University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire Men's Wrestling

ActiveRecruiting form ✓verified 2026-08-16

Coaching & contact verified 2026-08-17

Tim Fader head coach

Official email: faderta@uwec.edu from official staff page
Office phone: (715) 836-2202
Other staff: David Kurker (Assistant Coach); James Huntley (Assistant Coach); Justin Karkula (Assistant Coach); Tristan Massie (Assistant Coach); John Peterson (Assistant Coach); Jared Stricker (Assistant Coach); Colton Sund (Assistant Coach); Jackson Schichel (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 linked on blugolds.com/sports/wrestling, then email Head Coach Tim Fader (faderta@uwec.edu) with weight, record and transcript.
Women's wrestling: No

7 crowded weights · 0 lighter weights on the 2025-26 roster (43 listed) · Wrestling competitiveness: Very strong

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

184 (2) and 197 (3) are your thinnest weights on the 2025-26 roster—are you targeting recruits there for 2026-27?
How is the 43-man roster split between varsity duals and open tournaments during the season?

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Type: Public
Conference (all sports): Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Undergraduates: 8,895 federal (College Scorecard)
Admission rate: 82% federal (College Scorecard)
Average net price: $16,550 federal · after aid, all costs
Cost of attendance: $21,705 federal · Scorecard 2026-06 release
Completion rate: 64% federal
Notable programs: Nursing, Business, Health & Human Sciences (Mayo Clinic Health System research partnership), Arts & Sciences; 200+ programs

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

Conference finishes: 2025: 2 · 2026: 1
Recent dual record: 2025-26: 9-4 (4-1 WIAC); 2024-25: 17-1 (4-1 WIAC)
Notable: 2026: first outright WIAC team championship in program history (157.5 pts, 1st of 6, hosted at McPhee Gym); 3rd of 16 at NCAA Region VII with 4 national qualifiers. 2025: 2nd at WIAC with four individual conference champions, 3rd of 16 at NCAA Upper Midwest Regional, T-9th of 75 at NCAA Championships; Jared Stricker became the program's first two-time NCAA champion. Won a third straight Budd Whitehill National Duals title in Jan 2025.

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

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