Division II · Mountain East Conference
Fairmont State University Men's Wrestling
Fairmont, WV · the Fighting Falcons · Fairmont State University overview
32
Roster
2024–25 season
$203k
Team budget
9th percentile in Division II
$6,358
Per roster spot
median $11,948
2
Coaches
1 head · 1 assistant
99%
Admitted
bottom quarter for selectivity
Fairmont State University fields a men's wrestling team in the Mountain East Conference (NCAA Division II). In 2024–25 the roster carried 32 players, about the median of 34, with 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Team expenses were $203,473, well below the median of $381k — $6,358 per roster spot, bottom quarter of Division II men's wrestling programs. The school gave $1,153,287 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $4,949 per roster spot.
Among Division II men's wrestling programs
Where this program sits against its 72 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#66Team budgetof 72 · Division II#67Spend per playerof 72 · Division II#39Roster sizeof 72 · Division II
Team budgets across the division
this programevery Division II men's wrestling program
Roster sizes
this programevery Division II roster
The program
- Roster32 2024–25 season
- Coaching staff1 head, 1 assistant
- Team expenses$203,473 for the year
- Operating expenses$39,639 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$6,358 division median $11,948
- Athletic aid, men's teams$1,153,287 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$4,949 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$12,893 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Gennaro Bonaventura head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Cole Laya | Assistant Wrestling Coach | On file · sign in |
| Ken Burrs | Volunteer Assistant Wrestling Coach | not on file |
| Austin Gibson | Volunteer Assistant Wrestling Coach | not on file |
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Recruiting timing
- Coaches may first contact youJune 15 after sophomore year
- Your own emailsAny time the rule limits what coaches send back
- High-school wrestling players300,214 2024-25
- Division II roster spots2,441 72 programs
- Odds of a spot1 in 120 0.81% of high-school players hold a Division II roster spot
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About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →3,060undergraduates · 3,307 students in all
Women 57% Men 43%
- Setting
- Town
- Type
- Public · Master's university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →99%admitted · of 1,979 applicants
SAT middle 50%830 – 1040
ACT middle 50%17 – 23
- Test scores
- Scores required
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 45%
Men's Wrestling
Full picture →32on the roster · 2024–25 season
- Team expenses
- $203,473 $6,359 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division II
- Coaches
- 1 head · 1 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $1,153,287
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $12,893
Cost
Full picture →$10,993net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $8,454 in-state · $18,372 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.71violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 1 burglaries · 7 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →14%of bachelor's degrees in business · 22 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Master's
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School pages built around what an athlete needs to know — the program's money and roster room, admissions fit, what a family really pays, majors, campus life and safety.
Men's Wrestling program32 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions99% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$10,993 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 14%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusTown · 3,060Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.71 violent / 1,000Three years of reported offences against the divisionAthleticsEvery teamThe whole department: every team, staff and aid
Men's Wrestling programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Virginia University Division I · Big 12 Conference | 15 | 38 | $978k | 960 | 86% | |
| Salem University (West Virginia) Division II · Mountain East Conference | 26 | 11 | $146k | — | — | |
| Waynesburg University Division III · Presidents' Athletic Conference | 29 | 19 | $112k | — | 92% | |
| Davis & Elkins College Division II · Mountain East Conference | 42 | 14 | $210k | — | 58% | |
| Pennsylvania Western University, Edinboro Division I · Mid-American Conference | 43 | 71 | $1.2M | — | 94% | |
| Pennsylvania Western University, Clarion Division I · Mid-American Conference | 43 | 71 | $1.2M | — | 94% | |
| Washington and Jefferson College Division III · Presidents' Athletic Conference | 48 | 34 | $167k | — | 82% | |
| Wheeling University Division II · Mountain East Conference | 49 | 19 | $409k | — | 75% | |
| Glenville State University Division II · Mountain East Conference | 52 | 41 | $355k | — | — | |
| West Liberty University Division II · Mountain East Conference | 53 | 45 | $522k | — | 72% | |
| Bethany College (West Virginia) Division III · Presidents' Athletic Conference | 54 | — | — | — | 60% | |
| Ohio University Division I · Mid-American Conference | 59 | — | — | — | — |
Other men's wrestling programs in the Mountain East Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Liberty University | 45 | $522k | $11,609 | — | vs | |
| Wheeling University | 19 | $409k | $21,524 | — | vs | |
| Glenville State University | 41 | $355k | $8,651 | — | vs | |
| Frostburg State University | 45 | $274k | $6,086 | — | vs | |
| Davis & Elkins College | 14 | $210k | $14,980 | — | vs | |
| Fairmont State University | 32 | $203k | $6,358 | — | vs | |
| Salem University (West Virginia) | 11 | $146k | $13,304 | — | vs | |
| Point Park University | — | — | — | — | vs |
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