2x NCAA All-American Stephen Buchanan (photo courtesy of Sam Janicki; SJanickiPhoto.com)Welcome to a new, regular feature for InterMat! Every day, for the next few months, we'll look into the recent history of a DI wrestling program with our "Ten Years of…" feature. Even if you're a die-hard supporter of a particular school, there will be good information you may have forgotten. For others, it's a quick way to learn about a program you may not be familiar with. We're going in alphabetical order for this one, so next up is...Wyoming!
NCAA Qualifiers (54)
2022
#12 Jacob Wright (157 lbs), #20 Hayden Hastings (174 lbs), #21 Tate Samuelson (184 lbs), #2 Stephen Buchanan (197 lbs)
2021
#29 Chase Zollman (141 lbs), #23 Jacob Wright (157 lbs), #20 Cole Moody (165 lbs), #14 Hayden Hastings (174 lbs), #10 Tate Samuelson (184 lbs), #8 Stephen Buchanan (197 lbs), #13 Brian Andrews (285 lbs)
2020
#8 Montorie Bridges (133 lbs), #29 Hayden Hastings (174 lbs), #31 Tate Samuelson (184 lbs), #26 Stephen Buchanan (197 lbs), #13 Brian Andrews (285 lbs)
2019
#22 Cole Verner (125 lbs), #12 Montorie Bridges (133 lbs), #23 Sam Turner (141 lbs), #10 Branson Ashworth (165 lbs), #25 Hayden Hastings (174 lbs), #18 Tate Samuelson (184 lbs), #19 Brian Andrews (285 lbs)
2018
#8 Montorie Bridges (133 lbs), #1 Bryce Meredith (141 lbs), Sam Turner (149 lbs), #9 Archie Colgan (157 lbs), #14 Branson Ashworth (165 lbs), Chaz Polson (184 lbs)
2017
#15 Drew Templeman (125 lbs), #10 Bryce Meredith (141 lbs), Cole Mendenhall (149 lbs), #15 Archie Colgan (157 lbs), #14 Branson Ashworth (165 lbs)
2016
Drew Templeman (125 lbs), #14 Bryce Meredith (141 lbs), #15 Tanner Harms (285 lbs)
2015
#8 Tyler Cox (125 lbs), Dakota Friesth (165 lbs), #14 Andy McCulley (174 lbs), Ben Stroh (184 lbs), #13 Shane Woods (197 lbs), Tanner Harms (285 lbs)
2014
#9 Tyler Cox (125 lbs), Dakota Friesth (165 lbs), Ben Stroh (197 lbs), Shane Woods (197 lbs)
2013
#12 Tyler Cox (125 lbs), McCade Ford (141 lbs), Brandon Richardson (149 lbs), Andy McCulley (157 lbs), LJ Helbig (174 lbs), Shane Woods (184 lbs), #4 Alfonso Hernandez (197 lbs)
NCAA Champions
None
NCAA All-Americans
2022: Stephen Buchanan (197 - 3rd)
2021: Stephen Buchanan (197 - 8th)
2018: Montorie Bridges (133 - 8th), Bryce Meredith (141 - 2nd)
2017: Bryce Meredith (141 - 4th)
2016: Bryce Meredith (141 - 2nd)
2013: Tyler Cox (125 - 8th), Alfonso Hernandez (197 - 7th)
NWCA All-Americans
Montorie Bridges (133 - First Team)
NCAA Round of 12 Finishers
Hayden Hastings (2022 - 174)
Jacob Wright (2021 - 157)
Archie Colgan (2017 - 157)
Tanner Harms (2016 - 285)
Shane Woods (2015 - 197)
Conference Champions
Big 12
2022: Stephen Buchanan (197)
2020: Brian Andrews (285)
2018: Bryce Meredith (141), Archie Colgan (157)
West Regional/WWC
2015: Shane Woods (197)
2014: Tyler Cox (125), Ben Stroh (184), Shane Woods (197)
2013: McCade Ford (141), LJ Helbig (174), Shane Woods (184), Alfonso Hernandez (197)
Dual Record
2021-22: 4-5
2021: 3-3
2019-20: 8-10
2018-19: 16-4
2017-18: 13-3
2016-17: 7-7
2015-16: 6-6
2014-15: 11-4
2013-14: 6-6
2012-13: 9-6
