Last week was incredible. Lehigh saw Ryan Crookham and Luke Stanich return, the North Central defeated Iowa at the women’s NWCA National Duals before going on to claim the title, Jax Forrest made wrestling history as he debuted for Oklahoma State, Bo Nickel made people mad by refusing to wrestle Yoel Romero after he missed weight and AJ Ferrari got in more trouble.

Timestamps

0:00 - Intro

1:18- Weigh in

8:33 - NWCA Duals + NCC women hand Iowa first loss + why these events matter

20:18 - Jax Forrest makes OK. State debut + Is he the guy going forward?

35:16 - Drake Ayala vs Zan Fugitt: Was it the right call?

47:16 - Conference Results

56:15 - EIWA: Crookham and Stanich return for Lehigh + F&M Open Notes

1:05:30 - AJ Ferrari in trouble again, what does Nebraska do at HWT?

1:14:38 - Was Bo Nickal right not to wrestle?

We mentioned yesterday in our recap, that this was unexpectedly a great weekend of wrestling. What ensued were lots of high-profile changes in the rankings. Here’s a weight-by-weight look at some of the more notable changes:

Surprisingly, 125 lbs was a weight where there were very few changes this week. Typically, this weight is full of chaos, but it was relatively normal for a week. Drexel’s Desmond Pleasant makes his debut after a 4-0 weekend at the National Duals and two ranked wins.

Ryan Crookham returns and slots in at #5. Based on his past body of work, it could be higher; however, he had been away for over a year and hasn’t had any massive wins over the weekend. We decided to rank Jax Forrest for Oklahoma State. Ultimately, I think that’s where David Taylor will turn. #15 is conservative. We know his results on the freestyle scene domestically and abroad. Let’s see it on the collegiate mat. His only win thus far is over a non-starter. Inserting those two bumps almost everyone down a spot or two, so that’s why the rest of the weight might look wonky and guys may drop despite winning.

Luke Stanich and Braeden Davis have been inserted here. Stanich gets a higher ranking initially because of his win over a top ten opponent in his debut. Davis has slightly more of a body of work this year, but no wins of the caliber of Stanich, yet.

With Kaleb Larkin moving up to 157 and more upsets this week, we basically started from scratch at 149. Caleb Tyus is the big beneficiary. He’s officially unbeaten and has wins over Ethan Stiles and Casey Swiderski, so he slides into that #3 slot. It looks like Virginia Tech will be going with Collin Gaj at 149 and Ethen Miller at 157. Remember, only four of Gaj’s seven losses have come at 149 lbs.

We have a new #1. It’s probably could have been either Brandon Cannon or Kaleb Larkin, but we went with Cannon. He is still officially undefeated and all of his wins have included bonus points - even one over returning champion Antrell Taylor. Larkin starts off his time at 157 with wins over the previous #1 and #3. PJ Duke doesn’t necessarily have the high-caliber wins like Cannon/Larkin, but is lurking at #3.

There’s always a question about how we handle injury defaults. The answer is on a case-by-case basis, with more of a lean towards ignoring the result. That was the case with Charlie Millard’s win over Kannon Webster. It was actually quite a scary situation as Webster appeared to be knocked out on his feet.

Ethen Miller reappears at #16 after his win over Dylan Evans. That area is consistent with his prior work at this weight. Kai Owen makes his debut in the 157 lb rankings after pinning DJ McGee.

There wasn’t much work needed at 165 lbs. There was some shuffling after Brock Woodcock’s win over Ryan Burgos and a loss from Cesar Alvan at the F&M Open.

With his win in the Bedlam dual over CKLV champion Carter Shubert, Alex Facundo moves into the top ten. His only losses this year have come to opponents in the top six and he’s generally wrestled a tough schedule. Garrett Thompson is reinserted after his perfect weekend at the National Duals. Thompson was removed earlier in the year after he did not compete in the first semester.

Most of the movement comes in the lower half of the 184  rankings. Christian Hansen beats Rylan Rogers and moves up. Rogers beats Caleb Campos and moves up. There are a lot of guys in that 20-28 range who have all beaten each other.

There weren’t any changes in the top half of the 197 rankings. Zyan Hall and Jack Wehmeyer are back after strong performances at recent tournaments.

Unfortunately, we had to remove Wyatt Voelker from the heavyweight rankings after a season-ending injury. That allowed most others at this weight to move up a spot. The other major change was made after Dayton Pitzer defeated Jimmy Mullen on Friday night.

In the team tournament rankings, Lehigh gets back into the top ten as they say their All-American lightweights compete for the first time in 2025-26. Although the top five teams remained the same, Penn State and Ohio State both increased their point totals. Iowa and Iowa State both fell a bit. Oklahoma State added some and gained ground on the Cyclones.

No changes to the top nine in the team dual rankings. Despite a loss to Minnesota, Illinois moves into the top ten. They have a good body of work and none of the teams around them needed to move up. Right behind Illinois is North Carolina. They have only a loss to Nebraska and are boosted by their win over Northern Iowa, who won the National Duals. UNI beat South Dakota State head-to-head. At this point, we still like SDSU over the teams around them in that range. With a more complete lineup and a win over Cornell, Lehigh makes a good jump in the dual rankings. They have only one loss to a team that is now under them (Pitt). With a decisive win over Maryland and wins over top 30 contenders Lock Haven and Princeton, Northwestern makes its first appearance of the year.

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On Sunday afternoon, we witnessed Jax Forrest’s spectacular collegiate debut for Oklahoma State. Forrest needed less than a minute for his first collegiate win, a fall in the Bedlam dual. As of now, we’re not completely sure whether or not Forrest will compete in the postseason for the Cowboys. Head Coach David Taylor could test the waters with Forrest in a few duals before ultimately keeping him in redshirt. I’m already on record in a couple of articles saying that I don’t think that will be possible.

The 133 lb weight class is already loaded with young talent - even if Forrest stays in redshirt. As of last week’s national rankings, there are three freshmen within the top six spots at the weight class. Once Forrest gets some quality wins over his belt, it’s likely that number increases to four.

There’s a long way to go between now and the end of March, but how often does a weight class finish with three freshmen All-Americans? Or more?

It turns out that three All-Americans aren’t necessarily rare, but not super common either. There have been 14 weight classes with three or more freshmen All-Americans since the year 2000. Only once during that time period have there been more than three All-Americans. You might need to think about it to remember, but it isn’t necessarily a weight class that would automatically come to mind.

Below, we have listed all of the times since 2000 that there have been three or more All-Americans in a single weight class (plus two instances where both finalists were freshmen - but those were the only two AA’s at the weight). For reference for the total bracket, we’ve also included notables that were in that bracket, but didn’t get on the podium. It isn’t all of the freshman, but the ones who have been close to AA caliber

It stands to mention that 133 isn’t the only weight where this is possible in 2026, just the most talked about lately. At 184 lbs, the top two wrestlers are both freshmen and there are freshmen at the #8 and #10 slots.

Which group was the toughest? 

2024

133 lbs

Third Place: Ryan Crookham (Lehigh)

Fourth Place: Nasir Bailey (Little Rock)

Sixth Place: Evan Frost (Iowa State)

Other notable freshmen: Nic Bouzakis (Ohio State), Zeth Romney (Cal Poly), Jacob Van Dee (Nebraska)

165 lbs

Runner-Up: Mitchell Mesenbrink (Penn State)

Sixth Place: Hunter Garvin (Stanford)

Eighth Place: Antrell Taylor (Nebraska)
 

2021

197 lbs

Champion: AJ Ferrari (Oklahoma State)

Fifth Place: Rocky Elam (Missouri)

Seventh Place: Michael Beard (Penn State)
 

2018

141 lbs

Champion: Yianni Diakomihalis (Cornell)

Fifth Place: Nick Lee (Penn State)

Eighth Place: CJ Red (Nebraska)

Other notable freshmen: Mikey Carr (Illinois)

2017

174 lbs

Champion: Mark Hall (Penn State)

Third Place: Zahid Valencia (Arizona State)

Fourth Place: Myles Amine (Michigan)

Other notable freshmen: Taylor Lujan (Northern Iowa), Nick Reenan (NC State), Devin Skatzka (Indiana)
 

2016

174 lbs

Champion: Myles Martin (Ohio State)

Runner-Up: Bo Nickal (Penn State)

Other notable freshmen: Chandler Rogers (Oklahoma State)

2015

125 lbs

Champion: Nathan Tomasello (Ohio State)

Runner-Up: Zeke Moisey (West Virginia)

Other notable freshmen: Ethan Lizak (Minnesota), Scott Parker (Lehigh), Ronnie Bresser (Oregon State)

141 lbs

Fourth Place: Dean Heil (Oklahoma State)

Fifth Place: Kevin Jack (NC State)

Eighth Place: Anthony Ashnault (Rutgers)

Other notable freshmen: Tyler Smith (Bucknell)
 

2014

125 lbs

Fourth Place: Joey Dance (Virginia Tech)

Fifth Place: Cory Clark (Iowa)

Sixth Place: Dylan Peters (Northern Iowa)

Seventh Place: Darian Cruz (Lehigh)

Eighth Place: Earl Hall (Iowa State)

Other notable freshmen: Ryan Taylor (Wisconsin), Tim Lambert (Nebraska), Conor Youtsey (Michigan)
 

2012

285 lbs

Third Place: Mike McMullan (Northwestern)

Fifth Place: Bobby Telford (Iowa)

Eighth Place: Nick Gwiazdowski (Binghamton)

Other notable freshmen: Austin Marsden (Oklahoma State), Devin Mellon (Missouri)

2010

125 lbs

Champion: Matt McDonough (Iowa)

Runner-Up: Andrew Long (Iowa State)

Sixth Place: Cashe Quiroga (Purdue)

Other notable freshmen: Jarrod Patterson (Oklahoma), Steven Keith (Harvard), Ryan Mango (Stanford), Anthony Zanetta (Pittsburgh)

2007

149 lbs

Fourth Place: Lance Palmer (Ohio State)

Fifth Place: JP O’Connor (Harvard)

Seventh Place: Matt Coughlin (Indiana)

Other notable freshmen: Jordan Burroughs (Nebraska), Matt Moley (Bloomsburg), Cyler Sanderson (Iowa State), Dan Vallimont (Penn State)
 

184 lbs

Runner-Up: Jake Varner (Iowa State)

Sixth Place: Mike Pucillo (Ohio State)

Eighth Place: Josh Arnone (Cornell)

Other notable freshmen: Trevor Brandvold (Wisconsin), David Craig (Lehigh), John Dergo (Illinois), Zack Giesen (Stanford), Phil Keddy (Iowa), Mike Miller (Central Michigan)

2005 

197 lbs

Fourth Place: Joel Flaggert (Oklahoma)

Sixth Place: Wynn Michalak (Central Michigan)

Seventh Place: Phil Davis (Penn State)

Other notable freshmen: Matt Koz (Minnesota)

2002

125 lbs

Third Place: Chris Fleeger (Purdue)

Seventh Place: Travis Lee (Cornell)

Eighth Place: Chris Rodrigues (North Carolina)

Other notable freshmen: Shawn Bunch (Edinboro), Rob Rebmann (Drexel)

2001

285 lbs

Runner-Up: Tommy Rowlands (Ohio State)

Third Place: Garrett Lowney (Minnesota)

Fourth Place: Leonce Crump (Oklahoma)

Some weekends during the college wrestling season, you just know will be full of notable items and buzz. Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational, National Duals Invitational, to name a few. This past weekend didn’t appear to be one that was out of the ordinary; however, it proved to be one of the best of the season. Several storylines emerged, many of which were not necessarily predictable on Thursday or Friday.

In one of the more surprising results of the weekend, North Central’s women’s program took out Iowa in the semifinals, 23-21. North Central took control of the dual by winning three of the first four weight classes; however, Iowa responded with five straight wins - leading to the 207 lb contest, which would decide the dual. North Central’s Dasia Yearby pinned Iowa’s Jaycee Foeller, a national runner-up in each of the last two years, to clinch the dual for North Central. It was Iowa’s first dual loss in the history of the program.

Even with a win over Iowa, North Central wasn’t done. That was just the semifinals. To win the National Duals, they needed to be a loaded McKendree team in the championship match. What ended up happening was a dual with razor-thin margins. Only one match was decided by tech or fall. North Central’s upperweights came through, winning four of the last five matches to give Joe Norton’s team a 21-18 win.

Coming into the Duals, North Central was ranked third behind Iowa(#1) and McKendree. The win marks the first National Duals title in program history for North Central.

Speaking of firsts, at the men’s Division III level, Roanoke College captured its first National Duals title in program history. A history that only dates back to the 2021-22 season. To claim their title, Roanoke needed to get by the top two teams in the nation in the semifinals and championship. They downed #2 Augsburg 23-11 in the semis and top-ranked Wartburg 19-16 for the title. This is an event that has been dominated by Augsburg and Wartburg since its inception in 2002. Roanoke is only the second team, other than those traditional powers, that have won the DIII duals.

At the DI level, the National Duals featured “mid-major” programs. That’s a bit of a misnomer, as both teams in the finals have consistently been able to compete and, more often than not, beat teams from power-four conferences. In the finals, Northern Iowa got help from a handful of wrestlers who do not normally start for them in a 20-14 win over South Dakota State. These two teams will meet on February 8th in their regularly scheduled dual meet and likely have plenty of important head-to-head matches at the Big 12 Championships.

What a way to make an introduction! In last night’s Bedlam dual meet, Jax Forrest made his Oklahoma State debut and nearly blew the roof off of Gallagher-Iba Arena with a :47 second fall over Oklahoma’s Carter Schmidt. We’ll have to monitor second-year head coach David Taylor's comments in the coming days and weeks regarding Forrest’s status. He is eligible to use five dates and still redshirt; however, the potential of the 2025 Senior World Team member might be too great to keep in the bag.

Having covered college wrestling for nearly two decades, I’ve witnessed a large number of mid-season weight changes. Usually, they don’t work out. Or there is a sign of a struggling wrestler who wants to take a massive weight cut out of the equation. They rarely happen, like Kaleb Larkin’s situation. Larkin was the third-ranked 149 lber and a legitimate title contender at the weight. He showed up for last Tuesday’s dual with Iowa State and shocked #3 Vinny Zerban at 157 lbs in a 4-1 victory. Just a couple of days later, Larkin topped himself with a 4-2 win over the top-ranked 157 lber in the nation, Ty Watters of West Virginia.

And just like that, Larkin is another title contender at 157 lbs in a weight class full of them. In addition to the wrestlers he’s beaten, you also have #2 Brandon Cannon (Ohio State), #4 PJ Duke (Penn State), returning champion #5 Antrell Taylor (Nebraska), #6 Landon Robideau (Oklahoma State), #7 Meyer Shapiro (Cornell), and much more! 157 will be one of the most fun weight classes to follow in the postseason.

Lehigh came into our September preseason rankings as #7 in the nation in both tournaments and duals. Unfortunately, they fell quickly as news that All-Americans Ryan Crookham and Luke Stanich, along with podium contender Nathan Taylor, would miss significant time this season. During the first two months of the season, Lehigh scuffled to a 3-6 record.

Saturday marked the first time that Lehigh had close to their ideal lineup in place (157 lber Logan Rozynski did not wrestle). Crookham and Stanich were available for their dual with former EIWA rival Cornell. The dual started at 133 lbs, so we got to see Crookham and Stanich immediately. Stanich got a late takedown to beat a top-ten opponent and brought the Grace Hall crowd to their feet. The Mountain Hawks ended up getting a 20-17 win over the Big Red. It was a good sign that both wrestlers were available and in the lineup the following day as Lehigh crushed American, 32-7.

With a pair of national title threats in the lineup, Lehigh is very formidable once again. They’ll be the favorites in the EIWA and perhaps an outside NCAA team trophy threat if all things come together. Crookham will now be inserted in a 133 lb weight class loaded with talent, young and old. Stanich adds some more depth to a 141 lb bracket that is lacking for depth after the top four contenders.

It appears as if Penn State might have an answer for their 141 lb weight class. It seemed as if veteran Aaron Nagao would be the starter, but he’s battled injuries throughout the year (and previous seasons). Undersized true freshman Nate Desmond was an option, but it appears the PSU staff would rather wisely keep him in redshirt. Cael Nasdeo has seen time, as well. On Saturday, Penn State unveiled Braeden Davis, a 2025 All-American at 133 lbs, who appeared to be redshirting. The “five dates” rule only applies to true freshmen, so Davis’ appearance in the win over Rutgers should signal that he’s “the guy” going forward for the Nittany Lions.

Saturday night marked Real American Freestyle’s fifth show and it was the organization's most unique one. It faced a handful of challenges with three wrestlers not making weight, but ultimately was a quality show. In the most anticipated bout (for hardcore wrestling fans), Kyle Dake got a small measure of revenge for the 2020 Olympics with his 11-7 win over Magomedkhabib Kadimagomedov. The bout started slowly, but the third period was incredible and packed full of quality action from both competitors.

Because of the presence of MMA stars Colby Covington and Luke Rockhold, plus some weigh-in/matchmaking controversy surrounding Bo Nickal and Yoel Romero, this event had more social media buzz from the MMA community and wrestling fans compared to its four predecessors. It’s good to see that kind of positive momentum surrounding the organization. 

Saturday’s DI Dual Results

Lehigh 20 Cornell 17

125 - Sheldon Seymour (Lehigh) dec Greg Diakomihalis (Cornell)  7-2

133 - Ryan Crookham (Lehigh) dec Tyler Ferarra (Cornell)  7-3

141 - Luke Stanich (Lehigh) dec Vince Cornella (Cornell)  5-4

149 - Jaxon Joy (Cornell) maj Owen Reinsel (Lehigh)  9-0

157 - Meyer Shapiro (Cornell) tech Griffin Gonzalez (Lehigh)  18-3

165 - Max Brignola (Lehigh) tech Lou Cerchio (Cornell)  23-7

174 - Simon Ruiz (Cornell) tech Richie Grungo (Lehigh)  15-0

184 - Christian Hansen (Cornell) dec Rylan Rogers (Lehigh)  7-3

197 - JT Davis (Lehigh) dec Aiden Hanning (Cornell)  4-1

285 - Nathan Taylor (Lehigh) dec Cash Henderson (Cornell)  4-2

SIU Edwardsville 27 Edinboro 6

125 - Drew Davis (SIU Edwardsville) dec Chris Vargo (Edinboro)  4-3

133 - Marcel Lopez (SIU Edwardsville) maj Landon Bainey (Edinboro)  11-3

141 - Jacob Brenneman (Edinboro) dec Alec Peralta (SIU Edwardsville)  5-2

149 - Caleb Tyus (SIU Edwardsville) dec Ryan Michaels (Edinboro)  5-0

157 - Hayden Whidden (SIU Edwardsville) dec Garrett McChesney (Edinboro)  8-5

165 - Brock Woodcock (SIU Edwardsville) tech Ryan Burgos (Edinboro)  18-0

174 - Dominic Lopez (SIU Edwardsville) dec Tate Geiser (Edinboro)  4-1

184 - Deron Pulliam (SIU Edwardsville) dec Jared McGill (Edinboro)  6-3SV

197 - Brody Evans (Edinboro) dec Nick Nosler (SIU Edwardsville)  7-6

285 - Bryson Buhk (SIU Edwardsville) dec Aden Roe (Edinboro)  4-1

Little Rock 23 Edinboro 16

125 - Tyson Roach (Little Rock) tech Chris Vargo (Edinboro)  18-3

133 - Dillon Cooper (Little Rock) fall Landon Bainey (Edinboro)  1:43

141 - Brennan Van Hoecke (Little Rock) dec Jacob Brenneman (Edinboro)  8-6

149 - Ryan Michaels (Edinboro) maj Carter McCallister (Little Rock)  11-3

157 - Jaivon Jones (Little Rock) dec Garrett McChesney (Edinboro)  5-1

165 - Matt Bianchi (Little Rock) dec  Ryan Burgos (Edinboro)  11-8SV

174 - Tate Geiser (Edinboro) tech Taye Wilson (Little Rock)  22-6

184 - Jared McGill (Edinboro) dec Kodiak Cannedy (Little Rock)  8-2

197 - Brody Evans (Edinboro) tech Landon Jobber-Spence (Little Rock) 18-2

285 - Kaden Darwin (Little Rock) dec Aden Roe (Edinboro)  5-2
 

SIU Edwardsville 23 Little Rock 16

125 - Tyson Roach (Little Rock) dec Drew Davis (SIU Edwardsville)  4-2

133 - Marcel Lopez (SIU Edwardsville) dec Dillon Cooper (Little Rock)  9-6

141 - Brennan Van Hoecke (Little Rock) ma Alec Peralta (SIU Edwardsville)  11-3

149 - Caleb Tyus (SIU Edwardsville) fall Carter McCallister (Little Rock)  1:13

157 - Jaivon Jones (Little Rock) dec Eric Almarinez (SIU Edwardsville)  6-0

165 - Matt Bianchi (Little Rock) fall Brock Woodcock (SIU Edwardsville)  3:44

174 - Dominic Lopez (SIU Edwardsville) dec Bronson Baxter (Little Rock)  9-6

184 - Deron Pulliam (SIU Edwardsville) dec Kodiak Cannedy (Little Rock)  4-0

197 - Nick Nosler (SIU Edwardsville) tech Landon Jobber-Spence (Little Rock) 18-2

285 - Bryson Buhk (SIU Edwardsville) dec Michael Gasper (Little Rock)  2-1

Minnesota 27 Illinois 9

125 - Jore Volk (Minnesota) tech Co’ji Campbell (Illinois)  22-6

133 - Lucas Byrd (Illinois) dec Brandon Morvari (Minnesota)  7-1

141 - Vance Vombaur (Minnesota) dec Danny Pucino (Illinois)  6-3

149 - Drew Roberts (Minnesota) dec Michael Gioffre (Illinois)  7-6

157 - Charlie Millard (Minnesota) InjDef Kannon Webster (Illinois)

165 - Braeden Scoles (Illinois) dec Blaine Brenner (Minnesota)  9-3

174 - Ethan Riddle (Minnesota) dec Colin Kelly (Illinois)  11-8

184 - Max McEnelly (Minnesota) dec Chris Moore (Illinois)  9-3

197 - Dylan Connell (Illinois) dec Gavin Nelson (Minnesota)  4-1SV

285 - Koy Hopke (Minnesota) maj Ryan Boersma (Illinois)  9-1

Penn State 46 Rutgers 0

125 - Luke Lilledahl (Penn State) dec Ayden Smith (Rutgers)  8-3

133 - Marcus Blaze (Penn State) maj Dylan Shawver (Rutgers)  12-2

141 - Braeden Davis (Penn State) maj Tahir Parkins (Rutgers)  18-6

149 - Shayne Van Ness (Penn State) fall Devon Magro (Rutgers)  4:54

157 - PJ Duke (Penn State) tech Easton Doster (Rutgers)  19-4

165 - Mitchell Mesenbrink (Penn State) fall Ryan Ford (Rutgers)  2:28

174 - Levi Haines (Penn State) fall Jordan Chapman (Rutgers)  4:49

184 - Rocco Welsh (Penn State) maj Shane Cartagena-Walsh (Rutgers)  13-3

197 - Josh Barr (Penn State) tech Remy Cotton (Rutgers)  18-3

285 - Cole Mirasola (Penn State) dec Hunter Catka (Rutgers)  4-2

Sacred Heart 41 Bridgeport 3

125 - Corey Iannucci (Sacred Heart) dec Cristian Mendoza (Bridgeport)  9-4

133 - Caden Smith (Sacred Heart) dec Andres Mendoza (Bridgeport)  12-8

141 - Jaiden Hernandez (Bridgeport) dec Anthony Clem (Sacred Heart)  7-1

149 - Dakota Asuncion (Sacred Heart) InjDef Gatlin Krepela (Bridgeport)  

157 - Felix Lettini (Sacred Heart) dec Matt Ryan (Bridgeport)  4-0

165 - AJ Falcone (Sacred Heart) tech Joshua Alert (Bridgeport)  21-6

174 - Aidan Zarrella (Sacred Heart) FFT

184 - Nick Franzen (Sacred Heart) FFT

197 - Chris DeLana (Sacred Heart) FFT

285 - Marc Berisha (Sacred Heart) dec Christopher Jeudy (Bridgeport)  10-3
 

Cornell 26 Bucknell 9

125 - Greg Diakomihalis (Cornell) maj Kade Davidheiser (Bucknell)  10-2

133 - Tyler Ferarra (Cornell) maj Bryce Manera (Bucknell)  13-4

141 - Vince Cornella (Cornell) dec Braden Bower (Bucknell)  5-0

149 - Jaxon Joy (Cornell) tech Riley Bower (Bucknell)  17-2

157 - Meyer Shapiro (Cornell) maj Cade Wirnsberger (Bucknell)  12-2

165 - Noah Mulvaney (Bucknell) dec Lou Cerchio (Cornell)  4-1

174 - Simon Ruiz (Cornell) dec Myles Takats (Bucknell)  5-2

184 - Christian Hansen (Cornell) dec Tyler Bienus (Bucknell)  4-1

197 - Dillon Bechtold (Bucknell) dec Aiden Hanning (Cornell)  4-0

285 - Lucas Lawler (Bucknell) dec Ashton Davis (Cornell)  5-1

Wyoming 29 Utah Valley 6

125 - Isaiah Harrison (Wyoming) dec Bridger Ricks (Utah Valley)  6-4

133 - Luke Willochell (Wyoming) dec Geronimo Rivera (Utah Valley)  7-5

141 - Haiden Drury (Utah Valley) dec John Alden (Wyoming)  5-0

149 - Gabe Willochell (Wyoming) tech David Evans (Utah Valley)  16-1

157 - Jared Hill (Wyoming) dec Mark Takara (Utah Valley)  4-1

165 - Zyon Trujillo (Utah Valley) dec Sloan Swan (Wyoming)  4-2

174 - Riley Davis (Wyoming) dec Hudson Rogers (Utah Valley)  4-2

184 - Eddie Neitenbach (Wyoming) dec Caleb Uhlenhopp (Utah Valley)  8-2

197 - Gunner Henry (Wyoming) tech Christian Slack (Utah Valley)  21-6

285 - Christian Carroll (Wyoming) maj Jack Forbes (Utah Valley)  16-5

Cal Poly 28 Duke 16

125 - Koda Holeman (Cal Poly) tech Spencer Von Savoye (Duke)  19-3

133 - Leo Macias (Cal Poly) maj Riley Rowan (Duke)  13-4

141 - Raymond Adams (Duke) dec Alek VanBebber (Cal Poly)  8-3

149 - Dylan Ross (Duke) maj Gavin Fernandez (Cal Poly)  14-5

157 - Anthony Berg (Cal Poly) tech Logan Fite (Duke)  18-3

165 - Luke Gayer (Cal Poly) FFT

174 - Aidan Wallace (Duke) dec Cash Stewart (Cal Poly)  2-0

184 - Ceasar Garza (Cal Poly) tech David Hussey (Duke)  21-5

197 - Wesley Wilson (Cal Poly) dec Owen McGrory (Duke)  13-9

285 - Connor Barket (Duke)
 

