Last night was the Oscars. Much like the movies nominated this year, I didn’t watch. I had to catch up on Shane Gillis from SNL the night before, and ultimately I’m not as into the movies as I was when I was a kid. I mean, I love watching them, talking about them, quoting them, anything that’s fun with movies I’m all in on. However, I’m good when it comes to the award show component. It’s just not for me anymore. 
That being said, the categories of the awards are something that everyone is familiar with. It’s a simple concept. Who was the best at all of these multiple facets of making movies? Whether it’s makeup, acting, music, screenplay, editing, etc… There are a ton of pieces to making movies and not one is necessarily more or less important than the others. I feel the same way about a college wrestling season. A lot of things need to happen for the team to reach their goals, individuals to jump levels, and coaches' messages to land. 
For that matter, and the simple fact that these are the best options I could quickly think of for categories, we are doing the B1G season awards through the lens of the Oscar categories. I’m going to try to stick with some of the main ones, and I’ll even bring in some creative categories as I see fit. I’ll explain each category and how I’m relating them to wrestling and the B1G conference as we get to them. Hopefully, this column will have the long-lasting and historical significance that the real Oscars have. Let’s begin!
 
Best Supporting Actor - This award will go to the wrestler, who might not be the best wrestler on their team, or even the second best in some circumstances, but someone who has been integral to their team's success throughout the regular season. The biggest question heading into this season for Penn State was around 197 pounds. With Aaron Brooks winning his fourth NCAA title and transitioning his reign of terror from college to the international scene, we needed to see what that was going to look like with a new name and face at 197. Being from Michigan, I knew who Josh Barr was and the sort of talent he was. What I was not at all certain of was how he was going to make the transition up to 197 pounds, considering I had always thought that maybe 174 or 184 would be where he would likely compete. Well, Josh Barr has shown definitively that he needs to be taken seriously as an NCAA title contender as a freshman and has several top-10 wins at 197 on the year already. His wins include over All American’s Stephen Little (Little Rock), Jacob Cardenas (Michigan), and Michael Beard (Lehigh). The only comfort I find in not being more pro-Josh Barr before the season started is in knowing that everyone else I spoke with basically had the same take. We didn’t know, but now we know. I maintain that this PSU team is better than any other PSU team before it, and if so, it’s because of the support that Josh Barr has provided them at 197 pounds.
 
Best Original Screenplay - Original is the key word in this award. Sometimes with an “original” screenplay, the assumption is that it’s new. Oftentimes though that is not the case. A screenplay can exist and be passed around, edited, critiqued, and adjusted for many years before it finally gets made into a film. So for that reason, I’m not going with a new wrestler here, but this is focused on a breakout star for the season. In this instance, I’m going with Maryland’s 157 pounder, Ethen Miller. Miller has been in the lineup for the Terrapins the last two seasons down at 149. Before the season started, the rumors were that his younger brother Kal would bump up to 157, but as the season got closer it became clear that Ethen was going to be the better fit for the weight, and he has not disappointed. In addition to going 7-0 in the B1G, he remains undefeated on the year heading into the B1G tournament. He even has a win over Tyler Kasak by injury default in their dual. It has yet to be seen how the seeding will work out at 157, considering Miller also didn’t wrestle Teemer (Iowa) in their dual, but 157 is going to be fairly loaded once again. Let’s see if Ethen can break out when it matters most in Evanston.
 
Best Film Editing - Editors do a great job piecing things together with the hours and hours of film that they have. Sometimes it’s using a different camera angle for the same scene, sometimes it’s what’s taken out that makes it better, sometimes it’s an added piece of dialogue or context that makes the difference in the film. In this case, we are using Photoshop to edit one singlet to another. This is the award for the best transfer in the conference. This past summer I wasn’t sure what the results for the Hawkeyes would look like this season. 
There was a moment where it looked like they had as many, or more, transfers going out as they had coming in. I’ll admit, there is still a lot for me to understand when it comes to team dynamics, culture, and how those things affect results when it comes to changing rosters year over year. It’s a new phenomenon still for us all, with wildly varying results. 
All that being said, the addition of Stephen Buchanan was one that seemed like a no-brainer, and has resulted in results as strong as you could have hoped for. In his only season with the Sooners, Buchanan dealt with injuries in the second half of the season which clearly hurt his results. Not when it mattered though. Stephen Buchanan had an awesome NCAA tournament last year, despite the injuries, and placed third in a loaded bracket. Buchanan has kept that intensity up all season and remains undefeated headed into B1Gs. He remains the top-ranked wrestler at the weight and has shown up in big moments for the Hawkeyes in their duals. Very clearly, Stephen Buchanan has been the best transfer into the conference.
 
Best Cinematography - This one is a stretch. Cinematography is very clearly the camera work, and precision, and those sorts of things. I’m not doing that for this award. Instead, I’m using this to celebrate my favorite storyline of the year. You need to have something worth shooting to win an award for cinematography, so that’s what we are doing here. 
With that in mind, what is more compelling than an all-time great making his return to the mat for one final run? Nothing, and therefore, Gable Steveson wins this award. I was surprised to hear that this was really happening. I thought it had a chance last season, but once that was out the window, paired with Gable’s ventures into so many other athletic ventures (WWE, Buffalo Bills, MMA), I figured it was over. I mean, it has been two full seasons without Gable, so he’s done right? Wrong! He’s back like the guy in the heist movie who was retired, but is coming back for one more job. Thankfully for Gable, his last ride has gone much better than it usually does for that character. Thankfully for us as well, Gable has treated this season with respect and integrity and has wrestled as close to a full season as you’d hope. 
From the time he came back, he’s been wrestling anyone he could get his hands on. He’s been dominant in his 11 wins and is looking to finish the story strong. Let’s hope there will be some good camera work this weekend in Evanston because Gable is most certainly going to give them something worth filming.
 
Best Actor - These next three are as straightforward as it gets. The Best Actor is the best wrestler. Director = Coach. Picture = Team. For this category, I’m leaning into dominance. There are several undefeated wrestlers in the conference who deserve recognition. The aforementioned Gable Steveson of Minnesota. Matt Ramos of Purdue. Greg Kerkvliet of Penn State. Carter Starocci of Penn State, going for his 5th NCAA title. That seems like it should matter. It doesn’t though. This isn’t one of those lifetime achievement Oscars when Jack Palance gets it for City Slickers, despite not really being in the movie for very long. Granted that was for a supporting actor, but still. That’s not what we’re doing here. 
We are celebrating the best wrestler for this season, and in my eyes, that is Mitchell Mesenbrink. He has been a consistent and dominant force throughout the entire season, including the much-celebrated tech fall over his top competition and number two-ranked Mikey Caliendo of Iowa. It’s not like Caliendo isn’t battle-tested or a weak second-ranked guy. He’s 18-1 with strong and dominant wins throughout the season as well. Mesenbrink has been a machine all year, and has been the most impressive wrestler on the most impressive team that I have seen in a very long time.
 
