Oswego State Athletics

Hired at Oswego:	Summer of 1989
Conference Coach of the Year Honors:	2001 (ECWC), 1996 (ECWC)
Wrestling Career:	University of Buffalo 1981-83, Oswego 1984-86.
Personal:	Mike lives in Oswego with his wife Su-Ann and the couple have three children, Matthew, Mike Jr., and Oswego Women's Lacrosse Coach Britt Howard

Mike Howard was hired in the Summer of 1989 as an associate head coach with the Oswego State wrestling program.

With the success achieved by the Laker Wrestling program over the last 25+ years, coach Howard has made a name for himself in collegiate wrestling. During his career, Howard’s teams have had 65 NCAA qualifiers, 18 NCAA Division III All-Americans, 21 individual conference champions, 96 New York State Collegiate Championship place winners and five ECWC Most Outstanding Wrestlers.

As a competitor, Howard wrestled for the Lakers for three years at the 167-pound weight class and was a two-time co-captain.

Coach Howard serves as the Chair of the NWCA Division III Ranking Committee and served multiple years on the NCAA Championship Seeding Committee.
 


 

NCAA Championship Appearances:	2025, 2024, 2018, 2017, 2013, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003, 2002, 2001, 2000, 1999, 1998, 1997, 1996, 1995, 1994, 1993, 1992, 1991, 1990
NCAA Championship Individual Qualifiers:	66

 

All-America Honors:	20
Regional Champions:	2
Regional Placewinners:*	18
Conference Champions:	22
Conference Placewinners:	181
Conference Most Outstanding Wrestler Awards:	5
Conference Rookie/Freshman of the Year Awards:	2
New York State Placewinners:	103
NWCA Academic All-America Honors:	18
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* All-Region was not instituted until the 2012-13 season

 

Year	Dual Record	NCAA Finish
2024-25	3-11
2023-24	5-12
2022-23	4-10
2021-22	3-5
2020-21	COVID
2019-20	6-9
2018-19	7-7
2017-18	5-6
2016-17	6-10	24th
2015-16	4-14
2014-15	2-14
2013-14	3-12
2012-13	3-11
2011-12	3-12	T-50th
2010-11	5-11
2009-10	4-9
2008-09	5-10	T-45th
2007-08	3-10-1	T-54th
2006-07	5-8	43rd
2005-06	6-7-1	T-41st
2004-05	6-8	T-20th
2003-04	5-10	24th
2002-03	2-12	32nd
2001-02	6-9	9th
2000-01	10-10	45th
1999-00	0-11-2	23rd
1998-99	3-17	40th
1997-98	8-14	37th
1996-97	11-11	36th
1995-96	16-7-1	20th
1994-95	11-7	33rd
1993-94	5-12	43rd
1992-93	5-9	47th
1991-92	5-12	29th
1990-91	7-9-1	42nd
1989-90	9-8	44th
Total	191-354-6 (.347)