NWCA National Duals - Day Two

Central Michigan 26 Harvard 10

125 - Logan Brzozowski (Harvard) dec Archer Anderson (Central Michigan)  14-7

133 - Coleman Nogle (Harvard) dec Cam Chinavare (Central Michigan)  8-3

141 - Nick Blackburn (Central Michigan) maj Sidney Tildsley (Harvard)  11-3

149 - Jimmy Nugent (Central Michigan) dec Jack Crook (Harvard)  20-17

157 - Mason Shrader (Central Michigan) dec Jimmy Harrington (Harvard)  4-1

165 - Joe Cangro (Harvard) maj Chandler Amaker (Central Michigan)  11-0

174 - Nick Marienfeld (Central Michigan) dec Ben Smith (Harvard)  8-2

184 - Adrien Cramer (Central Michigan) dec Matthew Walsh (Harvard)  8-3

197 - Luke Cochran (Central Michigan) maj Hudson Skove (Harvard)  16-2

285 - Aidan Fockler (Central Michigan) fall Logan Marissal (Harvard)  4:32

South Dakota State 43 Campbell 3

125 - Daniel Guanajuato (South Dakota State) InjDef Colby Crouch (Campbell)  

133 - Cale Seaton (South Dakota State) maj Logan Heil (Campbell)  13-4

141 - Julian Tagg (South Dakota State) maj  Zander Phaturos (Campbell)  17-5

149 - Logan Swensen (South Dakota State) maj Jonathan Chang (Campbell)  14-4

157 - Cael Swensen (South Dakota State) dec Kendrick Hodge (Campbell)  7-0

165 - Jacob Herm (South Dakota State) FFT

174 - Moses Espinoza-Owens (South Dakota State) fall Ryan Bollentino (Campbell)  5:29

184 - Brock Fettig (South Dakota State) maj Brant Cracraft (Campbell)  9-0

197 - Bennett Berge (South Dakota State) FFT

285 - Sawyer Van Rider (Campbell) dec Micah Hach (South Dakota State)  3-2

Northern Illinois 53 Campbell 0

125 - Blake West (Northern Illinois) FFT

133 - Markel Baker (Northern Illinois) maj Logan Heil (Campbell)  19-6

141 - Charles Curtis (Northern Illinois) maj  Zander Phaturos (Campbell)  16-7

149 - Lucan O’Brien (Northern Illinois) tech  Jonathan Chang (Campbell)  21-5

157 - Landen Johnson (Northern Illinois) fall Kendrick Hodge (Campbell)  3:21

165 - Brett Smith (Northern Illinois) FFT

174 - Tommy Bennett (Northern Illinois) fall Ryan Bollentino (Campbell)  1:34

184 - Caleb Roe (Northern Illinois) maj Brant Cracraft (Campbell)  8-0

197 - Dominic Heim (Northern Illinois) FFT

285 - Devon Dawson (Northern Illinois) fall Sawyer Van Rider (Campbell)  1:30
 

South Dakota State 28 Central Michigan 10

125 - Brady Roark (South Dakota State) maj Archer Anderson (Central Michigan)  15-7

133 - Cale Seaton (South Dakota State) dec Andrew Austin (Central Michigan)  7-3

141 - Julian Tagg (South Dakota State) dec Nick Blackburn (Central Michigan)  8-2

149 - Jimmy Nugent (Central Michigan) maj Logan Swensen (South Dakota State)  12-1

157 - Cael Swensen (South Dakota State) dec Mason Shrader (Central Michigan)  4-2

165 - Jacob Herm (South Dakota State) fall Chandler Amaker (Central Michigan)  2:57

174 - Moses Espinoza-Owens (South Dakota State) dec Brayden Gautreau (Central Michigan)  4-2

184 - Adrien Cramer (Central Michigan) dec Jarrett Wadsen (South Dakota State) 8-6

197 - Luke Cochran (Central Michigan) dec Quin Morgan (South Dakota State)  13-7

285 - Micah Hach (South Dakota State) fall Bryan Caves (Central Michigan)  3:24

Drexel 36 CSU Bakersfield 6

125 - Richard Castro-Sandoval (CSU Bakersfield) dec Oumar Tounkara (Drexel)  8-7

133 - Kyle Waterman (Drexel) dec Robert Jones(CSU Bakersfield) 7-3

141 - Jordan Soriano (Drexel) dec Santino Sanchez (CSU Bakersfield)  4-1

149 - Hayden Zinkin (CSU Bakersfield) dec Patrick Kelly (Drexel)  2-1

157 - Luke Nichter (Drexel) fall Devyn Flores-Che (CSU Bakersfield)  3:30

165 - Cody Walsh (Drexel) maj Evan Manzo  (CSU Bakersfield)  9-0

174 - Jasiah Queen (Drexel) dec Guillermo Escobedo (CSU Bakersfield) 7-2

184 - Ethan Wilson (Drexel) fall Jeremy Manibog (CSU Bakersfield)  :53

197 - Ibrahim Ameer (Drexel) tech Chris Neal (CSU Bakersfield)  20-5

285 - Nate Schon (Drexel) fall Mason Cover (CSU Bakersfield)  1:32

Northern Iowa 42 Bloomsburg 6

125 - Trever Anderson (Northern Iowa) tech Gavin Martin (Bloomsburg)  16-0

133 - Garrett Rinken (Northern Iowa) fall Gavin Mundy (Bloomsburg)  19-1

141 - Cory Land (Northern Iowa) fall Richie Woods (Bloomsburg)  1:17

149 - Caleb Rathjen (Northern Iowa) maj Jay Chase (Bloomsburg)  14-3

157 - Cael Rahnavardi (Northern Iowa) dec William Morrow (Bloomsburg)  2-0

165 - Jack Thomsen (Northern Iowa) tech Vasilios Dimou (Bloomsburg)  18-0

174 - Izzy Moreno (Northern Iowa) FFT

184 - CJ Walrath (Northern Iowa) tech Connor Hudak (Bloomsburg)  22-5

197 - Carson Babcock (Northern Iowa) dec Coy Raines (Bloomsburg)  5-1

285 - Mason Rebuck (Bloomsburg) fall Grant Stromberg (Northern Iowa)  3:48

Ohio 31 Bloomsburg 13

125 - Brayden Teunissen (Ohio) tech Gavin Martin (Bloomsburg)  18-3

133 - Ryan Meek (Ohio) dec Gavin Mundy (Bloomsburg)  7-3

141 - Richie Woods (Bloomsburg) dec Abe Hermes (Ohio)  4-2

149 - Jay Chase (Bloomsburg) InjDef Paul Woo (Ohio)

157 - Dom Serio (Ohio) dec William Morrow (Bloomsburg)  4-2

165 - Jack Lledo (Ohio) tech Vasilios Dimou (Bloomsburg)  17-2

174 - Garrett Thompson (Ohio) FFT

184 - Sal Perrine (Ohio) tech Connor Hudak (Bloomsburg)  21-6

197 - Zayne Lehman (Ohio) maj Coy Raines (Bloomsburg)  17-5

285 - Mason Rebuck (Bloomsburg) maj Wyatt Schmidt (Ohio)  11-0

Northern Iowa 22 Drexel 16

125 - Desmond Pleasant (Drexel) dec Trever Anderson (Northern Iowa)  8-5

133 - Julian Farber (Northern Iowa) tech Kyle Waterman (Drexel)  17-0

141 - Jordan Soriano (Drexel) dec Cory Land (Northern Iowa)  10-8

149 - Ethan Basile (Northern Iowa) maj Deon Pleasant (Drexel) 14-0

157 - Luke Nichter (Drexel) maj Cael Rahnavardi (Northern Iowa)  13-5

165 - Ryder Downey (Northern Iowa) dec Cody Walsh (Drexel)  12-5

174 - Jared Simma (Northern Iowa) dec Jasiah Queen (Drexel)  5-3

184 - Nick Fox (Northern Iowa) maj Ethan Wilson (Drexel)  9-1

197 - John Gunderson (Northern Iowa) dec Ibrahim Ameer (Drexel)  8-2

285 - Nate Schon (Drexel) FFT

Championship Match

Northern Iowa 20 South Dakota State 14

125 - Brady Roark (South Dakota State) dec Bowen Downey (Northern Iowa)  6-2

133 - Julian Farber (Northern Iowa) dec Cale Seaton (South Dakota State)  12-6

141 - Max Brady (Northern Iowa) dec  Julian Tagg (South Dakota State)  12-10

149 - Ethan Basile (Northern Iowa) tech Logan Swensen (South Dakota State)  150-0

157 - Cael Swensen (South Dakota State) tech Cael Rahnavardi (Northern Iowa)  19-4

165 - Ryder Downey (Northern Iowa) dec Jacob Herm (South Dakota State) 7-0

174 - Moses Espinoza-Owens (South Dakota State) dec Izzy Moreno (Northern Iowa)  7-2

184 - Nick Fox (Northern Iowa)  dec Brock Fettig (South Dakota State) 4-2

197 - Bennett Berge (South Dakota State) dec John Gunderson (Northern Iowa)  7-3

285 - Adam Ahrendsen (Northern Iowa) dec Luke Rasmussen (South Dakota State)  10-7

Third Place Match

Drexel 21 Northern Illinois 12

125 - Desmond Pleasant (Drexel) dec Blake West (Northern Illinois)  4-2

133 - Markel Baker (Northern Illinois) dec Kyle Waterman (Drexel)  5-1

141 - Jordan Soriano (Drexel) dec Charles Curtis (Northern Illinois)  12-9

149 - Deon Pleasant (Drexel) maj Lucan O’Brien (Northern Illinois)  10-1

157 - Landen Johnson (Northern Illinois) dec Luke Nichter (Drexel)  8-3

165 - Cody Walsh (Drexel) maj Brett Smith (Northern Illinois)  11-3

174 - Jasiah Queen (Drexel) dec Tommy Bennett (Northern Illinois)  7-5

184 - Caleb Roe (Northern Illinois) dec Ethan Wilson (Drexel)  5-3

197 - Ibrahim Ameer (Drexel) maj Dominic Heim (Northern Illinois)  14-2

285 - Devon Dawson (Northern Illinois) dec Nate Schon (Drexel)  8-5

Fifth Place Match

Central Michigan 23 Ohio 15

125 - Archer Anderson (Central Michigan) dec Brayden Teunissen (Ohio)  14-7

133 - Andrew Austin (Central Michigan) tech Ryan Meek (Ohio)  19-3

141 - Nick Blackburn (Central Michigan) maj Abe Hermes (Ohio)  11-3

149 - Jimmy Nugent (Central Michigan) maj Sam Bustamante (Ohio)  8-0

157 - Mason Shrader (Central Michigan) maj Dom Serio (Ohio)  15-6

165 - Jack Lledo (Ohio) dec Chandler Amaker (Central Michigan)  7-2

174 - Garrett Thompson (Ohio) tech Nick Marienfeld  (Central Michigan)  15-0

184 - Sal Perrine (Ohio) dec Adrien Cramer (Central Michigan)  4-1

197 - Zane Cochran (Central Michigan) maj Luke Cochran (Central Michigan)  18-6

285 - Bryan Caves (Central Michigan) maj Wyatt Schmitt (Ohio)  14-2

Seventh Place Match

Harvard 35 CSU Bakersfield 7

125 - Logan Brzozowski (Harvard) dec Richard Castro-Sandoval (CSU Bakersfield)  4-2

133 - Coleman Nogle (Harvard) fall Robert Jones(CSU Bakersfield)  3:55

141 - Santino Sanchez (CSU Bakersfield) dec Sidney Tildsley (Harvard)  11-4

149 - Jack Crook (Harvard) dec Hayden Zinkin (CSU Bakersfield)  5-2

157 - Jimmy Harrington (Harvard) tech Devyn Flores-Che (CSU Bakersfield)  17-1

165 - Joe Cangro (Harvard) dec Coen Quintana  (CSU Bakersfield)  5-0

174 - Guillermo Escobedo (CSU Bakersfield) maj Ben Smith (Harvard)  11-3

184 - Matthew Walsh (Harvard) fall Jeremy Manibog (CSU Bakersfield)  5:24

197 - Dylan Greenstein (Harvard) fall Chris Neal (CSU Bakersfield)  :25

285 - Logan Marissal (Harvard) dec Mason Cover (CSU Bakersfield)  10-7SV

Ninth Place Match

Bloomsburg 30 Campbell 17

125 - Gavin Martin (Bloomsburg) FFT

133 - Logan Heil (Campbell) maj Gavin Mundy (Bloomsburg)  13-3

141 - Zander Phaturos (Campbell) maj Richie Woods (Bloomsburg) 12-1

149 - Jay Chase (Bloomsburg) dec Jonathan Chang (Campbell)  4-2

157 - Kendrick Hodge (Campbell) dec William Morrow (Bloomsburg)  2-1SV

165 - Vasilios Dimou (Bloomsburg)  17-2

174 - Ryan Bollentino (Campbell) FFT

184 - Connor Hudak (Bloomsburg) FFT

197 - Coy Raines (Bloomsburg)  17-5  FFT

285 - Mason Rebuck (Bloomsburg) dec -2-0

Sunday’s DI Duals

Wisconsin 28 Maryland 13

125 - Nicolar Rivera (Wisconsin) maj Presden Sanchez (Maryland)  10-1

133 - Zan Fugitt (Wisconsin) tech Abram Cline (Maryland)  19-4

141 - Ryan Kennedy (Maryland) dec Carson Exferd (Wisconsin)  6-3

149 - Carson Young (Maryland) dec Joe Zargo (Wisconsin)  11-6

157 - Luke Mechler (Wisconsin) tech Nathan Perry (Maryland)  17-2

165 - Cody Goebel (Wisconsin) dec AJ Rodriguez (Maryland)  7-2

174 - Lucas Condon (Wisconsin) tech Seth Digby (Maryland)  18-3

184 - Sepanta Ahanj-Elias (Maryland) maj David Malin (Wisconsin)  10-1

197 - Branson John (Maryland) dec Wyatt Ingham (Wisconsin)  8-4

285 - Braxton Amos (Wisconsin) fall Oscar Williams (Maryland)  2:17

Lehigh 32 American 7

125 - Sheldon Seymour (Lehigh) maj JJ Peace (American)  11-1

133 - Ryan Crookham (Lehigh) dec Max Leete (American)  5-1

141 - Luke Stanich (Lehigh) tech Jack Maida (American)  20-3

149 - Leo Maestas (American) maj Owen Reinsel (Lehigh)  12-4

157 - Kaden Milheim (American) dec Griffin Gonzalez (Lehigh)  4-1

165 - Max Brignola (Lehigh) tech Austin Craft (American)  21-6

174 - Bekhruz Sadriddinov (Lehigh) maj Hunter Hohman (American)  9-1

184 - Rylan Rogers (Lehigh) dec Caleb Campos (American)  5-1

197- JT Davis (Lehigh) tech Teage Calvin (American)  17-1

285 - Nathan Taylor (Lehigh) dec Emmanuel Ulrich (American)  8-1

Ohio State 45 Indiana 0

125 - Nic Bouzakis (Ohio State) maj Jacob Moran (Indiana)  11-2

133 - Ben Davino (Ohio State) tech Logan Frazier (Indiana)  18-3

141 - Jesse Mendez (Ohio State) tech Lucas Peters (Indiana)  17-2

149 - Ethan Stiles (Ohio State) fall Joey Buttler (Indiana)  2:54

157 - Brandon Cannon (Ohio State) maj Bryce Lowery (Indiana)  19-9

165 - E’Than Birden (Ohio State) dec Tyler Lillard (Indiana)  2-1

174 - Carson Kharchla (Ohio State) dec Derek Gilcher (Indiana)  11-7

184 - Dylan Fishback (Ohio State) fall Sam Goin (Indiana)  2:23

197 - Luke Geog (Ohio State) dec Gabe Sollars (Indiana)  7-5

285 - Nick Feldman (Ohio State) fall Caleb Marzolino (Indiana)  :43

Iowa State 36 North Dakota State 3

125 - Stevo Poulin (Iowa State) dec Ezekiel Witt (North Dakota State)  7-1

133 - Evan Frost (Iowa State) maj Tristan Daugherty (North Dakota State)  9-0

141 - Anthony Echemendia (Iowa State) tech Michael Olson (North Dakota State)  22-6

149 - Jacob Frost (Iowa State) dec Maxwell Petersen (North Dakota State)  11-5

157 - Vince Zerban (Iowa State) dec Gavin Drexler (North Dakota State)  12-5

165 - Connor Euton (Iowa State) maj Boeden Greenley (North Dakota State)  11-2

174 - MJ Gaitan (Iowa State) fall Max Magayna (North Dakota State)  1:39

184 - Isaac Dean (Iowa State) dec Aidan Brenot (North Dakota State)  4-1SV

197 - Devin Wasley (North Dakota State) dec CJ Carter (Iowa State)  10-4

285 - Yonger Bastida (Iowa State) tech Shilo Jones (North Dakota State)  19-4

Penn 25 Northern Colorado 10

125 - Brady Pruett (Penn) dec Bryson Valdez (Northern Colorado)  6-4

133 - Dominick Serrano (Northern Colorado) dec Evan Mougalian (Penn)  13-12

141 - Nathan Taylor (Penn) dec Ramon Salazar (Northern Colorado)  4-0

149 - Cross Wasilewski (Penn) fall Emilio Trujillo-Deen (Northern Colorado)  4:19

157 - Jude Swisher (Penn) maj Daishun Powe (Northern Colorado)  13-1

165 - Sean Seefeldt (Penn) dec Kilian Schultz (Northern Colorado)  4-1

174 - Murphy Menke (Northern Colorado) maj Caden Bellis (Penn)  12-4

184 - Mahonri Rushton (Northern Colorado) dec Greyson Meak (Penn)  5-1

197 - Martin Cosgrove (Penn) dec Tyler Perry (Northern Colorado)  4-1

285 - John Pardo (Penn) dec Enzo Cappabianca (Northern Colorado)  4-0

West Virginia 29 California Baptist 10

125 - Jett Strickenberger (West Virginia) tech Cooper Shore (California Baptist)  18-3

133 - Gunner Andrick (West Virginia) dec Richard Murillo (California Baptist)  9-7

141 - Jesse Vasquez (California Baptist) dec Jordan Titus (West Virginia)  8-3

149 - Paul Kelly (California Baptist) dec TJ Langley (West Virginia)  2-1

157 - Ty Watters (West Virginia) dec Drayden Morton (California Baptist)  6-1

165 - Shawn Taylor (West Virginia) dec Timothy Cowan (California Baptist)  12-6

174 - Brody Conley (West Virginia) tech Mason Espinoza (California Baptist)  18-1

184 - Ian Bush (West Virginia) fall David Alonso (California Baptist)  4:32

197 - Rune Lawrence (West Virginia) maj Eli Sheeran (California Baptist)  12-4

285 - Tristan Kemp (California Baptist) maj Brock Kehler (West Virginia)  8-0

Oklahoma State 37 Oklahoma 0

125 - Troy Spratley (Oklahoma State) dec Conrad Hendriksen (Oklahoma)  3-0

133 - Jax Forrest (Oklahoma State) fall Carter Schmidt (Oklahoma)  :47

141 - Sergio Vega (Oklahoma State) dec Tyler Wells (Oklahoma)  3-1

149 - Casey Swiderski (Oklahoma State) maj Hunter Hollingsworth (Oklahoma)  13-2

157 - Landon Robideau (Oklahoma State) tech Layton Schneider (Oklahoma)  21-6

165 - Kody Routledge (Oklahoma State) maj Peyten Kellar (Oklahoma)  11-3

174 - Alex Facudno (Oklahoma State) dec Carter Schubert (Oklahoma)  7-2

184 - Zack Ryder (Oklahoma State) dec Brian Soldano (Oklahoma)  10-6

197 - Cody Merrill (Oklahoma State) dec DJ Parker (Oklahoma)  1-0

285 - Konner Doucet (Oklahoma State) dec Juan Mora (Oklahoma)  2-1

2026 NWCA National Duals Final Results

Division I

Championship Match

Northern Iowa over South Dakota State  20-14

3rd Place

Drexel over Northern Illinois  21-12

5th Place

Central Michigan over Ohio  23-15

7th Place

Harvard over CSU Bakersfield  35-7

9th Place

Bloomsburg over Campbell  30-17

Division II

Championship Match

Central Oklahoma over Nebraska-Kearney 22-12

Third Place

Wisconsin-Parkside over Lander  30-6

Fifth Place

Mary/St. Cloud State

Seventh Place

Augustana over Tiffin  31-16

 

Division III

Championship Match

Roanoke over Wartburg  19-16

Third Place

Augsburg over TCNJ  25-17

Fifth Place

Loras over Wisconsin-LaCrosse  21-20

Seventh Place

Coe over North Central  20-18

 

NAIA 

Championship Match

Grand View over Life  37-7
 

Third Place

Indiana Tech over Southeastern  19-11

Fifth Place

Southern Oregon over Providence  29-12

Seventh Place

Oklahoma City over U of the Cumberlands 29-11

 

Women’s NCAA

Championship Match

North Central over McKendree  21-18

Third Place

Iowa over Grand Valley State  26-15
 

Fifth Place

Presbyterian over Lindenwood  27-20
 

Seventh Place

Colorado Mesa over Sacred Heart  33-13

Women’s NAIA

Championship Match

Life over Providence  32-11

Third Place

Grand View over William Penn 22-19

Fifth Place

Lindsey Wilson over Southern Oregon  24-19

Seventh Place

Texas Wesleyan over Indiana Tech  24-23
 

Women’s NCAA DIII

Championship Match

Wartburg over Simpson 31-13

Third Place

Aurora over Western New England  23-22

Fifth Place

Augustana over Elmira  26-19

Seventh Place

Pacific over Eastern  23-20

Friday’s DI Dual Results

Michigan 43 Michigan State 3

125 - Christian Tanefeu (Michigan) fall Nick Corday (Michigan State)  5:56

133 - Caleb Weiand (Michigan State) dec Gauge Botero (Michigan)  9-6

141 - Dylan Ragusin (Michigan) dec Jaden Crumpler (Michigan State)  9-3

149 - Lachlan McNeil (Michigan) InjDef Clayton Jones (Michigan State)

