Division II · Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference
Western Colorado University Men's Wrestling
Gunnison, CO · the Mountaineers · Western Colorado University overview
49
Roster
2024–25 season
$1.2M
Team budget
100th percentile in Division II
$23,546
Per roster spot
median $11,948
3
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
97%
Admitted
bottom quarter for selectivity
Western Colorado University fields a men's wrestling team in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference (NCAA Division II). In 2024–25 the roster carried 49 players, above the median of 34, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $1,153,785, well above the median of $381k — $23,546 per roster spot, top 10% of Division II men's wrestling programs. The school gave $1,363,034 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $3,486 per roster spot.
Among Division II men's wrestling programs
Where this program sits against its 72 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#1Team budgetof 72 · Division II#2Spend per playerof 72 · Division II#4Roster 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
- Roster49 2024–25 season
- Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
- Team expenses$1,153,785 for the year
- Operating expenses$84,516 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$23,546 division median $11,948
- Athletic aid, men's teams$1,363,034 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$3,486 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$64,622 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Charlie Pipher | Head Wrestling Coach | On file · sign in |
| Donovan McMahill | Assistant Wrestling Coach | On file · sign in |
| Glenn Garrison | Volunteer Assistant Wrestling Coach | not on file |
| Shana Benson | Wrestling Director of Operations | On file · sign in |
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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 →3,569undergraduates · 4,053 students in all
Women 52% Men 48%
- Setting
- Town
- Type
- Public · Master's university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →97%admitted · of 3,283 applicants
SAT middle 50%1000 – 1240
ACT middle 50%21 – 28
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 51%
Men's Wrestling
Full picture →49on the roster · 2024–25 season
- Team expenses
- $1,153,785 $23,547 per roster spot · top 10% of Division II
- Coaches
- 1 head · 2 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $1,363,034
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $64,622
Cost
Full picture →$17,709net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $11,083 in-state · $23,683 out
Campus safety
Full picture →1.49violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 1 burglaries · 14 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 1 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →18%of bachelor's degrees in kinesiology, parks & recreation · 16 fields · 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 program49 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions97% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$17,709 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsKinesiology, parks & recreation · 18%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusTown · 3,569Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1.49 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adams State University Division II · Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference | 93 | 44 | $398k | — | — | |
| Colorado Mesa University Division II · Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference | 95 | 49 | $596k | — | 81% | |
| U.S. Air Force Academy Division I · Pac-12 Conference | 114 | — | — | 995 | 14% | |
| Colorado School of Mines Division II · Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference | 123 | 35 | $567k | — | 60% | |
| Colorado State University Pueblo Division II · Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference | 128 | 23 | $380k | — | 100% |
Other men's wrestling programs in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Western Colorado University | 49 | $1.2M | $23,546 | — | vs | |
| Colorado Mesa University | 49 | $596k | $12,156 | — | vs | |
| Colorado School of Mines | 35 | $567k | $16,208 | — | vs | |
| Chadron State College | 30 | $473k | $15,777 | — | vs | |
| Adams State University | 44 | $398k | $9,047 | — | vs | |
| Colorado State University Pueblo | 23 | $380k | $16,529 | — | vs | |
| New Mexico Highlands University | 34 | $239k | $7,023 | — | vs |
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