The Cleveland State Vikings are a program that was on the brink of extinction, with the university planning to close up shop on the wrestling team in order to begin a lacrosse program. A massive rally, including a student body vote, helped to save the Vikings.
While the reinstatement was a huge victory for the Vikings wrestling team, its outlook for beating the defending champions is not great.
Head Coach: Ben Stehura
Stehura has been the head coach at Cleveland State since 2008 and piloted the wrestling program through a rocky period where they were briefly eliminated and then reinstated.