Updated: September 2026
Varsity Team Members are selected based on coaching staffs' evaluation of their ability to win matches at the varsity level during our tryout period from Thurs. Oct. 1 to Fri. Oct. 9, 2026. Those who are assessed to require one year to achieve a competitive level and are currently sufficiently proficient to participate in varsity level practices will be permitted to join the team as redshirts. Redshirts are expected to progress toward active competition by the following season. Both groups of athletes are expected to meet the following criteria:
- Have been previously competitive at the high-school, club, or university level. Exception to are only granted for highly capable athletes with a compatible sports background.
- Can complete all components of a varsity practice: intense warm-up, dynamic drilling, technical instruction replication, situational wrestling, live sparring, and conditioning.
- Understanding of how to drill and spar safely, even at an aggressive pace.
- Be able to do fundamental wrestling techniques and improve with feedback.
- Be a coachable athlete dedicated to improving their technique, situational awareness, and game planning.
- Be a supportive team member in the practice room and at competitions.
- Must be teamwork oriented while still prioritizing your own development. Despite competing individually, we directly rely on each other to improve the most critical elements of our game.
- Adopt a community building mindset. We seek to keep a health competitive environment which fosters respect for one another to permit intense and focused competition. Respect for competitors, referees, opponent's coaches, athletic therapists, spectators, and facility staff across institutions must be maintained.
- Mindset focused on your academic, athletic, and social development.
- Maintain a balanced daily routine supportive of a high-performance student athlete, including sleep, nutrition, hydration, and effective studying. Athletes must maintain a good academic standing.
- Maintain off mat training beneficial to wrestling performance.
- Effective communication with your teammates, the coaching staff and administrators. Communicate practice absence to training partners and/or coaches as appropriate. Complete administrative task in a timely manner as requested by staff. Report injuries to coaches and athletic therapists immediately, keeping both updated about your recovery progress.
- Must attend four of the five on campus practices every week in the months of Oct, Nov, Jan, and Feb. Exceptions for external training will be assessed on a case-by-case basis.
The only distinction between varsity and redshirt assignment is the coaching staffs' assessment of your current competitive level based on practice observation and past performance. Meeting the above criteria does not guarantee varsity team selection as team weight-class requirements dictate roster space. The team roster will be communicated to the tryout attendees on Sun. Oct. 11, 2026. The tryout will be conducted during regular practice times starting Thus. Oct. 1, 2026:
Mon 4:00-6:00pm, Tues 4:30-6:30pm, Wed 7:00-9:30am, Thurs. 4:30-6:30pm, Fri. 4:30-6:30pm
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