Mason Hawkins is in his fourth year as an assistant coach with the Lakeland men’s wrestling program in 2026-27. He also recently was named head coach for the Muskies women’s wrestling program and begins his first year leading that program this year.
Hawkins first joined the Lakeland men’s wrestling team as a graduate assistant in 2023 and was promoted to full-time assistant in 2025. He came to the Muskies after serving as an assistant coach at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire. He also wrestled for the Blugolds as well, and was a nationally ranked heavyweight as a senior in 2021-22.
Hawkins also was an NJCAA All-American at Rochester (Minn.) Community & Technical College, and in all won 126 career matches as a collegian. He is a native of Farmington, Minn., and graduated from UWEC with a degree in psychology and a minor in coaching.