Best Director - As referenced above, this is going to the best coach. Logic would dictate that the coach of the B1G Champs would win this award. Not today though. Not here. As great as Cael’s team has been, and they have been great (more on them in a bit), they are so good that it hurts Cael’s chances of winning this award. I feel like lots of people could have coached this team and had similar levels of success. It’s insanely talented. In fact so much so that I want to give Cael some credit before moving on to the actual winner. Cael manages to keep top talent around, even when they get buried on the depth chart sometimes. I don’t know what he does, but he’s got a way about him that keeps people content and developing even when it looks like their opportunity might not materialize in University Park. 
This award is going to Tom Brands this season. I really thought that with some of the roster and lineup shuffling with the transfers coming in and out of Iowa City, that there were going to be some issues with chemistry and development. That didn’t seem to be the case. Even with the weirdness of some of the lineup decisions at 184, and my inability to ever correctly guess when Ferrari was going to wrestle, or if we were going to see Gabe Arnold, he appears to have made the right decisions to help his team. Without the Ferrari win against Oklahoma State, assuming you simply flip the results and the rest remain the same, they don’t win that dual. Balancing the existing roster, transfers, lineups, and development of his guys has been very impressive. It also looks like Ayala has maybe taken another step since bumping up to 133. That’s a lot to say for a guy who was in the finals last year. I’m just super impressed with the Hawkeyes ability to quell all of my doubts, and they look ready to make a run at Penn State this weekend. I’m not predicting that they will pass them, but maybe run with them for a bit. Speaking of Penn State.
 
Best Picture - I can’t in good conscience make the argument all year that Penn State is the best team I’ve ever seen in my life, and then not pick them here. I already didn’t give the best coach award to Cael, I can’t possibly disrespect PSU like this, can I? No, I cannot. This team is insane. It was crazy watching them this year. They had absolutely no competition. I would go out of my way to watch their duals because the wrestling was just so creative and crisp. Their wrestling is so fast-paced and exciting. Their athletes, so in control and composed. Their closest dual was Ohio State, with a 27-13 win. After that, it was Maryland with a 35-10 win, which included an injury default at 157 and a backup at 133 for the Nittany Lions. This team was 15-0 with five of those duals only giving up three points, and four of them shutout wins. You don’t often see a team lose a Hodge Trophy winner, and come back stronger, but that’s the sort of stranglehold that the Nittany Lions have had on NCAA wrestling for several years. This is the best team I have ever seen, and I expect them to continue that consistency through B1Gs and into Philly.

This weekend, high school state tournament season started to wrap-up. Power states like California, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, and Oklahoma held their much-anticipated season-ending tournaments - along with plenty of others. As these tournaments conclude, it begs the question, "how did my favorite team's recruits fare?" In some smaller states, it's almost a given that your college-bound studs are collecting another state title, while in the power states, with the deepest talent pools, such achievements are not guaranteed.
Either way, we've combed through results from all of the state tournaments that have taken place thus far to find out how everyone's recruits have finished.
We will update this article each week as more results become official.
If you do not see a recruit that should be added, please fill out our commitment form or email me at earl@matscouts.com .
 
Air Force
Brayden Bohnsack: Union, Iowa (120 lbs) - 2A State Champion 
Jay Eversole: Lakeway Christian, Tennessee (190 lbs) - National Prep Qualifier
Cy Fowler: Cleveland, Tennessee (175 lbs) - AA State Champion
Tyler Harrill: Skutt Catholic, Nebraska (150 lbs) - Class B State Champion - Class of 2026
Colston Hoffman: Central Carroll, Georgia (138 lbs) - 4A State Champion
Sebastian Martinez: Gabriel Richard, Michigan (175 lbs) - D4 State Champion
Chance Mathews: Cherokee Trail, Colorado (138 lbs) - 5A State Runner-Up
Bradley Patterson: Camden County, Georgia (113 lbs) - 6A State Champion
Dario Petrucelli: Rockwall, Texas (157 lbs) - 6A State 3rd Place
Genaro Pino: Pueblo Central, Colorado (175 lbs) - 4A State Runner-Up
Arment Waltenbaugh: The Hill School, Pennsylvania (157 lbs) - National Prep 3rd Place - Class of 2026
 
American
Leo Maestas: Clovis North, California (138 lbs) - State 3rd Place
Colin Martin: Staunton River, Virginia (126 lbs) - 3A State 3rd Place
RJ Robinson: Homewood-Flossmoor, Illinois (175 lbs) - 3A State Runner-Up
Max Rosen: Depaul, Illinois (144 lbs) - 2A State Qualifier
 
Appalachian State
Caleb Cady: Pewaukee, Wisconsin (157 lbs) - D1 State Champion
Colt Campbell: Hickory Ridge, North Carolina (174 lbs) - 4A State Champion
Cooper Foster: Avery County, North Carolina (120 lbs) - 1A State Champion
Noah Gonzalez: St. Pius X, Missouri (165 lbs) - Class 3 State Champion
Hayden Haynes: McDowell, North Carolina (215 lbs) - 4A State Champion
Reid Hiltunen: Algonac, Michigan (285 lbs) - D3 State Champion
Musa Tamaradze: New York Military Academy (132 lbs) - National Prep 3rd Place
 
Arizona State
Gabriel Delgado: SLAM Academy, Nevada (157 lbs) - 5A State Champion
Jabari Hinson: Ames, Iowa (150 lbs) - 3A State Runner-Up
Antonio Rodriguez: Los Gatos, California (126 lbs) - State 5th Place - Class of 2026
Justin Wardlow: Lockport, Illinois (150 lbs) - 3A State Runner-Up - Class of 2026
Melvin Whitehead: Liberty, Nevada (215 lbs) - 5A State Champion
Aidan Ysaguirre: Santa Cruz Valley, Arizona (215 lbs) - D4 State Champion
 
Army West Point
Joseph Antonio: St. John Bosco, California (165 lbs) - State Runner-Up
Nash Banko: Oostburg, Wisconsin (175 lbs) - D3 State Runner-Up
Ashton Besmer: Buchanan, California (132 lbs) - State 3rd Place - Class of 2026
Zion Borge: Westlake, Utah (132 lbs) - 6A State Runner-Up - Class of 2026
Easton Broxterman: Washburn Rural, Kansas (144 lbs) - 6A State Champion
Primo Catalano: Fountain Valley, California (190 lbs) - State 6th Place
Cash Colbert: Paul VI, Virginia (215 lbs) - National Prep Runner-Up - Class of 2026
Christopher Creason: El Diamante, California (157 lbs) - State Champion - Class of 2026
Conner Doherty: Mt. Pisagh, Georgia (144 lbs) - 1A State Champion
Jordan Joslyn: New York Military Academy, New York (150 lbs) - National Prep Qualifier
Garett Kawczynski: Port Washington, Wisconsin (215 lbs) - D1 State Champion - Class of 2026
Cooper Merli: Newburgh, New York (117 lbs) - DI State Runner-Up - Class of 2026
Evan Roudebush: Bloomington South, Indiana (165 lbs) - State 3rd Place
Evan Sanati: Brentsville, Virginia (132 lbs) - 3A State Champion - Class of 2026
Benjamin Smith: New York Military Academy, New York (175 lbs) - National Prep 5th Place
Jojo Uhorchuk: Signal Mountain, Tennessee (132 lbs) - Tennessee A State Champion - Class of 2026
Will Wortkoetter: St. Francis, New York (285 lbs) - DI State 3rd Place - Class of 2026
 
Augsburg
Cole Dummer: Union Grove, Wisconsin (157 lbs) - D1 State 3rd Place
Aidan Gruenenfelder: Pecatonica/Argyle, Wisconsin (120 lbs) - D3 State Champion 
Brayden Hilyar: Elk River, Minnesota (189 lbs) - AAA State 5th Place
Colton Loween: Mounds View, Minnesota (160 lbs) - AAA State 5th Place
Ethan Swenson: Mounds View, Minnesota (215 lbs) - AAA State Runner-Up
 
