McKendree University Men's Wrestling

ActiveWomen's wrestling tooverified 2026-08-18

Coaching & contact verified 2026-08-18

James Kisgen head coach

Official email: jjkisgen@mckendree.edu from official staff page
Office phone: 618-537-6872
Other staff: James Kisgen (Head Men's Wrestling Coach); Nick Foster (Assistant Men's Wrestling Coach); Caleb Gossett (Assistant Men's Wrestling Coach); Cory Peterson (Assistant Men's Wrestling Coach); Caleb Guise (Assistant Men's Wrestling Coach); Jordan Alcala (Assistant Men's Wrestling Coach); Matt Ortiz (Men's Wrestling Graduate Assistant)

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Questionnaire: General (all-sports) prospect form — open form ↗
Official links: Athletics site ↗Wrestling page ↗Roster ↗
Suggested first step: Email Coach James Kisgen at jjkisgen@mckendree.edu (618-537-6872) with weight class, grades and video, and submit the general Prospective Student-Athlete Form naming wrestling.
Women's wrestling: Yes

7 crowded weights · 1 lighter weight on the 2025-26 roster (46 listed) · Wrestling competitiveness: Very strong

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

You returned two national champions' weights in 2026; how many of the five 2026 All-Americans are back, and where does that leave openings in the 2027 lineup?
You've won seven GLVC titles and finished 3rd at nationals — what does the redshirt plan look like for an incoming freshman, and how many of the 46 wrestlers actually compete in open tournaments each year?

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Type: Private
Conference (all sports): Great Lakes Valley Conference
Undergraduates: 1,752 federal (College Scorecard)
Admission rate: 72% federal (College Scorecard)
Average net price: $24,717 federal · after aid, all costs
Cost of attendance: $48,845 federal · Scorecard 2026-06 release
Completion rate: 53% federal
Student : faculty: 16:1
Notable programs: Education; Nursing; Business Administration and Management; Exercise Science and Kinesiology; Marketing (top five by 2024-25 degrees awarded)

Conference finishes: 2025: 1 · 2026: 1
Recent dual record: 2025-26: 16-5 (GLVC 5-0); 2024-25: 10-8 (GLVC 3-2)
Notable: Back-to-back GLVC champions: beat Maryville 20-18 in the 2026 final (McKendree's seventh league title, the most since the GLVC began sponsoring wrestling in 2017) and beat top-seeded Upper Iowa 23-17 in the 2025 final. Two individual national champions in 2026: Ronan Schuelke (141, dec. Khyvon Grace of West Liberty 5-2 TB) and Darion Johnson (184, tech fall over Damon Ashworth of Central Missouri 17-2). 2025-26 also included 6th of the field at the 46th Midwest Classic (99.0 pts, 5 placers), a 2-3 record at the NWCA National Duals and a 3-0 sweep at the Greyhound Duals. Coach Kisgen was named Region Coach of the Year in 2025.

Last verified 2026-08-18. Official beats secondary; nothing here is inferred. How we work.

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