The 2025 NCAA Championships are still fresh on our minds and in that tournament Penn State captured their fourth straight national title and 12th under head coach Cael Sanderson. Despite falling victim to a couple of upsets, the Nittany Lions still managed to put ten wrestlers on the podium - a feat only accomplished once before. 
 
Much has been said about Penn State’s record in the most important rounds of the national tournament. We’ve decided to see how that stands after the 2025 tournament and how that compares to a handful of other programs around the country. 
Below are 21 programs sorted by their overall records at the NCAA Tournament from 2021-25. Along with their total record is how each program fared during that time period in the NCAA finals, the semifinals, the quarterfinals, and the bloodround. 
The programs listed below have had a total of at least 125 matches at the NCAA Tournament between 2021-25, so every team is not listed. 
 
1. Penn State
Total: 196-47 (.807)
Finals: 17-6
Semifinals: 23-7
Quarterfinals: 30-8
Bloodround: 8-3
 
2. Iowa
Total: 149-86 (.634)
Finals: 2-7
Semifinals: 9-6
Quarterfinals: 15-13
Bloodround: 12-5
 
3. Michigan
Total: 123-73 (.628)
Finals: 2-4
Semifinals: 6-8
Quarterfinals: 14-6
Bloodround: 5-8
 
4. Cornell
Total: 102-61 (.626)
Finals: 4-0
Semifinals: 4-3
Quarterfinals: 7-4
Bloodround: 6-7
 
5. Arizona State
Total: 100-63 (.613)
Finals: 1-3
Semifinals: 4-7
Quarterfinals: 11-7
Bloodround: 9-1
 
6. Nebraska
Total: 132-84 (.611)
Finals: 2-3
Semifinals: 5-5
Quarterfinals: 10-13
Bloodround: 14-7
 
7. Ohio State
Total: 119-83 (.589)
Finals: 2-3
Semifinals: 5-4
Quarterfinals: 9-8
Bloodround: 8-11
 
8. Oklahoma State
Total: 119-86 (.580)
Finals: 3-5
Semifinals: 8-3
Quarterfinals: 11-5
Bloodround: 8-4
 
9. Missouri
Total: 109-85 (.562)
Finals: 2-1
Semifinals: 3-4
Quarterfinals: 7-9
Bloodround: 8-9
 
10. NC State
Total: 112-88 (.560)
Finals: 1-2
Semifinals: 3-5
Quarterfinals: 8-10
Bloodround: 8-7
 
11. Iowa State
Total: 97-77 (.557)
Finals: 2-1
Semifinals: 3-2
Quarterfinals: 5-5
Bloodround: 7-6
 
12. Virginia Tech
Total: 108-89 (.548)
Finals: 1-2
Semifinals: 3-5
Quarterfinals: 8-14
Bloodround: 10-7
 
13. Northern Iowa
Total: 83-70 (.542)
Finals: 1-2
Semifinals: 3-2
Quarterfinals: 5-3
Bloodround: 1-8
 
14. Northwestern
Total: 73-63 (.537)
Finals: 1-0
Semifinals: 1-2
Quarterfinals: 3-7
Bloodround: 6-3
 
15. North Carolina
Total: 67-63 (.515)
Finals: 2-1
Semifinals: 3-1
Quarterfinals: 4-4
Bloodround: 6-2
 
16. Stanford
Total: 66-63 (.512)
Finals: 1-1
Semifinals: 2-2
Quarterfinals: 4-4
Bloodround: 5-4
 
17. South Dakota State
Total: 73-70 (.510)
Finals: 0-1
Semifinals: 1-2
Quarterfinals: 3-1
Bloodround: 5-5
 
18. Minnesota
Total: 91-89  (.506)
Finals: 2-1
Semifinals: 3-2
Quarterfinals: 5-7
Bloodround: 8-5
 
19. Rutgers
Total: 68-69 (.496)
Finals: 0-0
Semifinals 0-2
Quarterfinals 2-3
Bloodround: 5-5
 
20. Oregon State
Total: 60-67 (.472)
Finals: 0-0
Semifinals: 0-2
Quarterfinals: 2-5
Bloodround: 5-3
 
21. Lehigh
Total: 59-71 (.454)
Finals: 0-0
Semifinals: 0-5
Quarterfinals: 5-4
Bloodround: 2-6

Women’s College Wrestler of the Year finalists: Blades, Jones, Kilty, Kolawole, Mortimer, Ogunsanyah, Rodriguez, Welker. Fan vote through April 6
The finalists have been named for the 2025 USA Wrestling Women’s College Wrestler of the Year Award.
The award will be selected by a vote from three major constituent groups: wrestling journalists, women’s college head coaches and the fans. Each of these groups will account for one-third of the vote.
The eight finalists were all undefeated college national champions in 2025: NCWWC (NCAA institutions) champions Kennedy Blades of Iowa, Amani Jones of North Central, Macey Kilty of Iowa, Sage Mortimer of Grand Valley State and Kylie Welker of Iowa, plus NAIA champions Esther Kolawole of William Penn, Christianah Ogunsanyah of William Penn and Cristelle Rodriguez of Doane.
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Fan vote for 2025 Women’s College Wrestler of the Year
https://usawrestlingevents.com/wcwoty
Women’s college varsity wrestlers from all of the recognized college organizations were eligible, including NCAA, NAIA and NJCAA/junior college programs. The finalists were selected by a committee overseeing the award program, featuring representatives of the media, college coaches and wrestling fans. These eight wrestlers were selected from a pool of 31 college national champions from the NCAA, NAIA and NJCAA.
Fan voting opens today (Tuesday, April 1) and runs through Sunday, April 6. The announcement of the winner of 2025 USA Wrestling’s Women’s College Wrestler of the Year will again be announced on FloWrestling on Tuesday, April 8.
 