Augustana (SD)
Carter Katherman: Waconia, Minnesota (127 lbs) - AAA State Qualifier
Lucas Kral: Garner-Hayfield/Ventura, Iowa (157 lbs) - 2A State 3rd Place
Landon Kujawa: Becker, Minnesota (145 lbs) - AA State Champion 
Caleb Kurtti: Goodhue, Minnesota (215 lbs) - A State 3rd Place
Hudson Loges: Blair, Nebraska (138 lbs) - Class B State Champion 
Gunnar Mullen: Park, Minnesota (172 lbs) - AAA State 5th Place
Kaden Nicholas: Becker, Minnesota (152 lbs) - AA State Champion 
Ty Saulter: Rosemount, Minnesota (152 lbs) - AAA State Qualifier
Cole Welte: Skutt Catholic, Nebraska (120 lbs) - Class B State Champion
 
Bellarmine
Isaac Johns: Woodford County, Kentucky (150 lbs) - State Champion
Travis Long: Roosevelt, Colorado (132 lbs) - 4A State 3rd Place
 
Belmont Abbey
Kane Bryson: Pisgah, North Carolina (120 lbs) - 3A State Champion
Kyle Simpson: Parkwood, North Carolina (126 lbs) - 3A State Runner-Up
 
Binghamton
Ryan Ferrara: Chenango Forks, New York (138 lbs) - DI State 3rd Place - Class of 2026
Trey Smith: Cody, Wyoming (132 lbs) - 3A State Runner-Up
 
Bloomsburg
Leonard Ashley: First Colonial, Virginia (157 lbs) - 5A State Runner-Up
Wyatt Bush: Grundy, Virginia (215 lbs) - 1A State Champion
Dustin Elliott: Sussex Tech, Delaware (157 lbs) - State Champion
Eliedxander Jarquin-Torres: William Penn, Delaware (285 lbs) - State Champion
Zeke Keel: Chantilly, Virginia (126 lbs) - 6A State 3rd Place
Hassin Maynes: Grand Junction Central, Colorado (157 lbs) - 5A State 4th Place
Gavin Mundy: Delaware Military Academy, Delaware (132 lbs) - State Champion
Philly Provenzano: Fairport, New York (145 lbs) - DI State Runner-Up
Zachary Rooks: Palmyra-Macedon, New York (138 lbs) - DII State Qualifier
 
Brown
Maximus Norman: Baylor School, Tennessee (175 lbs) - National Prep Runner-Up
 
Bucknell
Jackson Heslin: Greens Farms Academy, Connecticut (126 lbs) - National Prep 4th Place
Blue Stiffler: Mill Creek, Georgia (138 lbs) - 6A State Champion
 
Buffalo
Cullen Edwards: St. Francis, New York (116 lbs) - DI State 4th Place - Class of 2026
Aidan Gillings: Newfane, New York (145 lbs) - DII State 3rd Place
Mason Ketcham: Washingtonville, New York (145 lbs) - DI State Champion
 
California Baptist
Caio Aron: College Park, Texas (132 lbs) - 6A State Champion
Adonis Bonar: Creighton Prep, Nebraska (190 lbs) Class A State Champion
Richie Clementi: Brother Martin, Louisiana (144 lbs) - D1 State Champion
Victor Alexander Gutierrez: Central Catholic, California (144 lbs) - State 6th Place
Carlos Melgoza: Kingsburg, California (113 lbs) - State 7th Place - Class of 2026
Braden Priest: Bakersfield, California (144 lbs) - State 7th Place
JJ Schoenlein: Skyview, Washington (175 lbs) - 4A State Champion
Hunter Vander Heiden: Freedom, Wisconsin (285 lbs) - D2 State Champion 
 
Cal Poly
Levi Bussey: Granite Bay, California (190 lbs) - State Champion
Justice El-Sayad: Temecula Valley, California (285 lbs) - State Qualifier
Christian Garcia: Walnut, California (120 lbs) - State 4th Place
Robert Jones: Poway, California (126 lbs) - State Qualifier
Matthew Luna: St. Francis, California (150 lbs) - State 4th Place
 
Castleton
Luke Houchins: Benedictine, Virginia (113 lbs) - National Prep Qualifier
Braxton McAvey: Saint Frances, Maryland (150 lbs) - National Prep Qualifier
 
Central
Shane Hanford: West Marshall, Iowa (150 lbs) - 2A State Champion
Clayton Isham: Clear Creek-Amana, Iowa (175 lbs) - 3A State Qualifier
 
Central Michigan
Lane Button: Wayland Union, Michigan (150 lbs) - D2 State Champion
Gavin Craner: Whitehall, Michigan (190 lbs) - D3 State Champion
 
Central Missouri
Jack Ferguson: Yorkville, Illinois (157 lbs) - 3A State 3rd Place
Ryder Shelton: Kearney, Missouri (132 lbs) - Class C State Champion
 
Chadron State
Brooks Loosvelt: York, Nebraska (175 lbs) - Class B State Runner-Up
Iverson Mejia: Wilber-Clatonia (150 lbs) - Class C State 3rd Place
 
Chattanooga
Brady Gobbell: Father Ryan, Tennessee (132 lbs) - National Prep 5th Place
Brayden Leach: Summit, Tennessee (157 lbs) - AA State Champion
Ethan Uhorchuk: Signal Mountain, Tennessee (138 lbs) - A State Champion 
 
Cleary
Xaiden Wynn: James River, Virginia (113 lbs) - 2A State Champion
 
Coe
Kendall Kurtz: City High, Iowa (120 lbs) - 3A State 3rd Place
Lucas Oldenkamp: Lake Mills, Iowa (113 lbs) - 1A State 4th Place
Jordan Schmidt: Solon, Iowa (144 lbs) - 2A State Qualifier
Carter Siebel: Pleasant Valley, Iowa (126 lbs) - 3A State 4th Place
Justin Wirtz: Emmetsburg, Iowa (175 lbs) - 1A State 5th Place
 
Coker
Ethan Powell: South Granville, North Carolina (165 lbs) - 2A State Qualifier
 
Colorado School of Mines
Ryan Espiritu: Vacaville, California (144 lbs) - State 3rd Place
Jake Goodin: Edmond North, Oklahoma (120 lbs) - 6A State Qualifier

 
Columbia
Kingston Daniels Silva: Greens Farms Academy, Connecticut (215 lbs) - National Prep 3rd Place
Evin Gursoy: Midwood, New York (124 lbs) - DI State Champion 
Lindson Turner: Stillwater, Minnesota (172 lbs) - AAA State 3rd Place

 
Cornell
Jude Correa: Wyoming Seminary, Pennsylvania (215 lbs) - National Prep Champion
Elijah Cortez: Gilroy, California (138 lbs) - State Champion
Isaiah Cortez: Gilroy, California (126 lbs) - State Champion
Joseph Jeter: Edmond North, Oklahoma (157 lbs) - 6A State Runner-Up - Class of 2026
Joe Knackstedt: Oak Park-River Forest, Illinois (138 lbs) - 3A State 4th Place
Joseph Toscano: Buchanan, California (144 lbs) - State Runner-Up - Class of 2026
Tyler Traves: Mountain View, Virginia (144 lbs) - 6A State Champion - Class of 2026
Tommy Verrette: Edmond North, Oklahoma (138 lbs) - 6A State Champion - Class of 2026
 
Cornell (IA)
Truman Folkers: Ankeny, Iowa (126 lbs) - 3A State 5th Place
Jax Miller: West Delaware, Iowa (144 lbs) - 2A State 4th Place
 
The Cumberlands
Rider Trumble: Ryle, Kentucky (157 lbs) - State Champion
 
Davidson
Cody Kirk: Pike Road, Alabama (190 lbs) - 6A State Champion
Kiyan Simon: Huntsville, Alabama (120 lbs) - 7A State Champion
 
