Elmhurst University Athletics

Jake Oster became the first wrestler in Elmhurst history to capture an individual national championship, winning the 125-pound NCAA Division III title during the 2008-09 season while posting a perfect 27-0 record that season.

Named Elmhurst’s Male Athlete of the Year for two consecutive years (2009 and 2010), Oster was the first Bluejay wrestler to earn All-America accolades in each of his four years. He placed seventh in the nation during his freshman season, and placed fifth during his sophomore campaign in 2008. After winning the NCAA title in 2009, Oster placed third in the nation in 2010 for the fourth All-America honor of his career. 

Oster won three consecutive College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin Individual titles from 2008-2010 and was named the league’s Most Outstanding Wrestler during the 2009 season.

Oster closed out his career with a record of 97-20, recording the fifth-highest win total in Elmhurst history (now ranked seventh). He also tied an Elmhurst record for most individual tournament championships in his career with 11.