157 - Cam Catrabone (Michigan) fall Darius Marines (Michigan State)  1:14

165 - Justin Gates (Michigan) maj DJ Shannon (Michigan State)  9-0

174 - Beau Mantanona (Michigan) tech Connor O’Neill (Michigan State)  20-5

184 - Brock Mantanona (Michigan) tech Ryan Boucher (Michigan State)  19-3

197 - Hayden Walters (Michigan) dec Kael Wisler (Michigan State)  7-2

285 - Taye Ghadiali (Michigan) tech Josh Terrill (Michigan State)  20-4

NC State 19 Virginia 17

125 - Rocco Hayes (Virginia) maj Bradley Yokum (NC State)  13-3

133 - Marlon Yarbrough (Virginia) dec Troy Hohman (NC State)  6-5

141 - Gable Porter (Virginia) dec Ryan Jack (NC State)  4-2

149 - Koy Buesgens (NC State) dec Wynton Denkins (Virginia)  11-5

157 - Colton Washleski (Virginia) maj Brogan Tucker (NC State)  13-4

165 - Will Denny (NC State) maj Michael Murphy (Virginia)  9-1

174 - Matthew Singleton (NC State) dec Nick Hamilton (Virginia)  7-1

184 - Donald Cates (NC State) dec Griffin Gammell (Virginia)  17-12

197 - Steven Burrell (Virginia) dec Patrick Brophy (NC State)  11-8

285 - Isaac Trumble (NC State) fall Brenan Morgan (Virginia)  7:00

Virginia Tech 18 Pittsburgh 15

125 - Eddie Ventresca (Virginia Tech) tech Tyler Chappell (Pittsburgh)  19-4

133 - Dillon Campbell (Virginia Tech) dec Evan Tallmadge (Pittsburgh)  5-1

141 - Tom Crook (Virginia Tech) maj Anthony Santaniello (Pittsburgh)  8-0

149 - Collin Gaj (Virginia Tech) dec Kade Brown (Pittsburgh)  5-4

157 - Ethen Miller (Virginia Tech) dec Dylan Evans (Pittsburgh)  4-2

165 - Jared Keslar (Pittsburgh) dec Mac Church (Virginia Tech)  4-2

174 - Luca Augustine (Pittsburgh) dec Sergio Desiante (Virginia Tech)  2-1TB

184 - Chase Kranitz (Pittsburgh) dec Jaden Bullock (Virginia Tech)  9-6

197 - Mac Stout (Pittsburgh) dec Sonny Sasso (Virginia Tech)  11-4

285 - Dayton Pitzer (Pittsburgh) dec Jimmy Mullen (Virginia Tech)  1-0

Iowa 23 Wisconsin 12

125 - Nicolar Rivera (Wisconsin) dec Keyan Hernandez (Iowa)  11-4

133 - Zan Fugitt (Wisconsin) dec Drake Ayala (Iowa)  6-5

141 - Kael Petersen (Iowa) dec Carson Exferd (Wisconsin)  8-3

149 - Joe Zargo (Wisconsin) dec Ryder Block (Iowa)  8-3SV

157 - Jordan Williams (Iowa) dec Luke Mechler (Wisconsin)  4-2

165 - Michael Caliendo (Iowa) tech Cody Goebel (Wisconsin)  21-5

174 - Patrick Kennedy (Iowa) maj Lucas Condon (Wisconsin)  14-3

184 - Angelo Ferrari (Iowa) tech Cale Anderson (Wisconsin)  19-4

197 - Wyatt Ingham (Wisconsin) dec Harvey Ludington (Iowa)  10-8

285 - Ben Kueter (Iowa) dec Braxton Amos (Wisconsin)  4-1SV
 

Nebraska 36 Purdue 3

125 - Alan Koehler (Nebraska) dec Ashton Jackson (Purdue)  9-3

133 - Jacob Van Dee (Nebraska) maj Blake Boarman (Purdue)  13-2

141 - Brock Hardy (Nebraska) fall Vinny Paino (Purdue)  3:57

149 - Chance Lamer (Nebraska) maj Gavin Brown (Purdue)  12-2

157 - Antrell Taylor (Nebraska) fall Stoney Buell (Purdue)  2:51

165 - Joey Blaze (Purdue) dec LJ Araujo (Nebraska)  8-2

174 - Christopher Minto (Nebraska) dec Brody Baumann (Purdue)  11-8

184 - Silas Allred (Nebraska) dec James Rowley (Purdue)  4-1

197 - Camden McDanel (Nebraska) dec Ben Vanadia (Purdue)  7-1

285 - AJ Ferrari (Nebraska) maj Hayden Filipovich (Purdue)  11-2

Northwestern 27 Maryland 12

125 - Dedrick Navarro (Northwestern) dec Presden Sanchez (Maryland)  5-2

133 - Sean Spidle (Northwestern) dec Braxton Brown (Maryland)  4-2

141 - Billy Dekraker (Northwestern) dec Ryan Kennedy (Maryland)  8-3

149 - Carter Young (Maryland) dec Sam Cartella (Northwestern)  5-1

157 - Gunnar Myers (Northwestern) tech Mekhi Neal (Maryland)  15-0

165 - AJ Rodriguez (Maryland) dec Jacob Bostelman (Northwestern)  5-0

174 - Eddie Enright (Northwestern) tech Alex Uryniak (Maryland)  19-3

184 - Jesse Perez (Northwestern) maj Seth Digby (Maryland)  9-0

197 - Branson John (Maryland) fall Alex Smith (Northwestern)  5:52

285 - Gabe Christenson (Northwestern) maj Oscar Williams (Maryland)  10-1

West Virginia 20 Arizona State 19

125 - Louie Gill (West Virginia) maj Ane’e Vigil (Arizona State)  14-3

133 - Kyler Larkin (Arizona State) dec Gunner Andrick (West Virginia)  7-4

141 - Pierson Manville (Arizona State) dec Jordan Titus (West Virginia)  2-0

149 - TJ Langley (West Virginia) fall Daniel Miranda (Arizona State)  6:58

157 - Kaleb Larkin (Arizona State) dec Ty Watters (West Virginia)  4-2

165 - Nicco Ruiz (Arizona State) tech Shawn Taylor (West Virginia)  20-4

174 - Brody Conley (West Virginia) dec Cael Valencia (Arizona State)  2-0

184 - Ian Bush (West Virginia) maj Aziz Fayzullaev (Arizona State)  13-1

197 - Rune Lawrence (West Virginia) dec Colton Hawks (Arizona State)  9-2

285 - David Szuba (Arizona State) tech Brock Kehler (West Virginia)  20-4

Stanford 35 Duke 10

125 - Edwin Sierra (Stanford) tech Spencer Von Savoye (Duke)  19-4

133 - Tyler Knox (Stanford) fall Riley Rowan (Duke)  4:55

141 - Jack Consiglio (Stanford) dec Raymond Adams (Duke)  5-0

149 - Dylan Ross (Duke) maj Lain Yapoujian (Stanford)  14-1

157 - Daniel Cardenas (Stanford) tech Logan Fite (Duke)  17-2

165 - EJ Parco (Stanford) FFT

174 - Aidan Wallace (Duke) dec Colin Guffey (Stanford)  5-1

184 - Abe Wojcikiewicz (Stanford) tech David Hussey (Duke)  17-2

197 - Angelo Posada (Stanford) tech Owen McGrory (Duke)  21-5

285 - Connor Barket (Duke) dec Luke Duthie (Stanford)  5-3

NWCA National Duals

Northern Illinois 22 Harvard 20

125 - Blake West (Northern Illinois) dec Logan Brzozowski (Harvard)  4-3TB

133 - Markel Baker (Northern Illinois) tech Coleman Nogle (Harvard)  19-4

141 - Charles Curtis (Northern Illinois) dec Dante Frinzi (Harvard)  6-4

149 - Jack Crook (Harvard) maj Lucan O’Brien (Northern Illinois)  16-8

157 - Jimmy Harrington (Harvard) dec Landen Johnson (Northern Illinois)  3-2

165 - Joe Cangro (Harvard) fall Brett Smith (Northern Illinois)  4:18

174 - Tommy Bennett (Northern Illinois) fall Ben Smith (Harvard)  3:27

184 - Matthew Walsh (Harvard) maj Caleb Roe (Northern Illinois)  11-2

197 - Hudson Skove (Harvard) dec Dominic Heim (Northern Illinois)  5-0

285 - Devon Dawson (Northern Illinois) tech Logan Marissal (Harvard)  19-3

Central Michigan 33 Campbell 6

125 - Colby Crouch (Campbell) dec Archer Anderson (Central Michigan)  20-15

133 - Andrew Austin (Central Michigan) dec Logan Heil (Campbell)  9-6

141 - Nick Blackburn (Central Michigan) dec Zander Phaturos (Campbell)  4-1SV

149 - Jimmy Nugent (Central Michigan) fall Jonathan Chang (Campbell)  4:41

157 - Kendrick Hodge (Campbell) dec Seth Larson (Central Michigan)  8-2

165 - Chandler Amaker (Central Michigan) InjDef Pablo Macias (Campbell)

174 - Brayden Gautreau (Central Michigan) maj Ryan Bollentino (Campbell)  13-3

184 - Wyatt Ferguson (Central Michigan) maj Brant Cracraft (Campbell)  17-4

197 - Luke Cochran (Central Michigan) maj Conor Maslanak (Campbell)  19-8

285 - Bryan Caves (Central Michigan) dec Sawyer Van Rider (Campbell)  6-3

South Dakota State 35 Harvard 3

125 - Brady Roark (South Dakota State) dec Logan Brzozowski (Harvard)  4-1

133 - Cale Seaton (South Dakota State) dec Coleman Nogle (Harvard)  8-4

141 - Julian Tagg (South Dakota State) tech Sidney Tildsley (Harvard)  19-3

149 - Jack Crook (Harvard) dec Cael Swensen (South Dakota State)  8-2

157 - Jimmy Harrington (Harvard) dec Landen Johnson (Northern Illinois)  3-2

165 - Jacob Herm (South Dakota State) dec Joe Cangro (Harvard)  12-6

174 - Moses Espinoza-Owens (South Dakota State) maj Ben Smith (Harvard)  13-3

184 - Brock Fettig (South Dakota State) dec Matthew Walsh (Harvard)  2-2

197 - Bennett Berge (South Dakota State) tech Hudson Skove (Harvard)  22-6

285 - Luke Rasmussen (South Dakota State) fall Logan Marissal (Harvard)  :54

Northern Illinois 20 Central Michigan 14

125 - Archer Anderson (Central Michigan) dec Blake West (Northern Illinois)  14-8

133 - Markel Baker (Northern Illinois) maj Andrew Austin (Central Michigan)  15-4

141 - Charles Curtis (Northern Illinois) dec Nick Blackburn (Central Michigan)  4-1

149 - Jimmy Nugent (Central Michigan) maj Lucan O’Brien (Northern Illinois)  8-0

157 - Landen Johnson (Northern Illinois) maj Seth Larson (Central Michigan)  12-10

165 - Chandler Amaker (Central Michigan) dec Brett Smith (Northern Illinois)  4-2

174 - Tommy Bennett (Northern Illinois) dec Nick Marienfeld (Central Michigan)  7-1

184 - Caleb Roe (Northern Illinois) dec Wyatt Ferguson (Central Michigan)  10-7

197 - Luke Cochran (Central Michigan) maj Dominic Heim (Northern Illinois)  23-11

285 - Devon Dawson (Northern Illinois) dec Bryan Caves (Central Michigan)  7-6

Harvard 28 Campbell 17

125 - Logan Brzozowski (Harvard) tech Colby Crouch (Campbell)  18-3

133 - Logan Heil (Campbell) dec Coleman Nogle (Harvard)  8-7

141 - Dante Frinzi (Harvard) dec Zander Phaturos (Campbell)  7-3

149 - Jack Crook (Harvard) tech Jonathan Chang (Campbell)  19-4

157 - Jimmy Harrington (Harvard) dec Kendrick Hodge (Campbell)  7-3

165 - Joe Cangro (Harvard) FFT

174 - Ryan Bollentino (Campbell) tech Ben Smith (Harvard)  15-0

184 - Brant Cracraft (Campbell) dec Matthew Walsh (Harvard)  2-1

197 - Hudson Skove (Harvard) FFT

285 - Sawyer Van Rider (Campbell) fall Logan Marissal (Harvard)  6:08

South Dakota State 26 Northern Illinois 10

125 - Daniel Guanajuato (South Dakota State) maj Josh Vazquez (Northern Illinois)  18-4

133 - Markel Baker (Northern Illinois) dec Cale Seaton (South Dakota State)  4-2

141 - Julian Tagg (South Dakota State) tech Charles Curtis (Northern Illinois)  16-1

149 - Lucan O’Brien (Northern Illinois) maj Logan Swensen (South Dakota State)  10-2

157 - Cael Swensen (South Dakota State) dec Landen Johnson (Northern Illinois)  6-2

165 - Brett Smith (Northern Illinois) dec Jacob Herm (South Dakota State) 11-8

174 - Moses Espinoza-Owens (South Dakota State) dec Tommy Bennett (Northern Illinois)  8-5

184 - Brock Fettig (South Dakota State) dec Caleb Roe (Northern Illinois)  10-3

197 - Bennett Berge (South Dakota State) tech Dominic Heim (Northern Illinois)  21-5

285 - Micah Hach (South Dakota State) dec Logan Bender (Northern Illinois)  8-1
 

Ohio 25 CSU Bakersfield 13

125 - Richard Castro-Sandoval (CSU Bakersfield) dec Brayden Teunissen (Ohio)  6-1

133 - Saxton Scott (CSU Bakersfield) maj Ryan Meek (Ohio)  13-0

141 - Santino Sanchez (CSU Bakersfield) dec Abe Hermes (Ohio)  6-4

149 - Paul Woo (Ohio) dec Hayden Zinkin (CSU Bakersfield)  8-5SV

157 - Derek Raike (Ohio) tech Devyn Flores-Che (CSU Bakersfield)  19-3

165 - Jack Lledo (Ohio) dec Coen Quintanilla (CSU Bakersfield)  4-1SV

174 - Garrett Thompson (Ohio) dec Guillermo Escobedo (CSU Bakersfield)  5-3

184 - Sal Perrine (Ohio) fall Jeremy Manibog (CSU Bakersfield)  1:48

197 - Zayne Lehman (Ohio) tech Chris Neal (CSU Bakersfield)  18-2

285 - Mason Cover (CSU Bakersfield) dec Wyatt Schmidt (Ohio)  4-1

Drexel 41 Bloomsburg 3

125 - Desmond Pleasant (Drexel) tech Gavin Martin (Bloomsburg)  19-4

133 - Kyle Waterman (Drexel) tech Gavin Mundy (Bloomsburg)  21-5

141 - Jordan Soriano (Drexel) fall Richie Woods (Bloomsburg)  4:19

149 - Patrick Kelly (Drexel) dec Jay Chase (Bloomsburg)  7-5

157 - Luke Nichter (Drexel) dec William Morrow (Bloomsburg)  4-0

165 - Cody Walsh (Drexel) dec Braidon Woodward (Bloomsburg)  7-2

174 - Jasiah Queen (Drexel) tech Vasilios Dimou (Bloomsburg)  19-4

184 - Ethan Wilson (Drexel) fall Connor Hudak (Bloomsburg)  4:09

197 - Coy Raines (Bloomsburg) dec Ibrahim Ameer (Drexel)  9-8

285 - Nate Schon (Drexel) tech Mason Rebuck (Bloomsburg)  20-5

Northern Iowa 44 CSU Bakersfield 0

125 - Trever Anderson (Northern Iowa) maj Richard Castro-Sandoval (CSU Bakersfield)  11-3

133 - Julian Farber (Northern Iowa) tech Robert Jones(CSU Bakersfield) 23-6

141 - Cory Land (Northern Iowa) dec Santino Sanchez (CSU Bakersfield)  8-4

149 - Caleb Rathjen (Northern Iowa) maj Hayden Zinkin (CSU Bakersfield)  8-0

157 - Cael Rahnavardi (Northern Iowa) fall Devyn Flores-Che (CSU Bakersfield)  4:31

165 - Ryder Dowey (Northern Iowa) maj Evan Manzo (CSU Bakersfield)  17-4

174 - Jared Simma (Northern Iowa) maj  Guillermo Escobedo (CSU Bakersfield)  13-0

184 - Nick Fox (Northern Iowa) fall Jeremy Manibog (CSU Bakersfield)  3:30

197 - Carson Babcock (Northern Iowa) tech Chris Neal (CSU Bakersfield)  17-1

285 - Grant Stromberg (Northern Iowa) dec Mason Cover (CSU Bakersfield)  4-0

Drexel 37 Ohio 6

125 - Desmond Pleasant (Drexel) dec Brayden Teunissen (Ohio) 18-12

133 - Kyle Waterman (Drexel) fall Ryan Meek (Ohio)  4:05

141 - Jordan Soriano (Drexel) fall Abe Hermes (Ohio)  :20

149 - Deon Pleasant (Drexel) maj Paul Woo (Ohio)  10-0

157 - Luke Nichter (Drexel) InjDef Derek Raike (Ohio)

165 - Cody Walsh (Drexel) dec Jack Lledo (Ohio)  4-0

174 - Jeremy Olszko (Ohio) dec Dom Findora (Drexel)  5-1

184 - Ethan Wilson (Drexel) maj Sal Perrine (Ohio)  17-4

197 - Zayne Lehman (Ohio) dec Ibrahim Ameer (Drexel)  1-0

285 - Nate Schon (Drexel) tech Wyatt Schmitt (Ohio)  18-3

CSU Bakersfield 24 Bloomsburg 16

125 - Richard Castro-Sandoval (CSU Bakersfield) tech Gavin Martin (Bloomsburg)  20-5

133 - Robert Jones(CSU Bakersfield) fall Gavin Mundy (Bloomsburg)  2:17

141 - Santino Sanchez (CSU Bakersfield) dec Richie Woods (Bloomsburg)  12-8

149 - Jay Chase (Bloomsburg) dec Mikah Labuanan (CSU Bakersfield)  9-5

157 - William Morrow (Bloomsburg) dec Devyn Flores-Che (CSU Bakersfield)  4-1

165 - Coen Quintana (CSU Bakersfield) maj Vasilios Dimou (Bloomsburg)  11-3

174 - Evan Manzo (CSU Bakersfield) FFT

184 - Connor Hudak (Bloomsburg) dec Jeremy Manibog (CSU Bakersfield)  8-5

197 - Coy Raines (Bloomsburg) maj  Chris Neal (CSU Bakersfield)  9-0

285 - Mason Rebuck (Bloomsburg) dec Mason Cover (CSU Bakersfield)  6-3SV

Northern Iowa 43 Ohio 0

125 - Trever Anderson (Northern Iowa) dec Brayden Teunissen (Ohio)  2-0

133 - Julian Farber (Northern Iowa) fall Ryan Meek (Ohio)  3:00

141 - Cory Land (Northern Iowa) tech Austin McKee (Ohio)  15-0

149 - Ethan Basile (Northern Iowa) dec Paul Woo (Ohio)  6-2

157 - Cael Rahnavardi (Northern Iowa) maj Dom Serio (Ohio)  16-7

165 - Ryder Downey (Northern Iowa) tech Jack Lledo (Ohio)  18-1

174 - Jared Simma (Northern Iowa) maj Jeremy Olszko (Ohio)  12-3

184 - Nick Fox (Northern Iowa) fall Drew Linciome (Ohio)  3:38

197 - John Gunderson (Northern Iowa) maj Evan Wingrove (Ohio)  14-6

285 - Adam Ahrendson (Northern Iowa) dec Wyatt Schmitt (Ohio)  5-0

Thursday’s DI Dual Results

Rider 28 Kent State 10

125 - Tyler Klinsky (Rider) maj Nico Calello (Kent State)  10-2

133 - Will Betancourt (Rider) dec Nick Molchak (Kent State)  4-2

141 - Eli Griffin (Rider) fall Landen Duncan (Kent State)  3:59

149 - Dylan Layton (Rider) dec Silas Stits (Kent State)  5-4

157 - Gianni Maldonado (Rider) dec Keegan Knapp (Kent State)  5-1

165 - Chris Earnest (Kent State) dec Bredon Abdon (Rider)  8-2

174 - Enrique Munguia (Rider) tech Ethan Barr (Kent State)  16-1

184 - Ronald Dimmerling (Kent State) maj John Hangey (Rider)  9-0

197 - Brock Zurawski (Rider) maj Blake Schaffer (Kent State)  14-2

285 - Brentan Simmerman (Kent State) dec Hogan Swenski (Rider)  5-4

Binghamton 26 Buffalo 7

125 - Carson Wagner (Binghamton) dec Zac Belverio (Buffalo)  4-2

133 - Dillon Arrick (Binghamton) dec Max Elton (Buffalo)  7-1

141 - Ryan Hartung (Binghamton) dec Tyler Roark (Buffalo)  2-0

149 - Sam Ewing (Buffalo) maj Caleb Sweet (Binghamton)  9-1

157 - Fin Nadeau (Binghamton) tech Max Nevlin (Buffalo)  15-0

165 - Kelin Laffey (Buffalo) dec Marco Albanese (Binghamton)  9-5

174 - Jordan Brown (Binghamton) dec Giorgio Valenzuela (Buffalo)  7-0

184 - Carter Baer (Binghamton) dec Rafael Knapp (Buffalo)  11-4

197 - Mikey Squires (Binghamton) dec Connor Jacobs (Buffalo)  4-1

285 - Cayden Bevis (Binghamton) dec Magnus Bibla (Buffalo)  4-1

Appalachian State 46 Presbyterian 4

125 - Cooper Foster (Appalachian State) fall Ethan York (Presbyterian)  :41

133 - Jarvis Little (Appalachian State) tech Fernando Dominguez (Presbyterian)  21-5

141 - Aldo Hernandez (Appalachian State) dec Ryan Luna (Presbyterian)  5-0

149 - Kaden Keiser (Appalachian State) tech Joseph Morris (Presbyterian)  19-4

157 - Kai O’Dell (Appalachian State) fall Rey Ortiz (Presbyterian)  4:35

165 - Anthony Conetta (Appalachian State) FFT

174 - Colt Campbell (Appalachian State) maj Joshua Roe (Presbyterian)  12-0

184 - Reed Douglass (Presbyterian) maj Joe Zovitoski (Appalachian State)  15-5

197 - Hunter Adams (Presbyterian) fall Josh Henderson (Appalachian State)  :53

285 - Stephan Monchery (Appalachian State) tech Morvens Saint Jean (Presbyterian)  18-3

Right around mid-November, at the National Duals Invitational, there were some whispers surrounding the status of Jax Forrest, the top recruit in the high school Class of 2026. Some were saying that Forrest intended to graduate early, enrolling at Oklahoma State, and competing immediately.

This was on the heels of a tough Oklahoma State debut by 2024 NCAA champion Richie Figueroa. He lost in Gallagher-Iba Arena to All-American Tyler Knox and, again, in the first round of the NDI to Cornell’s Tyler Ferrara.

The calls for Forrest died down a bit as Ronnie Ramirez was inserted into Oklahoma State’s lineup for the remainder of the NDI and acquitted himself well. Ramirez was the #26 overall recruit in the Cowboys' talented Class of 2025.

Since then, Ramirez has been fine. He isn’t the immediate national title threat that Figueroa seemed to be with his transfer and Forrest could be with his immense talent. With some more seasoning, Ramirez could develop into that wrestler. Currently, he’s used four eligibility dates and still is able to redshirt.

This Forrest immediately to Oklahoma State rumor gained legs as his high school, Bishop McCort, honored Forrest at a recent dual meet. Just before the New Year, Forrest made history by becoming only the seventh wrestler to win four Powerade titles and the first in over a decade. After the Powerade, Forrest confirmed that he was moving on.

That led fans to believe that one of three things was set to happen. Forrest would grayshirt and train in Stillwater. Forrest would join the team and redshirt the rest of the 2025-26 season. Or Forrest would wrestle immediately.

Today, our own Willie Saylor confirmed that Jax Forrest has enrolled at Oklahoma State and is on their roster in TrackWrestling. Why is that important?

Being officially on the roster and in the weight-management program means that option one is out the window. Since Forrest is on the Cowboy roster, he’ll either redshirt or wrestle in the 2026 postseason.

Because of the changes in recent years to redshirt rules, Forrest can use five dates for Oklahoma State and still maintain his redshirt status. So, either way, there should be plenty of fun associated with this addition.

Cowboy head coach David Taylor could commit to redshirting Forrest, yet save him for some of Oklahoma State’s biggest duals.

The three biggest dates on OSU’s schedule are Iowa State (#3 Evan Frost), Iowa (#4 Drake Ayala), and Virginia Tech (#10 Dillon Campbell/Aaron Seidel). Also on the sched are duals with Oklahoma, Missouri, Utah Valley, Northern Iowa, and Little Rock. All three of those highlighted duals are in February, so Taylor probably would want to test the waters before then.

So, that plan would entail Forrest changing course in the middle of his senior year to move across the country to participate in a couple of duals, but ultimately not wrestling in March. Correct?

I just don’t know if that is something that Forrest could commit to. Especially if he goes out and beats some opponents ranked in the top five.

Should Forrest wrestle immediately and get the call in the postseason, it opens the door to plenty of fun possibilities.

133 might be one of the more exciting weights in the nation regardless of Forrest’s status. Both NCAA finalists return (Lucas Byrd/Ayala). As do two others past AA’s (Frost/Knox). One of the best redshirt freshmen in the country is tearing it up and ranked second (Ben Davino). There’s another interesting redshirt freshman in the mix (Kyler Larkin). One of the best prospects in the Class of 2025 is currently unbeaten and rising (Marcus Blaze). A former NCAA third-place finisher and title contender might emerge from injury purgatory (Ryan Crookham).

You have all those guys, plus Forrest is added to the mix? Incredible.

So, does Forrest wrestle this year? I have a hard time believing that he’ll take all of the appropriate steps to join the team midseason and stay on the leash for the rest of the year. For most freshmen, there’s an adjustment period to collegiate wrestling and joining the team in late-December or early-January doesn’t give you enough time to properly prepare for the season. Forrest isn’t most freshmen. He has already made a Senior world team and wrestled in a bronze medal match (I still maintain he should have won).

Am I implying he’s a lock to win a national title?

No, of course not, but I think it’s safe to say that he’ll be in the mix. Whatever is the top tier of contenders at 133 lbs, he should be included in the group. Forrest may not win a national title in 2026, but I have a hard time picturing him going….say 2-2 in Cleveland.

Based on what we’ve seen over the last year and a half, I don’t think that David Taylor is sitting around waiting and hoping for that perfect year to come when it’s time to challenge Penn State. While the future is very bright in Stillwater, I don’t think he’s willing to concede today and this season for potential down the road.

So far, Taylor hasn’t addressed the topic much, so I doubt we’ll learn much until/if Forrest starts to compete in duals. But, until then, it makes for a really entertaining subplot that nobody expected at the beginning of the season. If things work out as I see them, it could make for an even more stacked 133 lb weight class.

Welcome to the first set of rankings for 2026! Since the Midlands was contested on Monday/Tuesday of last week, this edition contains the Midlands results and everything from over the weekend.

With the lack of star power at some of these holiday tournaments, there was little movement in the top ten at most weights. There was lots of shuffling in the back half of most weights.

125 lbs

Not much movement in the top tier. Kysen Terukina fell to Mack Mauger in the Soldier Salute finals - he drops a few spots. After making the finals and having a pretty solid resume, it was time for Zeke Witt to get a bump.

133 lbs

We finally got to see a lot of Dom Serrano, and he looked good, winning both the dual and the Scuffle title. He was in danger of being dropped for inactivity. Evan Mougalian gets a sizable boost after a good Scuffle performance, losing only by a point to Serrano. Mougalian has had an excellent season with a handful of quality wins and losses only to Serrano and Matty Lopes (not considered for the rankings, but a very tough competitor this season).

141 lbs

That 5-6 range (not 6-7) has been difficult to fill this year. The top four have separated themselves from the rest of the weight. With a Scuffle title and a win over Composto (and others over Crook, Pucino) Cornella flies up to the #6 position. The tier after Cornella/Composto continues to be nasty as Nagao returned but medically forfeited after a match and Bailey/Romney suffered losses.

I felt it was the right time to move Wyatt Henson up. He lost twice on the opening weekend to Eli Griffin and Lorenzo Frezza. Both have been pretty consistent; those losses look fine in hindsight. More mat time and evaluation can give us a better picture for rankings.

149 lbs

The second tier at this weight is in flux, a bit, as Cross Wasilewski, Jacob Frost, and Eligh Rivera all suffered losses during this rankings period. With all of the craziness around him, Caleb Tyus moves up to #8. He had a win in week one over Ethan Stiles.

157 lbs

No changes to the top 14. We have removed J Conway for Teague Travis as Missouri’s representative. We’ll see how that fight for the spot works out. Dylan Evans moves up significantly after his Midlands performance. All three of his losses came up at 165 lbs to top-12 opponents. There are lots of new faces in the bottom third of the rankings. The holiday tournaments took their toll on the wrestlers previously ranked in this area.

165 lbs

Rutgers’ Andrew Barbosa is another wrestler whose resume has aged well. He got a good win at the Midlands over Mulvaney and doesn’t have any real bad losses. He moves up a bit.

174 lbs

There was some shuffling around in the bottom half of this weight, but nothing major.

184 lbs

Finals performances from Jake Dailey and Caleb Campos have helped both move up this week. Tomas Brooker had a good Scuffle and finds himself back in the rankings.

197 lbs

We saw a big clash at the Scuffle with Barr over Little in the finals. That doesn’t have any impact on the rankings as Barr was #1 and Little #3. Just some minor tweaks with the rest of the weight.

285 lbs

At the Soldier Salute, the previous #11 Hopke beat #10 Carroll. Carroll drops behind Jim Mullen, who beat him at the NDI and won the Scuffle.

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After a week (plus) that included three large tournaments, it’s time for our yearly referendum on medical forfeits/load management, and other related issues. These have already been topics on social media over the past few days, and I only see that increasing this week.

In the past, a lot of the grumbling was done by fans/ex-wrestlers significantly removed from competition. I thought it was interesting that one of the tweets from the weekend came from Trent Hidlay. The recent world champion is less than two years removed from an extremely decorated career at NC State. I thought that comments coming from a wrestler of his stature and being a recent college graduate would hold much more weight than in years past. You don’t get to call Hidlay an “old man yelling at clouds” and talking about the “good ol’ days” when he was a part of this world less than two years ago.

I’ll save everyone the time, Trent had ZERO medical forfeits in his 6 NCAA seasons.

— Dan Seifring (@obrats) January 4, 2026

On Friday afternoon (not coincidentally, late on a holiday weekend), the administration at California Baptist announced that wrestling would be one of three sports dropped at the end of the athletic season. These two topics aren’t necessarily linked, but at the same time, they are a sign of the times in a new era of collegiate sports.

Like always, I’ll start by saying nobody is advocating for injured wrestlers to compete and potentially further aggravate their ailments.

