Never Too Early Lineup Look: Army West Point

The 2023-24 season was a memorable one for Army West Point’s wrestling team. They finished with a 7-4 dual record which was good enough for #25 in the nation. Most important among those seven wins for head coach Kevin Ward was a 17-16 win over rival, Navy. 

In the postseason, Army finished third in the EIWA with 95.5 points and sent six wrestlers to Kansas City for the NCAA Championships. At nationals, 174 lber Ben Pasiuk broke through and became the program’s first NCAA All-American since Matt Kyler in 2008.

Now with that pesky All-American drought having ended and four qualifiers returning, Army could be in for a big year. Not only do they have a strong nucleus returning, but the Black Knights will also get a boost from the bulk of a 2023 recruiting class that was ranked #17 in the nation and spent a year at the Army’s prep school. 

125: Charlie Farmer

If you follow offseason action in the international styles, you’ll know that Charlie Farmer was one of the stars of summer for Army. Farmer made the finals of the U23 World Team Trials and lost two NCAA qualifier, Max Gallagher (Penn), in the best-of-three series. Farmer posted two techs and a fall before wins over Maximo Renteria (Oregon State) and Alan Koehler (Nebraska) for a berth in the finals. That led to a spot on the U23 team competing at the Pan-American U23 Championship, where Farmer traveled to Colombia and left with a perfect record and a gold medal. 

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