The Kahoks posted a 5-7-2 record in 1971-72 with Mark Milster (112) taking a third and John Correll (167) a fourth at Districts.

Joe Spurgeon took over as coach in 1972-73 and the Kahoks posted winning marks during the next four seasons; 10-7, 12-9, 14-7, and 13-6.

Ed Lasich (167) became the first Kahok to advance to Sectional competition in the 1973-74 season on the basis of a second place finish in the District meet. Collinsville’s first tournament championship came in 1974-75 when the Kahoks won the Alton, IL Invitational Wrestling Tournament.

Hector Sanabria (145) became the first Kahok to win a District title (1975-76) and Ben Bolt (126) won the Kahoks first Sectional Championship. Bolt and Sanabria became the first Collinsville wrestlers to qualify for the State Tournament.

Tom Correll won a District title at 119 in 1976-77 and the Kahoks had two District champions in 1977-78, Brad Vacca (167) and Dave Gaumer (HWT). Correll finished third in Sectionals in 1976-77 and Gaumer fourth in 1977-78.

Jerry Davis took over the head coaching reins in 1978-79, Tom Harvengt (155) became the fifth Kahok to win a Regional title and the third Kahok to advance to the state meet. Harvengt placed second in the Sectional Tournament.

The 1979-80 season saw Mike Kleb become the fourth Kahok to qualify for the state meet and the first underclassmen to do so. The sophomore heavyweight placed second in both the Regional and Sectional Tournaments.

George Portz became the Kahoks fourth head coach as the 1981-82 season got under way. Henry Levy (167) and Mike Kleb (HWT) won Regional Titles and Kleb proceeded to capture the Sectional Championship. Kleb is the highest placing Kahok at the State Tourney to date (4th place). Kleb also set Kahok career records for most victories (73) and most pins (62). The 62 career falls are listed in the top 10 in the State. The 1981-82 team recorded their first-ever Kahok dual meet shutout, 63-0 over Wood River.

The 1982-83 season produced a new record for the fastest pin, 98 lb. Jay Austin (:10). Henry Levy (167) became the first Kahok to win two consecutive Regional Championships. Levy also became the Kahoks tenth career Sectional place-winner (4th).

Four Sectional qualifiers highlighted the 1983-84 season, with Paul Vogt (119) placing third in the Regional and Sectional meets. Vogt became the sixth Kahok State qualifier while Brian Martin (112) placed fourth at Sectionals. Chuck Hayden (HWT) and Billy Wiley (185) were Regional runner-ups.

The 1984-85 season yielded the Kahoks an inspired 11-9 dual meet record, their first winning season since 1975-76. Billy Wiley (185) became the Kahoks’ ninth Regional Champion.

The 1985-86 team shattered sixteen individual and team records on the way to a 15 dual meet win season. Steve Vogt (138) captured the Kahoks’ tenth career Regional Title while a third place Sectional finish earned Vogt a State qualifying berth.

The 1986-87 Kahok edition finished with a 15-7 dual meet record and produced two Regional Champions, Paul Hayes (105) and Frank Clapp (HWT), along with six additional Sectional qualifiers. Steve Vogt (145) won a Sectional Championship and a return to State.

Two Regional Champions, Todd Blaylock (138) and Rocky Maxville (155) helped lead the 1987-88 team to its fourth consecutive winning season. Rocky Maxville (155) won a fourth place medal at the Sectional Tournament.

The 1988-89 Kahok squad proved to be the most prolific pinners in our history to date (159). Their finest dual meet record to date (18-6) produced twelve new Kahok records and 5 IHSA State records. Rocky Maxville (160) won his second Regional Title, a third place medal at the Sectionals, and a 7th/8th place finish in the State meet. New records by Maxville were set in Single Season Wins (42) and Career Wins (108). Tony Capizzi (112) ended his fine career second on the All-Time Win List (88) and Corey Jones led the squad in falls (24).

The 1989-90 season closed the decade with a sixth consecutive winning dual meet season (17-7).  A second place Regional finish produced an all-time high of nine Sectional qualifiers.  Steve Trimble (140) became the Kahoks Tenth State qualifier with a third place medal at the Sectional Tourney.  Steve wrestled to a Top Twelve showing at the State meet.  Kevin Smith (112) won a Sectional fourth place medal.  Steve Rogers (103) became the first Kahok Freshman to win over twenty varsity matches in a season (24).

