Schreiner University's Austin Cooley closes out his 2024-25 season on the mat by picking up All-America status after his 5th place finish at the 2025 NCAA Division III Wrestling Championships.
Cooley, a junior, competed at 285 pounds and went 3-2 on the weekend. He won his first two matches before dropping his next two. Cooley responded with a win in the 5th place match, picking up a victory by fall at the 2:05 mark. Cooley becomes just the second wrestler from the SLIAC to earn All-America status, following Westminster College's Montgomery Mills' 3rd place showing last year.
Also in action on the weekend at the Division III Championships was Demetri Teddlie, from University of the Ozarks, and Austen Wetzel, from Westminster College. Teddlie, who wrestled at 157 pounds, went 3-2 on the weekend while Wetzel was 2-2.