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Division II · Mountain East Conference

Wheeling University Men's Wrestling

Wheeling, WV · the Cardinals · Wheeling University overview
19
Roster
2024–25 season
$409k
Team budget
56th percentile in Division II
$21,524
Per roster spot
median $11,948
1
Coaches
1 head · 0 assistant
75%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity

Wheeling University fields a men's wrestling team in the Mountain East Conference (NCAA Division II). In 2024–25 the roster carried 19 players, well below the median of 34, with 1 head coach and 0 assistants. Team expenses were $408,969, about the median of $381k — $21,524 per roster spot, top 10% of Division II men's wrestling programs. The school gave $2,938,878 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $8,140 per roster spot.

Among Division II men's wrestling programs

Where this program sits against its 72 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).

Team budget$409k
Spend per player$21,524
Roster size19
Coaching staff1

Team budgets across the division

$138k$1.2M
this programevery Division II men's wrestling program

Roster sizes

1162
this programevery Division II roster

The program

  • Roster19 2024–25 season
  • Coaching staff1 head, 0 assistant
  • Team expenses$408,969 for the year
  • Operating expenses$94,098 game-day and travel
  • Spend per roster spot$21,524 division median $11,948
  • Athletic aid, men's teams$2,938,878 school-wide
  • Aid per roster spot$8,140 across men's teams
  • Recruiting spend, men's$57,734 school-wide

Coaching staff

NameTitleEmail
Shane Brown head coachHead CoachOn file · sign in
Greg BrownAssistant Wrestling Coachnot on file
Zach LarueStudent Assistant Coachnot 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.
588undergraduates · 748 students in all
Women 38% Men 62%
Setting
City
Type
Private · Master's university
Affiliation
Roman Catholic
75%admitted · of 2,103 applicants
Test scores
Scores not considered
Graduate in 6 yrs
32%

Men's Wrestling

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19on the roster · 2024–25 season
Team expenses
$408,969 $21,525 per roster spot · upper half of Division II
Coaches
1 head · 0 assistant
Athletic aid, men's teams
$2,938,878
Recruiting spend, men's
$57,734
$19,164net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker price$45,287
Average net price$19,164
Net price by family income
$0–30k$14,139
$30–48k$13,524
$48–75k$19,257
$75–110k$21,265
$110k and up$22,026
Tuition & fees
$29,475

Campus safety

Full picture →
1.29violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent1.29
Property0.43
In residence halls
1 burglaries · 1 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
0 over 2022–2024
38%of bachelor's degrees in business · 13 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Business38 · 38%
Kinesiology, parks & recreation17 · 17%
Health professions & nursing11 · 11%
Education9 · 9%
Psychology7 · 7%

Research Wheeling University

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Men's Wrestling programs within 150 miles

Wheeling UniversityWest Liberty University · 8 miBethany College (West Virginia) · 12 miOhio University · 15 miWashington and Jefferson College · 25 miWaynesburg University · 29 miPennsylvania Western University, Clarion · 43 miPennsylvania Western University, Edinboro · 43 miPoint Park University · 44 miUniversity of Pittsburgh · 47 miChatham University · 48 miWest Virginia University · 49 miFairmont State University · 49 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
West Liberty University Division II · Mountain East Conference845$522k—72%
Bethany College (West Virginia) Division III · Presidents' Athletic Conference12———60%
Ohio University Division I · Mid-American Conference15————
Washington and Jefferson College Division III · Presidents' Athletic Conference2534$167k—82%
Waynesburg University Division III · Presidents' Athletic Conference2919$112k—92%
Pennsylvania Western University, Clarion Division I · Mid-American Conference4371$1.2M—94%
Pennsylvania Western University, Edinboro Division I · Mid-American Conference4371$1.2M—94%
Point Park University Division II · Mountain East Conference44———98%
University of Pittsburgh Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference4732$1.8M97950%
Chatham University Division III · Presidents' Athletic Conference48———70%
West Virginia University Division I · Big 12 Conference4938$978k96086%
Fairmont State University Division II · Mountain East Conference4932$203k—99%

Other men's wrestling programs in the Mountain East Conference

SchoolRosterBudgetPer playerAPRCompare
West Liberty University45$522k$11,609—vs
Wheeling University19$409k$21,524—vs
Glenville State University41$355k$8,651—vs
Frostburg State University45$274k$6,086—vs
Davis & Elkins College14$210k$14,980—vs
Fairmont State University32$203k$6,358—vs
Salem University (West Virginia)11$146k$13,304—vs
Point Park University————vs

Every Mountain East Conference men's wrestling program · Men's Wrestling budgets ranked