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2025-26 Wrestling Roster

Payton Wade

  • Height 5-11
  • Weight 285
  • Class Redshirt Sophomore
  • Hometown Wray, Colo.
  • High School Wray

Biography



2024-25 (Redshirt Freshman): Went 2-3 in two early season open tournaments, competing at 184 pounds at the first and at 197 in the second before missing the remainder of the season due to injury... Named to the RMAC All-Academic Honor Roll.

2023-24 (Freshman): Redshirt season… Competed unattached in four open tournaments at 184 and 197 pounds… Posted a 5-7 combined record.

Prep: 2023 graduate of Wray High School… Helped the Matt Brown coached Eagles win three team titles (2020, 2022, 2023)… Was a 4-time state qualifier as an individual… Finished third in three straight years from 2021-23.

Personal: Is majoring in mass communications…Aspires to become a collegiate athletic director or work in the athletic operations field…. Son of Adam and Angie Wade… Has a younger sibling named Josie… Cousin Tell Wade plays football for the Wyoming Cowboys… Enjoys cycling, hanging out with friends and watching movies,

Why I Chose CMU: “I chose CMU because of the close knit group of guys and coaches. Also for the great education and school.”

Historical Player Information

  • 2023-24Freshman

    184
    5'11" 184 lbs
  • 2024-25Redshirt Freshman

    184/197
    5'11" 184 lbs
  • 2025-26Redshirt Sophomore

    285
    5'11" 285 lbs