How to vote for USA Wrestling Women’s College Wrestler of the Year
Review the candidate bios Click “cast vote now” button Enter your email Click on the one athlete you are voting for On bottom of page, click “save vote now” button  
Fan vote for 2025 Women’s College Wrestler of the Year
https://usawrestlingevents.com/wcwoty
The award was created in 2023. Past winners were Yelena Makoyed of North Central College in 2023 and Adaugo Nwachukwu of William Penn University in 2024.
USA Wrestling’s goal is to elevate the new award to have the significance and impact as other college athletic awards, such as the Dan Hodge Trophy for men’s college wrestling, the Heisman Trophy for college football, the Hobey Baker Award for men’s college hockey, the Patty Kazmeier Award for women’s college hockey, the Naismith College Player of the Year in men’s and women’s basketball, the Dick Howser Trophy in college baseball, the USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year and similar college awards.
 
The Finalists (Alphabetically)
 
Kennedy Blades, junior, University of Iowa
2025 NCWWC champion at 160 pounds 25-0 record 2 pins and 23 technical falls 2025 NCWWC Region 7 champion Outstanding Wrestler at 2025 NCWWC tournament 2024 Olympic silver medalist for Team USA  
Amani Jones, senior, North Central College
2025 NCWWC champion at 124 pounds, now 2x NCWWC champion 27-0 record 6 pins and 13 technical falls 2025 NCWWC Region 5 champion 2x age-group World medalist for Team USA  
Macey Kilty, graduate student, University of Iowa
2025 NCWWC champion at 145 pounds 28-0 record 3 pins and 21 technical falls 2025 NCWWC Region 7 champion 2x Senior World medalist for Team USA  
Esther Kolawole, freshman, William Penn University
2025 NAIA champion at 145 pounds 23-0 record 2 pins and 19 technical falls 2025 Heart of America Conference champion 2024 Olympian for Nigeria  
Sage Mortimer, junior, Grand Valley State University
2025 NCWWC champion at 110 pounds 24-0 record 9 pins and 11 technical falls 2025 NCWWC Region 5 champion 2024 U23 World champion for Team USA  
Christianah Ogunsanyah, freshman, William Penn University
2025 NAIA champion at 117 pounds 23-0 record 1 pins and 20 technical falls 2025 Heart of America Conference champion 2024 Olympian for Nigeria  
Cristelle Rodriguez, junior, Doane University
2025 NAIA champion at 124 pounds, now 2x NAIA champion 14-0 record 5 pins and 8 technical falls 2025 Great Plains Athletic Conference champion 2025 NAIA Women’s Wrestler of the Year 2024 U20 World champion for Team USA  
Kylie Welker, sophomore, Univ. of Iowa
2025 NCWWC champion at 180 pounds, now 2x NCWWC champion 28-0 record 6 pins and 21 technical falls 2025 NCWWC Region 7 champion 2021 U20 World champion for Team USA  
PAST USA WRESTLING WOMEN’S COLLEGE WRESTLERS OF THE YEAR
2024 – Adaugo Nwachukwu, William Penn University
2023 – Yelena Makoyed, North Central College
 
Fan vote for 2025 Women’s College Wrestler of the Year
https://usawrestlingevents.com/wcwoty

Just last week we had a portal update and almost immediately after it was posted, portal related news continued to hit. Now, we have a few notable wrestlers who have already announced their transfer destinations - along with more high-profile additions to the portal itself. 
Love it or hate it, it’s the reality. Student-athletes have the ability to transfer much more freely than past generations. Couple that with the extra year of eligibility doled out by the NCAA in the aftermath of the COVID years and you have a wild combination. There was lots of movement last “offseason” and I don’t foresee that changing this year. 
The first list of wrestlers we’ve listed have already publicly committed to a new transfer destination. That new school is listed first, along with their projected weight, followed by their former school. 
Below them are notable wrestlers that have gone into the transfer portal. It is not a comprehensive list. 
Expect many updates to this feature in the coming weeks and months. 
 
Transfers
Iowa: Nasir Bailey (133/141) - Little Rock
Iowa: Jordan Williams (149) - Little Rock
Michigan: Taye Ghadiali (285) - Campbell
Oklahoma State: Alex Facundo (165) - Penn State
Oklahoma State: Gary Steen (133) - Penn State
Oklahoma State: Casey Swiderski (149) - Iowa State
Oregon State: Joel Adams (149) - Michigan/CKWC
Penn State: Rocco Welsh (184) - Ohio State
 
Portal
Christian Carroll (197) - Iowa State
Hunter Catka (285) - Virginia Tech
Remy Cotton (197) - Michigan State
Isaac Dean (184) - Rider
David Evans (149) - Penn State
AJ Ferrari (197) - CSU Bakersfield
Joe Fongaro (149) - Rutgers
Luke Gayer (165) - Rutgers
Louie Gill (125) - NC State
Eli Griffin (133) - California Baptist
Bryce Hepner (157/165) - Ohio State
Chase Horne (285) - NC State
Hunter Mason (141) - Virginia Tech
Lachlan McNeil (149) - North Carolina
Billy Meiszner (149) - Kent State
Spencer Moore (125) - North Carolina
Draegen Orine (133) - NC State
Isaiah Powe (141) - Chattanooga
Caleb Rathjen (149) - Iowa
Zach Redding (141) - Iowa State
Mike Slade (184/197) - Campbell
Brian Soldano (184) - Rutgers
Sean Spidle (133) - Central Michigan
TJ Stewart (184) - Virginia Tech
David Szuba (285) - Rider
Kysen Terukina (125) - Iowa State
Jore Volk (125) - Wyoming
Colton Washleski (157) - Rider