CAGWA

Pretty cool to see how wrestling comes full circle. From youth tournaments across Southern California to the NCAA Championships, many of these 2026 California NCAA Division I qualifiers likely crossed paths years ago competing on the same mats in local associations like ours. Long weekends at tournaments, countless hours in the gym and battles that started when they were just kids.

That’s what makes this sport special, watching wrestlers grow from the youth circuit to representing programs across the country on the NCAA stage.

Congratulations to all the California wrestlers competing at NCAAs this year. Southern California wrestling is proud of you.
— CAGWA