Hall of Fame
Luke Goral is one of the all-time greats in the 190/197 weight class at UW-Parkside. He earned All-American honors four times in his career; two times each in both National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) competition.
He finished his Ranger career with a record of 122-36; sixth all-time upon his graduation. All five wrestlers ahead of him were all UW-Parkside Hall of Famers. He qualified for nationals six times in his career with only an injury keeping him from being an eight-time national qualifier.
He burst onto the national wrestling scene as a sophomore by winning the prestigious Midwest Classic and earned the Outstanding Wrestler Award by defeating four nationally-ranked wrestlers in the process. That accomplishment vaulted him to the number one NCAA Division II ranking; a position he hovered around for most of the remainder of his career. He finished that sophomore year by finishing fifth in the country in both the NAIA and NCAA Championship meets.
After knee injury derailed a 25-2 junior season, he rebounded his senior year to once again earn a pair of All-American honors. He placed sixth at the NCAA tournament and eighth at the NAIA meet despite an eye injury suffered at nationals. That perseverance earned him the program’s Most Inspirational Wrestler Award.