Dickinson State
Liam Bundrock: Battle Mountain, Nevada (138 lbs) - 2A State Qualifier
 
Doane
Jack Sherrell: Papillon-LaVista South, Nebraska (165 lbs) - Class A State Qualifier
 
Drexel
Christopher Mance: Lovett School, Georgia (190 lbs) - 2A State Champion
Oumar Tounkara: New York Military Academy, New York (120 lbs) - National Prep 3rd Place
 
Duke
Eddie Radecki: Caravel Academy, Delaware (144 lbs) - State Champion
 
Edinboro
Jackson Koppers: Rush-Henrietta, New York (160 lbs) - DI State Runner-Up

Fairmont State
Hunter Elliott: Salem, Virginia (120 lbs) - 5A State Champion 
 
Fort Hays State
Will Burchard: St. James Academy, Kansas (138 lbs) - 5A State 3rd Place
Julien Kimling: Hudson, Michigan (138 lbs) - D4 State Champion
Jace Schartz: Great Bend, Kansas (165 lbs) - 5A State Runner-Up
Aiden Shields: Valley Center, Kansas (126 lbs) - 5A State Runner-Up
 
Franklin & Marshall
Alexander Ortiz: De La Salle, California (157 lbs) - State Qualifier
 
Gardner-Webb
Luke Murray: Peninsula Catholic, Virginia (165 lbs) - National Prep 8th Place
Everest Ouellette: First Flight, North Carolina (285 lbs) - 3A State Runner-Up
 
Garrett
Juelz Peters: Alexandria City, Virginia (285 lbs) - 6A State 6th Place
 
George Mason
Kross Cassidy: Fairfax, Virginia (165 lbs) - 6A State Champion - Class of 2026
Anthony Lucchiani: Sherando, Virginia (138 lbs) - 4A State Champion
 
Harvard
Robby DeHaven: Woodward Academy, Georgia (165 lbs) - 5A State Champion
Dylan Greenstein: Northfield Mt. Hermon, Massachusetts (215 lbs) - National Prep 5th Place
Robert Kucharczk: Lake Highland Prep, Florida (190 lbs) - National Prep 3rd Place
Ben Smith: South Summit, Utah (175 lbs) - 3A State Champion

Hofstra
Roman Belardo: Jefferson, Georgia (132 lbs) - 3A State Champion - Class of 2026
Gino Manta: Hauppague, New York (124 lbs) - DI State 6th Place
 
Illinois
George Marinopoulos: Marist, Illinois (132 lbs) - 3A State Runner-Up
Wyatt Medlin: Washington, Illinois (157 lbs) - 2A State Champion - Class of 2026
Aaron Stewart: Warren Township, Illinois (175 lbs) - 3A State Champion - Class of 2026
 
Indiana
Jackson Blum: Lowell, Michigan (132 lbs) - D2 State Champion
Ayden Bollinger: Delta, Indiana (120 lbs) - State 6th Place
Anthony Gutierrez: St. Charles East, Illinois (165 lbs) - 3A State 4th Place
Gavin Jendreas: Crown Point, Indiana (126 lbs) - State Runner-Up
 
Indianapolis
Bryce Doss: New Palestine, Indiana (144 lbs) - State 3rd Place
Ethan Farnell: Maconaquah, Indiana (190 lbs) - State 3rd Place
 
Iowa
Leister Bowling IV: Mead, Colorado (175 lbs) - 4A State Champion
Leo DeLuca: Blair Academy, New Jersey (120 lbs) - National Prep Champion 
 
Iowa State
Christian Castillo: Ames, Iowa (126 lbs) - 3A State Champion 
Jacob Helgeson: Johnston, Iowa (175 lbs) - 3A State Champion 
TJ Koester: Bettendorf, Iowa (132 lbs) - 3A State Champion 
Carter Pearson: Southeast Polk, Iowa (132 lbs) - 3A State Runner-Up
 
Johns Hopkins
Tavian Melvin: McLean, Virginia (120 lbs) - 6A State Qualifier
 
Kent State
Silas Stits: Center Grove, Indiana (157 lbs) - State 3rd Place
 
Lehigh
Anthony Evanitsky: Wyoming Seminary, Pennsylvania (150 lbs) - National Prep 6th Place
Chase Van Hoven: Brooke Point, Virginia (157 lbs) - 6A State Champion
 
Little Rock
Billy Greenwood: Poudre, Colorado (157 lbs) - 5A State Champion
Landon Jobber-Spence: Staunton River, Virginia (215 lbs) - 3A State Champion
Jadyn Johnson: Melissa, Texas (165 lbs) - 5A State Champion
Isaiah Jones: Bixby, Oklahoma (120 lbs) - 6A State Runner-Up
Isael Perez: New York Military Academy, New York (190 lbs) - National Prep 8th Place
Jackson Tucker: Hillsboro, Missouri (144 lbs) - Class 3 State Champion
Taye Wilson: Pratt, Kansas (175 lbs) - 4A State Champion
Justyce Zuniga: Toppenish, Washington (132 lbs) - 2A State Champion - Class of 2026
 
Lock Haven
Chris Noto: Honeoye Falls-Lima, New York (131 lbs) - DII State Champion - Class of 2026
 
Long Island
Grayson Catlow-Sidler: William Penn Charter, Pennsylvania (175 lbs) - National Prep 8th Place
Luke Nieto: Plainedge, New York (152 lbs) - DII State Champion
 
Mary
Kale Baumann: Great Falls/MSDB, Montana (157 lbs) - AA State Champion 
Ben DeForest: Bismarck, North Dakota (133 lbs) - Class A State Champion
 
Maryland
Seth Digby: Northfield Mt. Hermon, Massachusetts (165 lbs) - National Prep 7th Place
Devin Downes: Plainedge, New York (190 lbs) - DII State Champion - Class of 2026
 
Marymount
Dennis Meza-Velasquez: Chantilly, Virginia (190 lbs) - 6A State 5th Place
 
McKendree
Ryan Rogers: Central Arkansas Christian, Arkansas (144 lbs) - 4A State Champion
 
Michigan
Bohdan Abbey: Hartland, Michigan (132 lbs) - D1 State Champion - Class of 2026
Henry Aslikyan: Birmingham, California (113 lbs) - State Champion - Class of 2026
Blake Cosby: Dundee, Michigan (150 lbs) - D3 State Champion - Class of 2026
Cooper Hinz: Jesup, Iowa (120 lbs) - 1A State 3rd Place
Moses Mendoza: Gilroy, California (132 lbs) - State Champion - Class of 2026
Haakon Peterson: Dodgeville, Wisconsin (144 lbs) - D2 State Champion - Class of 2026
De’Alcapon Veazy: Ponderosa, Colorado (190 lbs) - 5A State Champion
 
Michigan State
Michael Esteban: Marist, Illinois (126 lbs) - 3A State Runner-Up
Evan Gosz: Fremd, Illinois (144 lbs) - 3A State Champion
Jace Morgan: Rochester Adams, Michigan (138 lbs) - D1 State Champion
Owen Segorski: Lowell, Michigan (165 lbs) - D2 State Champion
Nicholas Sorrow: Hudson, Michigan (126 lbs) - D4 State Champion - Class of 2026
 