I also thought that this trend might decline as we move past the era of extra COVID-related eligibility. In recent years, wrestlers like Hidlay, who got to wrestle at five NCAA tournaments (plus a redshirt year), were commonplace. With the relative ease of getting granted an extra year of eligibility due to an injury, seventh-year wrestlers have been relatively common. With six and seven years in a DI college wrestling room (and time missed due to injuries), it made sense that these older wrestlers needed an off day or two. Maybe leaving them out of a tournament like the CKLV or Scuffle made sense.

Instead of the post-COVID years with extra cautiousness towards veterans being an anomaly, it has become a regular feature of college wrestling.

Resting a wrestler or being cautious might be the correct individual decision on a case-by-case basis. But it becomes a problem when Coach A does this with three or four of his best starters, Coach B does the same, and so on throughout the 24 teams signed up for a tournament.

When this happens and happens with more frequency, it leads to apathy among the fanbase. As someone who follows social media closely, I remember how much of a Twitter event the Midlands and the Southern Scuffle were to our fanbase. The entire corner of wrestling Twitter would live-tweet along with the matches and you knew what everyone was talking about. All eyes in the wrestling world were on the same thing. This still happens at the NCAA Championships, Final X, and the Olympic/World Championships. We had it to an extent with the National Duals Invitational.

Just think, the 2014 Southern Scuffle featured the three teams that would finish 1-2-3 (Penn State, Minnesota, Oklahoma State) at the national tournament that season, along with Cornell, who was seventh. This isn’t ancient history. It’s 2014.

That apathy spreads to live event attendance. Some years ago, I heard Chael Sonnen sum it up the best. “Why should I drive a couple hours away, in the middle of some potential winter weather, on our only day without wrestling, to watch a dual and see the best matches not take place?” And the only explanation is, “he could have gone if it were the postseason.”

At the recent Southern Scuffle, five of the 20 semifinal matches resulted in medical forfeits.

I fear that we’re potentially cannibalizing our fanbase for a higher seed at the conference or NCAA tournament. Wrestling fans have proven that they’ll show up when there are stakes on the line. The NCAA Tournament, Final X (still not great), duals involving some of the top programs, but the sport is bigger than that. We should have other events that fans buy into (in person or watching online).

In college sports, money makes the world go ‘round, so we need to make sure that our programs are supported. That’s first and foremost. If you can, donate at giving day challenges, go to golf outings, give what you can to the team or RTC.

Another important aspect is putting butts in the seats. Does an administrator think that it’s worth it to invest in a program when you have 75 people show up for a dual? They probably have no vested interest in wrestling and figure that only a couple of people will be upset when they get rid of the program. That money from the wrestling program could be diverted to the football team so they can buy new lockers and recliners.

I don’t want to be the person who complains and says there’s a problem, but provides no answers. We need massive changes to the system that is NCAA wrestling. Some suggestions:

• Any medical forfeit/injury default brings a mandatory health-related suspension for the wrestler. If you medically forfeit or injury default, you’re out for the next two dates? Three? If they’re really injured, then it doesn’t make a difference - at least fans won’t expect them at the next dual. This would also totally wipe out this practice at the conference tournament.

• Army West Point Associate Head Scott Green suggested automatic berths for the NCAA Tournament for winners of selected tournaments. My devil’s advocate question was, “Will this prevent wrestlers from competing in duals?” Coach Green said, “They win. They pick how they train their guy.” I’m willing to explore this option more.

• Do we raise the match limit to be considered for RPI? Currently it’s at 15. Having 17 or 18 before the postseason isn’t a massive number.

• Over the past few years, I have advocated for the NCAA to return to seeding only 12 or 16 wrestlers. The fewer seeds out there, the fewer jockeying for seeds will take place. If you’re ranked #20, there’s no benefit in sitting out to protect that ranking/seed.

• Some sort of NIL-related incentives for winning certain events. I know…I know. We’re not supposed to pay student-athletes for performance. But in 2026, with the way college athletics have evolved, there has to be a way to make it work with NIL. Since 2021, we’ve seen nothing but exploiting loopholes in college athletics. Let’s find some to make our sport more entertaining.

• Revamp individual scoring at the NCAA Tournament. I have a friend who wrestled at the DI level (and wasn’t an All-American level guy), who jokes that the .500 wrestlers in non-power conferences never need a pitch count. They tend to find a way to answer the bell for duals and tournaments. Why? Because of the importance put on individual scoring at the NCAA Tournament. Barring a crazy run, that .500 wrestler, if they even qualify, might now even earn any NCAA team points. A top-three finish by one of your wrestlers (just by itself) is almost good enough to get you into the top 20 at nationals. With some good results from two or three teammates, you’re in. With fewer potential team points on the line in March, does that make a coach more willing to wrestle their guy in January?

Maybe there are better answers out there. I’m willing to listen to them, and I think the NCAA rules committee should, as well. Our sport is in jeopardy and there are fewer must-see events every year. It’s not just the cranky old-timers talking about the glory days, either. Young, recent grads like Hidlay notice and see the writing on the wall, as well. 

The NWCA has released brackets for the 2026 National Duals which will take place in Cedar Falls, Iowa on January 9th/10th. At the DI level, teams have been divided into two different pools for round robin competition. After the round robin action is complete, teams will cross pools and face schools who finished in the same position in their opposing pool. 

Here are the initial pool matchups:
 

Pool A

Round One

Harvard vs. Northern Illinois

Central Michigan vs. Campbell
 

Round Two

Harvard vs. South Dakota State

Northern Illinois vs Central Michigan
 

Round Three

Harvard vs. Campbell

Northern Illinois vs. South Dakota State
 

Round Four

Harvard vs. Central Michigan

Campbell vs. South Dakota State
 

Pool B

Round One

CSU Bakersfield vs. Ohio

Drexel vs. Bloomsburg
 

Round Two

CSU Bakersfield vs. Northern Iowa

Ohio vs. Drexel
 

Round Three

CSU Bakersfield vs. Bloomsburg

Ohio vs. Northern Iowa
 

Round Four

CSU Bakersfield vs. Drexel

Bloomsburg vs. Northern Iowa
 

Round Five

Ohio vs. Bloomsburg

Northern Iowa vs. Drexel

Saturday’s DI Dual Results

Columbia 35 Long Island 12

125 - Sulayman Bah (Columbia) tech Anthony Chuquilin (Long Island)  16-0

133 - Evin Gursoy (Columbia) dec Branden Rozanski (Long Island)  4-0

141 - Lorenzo Frezza (Columbia) tech Amir Avazov (Long Island)  19-4

149 - Richard Fedalen (Columbia) dec Tommy Bonasera (Long Island)  6-3

157 - Kai Owen (Columbia) dec Brayden Roberts (Long Island)  8-3

165 - Jordan Barry (Long Island) fall Marc Maurath (Columbia)  5:54

174 - Nick Fine (Columbia) fall Braden Brown (Long Island)  1:17

184 - Anthony D’Alesio (Long Island) InjDef Aaron Ayzerov (Columbia)

197 - Jack Wehmayer (Columbia) fall John Dusza (Long Island)  2:48

285 - Vincent Mueller (Columbia) maj Chris Powell (Long Island)  11-2

Nebraska 30 Northern Iowa 6

125 - Trever Anderson (Northern Iowa) dec Alan Koehler (Nebraska)  5-2

133 - Jacob Van Dee (Nebraska) dec Julian Farber (Northern Iowa)  5-0

141 - Brock Hardy (Nebraska) dec Cory Land (Northern Iowa)  5-1

149 - Chance Lamer (Nebraska) tech Ethan Basile (Northern Iowa)  19-4

157 - Antrell Taylor (Nebraska) tech RJ Weston (Northern Iowa)  22-6

165 - Ryder Downey (Northern Iowa) dec LJ Araujo (Nebraska)  3-0SV

174 - Christopher Minto (Nebraska) maj Jared Simma (Northern Iowa)  10-1

184 - Silas Allred (Nebraska) dec Nick Fox (Northern Iowa)  5-1

197 - Camden McDanel (Nebraska) dec John Gunderson (Northern Iowa)  7-3

285 - Harley Andrews (Nebraska) maj Adam Ahrendson (Northern Iowa)  16-7

Sunday’s DI Dual Results

Lock Haven 27 Binghamton 9

125 - Carson Wagner (Binghamton) dec Curtis Nelson (Lock Haven)  10-3

133 - Gable Strickland (Lock Haven) dec Dillon Arrick (Binghamton)  3-1

141 - Wyatt Henson (Lock Haven) tech Ryan Hartung (Binghamton)  22-5

149 - Lucas Kapusta (Lock Haven) dec Caleb Sweet (Binghamton)  8-1

157 - Nick Stampoulos (Lock Haven) maj Fin Nadeau (Binghamton)  13-4

165 - Nick Kunstek (Lock Haven) dec Marco Albanese (Binghamton)  8-1

174 - Carter Baer (Binghamton) dec Avery Bassett (Lock Haven)  4-1SV

184 - Sammy Gautreau (Lock Haven) InjDef Will Ebert (Binghamton)

197 - Mikey Squires (Binghamton) dec Tucker Hogan (Lock Haven)  5-3

285 - Kade Sottolano (Lock Haven) dec Trent Sibble (Binghamton)  5-3

Princeton 36 Hofstra 6

125 - Marc-Anthony McGowan (Princeton) maj Teague Stroebel (Hofstra)  17-4

133 - Danny Jones (Princeton) tech Gauge Shipp (Hofstra)  16-1

141 - Matthew Martino (Princeton) dec Chase Liardi (Hofstra)  7-1

149 - Eligh Rivera (Princeton) dec Alex Turley (Hofstra)  7-3

157 - Frankie Volpe (Hofstra) dec Gavin Hawk (Princeton)  7-3

165 - Ty Whalen (Princeton) fall Jake Slotnick (Hofstra)  1:56

174 - Holden Garcia (Princeton) tech Eric Shindel (Hofstra)  18-3

184 - Xavier Giles (Princeton) maj Matt Waddell (Hofstra)  11-3

197 - Will Conlon (Hofstra) dec Kole Mulhauser (Princeton)  9-6SV

285 - Sebastian Garibaldi (Princeton) fall Adrian Sans (Hofstra)  5:21

Binghamton 20 Hofstra 17

125 - Carson Wagner (Binghamton) dec Teague Stroebel (Hofstra)  7-4

133 - Gauge Shipp (Hofstra) fall Dillon Arrick (Binghamton)  4:32

141 - Ryan Hartung (Binghamton) dec Chase Liardi (Hofstra)  4-1

149 - Alex Turley (Hofstra) dec Caleb Sweet (Binghamton)  4-3

157 - Fin Nadeau (Binghamton) dec Frankie Volpe (Hofstra)  5-4

165 - Jake Slotnick (Hofstra) dec Marco Albanese (Binghamton)  4-1

174 - Carter Baer (Binghamton) tech Eric Shindel (Hofstra)  21-5

184 - Matt Waddell (Hofstra) tech John Baker (Binghamton)  21-5

197 - Mikey Squires (Binghamton) dec Will Conlon (Hofstra)  7-5

285 - Trent Sibble (Binghamton) dec Adrian Sans (Hofstra)  1-0

Lock Haven 28 Princeton 6

125 - Marc-Anthony McGowan (Princeton) dec Curtis Nelson (Lock Haven)  5-0

133 - Gable Strickland (Lock Haven) dec Danny Jones (Princeton)  8-4

141 - Wyatt Henson (Lock Haven) maj Matthew Martino (Princeton)  21-10

149 - Lucas Kapusta (Lock Haven) dec Eligh Rivera (Princeton)  5-2

157 - Nick Stampoulos (Lock Haven) maj Gavin Hawk (Princeton)  12-4

165 - Ty Whalen (Princeton) dec Ousmane Duncanson (Lock Haven)  15-8

174 - Avery Bassett (Lock Haven) dec Holden Garcia (Princeton)  5-0

184 - Sammy Gautreau (Lock Haven) dec Xavier Giles (Princeton)  7-1

197 - Tucker Hogan (Lock Haven) tech Conor McCloskey (Princeton)  18-3

285 - Kade Sottolano (Lock Haven) dec Sebastian Garibaldi (Princeton)  4-0

Bucknell 39 Long Island 3

125 - Kade Davidheiser (Bucknell) maj Sawyer Ostroff (Long Island)  10-2

133 - Bryce Manera (Bucknell) dec Christopher Betancourt (Long Island)  9-8

141 - Dylan Chappell (Bucknell) fall Carter Pack (Long Island)  2:26

149 - Riley Bower (Bucknell) fall Amir Avazov (Long Island)  2:09

157 - Brayden Roberts (Long Island) dec Cade Wirnsberger (Bucknell)  1-0

165 - Noah Mulvaney (Bucknell) dec Jack Valentin (Long Island)  4-0

174 - Myles Takats (Bucknell) fall Braden Brown (Long Island)  1:58

184 - Tyler Bienus (Bucknell) dec Anthony D’Alesio (Long Island)  2-1

197 - Dillon Bechtold (Bucknell) tech John Dusza (Long Island)  19-1

285 - Lucas Lawler (Bucknell) dec Chris Powell (Long Island)  4-2

Iowa State 20 Stanford 18

125 - Nico Provo (Stanford) dec Ethan Perryman (Iowa State)  9-3

133 - Tyler Knox (Stanford) maj Adrian Meza (Iowa State)  11-0

141 - Anthony Echemendia (Iowa State) maj Jack Consiglio (Stanford)  11-1

149 - Aden Valencia (Stanford) dec Jacob Frost (Iowa State)  4-3

157 - Daniel Cardenas (Stanford) tech Kane Naaktgeboren (Iowa State)  20-5

165 - Connor Euton (Iowa State) tech Zach Hanson (Stanford)  19-4

174 - Aiden Riggins (Iowa State) dec Colin Guffey (Stanford)  8-3

184 - Isaac Dean (Iowa State) dec Abe Wojcikiewicz (Stanford)  5-3

197 - Angelo Posada (Stanford) dec CJ Carter (Iowa State)  2-0

285 - Yonger Bastida (Iowa State) tech Jackson Mankowski (Stanford)  19-4

Ohio State 41 Oregon State 3

125 - Nic Bouzakis (Ohio State) tech Maximo Renteria (Oregon State)  19-4

133 - Ben Davino (Ohio State) tech Jeff Lopez (Oregon State)  21-4

141 - Jesse Mendez (Ohio State) maj Nash Singleton (Oregon State)  17-6

149 - Ethan Stiles (Ohio State) maj Noah Tolentino (Oregon State)  9-0

157 - Brandon Cannon (Ohio State) fall CJ Hamblin (Oregon State)  :55

165 - Paddy Gallagher (Ohio State) dec Matthew Olguin (Oregon State)  7-3

174 - Carson Kharchla (Ohio State) maj Daschle Lamer (Oregon State)  13-4

184 - Dylan Fishback (Ohio State) maj TJ McDonnell (Oregon State)  14-2

197 - Justin Rademacher (Oregon State) dec Luke Geog (Ohio State)  8-7TB

285 - Nick Feldman (Ohio State) FFT

Soldier Salute Final Results

1. Missouri  166.5

2. North Carolina  161.5

3. Wyoming  127.5

4. Iowa  113.5

5. Navy  81

125 lbs

Championship - Mack Mauger (Missouri) dec Kysen Terukina (North Carolina)  7-2

3rd Place - Sebastian Degennaro (Oklahoma) dec Daniel Guanajuato (South Dakota State)  6-0

5th Place - Bowen Downey (Northern Iowa) dec Sefton Douglass (Wyoming)  7-4SV

7th Place - Keyan Hernandez (Iowa) dec Joey Cruz (Iowa)  8-5

133 lbs

Championship - Ethan Oakley (North Carolina) dec Gage Walker (Missouri)  4-2

3rd Place - Matthew Botello (North Carolina) fall Gabe Willochell (Wyoming)  1:13

5th Place - Osmany Diversent (Iowa State) MedFFT Hayden Mills (Nebraska)

7th Place - Carter Pearson (Iowa State) dec Jace Hedeman (Northern Iowa)  8-1

141 lbs

Championship - Luke Simcox (North Carolina) dec Isaiah Powe (Unattached)  7-3

3rd Place - Kale Petersen (Iowa) dec Caedyn Ricciardi (Navy)  4-2

5th Place - Nick O’Neill (North Carolina) MedFFT Nasir Bailey (Iowa)

7th Place - Max Brady (Northern Iowa) dec Zeke Seltzer (Missouri)  12-11

149 lbs

Championship - Josh Edmond (Missouri) MedFFT Seth Mendoza (Missouri)

3rd Place - Gabe Willochell (Wyoming) dec Kael Voinovich (Iowa)  11-7

5th Place - Antonio Avila (Wyoming) dec Patrick Jordon (VMI)  4-2

7th Place - Easton Broxterman (Army Prep) dec Cole Brooks (Wyoming)  11-6

157 lbs

Championship - Jordan Williams (Iowa) dec Teague Travis (Missouri)  7-3

3rd Place - J Conway (Missouri) dec Laird Root (North Carolina)  9-6

5th Place - Victor Voinovich (Iowa) MedFFT Jared Hill (Wyoming)

7th Place - David Gleason (Missouri) fall Steven Villalobos (Bellarmine)  :40

165 lbs

Championship - Bryce Hepner (North Carolina) InjDef Maxx Mayfield (Missouri)

3rd Place - Jacob Herm (South Dakota State) dec Jack Thomsen (Northern Iowa)  10-8

5th Place - Dominic Bambinelli (Missouri) fall Sloan Swan (Wyoming)  4:02

7th Place - Finn Shepard (Tarleton State) MedFFT Ryan Vigil (VMI)

174 lbs

Championship - Danny Wask (Navy) dec Gabe Arnold (Iowa)  4-1SV

3rd Place - Izzy Moreno (Northern Iowa) dec Lane Foard (Wyoming)  2-0

5th Place - Nicholas Fea (North Carolina) MedFFT Tyler Eise (Nebraska)

7th Place - Clayton Whiting (Minnesota) dec Melton Powe (Iowa State)  3-1TB

184 lbs

Championship - Aeoden Sinclair (Missouri) tech Jake Dailey (North Carolina)  17-2

3rd Place - Jarrett Wadsen (South Dakota State) fall Nash Banko (Army West Point)  2:52

5th Place - Logan Cole (Missouri) MedFFT Waylon Cressell (Unattached)

7th Place - Burk Blasius (South Dakota State) fall Tyrel Miller (Iowa)  2:05

197 lbs

Championship - Joey Novak (Wyoming) fall Evan Bates (Missouri)  6:46

3rd Place - Zyan Hall (Navy) dec Robert Platt (North Carolina)  9-3

5th Place - Harvey Ludington (Iowa) dec Mikey Calcagno (North Carolina)  7-6

7th Place - Gunner Henry (Wyoming) InjDef Toby Schoffstall (VMI)

285 lbs

Championship - Koy Hopke (Minnesota) dec Cade Ziola (Nebraska)  5-3

3rd Place - Christian Carroll (Wyoming) MedFFT Spencer Lanosga (Navy)

5th Place - Bradley Hill (Oklahoma) MedFFT Coby Merrill (Unattached)

7th Place - Jarrett Stoner (Missouri) dec Bennett Tabor (Minnesota)  4-1SV

Southern Scuffle Final Results

Team Scores

1. Penn State  143.5

2. Penn  123.5

3. Little Rock  106

4. Virginia Tech  105.5

5. North Dakota State  99

6. Army West Point  91.5

7. Cornell  75

8. Navy  72

9. Chattanooga  67

10. American  61

10. Utah Valley  61

125 lbs

Championship - Eddie Ventresca (Virginia Tech) dec Zeke Witt (North Dakota State)  4-1SV

3rd Place - Cooper Flynn (Chattanooga) dec Greg Diakomihalis (Cornell)  1-0

5th Place - Andrew Binni (Navy) dec Charlie Farmer (Army West Point)  9-4

7th Place - JJ Peace (American) dec Ty Tice (Chattanooga)  7-3

133 lbs

Championship - Dom Serrano (Northern Colorado) dec Braxton Brown (Maryland)  5-4

3rd Place - Evan Mougalian (Penn) dec Max Leete (American)  10-3

5th Place - Dillon Campbell (Virginia Tech)/Caleb Weiand (Michigan State)

7th Place - Raymond Lopez (American) MedFFT Tyler Ferrara (Cornell)

141 lbs

Championship - Vince Cornella (Cornell) dec CJ Composto (Penn)  7-2

3rd Place - Tom Crook (Virginia Tech) dec Conor Collins (Army West Point)  4-0

5th Place - Gable Porter (Virginia) MedFFT Haiden Drury (Utah Valley)

7th Place - Kyren Butler (Virginia) dec Nick Vafiadis (Navy)  9-3

149 lbs

Championship - Connor Pierce (Penn State) dec Brock Herman (Little Rock)  13-6

3rd Place - Cross Wasilewski (Penn) dec Carson DesRosier (The Citadel)  8-2

5th Place - Max Petersen (North Dakota State) MedFFT Carter Young (Maryland)

7th Place - Eugene Harney (Morgan State) dec Kelly Dunnigan (Penn)  9-3

157 lbs

Championship - Joe Sealey (Penn State) dec Daniel Zepeda (NC State)  11-8 

3rd Place - Jude Swisher (Penn) dec Jonathan Ley (Navy)  4-0

5th Place - Colton Washleski (Virginia) dec Kyrel Leavell (The Citadel)  10-4

7th Place - Jaivon Jones (Little Rock) dec Tanner Peake (Davidson)  4-1SV

165 lbs

Championship - Matt Bianchi (Little Rock) dec Gunner Filipowicz (Army West Point)  5-1

3rd Place - Sean Seefeldt (Penn) dec Thomas Snipes (The Citadel)  5-0

5th Place - Dylan Elmore (Navy) MedFFT Anthony Ferrari (Campbell)

7th Place - Boeden Greenley (North Dakota State) maj Noah Hall (Bellarmine)  15-3

174 lbs

Championship - Will Henckel (Penn State) dec Caden Bellis (Penn)  5-0 

3rd Place - Aidan Wallace (Duke) maj Max Magayna (North Dakota State)  14-1

5th Place - Liam Carlin (Penn) dec Hudson Rogers (Utah Valley)  2-1

7th Place - Kamdyn Munro (Chattanooga) fall Andrew Christie (Army West Point)  1:45
 

184 lbs

Championship - Asher Cunningham (Penn State) dec Caleb Campos (American)  11-9

3rd Place - Tomas Brooker (Appalachian State) dec Christian Hansen (Cornell)  7-2

5th Place - Aidan Brenot (North Dakota State) dec Landon Jones (Chattanooga)  4-1SV

7th Place - Jaden Bullock (Virginia Tech) dec Caleb Uhlenhopp (Utah Valley)  5-2

197 lbs

Championship - Josh Barr (Penn State) maj Stephen Little (Little Rock)  9-1

3rd Place - Branson John (Maryland) dec Andrew Reall (Brown)  4-1SV

5th Place - Kael Wisler (Michigan State) MedFFT Sonny Sasso (Virginia Tech)

7th Place - Kael Bennie (Utah Valley) dec Payton Thomas (Navy)  9-5
 

285 lbs

Championship - Jimmy Mullen (Virginia Tech) dec Michael Gasper (Little Rock)  9-5

3rd Place - Brady Colbert (Army West Point)/Lucas Stoddard (Army West Point)

5th Place - Conor Barket (Duke) MedFFT Lucas Cochran (Penn State)

7th Place - Emmanuel Ulrich (American) dec Cy Kruse (Cornell)  3-2TB

Friday’s DI Dual Results

Drexel 19 Purdue 14

125 - Desmond Pleasant (Drexel) dec Jacob Macatangy (Purdue)  9-4

133 - Kyle Waterman (Drexel) dec Blake Boarman (Purdue)  18-15

141 - Greyson Clark (Purdue) dec Jordan Soriano (Drexel)  6-2

149 - Gavin Brown (Purdue) dec Deon Pleasant (Drexel)  6-2

157 - Luke Nichter (Drexel) maj Stoney Buell (Purdue)  12-4

165 - Joey Blaze (Purdue) maj Cody Walsh (Drexel)  15-3

174 - Jasiah Queen (Drexel) tech Aidan Costello (Purdue)  19-3

184 - James Rowley (Purdue) dec Ethan Wilson (Drexel)  9-3

197 - Ben Vanadia (Purdue) dec Ibrahim Ameer (Drexel)  13-8

285 - Nate Schon (Drexel) maj Hayden Filipovich (Purdue)  12-3

Purdue 24 Rider 6

125 - Tyler Klinsky (Rider) dec Ashton Jackson (Purdue)  8-5

133 - Blake Boarman (Purdue) dec Will Betancourt (Rider)  2-1

141 - Eli Griffin (Rider) dec Isaiah Schaefer  (Purdue)  7-3

149 - Gavin Brown (Purdue) dec Dylan Layton (Rider)  4-2

157 - Stoney Buell (Purdue) dec Gianni Maldonado (Rider)  12-6

165 - Joey Blaze (Purdue) dec Brendon Abdon (Rider)  8-2

174 - Brody Baumann (Purdue) dec Enrique Munguia (Rider)  5-3

184 - James Rowley (Purdue) dec Giovanni Alejandro (Rider)  6-1

197 - Ben Vanadia (Purdue) dec Brock Zurawski (Rider)  8-3

285 - Hayden Filipovich (Purdue) dec Hogan Swenski (Rider)  5-4

Ohio 37 Bloomsburg 3

125 - Brayden Teunissen (Ohio) fall Justin Jones (Bloomsburg)  4:47

133 - Ryan Meek (Ohio) maj Gavin Martin (Bloomsburg)  11-0

141 - Abe Hermes (Ohio) dec Richie Wood (Bloomsburg)  8-4

149 - Paul Woo (Ohio) dec Dustin Elliott (Bloomsburg)  8-5

157 - Derek Raike (Ohio) maj William Morrow (Bloomsburg)  11-2

165 - Jack Lledo (Ohio) dec Braidon Woodward (Bloomsburg)  4-2

174 - Garrett Thompson (Ohio) tech Vasilios Dimou (Bloomsburg)  15-0

184 - Sal Perrine (Ohio) tech Connor Hudak (Bloomsburg)  20-4

197 - Zayne Lehman (Ohio) maj Coy Raines (Bloomsburg)  11-0

285 - Mason Rebuck (Bloomsburg) dec Wyatt Schmitt (Ohio)  8-1

South Dakota State 24 Arizona State 14

125 - Brady Roark (South Dakota State) fall Damian Moreno (Arizona State)  6:57

133 - Kyler Larkin (Arizona State) dec Cale Seaton (South Dakota State)  4-1

141 - Julian Tagg (South Dakota State) dec Pierson Manville (Arizona State)  8-3

149 - Kaleb Larkin (Arizona State) dec Alek Martin (South Dakota State)  5-2

157 - Cael Swensen (South Dakota State) maj Gabriel Delgado (Arizona State)  10-2

