Wyatt Henson joins the Lock Haven wrestling staff as a volunteer assistant after a 2025-26 season that made him an NCAA Division I All-American and MAC champion at 141 pounds.
Henson joins the staff after finishing his own career with the Bald Eagles, where he went 27-8 overall in his final season and earned All-American honors.
At Lock Haven
Henson's coaching tenure with The Haven began in 2026, following a redshirt senior season in which he posted a 27-8 overall record, 15-2 in duals and 6-1 in MAC duals. He earned 12 tech falls, a pin and six major decisions, went a perfect 3-0 at the MAC Championships to win the 141-pound title, and picked up four wins at the NCAA Division I Championships to place eighth and earn All-American honors. His season also included MAC East Wrestler of the Week recognition for Week 8 and a share of the Talon Awards Male Athlete of the Year honor.
Before Lock Haven
Before arriving at Lock Haven, Henson wrestled at Oklahoma, where he compiled an 18-14 overall record and qualified for the 2023 NCAA Division I Championships at 133 pounds, going 1-2 at the national tournament. He then transferred to Lock Haven.
Career Highlights
Henson wrestled at 141 pounds for Lock Haven and became one of the most decorated wrestlers in program history. As a sophomore in 2023-24, he went 35-4 overall, including 12-1 in duals and 8-0 in MAC duals, and won the MAC title at 141 pounds. He recorded 19 tech falls that season, the most in a single season at Lock Haven, and was named co-wrestler of the year at the MAC Tournament. He was also MAC East Wrestler of the Week three times and qualified for the national tournament. His résumé that year included titles at the Cleveland State Open, Millersville's Shorty Hitchcock Classic, the Mat-Town Open and the F&M Open, a second-place finish at the U23 World Team Trials and a gold medal for Team USA at the U23 Pan-American Championships in Rionegro, Colombia.
As a redshirt junior in 2024-25, Henson went 27-6, 16-2 in duals and a perfect 8-0 in MAC competition, with two pins, 13 tech falls and six major decisions. He repeated as MAC champion at 141 pounds and earned another national qualification.
Henson's final season brought the All-American finish, a spot in the Career 100 Wins Club and a total of 44 career tech falls, second in program history. A Waynesburg product, he won two PIAA state titles in high school, one Missouri state title and three PIAA placewinner finishes (fifth, first, first), and he finished his high school career 130-18.