1990-91 was highlighted with some major milestones.  The Kahoks captured their first Regional Championship with the help of an all-time four Regional Champions, John Kane (135), Matt Will (140), Steve Trimble (145), and Jamie Miller (HWT).  Steve Trimble won a 4^th place medal at Sectionals.  A fine dual meet season (18-6) tied the school record for Most Dual Meet Victories.

The 1991-92 season produced another fine dual meet team (16-7).  CHS gained their first-ever win over conference power Blv. West (34-30) and their first Litchfield Tournament Championship.  Steve Rogers (112) and Mike Delisle (103) won 1^st Place at the Mascoutah Tourney.  Mike Delisle won more matches (36) & pins (23) ever for a freshman.  Mike also set a school record with five tourney Championships during 91-92.  Two Regional Championships by Mike Delisle (103) and Eric Rensing (171) and five other Sectional Qualifiers eventually led to Two State Qualifiers.  Mike Delisle and Jamie Miller won 3^rd Place medals at Sectionals.  Miller (HWT) wrestled to a Top Twelve showing at the State meet in Champaign.

The 1992-93 season provided a 2^nd Place Conference finish due to a tie with Blv. West (29-29) and a win against Blv. East (39-19).  A 16-6-1 Dual Meet record produced three Regional Champions (Delisle, Rogers, Franke) and an all-time CHS high of 4 State Qualifiers 112-Mike Delisle (3^rd);119-Steve Rogers (2^nd); 125-Billy Franke (2^nd); 135-Jason Luther (3^rd).  Mike Delisle wrestled into the Top Twelve at the State Tourney.

Steve Rogers capped off a fine CHS career by setting a number of school records; Career Victories-117; Career TD-199 and Career Team Points-574.

1993-94 season completed a full decade of winning seasons as that years’ squad finished with a 16-6-1 record.  Mike Delisle (119) and Mike Jones (112) won Regional Championships and led a total of six into the Sectional Tourney.  Mike Delisle finished third at the Sectional meet and became the first-ever 3-time qualifier (CHS) for the State Meet.  Delisle won a Fifth Place medal at the State meet, CHS’ first State Place Winner since 1981-82.

Many milestones were reached during the 1994-95 Season, including a 3^rd place finish at the prestigious Mascoutah Tournament.  A 17-7 Season produced 3 Regional Champions and a school record 11 Sectional Qualifiers.  Mike Delisle (125) finished his fine career with a Regional Championship (his fourth), a 2^nd Place Sectional Medal and his fourth consecutive State Tournament berth.  Mike set school career record in Wins (151), Falls (83), TD (221) and Team Points (764).

Two Freshman Sectional Qualifiers highlighted the 1995-96 Wrestling Season.  Kenny Lutz (27 wins) and Marc Justice (25 wins) led the team to a 14-6 Dual Meet Record.  The team earned their 5^th Playoff berth in the past 7 years.  Marc Justice (119) and Tony Ostendorf (HWT) won Regional Championships.  Senior Keith Ward’s (135) 3^rd Place finish at the Sectional Tournament earned him a berth in the State Tournament.

A tie of a previous school record of 4 State Qualifiers, Marc Justice (125), Nick Delisle (135), Kenny Lutz (189), Tony Ostendorf (HWT); and our first Sectional Champion, Nick Delisle (135) since 1986-87, highlighted the 1996-97 Wrestling Season.  A 51-15 Victory over Jerseyville earned the wrestling program our 300^th All-Time Win.  The 16-5-1 Kahoks defeated both Blv. East (40-22) and Blv. West (32-24) for the first time in school history.  Another school record was set with five 30-match winners:  Rob Berger (31), Nick Delisle (36), Marc Justice (37), Kenny Lutz (36) and Tony Ostendorf (37).

The 1997-98 Season was the CHS program’s 14^th Consecutive Winning Season (15-8).  A 1^st place finish in the Regional Tournament qualified the team for the Dual Meet Championship, which was won by Edwardsville 42-30.  Three Regional Champions (Allison, Dudley, & Lutz) led a contingent of 6 Sectional Qualifiers to Springfield.  Kenny Lutz (215) won a Sectional Championship, while Jason Dudley (145) also qualified for the State Tournament with a 3^rd place Sectional finish.  Josh Allison (112) and Marc Justice (125) won 4^th place Sectional medals.  Kenny Lutz placed 4^th at the State Tournament and set new CHS school records for the Most Wins (44), Most Falls (33) and Most Team Points (242).

