Bellarmine won the NWCA Nationals in Bossier City, Louisiana for the second year in a row. Bellarmine won the team title with 245.5 points followed by Liberty at 182 and Thomas More at 143.5.
Bellarmine had six champions and nine wrestlers placed in the top four.
Former Iowa Hawkeye Ned Shuck has been the head coach of Bellarmine since July 2021. Shuck, originally from Mapleton, Minnesota, graduated with a degree in Elementary Education from the University of Iowa in 2005.
As a member of the Iowa Hawkeye Wrestling program Shuck was a four-year letter winner and three-time Academic All-Big Ten selection. In 2005 Shuck was awarded the J. Donald McPike Award for the highest GPA of any graduating Iowa Wrestling senior.
Bellarmine competed in the NWCA Nationals because they are transitioning to Division I.
Next season Bellarmine will be a Division I member of the Southern Conference (SoCon). They will be eligible to compete at the SoCon Tournament to qualify for the 2025 NCAA National Wrestling Championships.
Bellarmine is a private college in Louisville, Kentucky with an enrollment of 3,800 students.
Congratulations Coach Shuck on winning NWCA Nationals.
It is great to be an Iowa Wrestling fan.
Go Hawks!
