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2014-15 Las Vegas Wrestling Capsule

LAS VEGAS

Head coach: Zach Hocker, third season

Returning lettermen: Nine

Top wrestlers: Antonio Saldate (Fr.), Jaesen Caday (So.), Jacob Littlefield (Sr.), Jorge Gutierrez (Sr.), Robbie Kaempfer (So.)

Outlook: The Wildcats generally are in the hunt for the Sunrise Region title and hope that will be the case again this year.

“We hope to continue to be competitive both on the mat and in the classroom,” Hocker said. “We would like to improve our stats from last year.”

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