Allen Kirgan took over the Kahok wrestling program for the 1998-99 season.  It was the 15^th consecutive year they completed a winning season with a 10-9 mark.  Some school records were set as Kenny Lutz became the first ever two-time State place winner with his 6^th place finish.  In addition, Kenny became the career leader in falls with 93, takedowns with 254 and team points with 771.  Marc Justice moved into 2^nd in both team points (757) and takedowns with 226.

During the 1999-00 season Mark Kristoff took over for Allen Kirgan as the Kahoks finished 3-17 in Dual meets.  David Seaton placed third in Regionals and advanced to Sectionals.

Tom Blaha took over the head coaching reigns in 2000-01.  He becomes the 7^th coach in history, and brings with him two talented coaches in TJ Slay and Pete Trapp.  The Kahoks finished their season with a 7-13 Dual meet record and look to improve next year with 21 kids returning.  The year was highlighted by sophomore Terry King placing 2^nd in Regionals and 4^th in Sectionals.

The Kahok wrestlers continue to improve with an 8-12 dual meet record for the 2001-02 year. The year was highlighted with three regional placers, Donny Cary 103 4^th, Terry King 215 4^th and Sectional qualifier Eric Mcmillan 152 placed 2^nd.Individual records improved tremendously with seven 15 match winners, six of which will return next year.

The 2002-03 team became the 20^th winning team in history with a 12-7 record. The year was highlighted with two sectional qualifiers, Donny Cary and Terry king. Terry also qualified for state by placing second in sectionals. Terry also became 7^th on the all time list for wins with 100, 9^th for 51 pins, 6^th for 538 team points, and 5^th with 177 takedowns. This years team set a new record for most 1^st takedowns at 197.

The 2003-04 team became the 21^st winning team in History with back to back winning seasons for the first time since the 99 season. The year was highlighted with two sectional qualifiers, Eric Schellhardt and James Porter. James also placed 4^th in Sectionals and was the 1^st Regional Champion since 99. Donny Cary became 13^th on the all time list for wins with 73, 10^th for 49 pins, He also set a record for most career 1^st takedowns with 64. BJ Mcnally set a record for the fastest pin in history with a :09 second pin.

The 2004-05 Team is the 3^rd winning team in a row for Coach Blaha becoming the 22^nd winning team in history. The year was highlighted with two sectional qualifiers, Eric Schellhardt and Nasir ghaidi. Nasir ghaidi was 5^th on the all time list with 24 pins in a year, Eric schellhardt was 7^th all time in career takedowns. William Carvelot also set the record for the fastest fall in history in :08 seconds.

The 2005-06 Team is the 4^th Winning team in a row for Coach Blaha becoming the 23^rd winning team in history. The year was highlighted with 5 sectional qualifiers, Eric Smith, Anthony Rodriguez, Justin Straub, Ryan Robinson, and Andy Springer. Justin Straub also qualified for the State tournament. Eric Smith became the 41^st Regional Champ and 15^th all time in wins. Eric also was 5^th all time for career takedowns with 178. Ryan Robinson set the freshman pin record with 25, which is 4^th best. William Carvelot had 23 pins to break into the top ten. The team also set a record for most 1^st takedowns with 238. The 15-6 record was the best since 1998. The team also had 8 20-match winners with 7 returning next year.

The 2006-07 Team was the year for BREAKING RECORDS. We finished the year with a 19-3 campaign, which were both new school records. We had our 5^th winning season in a row, which is the 24^th winning team in history. The year was highlighted with 11 sectional qualifiers, which tied another School Record. Other Team Records that were Broken are most victories-348, most pins-232, most 1^st Takedowns-279, Most Takedowns-745, most Dual Points-1118, most team points-1996.5 and largest margin of Victory(Waterloo 81-0) Justin Straub qualified for the State tournament for the second time and was joined by Junior Andrew Springer and Sophomore Ryan Robinson. Justin Straub and Jacob Hess became the 42^nd and 43^rd Regional Champs. Individual Records were also set: Justin Straub tied the record for fewest losses-2, best winning percentage-947 and most takedowns in a season-114. Ryan Robinson set the record for most pins in a year-35 and most 1^st takedowns in a year-38 and most 1^st takedowns in a career with 68. William Carvelot was 13^th all time in wins in a career and 5^th all time for pins in a career with 61. He also still holds the record for fastest pin in:08. Justin Straub was 10^th all time for wins in a career-85, he was also 9^th all time for team points with 451.5 and 5^th all-time with 188 takedowns. Brent Camillo is 9^th all time with 161 career takedowns and Ryan Robinson is 6^th all time with 60 wins by pin. Jason Mezo had 23 pins to break into the top ten.