165 - Nicco Ruiz (Arizona State) dec Marcus Espinoza-Owens (South Dakota State)  4-1SV

174 - Moses Espinoza-Owens (South Dakota State) maj Cael Valencia (Arizona State)  17-7

184 - Brock Fettig (South Dakota State) dec Shay Addison (Arizona State)  5-3

197 - Quin Morgan (South Dakota State) maj Damion Schunke (Arizona State)  15-3

285 - David Szuba (Arizona State) tech Micah Hach (South Dakota State)  20-5

Scuffle Seeding – Subject to Change

125

1. #4 Eddie Ventresca, Virginia Tech

2. #26 Zeke Witt, North Dakota St

3. #31 Bridger Ricks, Utah Valley

4. #23 Keyvon Roller, Virginia

5. #30 Davis Motyka, Penn

6. #32 Cooper Flynn, Chattanooga

133

1. #12 Tyler Ferrara, Cornell

2. #10 Dillon Campbell, Virginia Tech

3. #11 Braxton Brown, Maryland

4. #9 Dom Serrano, Northern Colorado

5. #16 Evan Mougalian, Penn

6. Brett Unger, Cornell

141

1. #5 CJ Composto, Penn

2. #13 Vince Cornella, Cornell

3. #22 Tom Crook, Virginia Tech

4. #19 Haiden Drury, Utah Valley

5. #8 Aaron Nagao, Penn State

6. Kyren Butler, Virginia

149

1. #4 Cross Wasilewski, Penn

2. #24 Max Petersen, North Dakota St

3. Connor Pierce, Penn State

4. #26 Brock Herman, Little Rock

5. Ethan Fernandez, Cornell

6. #33 Eugene Harney, Morgan State

157

1. #7 Meyer Shapiro, Cornell

2. #24 Colt Washleski, Virginia

3. #13 Jude Swisher, Penn

4. #25 Gavin Drexler, North Dakota St

5.  Javion Jones, Little Rock

6. Joe Sealey, Penn State

165

1. #5 Matty Bianchi, Little Rock

2. #16 Gunner Filipowicz, Army

3. #26 Maximus Norman, Brown

4. #30 Thomas Snipes, The Citadel

5. Anthony Ferrari, Campbell

6. #31 Sean Seefeldt, Penn

174

1. #19 Nick Hamilton, Virginia

2. #22 Aidan Wallace, Duke

3. Will Henckel, Penn State

4. Tyson Sherlock, Davidson

5. Max Magayna, North Dakota St

6. Liam Carlin, Penn

184

1. #17 Aidan Brenot, North Dakota State

2. #30 Christian Hansen, Cornell

3. #22 Jaden Bullock, Virginia Tech

4. #25 Caleb Campos, American

5.  Caleb Uhlenhopp, Utah Valley

6. Tomas Brooker, Appalachian State

197

1. #1 Josh Barr, Penn State

2. #3 Stephen Little, Little Rock

3. #17 Sonny Sasso, Virginia Tech

4. #15 Branson John, Maryland

5. #27 Andrew Reall, Brown

6. #29 Wolfgang Frable, Army

285

1. #14 Jimmy Mullen, Virginia Tech

2. #18 Brady Colbert, Army

3. #27 Max Vanadia, Michigan State

4. #28 Stephen Monchery, Appalachian State

5. #24 Connor Barket, Duke

6. #33 Brenan Morgan, Virginia

Pre-Seeds have been released for the 2026 Soldier Salute. The Soldier Salute will take place on January 3rd and January 4th from the Xtreme Arena in Coralville, Iowa. The pre-seeds are as follows:

125 lbs

1. Kysen Terukina (North Carolina)

2. Sebastian DeGennaro (Oklahoma)

3. Mack Mauger (Missouri)

4. Joey Cruz (Iowa)

5. Daniel Guanajuato (South Dakota State)

6. Blake Beissel (Minnesota)

7. Brandon Paez (Northern Iowa)

8. Sefton Douglass (Wyoming)
 

133 lbs

1. Ethan Oakley (North Carolina)

2. Luke Willochell (Wyoming)

3. Matthew Botello (North Carolina)

4. Garret Rinkin (Northern Iowa)

5. Kade Moore (Missouri)

6. Gage Walker (Missouri)

7. Adrian Meza (Iowa State)

8. Cale Seaton (South Dakota State)
 

141 lbs

1. Nasir Bailey (Iowa)

2. Luke Simcox (North Carolina)

3. Zeke Seltzer (Missouri)

4. Caedyn Ricciardi (Navy)

5. Isaiah Powe (Unattached)

6. Kale Petersen (Iowa)

7. Max Brady (Northern Iowa)

8. Nick O’Neill (North Carolina)
 

149 lbs

1. Josh Edmond (Missouri)

2. Gabe Willochell (Wyoming)

3. Seth Mendoza (Missouri)

4. Kael Voinovich (Iowa)

5. Nikade Zinkin (Nebraska)

6. Nate Askew (North Carolina)

7. Jager Eisch (Minnesota)

8. Cole Brooks (Wyoming)
 

157 lbs

1. Jordan Williams (Iowa)

2. Teague Travis (Missouri)

3. Victor Voinovich (Iowa)

4. J Conway (Missouri)

5. Laird Root (North Carolina)

6. Jared Hill (Wyoming)

7. David Gleason (Missouri)

8. Cael Rahnavardi (Northern Iowa)
 

165 lbs

1. Bryce Hepner (North Carolina)

2. Maxx Mayfield (Missouri)

3. Jack Thomsen (Northern Iowa)

4. Jacob Herm (South Dakota State)

5. Manny Rojas (Iowa State)

6. Sloan Swan (Wyoming)

7. Charlie Darracott (North Carolina)

8. CJ Torres (Unattached)
 

174 lbs

1. Danny Wask (Navy)

2. Gabe Arnold (Iowa)

3. Clayton Whiting (Minnesota)

4. Nicholas Fea (North Carolina)

5. Jed Wester (Minnesota)

6. Tyler Eise (Nebraska)

7. Melton Powe (Iowa State)

8. Lane Foard (Wyoming)
 

184 lbs

1. Aeoden Sinclair (Missouri)

2. Eddie Neitenbach (Wyoming)

3. Jake Dailey (North Carolina)

4. Waylon Cressell (Unattached)

5. Logan Cole (Missouri)

6. Keenan Sheridan (South Dakota State)

7. Burk Blasius (South Dakota State)

8. Jared Thiry (South Dakota State)
 

197 lbs

1. Joey Novak (Wyoming)

2. Evan Bates (Missouri)

3. Anthony Harris (Oklahoma)

4. Harvey Ludington (Iowa)

5. Robert Platt (North Carolina)

6. Silas Dailey (Minnesota)

7. Mikey Calcagno (North Carolina)

8. Gunner Henry (Wyoming)

285 lbs

1. Christian Carroll (Wyoming)

2. Spencer Lanosga (Navy)

3. Cade Ziola (Nebraska)

4. Koy Hopke (Minnesota)

5. Coby Merrill (Unattached)

6. Jarrett Stoner (Missouri)

7. Bennett Tabor (Minnesota)

8. Jacob Levy (North Carolina)

We’ve only got a few hours left in 2025 and are ready to look forward to a big 2026. Before changing the calendar (or letting it update on your phone), let’s take a quick look back at some of the biggest wrestling-related stories of the year for InterMat. Please let us know if you have some that we might have missed!

10. Ohio State wins National Duals Invitational

The college wrestling needs more juice. We need events that excite and energize the fanbases, creating arguments and debate, and hypotheticals. Those things are healthy. It needs to be more than just focusing on those three days in March.

The National Duals Invitational came along and filled that void very nicely. Coming into the event, one of the main storylines was whether or not Oklahoma State’s freshman-laden lineup could win it all. Maybe Nebraska could build off their second-place finish at nationals in 2025. Or trusty Iowa.

What happened was Ohio State’s lightweights blitzed the field and the Buckeyes disposed of Wyoming, Minnesota, Nebraska, and Iowa. Nic Bouzakis debuted at 125 lbs, Ben Davino beat a returning national finalist, and Jesse Mendez prevailed in an NCAA finals rematch.

And for the 400 lb elephant in the room (or not in the room), Penn State. The Nittany Lions declined an invitation to participate. Their absence spurred plenty of debate between fans on social media and on the message board- maybe they should go in the future vs. why do they need to go, would it be better with them or without them, do they have an obligation to go? Those were all questions thrown around by fans in the days leading up to the event and in the aftermath. Whichever side you fall on in the debates, just the conversation and interest is good for our sport.

9. Recruiting/NIL/Transfer Portal

This is a bit of a catch-all for a couple of different topics. Basically, the new-era of collegiate sports wrapped up into one point. Like the “Penn State at National Duals Invitational” topic, you may not agree with one side in the debate; however, there are plenty of people interested in the overall conversation.

As someone who looks at the metrics of articles and social media, recruiting battles, recruiting flips, NIL rumors, and transfer decisions move the needle.

Some of the important stories of the year related to these categories are:

• Bo Bassett’s recruiting graphic/commitment to Iowa/decommitment and signing with Virginia Tech.
• The Hokies, along with Oklahoma State, Penn State, Iowa, and Cornell amassing huge recruiting classes.
• Three 2025 NCAA DI champions transferred in the prior offseason.
• The game of musical chairs at 184 lbs with the Rocco Welsh/Zack Ryder transfers.
• The potential for Jax Forrest to join the Oklahoma State team instead of finishing his final HS season.
• Some notable transfers are not faring as well in their new homes.
• The portal helped make Iowa State into a top-three team after missing the top 20 in Philly.

8. Iowa State finally wins the CyHawk Dual

For the first time since 2004, Iowa State has beaten their in-state rivals, Iowa, in dual meet competition. Iowa head coach Tom Brands had been in his current position since 2006-07 and had never lost to the Cyclones. After some near-misses, ISU's head coach Kevin Dresser finally got a win against his alma mater.

Two of the standouts for the Cyclones include Evan Frost (133 lbs) and MJ Gaitan (174 lbs). Frost posted an 11-5 decision over returning two-time national finalist Drake Ayala. Gaitan prevailed over then #2 Patrick Kennedy in a wild, 9-8 match in tiebreakers at 174 lbs. To clinch things, new Cyclone Rocky Elam neutralized then-unbeaten Massoma Endene at 197 lbs.

Less than a week later, the Cyclones won the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational with three individual champions.

7. U20 World Dominance

The U20 men’s freestyle team captured a world championship and is arguably the best US squad ever. The ten-member team went 37-6 overall and returned with eight world medals. Five of them were gold. The previous high-water mark for the U20 men was three champions in one tournament. Marcus Blaze (61 kg), Luke Stanich (65 kg), PJ Duke (70 kg), Max McEnelly (86 kg), and Justin Rademacher (97 kg) were all 2025 U20 world champions.

Since the U20 team is typically comprised of high school and college-aged wrestlers, some of the 2025 team members have already had some collegiate experience. But, some from the Class of 2025 have already emerged as top-five wrestlers only a few months into their collegiate careers (Blaze/Duke/Ladarion Lockett).

Once these young wrestlers finish their collegiate careers, this will be a group to revisit. The numbers they put up in college might be staggering.

6. Two HS’ers on Senior World Team

And quite the seque. One of the members of the U20 world team was also on the Senior World Team…PJ Duke. He and Jax Forrest made the world team before ever attending college. Actually, Duke said in his post Final X interview that he had to go to his last day of high school on the Monday that followed.

To win at Final X, Duke needed to get by world silver medalist Yianni Diakomihalis in the three-match 70 kg series. Diakomihalis teched Duke 10-0 in match one, but that didn’t faze the young phenom, who won a crazy 17-10 match in bout #2 and then pinned Diakomihalis in the deciding match.

Forrest also had to go through a returning world medalist, Vito Arujau. Their series was delayed a month and took place in the middle of the 16U and Junior National Championships in Fargo. Forrest used some late-match heroics to stun Arujau with a takedown in the final :05 seconds to win match #1, 4-3. In the second match, Forrest jumped out to an early lead and never looked back to win, 7-2.

At the World Championships, Duke ended up in 11th place and Forrest lost a controversial bronze medal match. Neither medaled, but it looks to be the first of many world team appearances for both wrestlers.

5. Carter Starocci Wins #5

It is a feat that never seemed possible in college wrestling as recently as six years ago, Carter Starocci became the first wrestler to win five NCAA titles. Of course, Starocci and other collegiate athletes active during the 2020-21 season that was partially interrupted at the end of the COVID pandemic were granted a fifth year of eligibility. Barring a change in the NCAA eligibility rules, this opportunity probably doesn’t happen again.

Starocci had a few close calls over the years. As a freshman, he had to reverse a result over Michael Kemerer from the Big Ten Championships. In 2024, Starocci suffered a knee injury late in the regular season. He would injury default twice at the Big Ten Championships and was given the #9 seed at a tough road the NCAA finals.

To complete the five titles, Starocci needed to get by the returning 184 lb national champion, Parker Keckeisen of Northern Iowa). Starocci won his first four at 174 lbs. As he typically did during his collegiate career, Starocci put together a no-frills, 4-3 decision, over Keckeisen.

4. Penn State Sets Scoring Record

Penn State’s 2024 NCAA scoring record only lasted for one year. It was broken by….you guessed it, Penn State.

The 2025 NCAA performance from the Nittany Lions was a total team effort with two national champions and ten All-Americans. They became only the second DI team to crown ten All-Americans in a single year, matching a mark set by Minnesota in 2001. Cael Sanderson’s squad posted 177 points, which bested their total of 172.5 from 2024.

Penn State outdistanced second-place Nebraska by 60 points. From 2007-2015, Nebraska’s 117 points would have been good enough to win five national titles.

3. Helen Maroulis Wins World Title #4

Regardless of whether or not Helen Maroulis wrestled or won a single match in 2025, her spot in US Wrestling history was already solidified. Maroulis would be on any type of Mount Rushmore or greatest-ever listing for women’s wrestling. She’s a lock for any and every American wrestling Hall of Fame (and probably some unrelated to wrestling).

But she wrestled. And she won. Again!

By winning a spot on the 2025 World Team at Final X, Maroulis made her 12th world team and 15th world/Olympic squad. Her win in Zagreb gave her four world titles and five world/Olympic golds. She now has eight world medals and 11 world/Olympic combined.

Maroulis’ most recent world title came four years after her most recent and 10 years after her first.

This world title was a mixture of dominance and a clutch gene. Maroulis pinned her first three opponents at the 2025 World Championships, but was pushed in the finals by North Korea’s Il Sim Son. Maroulis needed a takedown in the final five seconds to clinch the victory.

Even after the gold medal in 2025, Maroulis has shown no signs of slowing down or thinking about retirement. A few months later, Maroulis earned a championship belt wrestling in RAF (Real American Freestyle) 02.

2. Zahid Valencia/Trent Hidlay’s 1st World Titles

The Senior men’s freestyle team had a pair of wrestlers who captured their first world championships in 2025, Zahid Valencia and Trent Hidlay. That’s kind of where the similarities end. Both have drastically different styles and went about winning in different ways.

Zahid Valencia had one of the most dominant runs in American history. He ran through the 86 kg tournament without surrendering a single point and outscored the competition by a 49-0 score. Valencia joined Maroulis (2017), Kyle Dake (2018), and J’den Cox (2019) as the only Americans in the last 20 years who have won world championships without giving up a single point. For the gold medal, Valencia teched Hayato Ishiguro, an opponent who had defeated him via tech fall two and a half years prior.

While Valencia dazzled with picture-esque low leg attacks, Hidlay bullied his way through the 92 kg bracket using offense generated by his signature underhook. In the gold medal match, Hidlay was the aggressor but got down early to Amanula Gadzhimagomedov, because of counter exposures from a chest wrap. At one point, Hidlay trailed 10-2 and was a takedown (or exposure points) away from losing.

Hidlay’s pace and aggressiveness never wavered and ended up wearing down his Russian opponent. Shortly after the :30 mark in the second period, Hidlay used a duckunder to a double to take Gadzhimagomedov to his back for four points. With only a few seconds remaining in the contest, Hidlay took his first lead, 13-10. That’s how the match would end and Hidlay was a world champion, despite never having won a collegiate title.

Though the contrast between Valencia and Hidlay was sharp, they still represented the best of American wrestling in their own individual way. Valencia’s skill pushed him to a peak performance rarely seen before. Hidlay’s determination, grittiness, and never-say-die attitude are what all wrestlers strive towards.

1. Wyatt Hendrickson’s NCAA finals upset of Gable Steveson

The 2025 NCAA finals were almost set up for the coronation of Gable Steveson as one of the all-time greats in college wrestling history. Steveson already owned a pair of national titles and Hodge Trophies and seemed poised to grab another of each in Philadelphia. A two-year layoff to pursue NFL and WWE dreams didn’t appear to slow down the big man from Minnesota. He entered the NCAA Tournament with a perfect 14-0 record after capturing his fourth Big Ten title.

Apparently, no one let Wyatt Hendrickson know that it was supposed to be Stevenson’s party. Hendrickson was on the brink of completing a remarkable senior year, himself. He was 26-0 entering the NCAA finals.

With :30 remaining and trailing by two points, Hendrickson took a final shot on Steveson and was able to adjust and readjust to finally complete the takedown. He then rode Steveson for the final :20 to win 5-4. It was Steveson’s first collegiate loss since the 2019 NCAA semifinals.

As the final seconds ticked off the clock, the ESPN broadcast called it the biggest upset in NCAA history. Maybe it was. Maybe it wasn’t, but it was shocking and one of the most electrifying atmospheres I’ve ever seen associated with NCAA wrestling.

Adding to the atmosphere was the presence of the President of the United States, Donald Trump. He was the first sitting president to attend the NCAA Tournament. After getting his hand raised, the Air Force grad Hendrickson turned and saluted the commander-in-chief.

An underlying storyline from the night was the rise of Oklahoma State under first-year head coach David Taylor. Transfers to Stillwater helped push Hendrickson and fellow senior Dean Hamiti to the top of the podium. In year one under Taylor, the Cowboys finished in third place 21.5 points ahead of Iowa.

Have a happy, safe New Year and let’s make some more memories in 2026!

Team Scores

1. Rutgers  93

2. Pittsburgh 92.5

3. Bucknell  83

4. Cal Poly  82

5. Indiana  72.5

6. Northern Illinois  70.5

7. Northwestern  62

8. Virginia Tech  60.5

9. Ohio State  60

10. Spartan Combat RTC 55

125 lbs

Championship - Blake West (Northern Illinois) dec Tyler Chappell (Pittsburgh)  6-5

3rd Place - Koda Holeman (Cal Poly) MedFFT Christian Castillo (Iowa State)

5th Place - Matthew Marlow (Pittsburgh) dec Logan Brzozowski (Harvard)  4-1

7th Place - Vinny Kilkeary (Ohio State) maj Colyn Limbert (Pittsburgh)  11-1
 

133 lbs

Championship - Aaron Seidel (Virginia Tech) fall Reineri Ortega (Unattached)  4:59

3rd Place - Sean Spidle (Northwestern) dec Isaiah Cortez (Spartan Combat)  7-2

5th Place - Marcel Lopez (SIU Edwardsville) dec Gabe Whisenhunt (Oregon State)  3-1

7th Place - Dylan Shawver (Rutgers) dec Markel Baker (Northern Illinois)  12-9SV

141 lbs

Championship - Elijah Cortez (Spartan Combat) dec Anthony Santaniello (Pittsburgh)  8-3

3rd Place - Drew Gorman (Virginia Tech) dec Dylan Chappell (Bucknell)  8-3

5th Place - Billy Dekraker (Northwestern) MedFFT Henry Porter (Indiana)

7th Place - Eren Sement (Michigan) dec Aiden Simmons (Cal Poly)  4-0

149 lbs

Championship - Collin Gaj (Virginia Tech) dec Michael Gioffre (Illinois)  4-1SV

3rd Place - Sergio Lemley (Michigan) maj Andre Gonzales (Cal Poly)  11-0

5th Place - Ethen Miller (Virginia Tech) MedFFT Noah Nininger (Virginia Tech)

7th Place - Maddox Shaw (Ohio State) dec Owen Reinsel (Lehigh)  5-2

157 lbs

Championship - Dylan Evans (Pittsburgh) dec Bryce Lowery (Indiana)  4-2

3rd Place - CJ Hamblin (Oregon State) dec Conner Harer (Rutgers)  4-0

5th Place - Kal Miller (Maryland) maj Anthony Berg (Cal Poly)  11-3

7th Place - Landen Johnson (Northern Illinois) fall Eric Almarinez (SIU Edwardsville)  2:38

165 lbs

Championship - E’than Birden (Ohio State) dec Andrew Barbosa (Rutgers)  4-3 

3rd Place - Ryan Burton (Virginia Tech) dec Ryan Ford (Rutgers)  1-0

5th Place - Noah Mulvaney (Bucknell) dec Zach Hanson (Stanford)  4-2

7th Place - Brock Woodcock (SIU Edwardsville) dec Jared Keslar (Pittsburgh)  11-6

174 lbs

Championship - Myles Takats (Bucknell) dec Daschle Lamer (Oregon State)  8-5

3rd Place - Sergio Desiante (Virginia Tech) dec Derek Gilcher (Indiana)  5-4

5th Place - Eddie Enright (Northwestern) dec Cash Stewart (Cal Poly)  8-4

7th Place - Bode Marlow (Pittsburgh) MedFFT Jordan Chapman (Rutgers)
 

184 lbs

Championship - Shane Cartagena-Walsh (Rutgers) MedFFT Chris Moore (Illinois)

3rd Place - Joseph Walker (Michigan) dec Chase Kranitz (Pittsburgh)  4-1

5th Place - Abraham Wojcikiewicz (Stanford) dec Tyler Bienus (Bucknell)  5-4

7th Place - Roman Rogotzke (Indiana) MedFFT Robert Kucharzck (Harvard)
 

197 lbs

Championship - Seth Shumate (Ohio State) maj Remy Cotton (Rutgers)  19-5

3rd Place - Gabe Sollars (Indiana) maj Brokton Borelli (Stanford)  9-1

5th Place - Luke Cochran (Central Michigan) MedFFT Jude Correa (Spartan Combat)

7th Place - Dylan Connell (Illinois) tech PJ Casale (Rutgers)  17-1

285 lbs

Championship - Hunter Catka (Rutgers) maj Devon Dawson (Northern Illinois)  12-2

3rd Place - Lucas Lawler (Bucknell) dec Parker Ferrell (Virginia Tech)  2-1TB

5th Place - Bryan Caves (Central Michigan) MedFFT Trevor Tinker (Cal Poly)

7th Place - Josh Harkless (RIT) dec Rocco Dellagatta (Spartan Combat)  4-2

Since we’re arriving at the end of 2025, it marks the unofficial halfway point of the collegiate wrestling season. With a couple of exceptions, from here on out the schedule is generally composed of dual meets. That means we generally know what the remainder of the season will look like for matchup purposes. 

As we head into January, there are still a lot of wrestlers with unblemished records. Some you might expect and others that might surprise you. 

We’ve compiled the remaining schedules for DI wrestlers without an official loss - trying to figure out who has the toughest and softest upcoming slate. Of course, the individual matchups could change based on an injury or coaches decision; however, we know which teams each school will face. 

Wrestlers that have been included are based on their official records, so losses to teammates or unrostered opponents do not count and medical forfeits in a tournament final do count. 

