Mark Branch (center). Photo courtesy of UW Athletics LARAMIE, Wyo. - For nearly two decades after taking over the University of Wyoming wrestling program, Mark Branch has built a consistent winning program. He has built a blue-collar standard. Following his 18th season in Laramie, Branch owns a 159-99 coaching record, making him the winningest head coach in program history. His resume includes 21 All-Americans, 91 NCAA qualifiers, 29 conference champions, two NCAA finalis

Multi-year, multi-million-dollar investment becomes the largest corporate investment in program history. Photo courtesy of UW Athletics LARAMIE, Wyo. (April 6, 2026) – University of Wyoming Athletics Director Tom Burman has been talking about it for a while...and the news came out this afternoon that Wyoming Athletics announced a historic new investment from leading infrastructure company Tallgrass, marking the largest corporate contribution in program history and making Tall

Photo courtesy of UW Athletics CLEVELAND, Ohio (3/21/26) – The University of Wyoming wrestling team concluded its 2025-26 season on Saturday at the NCAA Championships inside Rocket Arena. And what an ending it was. The Cowboys placed 12th with 38 points and had three earn All-American status. "It was a great weekend for the Cowboys," head coach Mark Branch said. "I couldn't be more proud of these guys for the way they fought through this incredibly difficult tournament. They

Photo courtesy of UW Athletics CLEVELAND, Ohio – The University of Wyoming wrestling team completed Day 1 at the NCAA Championships on Thursday inside Rocket Arena. Four of the six Pokes are still alive and half of those still going advance to Friday's quarterfinals. As a team, the Cowboys are tied for 13th with 12.5 points. "Bonus points are awesome, and we had three pins and a major decision today, and those are huge in a tournament like this," head coach Mark Branch said.

Photo courtesy of UW Athletics LARAMIE, Wyoming – The University of Wyoming wrestling team travels to the NCAA Championships this week in Cleveland, Ohio. The tournament runs from Thursday through Saturday inside Rocket Arena. The Championships can be seen on the ESPN family of networks. What did head coach Mark Branch have to say? "I told our guys yesterday that the way they're prepared and the way they're capable of competing, nobody is going to want to see them first round

Eddie Neitenbach and Joey Novak Both Take Second Photo courtesy of UW Athletics TULSA, Oklahoma – The University of Wyoming wrestling team wrapped up competition at the Big 12 Championships on Saturday inside the BOK Center. The Pokes took eighth with 67.5 points and had two advance to their title match. Oklahoma State ran away with the team title, tallying points 176 points. Iowa State placed runner-up with 144 points, and Arizona State rounded out the top three at 94 poin

Eddie Neitenbach and Joey Novak Both Advance to Title Bouts Photo courtesy of UW Athletics TULSA, Oklahoma – The University of Wyoming wrestling team completed Day 1 of the Big 12 Championships on Friday inside the BOK Center. The Pokes are sixth as a team with 64.5 points and have six guys still alive, with two of those set to compete in the title bout of their respective weights on Saturday. No. 3-seeded Eddie Neitenbach (184) and No. 2 Joey Novak (197) will both take aim a

Photo courtesy of UW Athletics LARAMIE, Wyoming (3/4/26) – The University of Wyoming wrestling team travels to the Big 12 Championships this week. It’ll take place in Tulsa, Oklahoma, on Friday and Saturday inside the BOK Center. All six sessions can be streamed on ESPN-Plus. Brackets were released Monday and all but three Cowboys earned a seed. Joey Novak (197) led the way with a No. 2 seed, while Eddie Neitenbach (184) and Christian Carroll (HWT) each earned a No. 3 seed in

Photo courtesy of UW Athletics LARAMIE, Wyoming (1/18/26) – The University of Wyoming wrestling team has curiously resided just on the outside looking in of the NWCA Coaches' Poll. Even though the Cowboys have scored more points against No. 1 Penn State than any other team this season and their only losses have come to top 10 teams, the Pokes were still not viewed as one of the 25 best teams in the country. That'll change following Sunday. Wyoming defeated No. 10 South Dakot

Photo courtesy of UW Athletics LARAMIE, Wyoming (1/16/26) – The University of Wyoming wrestling team is back home and set to host No. 10 South Dakota State on Sunday. The dual is scheduled for 1 p.m. inside the UniWyo Sports Complex. It will be broadcast on Flo and the Mountain West Network. The Cowboys are in the middle of the season's third month, and they've only been home once. Take it step further, and the Pokes haven't competed inside the UniWyo Sports Complex since the

Photo by Troy Babbitt, UW Athletics LARAMIE, Wyoming (1/8/26) – The University of Wyoming wrestling team delves back into Big 12 dual action this week. The Cowboys travel to Utah Valley on Saturday for a 7 p.m. competition inside Lockhart Arena. The dual will be broadcast on Utah Valley's YouTube page. The Pokes are 2-3 this season and 1-0 in conference action. The Wolverines possess a 3-3 record and a 1-0 mark in league play. Wyoming is fresh off a third-place finish at the

Photo by Troy Babbitt, UW Athletics CORALVILLE, Iowa (1/4/26) – The University of Wyoming wrestling team wrapped up competition at the Soldier Salute Tournament on Sunday inside Xtreme Arena. The Cowboys placed third as a team with 126.5 points, and No. 4 Joey Novak (197) punctuated the tournament with an individual championship. "Certainly, I don't think Joey wrestled up to his capabilities, but he found a way to win tough matches," head coach Mark Branch said. "It was impor

Photo by Troy Babbitt, UW Athletics CORALVILLE, Iowa (1/3/26) – The University of Wyoming wrestling team completed Day 1 of the Soldier Salute Tournament on Saturday inside Xtreme Arena. The Cowboys – who have three advancing to Sunday’s semifinals – are currently second with 94.5 points. Missouri leads having accumulated 99 points. “Closing is the important part, and it’s the part we feel best about because we started slow,” head coach Mark Branch said. “It has been a sluggi

Photo courtesy of UW Athletics LARAMIE, Wyoming (12/13/25) – The University of Wyoming wrestling team hosted a very special night Saturday inside the Arena-Auditorium. The Cowboys battled No. 1 Penn State in front of a program-record 4,686 fans and gave the home faithful something to cheer about albeit in a 40-7 loss. “That whole dual, no matter the score in any match, the fans were screaming, and they showed out,” Joey Novak said. “That might be the biggest dual I ever wrest

University of Wyoming wrestling head coach Mark Branch. Photo courtesy of UW Athletics LARAMIE, Wyoming (5/7/25) – University of Wyoming...

Photo courtesy of UW Athletics LARAMIE, Wyoming (2/27/25) – The final wrestling Coaches' Ranking was released Thursday in addition to...

Photo courtesy of UW Athletics LARAMIE, Wyoming (2/23/25) – The University of Wyoming wrestling team concluded its regular season Sunday....

LARAMIE, Wyoming (9/18/24) – The University of Wyoming wrestling team and Campbell University are set to commence the 2024-25 NCAA...

TULSA, Oklahoma (3/10/24) – University of Wyoming’s Jore Volk (125) faced a sea of orange Sunday night inside the BOK Center. The No....