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2025-26 Wrestling Roster

Kannon Webster

  • Class Redshirt Sophomore
  • Hometown Toulon, Ill.
  • High School Washington Community
  • Major Undecided
  • Position 157
  • Instagram k_webster12
  • Twitter KannonWebster
  • NIL kannon-webster

Biography

NIL Opportunities

USA Button 1x All-American
NCAA Badge 2x NCAA Championships Qualifier
Big Ten Logo white Second-Team All-Big Ten

2025-26

  • All-American at 157 pounds
  • Big Ten bronze medalist at 157 pounds
  • Went 25-6 overall, 12-3 in duals and 4-2 in Big Ten duals
  • His only losses at the NCAA Championships were to the No. 1 and No. 2 seeds, finished fifth. 
  • Finished tied for second most dual points on the team with 50
  • Team leading most tech. falls with seven
  • Tied for most major decisions on the team with six
  • Team most nine top-20 wins on the year

2024-25

  • NCAA Championships Qualifier (149 pounds)
  • Second-Team All-Big Ten (149 pounds)
  • Knocked off No. 1 seed Shayne Van Ness to advance to the Big Ten Championship finals at 149 pounds
    • First Illinois redshirt freshman to wrestle in the Big Ten Championship finals since Mike Carr in 2018
  • Went 16-8 overall, 8-5 in duals and 4-4 in Big Ten duals
  • Started in all 13 duals and was third on the team in dual points scored with 38
  • Recorded three pins, three tech. falls and three major decisions 
  • Academic All-Big Ten

2023-24 

  • Went 20-1 overall, redshirt season
  • Defeated No. 5 Dylan D'Emilio (OSU) SV-1 4-1 in his first Big Ten Dual appearance
  • Recorded four falls, five tech. falls and four major decisions

Career Record

Year Overall Dual Conference Falls TF MD Big Ten NCAA
2023-24* 20-1 6-0 2-0 4 5 4 -- --
2024-25 16-8 8-5 4-4 3 3 3 2nd DNP
2025-26 25-6 12-3 4-2 2 7 6 3rd 5th
Career 41-14 20-8 8-6 5 10 9

*Redshirt Season

High School

  • 3x IHSA State Champion (2020, 22, 23)
  • 3x All-State (2020, 22, 23)
  • 4x All-Conference (2020-23)
  • 2023 Fargo Champion

Personal

Son of Matt and Amy Webster... Has one sister Kyler... List his dad as his biggest influence in his wrestling career... Chose Illinois because it's "close to home and I loved the team and coaches."

Historical Player Information

  • 2023-24Freshman

    149
  • 2024-25Redshirt Freshman

    149
  • 2025-26Redshirt Sophomore

    157