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D3 · Middle Atlantic Conferences · Mechanicsburg, PA · Region III

Messiah University Men's Wrestling

ActiveRecruiting form ✓Claimed by the program ✓verified 2026-08-16

Coaching & contact verified 2026-08-17

Bryan Brunk head coach

Official email
bbrunk@messiah.edu from official staff page
Other staff
Dee Evans (Assistant Coach); Andy Vogel (Assistant Coach); Jake Coniglio (Assistant Coach); Jake Lininger (Assistant Coach); Colin Fegley (Assistant Coach); Cam Deville (Assistant Coach); Hayden Benner (Assistant Coach); Ben Kramer (Volunteer Assistant Coach)

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Recruiting verified 2026-08-17

Questionnaire
Wrestling-specific recruiting questionnaire — open form ↗
Official links
Athletics site ↗Wrestling page ↗Roster ↗
Suggested first step
Submit the wrestling questionnaire (frform=17), then email Head Coach Bryan Brunk (bbrunk@messiah.edu) with weight, grades and video.
Women's wrestling
No

Roster depth & fit Recruit Pass verified 2026-09-03

4 crowded weights · 0 lighter weights on the 2025-26 roster (39 listed) · Wrestling competitiveness: Very strong

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

  1. Keegan Demarest placed 3rd at nationals in 2026 — what class is he and how many of the 2026 regional placers return?
  2. Coach Brunk is entering his 24th season — what is the role of the seven assistants in day-to-day room work and recruiting?

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School facts verified 2026-08-17

Type
Private
Conference (all sports)
Middle Atlantic Conferences
Undergraduates
2,259 federal (College Scorecard)
Admission rate
79% federal (College Scorecard)
Average net price
$26,502 federal · after aid, all costs
Cost of attendance
$55,875 federal · Scorecard 2026-06 release
Completion rate
75% federal

Division III schools do not award athletic scholarships; aid is merit/need-based.

Results & trajectory verified 2026-08-17

Conference finishes
2025: 2 · 2026: 1
Recent dual record
2025-26: 14-5; 2024-25: 13-5
Notable
2026 MAC champions (1st of 10, hosted at Grantham) — program's sixth MAC title under Brunk (2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2026); 3rd of 21 at the 2026 NCAA Regional (Ewing, NJ); 22nd of 62 at the 2026 NCAA DIII Championships. 2025: 2nd of 7 at MAC, 3rd at Region III regional (hosted), 3 national qualifiers. Program history under Brunk: 2016 national runner-up, five top-10 national finishes, 4 national champions, 36 All-Americans.

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Sources & verification

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

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