The Wisconsin Wrestling Federation, guided by USA Wrestling, provides quality opportunities for its members to achieve their full human and athletic potential. Wisconsin Wrestling Federation will strive to be USA Wrestling’s best state organization. 

Renewals/purchases for your 2024-25 USA Wrestling membership begin August 23rd! Knock this off your to-do list and get prepared for the new season starting September 1st. Thank you for being part of USA Wrestling and the Wisconsin Wrestling Federation! 

District Meetings - September 11th
The Wisconsin Wrestling Federation has scheduled its annual district meetings for Wednesday, September 11th. Director positions for districts 2, 4, 6, and 8 are up for election in 2024—current USA Wrestling leaders representing sanctioned clubs at the date of the meeting are eligible to vote. Please select here to confirm your district’s meeting location, date, and start times.

Annual Meeting - October 6th
The annual meeting is scheduled for Sunday, October 6th, at The Lodge in Mauston and will begin at noon. This is an open meeting where we will hear from WWF State Chairperson, Todd Schaaf, and multiple other directors with their year-in-review. Up for vote this year at the Annual Meeting are the positions of Kids Director, 16U Director, Junior Director, and Women’s Director. For more information on the WWF team, please visit out team page here.

The WWF women’s program hosts a women’s freestyle camp series from September to April at various locations across the state! Learn more on the women's program page here. 

Wisconsin’s National Teams compete during the summer at USA Wrestling’s National Duals and Fargo (Junior & 16U Nationals)! 

NATIONAL DUALS: Team Wisconsin saw outstanding performances across the board at National Duals as 7 teams placed top 10 in the country! Menʼs freestyle made history as the first junior freestyle team to claim the title, and 16U womenʼs freestyle placed 2nd overall in the first event for the age group in WFS. Congratulations teams and coaches! Recaps are posted on the blog, here.  

FARGO: Team Wisconsin showcased an impressive performance at the 2024 USMC Junior and 16U National Championships, with 30 wrestlers earning All-American status, including two champions and four runners-up! The team achieved top-10 placements in three divisions and six received distinguished awards. Congratulations athletes and coaches on this major accomplishment!  Recaps and the All-American Summary are posted on the blog, here.  

Head to the athlete pages for more national team info: 14U | 16U | Juniors | Womens.

Click on the links below to read about why wrestlers should wrestle Freestyle and Greco during the offseason.

Attack Style Wrestling: Why Wrestle Freestyle & Greco Roman

USA Wrestling: Benefits of the Olympic Styles of Wrestling 

USA Wrestling: Why Wrestle Freestyle 

Matt Lindland: Why Greco-Roman and why you should care