Of course, an exercise like this is a painful proposition without help from our friends at WrestleStat

125 lbs

#2 Luke Lilledahl (Penn State)

January 10th - #29 Ayden Smith (Rutgers)

January 16th - #6 Dean Peterson (Iowa)

January 18th - #21 Dedrick Navarro (Northwestern)

January 23rd - #12 Jacob Moran (Indiana)

January 25th - Abram Cline (Maryland)

January 30th - Kael Lauridsen (Nebraska)

February 6th - #18 Diego Sotelo (Michigan)

February 13th - #3 Nic Bouzakis (Ohio State)

February 20th - #16 Marc-Anthony McGowan (Princeton)
 

#3 Nic Bouzakis (Ohio State)

January 4th - #10 Maximo Renteria (Oregon State)

January 11th - #12 Jacob Moran (Indiana)

January 23rd - #9 Jore Volk (Minnesota)

January 25th - Kael Lauridsen (Nebraska)

January 30th - #11 Nicolar Rivera (Wisconsin)

February 1st - #18 Diego Sotelo (Michigan)

February 6th - #6 Dean Peterson (Iowa)

February 13th - #2 Luke Lilledahl (Penn State)

February 15th - Abram Cline (Maryland)
 

#5 Sheldon Seymour (Lehigh)

January 10th - Marcello Milani (Cornell)

January 11th - JJ Peace (American)

January 17th - Andrew Binni (Navy)

January 18th - #16 Marc-Anthony McGowan (Princeton)

February 1st - Charlie Farmer (Army West Point)

February 6th - Julian Dawson (Morgan State)

February 13th - #30 Davis Motyka (Penn)

February 14th - Kade Davidheiser (Bucknell)

February 21st - Damian Moreno (Arizona State)
 

#12 Jacob Moran (Indiana)

January 11th - #3 Nic Bouzakis (Ohio State)

January 18th - Abram Cline (Maryland)

January 23rd - #2 Luke Lilledahl (Penn State)

January 25th - Nick Corday (Michigan State)

January 31st - #20 Spencer Moore (Illinois)

February 7th - #11 Nicolar Rivera (Wisconsin)

February 15th - Kael Lauridsen (Nebraska)

February 20th - Ashton Jackson (Purdue)

#13 Kysen Terukina (North Carolina)

January 16th - #23 Keyveon Roller (Virginia)

January 23rd - #1 Vincent Robinson (NC State)

January 30th - Tyler Chappell (Pittsburgh)

February 6th - Riley Rowan (Duke)

February 13th - #4 Eddie Ventresca (Virginia Tech)

February 20th - #14 Nico Provo (Stanford)

 

133 lbs

#1 Lucas Byrd (Illinois)

January 10th - Chris Cannon (Minnesota)

January 16th - Andrew Hampton (Michigan State)

January 18th - Gauge Botero (Michigan)

January 25th - #20 Dylan Shawver (Rutgers)

January 31st - Logan Frazier (Indiana)

February 8th - Blake Boarman (Purdue)

February 13th - #8 Jacob Van Dee (Nebraska)

February 15th - #24 Sean Spidle (Northwestern)
 

#2 Ben Davino (Ohio State)

January 4th - Gabe Whisenhunt (Oregon State)

January 11th - Logan Frazier (Indiana)

January 23rd - Chris Cannon (Minnesota)

January 25th - #8 Jacob Van Dee (Nebraska)

January 30th - #14 Zan Fugitt (Wisconsin)

February 1st - Gauge Botero (Michigan)

February 6th - #4 Drake Ayala (Iowa)

February 13th - #5 Marcus Blaze (Penn State)

February 15th - #11 Braxton Brown (Maryland)
 

#5 Marcus Blaze (Penn State)

January 10th - #20 Dylan Shawver (Rutgers)

January 16th - #4 Drake Ayala (Iowa)

January 18th - #24 Sean Spidle (Northwestern)

January 23rd - Logan Frazier (Indiana)

January 25th - #11 Braxton Brown (Maryland)

January 30th - #8 Jacob Van Dee (Nebraska)

February 6th - Gauge Botero (Michigan)

February 13th - #2 Ben Davino (Ohio State)

February 20th - Ethan Rivera (Princeton)
 

#9 Dominick Serrano (Northern Colorado)

December 30th - Richard Murillo (California Baptist)

January 11th - #16 Evan Mougalian (Penn)

January 18th - #6 Kyler Larkin (Arizona State)

January 23rd - #3 Evan Frost (Iowa State)

January 25th - #27 Kade Moore (Missouri)

January 30th - #29 Tristan Daugherty (North Dakota State)

February 1st - #23 Derrick Cardinal (South Dakota State)

February 13th - #22 Luke Willochell (Wyoming)

February 15th - Geronimo Rivera (Utah Valley)

February 22nd - Gavin Caprella (Air Force)
 

141 lbs

#1 Jesse Mendez (Ohio State)

January 4th - #28 Nash Singleton (Oregon State)

January 11th - #25 Henry Porter (Indiana)

January 23rd - #12 Vince Vombaur (Minnesota)

January 25th - #3 Brock Hardy (Nebraska)

January 30th - Carson Exferd (Wisconsin)

February 1st - #27 Dylan Ragusin (Michigan)

February 6th - #10 Nasir Bailey (Iowa)

February 13th - #8 Aaron Nagao/Cael Nasdeo/Nathan Desmond (Penn State)

February 15th - #32 Dario Lemus (Maryland)
 

#2 Sergio Vega (Oklahoma State)

January 11th - #26 Tyler Wells (Oklahoma)

January 23rd - #23 Zeke Seltzer (Missouri)

January 25th - #19 Haiden Drury (Utah Valley)

January 30th - #11 Cory Land (Northern Iowa)

February 1st - #4 Anthony Echemendia (Iowa State)

February 6th - Brennan Van Hoecke (Little Rock)

February 15th - #22 Tom Crook (Virginia Tech)

February 22nd - #10 Nasir Bailey (Iowa)
 

#5 CJ Composto (Penn)

January 3rd/4th - Southern Scuffle

January 11th - KJ Evans (Northern Colorado)

January 25th - #18 Lorenzo Frezza (Columbia)

January 31st - Khimari Manns (Brown)

February 1st - Dante Frinzi (Harvard)

February 8th - #13 Vince Cornella (Cornell)

February 13th - Carter Bailey (Lehigh)

February 14th - Jacob Mann (Princeton)

February 19th - #15 Eli Griffin (Rider)
 

#6 Joey Olivieri (Rutgers)

January 10th - #8 Aaron Nagao/Cael Nasdeo/Nathan Desmond (Penn State)

January 16th - #27 Dylan Ragusin (Michigan)

January 18th - #33 Greyson Clark (Purdue)

January 23rd - #30 Billy Dekraker (Northwestern)

January 25th - #14 Danny Pucino (Illinois)

January 30th - #32 Dario Lemus (Maryland)

January 31st - #15 Eli Griffin (Rider)

February 6th - #12 Vince Vombaur (Minnesota)

February 13th - Jaden Crumpler (Michigan State)

February 16th - Jacob Mann (Princeton)

February 18th - Chase Liardi (Hofstra)

#13 Vince Cornella (Cornell)

January 10th - Carter Bailey (Lehigh)

January 10th - Dylan Chappell (Pittsburgh)

January 16th - #16 Braden Basile (Army West Point)

January 25th - Khimari Manns (Brown)

January 25th - Dante Frinzi (Harvard)

January 31st - #18 Lorenzo Frezza (Columbia)

January 31st - #29 Pierson Manville (Arizona State)

February 7th - Jacob Mann (Princeton)

February 8th - #5 CJ Composto (Penn)

February 14th - Ryan Hartung (Binghamton)

February 20th - #7 Ryan Jack (NC State)

February 22nd - Raymond Adams (Duke)
 

149 lbs

#1 Shayne Van Ness (Penn State)

January 10th - #27 Andy Clark (Rutgers)

January 16th - #8 Ryder Block (Iowa)

January 18th - Sam Cartella (Northwestern)

January 23rd - Joey Buttler (Indiana)

January 25th - Jackson Young (Maryland)

January 30th - #12 Chance Lamer (Nebraska)

February 6th - #10 Lachlan McNeil (Michigan)

February 13th - #6 Ethan Stiles (Ohio State)

February 20th - #9 Eligh Rivera (Princeton)
 

#2 Jaxon Joy (Cornell)

January 10th - Anthony Evanitsky (Lehigh)

January 10th - Riley Bower (Bucknell)

January 16th - Mason Barvitskie (Army West Point)

January 25th - Austin McBurney (Brown)

January 25th - Jack Crook (Harvard)

January 31st - Richard Fedalen (Columbia)

January 31st - #3 Kaleb Larkin (Arizona State)

February 7th - #9 Eligh Rivera (Princeton)

February 8th - #4 Cross Wasilewski (Penn)

February 14th - Caleb Sweet (Binghamton)

February 20th - #7 Koy Buesgens (NC State)

February 22nd - Dylan Ross (Duke)
 

#4 Cross Wasilewski (Penn)

January 11th - Emilio Trujillo-Deen (Northern Colorado)

January 25th - Richard Fedalen (Columbia)

January 31st - Austin McBurney (Brown)

February 1st - Jack Crook (Harvard)

February 8th - #2 Jaxon Joy (Cornell)

February 13th - Anthony Evanitsky (Lehigh)

February 14th - #9 Eligh Rivera (Princeton)

February 19th - Dylan Layton (Rider)
 

#11 Caleb Tyus (SIU Edwardsville)

January 10th - #26 Brock Herman (Little Rock)

January 10th - Ryan Michaels (Edinboro)

January 16th - Carson Weber (Ohio)

January 24th - Nate Roth (Kent State)

January 25th - #32 Jimmy Nugent (Central Michigan)

February 13th - Sam Ewing (Buffalo)

February 20th - Jacob Brya (Northern Illinois)
 

#18 Kaden Cassidy (George Mason)

F&M Open???

January 16th - Dustin Elliott (Bloomsburg)

January 18th - Kaemen Smith (Navy)

January 23rd - Ryan Michaels (Edinboro)

January 25th - #23 Lucas Kapusta (Lock Haven)

January 30th - Dylan Layton (Rider)

February 13th - Connor Eck (Clarion)

February 15th - #32 Jimmy Nugent (Central Michigan)

February 19th - Drew Pepin (Gardner-Webb)
 

157 lbs

#1 Ty Watters (West Virginia)

January 9th - #17 Chance McLane (Arizona State)

January 11th - Drayden Morton (California Baptist)

January 16th - #33 Dylan Evans (Pittsburgh)

January 18th - Layton Schneider (Oklahoma)

January 24th - #26 Jared Hill (Wyoming)

February 6th - #21 J Conway (Missouri)

February 13th - #3 Vinny Zerban (Iowa State)

February 14th - RJ Weston (Northern Iowa)

February 21st - Nick Stampoulos (Lock Haven)
 

#2 Brandon Cannon (Ohio State)

January 4th - CJ Hamblin (Oregon State)

January 11th - Bryce Lowery (Indiana)

January 23rd - #20 Charlie Millard (Minnesota)

January 25th - #5 Antrell Taylor (Nebraska)

January 30th - #29 Luke Mechler (Wisconsin)

February 1st - #14 Cam Catrabone (Michigan)

February 6th - #12 Jordan Williams (Iowa)

February 13th - #4 PJ Duke (Penn State)

February 15th - Mekhi Neal (Maryland)
 

#4 PJ Duke (Penn State)

January 10th - #30 Tony White (Rutgers)

January 16th - #12 Jordan Williams (Iowa)

January 18th - Gunnar Myers (Northwestern)

January 23rd - Bryce Lowery (Indiana)

January 25th - Mekhi Neal (Maryland)

January 30th - #5 Antrell Taylor (Nebraska)

February 6th - #14 Cam Catrabone (Michigan)

February 13th - #2 Brandon Cannon (Ohio State)

February 20th - Gavin Hawk (Princeton)
 

#7 Meyer Shapiro (Cornell)

January 10th - #10 Logan Rozynski (Lehigh)

January 10th - Cade Wirnsberger (Bucknell)

January 16th - #28 Joseph Antonio (Army West Point)

January 25th - Ethan Mojena (Brown)

January 25th - #23 Jimmy Harrington (Harvard)

January 31st - Kai Owen (Columbia)

January 31st - #17 Chance McLane (Arizona State)

February 7th - Gavin Hawk (Princeton)

February 8th - #13 Jude Swisher (Penn)

February 14th - Fin Nadeau (Binghamton)

February 20th - #11 Jackson Arrington (NC State)

February 22nd - Mikey Boulanger (Duke)
 

165 lbs

#1 Mitchell Mesenbrink (Penn State)

January 10th - #32 Andrew Barbosa (Rutgers)

January 16th - #3 Mikey Caliendo (Iowa)

January 18th - Jacob Bostelman (Northwestern)

January 23rd - #20 Tyler Lillard (Indiana)

January 25th - AJ Rodriguez (Maryland)

January 30th - #7 LJ Araujo (Nebraska)

February 6th - #23 Dylan Gilcher (Michigan)

February 13th - #19 Paddy Gallagher (Ohio State)

February 20th - #12 Ty Whalen (Princeton)
 

#2 Ladarion Lockett (Oklahoma State)

January 11th - Peyten Kellar (Oklahoma)

January 23rd - #24 Maxx Mayfield (Missouri)

January 25th - #19 Ryker Fullmer (Utah Valley)

January 30th - #11 Ryder Downey (Northern Iowa)

February 1st - #18 Connor Euton (Iowa State)

February 6th - #5 Matt Bianchi (Little Rock)

February 15th - #14 Ryan Burton (Virginia Tech)

February 22th - #3 Mikey Caliendo (Iowa)
 

#4 Joey Blaze (Purdue)

January 2nd - Brendon Abdon (Little Rock)

January 3rd - Cody Walsh (Drexel)

January 16th - AJ Rodriguez (Maryland)

January 18th - #32 Andrew Barbosa (Rutgers)

January 23rd - DJ Shannon (Michigan State)

February 1st - #25 Cody Goebel (Wisconsin)

February 6th - #7 LJ Araujo (Nebraska)

February 8th - #8 Braeden Scoles (Illinois)

February 15th - #3 Mikey Caliendo (Iowa)

February 20th - #20 Tyler Lillard (Indiana)

#5 Matt Bianchi (Little Rock)

January 10th - Brock Woodcock (SIU Edwardsville)

January 10th - #33 Ryan Burgos (Edinboro)

January 23rd - #22 Matthew Olguin (Oregon State)

January 31st - #24 Maxx Mayfield (Missouri)

February 6th - #2 Ladarion Lockett (Oklahoma State)

February 8th - Evan Manzo (CSU Bakersfield)

February 16th - Luke Gayer (Cal Poly)
 

174 lbs

#1 Levi Haines (Penn State)

January 10th - #9 Lenny Pinto (Rutgers)

January 16th - #3 Patrick Kennedy (Iowa)

January 18th - #28 Eddie Enright (Northwestern)

January 23rd - #31 Derek Gilcher (Indiana)

January 25th - Dom Solis (Maryland)

January 30th - #6 Christopher Minto (Nebraska)

February 6th - #12 Beau Mantanona (Michigan)

February 13th - #4 Carson Kharchla (Ohio State)

February 20th - Xavier Giles (Princeton)
 

#2 Simon Ruiz (Cornell)

January 10th - Dom Federici (Lehigh)

January 10th - #24 Myles Takats (Bucknell)

January 16th - Cooper Haase (Army West Point)

January 25th - Drew Clearie (Brown)

January 25th - Haden Bottiglieri (Harvard)

January 31st - #30 Nick Fine (Columbia)

January 31st - Leo Tukhlynovych (Arizona State)

February 7th - Xavier Giles (Princeton)

February 8th - Caden Bellis  (Penn)

February 14th - #27 Carter Baer (Binghamton)

February 20th - #5 Matty Singleton (NC State)

February 22nd - #22 Aidan Wallace (Duke)
 

#21 Daschle Lamer (Oregon State)

Today - Midlands Day Two

January 4th - #4 Carson Kharchla (Ohio State)

January 16th - Guillermo Escobedo (CSU Bakersfield)

January 18th - Cash Stewart (Cal Poly)

January 23rd - Gunner Holland (Little Rock)

January 31st - Riley Davis (Wyoming)

February 6th - Leo Tukhlynovych (Arizona State)

February 13th - Max Magayna (North Dakota State)
 

184 lbs

#1 Angelo Ferrari (Iowa)

January 3/4th - Soldier Salute? 

January 9th - Cade Anderson (Wisconsin)

January 16th - #4 Rocco Welsh (Penn State)

January 23rd - #9 Silas Allred (Nebraska)

January 30th - #3 Max McEnelly (Minnesota)

February 6th - #6 Dylan Fishback (Ohio State)

February 8th - Cory Thomas (Michigan State)

February 13th - #8 Brock Mantanona (Michigan)

February 15th - #26 James Rowley (Purdue)

February 22nd - #10 Zack Ryder (Oklahoma State)
 

#4 Rocco Welsh (Penn State)

January 10th - #15 Shane Cartagena-Walsh (Rutgers)

January 16th - #1 Angelo Ferrari (Iowa)

January 18th - Jesse Perez (Northwestern)

January 23rd - #16 Sam Goin (Indiana)

January 25th - #5 Jaxon Smith (Maryland)

January 30th - #9 Silas Allred (Nebraska)

February 6th - #8 Brock Mantanona (Michigan)

February 13th - #6 Dylan Fishback (Ohio State)

February 20th - #27 Kole Mulhauser (Princeton)
 

#5 Jaxon Smith (Maryland)

January 9th - Jesse Perez (Northwestern)

January 11th - Cale Anderson (Wisconsin)

January 16th - #26 James Rowley (Purdue)

January 18th - #16 Sam Goin (Indiana)

January 30th - #15 Shane Cartagena-Walsh (Rutgers)

February 8th - #3 Max McEnelly (Minnesota)

February 15th - #6 Dylan Fishback (Ohio State)

February 20th - Ethan Wilson (Drexel)
 

197 lbs

#1 Josh Barr (Penn State)

January 10th - #18 Remy Cotton (Rutgers)

January 16th - #4 Massoma Endene (Iowa)

January 18th - Alex Smith (Northwestern)

January 23rd - #13 Gabe Sollars (Indiana)

January 25th - #15 Branson John (Maryland)

January 30th - #12 Camden McDanel (Nebraska)

February 6th - #21 Hayden Walters (Michigan)

February 13th - #14 Luke Geog (Ohio State)

February 20th - Conor McCloskey (Princeton)
 

#2 Rocky Elam (Iowa State)

January 4th - #19 Angelo Posada (Stanford)

January 6th - Max Acciardi (Arizona State)

January 11th - Devin Wasley (North Dakota State)

January 23rd - Andrew Donahue (Northern Colorado)

January 25th - #7 Bennett Berge (South Dakota State)

January 30th - #9 DJ Parker (Oklahoma)

February 1st - #8 Cody Merrill (Oklahoma State)

February 13th - #22 Rune Lawrence (West Virginia)

February 15th - Kalob Runyon (Northern Iowa)

February 22nd - #16 Evan Bates (Missouri)
 

#25 Patrick Brophy (NC State)

January 9th - Steven Burrell (Virginia)

January 16th - #19 Angelo Posada (Stanford)

January 18th - Angel Cervantes (CSU Bakersfield)

January 23rd - Robert Platt (North Carolina)

January 30th - #17 Sonny Sasso (Virginia Tech)

February 6th - #11 Mac Stout (Pittsburgh)

February 13th - Owen McGrory (Duke)

February 20th - Aiden Hanning (Cornell)
 

285 lbs

#1 Yonger Bastida (Iowa State)

January 4th - Luke Duthie (Stanford)

January 6th - #19 David Szuba (Arizona State)

January 11th - Andrew Blackburn-Forst (North Dakota State)

January 23rd - Enzo Cappabianca (Northern Colorado)

January 25th - #20 Luke Rasmussen (South Dakota State)

January 30th - #22 Juan Mora (Oklahoma)

February 1st - #7 Konner Doucet (Oklahoma State)

February 13th - Brock Kehler (West Virginia)

February 15th - #12 Wyatt Voelker (Northern Iowa)

February 22nd - #26 Jarrett Stoner (Missouri)
 

#2 Isaac Trumble (NC State)

January 9th - #33 Brenan Morgan (Virginia)

January 16th - Luke Duthie (Stanford)

January 18th - Mason Cover (CSU Bakersfield)

January 23rd - #29 Nolan Neves (North Carolina)

January 30th - #14 Jimmy Mullen (Virginia Tech)

February 6th - #17 Dayton Pitzer (Pittsburgh)

February 13th - #24 Connor Barket (Duke)

February 20th - Ashton Davis (Cornell)

2025 Midlands Quarterfinal Results

Team Scores

1. Bucknell  55

2. Pittsburgh  53

3. Indiana  49

4. Cal Poly  45

5. Rutgers  44.5

125 lbs

Koda Holeman (Cal Poly) dec Logan Brzozowski (Harvard)  4-3

Tyler Chappell (Pittsburgh) dec Dedrick Navarro (Northwestern)  4-1SV

Christian Castillo (Iowa State) dec Vinny Kilkeary (Ohio State)  8-6

Blake West (Northern Illinois) dec James Garcia (Franklin & Marshall)  7-0

133 lbs

Reineri Ortega (Unattached) maj Matty Lopes (Lehigh)  13-4

Gabe Whisenhunt (Oregon State) dec Isaiah Cortez (Spartan Combat)  10-9

Aaron Seidel (Virginia Tech) tech Dylan Shawver (Rutgers)  17-0

Marcel Lopez (SIU Edwardsville) dec Sean Spidle (Northwestern)  3-1

141 lbs

Anthony Santaniello (Pittsburgh) dec Zeth Romney (Cal Poly)  4-2

Dylan Chappell (Bucknell) maj Charles Curtis (Northern Illinois)  12-4

Elijah Cortez (Spartan Combat) dec Billy Dekraker (Northwestern)  4-2

Henry Porter (Indiana) fall Aiden Simmons (Cal Poly)  6:54

149 lbs

Sergio Lemley (Michigan) dec Joey Buttler (Indiana)  5-1

Collin Gaj (Virginia Tech) dec Jack Crook (Harvard)  4-1

Michael Gioffre (Illinois) dec Noah Nininger (Virginia Tech)  10-9

Ethen Miller (Virginia Tech) dec Owen Reinsel (Lehigh)  3-2

157 lbs

Bryce Lowery (Indiana) maj Anthony Berg (Cal Poly)  15-2

Kal Miller (Maryland) dec Collin Arch (Northern Illinois)  4-2

CJ Hamblin (Oregon State) fall Conner Harer (Rutgers)  3:34

Dylan Evans (Pittsburgh) maj Landen Johnson (Northern Illinois)  15-6

165 lbs

Noah Mulvaney (Bucknell) InjDef Jacob Bostelman (Northwestern)

Andrew Barbosa (Rutgers) dec Jared Keslar (Pittsburgh)  4-1

E’Than Birden (Ohio State) tech Chandler Amaker (Central Michigan)  18-3

Ryan Burton (Virginia Tech) dec Joe Cangro (Harvard)  10-5

174 lbs

Daschle Lamer (Oregon State) fall Jordan Chapman (Rutgers)  3:10

Derek Gilcher (Indiana) maj Richie Grungo (Lehigh)  14-2

Myles Takats (Bucknell) maj Dominic Lopez (SIU Edwardsville)  11-1

Sergio Desiante (Virginia Tech) dec Dom Federici (Lehigh)  11-7

184 lbs

Shane Cartagena-Walsh (Rutgers) tech Tye Monteiro (Stanford)  24-8

Chase Kranitz (Pittsburgh) dec Tyler Bienus (Bucknell)  7-3

Joseph Walker (Michigan) dec Abe Wojcikiewicz (Stanford)  7-4

Chris Moore (Illinois) dec Cody Brenner (Central Michigan)  9-2

197 lbs

Gabe Sollars (Indiana) maj Brokton Borelli (Stanford)  14-2

Seth Shumate (Ohio State) fall PJ Casale (Rutgers)  1:17

Jude Correa (Spartan Combat) dec Luke Cochran (Central Michigan)  12-5

Remy Cotton (Rutgers) fall Cade Lautt (Illinois)  2:48

285 lbs

Devon Dawson (Northern Illinois) fall Rocco Dellagatta (Spartan Combat)  3:49

Lucas Lawler (Bucknell) maj Sean Carroll (Northern Illinois)  14-5

Trevor Tinker (Cal Poly) tech Bryan Caves (Central Michigan)  17-2

Hunter Catka (Rutgers) dec Josh Harkless (RIT)  7-3

After a record-setting Journeymen Collegiate Duals for Penn State, the Nittany Lions have once against put some distance between themselves and #2 Ohio State. Much of the online chatter around the team rankings focused on the fact that we were conservative regarding true freshman Marcus Blaze and PJ Duke. That was true; however, the main reason Penn State came back to the pack was because top-ranked Josh Barr missed the first month and a half of the season. Barr is back and takes his spot atop the 197 lb weight class. Blaze and Duke also get their first wins over returning All-Americans and have climbed into the top-five at their respective weights. 

Please not that there is a spot on each weight classes ranking page for some information regarding the weekly changes to that weight class. 

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Saturday’s DI Dual Results

Navy 48 Morgan State 3

125 - Andrew Binni (Navy) tech Julian Dawson (Morgan State)  23-3

133 - Brendan Ferretti (Navy) fall Javaan Yarbrough (Morgan State)  :52

141 - Caedyn Ricciardi (Navy) fall Marwan Mohammed Nazeer (Morgan State)  1:40

149 - Eugene Harney (Morgan State) dec James Latona (Navy)  7-3

157 - Jonathan Ley (Navy) dec Yannis Charles (Morgan State)  7-5

165 - Dylan Elmore (Navy) tech Joshua Greenwood (Morgan State)  16-0

174 - Danny Wask (Navy) fall Kyle Grey (Morgan State)  1:26

184 - Gage Yackee (Navy) FFT

197 - Zyan Hall (Navy) tech Eric Washington (Morgan State)  18-3

285 - Spencer Lanosga (Navy) fall Eli Turpin (Morgan State)  1:07

Ohio 28 Davidson 10

125 - Brayden Teunissen (Ohio) FFT

133 - Ryan Meek (Ohio) maj Luke Passarelli (Davidson)  9-1

141 - Abe Hermes (Ohio) dec Marley Washington (Davidson)  9-4

149 - Anderson Heap (Davidson) maj Paul Woo (Ohio)  12-2

157 - Anwar Alli (Davidson) dec Dom Serio (Ohio)  11-8SV

165 - Tyson Sherlock (Davidson) dec Jack Lledo (Ohio)  5-1

174 - Jeremy Olszko (Ohio) dec Marc Kohn (Davidson)  8-1

184 - Sal Perrine (Ohio) maj Cody Kirk (Davidson)  19-5

197 - Zayne Lehman (Ohio) tech Dylan Smith (Davidson)  16-0

285 - Wyatt Schmitt (Ohio) dec DJ Spring (Davidson)  4-0

Pittsburgh 23 Edinboro 12

125 - Chris Vargo (Edinboro) dec Tyler Chappell (Pittsburgh)  9-4

133 - Evan Tallmadge (Pittsburgh) tech Landon Bainey (Edinboro)  19-4

141 - Briar Priest (Pittsburgh) dec Jacob Brenneman (Edinboro)  2-0

149 - Ryan Michaels (Edinboro) dec Kade Brown (Pittsburgh)  5-4

157 - Dylan Evans (Pittsburgh) maj Garrett McChesney (Edinboro)  17-5

165 - Ryan Burgos (Edinboro) dec Jared Keslar (Pittsburgh)  6-5

174 - Luca Augustine (Pittsburgh) maj Tate Geiser (Edinboro)  17-3

184 - Jared McGill (Edinboro) dec Chase Kranitz (Pittsburgh)  5-0

197 - Mac Stout (Pittsburgh) dec Brody Evans (Edinboro)  5-2

285 - Dayton Pitzer (Pittsburgh) maj Aden Roe (Edinboro)  11-0

Wisconsin 26 Arizona State 15

125 - Nicolar Rivera (Wisconsin) dec Damian Moreno (Arizona State)  11-4

133 - Zan Fugitt (Wisconsin) fall Carter Dibert (Arizona State)  4:46

141 - Pierson Manville (Arizona State) tech Brock Bobzien (Wisconsin)  20-4

149 - Joey Zargo (Wisconsin) tech Jamar Dixon (Arizona State)  21-5

157 - Chance McLane (Arizona State) dec Luke Mechler (Wisconsin)  7-2

165 - Nicco Ruiz (Arizona State) maj Cody Goebel (Wisconsin)  11-2

174 - Lucas Condon (Wisconsin) dec Leo Tukhlynoyvch (Arizona State)  8-1

184 - Shay Addison (Arizona State) dec Cale Anderson (Wisconsin)  10-9

197 - Wyatt Ingham (Wisconsin) fall Aidan Ysaguirre (Arizona State)  2:58

285 - Braxton Amos (Wisconsin) dec David Szuba (Arizona State)  2-0

Bloomsburg 28 Sacred Heart 14

125 - Jace Schafer (Bloomsburg) fall Tyler Hildebrandt (Sacred Heart)  4:20

133 - Aiden Grogg (Bloomsburg) fall Caden Smith (Sacred Heart)  2:02

141 - John Hildebrandt (Sacred Heart) dec Richie Wood (Bloomsburg)  12-7

149 - Dakota Asuncion (Sacred Heart) dec Dustin Elliott (Bloomsburg)  4-3

157 - Felix Lettini (Sacred Heart) dec William Morrow (Bloomsburg)  4-1SV

165 - Braidon Woodward (Bloomsburg) maj AJ Falcone (Sacred Heart)  8-0

174 - Aidan Zarrella (Sacred Heart) tech Vasilios Dimou (Bloomsburg)  16-1

184 - Ethan Ducca (Bloomsburg) maj Hunter Perez (Sacred Heart)  17-5

197 - Coy Raines (Bloomsburg) dec Chris DeLana (Sacred Heart)  7-4SV

285 - Mason Rebuck (Bloomsburg) tech Kevin Taylor (Sacred Heart)  21-5

VMI 22 Sacred Heart 13

125 - Waylon Rogers (VMI) dec Caden Smith (Sacred Heart)  9-2

133 - Kyle Gibson (VMI) maj Tyler Hildebrandt (Sacred Heart)  13-5

141 - John Hildebrandt (Sacred Heart) dec Phoenix Alyea (VMI)  5-1

149 - Patrick Jordon (VMI) fall Dakota Asuncion (Sacred Heart)  6:55

157 - Felix Lettini (Sacred Heart) dec Raymond Cmil (VMI)  7-3

165 - Ryan Vigil (VMI) dec AJ Falcone (Sacred Heart)  2-1

174 - Aidan Zarrella (Sacred Heart) dec Beau Lewis (VMI)  7-5

184 - Hunter Perez (Sacred Heart) maj Andrew Barford (VMI)  20-11

197 - Toby Schoffstall (VMI) dec Chris DeLana (Sacred Heart)  8-5

285 - Cole Will (VMI) dec Brendan Gilchrist (Sacred Heart)  8-3
 

Bloomsburg 26 VMI 11

125 - Jace Schafer (Bloomsburg) tech Waylon Rogers (VMI)  15-0

133 - Aiden Grogg (Bloomsburg) fall Kyle Gibson (VMI)  2:59

141 - Richie Wood (Bloomsburg) dec Eli Cramer (VMI)  2-0

149 - Patrick Jordon (VMI)) dec Dustin Elliott (Bloomsburg)  6-4

157 - Eric Doran (VMI)) dec William Morrow (Bloomsburg)  8-6

165 - Braidon Woodward (Bloomsburg) dec Ryan Vigil (VMI)  8-1

174 - Beau Lewis (VMI)) tech Vasilios Dimou (Bloomsburg)  19-1

184 - Ethan Ducca (Bloomsburg) dec Andrew Barford (VMI)  4-1

197 - Coy Raines (Bloomsburg) dec Toby Schoffstall (VMI)  6-3

285 - Mason Rebuck (Bloomsburg) dec Cole Will (VMI)  8-6

Drexel 24 Cal Poly 11

125 - Koda Holeman (Cal Poly) dec Desmond Pleasant (Drexel)  5-3

133 - Kyle Watersman (Drexel) InjDef Anthony Lucio (Cal Poly)

