There are over 190 multiple-time NCAA Wrestling champions in Division I wrestling. But how many 4X NCAA champions are there, and who are the 3X NCAA champions?
Below is a comprehensive (and updated) list of all the multiple-time NCAA Wrestling champions from 1928 to 2022. If you’re simply looking for an easy download of all 2x, 3x, and 4x National Champs, you can download the full list here.
How many 4X NCAA Champions are there?
In all of history, there are only four D1 NCAA Wrestling champions. Pat Smith, brother to Oklahoma State coach John Smith, was the first wrestler to ever complete this daunting task.
Just a few years later, Cael Sanderson went undefeated and won four NCAA titles at Iowa State. Sanderson’s record was 159-0. Next from 2010-2013 Cornell’s Kyle Dake became the first wrestler to win four titles at four different weight classes.
The most recent wrestler to win four NCAA titles was Logan Stieber; however, this year Yianni Diakomihalis and Spencer Lee are seeking their 4th titles.
| First | Last | School | Weight(s) | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pat | Smith | Oklahoma State | 158 | 1990-91-92-94 |
| Cael | Sanderson | Iowa State | 184, 197 | 1999-00-01, 2002 |
| Kyle | Dake | Cornell | 141, 149, 157, 165 | 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 |
| Logan | Stieber | Ohio State | 133, 141 | 2012-13, 2014-15 |
| Yianni | Diakomihalis | Cornell | 141, 149 | 2018-19, 2022-23 |
Who are the 3X NCAA Champions?
There are 50 wrestlers who have won exactly three D1 NCAA Wrestling titles; this includes the most recent three-timers, Spencer Lee and Yianni Diakomihalis.
By far, Oklahoma State has the most 3X champs (15), then Iowa has the second most (7). Interestingly enough, Penn State comes in third place (4), and all of their 3X champs came within the past ten years. This includes Bo Nickal, Jason Nolf, Zain Retherford, and Ed Ruth.
So who are the 3X NCAA Champions? Below is a list of every three-timer.
| First | Last | School | Weight(s) | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earl | McCready | Oklahoma State | Hwt | 1928-29-30 |
| Conrad | Caldwell | Oklahoma State | 165, 175 | 1929, 1930-31 |
| Jack | Van | Oklahoma State | 155, 165 | 1929, 1930-31 |
| Ross | Flood | Oklahoma State | 126 | 1933-34-35 |
| Rex | Peery | Oklahoma State | 118 | 1933-34-35 |
| Wayne | Martin | Oklahoma | 135, 145, 134 | 1934, 1935, 1936 |
| Stanley | Henson | Oklahoma State | 145, 155 | 1937-38, 1939 |
| Joe | McDaniels | Oklahoma State | 118, 121 | 1937-38, 1939 |
| David | Arndt | Oklahoma State | 145, 136 | 1941-42, 1946 |
| William | Koll | Northern Iowa | 145, 147.5 | 1946-47, 1948 |
| Dick | Hutton | Oklahoma State | Hwt | 1947-48-50 |
| Lowell | Lange | Cornell College | 136 | 1947-49-50 |
| William | Nelson | Northern Iowa | 165, 155 | 1947, 1949-50 |
| Keith | Young | Northern Iowa | 145, 147 | 1949-50, 1951 |
| Hugh | Peery | Pittsburgh | 115 | 1952-53-54 |
| Myron | Roderick | Oklahoma State | 137, 130 | 1954, 1955-56 |
| Dan | Hodge | Oklahoma | 177 | 1955-56-57 |
| Ed | Peery | Pittsburgh | 123 | 1955-56-57 |
