The finals have been set at the 2025 National Duals Invitational by Paycom. They will feature a dual between Big Ten rivals #4 Iowa and #6 Ohio State. Both teams are coming off very different semifinal wins. Iowa came out on top of Oklahoma State in a back-and-forth contest that wasn’t locked up until after the 197 lb contest. Ohio State dominated Nebraska in the semis. The Buckeyes won the first eight individual matches against the Huskers and nine of ten overall.
Here’s the breakdown of the probables for tonight's championship dual. Each team has already received at least $150,000 in prize money. The winning team will take home an additional $50k to make it an even $200,000.
125 lbs - #10 Dean Peterson (Iowa) vs. #16 Brendan McCrone/Nic Bouzakis (Ohio State)
The tone-setter for Iowa’s win over Oklahoma State was Dean Peterson, who upset the returning NCAA runner-up, Troy Spratley, to give the Hawkeyes an early 3-0 lead. Tom Brands called Peterson’s late takedown of Spratley a “Houdini act”
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