Fort Hays State wrestler Danny Grater was selected to the CoSIDA/ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District Team for at large sports. Grater, a junior from Green, Kan., was a second-team selection. He holds a 3.54 GPA as a Technology Studies major. Read more...

The Fort Hays State wrestling team had its annual end-of-the-year banquet this past week. Several individual honors of the wrestlers were recognized at the event. Read more...

The Fort Hays State wrestling team has been selected to compete in the 2010 NWCA Division II National Duals, which will be held January 9-10, 2010. Below is a list of schools joining Fort Hays State in the competition. Read more...

Fort Hays State had five wrestlers named to the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference All-Academic Team on Tuesday, April 7, 2009. Junior Danny Grater was the lone Tiger to earn first team honors. Junior Shawn Kuhlman earned second team honors. Junior Levi Younkin and sophomores Cody Gillespie and Dylan Loyd were each listed to the honor roll. To qualify for the honor, the individuals must have a GPA of 3.20 or better, be a starter or key reserve, and completed two consecutive semesters of three quarters at their current institution. Read more...

The Fort Hays State wrestling team landed four individuals on the 2008-2009 NWCA Division II All-Academic Team. The Tigers as a team ranked ninth in the nation with a GPA of 3.192. Truman State won the Academic National Championship for the third year in a row with a 3.467 team GPA. Earning first team honors for FHSU was Danny Grater. Shawn Kuhlman earned second team honors, and Cody Gillespie and Dylan Loyd each received honorable mention nods. Read more...

Fort Hays State wrestlers Tommy Edgmon and Danny Grater each earned All-American honors at the NCAA Division II Wrestling Championships in Houston, Texas (March 13-14). Edgmon was the national runner-up at 125 pounds and Grater finished sixth at 157 pounds. Also competing for the Tigers at nationals were James Annon (141), Troy Lussenhop (165) and Tyler Gonzales (184). Read more...

The Fort Hays State wrestling squad competed at the RMAC Championships/NCAA Division II West Regional on Saturday (Feb. 28) in Kearney, Neb. The Tigers finished fourth in the team standings, but had five individuals qualify for the national tournament. Those wrestlers include Danny Grater (157), Tommy Edgmon (125), Troy Lussenhop (165), James Annon (141) and Tyler Gonzales (184). Read more...

The Fort Hays State wrestling squad competed in its final two duals of the season on Friday evening (Feb. 20) in Kearney, Neb. The Tigers posted a convincing win over #13 ranked Augustana (S.D.) 32-7, before falling to #5 Nebraska-Kearney by a score of 26-9. Read more...

The Fort Hays State wrestling squad competed in the MIAA Dual Championships on Sunday in Warrensburg, Mo. The event showcased the four schools that are members of the MIAA, even though it is not recognized as a championship sport for the conference. The #19 ranked Tigers fell to #1 ranked Nebraska-Omaha 34-6 and #18 Central Missouri 18-15, but defeated Truman in its final dual of the day 37-9. Read more...

The Fort Hays State wrestling squad hosted Adams State College on Friday evening at Gross Memorial Coliseum, in a match-up of two nationally ranked teams. The #19 ranked Tigers won six of the last seven matches in the dual to come from behind and claim a 23-15 dual victory over the #9 ranked Grizzlies. Read more...

The Fort Hays State wrestling squad was at Western State on Saturday evening (February 7) in Gunnison, Colo. The #19 ranked Tigers battled the #5 Mountaineers for first place in the RMAC dual standings. Western State took the dual on its home floor by a score of 25-9, remaining perfect in RMAC duals. Fort Hays State moved to 4-1 in RMAC duals this season and 7-3 overall. Read more...

The Fort Hays State wrestling squad was in dual action at Mesa State College in Grand Junction, Colo., on Friday evening (February 6). The Tigers won eight of the 10 matches in the dual to post a 31-6 win over the Mavericks. The win sets up a first-place showdown in the RMAC with #5 ranked Western State in Gunnison, Colo., on Saturday evening (Feb. 7). Fort Hays State jumped into the national rankings on Wednesday at #19 in the nation. Read more...

The Fort Hays State wrestling squad hosted New Mexico Highlands and CSU-Pueblo in a double dual on Friday evening (Jan. 30) at Gross Memorial Coliseum in Hays. The Tigers posted a pair of wins, first defeating New Mexico Highlands 26-18, then defeating CSU-Pueblo in the nightcap 26-12. Read more...

The Fort Hays State wrestling squad competed in the Central Missouri Dual Jamboree on Sunday, January 25, at the UCM Multipurpose Building in Warrensburg, Mo. The Tigers wrestled in three duals at the event, facing #12 ranked Wisconsin-Parkside, University of Mary, and Minnesota State-Moorhead. The Tigers won their dual with University of Mary, but fell to Wisconsin-Parkside and Minnesota State-Moorhead. Read more...

