History
| Year: | Record: | Highest National Ranking: (Regular Season) |
National Tournament Finish: |
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| 2024-25 | Korbin Meink's first year as the Men's Wrestling Head Coach. 10 NJCAA National Qualifiers; Matteo Nikolov earned All-American honors at 174 lbs. | 17 | 22 | |
| 2023-24 | Josh Watts' final year as the Director or Reiver Wrestling. Second straight year having multiple national champions. Malachi Bordovsky at 141 lbs and CJ Carter became Coach Watts' first heavyweight national champion. All-Americans Paul Ruff (4th place 133 lbs) and Luke MacDonald (2nd place 197 lbs) | 3 | 5 | |
| 2022-23 | Iowa Western finished 3rd at the NJCAA National Championships. Fabian Padilla National Champion at 157 lbs and Cole Price National Champion at 197 lbs. All-Americans Jakason Burks (2nd place 125 lbs), Paul Ruff (8th place 133 lbs), Malachi Bordovsky (6th place 141 lbs), Cole Price (5th place 165 lbs). | 2 | 3 | |
| 2021-22 | Josh Watts named NJCAA Wrestling Coaches Association Man of the Year. Josh McFarland National Champion at 184 lbs. All-Americans Jakason Burks (2nd place 125 lbs), Fabian Padilla (2nd place 157 lbs), Creighton Baughman (3rd place 141 lbs). | 9 | 6 | |
| 2020-21 | Seventh straight top 10 finish at NJCAA National Championships. Isaiah Crosby National Champion at 157 lbs. All-Americans Creighton Baughman (5th place 141 lbs), Fabian Padilla (5th place 165 lbs), and Josh McFarland (5th place 197 lbs). | 9 | ||
| 2019-20 | Iowa Western finished 3rd at NJCAA National Championships. Isaiah Crosby National Champion at 165 lbs. All-Americans Ladamien Sturdivant (2nd place @ 133 lbs), Chance Fry (6th place @ 157 lbs), Josh McFarland (4th place @ 184 lbs), and Dillyn Miller (6th place @ 197 lbs) | 3 | ||
| 2018-19 | Top 10 finish at NJCAA National Championships. All-Americans Jacob Ruiz (3rd place @133 lbs) and Gad Huseman (6th place @141 lbs). | 10 | ||
| 2017-18 | 7-4 | Finished the season in 5th place at the NJCAA National Championships. Fourth straight top 10 Finish. All-Americans (D'Andre Brumfield 4th place @133, Michael Zachary 2nd place @149, Cody Kingery 3rd place @174, Ottis Peeler 4th place @184, Seth ham 6th place @197) | 2 | 5 |
| 2016-17 | 10-6 | Finished the season in 6th place at the NJCAA National Championships. Third straight top 10 Finish. Preston Lauterbach became the first National Champion in Iowa Western history. All-Americans (D'Andre Brumfield 6th Place @133, Stephen Boone 6th Place @HWT). | 1 | 6 |
| 2015-16 | 8-4 | Finished the season in 4th place at the NJCAA National Championships. First top 5 finish in program history with 5 All-Americans (Clay Stine 5th @133, Colton Adams 2nd @141, Oscar Ramirez 7th @149, Chase Lemons 8th @157, Preston Lauterbach 4th @174). | 5 | 4 |
| 2014-15 | 7-7 | Finished the season in 8th place at the NJCAA National Championships. First top 10 finish in program history with 5 All-Americans (Clay Stine 8th @ 133, Oscar Ramirez 2nd @ 149, Matt Walker 3rd @ 174, Jhalen Flanders 8th @ 184, and Luke Nohns 8th @ 197). | 15 | 8 |
| 2013-14 | 7-9 | In the 3rd season of action the team finished 7-9 in duals, Placed 8th at National Duals, 13th at NJCAA National Tournament, and 3 All-Americans (Peter Stewart 7th @ 141, Tyler Nation 5th @ 149, and Chris Schleuger 5th @ 285) | 10 | 13 |
| 2012-13 | 5-4 | Had a record of 5-4 (5-1 vs NJCAA competition), Placed 2nd at the Regional Tournament with 9 National Qualifiers, and had the first two All-Americans at the National Tournament in program history. Zak Benitz 4th @ 157 pounds and Dan Williams 8th @ 174 pounds. | 5th | 19 |
| 2011-12 | 2-1 | In the first season in program history the team went 2-1 in dual meets, qualified 10 to Nationals, and finished 22nd at the National Tournament. | NR | 22 |
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