Welcome to the 2025-26 membership season! September starts with important membership renewals, details for the women’s freestyle camp series, and an invitation to join us for the upcoming district and annual meetings.

Membership Renewals

• Individual Athletes and Leaders: All individual memberships must be renewed annually. Visit the USAW membership system to renew yours today. Please note that SafeSport training, refresher courses and/or background checks may be required during the renewal process. We recommend completing this now to ensure you’re ready for the season. Review the full list of membership benefits here.
• High School Teams: USA Wrestling offers an annual opportunity for high school teams to purchase memberships for their entire team for $525. Teams will receive an unlimited number of athlete memberships for the season and an official USA Wrestling Club Charter among other benefits.

Fall Meetings: Read through the complete details for the district and Annual Meeting here.

• WWF District Meetings — Wednesday, Sep. 10
  Districts will hold elections and select kids state qualifier tournament sites. This year, director positions for districts 1, 3, 5, and 7 are up for election. Current USA Wrestling leaders representing sanctioned clubs as of the meeting date are eligible to vote (bylaw 2.3.3). Confirm your district, location and meeting time here.

• WWF Annual Meeting — Sunday, Oct. 19
  Join us at the Lodge in Mauston for the Annual Meeting of Members! The meeting is open to the public and will feature reports from State Chairperson Todd Schaaf and multiple directors in a year-in-review format. Up for vote this year at the Annual Meeting are the positions of At Large Directors (4). Review voting procedures in bylaw 2.4 here. For more information on the WWF team, please visit us online here.

Women’s Freestyle Camp Series
The Women’s Freestyle Camp Series is back for 2025-26—and we’re going ALL-IN. We invite all 14U, 16U, and Junior female athletes to be part of Wisconsin’s push to the top. Performances at National Duals and Fargo proved it: Wisconsin has what it takes. Now it’s about the entire state’s commitment to competing as Team Wisconsin. This season will feature monthly camps designed to bring wrestlers together, sharpen skills, and build on the growing team mentality so when it’s time to head out to Indiana and Fargo next summer, we’re more prepared than ever. Save the dates below and register HERE to train with the National Team coaching staff today!

Mark Your Calendars & Register:

• Sept. 27 – Holmen High School
• Oct. 11 – B.A.M. Training Center
• Nov. 16 – UW-Stevens Point
• Dec. 14 – AWA Wausau
• Jan. 25 – Shiocton High School
• Mar. 28 – Team Nazar Training Center
• Apr. 19 – Aviators WC
• May 2 – Mauston Talon Training Center
• Jun. 6 - Junior Dual Team Camp at UW-Stevens Point
• Jun. 13 - 14U and 16U Dual Team camp at Team Nazar Training Center
• July 13-15 - Fargo Camp at Victory School of Wrestling
• Register here 

WI x Team USA Highlights
In an exciting week of international wrestling, Wisconsin saw four wrestlers earn international medals. Cole and Connor Mirasola claimed World bronze medals at the U20 World Championships in Samokov, Bulgaria, contributing to Team USA’s men’s freestyle team title. As USA Wrestling highlighted, their achievement adds to the history books individually and together: “The Mirasola twins became just the second brother tandem in American wrestling history to medal at the same U20, Junior, or Espoir World Championships since Jimmy Carr won gold and Joe Carr won silver in 1973 in Miami Beach, Florida.”

Later in the week, Payton Jacobson and Mitchell Mesenbrink struck gold at the U23 Pan American Games in Asuncion, Paraguay. Looking ahead, Jacobson will join Alston Nutter at the Senior World Championships in Greco-Roman, while Kylie Welker and Macey Kilty will represent Team USA in women’s freestyle. The Senior World Championships take place in Croatia, beginning September 13.

The Season Ahead
From everyone at the WWF, we’re excited to take on the 2025-26 season! We look forward to building on last season’s momentum and continuing to provide opportunities that grow the sport across Wisconsin. Thank you for being part of the WWF and USA Wrestling—here’s to another great season of teamwork, competition and wrestling community!

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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.