Brady Wilson was named the head coach of the Minnesota State wrestling team on March 16, 2026. The four-time All-American is the fourth head coach in the history of the program.
Wilson returns to his alma mater after spending 15 seasons as an assistant and associate head coach at St. Cloud State, where he helped guide the Huskies to a remarkable 235–10 dual record, including a 119–1 mark in NSIC duals during that span. During the 2025-26 season, St. Cloud State finished 17-2 and was 10-0 in the NSIC winning their 14th league title in the last 15 years. The Huskies finished second at the NCAA Super Region V Championships and sixth at the NCAA Championships, seeing five wrestlers earn All-American Honors.
A standout during his competitive career at Minnesota State from 2006–2010, Wilson won a school record 143 matches and is one of only eight four time All-Americans in program history. He was a two-time North Central Conference champion and a two-time Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference champion. During his tenure, Wilson helped the Mavericks to four top four National Dual Team finishes, two conference championships (NCC – 2007; NSIC – 2009), three regional titles (2007, 2008, 2009), and three top four finishes at the NCAA Championships (3rd – 2008; T3rd – 2009; 4th – 2007).
Individually, Wilson placed in the top five at the NCAA Championships all four years, including a national runner-up finish in 2010. He was named both the MSU Athlete of the Year and the Don Buchanan Senior Student Athlete of the Year that same season.
During Wilson's time at St. Cloud State, the Huskies captured five NCAA Championships, eight NWCA National Dual Championships, 11 Super Region titles, and 13 NSIC Championships. Recognized as one of the nation's top developers of upper weight wrestlers, Wilson coached 18 All-Americans in the 184, 197, and 285-pound weight classes, including three national champions.
In total, 82 of the 107 NCAA qualifiers during his tenure at SCSU earned All-American honors, and 98 wrestlers received All-NSIC recognition, including nine NSIC Wrestlers of the Year and six NSIC Rookies of the Year.
Academically, St. Cloud State also excelled under Wilson's guidance, producing 137 NWCA Scholar All-Americans, 87 Academic All-NSIC honorees, and 10 College Sports Communicators Academic All-Americans.
Wilson graduated from Minnesota State in 2009 and earned his master's degree in athletic administration from MSU in 2011. He and his wife, Heather, have two children, Harlow and Layne.
