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  • Tracking Three Marquee Matches in the Round of 16

    The second session has come to an end. Upset after upset. Brothers wrestling off for their place in the championship bracket. It’s never a dull moment in March! It’s March Matness! 
    Dean Peterson (Rutgers) vs. Richard Figueroa (Arizona State)
    This match was less than boring. You have three-time NCAA Qualifier Dean Peterson, who faced adversity after injuring his knee in the B1G semis, versus 2024 NCAA Champion Richie Figueroa. Now I was skeptical of Peterson’s knee entering this tournament. He looked sharp against Oklahoma’s Lorenzo. He was on fire against Richie Figs. Figueroa got the first takedown to start the scoring. Peterson escaped before the first period ends. Figs takes bottom to start the second and quickly escapes. Peterson gets the next takedown. Figs get hit with the cautionary start. The takedown took them out of bounds. Peterson chooses bottom in the third and escapes. Figs get the takedown. Peterson quickly hits a switch, reverses, cradles Figs, and gets the FALL! Dean Peterson pins returning NCAA Champion Richie Figueroa!
    Peterson (RUT) def. Figueroa (ASU) fall 5:42
    Gabe Arnold (Iowa) vs. Chris Foca (Cornell)
    Three-time NCAA Qualifier and 2023 All-American Chris Foca is having himself a night. He majored Iowa’s Gabe Arnold 12-1. Foca opens up the match by taking a shot, getting in a brief scramble, and finally getting the takedown. He puts Arnold on his back and racks up near fall all within the first minute of the match. Foca rides him for two minutes in the first. Arnold defers, and Foca chooses down to start the second and gets a quick escape. Foca works for a takedown and gets the leg. Arnold splits to avoid the takedown, taking them out of bounds. They were brought back in and Foca gets the takedown. This results in him racking up another minute of riding time for Foca before the second period ends. He ends the second period with three minutes of riding time. Arnold chose neutral for the third. Both wrestlers had heavy hands throughout the third period. Foca gets hit for stalling for backing out of the circle. They continue to circle hard. Foca was in control of the whole match. He kept the inside control for the entire seven minutes. 
    Foca (COR) def. Arnold (IOWA) maj. 12-1
    Max Stout (Pittsburgh) vs. Luke Stout (Princeton)
    This is the first brother match-up in Division 1 Wrestling Championship history. Both wrestlers started the match with heavy hands, both fighting for that inside control. Each took shots and re-shots attempts. Nothing happened, score-wise, in the first period. Mac Stout chooses bottom to start the second. He gets the escape and fires back with a takedown. Luke Stout is back up on his feet to get the escape. Luke Stout chooses bottom to start the third. Mac Stout rides him a bit, but Luke eventually finds his footing for the escape. Mac ends up beating his older brother 4-2. At least they still hugged it out! Can’t expect a crazy scramble-filled match with brothers. 
    Stout (PITT) def. Stout (PRIN) dec. 4-2

    2025 NCAA Championships: Round of 16 Results

    125 lbs
    #1 Luke Lilledahl (Penn State) tech #16 Blake West (Northern Illinois)  19-3
    #8 Sheldon Seymour (Lehigh) dec #9 Caleb Smith (Nebraska)  7-3
    #12 Dean Peterson (Rutgers) fall #5 Richie Figueroa (Arizona State)  5:42
     #4 Vince Robinson (NC State) dec #13 Marc-Anthony McGowan (Princeton)  6-4
    #3 Eddie Ventresca (Virginia Tech) dec #14 Spencer Moore (North Carolina)  6-3
    #6 Jett Strickenberger (West Virginia) maj #11 Nicolar Rivera (Wisconsin)  18-6
    #7 Troy Spratley (Oklahoma State) dec #10 Stevo Poulin (Northern Colorado)  2-1
    #2 Matt Ramos (Purdue) maj #18 Jacob Moran (Indiana)  8-0
     
