Northeastern State University, located in Tahlequah, Oklahoma, announced the addition of men's and women's wrestling programs.

Men's and women's wrestling will debut as varsity sports at Northeastern State in the 2026–27 academic year.

The additions of the programs are part of Northeastern State's largest expansion of its athletics department in school history. Seven varsity teams will be added over the next two years.

"Once our expansion is complete, we look to have over 300 new student-athletes on our campus," Director of Athletics John Sisemore said. "Working with Northeastern State University President Dr. Rodney Hanley and the NSU cabinet members, we knew this would be great for the future of NSU and huge for Tahlequah."

"For years, local high school student-athletes in these sports had to attend other regional universities, and now they will be able to choose Northeastern State and [we can] keep those talents close to home. There has been tremendous positive feedback for the addition of these programs, with the local popularity of wrestling, especially the rapid growth of women's wrestling, it would not be a surprise to see that sport competing at the NCAA Division I level soon."

Northeastern State will immediately start a nationwide search for its men's and women's wrestling coaches.