CAMPBELLSVILLE, Ky. – The Campbellsville University men's wrestling team enters the 2026-27 season with an experienced group of national qualifiers, two returning All-Americans, and seven wrestlers included in the NAIA preseason individual rankings.

Campbellsville begins the season tied for 10th in the NAIA preseason team rating after finishing ninth at the 2026 NAIA National Championships. The Tigers' national finish capped a season in which they shared the Mid-South Conference regular-season championship, placed third at the conference tournament, and produced four MSC champions and four All-Americans.

Senior Nik Yancey and junior Jasitin Kubwimana headline the returning group after reaching the national podium last March.

Yancey placed fifth at 149 pounds to secure his third career All-American honor. He went 11-2 in dual competition, 6-2 in open tournaments, and 3-0 at the MSC Championship last season. Yancey captured the conference title with two technical falls and a 4-1 sudden-victory decision over Victor Guzman in the championship bout. He begins this season ranked second nationally at 149 pounds.

Kubwimana earned his first All-American honor with a seventh-place finish at 165 pounds. Before the national tournament, he compiled a 10-1 dual record, went undefeated in four open matches, and swept three bouts at the conference championship. Kubwimana enters the new season as the NAIA's top-ranked wrestler at 165 pounds.

Redshirt senior Antwaun Burns gives the Tigers another experienced option in the middle weights. Burns won the 157-pound MSC championship last season, completing a 4-0 tournament run with a 3-2 decision over Brice Coleman of Cumberlands. He is ranked 11th nationally at 157 pounds entering the season.

Sophomore Ashton Boswell also returns after qualifying for the national tournament as a freshman. Boswell went 6-2 in duals, placed third at the MSC Championship, and earned victories over nationally ranked opponents during the regular season. He opens the year ranked 12th at 197 pounds.

Campbellsville's remaining preseason-ranked wrestlers are junior Wyatt Hinton at No. 16 at 141 pounds, junior Deontae Forest at No. 25 at 133 pounds, and sophomore Collin Sullivan at No. 8 at 285. Sullivan joins the program after competing previously at Lourdes University, while Forest arrives from Indian Hills Community College.

The Tigers return additional experience throughout the lineup, including Cal Beadling, Anthony Joseph, Luke Schlosser, Kaiden Bates, Skylar Grant, Henry Williams, Joel Hatchett, and Ethan Heady. Head coach Jacob Murton's roster also includes a group of newcomers across the weight classes as Campbellsville works to replace the production of four-time All-American Shad Slone and other members of last season's national tournament lineup.

Campbellsville opens the season Saturday at the Pepsi Open in Corbin, Kentucky. The Tigers will make their home debut Nov. 14 against Defiance College and Midway University at the Hord Family Wrestling Center.