Conference Tournament Placement
Big 12
2021-22: 9th
2021: 4th
2019-20: 7th
2018-19: 7th
2017-18: 4th
2016-17: 5th
2015-16: 5th
West Regional/WWC
2014-15: 2nd
2013-14: 2nd
2012-13: 1st
NCAA Tournament Team Placement
2021-22: 23rd (21 points)
2021: 26th-tie (15.5 points)
2019-20: No Tournament
2018-19: 34th-tie (9.5 points)
2017-18: 17th (27.5 points)
2016-17: 21st-tie (20 points)
2015-16: 18th (24.5 points)
2014-15: 39th (6 points)
2013-14: 53rd (3 points)
2012-13: 23rd (20.5 points)
Head Coaching History
Mark Branch (2008 - Present)
Best Lineup (Comprised of wrestlers from 2013-22)
125 - Tyler Cox: 3x NCAA Qualifier (#8, #9, and #12 seeds), 2013 NCAA All-American (8th), 2014 WWC Champion
133 - Montorie Bridges: 3x NCAA Qualifier (#8 x2 and #12 seeds), 2018 NCAA All-American (8th), 2020 NWCA First Team All-American, 2019 Big 12 Runner-Up
141 - Bryce Meredith: 3x NCAA Qualifier (#1, #10 and #14 seeds), 3x NCAA All-American (2nd x2 and 4th), 2018 Big 12 Champion
149 - Cole Mendenhall: 2017 NCAA Qualifier, 2017 Big 12 3rd Place
157 - Archie Colgan: 2x NCAA Qualifier (#9 and #15 seeds), 2017 NCAA Round of 12 Finisher, 2018 Big 12 Champion
165 - Branson Ashworth: 3x NCAA Qualifier (#10 and #14 x2 seeds), 2018 Big 12 3rd Place
174 - Hayden Hastings: 4x NCAA Qualifier (#14 and #20 seeds), 2022 NCAA Round of 12 Finisher, 2021 Big 12 3rd Place
184 - Tate Samuelson: 4x NCAA Qualifier (#10 and #18 seeds), 2021 Big 12 Runner-Up
197 - Stephen Buchanan: 3x NCAA Qualifier (#2 and #8 seeds), 2x NCAA All-American (3rd, 8th), 2022 Big 12 Champion
285 - Brian Andrews: 3x NCAA Qualifier (#13 x2 and #19 seeds), 2020 Big 12 Champion, 2020 NWCA Honorable Mention All-American
Recruiting
Number of Big Boarders Per Year
2022: #63 Jore Volk (MN), #73 Garrison Dendy (TN), #74 Logan Ours (OH), #78 Kevin Zimmer (IL), #93 David Harper (TN)
2021: #62 Quayin Short (MN), #100 Bryce Dauphin (OK), #126 Aidan Noonan (IA), #258 Dorian Walters (MO)
2020: #150 Guillermo Escobedo (CA)
2019: #85 Jake Svihel (MN)
2018: #82 Chase Zollman (CA)
2016: #100 Montorie Bridges (OK), #133 Trent Olsen (WY), #136 Hunter Mullins (WA)
2015: #108 Cameron Loving (OK), #142 Drake Foster (ID)
2014: #120 PT Garcia (CO)
2013: #14 Zach Beard (OK), #123 Eric Hoffman (MD)
For past teams:
Air Force
American
Appalachian State
Arizona State
Army West Point
Binghamton
Bloomsburg
Brown
Bucknell
Buffalo
Cal Poly
Campbell
Central Michigan
Chattanooga
Clarion
Cleveland State
Columbia
Cornell
CSU Bakersfield
Davidson
Drexel
Duke
Edinboro
Franklin & Marshall
Gardner-Webb
George Mason
Harvard
Hofstra
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Iowa State
Kent State
Lehigh
Lock Haven
Maryland
Michigan
Michigan State
Minnesota
Missouri
Navy
NC State
Nebraska
North Carolina
North Dakota State
Northern Colorado
Northern Illinois
Northern Iowa
Northwestern
Ohio
Ohio State
Oklahoma
Oklahoma State
Oregon State
Penn
Penn State
Pittsburgh
Princeton
Purdue
Rider
Rutgers
Sacred Heart
SIU Edwardsville
South Dakota State
Stanford
The Citadel
Utah Valley
Virginia
Virginia Tech
VMI
West Virginia
Wisconsin
