The Appalachian State Mountaineers wrestling team represents Appalachian State University of Boone, North Carolina. The squad is coached by JohnMark Bentley. Bentley is assisted by Randall Diabe, Ian Miller and Jarrod Patterson. The Mountaineers are full members of the non-wrestling Sun Belt Conference, with the wrestling team competing as an associate member of the Southern Conference (SoCon).[2]
| Appalachian State Mountaineers | |
|---|---|
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| University | Appalachian State University |
| Head Coach | JohnMark Bentley (14th season) |
| Conference | SoCon |
| Location | Boone, NC |
| Arena | Varsity Gymnasium (Capacity: 8,000 (for wrestling)) |
| Nickname | Mountaineers |
| Colors | Black and gold[1] |
| All-Americans | |
| 21 (11 NCAA Division I, 10 NAIA) | |
| Conference championships | |
| 1994, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2012, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022, 2023 | |
| Conference Tournament championships | |
| 1984, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2001, 2003, 2016, 2018, 2023, 2024 | |
History
The Mountaineers have won thirteen regular season SoCon titles and ten SoCon championship tournament titles, the most recent for both in the same year being in 2023.[3] As of 2024, the Appalachian State wrestling team has won 122 individual Southern Conference wrestling titles. Austin Trotman (2007–2012), a former NCAA All-American for the Mountaineers in 2012, is the school's career wins leader with 129 wins.[4]
The school has had eight wrestlers earn eleven All-American honors at the NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships and seven wrestlers earn ten honors at the NAIA Wrestling Championships.
Notable former Mountaineer wrestlers include Olympians Al Crawford (1948), Herb Singerman (1968), Ike Anderson (1988), and Dale Oliver (1988).