    133 lbs
    #1 Lucas Byrd (Illinois) maj #16 Ryan Miller (Penn)  8-0
    #8 Braeden Davis (Penn State) dec #9 Braxton Brown (Maryland)  5-3
    #21 Angelo Rini (Indiana) maj #5 Dom Serrano (Northern Colorado)  15-7
    #4 Zeth Romney (Cal Poly) dec #13 Tyler Knox (Stanford)  4-2
    #14 Zan Fugitt (Wisconsin) dec #3 Nasir Bailey (Little Rock)  4-1SV
    #6 Connor McGonagle (Virginia Tech) dec #11 Evan Frost (Iowa State)  5-0
    #7 Nic Bouzakis (Ohio State) dec #23 Sean Spidle (Central Michigan)  9-4
    #2 Drake Ayala (Iowa) maj #18 Julian Farber (Northern Iowa)  13-4
     
    141 lbs
    #1 Brock Hardy (Nebraska) tech #16 Wyatt Henson (Lock Haven)  19-3
    #9 Jacob Frost (Iowa State) dec #8 Andrew Alirez (Northern Colorado)  6-1
    #5 Cael Happel (Northern Iowa) dec #21 Dylan Chappell (Bucknell)  5-4
    #4 Josh Koderhandt (Navy) fall #20 Josh Saunders (Cornell)  3:32
    #3 Jesse Mendez (Ohio State) maj #14 Sergio Lemley (Michigan)  11-2
    #6 Vance Vombaur (Minnesota) dec #11 Dylan Cedeno (Virginia)  4-0
    #10 CJ Composto (Penn) dec #7 Tagen Jamison (Oklahoma State)  6-4
    #2 Beau Bartlett (Penn State) dec #18 Julian Tagg (South Dakota State)  4-1
     
    149 lbs
    #1 Caleb Henson (Virginia Tech) dec #17 Jaden Abas (Stanford)  5-1
    #8 Jordan Williams (Little Rock) dec #9 Cross Wasilewski (Penn)  10-3
    #12 Ethan Stiles (Oregon State) maj #5 Kyle Parco (Iowa)  9-0
    #13 Dylan D’Emilio (Ohio State) dec #29 Jack Gioffre (Virginia)  8-5
    #3 Shayne Van Ness (Penn State) #19 Andrew Clark (Rutgers)  11-1
    #6 Lachlan McNeil (North Carolina) dec #11 Sammy Alvarez (Rider)  4-2
    #7 Kannon Webster (Illinois) dec #10 Colin Realbuto (The Citadel)  8-3
    #2 Ridge Lovett (Nebraska) tech #15 Ty Whalen (Princeton)  15-0
     
    157 lbs
    #1 Tyler Kasak (Penn State) dec #16 Cody Chittum (Iowa State)  8-3
     #8 Joey Blaze (Purdue) dec #9 Tommy Askey (Minnesota) 2-2RTTB
     #12 Caleb Fish (Oklahoma State) dec #5 Brandon Cannon (Ohio State) 10-7
    #20 Trevor Chumbley (Northwestern) dec #4 Rafael Hipolito (Virginia Tech)  2-1TB
    #3 Antrell Taylor (Nebraska) fall #14 Jude Swisher (Penn)  2:16
    #11 Matt Bianchi (Little Rock) dec #6 Ryder Downey (Northern Iowa)  5-4
    #7 Vinny Zerban (Northern  Colorado) dec #23 Chase Saldate (Michigan)  5-1
    #2 Meyer Shapiro (Cornell) dec #15 Johnny Lovett (Central Michigan)  10-4
     
    165 lbs
    #1 Mitchell Mesenbrink (Penn State) tech #16 Kyle Mosher (Columbia)  22-6
    #8 Cam Amine (Oklahoma State) dec #9 Cam Steed (Missouri)  3-1
    #12 Christopher Minto (Nebraska) maj #5 Julian Ramirez (Cornell)  11-1
    #4 Terrell Barraclough (Utah Valley)  maj #13 Will Miller (Appalachian State)  11-1
    #3 Michael Caliendo (Iowa) maj #19 Jack Thomsen (Iowa)  15-3
    #6 Beau Mantanona (Michigan) dec #11 Braeden Scoles (Illinois)  8-5
    #7 Hunter Garvin (Stanford) maj #10 Andrew Sparks (Minnesota)  14-4
     #2 Peyton Hall (West Virginia) tech #18 Maxx Mayfield (Northwestern)  20-4
     
