College Recruiting

My son is a junior 199-215#. He has only been wrestling since 9th grade. Still, he has found he really loves the sport and has worked hard to become proficient. At this point, he does well against aggressive lumberers and passive folk; struggles against fit wrestlers who have been wrestling their entire lives. But he’s starting to win consistently and more confidently.

He is thinking about wrestling in college, but he’s also a musician and an academic kid. He could probably go D2 for football, but he hates the wear on his body in FB. I’m thinking D3 or NAIA for wrestling, but I don’t really know what level he could go, Maybe a liberal arts school where coaches understand that academics come first would be best. He could wrestle and probably start at our community college where he could go for free, but he has the academic record to get into some prestigious schools.

Has anyone gone/sent their kid to college to be a student first, wrestler second? How did you approach recruiting and perhaps getting money? Should I be making calls and/or sending tape? Anyone know of resources that would tell me more about the process?