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2025-26 Wrestling Roster

Yoshiya Funakoshi

  • Year Junior
  • Hometown Torrance, California
  • High School Calvary Chapel
  • Major Business

Biography

2025-2026 (Junior):
  • NAIA National Champion at 141lbs
  • NAIA All-American
  • Cascade Conference Newcomer of the Year
  • NWCA Scholar All-American
  • 5th at CCC Championships
  • Finished the season 27-5
  • Won the Falcon Open
  • Finished 2nd at the ERAU Mile High Open
  • Was #11 seed at NAIA National Championships
Previous School:
  • Transfer from Cerritos College
  • 3C2A California Community College State Runner Up 2024
High School:
  • Participated in wrestling and cross country
  • 2X California State Placer (8th in 2019 and 4th in 2022)
Personal:
  • Why did you choose to attend ERAU?  "the area, the wrestling team, good education"
  • Brother Yoshito wrestling at Cal Poly SLO
  • Sister Jewelysa wrestling at Emmanuel University