simon Fraser | 89.75 |
| 1984 | Edmond, Oklahoma | Central State (OK) (4) | 122.25 | Jamestown | 89.25 |
| 1985 | Jamestown, North Dakota | Central State (OK) (5) | 124.25 | Southern Colorado | 80.5 |
| 1986 | Minot, North Dakota | Central State (OK) (6) | 98.5 | Southern Oregon | 91.25 |
| 1987 | West Liberty, West Virginia | Central State (OK) (7) | 92.5 | Alaska Pacific | 71.5 |
| 1988 | Tacoma, Washington | Simon Fraser | 140.5 | Central State (OK) | 89 |
| 1989 | Jamestown, North Dakota | Central State (OK) (8) | 105 | Simon Fraser | 92 |
| 1990 | Hays, Kansas | Adams State (8) | 94 | Northern Montana | 83.5 |
| 1991 | Butte, Montana | Northern Montana | 100.75 | Southern Colorado | 88 |
| 1992 | Hays, Kansas | Northern Montana (2) | 109 | Adams State | 102.75 |
| 1993 | Butte, Montana | Simon Fraser (2) | 123.25 | Northern Montana | 95.25 |
| 1994 | Southern Oregon (3) Western Montana |
94.5 | Mary | 92.25 | |
| 1995 | Jamestown, North Dakota | Findlay | 147 | West Liberty State | 100 |
| 1996 | Missouri Valley | 124 | Mary | 107.5 | |
| 1997 | Missouri Valley (2) | 162.5 | 133.5 | ||
| 1998 | Primm, Nevada | Montana State–Northern (3) | 162.5 | Missouri Valley | 114.5 |
| 1999 | St. Charles, Missouri | Montana State–Northern (4) | 151.5 | Findlay (OH) | 147 |
| 2000 | Montana State–Northern (5) | 137.5 | Missouri Valley | 118.5 | |
| 2001 | Southern Oregon (4) | 158 | 151.5 | ||
| 2002 | Great Falls, Montana | Lindenwood | 180 | Montana State–Northern | 167 |
| 2003 | Missouri Valley (3) | 139.5 | Lindenwood | 134.5 | |
| 2004 | Montana State–Northern (6) | 169.5 | Menlo | 133.5 | |
| 2005 | Sioux City, Iowa | Lindenwood (2) | 178.5 | MIssouri Valley | 128.5 |
| 2006 | Dana | 193 | Lindenwood | 164 | |
| 2007 | Lindenwood (3) | 177 | Embry–Riddle (FL) | 110 | |
| 2008 | Lindenwood (4) | 130 | McKendree | 109.5 | |
| 2009 | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | Lindenwood (5) | 167 | Southern Oregon | 125.5 |
| 2010 | Notre Dame (OH) | 179.5 | 120 | ||
| 2011 | Cedar Rapids, Iowa | Notre Dame (OH) (2) | 170 | Lindenwood | 141 |
| 2012 | Des Moines, Iowa | Grand View | 172 | Southern Oregon | 141 |
| 2013 | Grand View (2) | 159 | 153 | ||
| 2014 | Topeka, Kansas | Grand View (3) | 193 | Great Falls | 84.5 |
| 2015 | Grand View (4) | 147.5 | Southern Oregon | 109.0 | |
| 2016 | Grand View (5) | 210 | Montana State-Northern | 104 |
Multiple winners
The following schools have won more than one team championship:
- 8: Adams State College, Central State University
- 6: Montana State University–Northern
- 5: Lindenwood University, Grand View University
- 4: Lock Haven State College, Southern Oregon State College
- 3: Bloomsburg State College, Missouri Valley College
- 2: Central Washington University, Eastern Washington University, Mankato State College, Notre Dame College, Simon Fraser University
See also
- NCAA Wrestling Championships (Division I, Division II, Division III)
References
- ↑ "NAIA Wrestling Championship Results" (PDF). Sports Information Directors Manual. NAIA. Retrieved February 18, 2016.
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