The Fort Hays State wrestling squad took to the road on Thursday evening for a non-conference dual with #5 ranked Central Oklahoma in Edmond, Okla. The teams locked up in a very exciting dual that came down to the last match, which pitted 184 pounders Tyler Gonzales (FHSU) and Daniel Morrison (UCO). Gonzales scored a takedown in the waning moments of the match to grab a lead and lift the Tigers to a shocking 21-19 dual win. It was the first win ever for Fort Hays State in Edmond. Read more...

The Fort Hays State wrestling squad hosted Newman University on Friday, January 16, at Gross Memorial Coliseum in Hays. The Tigers won the dual in dominating fashion, winning nine of the 10 matches. Three of the Tiger wins were by fall. Read more...

The Fort Hays State wrestling and basketball squads are in action over the next two days at Gross Memorial Coliseum in Hays. The wrestling squad hosts Newman University for a dual on Friday evening at 7:00 p.m. The basketball squads host Pittsburg State on Saturday, with the women’s game beginning at 2:00 p.m., and the men’s game at 4:00 p.m. Read more...

Twelve members of the Fort Hays State wrestling squad competed at the Hastings College Open on Saturday, January 10. Ten of the 12 competing in the event placed. Danny Grater won the 157-pound weight class and Shawn Kuhlman won the 174-pound weight class. Read more...

The Fort Hays State wrestling squad competed in its first dual of the 2008-09 season on Friday evening at Colorado School of Mines in Golden, Colo. It was also the first dual of the season for the Orediggers, and the first conference dual for both teams. Fort Hays State posted a 27-13 win by winning seven of the 10 matches. Read more...

Fort Hays State University hosted the annual FHSU-Bob Smith Open on Saturday, December 6, at Gross Memorial Coliseum in Hays, Kan. Over 20 schools were represented at the tournament, with 343 wrestlers competing (the largest in several years). Fort Hays State had seven wrestlers place at the event, which included Tommy Edgmon, Blake Malloy, Dustin Dooley, James Annon, Danny Grater, Shawn Kuhlman, and Levi Younkin. Read more...

The Fort Hays State wrestling squad had individuals competing at the Kaufman-Brand Open in Omaha, Neb., and at the Northern Colorado Open in Greeley, Colo., this past weekend. The Tigers had nine individuals place at the two events, with six at the Kaufman-Brand Open, and three at the Northern Colorado Open. Read more...

Fort Hays State University Head Wrestling Coach Chas Thompson has announced the signing of Mitchell Means, from Goddard, Kan., for the 2009-2010 season. Read more...

Fort Hays State had 17 wrestlers in action at the Central Missouri Open on Sunday (Nov. 16) in Warrensburg, Mo. The Tigers had four placers in the tournament, which included Blake Malloy (165), Dustin Dooley (125), Danny Grater (157) and James Annon (141). Read more...

The Fort Hays State wrestling team held its annual Black & Gold Scrimmage on Friday evening (November 7) at Gross Memorial Coliseum in Hays. Only eight matches were wrestled with the 197 and heavyweight classes being open for both squads. The Gold team outlasted the Black by a score of 16-11. Read more...

Tiger wrestlers saw their first action of the year with members of the squad competing at the Colby Community College Open and Labette Community College Takedown Tournament on Saturday, November 1. Fort Hays State had three first place, two second place, and five third place finishers between the tournaments. Read more...

Three Fort Hays State wrestlers have been listed in the NWCA Division II National Rankings. The wrestlers include James Annon at 141 pounds, Danny Grater at 157 pounds, and Tyler Gonzales at 184 pounds. Read more...

Fort Hays State University wrestling coach Chas Thompson announced the signing of Sam Thoman for the 2008-09 season. Thoman comes to the program from Andale High School in Andale, Kan. Read more...

Fort Hays State University announced on Thursday, June 26, 2008, the hiring of Chas Thompson as Head Wrestling Coach. Thompson becomes the 13th coach in the wrestling program's history. Read more...

Fort Hays State University wrestling coach Cody Bickley announced the signing of two more wrestlers for the 2008-09 season, bringing the number of signees to seven. Transferring to the program as juniors will be Colby Crawford and Andre Harrison. Read more...

Fort Hays State University wrestling coach Cody Bickley announced the signing of Levi Younkin for the 2008-09 season. Younkin, a native of Oakley, Kan., wrestled for two years at Colby Community College. He was a NJCAA All-American as a freshman for CCC, placing sixth at nationals in 2005-06. Younkin spent last year at Wichita State University, where he wrestled for WSU's club team. He finished fifth in the nation at club nationals in 2007-08. Read more...