Millersville
Aaron Menickella: St. Mark’s, Delaware (132 lbs) - State 6th Place
 
Minnesota
Trey Beissel: Hastings, Minnesota (133 lbs) - AAA State Runner-Up
Mason Carlson: Syracuse, Utah (126 lbs) - 6A State Champion - Class of 2026
Joel Friederichs: Watertown-Mayer Minnesota (121 lbs) - AA State Champion - Class of 2026
Titan Friederichs: Watertown-Mayer Minnesota (127 lbs) - AA State Champion - Class of 2026
Evan McGuire: Mahtomedi, Minnesota (215 lbs) - AA State Champion
Cooper Rowe: Mound-Westonka, Minnesota (160 lbs) - AA State Champion - Class of 2026
Brett Swenson: Mounds View, Minnesota (127 lbs) - AAA State Champion
Charles Vanier: Eden Prairie, Minnesota (145 lbs) - AAA State Champion
 
Minnesota West
Nikeo Cabrera: New Manchester, Georgia (138 lbs) - 5A State Qualifier
 
Minot State
Cole Faircloth: Arbor View, Nevada (126 lbs) - 5A State Runner-Up
Kekoa Ogawa: Central Catholic, California (132 lbs) - State Qualifier
 
Missouri
Dom Bambinelli: Mill Creek, Georgia (175 lbs) - 6A State Champion
Hank Benter: Hickman, Missouri (126 lbs) - Class 4 State Champion
David Gleason: Staley, Missouri (157 lbs) - Class 4 State Champion
Gerald Harris: Cascia Hall, Oklahoma (138 lbs) - 4A State Champion
Danny Heiser: Evansville, Wisconsin (157 lbs) - D2 State Champion
Draven Johns: Caldwell, Idaho (132 lbs) - 6A State Champion
Seth Mendoza: Mt. Carmel, Illinois (138 lbs) - 3A State Champion
Antonio Mills: Mill Creek, Georgia (132 lbs) - 6A State Champion - Class of 2026
Teequavius Mills: Mill Creek, Georgia (138 lbs) - 6A State Champion - Class of 2026
Peyton Westpfahl: Liberty, Missouri (190 lbs) - Class 4 State Champion
 
Morningside
Ty Lorentzen: Oskaloosa, Iowa (126 lbs) - 2A State Qualifier
 
Mount Olive
Corey Fazekas: Grassfield, Virginia (138 lbs) - 6A State Qualifier
Jayvion Johnson: Pine Forest, North Carolina (126 lbs) - 4A State 4th Place
Braden Reynolds: West Carteret, North Carolina (157 lbs) - 3A State Qualifier

Mount Union
Layne Armstrong: Seaforth, North Carolina (132 lbs) - 2A State Champion
 
MSU Moorhead
Bailey Peichel: Frazee, Minnesota (145 lbs) - A State Runner-Up
 
Navy
Evan Boblits: St. Mary’s Ryken, Maryland (150 lbs) - National Prep 3rd Place
Nikos Filipos: Wyoming Seminary, Pennsylvania (126 lbs) - National Prep 6th Place
Tyler Hood: St. Christopher’s, Virginia (150 lbs) - National Prep Runner-Up
Connor Sheridan: Hauppauge, New York (108 lbs) - DI State 5th Place
 
NC State 
Lorenzo Alston: Uwharrie Charter, North Carolina (157 lbs) - 1A State Champion - Class of 2026
Lander Bosh: Layton, Utah (120 lbs) - 6A State Champion - Class of 2026
Kai Calcutt: Loyola Academy, Illinois (215 lbs) - 3A State Runner-Up - Class of 2026
Will Denny: Marist, Illinois (165 lbs) - 3A State Champion
Cason Howe: Greenwood, South Carolina (215 lbs) - 5A State Champion
Jason Kwaak: Brentwood, New York (160 lbs) - DI State Champion
Griffin LaPlante: St. Francis, New York (152 lbs) - DI State Champion - Class of 2026
Xavier Wilson: Eastern Guilford, North Carolina (215 lbs) - 3A State Champion
Daniel Zepeda: Gilroy, California (150 lbs) - State Champion
 
Nebraska
Noah Bull: Layton, Utah (150 lbs) - 6A State Champion - Class of 2026
Tyler Eise: Gilroy, California (175 lbs) - State Champion
Jake Hockaday: Brownsburg, Indiana (132 lbs) - State Champion
Niko Rotella: Skutt Catholic, Nebraska (157 lbs) - Class B State Runner-Up - Class of 2026
Abdi Unle: Omaha Bryan, Nebraska (120 lbs) - Class A State Champion
Cade Ziola: Skutt Catholic, Nebraska (215 lbs) - Class B State Champion
Nikade Zinklin: Clovis, California (144 lbs) - State Champion
 
Nebraska-Kearney
Sam Nachtigal: Kearney, Nebraska (157 lbs) - Class A State Qualifier
Robert Nelson: Minden, Nebraska (165 lbs) - Class C State Champion
Luke Pawloski: Pleasanton, Nebraska (215 lbs) - Class D State Runner-Up
Corbin Reisz: Logan-Magnolia, Iowa (150 lbs) - 1A State Champion
Jack Sponenburgh: Kearney, Nebraska (113 lbs) - Class A State 5th Place
 
North Carolina
Liam Hickey: Cardinal Gibbons, North Carolina (132 lbs) - 4A State Champion
Israel Ibarra: Santa Cruz Valley, Arizona (175 lbs) - D4 State Champion
Brody Kelly: IC Catholic, Illinois (175 lbs) - 2A State Champion - Class of 2026
Jacob Levy: Lake Highland Prep, Florida (285 lbs) - National Prep Champion
Devon Miller: Edmond North, Oklahoma (126 lbs) - 6A State Champion
Dunia Sibomana: Long Beach, New York (116 lbs) - DI State Champion - Class of 2026
 
North Dakota State
Javier Berg: Chatfield, Minnesota (121 lbs) - A State 3rd Place
Brayden Canoyer: Waverly, Nebraska (144 lbs) - Class B State Champion
Lawson Eller: New Prague, Minnesota (121 lbs) - AAA State Champion
Gabriel Gallardo: Sahuarita, Arizona (157 lbs) - Class D State Champion
Devon Harrison: Liberty, Missouri (132 lbs) - Class 4 State Champion
Luke Hoag: Hutchinson, Minnesota (160 lbs) - AA State Runner-Up
Ben Schultz: Maple Grove, Minnesota (215 lbs) - AAA State 3rd Place
William Ward: Moorhead, Minnesota (215 lbs) - AAA State Champion - Class of 2026
 
North Idaho CC
Curtis Bartley: Del Norte, California (138 lbs) - State Qualifier
Daeton Johnson: Chiawana, Washington (144 lbs) - 4A State 3rd Place
Seth Martin: Post Falls, Idaho (190 lbs) - 6A State Champion
Rade Ostrander: Keller Timber Creek, Texas (215 lbs) - 6A State Champion
 
Northern Colorado
Josh Fish: Westlake, Utah (150 lbs) - 6A State 3rd Place
Logan Glynn: Millard South, Nebraska (157 lbs) - Class A State Champion
Ayden Thomas: Stillwater, Oklahoma (120 lbs) - 6A State Champion
 
Northern Illinois
Logan Bender: Chisago Lakes, Minnesota (285 lbs) - AA State Champion
Bobby Conway: Brother Rice, Illinois (132 lbs) - 2A State 6th Place
Maddox Garbis: Plainfield North, Illinois (106 lbs) - 3A State 6th Place
Logan Trenary: Southeast Polk, Iowa (150 lbs) - 3A State Qualifier
Tyler Turzinski: Shakopee, Minnesota (139 lbs) - AAA State Qualifier
 