141 - Jordan Soriano (Drexel) maj Alek VanBebber (Cal Poly)  15-3

149 - Andre Gonzales (Cal Poly) dec Patrick Kelly (Drexel)  6-3

157 - Anthony Berg (Cal Poly) dec Luke Nichter (Drexel)  12-5

165 - Cody Walsh (Drexel) dec Luke Gayer (Cal Poly)  7-4SV

174 - Jasiah Queen (Drexel) maj Cash Stewart (Cal Poly)  14-4

184 - Ceasar Garza (Cal Poly) dec Ethan Wilson (Drexel)  7-4

197 - Ibrahim Ameer (Drexel) maj Cole Jackson (Cal Poly)  16-5

285 - Nate Schon (Drexel) dec Trevor Tinker (Cal Poly)  8-5SV

Drexel 21 California Baptist 18

125 - Desmond Pleasant (Drexel) maj Cooper Shore (California Baptist)  11-3

133 - Remy Murillo (California Baptist) dec Kyle Watersman (Drexel)  8-3

141 - Jesse Vasquez (California Baptist) maj Jordan Soriano (Drexel)  11-2

149 - Paul Kelly (California Baptist) tech Patrick Kelly (Drexel)  16-1

157 - Drayden Morton (California Baptist) dec Luke Nichter (Drexel)  4-0

165 - Cody Walsh (Drexel) dec Timothy Cowan (California Baptist)  6-3SV

174 - Jasiah Queen (Drexel) tech Mason Espinoza (California Baptist)  21-5

184 - Ethan Wilson (Drexel) maj David Alonso (California Baptist)  13-3

197 - Ibrahim Ameer (Drexel) tech Eli Sheeran (California Baptist)  17-1

285 - Tristan Kemp (California Baptist) dec Dom Petracci (Drexel)  9-5

Cal Poly 26 California Baptist 15

125 - Desmond Pleasant (Drexel) fall Mitchell Neiner (California Baptist)  4:20

133 - Remy Murillo (California Baptist) FFT

141 - Jesse Vasquez (California Baptist) dec Aiden Simmons (Cal Poly)  2-0

149 - Paul Kelly (California Baptist) dec Andre Gonzales (Cal Poly)  6-1SV

157 - Drayden Morton (California Baptist) dec Anthony Berg (Cal Poly)  5-1

165 - Luke Gayer (Cal Poly) dec Timothy Cowan (California Baptist)  5-2

174 - Cash Stewart (Cal Poly) maj Mason Espinoza (California Baptist)  13-3

184 - Ceasar Garza (Cal Poly) tech David Alonso (California Baptist)  21-5

197 - Wesley Wilson (Cal Poly) dec Eli Sheeran (California Baptist)  4-3

285 - Trevor Tinker (Cal Poly) tech Tristan Kemp (California Baptist)  17-2

Stanford 25 North Dakota State 15

125 - Ezekiel Witt (North Dakota State) dec Nico Provo (Stanford)  7-2

133 - Tyler Knox (Stanford) dec Tristan Daugherty (North Dakota State)  1-0

141 - Jack Consiglio (Stanford) dec Michael Olson (North Dakota State)  8-3

149 - Aden Valencia (Stanford) dec Maxwell Petersen (North Dakota State)  8-2

157 - Daniel Cardenas (Stanford) maj Gavin Drexler (North Dakota State)  11-2

165 - Boeden Greenley (North Dakota State) fall EJ Parco (Stanford)  1:48

174 - Lorenzo Norman (Stanford) fall Tyler Secoy (North Dakota State)  2:33

184 - Aidan Brenot (North Dakota State) dec Abe Wojcikiewicz (Stanford)  8-5SV

197 - Angelo Posada (Stanford) fall Devin Wesley (North Dakota State)  4:36

285 - Shilo Jones (North Dakota State) dec Luke Duthie (Stanford)  2-0
 

Penn State 46 North Dakota State 0

125 - Luke Lilledahl (Penn State) dec Ezekiel Witt (North Dakota State)  6-5

133 - Marcus Blaze (Penn State) maj Tristan Daugherty (North Dakota State)  11-3

141 - Nathan Desmond (Penn State) dec Michael Olson (North Dakota State)  4-1

149 - Shayne Van Ness (Penn State) tech Maxwell Petersen (North Dakota State)  19-2

157 - PJ Duke (Penn State) maj Gavin Drexler (North Dakota State)  16-5

165 - Mitchell Mesenbrink (Penn State) tech Boeden Greenley (North Dakota State)  18-1

174 - Levi Haines (Penn State) fall Tyler Secoy (North Dakota State)  1:38

184 - Rocco Welsh (Penn State) tech Andrew McMonagle (North Dakota State)  19-4

197 - Josh Barr (Penn State) tech Devin Wesley (North Dakota State)  19-3

285 - Cole Mirasola (Penn State) fall Andrew Blackburn-Forst (North Dakota State)  :33

Penn State 42 Stanford 0

125 - Luke Lilledahl (Penn State) dec Nico Provo (Stanford)  4-2

133 - Marcus Blaze (Penn State) fall Tyler Knox (Stanford)  6:44

141 - Nathan Desmond (Penn State) maj Lain Yapoujian (Stanford)  9-0

149 - Shayne Van Ness (Penn State) dec Aden Valencia (Stanford)  10-4

157 - PJ Duke (Penn State) dec Daniel Cardenas (Stanford)  5-2

165 - Mitchell Mesenbrink (Penn State) fall EJ Parco (Stanford)  4:23

174 - Levi Haines (Penn State) maj Lorenzo Norman (Stanford)  14-4

184 - Rocco Welsh (Penn State) dec Abe Wojcikiewicz (Stanford)  5-1

197 - Josh Barr (Penn State) tech Angelo Posada (Stanford)  19-3

285 - Cole Mirasola (Penn State) tech Luke Duthie (Stanford)  21-6

Sunday’s DI Dual Results

Virginia 29 Hofstra 9

125 - Keyveon Roller (Virginia) dec Teague Strobel (Hofstra)  9-5

133 - Gauge Shipp (Hofstra) InjDef Aiden Allen (Virginia)

141 - Gable Porter (Virginia) tech Joe Sparacio (Hofstra)  18-3

149 - Wynton Denkins (Virginia) dec Alex Turley (Hofstra)  9-6

157 - Colton Washleski (Virginia) dec Frankie Volpe (Hofstra)  4-3

165 - Michael Murphy (Virginia) dec Jake Slotnick (Hofstra)  3-1

174 - Emmitt Sherlock (Virginia) dec Josh Jorgge (Hofstra)  14-8

184 - Matt Waddell (Hofstra) dec Griffin Gammel (Virginia)  10-6

197 - Steven Burrell (Virginia) dec Will Conlon (Hofstra)  4-2

285 - Brenan Morgan (Virginia) fall Adrian Sans (Hofstra)  2:02
 

Bucknell 50 Morgan State 0

125 - Kade Davidheiser (Bucknell) tech Julian Dawson (Morgan State)  19-4

133 - Bryce Manera (Bucknell) tech Jimmie Jones (Morgan State)  15-0

141 - Dylan Chappell (Bucknell) fall Marwan Mohammed Nazeer (Morgan State)  1:27

149 - Riley Bower (Bucknell) fall Eugene Harney (Morgan State)  1:50

157 - Cade Wirnsberger (Bucknell) FFT

165 - Noah Mulvaney (Bucknell) maj Joshua Greenwood (Morgan State)  9-0

174 - Shane McFillin (Bucknell) dec Kyle Grey (Morgan State)  6-4

184 - Tyler Bienus (Bucknell) FFT

197 - Riley Godek (Bucknell) dec Eric Washington (Bucknell)  11-7

285 - Lucas Lawler (Bucknell) fall Eli Turpin (Bucknell)  :59
 

Virginia 19 Bucknell 18

125 - Keyveon Roller (Virginia) maj Kade Davidheiser (Bucknell)  11-2

133 - Bryce Manera (Bucknell) maj Ethan Timar (Virginia)  16-4

141 - Dylan Chappell (Bucknell) maj Gable Porter (Virginia) 12-2

149 - Wynton Denkins (Virginia) maj Braden Bower (Bucknell)  12-3

157 - Cade Wirnsberger (Bucknell) dec Colton Washleski (Virginia)  4-3

165 - Noah Mulvaney (Bucknell) dec Nick Sanko (Virginia)  13-8

174 - Emmitt Sherlock (Virginia) tech Shane McFillin (Bucknell)  15-0

184 - Tyler Bienus (Bucknell) maj Jack Lesher (Virginia)  13-4

197 - Steven Burrell (Virginia) dec Mikey Bartush (Bucknell)  10-3

285 - Brenan Morgan (Virginia) dec Lucas Lawler (Bucknell)  17-12

Hofstra 55 Morgan State 0

125 - Teague Strobel (Hofstra) tech Julian Dawson (Morgan State)  20-3

133 - Gauge Shipp (Hofstra) tech Jimmie Jones (Morgan State)  18-0

141 - Chase Liardi (Hofstra) fall Marwan Mohammed Nazeer (Morgan State)  2:05

149 - Alex Turley (Hofstra) FFT

157 - Frankie Volpe (Hofstra) FFT

165 - Jake Slotnick (Hofstra) tech Joshua Greenwood (Morgan State)  19-4

174 - Josh Jorgge (Hofstra) tech Kyle Grey (Morgan State)  18-3

184 - Matt Waddell (Hofstra) FFT

197 - Will Conlon (Hofstra) maj Eric Washington (Morgan State)  9-1

285 - Adrian Sans (Hofstra) fall Eli Turpin (Morgan State)  2:27

Virginia 55 Morgan State 0

125 - Keyveon Roller (Virginia) maj Julian Dawson (Morgan State)  19-5

133 - Ethan Timur (Virginia) tech Jimmie Jones (Morgan State)  16-0

141 - Kyren Butler (Virginia) tech Marwan Mohammed Nazeer (Morgan State)  19-4

149 - Wynton Denkins (Virginia) FFT

157 - Colton Washleski (Virginia) FFT

165 - Michael Murphy (Virginia) disq Joshua Greenwood (Morgan State)

174 - Emmitt Sherlock (Virginia) FFT

184 - Griffin Gammel (Virginia) FFT

197 - Steven Burrell (Virginia) tech Eric Washington (Morgan State)  19-4

285 - Brenan Morgan (Virginia) fall Eli Turpin (Morgan State)  :58

Bucknell 31 Hofstra 7

125 - Kade Davidheiser (Bucknell) dec Teague Strobel (Hofstra)  7-4

133 - Gauge Shipp (Hofstra) maj Bryce Manera (Bucknell)  11-0

141 - Dylan Chappell (Bucknell) FFT

149 - Riley Bower (Bucknell) dec Alex Turley (Hofstra)  11-4

157 - Cade Davidheiser (Bucknell) dec Frankie Volpe (Hofstra)  7-1

165 - Noah Mulvaney (Bucknell) dec Jake Slotnick (Hofstra)  4-1SV

174 - Aiden Davis (Bucknell) maj Josh Jorgge (Hofstra)  12-3

184 - Tyler Bienus (Bucknell) maj Matt Waddell (Hofstra)  16-3

197 - Will Conlon (Hofstra) dec Mikey Bartush (Bucknell)  4-2

285 - Lucas Lawler (Bucknell) tech Adrian Sans (Hofstra)  21-6

Columbia 32 Clarion 9

125 - Travis Clawson (Clarion) dec Sulayman Bah (Columbia)  12-5

133 - Joey Fischer (Clarion) dec Evin Gursoy (Columbia)  3-2

141 - Lorenzo Frezza (Columbia) tech Scott Johnson (Clarion)  23-7

149 - Karl Monaco (Columbia) dec Oliver Fairchild (Clarion)  6-3

157 - Wesley Barnes (Clarion) dec Charlie Scanlan (Columbia)  4-1

165 - Cesar Alvan (Columbia) dec Alejandro Herrera-Rondon (Clarion)  6-4

174 - Nick Fine (Columbia) tech Patrick Cutchember (Clarion)  16-1

184 - Aaron Ayzerov (Columbia) fall Adrian Gacek (Clarion)  3:53

197 - Jack Wehmeyer (Columbia) maj  Ethan Wiant (Clarion)  13-2

285 - Vincent Mueller (Columbia) fall  John Meyers (Clarion)  3:36
 

Rider 34 Clarion 6

125 - Tyler Klinsky (Rider) dec Travis Clawson (Clarion)  9-3

133 - Joey Fischer (Clarion) dec Kaden Naame (Rider)  7-3

141 - Eli Griffin (Rider) fall Scott Johnson (Clarion)  :57

149 - Dylan Layton (Rider) tech Oliver Fairchild (Clarion)  17-2

157 - James Farina (Rider) dec Wesley Barnes (Clarion)  8-2

165 - Alejandro Herrera-Rondon (Clarion) dec Brendon Abdon (Rider)  7-0

174 - Enrique Munguia (Rider) fall Patrick Cutchember (Clarion)  1:34

184 - Giovanni Alejandro (Rider) dec Adrian Gacek (Clarion)  5-1

197 - Brock Zurawski (Rider) tech Ethan Wiant (Clarion)  20-3

285 - Hogan Swenski (Rider) dec John Meyers (Clarion)  4-2
 

Rider 24 Columbia 19

125 - Tyler Klinsky (Rider) fall Sulayman Bah (Columbia)  1:22

133 - Evin Gursoy (Columbia) tech Kaden Naame (Rider)  18-3

141 - Lorenzo Frezza (Columbia) InjDef Eli Griffin (Rider)

149 - Dylan Layton (Rider) dec Roman Lermer (Columbia)  7-3

157 - James Farina (Rider) dec Charlie Scanlan (Columbia)  4-1SV

165 - Brendon Abdon (Rider) fall Cesar Alvan (Columbia)  :26

174 - Enrique Munguia (Rider) dec Nick Fine (Columbia)  11-6

184 - Aaron Ayzerov (Columbia) tech Giovanni Alejandro (Rider)  15-0

197 - Brock Zurawski (Rider) dec Jack Wehmeyer (Columbia)  2-1

285 - Vincent Mueller (Columbia) dec Hogan Swenski (Rider)  5-0

Ohio 28 Gardner-Webb 15

125 - Brayden Teunissen (Ohio) dec Matthew Rowland (Gardner-Webb)  4-1SV

133 - Jackson Baglio (Gardner-Webb) fall Ryan Meek (Ohio)  :55

141 - Dominic DiTullio (Gardner-Webb) fall Abe Hermes (Ohio)  2:35

149 - Drew Pepin (Gardner-Webb) dec  Paul Woo (Ohio)  1-0

157 - Derek Raike (Ohio) maj Joe Giordano (Gardner-Webb)  12-3

165 - Jack Lledo (Ohio) maj Luke Murray (Gardner-Webb)  14-4

174 - Jeremy Olszko (Ohio) fall Isaiah Guerrero (Gardner-Webb)  5:15

184 - Sal Perrine (Ohio) maj Hadyn Danals (Gardner-Webb)  11-2

197 - Zayne Lehman (Ohio) maj Joshua McCutchen (Gardner-Webb)  10-0

285 - Wyatt Schmitt (Ohio) dec Rocky Files (Gardner-Webb)  8-1

North Carolina 19 Northern Iowa 13

125 - Kysen Terukina (North Carolina) dec Trever Anderson (Northern Iowa)  5-3

133 - Julian Farber (Northern Iowa) dec Ethan Oakley (North Carolina)  11-10TB

141 - Cory Land (Northern Iowa) maj Luke Simcox (North Carolina)  11-0

149 - Nate Askew (North Carolina) maj Ethan Basile (Northern Iowa)  16-5

157 - RJ Weston (Northern Iowa) dec Laird Root (North Carolina)  4-3

165 - Bryce Hepner (North Carolina) dec Ryder Downey (Northern Iowa)  7-4

174 - Jared Simma (Northern Iowa) dec Collin Carrigan (North Carolina)  4-3

184 - Jake Dailey (North Carolina) dec CJ Walrath (Northern Iowa)  4-2

197 - Robert Platt (North Carolina) dec John Gunderson (Northern Iowa)  2-0

285 - Jacob Levy (North Carolina) dec Grant Stromberg (Northern Iowa)  10-7

Oklahoma State 22 Nebraska 12

125 - Troy Spratley (Oklahoma State) maj Kael Lauridsen (Nebraska)  12-4

133 - Jacob Van Dee (Nebraska) dec Ronnie Ramirez (Oklahoma State)  4-1

141 - Sergio Vega (Oklahoma State) fall Brock Hardy (Nebraska)  1:44

149 - Casey Swiderski (Oklahoma State) dec Chance Lamer (Nebraska)  7-2

157 - Antrell Taylor (Nebraska) dec Landon Robideau (Oklahoma State)  3-2TB

165 - Ladarion Lockett (Oklahoma State) dec LJ Araujo (Nebraska)  4-1SV

174 - Christopher Minto (Nebraska) dec Alex Facundo (Oklahoma State)  4-1

184 - Silas Allred (Nebraska) dec Zack Ryder (Oklahoma State)  4-2

197 - Cody Merrill (Oklahoma State) dec Camden McDanel (Nebraska)  2-1

285 - Konner Doucet (Oklahoma State) dec Cade Ziola (Nebraska)  2-1

SIU Edwardsville 36 Duke 7

125 - Drew Davis (SIU Edwardsville) tech Spencer Von Savoye (Duke)  15-0

133 - Marcel Lopez (SIU Edwardsville) tech Riley Rowan (Duke)  17-1

141 - Danny Martinez (SIU Edwardsville) maj Raymond Adams (Duke)  11-0

149 - Caleb Tyus (SIU Edwardsville) maj Dylan Ross (Duke)  14-2

157 - Hayden Whidden (SIU Edwardsville) maj Mikey Boulanger (Duke)  14-2

165 - Brock Woodcock (SIU Edwardsville) tech Aurelius Dunbar (Duke)  18-0

174 - Aidan Wallace (Duke) dec Dominic Lopez (SIU Edwardsville)  9-2

184 - Amare Overton (SIU Edwardsville) dec David Hussey (Duke)  3-1

197 - Nick Nosler (SIU Edwardsville) FFT

285 - Connor Barket (Duke) maj Bryson Buhk (SIU Edwardsville)  12-1

Oklahoma 41 Tarleton State 9

125 - Koufax Christiansen (Oklahoma) fall Noah Clayton (Tarleton State)  1:10

133 - Aidan Medina (Tarleton State) dec Kaden Smith (Oklahoma)  6-5

141 - Alex Braun (Oklahoma) maj Zach Espalin (Tarleton State)  11-3

149 - Hunter Hollingsworth (Oklahoma) tech Anthony Dicks (Tarleton State)  17-1

157 - Lane Snyder (Tarleton State) fall Landyn Sommer (Oklahoma)  4:00

165 - Peyten Kellar (Oklahoma) dec Finn Shepard (Tarleton State)  6-0

174 - Carter Schubert (Oklahoma) tech Zeke Liescheski (Tarleton State)  21-5

184 - Anders Thompson (Oklahoma) fall Cooper Lock (Tarleton State)  :49

197 - Anthony Harris (Oklahoma) fall Colin Vasquez (Tarleton State) :50

285 - Bradley Hill (Oklahoma) fall Jackson Phillips (Tarleton State)  :38

Oklahoma 23 SIU Edwardsville 13

125 - Conrad Hendriksen (Oklahoma) dec Drew Davis (SIU Edwardsville)  2-1

133 - Marcel Lopez (SIU Edwardsville) dec Carter Schmidt (Oklahoma)  4-2

141 - Alex Braun (Oklahoma) dec Danny Martinez (SIU Edwardsville)  18-14

149 - Caleb Tyus (SIU Edwardsville) maj Hunter Hollingsworth (Oklahoma)  9-0

157 - Layton Schneider (Oklahoma) dec Hayden Whidden (SIU Edwardsville)  6-1

165 - Brock Woodcock (SIU Edwardsville) dec Peyten Kellar (Oklahoma)  13-7

174 - Dominic Lopez (SIU Edwardsville) dec Owen Eck (Oklahoma)  4-1

184 - Brian Soldano (Oklahoma) fall Amare Overton (SIU Edwardsville)  :57

197 - DJ Parker (Oklahoma) maj Nick Nosler (SIU Edwardsville)  17-3

285 - Juan Mora (Oklahoma) maj Bryson Buhk (SIU Edwardsville)  18-7
 

Duke 30 Tarleton State 24

125 - Spencer Von Savoye (Duke) fall Noah Clayton (Tarleton State)

133 - Aidan Medina (Tarleton State) fall Riley Rowan (Duke)  

141 - Raymond Adams (Duke) dec Zach Espalin (Tarleton State)  2-1

149 - Dylan Ross (Duke) tech Caleb Juarez (Tarleton State)  16-0

157 - Lane Snyder (Tarleton State) FFT

165 - Finn Shepard (Tarleton State) FFT

174 - Aidan Wallace (Duke) fall Zeke Liescheski (Tarleton State)  

184 - David Hussey (Duke) maj Cooper Lock (Tarleton State)  8-0

197 - Colin Vasquez (Tarleton State) FFT

285 - Connor Barket (Duke) fall Jackson Phillips (Tarleton State)

Oklahoma 40 Duke 6

125 - Conrad Hendriksen (Oklahoma) tech Spencer Von Savoye (Duke)  19-4

133 - Tyson Charmoli (Oklahoma) maj Riley Rowan (Duke)  18-5

141 - Alex Braun (Oklahoma) fall Raymond Adams (Duke)  2:34

149 - Hunter Hollingsworth (Oklahoma) dec Dylan Ross (Duke)  4-2

157 - Layton Schneider (Oklahoma) FFT

165 - Peyten Kellar (Oklahoma) FFT

174 - Aidan Wallace (Duke) dec Clayton Giddens (Oklahoma)  6-0

184 - Eli Cordy (Oklahoma) maj David Hussey (Duke)  18-4

197 - Anthony Harris (Oklahoma) FFT

285 - Connor Barket (Duke) dec Bradley Hill (Oklahoma)  4-3
 

SIU Edwardsville 43 Tarleton State 6

125 - Davian Guanajuato (SIU Edwardsville) tech Kevin Contreras (Tarleton State)  23-7

133 - Porter Matecki (SIU Edwardsville) maj Aidan Medina (Tarleton State)  10-0

141 - Alec Peralta (SIU Edwardsville) dec  Zach Espalin (Tarleton State)  4-1

149 - Ben Lunn (SIU Edwardsville) tech Anthony Dicks (Tarleton State)  15-0

157 - Hayden Whidden (SIU Edwardsville) tech Lane Snyder (Tarleton State) 17-2

165 - Brock Woodcock (SIU Edwardsville) tech Finn Shepard (Tarleton State)  15-0

174 - Zeke Liescheski (Tarleton State) fall Bradley Gillum (SIU Edwardsville)

184 - Amare Overton (SIU Edwardsville) fall Cooper Lock (Tarleton State) 

197 - Nick Nosler (SIU Edwardsville) tech Colin Vasquez (Tarleton State) 18-0

285 - Bryson Buhk (SIU Edwardsville) fall Jackson Phillips (Tarleton State)  15-0