Fort Hays State Athletic Director Curtis Hammeke announced the promotion of Cody Bickley to Associate Athletic Director at Fort Hays State University. Dr. Mark Pahls announced his resignation as Associate Athletic Director at FHSU earlier this month. Bickley, the head wrestling coach at Fort Hays State, will step down from his current post. Read more...

Fort Hays State University head wrestling coach Cody Bickley announced today the signing of Caleb Payne and Coty Reinhardt for the 2008-09 season.

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Fort Hays State University head wrestling coach Cody Bickley announced today the signing of Tommy Edgmon for the 2008-09 season. Edgmon, a native of Goddard, Kan., will wrestle at 125 pounds and comes to the program from Pratt Community College. While at Pratt CC, he was a two-time NJCAA Qualifier and was ranked as high as #4 in the country his sophomore season. In high school, he was a three-time state champion and finished his career with an overall record of 122-16. His senior season, he was named the Class 6A Wrestler of the Year. He was also a Brute Adidas Nationals Champion.

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The Fort Hays State wrestling program held its post-season banquet last Friday night inside the new Robbins Alumni Center. The event was co-sponsored by the Tiger Takedown Club and Whiskey Creek, who prepared the meal. Upon completion of the meal, head coach Cody Bickley announced several awards and a season-recap video was shown.

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For the first time ever, the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference recognized first, second team and honor roll all-academic performers in the sport of wrestling. Fort Hays State had six wrestlers earn Academic All-RMAC honors. Those individuals included Danny Grater, Shawn Kuhlman, Blake Malloy, Kyle Patton, Dylan Loyd, and Josh Peterson. Read more...

The Fort Hays State wrestling team will be holding their annual post-season banquet on Friday, April 18th, at 6:00 p.m. in the new Robbins Center adjacent to Gross Memorial Coliseum in Hays. Doors will open at 5:00 p.m., for socializing prior to the banquet. The banquet will feature awards, dinner and a highlight video. To reserve a spot at the banquet, contact the FHSU Athletic Office at (785) 628-4050. Read more...

The National Wrestling Coaches Association released its Division II All-Academic Wrestling Team for the 2007-08 season. Eight individuals from Fort Hays State received the honors out of 133 student athletes selected from 35 universities and colleges. Fort Hays State ranked third in team GPA (3.243), behind Truman State (3.394) and Nebraska-Kearney (3.334). Truman State has now won the Academic National Championship as a team the past two years. Read more...

Fort Hays State University had four wrestlers compete at the NCAA Division II Championships in Cedar Rapids, Iowa this past weekend (March 14-15). The four competing were James Annon at 141 pounds, Danny Grater at 157 pounds, Blake Malloy at 174 pounds, and Tyler Gonzales at 197 pounds. Annon was the only Tiger to garner All-American honors as he placed fifth in the nation in his 141-pound weight class. Read more...

The Fort Hays State wrestling team was in action on Saturday (March 1) at the NCAA Division II West Regional/RMAC Championships in Las Vegas, N.M. The Tigers had four individuals qualify for nationals out of the 10 competing in the event. The top four placers at each weight qualify for the national tournament. Read more...

The Fort Hays State wrestling squad hosted #4 ranked Nebraska-Kearney in its final dual of the 2007-08 season. The Tigers battled tough all night, but too many close matches swung in Kearney’s favor, giving the Lopers a 27-12 win in Hays on Tuesday night (February 19). Read more...

The Fort Hays State wrestling team was in action on Saturday evening and hosted Grand Canyon University. On a night in which head coach Cody Bickley was honored for becoming the new all-time duals winner in FHSU wrestling history, the Tigers would win all 10 matches and shut out the Antelopes by a final score of 51-0. FHSU would benefit from five GCU open weights.

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The Fort Hays State wrestling squad hosted Western State College on Friday evening (February 8) at Gross Memorial Coliseum. Western State entered the dual as the #5 ranked team in the nation. The Tigers gave the Mountaineers all they could handle, but Western State prevailed in the end by a score of 21-15. Read more...

In honor of FHSU head wrestling coach becoming the all-time winningest coach in the program's history, the Fort Hays State Athletic Department is offering free admission to all Tiger fans for next Saturday’s dual against Grand Canyon University. Dual time on February 9 is set for 7:00 p.m. from Gross Memorial Coliseum. Upon completion of the dual, the Fort Hays State Athletic Department will also be hosting a post-dual reception in honor of Bickley, which will be open to the public. Read more...

The Fort Hays State University wrestling squad was in action on the road at the University of Central Missouri on Saturday evening (February 2) in non-conference action. The Tigers dominated the dual, defeating the #20 ranked Mules by a score of 28-9. FHSU won eight of the 10 matches. Read more...

The Fort Hays State University wrestling squad was in non-conference dual action Friday evening against Newman University in Wichita, Kan. The Tigers won eight of 10 matches in the dual, on their way to a 26-12 win. It was the 55th win of head coach Cody Bickley’s career, giving him the most wins among any coach in Fort Hays State history. Read more...