Northern Iowa
Waylon Cressell: Warren Central, Indiana (175 lbs) - State Champion - Class of 2026
Jace Hedeman: Union, Iowa (132 lbs) - 2A State Champion
Kyler Knaack: Don Bosco, Iowa (165 lbs) - 1A State Champion
Logan Paradice: Colquitt County, Georgia (150 lbs) - 6A State Champion
 
Northern State
Calder Sheehan: Rochester Mayo, Minnesota (152 lbs) - AAA State 3rd Place
 
Northwestern
Alex Smith: Lake Highland Prep, Florida (215 lbs) - National Prep 4th Place
Ryder Wilder: Camden County, Georgia (190 lbs) - 6A State Champion - Class of 2026
 
NYU
Brady Knaupp: Greens Farms Academy, Connecticut (132 lbs) - National Prep 7th Place
 
Ouachita Baptist
Hagan Crockett: Artesia, New Mexico (139 lbs) - 4A State Qualifier
Landon Rofkahr: Greenwood, Arkansas (157 lbs) - 5A State Qualifier
 
Ohio
Sam Bustamante: Bishop Chatard, Indiana (144 lbs) - State 6th Place
Damien Couture: Hickory Ridge, North Carolina (285 lbs) - 4A State Runner-Up
Ricky Ericksen: Marist, Illinois (190 lbs) - 3A State Champion
Dom Serio: West Aurora, Illinois (157 lbs) - 3A State Runner-Up
Carson Weber: Joliet West, Illinois (150 lbs) - 3A State Champion
 
Ohio State
Tyler Dekraker: Chantilly, Virginia (138 lbs) - 6A State Champion - Class of 2026
 
Oklahoma
Bryce Burkett: Watertown-Mayer, Minnesota (172 lbs) - AA State Champion
Will Deutschlander: Edmond North, Oklahoma (150 lbs) - 6A State Runner-Up
Jake Knight: Bettendorf, Iowa (120 lbs) - 3A State Champion - Class of 2026
Mason Ontiveros: Pitman, California (175 lbs) - State Runner-Up - Class of 2026
Tre Rios: Westmoore, Oklahoma (165 lbs) - 6A State Runner-Up
Mikey Ruiz: Canyon Randall, Texas (126 lbs) - 5A State Champion - Class of 2026
Dallas Russell: Jefferson, Georgia (157 lbs) - 3A State Champion - Class of 2026
Carter Vannest: Pitman, California (190 lbs) - State 4th Place - Class of 2026
 
Oklahoma City
Caden Wallace: MacArthur, Oklahoma (157 lbs) - 5A State Champion 
 
Oklahoma State
Kruz Goff: Blackwell, Oklahoma (215 lbs) - 3A State Champion
Ishmael Guerrero: Stillwater, Oklahoma (157 lbs) - 6A State Champion
Beau Hickman: Tuttle, Oklahoma (150 lbs) - 4A State Champion
Ladarion Lockett: Stillwater, Oklahoma (175 lbs) - 6A State Champion
Kaden Purler: North Point, Missouri (150 lbs) - Class 4 State 6th Place
Ronnie Ramirez: Walnut, Kansas (126 lbs) - State 3rd Place
Landon Robideau: St. Michael-Albertville (160 lbs) - AAA State Champion
Dreshaun Ross: Fort Dodge, Iowa (215 lbs) - 3A State Champion - Class of 2026
Kody Routledge: Edmond North, Oklahoma (165 lbs) - 6A State Champion
Ethan Teague: Stillwater, Oklahoma (190 lbs) - 6A State Champion
Sergio Vega: Sunnyside, Arizona (144 lbs) - D1 State Champion
Kellen Wolbert: Oconomowoc, Wisconsin (144 lbs) - D1 State Champion - Class of 2026
Rocklin Zinklin: Buchanan, California (120 lbs) - State Champion - Class of 2026
 
Oregon State
Nathan Carrillo: St. John Bosco, California (126 lbs) - State 7th Place - Class of 2026
Koy Davidson: Fort Dodge, Iowa (144 lbs) - 3A State Runner-Up
Travis Grace: Gilroy, California (165 lbs) - State 3rd Place - Class of 2026
Khale McDonnell: Fountain Valley, California (215 lbs) - State Runner-Up
Beau Priest: Bakersfield, California (157 lbs) - State 3rd Place
Adrien Reyes: Clovis, California (175 lbs) - State 4th Place
Manny Saldate: SLAM Academy, Nevada (138 lbs) - 5A State Champion
Blake Woodward: Buchanan, California (138 lbs) - State Qualifier - Class of 2026
 
Ouachita Baptist
Blake Butler: South Beauregard, Louisiana (215 lbs) - D3 State Champion
 
Penn
Liam Carlin: Greens Farms Academy, Connecticut (165 lbs) - National Prep 3rd Place
Deven Casey: IC Catholic, Illinois (132 lbs) - 2A State Champion
Elliott Humphries: Northfield Mt. Hermon, Massachusetts (175 lbs) - National Prep 3rd Place
Greyson Meak: Cold Spring Harbor, New York (215 lbs) - DII State Champion 
 
Penn College
Cody Salmon: Skyline, Virginia (150 lbs) - 3A State 3rd Place
 
Penn State
PJ Duke: Minisink Valley, New York (170 lbs) - DI State Champion
Will Henckel: Blair Academy, New Jersey (175 lbs) - National Prep Champion
 
Pittsburgh
Nadav Nafshi: Germantown Academy, Pennsylvania (157 lbs) - National Prep Runner-Up
Tristan Steldt: Fennimore, Wisconsin (165 lbs) - D2 State Champion
 
Pitt-Johnstown
Brady Baker: Lakeshore, Michigan (126 lbs) - D2 State 3rd Place
Ethan Osburn: Hayfield, Virginia (190 lbs) - 6A State Champion
 
Presbyterian
Dallas Canoyer: Earlham, Iowa (126 lbs) - 1A State Qualifier
 
Princeton
Matthew Martino: Bishop Kelly, Idaho (144 lbs) - 5A State Champion
Conor McCloskey: Buford, Georgia (215 lbs) - 6A State Runner-Up
 
Providence
Jett Murray: Florence-Carlton, Montana (175 lbs) - B/C State Qualifier
 
Purdue
Ty Henderson: Mater Dei, Indiana (126 lbs) - State 3rd Place
Adrian Pellot: Merrillville, Indiana (165 lbs) - State Champion
Jonathan Rocha: Clovis North, California (190 lbs) - State Runner-Up - Class of 2026
Isaiah Schaefer: Mater Dei, Indiana (138 lbs) - State Champion 
Zach Stewart: Marmion Academy, Illinois (144 lbs) - 3A State Runner-Up - Class of 2026
Noah Weaver: Rossville, Indiana (215 lbs) - State Champion
 
Reinhardt
Maddox McArthur: Buford, Georgia (138 lbs) - 6A State Runner-Up
 
Roanoke
Dantrell Benson: Union Pines, North Carolina (215 lbs) - 3A State 5th Place
Caleb Haney: St. Christopher’s, Virginia (120 lbs) - National Prep 8th Place
Jackson Rowling: Hough, North Carolina (150 lbs) - 4A State Champion
Aiden Ryan: First Colonial, Virginia (175 lbs) - 5A State Runner-Up
Aiden Sanders: South Lakes, Virginia (150 lbs) - 6A State Runner-Up
Ryan Saunders: Battlefield, Virginia (120 lbs) - 6A State 4th Place
Troy Shannon: Terry Sanford, North Carolina (165 lbs) - 3A State 4th Place
Brock Sullivan: Union Pines, North Carolina (190 lbs) - 3A State Champion 
 
