Hall of Fame
Kyle Jahn came to McKendree after winning a state wrestling championship as a senior in high school. He took that one step further by the time his career with the Bearcats was completed in 2007 -08, with a national championship as the centerpiece of a prolific career at McKendree.
Wrestling at 133 pounds in each of his first two years as well as at 141 pounds as a junior and senior, Kyle posted a career record of 102-21 at McKendree, winning more than 82 percent of the time he took the mat for the Bearcats. He was the first wrestler in program history to record 100 career victories, and had a career-high 30 wins as a senior in 2007-08. Kyle became the first four-time NAIA All-American in . program history and represented McKendree at four consecutive NAIA National Championships.
Kyle burst onto the scene as a freshman in 2004-05, finishing as the national runner-up at 133 pounds at the NAIA tournament. He continued that remarkable run of consistency for McKendree, posting 27 wins in each of the next two seasons while earning another second-place finish at the national tournament as a sophomore along with a sixth-place showing to close out his junior year.
As a senior, Kyle moved up to 141 pounds and produced one of the most memorable seasons in McKendree wrestling history. He surpassed the 100-win mark for his career during the NAIA National Championships, and punctuated his collegiate wrestling career by winning the national title at 141 pounds. He became the second McKendree wrestler to win a NAIA national championship.
After his wrestling career was complete, Kyle moved on to the coaching ranks with McKendree as he served as a student assistant coach, then assistant coach with the Bearcats following his graduation in 2009.
