LeTourneau University Wrestling Club

A word from Head Coach Jeremiah Hunter:

The landscape of college sports as a whole is currently undergoing a seismic shift. The recent U.S. Supreme Court decision "House v. NCAA" is the next step towards a new reality that began with the legalization of NIL ("name image & likeness") deals for college athletes. The restructuring of conferences, and many schools evaluating their program offerings will especially impact non-revenue sports. That is essentially everything other than football and men's basketball.

College wrestling is facing a very uncertain future. There are some who believe that the NCAA as an organization may actually break up into sport-specific governing bodies. The LeTourneau University Wrestling Club is proud to be a part of the NCWA (National Collegiate Wrestling Association) and the NCWA Southwest Conference which stands ready to be the premier college wrestling organization in the country. Since 1997, the NCWA has been the home of collegiate club wrestling in the U.S., Canada, and more recently Puerto Rico. Whatever happens going forward, student-athletes who wish to wrestle at the college level can be confident that they can find a home with an NCWA member school.

LeTourneau's athletic administration has no plans to add wrestling to the school's NCAA program. And so I am "all in" on NCWA participation. It will be the path for the foreseeable future of Yellowjacket wrestling. And as college wrestling as a whole "grapples" with the changes coming, I see many positives of being under the NCWA. For one, there are no recruiting restrictions. Second, as a coach and program leader, I can be more creative in how I build the program (more on this to come). And for those who choose to wrestle at LeTourneau, your path to compete for a national championship is way shorter, although still a challenging and worthwhile achievement.

Please see the first comment for an article by CBS Sports that gives a rundown of the House v. NCAA decision and it's likely ramification.

If you or someone you know is interested in attending LeTourneau and wrestling with our club, please get in touch with me, either through this page or my personal page.

It's time for Mason to compete in the NCWA National Championship Tournament! Everyone wish him luck!!

Jeremiah Hunter

NCWA Southwest Conference tournament is complete! A full day of wrestling, capped by the awarding of team trophies for 1st and 2nd place in the men's and women's divisions, and individual medals for the top 4 placers in each weight class. The last element of business was the finalizing of national championship tournament bids. I am pleased to report that Mason Nordyke (Sr., 165lbs.) was awarded a wildcard bid and will be competing in Shreveport, LA March 13-16 at the National Championship tournament! Congratulations, Mason!

It's time for the Southwest Conference Championship tournament!!! Joe and Mason are weighed in and getting ready to go.

Tomorrow our Yellowjackets will be competing in the Southwest Conference tournament, hosted by Texas A&M . Wrestling begins at 9am, and our guys are hoping to qualify for the National Championship tournament. This year, Nationals are going to be in Shreveport at Brookshires Arena on March 13-16.
GO JACKETS!!!!

Are you a Future Yellow Jacket Wrestler? Come visit us here on the beautiful LeTourneau University campus! We have a parking space waiting just for you!

A banner day today! The Yellow Jackets have our first tournament winner! Mason Nordyke is the 165lb champion of the 2024 UHD "Bayou Scramble" NCWA tournament! In just our second ever tournament, Mason and Joe showed tremendous improvement in their wrestling, and Mason was able to go 3-0 for the day to win his weight class. We are so proud of Mason! We will celebrate this accomplishment, and then look forward to the NCWA Southwest Conference Wrestling championship in two weeks, that will be held at Texas A&M.

We will be back in action this Saturday for the "Bayou Scramble" in Houston, TX! Hosted by the UHD Wrestling team at the UHD Wellness and Success Center. Wrestling starts at 10:30am! We want to encourage all Letourneau alumni in the area to come out and support your Yellow Jacket wrestlers in this historic re-launch season!

History made! Joe and Mason stepped on the mat Saturday representing LeTourneau for our first NCWA tournament! Thank you to UT-Austin Longhorn Wrestling for putting on this event. We met up with 9 other teams, all from the NCWA Southwest Conference. We learned a lot about what we need to work on, and look forward to the next tournament on February 17th at the University of Houston-Downtown .
We are thankful to the LeTourneau Student Senate for the funding they have provided to get a few expenses covered, including our travel and entry fees this weekend. However our needs will continue to grow, and we are seeking alumni support as we relaunch LeTourneau Wrestling! Please see the comments for instructions on how to give to the Club.
LeTourneau University Alumni
LeTourneau Student Life