Tiger Sports Hall of Fame
Wrestling (1967-69)
Leland Tresner was a two-time All-American for the Fort Hays State wrestling program. He was the first individual national champion at Fort Hays State in wrestling, winning the 152-pound weight class in 1968-69. Tresner finished sixth in the nation at 152 pounds as a junior in the 1967-68 season. He compiled an overall record of 34-9-1 in his two seasons, including a 21-2-1 record in his national championship season of 1968-69. Tresner became the first Kansan to win a national title since 1931, when Kansas State University's Bill Doyle won at the NCAA Championships. Tresner, native of Garden City, Kan., unfortunately has passed away, but will be honored by his family at the ceremony.
