The 1984-85 wrestling team came off a losing season in 1983-84 to go 10-3 in dual competition. They finished as the South Dakota Intercollegiate Conference runner-up and won the District 12 Championship under the direction of head coach Fran Hummel. The Wolves qualified ten for the NAIA National Tournament and finished third as a team in large part to four All-American performances by Dave Harvey, Doyle Everson, Blaine McCance, and Jim Fryer. Harvey won the 118-pound National Championship, while Everson and McCance took second at 126-pounds and 190-pounds, and Fryer finished third in the heavyweight bracket. All four recorded 30-plus win seasons and Everson and Harvey closed out their collegiate careers as just two of 11 Wolves in program history to record 100 career wins. Hummel was honored by multiple outlets as the South Dakota Sportswriters Coach of the Year, NIC Coach of the Year, District 12 Coach of the Year, and NAIA National Coach of the Year. Hummel, Harvey, Eddie Clark, and Everson were inducted into the Northern State Athletics Hall of Fame as individual honorees in 2001, 2006, 2106, and 2022.
Members of the 1984-85 wrestling team include: Todd Bierschenk, Ryan Breske, Ryan Bunton, Eddie Clark, Don Davidson, Rich Egsgaard, Doyle Everson, Brad Feist, Todd Ford, Jim Fryer, Leo Gannon, Kent Hagen, Scott Hagen, Dave Harvey, Gary Harris, Richard Huff, Mike Johnson, Dale Kissner, Neil Lahammer, Curt Mack, Tony Mallinger, Blaine McCance, Randy Konold, Brad Ramey, Jeff Struble, Tim Taggart, John Trevett, Todd Weber, Tim Weisz, and Mike Wray.