    174 lbs
    #1 Keegan O’Toole (Missouri) dec #16 Lorenzo Norman (Stanford)  10-8
    #24 Lennox Wolak (Virginia Tech) dec #25 Dalton Harkins (Army West Point)  4-1SV
    #5 Simon Ruiz (Cornell) dec #21 Josh Ogunsanya (North Carolina)  4-2
    #13 Cade DeVos (South Dakota State) dec #4 Garrett Thompson (Ohio)  9-3
    #3 Dean Hamiti (Oklahoma State) maj #14 Matthew Singleton (NC State)  15-3
    #11 Patrick Kennedy (Iowa) dec #6 Brevin Cassella (Binghamton)  3-0
    #7 Danny Wask (Navy) maj #23 MJ Gaitan (Iowa State)  12-4
    #2 Levi Haines (Penn State) dec #18 Gaven Sax (Oklahoma)  4-0

     
    184 lbs
    #1 Carter Starocci (Penn State) tech #16 Shane Cartagena-Walsh (Rider)  15-0
    #8 Jaxon Smith (Maryland) fall #9 Reece Heller (Pittsburgh)  2:45
    #12 Silas Allred (Nebraska) fall #5 Bennett Berge (South Dakota State)  6:42
    #4 Dustin Plott (Oklahoma State) maj #20 Nick Fine (Columbia)  12-2
    #3 Max McEnelly (Minnesota) maj #14 DJ Parker (Oklahoma)  11-3
    #6 Chris Foca (Cornell) maj #11 Gabe Arnold (Iowa)  12-1
    #10 Edmond Ruth (Illinois) dec #7 Isaac Dean (Rider)  2-2RTTB
    #2 Parker Keckeisen (Northern Iowa) maj #15 Dylan Fishback (NC State)  14-3
     
    197 lbs
    #1 Jacob Cardenas (Michigan) dec #16 Evan Bates (Northwestern)  4-1
    #24 Gabe Sollars (Indiana) maj #25 Patrick Brophy (The Citadel)  14-4
    #5 Michael Beard (Lehigh) dec #12 Stephen Little (Little Rock)  4-1
    #4 Josh Barr (Penn State)  dec #13 Trey Munoz (Oregon State)  5-2SV
    #3 AJ Ferrari (CSU Bakersfield) dec #19 Andy Smith (Virginia Tech)  5-1
    #6 Mac Stout (Pittsburgh) dec #11 Luke Stout (Princeton)  4-2
    #23 Seth Shumate (Ohio State) dec #26 Brock Zurawski (Rider)  11-6
    #2 Stephen Buchanan (Iowa) tech #15 Joey Novak (Wyoming)   16-1
     
    285 lbs
    #1 Gable Steveson (Minnesota) disq #16 Yaraslau Slavikouski (Rutgers) 
    #9 Cohlton Schultz (Arizona State) dec #8 Luke Luffman (Illinois)  7-0
    #5 Ben Kueter (Iowa) dec #12 Nick Feldman (Ohio State)  8-2
    #4 Owen Trephan (Lehigh)  dec #13 Seth Nevills (Maryland)  8-3
    #3 Greg Kerkvliet (Penn State) dec #14 Gavin Hoffman (Lock Haven)  4-0
    #6 Josh Heindselman (Michigan) tech #22 Brady Colbert (Army West Point)  17-2
    #7 Isaac Trumble (NC State) dec #10 Dayton Pitzer (Pittsburgh)  5-2
    #2 Wyatt Hendrickson (Oklahoma State) fall #15 Trevor Tinker (Cal Poly)  3:51

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    2025 NCAA Championships Day One - Session Two Interviews

    Dean Peterson (Rutgers) 125 lbs

    Eddie Ventresca (Virginia Tech) 125lbs
     

    Angelo Rini (Indiana) 133 lbs
     

    Brock Hardy (Nebraska) 141 lbs

    CJ Composto (Penn) 141 lbs
     

    Lachlan McNeil (North Carolina) 149 lbs
     

    Joey Blaze (Purdue) 157 lbs

    Matty Bianchi (Little Rock) 157 lbs

    Hunter Garvin (Stanford) 165 lbs

    Chris Foca (Cornell) 184 lbs

    Keegan O'Toole (Missouri) 174 lbs

    Mac Stout (Pittsburgh) 197 lbs

    Isaac Trumble (NC State) 285 lbs

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    • Tracking Three Marquee Matches in the Round of 16

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    • 2025 NCAA Championships: Round of 16 Results

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