Rutgers
Easton Doster: New Haven, Indiana (150 lbs) - State 4th Place
Billy Townson: Poway, California (132 lbs) - State Runner-Up
 
San Francisco State
Shea Dawson: Morro Bay, California (138 lbs) - State Qualifier
 
Shenandoah
Damien Costello: Sherando, Virginia (120 lbs) - 4A State Qualifier
Jadon Shanholtz: Strasburg, Virginia (138 lbs) - 2A State 4th Place
 
Shorter
Jason Clark: Flowery Branch, Georgia (165 lbs) - 4A State Runner-Up
 
Sioux Falls
Hank Meyer: Kimball Area, Minnesota (189 lbs) - A State 4th Place
 
SIU Edwardsville
Donovan Allen: Marist, Illinois (144 lbs) - 3A State 4th Place
Kiernan Meink: Millard South, Nebraska (126 lbs) - Class A State Champion - Class of 2026
Caleb Neal: Great Bridge, Virginia (175 lbs) - 5A State Champion
 
South Dakota State
Conlan Carlson: Willmar, Minnesota (152 lbs) - AAA State Champion
Bas Diaz: Waverly-Shell Rock, Iowa (157 lbs) - 3A State Runner-Up
Jacob Herm: Neenah, Wisconsin (165 lbs) - D1 State Champion
Riley Johnson: Skutt Catholic, Nebraska (165 lbs) - Class B State Champion - Class of 2026
Liam Neitzel: Hudson, Wisconsin (132 lbs) - D1 State Champion
Jarrett Wadsen: St. Michael-Albertville, Minnesota (172 lbs) - AAA State Runner-Up
 
Stanford
James Bechter:  Northfield Mt. Hermon, Massachusetts (285 lbs) - National Prep Runner-Up - Class of 2026
Brokton Borelli: Los Banos, California (190 lbs) - State 3rd Place
Dylan Pile: Los Gatos, California (175 lbs) - State 3rd Place
Angelo Posada: Poway, California (215 lbs) - State Champion 
Siraj Sidhu: Del Oro, California (126 lbs) - State 4th Place - Class of 2026
Edwin Sierra: Poway, California (120 lbs) - State Runner-Up
Jarrett Smith: Lowell, Michigan (113 lbs) - D2 State Champion - Class of 2026
 
St. Cloud State
Ethan Bast: West Bend West, Wisconsin (120 lbs) - D1 State Champion
Bradley Little: Woodbury, Minnesota (152 lbs) - AAA State Runner-Up
Scottie Meier Jr. : Lincoln East, Nebraska (150 lbs) - Class A State Runner-Up
Merrik Murray: Staley, Missouri (165 lbs) - Class 4 State 4th Place
Peyton Parn: Brookfield, Missouri (138 lbs) - Class 1 State Champion
Sam Zanton: Middleton, Wisconsin (157 lbs) - D1 State 4th Place - Class of 2026
 
St. John Fisher
Micah Gillespie: Fairfax, Virginia (285 lbs) - 6A State Qualifier
 
SW Minnesota State
Dylan St. Germain: Eagan, Minnesota (114 lbs) - AAA State Champion 
Cole Munsterteiger: Mound-Westonka, Minnesota (139 lbs) - AA State Qualifier
 
The Citadel
Brady Campbell: Opelika, Alabama (175 lbs) - 7A State Champion
Thomas Johnson: James Island Charter, South Carolina (150 lbs) - 5A State Champion
 
Upper Iowa
Cale Nash: Clear Creek-Amana, Iowa (132 lbs) - 3A State Qualifier
Brock Shaha: Mount Ayr, Iowa (120 lbs) - 1A State 5th Place
 
Utah Valley
Ian Fritz: Pleasant Grove, Utah (157 lbs) - 6A State Champion
Geronimo Rivera: Layton, Utah (132 lbs) - 6A State Champion
Zyon Trujillo: Silverado, Nevada (174 lbs) - 4A State Champion
Kaden Turner: Millard, Utah (190 lbs) - 2A State Champion
Jason Worthley: West Field, Utah (150 lbs) - 4A State Champion
 
Vanguard
Elijah Almarinez: Vacaville, California (120 lbs) - State 6th Place
Isaiah Johnson: Resurrection Christian Academy, Colorado (215 lbs) - 3A State Champion
Vince Partington: Cypress, California (144 lbs) - State Qualifier
 
Virginia
Macon Ayers: Staunton River, Virginia (165 lbs) - 3A State Champion
Liam Crook: Kaukauna, Wisconsin (175 lbs) - D1 State Champion - Class of 2026
Rocco Hayes: Carl Sandburg, Illinois (113 lbs) - 3A State 3rd Place
Jayce Paridon: Lake Highland Prep, Florida (138 lbs) - National Prep Champion 
Alexander Pierce: Iowa City West, Iowa (113 lbs) - 3A State Runner-Up - Class of 2026
Emmitt Sherlock: Gilman, Maryland (190 lbs) - National Prep Runner-Up
 
Virginia Tech
Revin Dickman: Brownsburg, Indiana (120 lbs) - State Champion - Class of 2026
Drew Gorman: Buford, Georgia (144 lbs) - 6A State Champion
Noah Nininger: Staunton River, Virginia (150 lbs) - 3A State Champion
Claudio Torres: Lake Highland Prep, Florida (165 lbs) - National Prep Champion 
Ben Weader: Chantilly, Virginia (165 lbs) - 6A State 3rd Place
 
VMI
Adam Bilby: Rose Hill, Kansas (132 lbs) - 4A State 5th Place
JT Bowers: West Laurens, Georgia (165 lbs) - 3A State Champion
Patrick Donahue: Cape Henlopen, Delaware (215 lbs) - State Champion
Beau Lewis: Great Bridge, Virginia (157 lbs) - 5A State Champion 
Hayato Otero: Landstown, Virginia (126 lbs) - 6A State Champion
Declan Strait: Chaparral, Colorado (126 lbs) - 5A State Runner-Up
Cole Will: Eagan, Minnesota (285 lbs) - AAA State Champion
 
Waldorf
Maddox Heck: King William, Virginia (106 lbs) - 2A State 4th Place
 
Wartburg
Ethan Bibler: Waverly-Shell Rock, Iowa (165 lbs) - 3A State 4th Place
Eli Rabideau: Germantown, Wisconsin (150 lbs) - D1 State Runner-Up
 
Washington & Lee
Joey DiVello: Skyline, Virginia (175 lbs) - 3A State Runner-Up
 
Wesleyan
Reese Spiro: Northfield Mt. Hermon, Massachusetts (190 lbs) - National Prep 4th Place
 
West Virginia
Leo Contino: Buchanan, California (157 lbs) - State Runner-Up
Mason Jakob: Dobyns Bennett, Tennessee (126 lbs) - AA State Champion - Class of 2026
Casen Roark: Father Ryan, Tennessee (138 lbs) - National Prep 3rd Place
Luke Satriano: Valley Central, New York (131 lbs) - DI State Champion 
Jason Torres: Wyoming Seminary, Pennsylvania (138 lbs) - National Prep 6th Place
 
Western Colorado
Matt Ausel: Mason, Michigan (144 lbs) - D2 State 4th Place
Hunter Bogner: Dumas, Texas (138 lbs) - 5A State Champion
Kevin Hudson: Olympic, Washington (285 lbs) - 2A State 4th Place
Ty Reeves: Poudre, Colorado (132 lbs) - 5A State 5th Place
Aidan Odom: Corona del Sol, Arizona (285 lbs) - D1 State Qualifier
 
