2025 Big Ten Championships Preseeds

ROSEMONT, Ill. - The Big Ten Conference announced the preliminary seeds for the 2025 Big Ten Wrestling Championships, which are set for March 8-9 at Northwestern. Five schools boast at least one top-seeded wrestler, with Penn State leading the way with five No. 1 seeds.

The pre-seeds, as voted on by the conference’s coaches, rank 14 starters in all 10 weight classes. The Nittany Lions have five top-seeded wrestlers, with 141-pounder Beau Bartlett, 149-pounder Shayne Van Ness, 165-pounder Mitchell Mesenbrink, 174-pounder Levi Haines and 184-pounder Carter Starocci. Purdue’s Matt Ramos (125), Iowa’s Drake Ayala (133) and Stephen Buchanan (197), Maryland’s Ethen Miller (157) and Minnesota’s Gable Steveson (285) round out the group of top-ranked wrestlers. 

This year’s field contains a combined 12 Big Ten individual championships (eight wrestlers) and nine NCAA individual championships (five wrestlers). 

For more information on the 2025 Big Ten Wrestling Championships, visit the Big Ten Championships Central page here. The complete list of Big Ten Championships pre-seeds can be found below. 

125 lbs

1. Matt Ramos (PU)

2. Caleb Smith (NEB)

3. Dean Peterson (RU)

4. Luke Lilledahl (PSU)

5. Joey Cruz (IA)

6. Jacob Moran (IN)

7. Brendan McCrone (OSU)

8. Nicolar Rivera (WIS)

9. Cooper Flynn (MN) 

10. Dedrick Navarro (NU)

11. Caleb Weiand (MSU)

12. Christian Tanefeu (MI)

13. Caelan Riley (IL)

14. Tyler Garvin (MD)

133 lbs

1. Drake Ayala (IA)

2. Lucas Byrd (IL)

3. Braxton Brown (MD)

4. Braeden Davis (PSU)

5. Dylan Shawver (RU)

6. Jacob Van Dee (NEB)

7. Zan Fugitt (WI)

8. Angelo Rini (IN)

9. Nic Bouzakis (OSU)

10. Tyler Wells (MN)

11. Dustin Norris (PU)

12. Massey Odiotti (NU)

13. Andrew Hampton (MSU)

14. Nolan Wertanen (MI)

141 lbs

1. Beau Bartlett (PSU)

2. Jesse Mendez (OSU)

3. Brock Hardy (NEB)

4. Vance Vombaur (MN)

5. Sergio Lemley (MI)

6. Joseph Olivieri (RU)

7. Danny Pucino (IL)

8. Henry Porter (IN)

9. Greyson Clark (PU)

10. Christopher Cannon (NU)

11. Cullan Schriever (IA)

12. Dario Lemus (MD)

13. Brock Bobzien (WI)

14. Jaden Crumpler (MSU)

149 lbs

1. Shayne Van Ness (PSU)

2. Kyle Parco (IA)

3. Ridge Lovett (NEB)

4. Dylan D’Emilio (OSU)

5. Kannon Webster (IL)

6. Andrew Clark (RU)

7. Sam Cartella (NU)

8. Kal Miller (MD)

9. Dylan Gilcher (MI)

10. Drew Roberts (MN)

11. Isaac Ruble (PU)

12. Clayton Jones (MSU)

13. Joey Butler (IN)

14. Royce Nilo (WI)

157 lbs

1. Ethen Miller (MD)

2. Tyler Kasak (PSU)

3. Antrell Taylor (NEB)

4. Jacori Teemer (IA)

5. Tommy Askey (MN)

6. Joey Blaze (PU)

7. Trevor Chumbley (NU)

8. Chase Saldate (MI)

Brandon Cannon (OSU)

10. Conner Harer (RU)

11. Jason Kraisser (IL)

12. Ryan Garvick (IN)

13. Luke Mechler (WI)

14. Braden Stauffenberg (MSU)

165 lbs

1. Mitchell Mesenbrink (PSU)

2. Mike Caliendo (IA)

3. Christopher Minto (NEB)

4. Beau Mantanona (MI)

5. Andrew Sparks (MN)

6. Braeden Scoles (IL)

7. Tyler Lillard (IN)

Maxx Mayfield (NU)

9. Paddy Gallagher (OSU)

10. Anthony White (RU)

11. Stoney Buell (PU)

12. Alex Uryniak (MD)

13. Cody Goebel (WI)

14. Jay Nivison (MSU)

174 lbs

1. Levi Haines (PSU)

2. Carson Kharchla (OSU)

3. Lenny Pinto (NEB)

4. Patrick Kennedy (IA)

5. Clayton Whiting (MN)

6. Jackson Turley (RU)

7. Danny Braunagel (IL)

8. Brody Baumann (PU)

9. Lucas Condon (WI)

10. Derek Gilcher (IN)

11. Joseph Walker (MI)

12. Branson John (MD)

13. Ceasar Garza (MSU)

14. Aiden Vandenbush (NU)

184 lbs

Carter Starocci (PSU)

Max McEnelly (MN)

Silas Allred (NEB)

Gabe Arnold (IA)

Jaxon Smith (MD)

Edmond Ruth (ILL)

Shane Cartagena-Walsh (RU)

Ryder Rogotzke (OSU)

DJ Washington (IN)

Jaden Bullock (MI)

Jon Halvorsen (NU)

Lucas Daly (MSU)

Orlando Cruz (PU)

Dylan Russo (WI)

197 lbs

Stephen Buchanan (IA)

Josh Barr (PSU)

Jacob Cardenas (MI)

Isaiah Salazar (MN)

Zac Braunagel (IL)

Camden McDanel (NEB)

Evan Bates (NU)

Gabe Sollars (IN)

Seth Shumate (OSU)

Remy Cotton (MSU)

Ben Vanadia (PU)

Chase Mielnik (MD)

PJ Casale (RU)

Niccolo Colluci (WI) 

285 lbs 

1. Gable Steveson (MN)

2. Greg Kerkvliet (PSU)

3. Joshua Heindselman (MI)

4. Nick Feldman (OSU)

5. Luke Luffman (IL)

Yaraslau Slavikouski (RU)

7. Ben Kueter (IA)

8. Jacob Bullock (IN)

9. Seth Nevills (MD)

10. Hayden Filipovich (PU)

11. Harley Andrews (NEB)

12. Max Vanadia (MSU)

13. Dirk Morley (NU)

14. Gannon Rosenfeld (WI)