Wrestling
Elroy Perkin
- Title:
- Assistant Wrestling Coach
- Email:
- eperkin@calbaptist.edu
- Phone:
- 343-4958
Elroy Perkin joined California Baptist University as an Assistant Wrestling Coach in August 2021.
In year two of the BIG 12 era, Coach Morrill and the Lancers recorded their highest dual win total since 2017 with seven. The program also earned its first-ever ranked victory in 2024 by besting #19 Air Force 20-12 in Colorado Springs. The Lancers earned their first two national qualifiers in 2024 with Hunter Leake and Elijah Griffin, who both also placed at the BIG 12 Championships in their respective weight classes.
In CBU's first year in the BIG 12 conference, Perkin and the coaching staff helped guide the program to its first BIG 12 dual win at Wyoming and dual wins over Vanguard and the program's first win over Cal State Bakersfield. The Lancers defeated seven ranked wrestlers and had a BIG 12 Wrestler of the Week in Elijah Griffin.
The Lancers competed in their first-ever BIG 12 Championships in Tulsa, Oklahoma and faced several All-Americans and national champions. Hunter Leake earned the first-ever win in the tournament with a decision win over Kobe Nelms of Utah Valley in the 133-lb weight class.
Perkin previously served as the head assistant coach at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, an NCAA Division III member, for the last six seasons. He is still a competitive wrestler in his own right and finished fifth in the 70 KG weight class at the United World Wrestling Senior Nationals this past May to earn a spot at the 2021 Senior World Team Trials.
In college, Perkin was a standout wrestler at the University of Wisconsin Whitewater from 2011-12 through 2014-15 under Tim Fader, who also coached with him at UW-Eau Claire. He was a four-year starter and two-time captain for the Warhawks.
Perkin qualified for the NCAA Division III Championships in three-straight years (2013-15) and secured All-American honors and fifth-place finishes in 2014 and 2015. The 149-pounder also won the 2013 D-III Midwest Regional Championship and the 2015 Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Championship.
In year two of the BIG 12 era, Coach Morrill and the Lancers recorded their highest dual win total since 2017 with seven. The program also earned its first-ever ranked victory in 2024 by besting #19 Air Force 20-12 in Colorado Springs. The Lancers earned their first two national qualifiers in 2024 with Hunter Leake and Elijah Griffin, who both also placed at the BIG 12 Championships in their respective weight classes.
In CBU's first year in the BIG 12 conference, Perkin and the coaching staff helped guide the program to its first BIG 12 dual win at Wyoming and dual wins over Vanguard and the program's first win over Cal State Bakersfield. The Lancers defeated seven ranked wrestlers and had a BIG 12 Wrestler of the Week in Elijah Griffin.
The Lancers competed in their first-ever BIG 12 Championships in Tulsa, Oklahoma and faced several All-Americans and national champions. Hunter Leake earned the first-ever win in the tournament with a decision win over Kobe Nelms of Utah Valley in the 133-lb weight class.
Perkin previously served as the head assistant coach at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, an NCAA Division III member, for the last six seasons. He is still a competitive wrestler in his own right and finished fifth in the 70 KG weight class at the United World Wrestling Senior Nationals this past May to earn a spot at the 2021 Senior World Team Trials.
In college, Perkin was a standout wrestler at the University of Wisconsin Whitewater from 2011-12 through 2014-15 under Tim Fader, who also coached with him at UW-Eau Claire. He was a four-year starter and two-time captain for the Warhawks.
Perkin qualified for the NCAA Division III Championships in three-straight years (2013-15) and secured All-American honors and fifth-place finishes in 2014 and 2015. The 149-pounder also won the 2013 D-III Midwest Regional Championship and the 2015 Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Championship.
WRESTLING VS NORTH DAKOTA STATE
Monday, October 28
WRESTLING VS SIUE
Monday, October 28
WRESTLING VS SOUTH DAKOTA STATE
Monday, October 28
CBU WRESTLING VS AIR FORCE
Monday, October 28