| Larry | Hayes | Iowa State | 137, 147 | 1959, 1960-61 |
| E. Gray | Simons | Lock Haven | 115 | 1960-61-62 |
| Yojiro | Uetake | Oklahoma State | 130 | 1964-65-66 |
| Mike | Caruso | Lehigh | 123 | 1965-66-67 |
| Greg | Johnson | Michigan State | 118 | 1970-71-72 |
| Jimmy | Jackson | Oklahoma State | Hwt | 1976-77-78 |
| Lee | Kemp | Wisconsin | 158 | 1976-77-78 |
| Mark | Churella | Michigan | 150, 167 | 1977-78, 1979 |
| Ed | Banach | Iowa | 177, 190 | 1980-81, 1983 |
| Nate | Carr | Iowa State | 150 | 1981-82-83 |
| Mark | Schultz | Oklahoma | 167, 177 | 1981, 1982-83 |
| Jim | Zalesky | Iowa | 158 | 1982-83-84 |
| Barry | Davis | Iowa | 118, 126 | 1982, 1983-85 |
| Rick | Bonomo | Bloomsburg | 118 | 1985-86-87 |
| Carlton | Haselrig | Pitt-Johnstown | Hwt | 1987-88-89 |
| Tom | Brands | Iowa | 134 | 1990-91-92 |
| T.J. | Jaworsky | North Carolina | 134 | 1993-94-95 |
| Lincoln | McIlravy | Iowa | 142, 150 | 1993, 1994-97 |
| Joe | Williams | Iowa | 158, 167 | 1996-97, 1998 |
| Eric | Guerrero | Oklahoma State | 126, 133 | 1997-98, 1999 |
| Stephan | Abas | Fresno State | 125 | 1999-2001-02 |
| Greg | Jones | West Virginia | 174, 184 | 2002, 2004-05 |
| Jacob | Rosholt | Oklahoma State | 184, 197 | 2003, 2005-06 |
| Edward | Ruth | Penn State | 174, 184 | 2012, 2013-14 |
| J’den | Cox | Missouri | 197 | 2014-16-17 |
| Alex | Dieringer | Oklahoma State | 157, 165 | 2014, 2015-16 |
| Kyle | Snyder | Ohio State | Hwt | 2016-17-18 |
| Zain | Retherford | Penn State | 149 | 2016-17-18 |
| Jason | Nolf | Penn State | 157 | 2017-18-19 |
| Bo | Nickal | Penn State | 184, 197 | 2017-18, 2019 |
| Spencer | Lee | Iowa | 125 | 2018-19-21 |
| Carter | Starocci | Penn State | 174 | 2021-22-23 |
| Aaron | Brooks | Penn State | 184 | 2021-22-23 |
2X NCAA Champions
Nearly 150 wrestlers finished their careers as 2X NCAA Champions. Currently, Penn State’s Aaron Brooks and Carter Starocci both have the opportunity to become a four-time champions.
Perhaps the most famous 2X champion is the legendary Iowa Hawkeyes coach, Dan Gable, who won his titles in 1968 and 1969.
Below is a list of every 2X NCAA Champion.
| First | Last | School | Weight(s) | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe | Sapora | Illinois | 115 | 1929-30 |
| Laurance | Mantooth | Oklahoma | 125 | 1929-30 |
| Hardie | Lewis | Oklahoma | 145 | 1930-32 |
| Jack | Riley | Northwestern | Hwt | 1931-32 |
| Robert | Hess | Iowa State | 174, 175 | 1932, 1933 |
| Alan | Kelley | Oklahoma State | 145 | 1933-34 |
| Ralph | Teague | SW Oklahoma | Hwt | 1933-34 |
| Charles | McDaniel | Indiana | Hwt | 1935-38 |
| Al | Whitehurst | Oklahoma State | 136 | 1940-41 |
| Vernon | Logan | Oklahoma State | 155 | 1940-42 |
| Burl | Jennings | Michigan State | 128 | 1941-42 |
| Virgil | Smith | Oklahoma State | 165 | 1941-42 |
| Dick | DiBatista | Penn | 175 | 1941-42 |
| Merle | Jennings | Michigan State | 121 | 1941-43 |
| Joe | Scarpello | Iowa | 175 | 1947-50 |
| Arnold | Plaza | Purdue | 114 | 1948-49 |
| Verne | Gagne | Minnesota | 191, Hwt | 1948, 1949 |
| Bill | Smith | Northern Iowa | 165 | 1949-50 |
