Lake Erie College Men's Wrestling

ActiveRecruiting form ✓verified 2026-08-16

Coaching & contact verified 2026-08-18

John Penfold head coach

Official email: jpenfold@lec.edu from official staff page
Other staff: Brylan Clouse (Assistant Coach); Jack Haskin (Assistant Coach); Chris Droege (Assistant Coach); James Penfold (Assistant Coach)

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Questionnaire: Wrestling-specific recruiting questionnaire — open form ↗
Official links: Athletics site ↗Wrestling page ↗Roster ↗
Suggested first step: Submit the ARMS questionnaire, then email head coach John Penfold at jpenfold@lec.edu noting your weight class, your best 2026-27 results and that you completed the form.
Women's wrestling: No

0 crowded weights · 0 lighter weights on the 2025-26 roster (21 listed) · Wrestling competitiveness: Moderate

Counted from the 2025-26 roster. We recount when Lake Erie's 2026-27 roster goes up, and the change log shows it.

The 2025-26 roster carries only 21 wrestlers across ten weights - how many do you plan to bring in for 2026-27, and at which weights are you actively recruiting?
You are in your first seasons as head coach after several years on staff under Boomer Fechko - what is changing in the room and in the schedule under you?

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Type: Private
Conference (all sports): Great Midwest Athletic Conference
Undergraduates: 852 federal (College Scorecard)
Admission rate: 70% federal (College Scorecard)
Average net price: $20,961 federal · after aid, all costs
Cost of attendance: $50,790 federal · Scorecard 2026-06 release
Completion rate: 38% federal
Notable programs: School of Business; School of Education; School of Science, Animal Studies, and Human Services; Equine Studies; Physician Assistant (PA) program

Conference finishes: 2025: 3 · 2026: 4
Recent dual record: 2025-26: 5-4 overall, 3-3 G-MAC; 2024-25: 5-6 overall, 4-2 G-MAC
Notable: 2025-26: 4th of 7 at the G-MAC Championships (Jan. 31, 2026) and 7th of 12 at NCAA DII Super Regional III (Feb. 28, 2026, Findlay, OH); the Storm advanced wrestlers to the NCAA DII Championships in Sioux Falls, SD (Mar. 13-14, 2026). 2025-26 dual wins included a 35-6 win over #15 West Liberty and a 37-9 win over Davenport; losses came to #3 Tiffin, #21 Ashland, #2 Gannon and Findlay. 2024-25: 3rd of 6 at the G-MAC Championships, 6th of 12 at NCAA Super Regional III, and 24th of 50 teams at the NCAA DII Championships in Indianapolis. The Storm also finished 2nd of 20 teams at the Bob Del Rosa Open (Nov. 9, 2025).

Last verified 2026-08-16. Official beats secondary; nothing here is inferred. How we work.

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