The #20-ranked Fort Hays State University wrestling squad was in action on Saturday evening (January 19) at Chadron State College in Chadron, Neb. It took the final match of the evening to decide the dual, with #12-ranked Chadron State squeaking out a 22-18 dual win. Read more...

The #20 ranked Fort Hays State University wrestling team hosted the University of Central Oklahoma on Thursday evening (January 17) in Hays. Central Oklahoma won the dual by a score of 30-10, winning 7-of-10 matches in the dual. Read more...

The Fort Hays State wrestling squad competed in its second dual in as many days, going up against New Mexico Highlands on Friday evening (January 11) in Las Vegas, N.M. The Tigers won eight of ten matches on their way to a 31-12 win over the Cowboys. Read more...

The Fort Hays State wrestling squad wrestled in its first road dual of the season Thursday evening (January 10) at Adams State College in Alamosa, Colo. Adams State entered the dual with a #5 national ranking, while Fort Hays entered at #20 in the nation. Adams State proved its ranking with a 32-9 win over the Tigers. The Grizzlies won eight of the 10 matches in the dual. Read more...

The Fort Hays State wrestling squad hosted Mesa State College on Saturday afternoon (January 5) at Gross Memorial Coliseum. After a win over Colorado Mines the previous evening, the #17-ranked Tigers won seven of 10 matches on their way to a 31-16 win over the Mavericks. Read more...

The Fort Hays State wrestling squad hosted Colorado School of Mines on Friday evening (January 4) at Gross Memorial Coliseum in its first conference dual of the season. The #17-ranked Tigers reeled off nine consecutive wins to roll to a 39-6 win over the Orediggers. Read more...

The Fort Hays State University wrestling squad hosted the annual FHSU-Bob Smith Open on Saturday (December 1) at Gross Memorial Coliseum. The Tigers had six individuals place in the event, including three second-place finishers, two third and one fourth-place finisher. Wrestlers had to finish in the top four to place in the event. FHSU had 23 wrestlers participate in the event. Read more...

Fort Hays State University head wrestling coach Cody Bickley announced the signing of Brent Fisher from Goddard High School in Goddard, Kan., for the 2008-09 season. Fisher is the younger brother of current Tiger wrestler Blake Fisher. Read more...

The #18-ranked Fort Hays State wrestling team competed in the Northern Colorado Open this past Sunday in Greeley, Colorado. The Tigers had five individuals place in the tournament including Danny Grater, who was the 157 pound individual champion. Others who placed in the tournament were James Annon, who finished second at 141 pounds, Blake Malloy, who finished second at 174 pounds, Josh Pfannenstiel, who finished third at 149 pounds and Dustin Martin, who finished fourth at 285 pounds.

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The Fort Hays State wrestling team had 19 individuals in action at the University of Central Missouri Open on Sunday (November 11). FHSU had two individuals place in the event. Blake Malloy took fifth place at 174 pounds and Danny Grater took sixth place at 165 pounds. Read more...

The Fort Hays State University wrestling team opened its dual season in Tecumseh, Kan., Friday (November 9) evening at Shawnee Heights High School. Stanford University, NCAA Division I and Pac-10 Conference member, defeated the Tigers 26-9. The Tigers were victorious in three matches, while the Cardinal won seven. Read more...

The Fort Hays State wrestling squad kicked off its season with the annual FHSU Black & Gold Scrimmage at Gross Coliseum Thursday evening (December 1). Nine Tigers competed for each team in the intrasquad scrimmage, with 165 pounds being the only match not wrestled with both teams open at the weight. The Black and Gold squads wrestled to a 15-15 tie. Read more...

The Fort Hays State wrestling team will begin the 2007-2008 wrestling season ranked #18 NCAA Division II. The Tigers are coming off a 7-6 dual record in 2006-2007 and a 14th place finish at nationals. The Tigers return three national qualifiers from a season ago to this year's squad. Read more...

The Fort Hays State wrestling team will hold an open practice to the public on Saturday, October 20. The practice will begin at 9:00 a.m. and last about an hour. Media and fans are welcome to come and get an early look at this year's squad. Read more...

Fort Hays State University head wrestling coach Cody Bickley announced today the team captains for the 2007-2008 wrestling season. The Tigers will have four team captains this season. The captains include Phil Hart, Tyler Gonzales, Danny Grater and Blake Malloy. All four wrestlers were fixtures in the Tiger wrestling lineup last season. The four men were voted on by their peers as team captains. Read more...

Fort Hays State University head wrestling coach Cody Bickley announced today the signing of 10 individuals for the 2006-07 season. Nine of the wrestlers are incoming freshmen and the other is a transfer. Information on each wrestler is listed below. Read more...