| Tony | Gizoni | Waynesburg | 121 | 1950-51 |
| George | Layman | Oklahoma State | 137 | 1951-52 |
| Tommy | Evans | Oklahoma | 147 | 1952-54 |
| Gene | Nicks | Oklahoma State | Hwt | 1952-54 |
| Bill | Weick | Northern Iowa | 157 | 1952-55 |
| Norvard | Nalan | Michigan | 130 | 1953-54 |
| Ned | Blass | Oklahoma State | 177 | 1953-54 |
| Peter | Blair | Navy | 191 | 1954-55 |
| Terry | McCann | Iowa | 115 | 1955-56 |
| Eddie | Eichelberger | Lehigh | 147 | 1955-56 |
| Bob | Norman | Illinois | Hwt | 1957-58 |
| Dick | Delgado | Oklahoma | 115 | 1957-58 |
| Ron | Gray | Iowa State | 147 | 1958-59 |
| Dick | Beattie | Oklahoma State | 157 | 1958-59 |
| Les | Anderson | Iowa State | 130, 137 | 1958, 1960 |
| Dave | Auble | Cornell | 123 | 1959-60 |
| Stan | Abel | Oklahoma | 130 | 1959-60 |
| Dale | Lewis | Oklahoma | Hwt | 1960-61 |
| Bob | Johnson | Oklahoma State | 177 | 1961-1962 |
| Mike | Natvig | Army | 147 | 1962-63 |
| Mickey | Martin | Oklahoma | 130 | 1962-63 |
| Dean | Lahr | Colorado | 177 | 1963-64 |
| Jim | Nance | Syracuse | Hwt | 1963-65 |
| Tom | Peckham | Iowa State | 177 | 1965-66 |
| Greg | Ruth | Oklahoma | 167, 160 | 1965, 1966 |
| Rick | Sanders | Portland State | 115 | 1966-67 |
| Dave | Porter | Michigan | Hwt | 1966-68 |
| Dale | Anderson | Michigan State | 137 | 1967-68 |
| David | McGuire | Oklahoma | 130 | 1967-69 |
| Dan | Gable | Iowa State | 130, 137 | 1968, 1969 |
| Dwayne | Keller | Oklahoma State | 123, 126 | 1968, 1970 |
| Chuck | Jean | Iowa State | 177 | 1969-70 |
| Jason | Smith | Iowa State | 167 | 1969-70 |
| Jess | Lewis | Oregon State | Hwt | 1969-70 |
| Mike | Grant | Oklahoma | 145, 150 | 1969, 1970 |
| Geoff | Baum | Oklahoma State | 177, 190 | 1970, 1971 |
| Darrell | Keller | Oklahoma State | 134, 142 | 1970, 1971 |
| Carl | Adams | Iowa State | 158 | 1971-72 |
| Ben | Peterson | Iowa State | 190 | 1971-72 |
| Andy | Matter | Penn State | 167 | 1971-72 |
| Chris | Taylor | Iowa State | Hwt | 1972-73 |
| Pat | Milkovich | Michigan State | 126 | 1972-74 |
| Wade | Schalles | Clarion | 150, 158 | 1972, 1973 |
| Jarrett | Hubbard | Michigan | 150 | 1973-74 |
| Greg | Strobel | Oregon State | 190 | 1973-74 |
| Rod | Kilgore | Oklahoma | 158, 167 | 1974, 1977 |
| Chuck | Yagla | Iowa | 150 | 1975-76 |
| Mike | Frick | Lehigh | 134 | 1975-76 |
| Chris | Campbell | Iowa | 177 | 1976-77 |
| Mark | Lieberman | Lehigh | 177 | 1978-79 |
| Dan | Hicks | Oregon State | 142 | 1978-79 |
| Gene | Mills | Syracuse | 118 | 1979-81 |
| Randy | Lewis | Iowa | 126, 134 | 1979, 1980 |
| Darryl | Burley | Lehigh | 134, 142 | 1979, 1983 |
| Ricky | Stewart | Oklahoma State | 158 | 1980-81 |
| Dan | Cuestas | CSU Bakersfield | 126 | 1981-82 |
| Andre | Metzger | Oklahoma | 142 | 1981-82 |
| Lou | Banach | Iowa | Hwt | 1981-83 |
| Mike | Sheets | Oklahoma State | 167 | 1983-84 |
| Melvin | Douglas | Oklahoma | 177 | 1985-86 |
| Jim | Jordan | Wisconsin | 134 | 1985-86 |
| Marty | Kistler | Iowa | 158, 167 | 1985, 1986 |
| John | Smith | Oklahoma State | 134 | 1987-88 |
| Tim | Krieger | Iowa State | 150 | 1987-89 |
| Eric | Voelker | Iowa State | 190 | 1987-89 |