Western Wyoming
Liam Fox: Cheyenne East, Wyoming (157 lbs) - 4A State Champion
 
William Woods
Charles Knight: Gulf Shores, Alabama (157 lbs) - 6A State Runner-Up
 
Wisconsin
Roen Carey: Mineral Point, Wisconsin (144 lbs) - D3 State Champion
Caleb Dennee: Marshfield, Wisconsin (175 lbs) - D1 State 3rd Place
Ty Imhoff: Iowa-Grant/Highland, Wisconsin (157 lbs) - D3 State Champion
Eli Leonard: Mount Horeb/Barneveld, Wisconsin (175 lbs) - D1 State Runner-Up - Class of 2026
Collin McDowell: Arrowhead, Wisconsin (150 lbs) - D1 State 3rd Place
Peter Tomazevic: Freedom, Wisconsin (132 lbs) - D2 State Champion 
Tyson Waughtel: Vandalia, Illinois (126 lbs) - 1A State Champion
 
Wisconsin-Eau Claire
Mason Dewing: Crandon, Wisconsin (126 lbs) - D3 State 3rd Place
 
Wisconsin-La Crosse
Cole Gentsch: Normal, Illinois (126 lbs) - 3A State Qualifier
Kolt Knaack: Don Bosco, Iowa (150 lbs) - 1A State 4th Place
Ryland Schneider: Oshkosh West, Wisconsin (175 lbs) - D1 State 4th Place
Asher Sheldon: Batavia, Illinois (215 lbs) - 3A State 6th Place
Aiden Slama: Milton, Wisconsin (120 lbs) - D1 State 3rd Place
 
Wisconsin-Oshkosh
Caidan Ronning: Plano, Illinois (157 lbs) - 2A State Qualifier
 
Wisconsin-Parkside
Lincoln Flayter: Hartford Union, Wisconsin (126 lbs) - D1 State 3rd Place
Tanner Gormanson: Wisconsin Rapids Lincoln, Wisconsin (285 lbs) - D1 State Champion
Spencer Madsen: Sturgeon Bay/Sevastopol, Wisconsin (157 lbs) - D2 State 3rd Place - Class of 2026
Thomas Reilly: Kenosha Bradford, Wisconsin (215 lbs) - D1 State 6th Place
Nathan Stiebs: Germantown, Wisconsin (285 lbs) - D1 State 5th Place
 
Wisconsin-Platteville
Steele Diercks: Davenport Assumption, Iowa (132 lbs) - 2A State 5th Place
Dawson McConnell: Lincoln, Illinois (175 lbs) - 2A State Qualifier
 
Wyoming
Bradlee Farrer: Pleasant Grove, Utah (175 lbs) -  6A State Champion
Lane Foard: Benedictine, Virginia (190 lbs) - National Prep Champion 
Isaiah Harrison: Mountain View, Colorado (120 lbs) - 4A State Champion
Gunner Henry: Brownsburg, Indiana (190 lbs) - State Champion
John Murphy: St. Michael-Albertville (189 lbs) - AAA State Champion - Class of 2026

IRVING, Texas – The Big 12 Conference has announced its seedings for the 2025 Big 12 Wrestling Championships, setting the stage for the two-day event at the BOK Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Six different schools received top billing in 10 weight classes with Iowa State, Northern Iowa and Oklahoma State all earning multiple top seeds.

Iowa State, the reigning Big 12 team champion, looks to defend its title with a pair of top seeds in Evan Frost at 133 pounds and Cody Chittum in the 157-pound division. Northern Iowa’s two top seeds include Parker Keckeisen who was the Conference’s champion at 184 pounds last year. Oklahoma State earned three top seeds with Dean Hamiti (174 pounds), Luke Surber (197 pounds) and Wyatt Hendrickson (285 pounds).

The Big 12 Wrestling Championships are set to begin at 10 a.m. CT on Saturday, March 8 with the first two sessions of action. Sunday will begin with the third session at 12 p.m. CT before the Championship finals begin at 8 p.m. CT. The first three sessions will be carried on ESPN+ with the championship round broadcasted on ESPNU.

Big 12 Championship participants will also compete for berths in the NCAA Wrestling Championship, which will be held at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia March 20-22.

The 2025 Big 12 Wrestling Championship will also feature an enhanced club space that offers an up-close view of the action with front row seats and more in The Podium Club presented by Undeniably Dairy. The 250-person, open-air, premium hospitality space is located mat-side and is available as an add-on to any valid all-session ticket.

Single session tickets are now on sale for the event and can be purchased on Ticketmaster or through the BOK Center Box Office. All-session tickets remain on sale as well, beginning at just $37.

Top Eight Seeds by Weight Class
125 Pounds
Richard Figueroa – Arizona State Stevo Poulin – Northern Colorado Jett Strickenberger – West Virginia Troy Spratley – Oklahoma State Tanner Jordan – South Dakota State Antonio Lorenzo – Oklahoma Trever Anderson – Northern Iowa Kysen Terukina – Iowa State 133 Pounds
Evan Frost – Iowa State Dominick Serrano – Northern Colorado Julian Farber – Northern Iowa Reece Witcraft – Oklahoma State Kyle Burwick – North Dakota State Cleveland Belton – Oklahoma Derrick Cardinal – South Dakota State Kade Moore – Missouri 141 Pounds
Andrew Alirez – Northern Colorado Cael Happel – Northern Iowa Jacob Frost – Iowa State Tagen Jamison – Oklahoma State Mosha Schwartz - Oklahoma Josh Edmond – Missouri Haiden Drury – Utah Valley Julian Tagg – South Dakota State 149 Pounds
Colin Realbuto – Northern Iowa Paniro Johnson – Iowa State Willie McDougald – Oklahoma Gabe Willochell – Wyoming Gavin Drexler – North Dakota State Paul Kelly – Cal Baptist Logan Gioffre – Missouri Benji Alanis – Northern Colorado 157 Pounds
Cody Chittum – Iowa State Caleb Fish – Oklahoma State Ryder Downey – Northern Iowa Cobe Siebrecht – South Dakota State Jared Hill – Wyoming Vinny Zerban – Northern Colorado James Conway – Missouri Drayden Morton – Cal Baptist 165 Pounds
Terrell Barraclough – Utah Valley Peyton Hall – West Virginia Cameron Amine – Oklahoma State Drake Rhodes – South Dakota State Cam Steed – Missouri Nicco Ruiz – Arizona State Jack Thomsen – Northern Iowa Aiden Riggins – Iowa State  
174 Pounds
Dean Hamiti – Oklahoma State Keegan O’Toole – Missouri Gaven Sax – Oklahoma Jared Simma – Northern Iowa Cade DeVos – South Dakota State Brody Conley – West Virginia MJ Gaitan – Iowa State Riley Davis – Wyoming 184 Pounds
Parker Keckeisen – Northern Iowa Dustin Plott – Oklahoma State Bennett Berge – South Dakota State Evan Bockman – Iowa State Deanthony Parker Jr. – Oklahoma Eddie Neitenbach – Wyoming Dennis Robin – West Virginia Colton Hawks – Missouri 197 Pounds
Luke Surber – Oklahoma State Joseph Novak – Wyoming Wyatt Voelker – Northern Iowa Zach Glazier – South Dakota State Ian Bush – West Virginia Nathan Schon – Iowa State Brian Burburija – Air Force Bradley Hill – Oklahoma 285 Pounds
Wyatt Hendrickson – Oklahoma State Cohlton Schultz – Arizona State Lance Runyon – Northern Iowa Seth Nitzel – Missouri Juan Mora – Oklahoma Daniel Herrera – Iowa State Luke Rasmussen – South Dakota State Sam Mitchell - Wyoming