KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) has officially announced the qualifiers for the 2026 NAIA Wrestling National Championships hosted by Visit Wichita at Heartland Credit Union Arena in Park City, Kan. The 69th edition of the annual event will take place with six sessions across three days. The action begins on Thursday, March 5, and concludes on Saturday, March 7th.

After the conference tournaments concluded, a 16-member national selection committee consisting of two representatives from each conference met to select the remaining national at-large qualifiers. In total, there were 70 at-large qualifiers. The seeding and preliminary brackets will be announced on NAIA.org by 5 p.m. (CST) on Friday, February 27.

Grand View (Iowa), Indiana Tech, Life (Ga.), Southeastern (Fla.), Cumberlands (Ky.) and Southern Oregon are all bringing 12 student-athletes to Wichita to compete for a national title. Providence (Mont.), Marian (Ind.), Cumberland (Tenn.) and Oklahoma City are each bringing 11. In total across the ten weight classes, 320 wrestlers were selected to compete for a chance at being named a national champion in their respective weight class.

Marian's 11 wrestlers at the NAIA Championships will be: Anthony Hughes  (125), Aidan Woods (125), Landon Bertsch (133), Logan Wagner (141), Tiernan Boots (149), Christian Arberry (157), Jeff Dunasky Jr. (165), Braden Getz (165), Anthony Rinehart (174), Jeivan Ross (174), and Noah Hollendonner (184). Hughes and Wagner are projected to be seeded in the top-eight of their respective weight classes, which will be announced later this week. 

The Cascade Collegiate Conference has the most national qualifiers with 60, while the Heart of America Conference follows close behind with 59.

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