| Royce | Alger | Iowa | 167, 177 | 1987, 1988 |
| Jack | Cuvo | East Stroudsburg | 118 | 1988-89 |
| Pat | Santoro | Pittsburgh | 142 | 1988-89 |
| Chris | Barnes | Oklahoma State | 177 | 1989-90 |
| Dan | St. John | Arizona State | 158, 167 | 1989, 1990 |
| Terry | Brands | Iowa | 126 | 1990-1992 |
| Kurt | Angle | Clarion | Hwt | 1990-92 |
| Jeff | Prescott | Penn State | 118 | 1991-92 |
| Matt | Demaray | Wisconsin | 150 | 1991-92 |
| Kevin | Randleman | Ohio State | 177 | 1992-93 |
| Sam | Henson | Clemson | 118 | 1993-94 |
| Markus | Mollica | Arizona State | 158, 167 | 1993, 1995 |
| Mark | Branch | Oklahoma State | 167 | 1994-97 |
| Kerry | McCoy | Penn State | Hwt | 1994-97 |
| Les | Gutches | Oregon State | 177 | 1995-96 |
| Jeff | McGinness | Iowa | 126, 142 | 1995, 1998 |
| Cary | Kolat | Lock Haven | 134, 142 | 1996, 1997 |
| Mark | Ironside | Iowa | 134 | 1997-98 |
| Stephen | Neal | CSU Bakersfield | Hwt | 1998-99 |
| Tim | Hartung | Minnesota | 190, 197 | 1998, 1999 |
| T.J. | Williams | Iowa | 149, 157 | 1999, 2001 |
| Eric | Juergens | Iowa | 133 | 2000-01 |
| Donny | Pritzlaff | Wisconsin | 165 | 2000-01 |
| Johnny | Thompson | Oklahoma State | 133 | 2002-03 |
| Tommy | Rowlands | Ohio State | Hwt | 2002-04 |
| Damion | Hahn | Minnesota | 197 | 2003-04 |
| Ryan | Bertin | Michigan | 157 | 2003-05 |
| Teyon | Ware | Oklahoma | 141 | 2003-05 |
| Steve | Mocco | Oklahoma State | Hwt | 2003-05 |
| Travis | Lee | Cornell | 125, 133 | 2003, 2005 |
| Chris | Pendleton | Oklahoma State | 174 | 2004-05 |
| Joe | Dubuque | Indiana | 125 | 2005-06 |
| Johny | Hendricks | Oklahoma State | 165 | 2005-06 |
| Cole | Konrad | Minnesota | Hwt | 2006-07 |
| Ben | Askren | Missouri | 174 | 2006-07 |
| Matt | Valenti | Penn | 133 | 2006-07 |
| Mark | Perry | Iowa | 165 | 2007-08 |
| Jake | Herbert | Northwestern | 184 | 2007-09 |
| J | Jaggers | Ohio State | 141 | 2008-09 |
| Brent | Metcalf | Iowa | 149 | 2008-10 |
| Jake | Varner | Iowa State | 197 | 2009-10 |
| Jordan | Burroughs | Nebraska | 157, 165 | 2009, 2011 |
| Matt | McDonough | Iowa | 125 | 2010-12 |
| Kellan | Russell | Michigan | 141 | 2011-12 |
| Jordan | Oliver | Oklahoma State | 133, 149 | 2011, 2013 |
| Quentin | Wright | Penn State | 184, 197 | 2011, 2013 |
| Tony | Nelson | Minnesota | Hwt | 2012-13 |
| David | Taylor | Penn State | 165 | 2012-14 |
| Jesse | Delgado | Illinois | 125 | 2013-14 |
| Chris | Perry | Oklahoma State | 174 | 2013-14 |
| Nick | Gwiazdowski | NC State | Hwt | 2014-15 |
| Gabe | Dean | Cornell | 184 | 2015-16 |
| Isaiah | Martinez | Illinois | 157 | 2015-16 |
| Dean | Heil | Oklahoma State | 141 | 2016-17 |
| Vincenzo | Joseph | Penn State | 165 | 2017-18 |
| Zahid | Valencia | Arizona State | 174 | 2018-19 |
| Nick | Suriano | Rutgers, Michigan | 133, 125 | 2019, 2022 |
| Roman | Bravo-Young | Penn State | 133 | 2021-22 |
| Nick | Lee | Penn State | 141 | 2021-22 |
| Gable | Steveson | Minnesota | 285 | 2021-22 |
| Keegan | O'Toole | Missouri | 165 | 2022-23 |
| Austin | O'Connor | North Carolina | 149, 157 | 2021, 2023 |
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