Angel Escobedo

Biography

One of the most successful wrestlers in Indiana University history, Angel Escobedo became the eighth head coach in program history on April 6, 2018. Coach Escobedo is in his eighth season as the head coach of the Hoosiers in 2025-26. The 2024-25 season marked yet another year of continual growth. Indiana went 8-5 in the dual schedule, marking three consecutive years of 7-plus dual wins. The Hoosiers also went 3-5 in the Big Ten for the third consecutive season. The Hoosiers spent the majority of the season in the national rankings, topping out at No. 21 by FloWrestling and the NWCA. Escobedo had a career-best showing as head coach at the 2025 Big Ten Championships, putting four wrestlers on the podium for a second consecutive year and the best team finish since 2017 (11th place with 33.0 points). At NCAAs, Indiana had six qualifiers for the second consecutive season, and they turned in their best NCAA showing since 2011 (T-24th place with 18.5 points). Each qualifier won at least one match with five of the six winning at least two. DJ Washington earned All-American status, taking eighth place at 184 lbs., the program’s first All-American since 2017. Angelo Rini and Gabe Sollars each reached the Blood Round. Tyler Lillard won a 165 lbs. title at the Ken Kraft Midlands Championships, the program’s first Midlands champion since 2014. The 2023-24 season was another major step forward for the Indiana program. The team put together a 7-5 dual record and recorded a 3-5 record in the