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2026-27 Wrestling Roster

Scott Kane
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Hayden Whidden

  • Weight 149
  • Year Redshirt Junior
  • Hometown Winter Haven, Fla.

Biography

2025-26: Posted 12-17 record at 157 pounds ... Placed sixth at the Cougar Clash ... Recorded impressive 14-2 major decision over Duke's Mikey Boulanger ... Scored key 3-1 win in SIUE's win at Northern Illinois to help Cougars win first time in DeKalb ... SIUE's 157-pound entrant the 2026 Mid-American Conference Championships.

2024-25: Named to the All-Mid-American Conference Academic Team ... SIUE's 149-pound entrant at the 2025 Mid-American Conference Championships, where he won one match against Buffalo's Sam Ewing ... Finished fourth at the Cougar Clash ... Finished with 12-15 overall record.

2023-24: Participated in three tournaments during season and finished with a 10-5 record ... Champion at the Harper Open (1/20) where he swept through the tournament with a fall, a major decision, a technical fall and a disqualification in the title match ... Placed fifth at Maryville Open and eighth at the Greyhound Open.

Previous: State champion his senior season at Lake Gibson with a 32-0 record ... Placed second at the state championships as a freshman followed by third as a sophomore and second as a junior ... Parents are Chris and Valerie Whidden.

Career Statistics

Year W-L Dual Conf. Fall TF Maj
25-26 12-17 6-6 3-3 0 1 3
24-25 12-15 6-7 2-4 2 0 3
23-24 10-5 0-0 0-0 2 2 2
Totals 34-37 12-13 5-7 4 3 8

Historical Player Information

  • 2023-24Freshman

    141 lbs

  • 2024-25Sophomore

    141 lbs

  • 2025-26Redshirt Sophomore

    141 lbs

  • 2026-27Redshirt Junior

    149 lbs