The 2007-08 Team was another year of BREAKING RECORDS. We finished the year with a 19-3 record to tie last year’s records. We had our 6^th winning season in a row, which is the 25^th winning team in history. The year was highlighted by the first Regional Championship since 1991. Team Records that were broken were Most victories-373, most 1^st takedowns-296, most takedowns-871, most team points-2121, most regional champions-5 and the most Sectional Champions-2 (Andrew Springer and Ryan Robinson). Ryan Robinson and Andrew Springer qualified for the state tournament for the second time and were joined by Anthony Rodriguez. Individual records were also set: Demarco Dugan set the record for most takedowns in a season-184, most 1^st takedowns-39 and most career takedowns-269. Daniel Mueller set the record for quickest fall-:07, Ryan Robinson became 8^th all-time in career wins with 97 and holds the record for most 1^st takedowns in a career with-95, he also is 2^nd all-time with 83 falls, 10^th in takedowns in a career-168 and 4^th with 638.5 career team points.  Andrew Springer set a record for most team points-278. he also became 2^nd all time for wins in a year-42, he became 11^th all-time with 86 wins, 7^th all time with 554 team points, 9^th all time with 54 falls and had 24 falls to break into the top ten. Andy and Ryan also both placed in the state tournament, Andrew-6^th and Ryan-2^nd. Ryan was the first State Finalist in Collinsville History and this was the first time in history that Collinsville had 2 placers in the same year. We also set a record for the most 30 match winners with 6, (Nolberto-32, Rodriguez-31, Dugan-35, Hess-30, Mueller-32, and Springer-42).

The 2008-09 Team finished the year 10-10 to break the string of 6 winning seasons in a row. The year was highlighted by Ryan Robinson placing for the second year in a row at the state tournament with a 3^rd place medal. Ryan is only the second wrestler in history to place 2 years in a row. No team records were broken, but many individual records were met. Andrew Nyland set the record for most tech falls in a year with 20. Ryan Robinson also tied the record for fewest losses(2) and consecutive victories(39).  Ryan also set the record for best win percentage (95%), and most team points (284)in a season.  Ryan also set the record for most pins(115)  , Most 1^st takedowns(129) and most team points (923)  in a career. Daniel Mueller and Ryan Robinson became the 49^th and 50^th Regional Champions. Three wrestlers reached the 70 win club Milestone, Jose Deavila (73), Daniel Mueller (77) and Ryan Robinson (140). Daniel Mueller was #6 in pins for a year with (25.)

The 2009-10 team became the 26th winning team in history with a record of 13-8. The year was highlighted with Daniel Mueller becoming the 51st Regional Champ and the 37th state Qualifier and the 8th State Place winner placing 4th at 215. We had 3 sectional Qualifiers, Andrew Nyland, Luke Huster and Daniel Mueller. No team records were broken, but many individual records were set. Andrew Nyland os the new career record holder for most tech falls with 32. Daniel Mueller tied the record for most wins in a season with 44. Mueller was also 5th all time in wins with 121, 4th in falls for a season with 32, 4th in falls for a career with 79, 5th in career team points with 708 and 6th in career takedowns with 210. Daniel will also leave the program of the record holder of the quickest fall in history with a fall in 7 seconds.  The team had 7- 20 match winners with 6 returning next year.

The 2010-11 team became the 27th winning team in History with a record of 15-7. The year was highlighted by 2 Sectional qualifiers Josh Hannon and Andrew Nyland for the 2nd year in a row. No team records were broken, but many individual records were set. Andrew Nyland holds the career record for tech falls in a season (20) and in a career with 36. Craig Bush is the new career record holder for most takedowns in a career with 276. Craig bush is 13th all-time in wins in a career with 87 and Andrew Nyland was 10th all-time with 94 wins. Andrew Nyland is also 10th best all-time in takedowns in a career with 188.