George Mason 28 Buffalo 13

125 - Ben Monn (George Mason) fall Zac Belverio (Buffalo)  7:00

133 - Anthony Lucchiani (George Mason) dec Max Elton (Buffalo)  8-4

141 - Tate Hisey (George Mason) dec Aaron Lanster (Buffalo)  6-2

149 - Kaden Cassidy (George Mason) dec Sam Ewing (Buffalo)  12-8

157 - DJ McGee (George Mason) fall Max Nevlin (Buffalo)  7:00

165 - Kelin Laffey (Buffalo) dec Thomas Stofka (George Mason)  4-0

174 - Logan Messer (George Mason) dec Rafael Knapp (Buffalo)  5-4

184 - Malachi DuVall (George Mason) maj Marcus Petite (Buffalo)  13-1

197 - Connor Jacobs (Buffalo) maj Donovan Sprouse (George Mason)  9-1

285 - Magnus Bibla (Buffalo) fall Herbert Billups (George Mason)  5:00
 

The Citadel 32 Buffalo 6

125 - Gylon Sims (The Citadel) tech Caden Barrientos (Buffalo)  24-8

133 - Teegan Vasquez (The Citadel) maj Max Elton (Buffalo)  14-6

141 - George Rosas (The Citadel) fall Jordan Joslyn (Buffalo)  6:08

149 - Carson DesRosier (The Citadel) dec Sam Ewing (Buffalo)  9-4

157 - Kyrell Leavell (The Citadel) tech Max Nevlin (Buffalo)  18-2

165 - Thomas Snipes (The Citadel) dec Brady Unger (Buffalo)  6-0

174 - Rafael Knapp (Buffalo) dec Owen Hendricks (The Citadel)  4-3

184 - Brodie Porter (The Citadel)) dec Marcus Petite (Buffalo)  4-1SV

197 - Connor Jacobs (Buffalo) dec Adam Ortega (The Citadel)  9-7

285 - Christian Bell (The Citadel) dec Magnus Bibla (Buffalo)  5-4
 

NC State 29 The Citadel 12

125 - Vincent Robinson (NC State) tech Tyler Washburn (The Citadel)  19-4

133 - Zach Redding (NC State) dec Teegan Vasquez (The Citadel)  8-1

141 - Ryan Jack (NC State) tech George Rosas (The Citadel)  19-4

149 - Koy Buesgens (NC State) dec Carson DesRosier (The Citadel)  7-3

157 - Jacob Silka (The Citadel) dec Latrelle Schaefer (NC State)  5-3

165 - Will Denny (NC State) maj Thomas Snipes (The Citadel)  11-3

174 - Braxton Russell (The Citadel) dec Peter Winterstein (NC State)  8-5

184 - Brodie Porter (The Citadel) fall Jesse Mullis (NC State)  6:09

197 - Patrick Brophy (NC State) dec Adam Ortega (The Citadel)  10-9

285 - Isaac Trumble (NC State) fall Mason Ayers (The Citadel)  1:46
 

NC State 34 George Mason 14

125 - Ben Monn (George Mason) maj Bradley Yokum (NC State)  8-0

133 - Zach Redding (NC State) maj Anthony Lucchiani (George Mason)  11-1

141 - Ryan Jack (NC State) fall Tate Hisey (George Mason)  2:54

149 - Koy Buesgens (NC State) FFT

157 - DJ McGee (George Mason) maj Latrelle Schaefer (NC State)  12-1

165 - Will Denny (NC State) tech Thomas Stofka (George Mason)  19-4

174 - Matthew Singleton (NC State) maj Logan Messer (George Mason)  11-1

184 - Malachi DuVall (George Mason) fall Rylan Breen (NC State)  1:32

197 - Patrick Brophy (NC State) dec Jack Kelly (George Mason)  13-7

285 - Isaac Trumble (NC State) fall Herbert Billups (George Mason)  2:09
 

NC State 42 Buffalo 3

125 - Vincent Robinson (NC State) tech Zac Belverio (Buffalo)  21-6

133 - Zach Redding (NC State) tech Max Elton (Buffalo)  18-1

141 - Jaydon Robinson (NC State) dec Jordan Joslyn (Buffalo)  15-9

149 - Koy Buesgens (NC State) fall Sam Ewing (Buffalo)  5:43

157 - Luca Felix (NC State) dec Max Nevlin (Buffalo)  8-4

165 - Will Denny (NC State) fall Brady Unger (Buffalo)  2:57

174 - Rafael Knapp (Buffalo) dec Pete Winterstein (NC State)  4-1SV

184 - Donald Cates (NC State) FFT

197 - Patrick Brophy (NC State) dec Connor Jacobs (Buffalo)  6-3

285 - Isaac Trumble (NC State) tech Jack MacDonald (Buffalo)  21-5
 

Illinois 21 Cornell 14

125 - Spencer Moore (Illinois) dec Marcello Milani (Cornell)  8-2

133 - Lucas Byrd (Illinois) dec Tyler Ferrara (Cornell)  7-1

141 - Vince Cornella (Cornell) dec Danny Pucino (Illinois)  8-2

149 - Jaxon Joy (Cornell) tech Will Baysingar (Illinois)  17-2

157 - Meyer Shapiro (Cornell) dec Kannon Webster (Illinois)  2-1

165 - Braeden Scoles (Illinois) dec Lou Cerchio (Cornell)  11-6

174 - Colin Kelly (Illinois) tech Kaleb Williams (Cornell)  19-3

184 - Christian Hansen (Cornell) dec Chris Moore (Illinois)  7-3

197 - Dylan Connell (Illinois) dec Aiden Hanning (Cornell)  3-1

285 - Luke Luffman (Illinois) maj Ashton Davis (Cornell)  14-4

Illinois 24 Lehigh 12

125 - Sheldon Seymour (Lehigh) dec Spencer Moore (Illinois)  6-4

133 - Lucas Byrd (Illinois) dec Mason Ziegler (Lehigh)  8-3

141 - Danny Pucino (Illinois) dec Carter Bailey (Lehigh)  4-1

149 - Will Baysingar (Illinois) dec Anthony Evanitsky (Lehigh)  3-1

157 - Kannon Webster (Illinois) tech Griffin Gonzalez (Lehigh)  23-6

165 - Braedon Scoles (Illinois) dec Max Brignola (Lehigh)  5-1

174 - Colin Kelly (Illinois) dec Dom Federici (Lehigh)  5-2

184 - Rylan Rogers (Lehigh) dec Chris Moore (Illinois)  4-2

197 - Dylan Connell (Illinois) maj Remy Brancato (Lehigh)  8-0

285 - Nathan Taylor (Lehigh) InjDef Luke Luffman (Illinois)

Ohio State 34 Little Rock 9

125 - Vinny Kilkeary (Ohio State) dec Jeremiah Reno (Little Rock)  16-10

133 - Ben Davino (Ohio State) tech Dillon Cooper (Little Rock)  20-3

141 - Jesse Mendez (Ohio State) fall Brennan Van Hoecke (Little Rock)  1:48

149 - Carter McCallister (Little Rock) dec Daxton Chase (Ohio State)  5-4

157 - Brandon Cannon (Ohio State) tech Jaivon Jones (Little Rock)  20-4

165 - Matt Bianchi (Little Rock) dec E’Than Birden (Ohio State)  10-3

174 - Carson Kharchla (Ohio State) tech Gunner Holland (Little Rock)  17-2

184 - Bronson Baxter (Little Rock) dec Cayaen Smith (Ohio State)  4-2

197 - Luke Geog (Ohio State) tech Landon Jobber-Spence (Little Rock)  19-3

285 - Nick Feldman (Ohio State) tech Kaden Darwin (Little Rock)  17-2

Ohio State 21 Iowa State 13

125 - Nic Bouzakis (Ohio State) dec Stevo Poulin (Iowa State)  9-2

133 - Ben Davino (Ohio State) dec Evan Frost (Iowa State)  4-2

141 - Jesse Mendez (Ohio State) dec Anthony Echemendia (Iowa State)  5-1

149 - Jacob Frost (Iowa State) dec Ethan Stiles (Ohio State)  4-1SV

157 - Brandon Cannon (Ohio State) fall Kane Naaktgeboren (Iowa State)  6:53

165 - Connor Euton (Iowa State) dec Paddy Gallagher (Ohio State)  4-2

174 - Carson Kharchla (Ohio State) dec Aiden Riggins (Iowa State)  7-3

184 - Dylan Fishback (Ohio State) dec Isaac Dean (Iowa State)  4-1SV

197 - Rocky Elam (Iowa State) maj Luke Geog (Ohio State)  9-0

285 - Yonger Bastida (Iowa State) dec Nick Feldman (Ohio State)  4-2

Cornell 31 Little Rock 10

125 - Marcello Milani (Cornell) maj Tyson Roach (Little Rock)  12-3

133 - Tyler Ferrara (Cornell) tech Dillon Cooper (Little Rock)  17-2

141 - Vince Cornella (Cornell) dec Brennan Van Hoecke (Little Rock)  8-5

149 - Jaxon Joy (Cornell) maj Carter McCallister (Little Rock)  14-5

157 - Meyer Shapiro (Cornell) tech Jaivon Jones (Little Rock)  20-3

165 - Matt Bianchi (Little Rock) dec Benny Rogers (Cornell)  5-1

174 - Gunner Holland (Little Rock) maj Kaleb Williams (Cornell)  15-6

184 - Christian Hansen (Cornell) maj Bronson Baxter (Little Rock)  8-0

197 - Aiden Hanning (Cornell) fall Landon Jobber-Spence (Little Rock)  5:32

285 - Michael Gasper (Little Rock) dec Ashton Davis (Cornell)  4-3

Iowa State 26 Lehigh 11

125 - Sheldon Seymour (Lehigh) dec Stevo Poulin (Iowa State)  9-6

133 - Evan Frost (Iowa State) maj Mason Ziegler (Lehigh)  14-3

141 - Carter Bailey (Lehigh) tech Osmany Diversent (Iowa State)  15-0

149 - Jacob Frost (Iowa State) dec Owen Reinsel (Lehigh)  5-0

157 - Kane Naaktgeboren (Iowa State) tech Griffin Gonzalez (Lehigh)  20-5

165 - Max Brignola (Lehigh) dec Connor Euton (Iowa State)  6-1

174 - Aiden Riggins (Iowa State) maj Richie Grungo (Lehigh)  17-9

184 - Isaac Dean (Iowa State) dec Rylan Rogers (Lehigh)  5-2TB

197 - Rocky Elam (Iowa State) maj Remy Brancato (Lehigh)  10-1

285 - Yonger Bastida (Iowa State) dec Nathan Taylor (Lehigh)  4-2

American 24 CSU Bakersfield 12

125 - JJ Peace (American) dec Richard Castro-Sandoval (CSU Bakersfield)  4-1

133 - Max Leete (American) tech Robert Jones (CSU Bakersfield)  18-3

141 - Santino Sanchez (CSU Bakersfield) dec Elijah White (American)  4-2

149 - Hayden Zinkin (CSU Bakersfield) dec Gage Owen (American)  6-4

157 - Gavin Cohen (American) dec Devyn Flores-Che (CSU Bakersfield)  7-4

165 - Evan Manzo (CSU Bakersfield) dec Austin Craft (American)  7-2

174 - Guillermo Escobedo (CSU Bakersfield) dec Hunter Hohman (American)  5-1

184 - RJ Robinson (American) maj Chris Neal (CSU Bakersfield)  15-4

197 - Caleb Campos (American) fall Angel Cervantes (CSU Bakersfield)  :51

285 - Emmanuel Ulrich (American) dec Mason Cover (CSU Bakersfield)  5-1

Central Michigan 30 CSU Bakersfield 12

125 - Richard Castro-Sandoval (CSU Bakersfield) InjDef Colton Camacho (Central Michigan)

133 - Andrew Austin (Central Michigan) dec Robert Jones (CSU Bakersfield)  7-6

141 - Santino Sanchez (CSU Bakersfield) dec Nick Blackburn (Central Michigan)  5-2

149 - Jimmy Nugent (Central Michigan) dec Hayden Zinkin (CSU Bakersfield)  5-3

157 - Mason Shrader (Central Michigan) fall Devyn Flores-Che (CSU Bakersfield)  1:38

165 - Chandler Amaker (Central Michigan) dec Evan Manzo (CSU Bakersfield)  5-3

174 - Guillermo Escobedo (CSU Bakersfield) dec Brayden Gautreau (Central Michigan)  4-2

184 - Adrien Cramer (Central Michigan) fall Chris Neal (CSU Bakersfield)  5:12

197 - Luke Cochran (Central Michigan) tech Angel Cervantes (CSU Bakersfield)  20-4

285 - Bryan Cover (Central Michigan) maj Mason Cover (CSU Bakersfield)  12-0

Central Michigan 24 American 15

125 - JJ Peace (American) FFT

133 - Raymond Lopez (American) maj Andrew Austin (Central Michigan)  11-3

141 - Jack Maida (American) tech Nick Blackburn (Central Michigan)  18-0

149 - Jimmy Nugent (Central Michigan) dec Leo Maestas (American)  6-5

157 - Mason Shrader (Central Michigan) maj Cameron Milheim (American)  14-2

165 - Chandler Amaker (Central Michigan) dec Austin Craft (American)  4-2

174 - Tyler Swiderski (Central Michigan) dec Hunter Hohman (American)  7-2

184 - Wyatt Ferguson (Central Michigan) fall Caleb Campos (American)  2:33

197 - Luke Cochran (Central Michigan) dec Caleb Close (American)  5-1

285 - Bryan Cover (Central Michigan) dec Emmanuel Ulrich (American)  4-1SV

South Dakota State 45 Campbell 3

125 - Brady Roark (South Dakota State) FFT

133 - Derrick Cardinal (South Dakota State) tech Logan Heil (Campbell)  20-5

141 - Julian Tagg (South Dakota State) tech Zander Phaturos (Campbell)  20-5

149 - Avery Allen (South Dakota State) tech Jonathan Chang (Campbell)  16-1

157 - Cael Swensen (South Dakota State) dec Pablo Macias (Campbell)  11-4

165 - Marcus Espinoza-Owens (South Dakota State) FFT

174 - Moses Espinoza-Owens (South Dakota State) dec Ryan Bollentino (Campbell)  10-4

184 - Brant Cracraft (Campbell) dec Brock Fettig (South Dakota State)  8-5SV

197 - Quin Morgan (South Dakota State) fall Conor Maslanek (Campbell)  4:31

285 - Luke Rasmussen (South Dakota State) fall Sawyer Van Rider (Campbell)  6:15

Friday’s DI Dual Results

Binghamton 40 Long Island 4

125 - Carson Wagner (Binghamton) maj Sawyer Ostroff (Long Island)  14-4

133 - Dillon Arrick (Binghamton) dec Jared Chuquillin (Long Island)  5-0

141 - Ryan Hartung (Binghamton) FFT

149 - Caleb Sweet (Binghamton) dec Amir Avazov (Long Island)  5-0

157 - Fin Nadeau (Binghamton) dec Luke Nieto (Long Island)  10-9

165 - Marco Albanese (Binghamton) dec Jack Valentin (Long Island)  8-3

174 - Carter Baer (Binghamton) FFT

184 - Will Ebert (Binghamton) FFT

197 - Mikey Squires (Binghamton) FFT

285 - Chris Powell (Long Island) maj Cayden Bevis (Binghamton)  15-5

Kent State 28 Chattanooga 12

125 - Cooper Flynn (Chattanooga) dec Nico Calello (Kent State)  5-1

133 - Nick Molchak (Kent State) dec Bryce Luna (Chattanooga)  5-2SV

141 - Hunter Mason (Chattanooga) dec Landon Duncan (Kent State)  8-6

149 - Silas Stits (Kent State) fall Will Anderson (Chattanooga)  6:25

157 - Reese Stephen (Kent State) dec Cavarius Liddie (Chattanooga)  6-4

165 - Chris Earnest (Kent State) fall Mason Reiniche (Chattanooga)  6:58

174 - Ethan Barr (Kent State) fall Kamdyn Munro (Chattanooga)  2:45

184 - Landon Jones (Chattanooga) dec Trent Thomas (Kent State)  4-1SV

197 - Blake Schaffer (Kent State) maj Tre McTorry (Chattanooga)  14-6

285 - Ethan Vergara (Chattanooga) dec Corey Boerio (Kent State)  5-1

Nebraska 27 North Carolina 9

125 - Kysen Terukina (North Carolina) dec Alan Koehler (Nebraska)  4-1

133 - Jacob Van Dee (Nebraska) dec Ethan Oakley (North Carolina)  5-1

141 - Brock Hardy (Nebraska) dec Luke Simcox (North Carolina)  5-0

149 - Nate Askew (North Carolina) dec Scott Robertson (Nebraska)  4-1SV

157 - Antrell Taylor (Nebraska) maj Laird Root (North Carolina)  13-2

165 - LJ Araujo (Nebraska) dec Bryce Hepner (North Carolina)  2-0

174 - Christopher Minto (Nebraska) maj Collin Carrigan (North Carolina)  17-3

184 - Jake Dailey (North Carolina) dec Tyler Eise (Nebraska)  8-4

197 - Camden McDanel (Nebraska) maj Robert Platt (North Carolina)  10-2

285 - AJ Ferrari (Nebraska) fall Mikey Calcagno (North Carolina)  6:14

Northern Colorado 34 Campbell 12

125 - Kade Orr (Northern Colorado) FFT

133 - Logan Heil (Campbell) dec Aydan Thomas (Northern Colorado)  5-3

141 - KJ Evans (Northern Colorado) InjDef Zander Phaturos (Campbell)

149 - Emilio Trujillo-Deen (Northern Colorado) tech Jonathan Chang (Campbell)  16-0

157 - Daishun Powe (Northern Colorado) maj Pablo Macias (Campbell)  17-8

165 - Kilian Schultz (Northern Colorado) FFT

174 - Murphy Menke (Northern Colorado) maj Ryan Bollentino (Campbell)  14-0

184 - Mahonri Rushton (Northern Colorado) dec Brant Cracraft (Campbell)  7-2

197 - Conor Maslanak (Campbell) fall Tyler Perry (Northern Colorado)  2:56

285 - Brycen Arthur (Campbell) dec Enzo Cappabianca (Northern Colorado)  5-1

Northwestern 19 Lock Haven 13

125 - Dedrick Navarro (Northwestern) dec Curtis Nelson (Lock Haven)  12-5

133 - Sean Spidle (Northwestern) dec Gable Strickland (Lock Haven)  4-2

141 - Wyatt Henson (Lock Haven) maj Billy Dekraker (Northwestern)  13-4

149 - Sam Cartella (Northwestern) dec Hunter Gould (Lock Haven)  8-3

157 - Nick Stampoulos (Lock Haven) dec Gunnar Myers (Northwestern)  5-2

165 - Jacob Bostelman (Northwestern) dec Ousmane Duncanson (Lock Haven)  4-1

174 - Eddie Enright (Northwestern) dec Avery Bassett (Lock Haven)  8-3

184 - Jesse Perez (Northwestern) maj Sammy Gautreau (Lock Haven)  17-3

197 - Tucker Hogan (Lock Haven) dec Alex Smith (Northwestern)  13-10

285 - Kade Sottolano (Lock Haven) dec Gabe Christenson (Northwestern)  3-2TB

Oregon State 28 Northern Illinois 12

125 - Maximo Renteria (Oregon State) dec Blake West (Northern Illinois)  6-2

133 - Markel Baker (Northern Illinois) InjDef Gabe Whisenhunt (Oregon State)

141 - Nash Singleton (Oregon State) maj Charles Curtis (Northern Illinois)  14-2

149 - Noah Tolentino (Oregon State) dec Lucan O’Brien (Northern Illinois)  6-2

157 - CJ Hamblin (Oregon State) dec Landen Johnson (Northern Illinois)  5-2

165 - Matthew Olguin (Oregon State) maj Brett Smith (Northern Illinois)  17-4

174 - Daschle Lamer (Oregon State) maj Tommy Bennett (Northern Illinois)  12-3

184 - TJ McDonnell (Oregon State) dec Caleb Roe (Northern Illinois)  15-8

197 - Justin Rademacher (Oregon State) maj Spencer Mooberry (Northern Illinois)  15-4

285 - Devon Dawson (Northern Illinois) FFT

Edinboro 46 Gannon 4

125 - Chris Vargo (Edinboro) tech Kenny Schmitz (Gannon) 17-2 

133 - Landon Bainey (Edinboro) dec Carter Beck (Gannon) 9-3

141 - Jacob Brenneman (Edinboro) tech Luke Mentzer 15-0 

149 - Ryan Michaels (Edinboro) tech Kenny Kiser 22-7

157 - Garrett McChesney (Edinboro) tech Caleb Butterfield 19-4 

165 - Ryan Burgos (Edinboro) fall Christan Scheller (Gannon) :52

174 - Tate Geiser (Edinboro) techlDillon Walker (Gannon) 20-5

184 - Jared McGill (Edinboro) fall Kellen Buggey (Gannon) :51

197 - Brody Evans (Edinboro) fall Gaetano Savelli (Gannon) 1:30

285 - Dorian Crosby (Gannon) maj  Aden Roe (Edinboro) 15-3

A relatively new holiday tradition in the wrestling world has been Journeymen’s Collegiate Duals. Over the past four years, the Collegiate Duals have brought together high-caliber teams in dual competition, held in late December, typically in the south. The first Collegiate Duals were in Destin, Florida. They were relocated to New Orleans the following year and have been in Nashville for two consecutive seasons.

This year’s edition of the Collegiate Duals will feature the top-ranked team in the land, Penn State, in action on Saturday. Sunday will have more action, highlighted by a clash between the #2 and #3 ranked teams in the nation. There will be a lot going on, so here’s your primer on what to look for in Nashville this weekend:

Saturday’s Duals

North Dakota State vs. Stanford

North Dakota State vs. Penn State

Penn State vs. Stanford

Saturday’s duals will be important as they represent the most challenges Penn State wrestlers have faced thus far. The team scores will probably not reflect that fact, as Penn State will be a heavy favorite. However, there will be some important individual matches that test the Nittany Lions, particularly their young stars.

At 125 lbs, we’ll see the first collegiate meeting between Luke Lilledahl (Penn State) and Nico Provo (Stanford). Provo missed the entire 2024-25 campaign with an injury, but when healthy, he’s an All-American threat and a good test for Lilledahl.

The Nittany Lions true freshmen, Marcus Blaze (133) and PJ Duke (157), will both face their first All-Americans in collegiate competition. Duke could have two with NDSU’s Gavin Drexler and Stanford’s Daniel Cardenas. Cardenas was recently third at the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational and was an All-Star Classic selection. Blaze is slated to face Stanford’s Tyler Knox, who was eighth in the nation last season. Knox is an adept scrambler so that bout could have lots of fun exchanges.

Stanford has a stud freshman of their own at 149 lbs in Aden Valencia. Valencia already has a good Senior level freestyle resume and is building one in college, as well. He was fifth at CKLV, but the competition gets tougher with undefeated #1 Shayne Van Ness (Penn State).

We labeled Mitchell Mesenbrink the Hodge Trophy front-runner earlier this week. He’ll get his highest-ranked foe of the season, thus far, in two-time All-American #6 Hunter Garvin (Stanford). Despite the pair getting on the NCAA medal stand in each of the last two years, they have yet to meet in college.

With all of the intriguing potential matchups in Penn State/Stanford, one match that people might overlook is #8 Connor Mirasola (Penn State) vs. #19 Angelo Posada (Stanford). Posada was a huge recruit for the Cardinal and is 6-3 as a true freshman. His three losses have all come as close decisions against top ten competition. Mirasola is coming off his first loss of the year, a major decision to Wyoming’s Joey Novak.

The NDSU/Stanford dual could end up closer than most would initially think. NDSU is a scrappy squad that has five ranked individuals. They are also solid in weights that seem to be unsettled for Stanford (184/285).

Sunday’s Duals

Cornell vs. Illinois

Little Rock vs Ohio State

Illinois vs. Lehigh

Iowa State vs. Ohio State

Cornell vs. Little Rock

Iowa State vs. Lehigh

There’s a lot to get into here. We’ll go point-by-point.

First of all, this weekend, we should see the most complete version of Cornell’s lineup. Brett Ungar (133), Vince Cornella (141), Ethan Fernandez (149), and Meyer Shapiro (157) should all be available for Mike Grey’s staff.

A Meyer Shapiro return against Kannon Webster could feature tons of exciting action.

133 will be a weight to monitor going forward for Cornell. Ungar is a proven veteran, but Tyler Ferrara has proven his case to maintain the starting role with a third-place finish in Vegas.

Illinois and Lehigh squared off in Vegas with Illinois getting a 21-13 victory. Lehigh did not have their heavyweight Nathan Taylor for the first meeting - though Illinois heavyweight Luke Luffman holds a 2-0 career advantage over Taylor.

Iowa State/Ohio State looked like an excellent matchup when this event was announced. A month and a half into the season, it’s even better, a #2 versus #3 matchup.

133 lbs in Iowa State/Ohio State will pit the #2 and #3 individuals in the nation against each other. Redshirt freshman Ben Davino (Ohio State) has been excellent for the Buckeyes and has rolled to bonus points in nearly 70% of his matches. Evan Frost (Iowa State) is coming off a CKLV title and a win over nemesis Drake Ayala (Iowa), whom Davino has already defeated.

Jesse Mendez (Ohio State) has made himself a Hodge trophy favorite with his dominating start. 8-0 with four wins over returning AA’s. He’ll face another in #4 Anthony Echemendia (Iowa State). Echemendia is fresh off a CKLV win, too. The pair met in the main event of the All-Star Classic and Mendez cruised with a 7-3 victory.

We’ll have a rematch of the 2025 bloodround at 157 lbs, as All-American Vinny Zerban (Iowa State) takes on Brandon Cannon (Ohio State). In that meeting, Zerban was victorious by an 11-6 score. Both of these wrestlers put points on the board in bunches. I’d expect a similar final score.

Luke Geog (or Seth Shumate) has the tall task of facing the #1 and #2 197 lbers in the nation within a few hours of each other. When Ohio State takes on Little Rock, #2 Stephen Little will be the guy for the Trojans. Iowa State has top-ranked Rocky Elam.

It’s #1 vs. #3 at heavyweight with Yonger Bastida (Iowa State) and Nick Feldman (Ohio State). Their only previous meeting resulted in a major decision victory for Bastida at the 2023 CKLV. Though Bastida has been excellent this year, I’d expect it to be much closer based on how Feldman has been competing recently.

Iowa State’s Stevo Poulin has a pair of top-five opponents on the docket. #3 Nic Bouzakis (Ohio State) and #5 Sheldon Seymour (Lehigh). Poulin is 1-0 career against Seymour.

It appears as if Lehigh will still be without All-Americans Ryan Crookham (133) and Luke Stanich (141).

Thursday’s DI Dual Results

Air Force 27 Franklin & Marshall 14

125 - Tucker Owens (Air Force) tech Jack Parker (Franklin & Marshall)  17-0

133 - Gavin Caprella (Air Force) maj Mason Leiphart (Franklin & Marshall)  14-3

141 - Carter Nogle (Air Force) maj Bryce Kresho (Franklin & Marshall)  16-6

149 - Bryce Shelton (Air Force) dec Pat Phillips (Franklin & Marshall)  7-5

157 - Josh Hillard (Franklin & Marshall) maj Jake Doone (Air Force)  15-6

165 - Josh Palmucci (Franklin & Marshall) dec Logan Fowler (Air Force)  6-5

174 - Gunner Cramblett (Air Force) tech Brandon Carr (Franklin & Marshall)  17-2

184 - James Conway (Franklin & Marshall) maj Brian Burburjia (Air Force)  14-2

197 - Karson Tompkins (Air Force) fall RJ Moore (Franklin & Marshall)  2:55

285 - Brody Kline (Franklin & Marshall) dec Rylan Kuhn (Air Force)  4-2

Davidson 21 Presbyterian 9

125 - Brady Joling (Davidson) dec Brayden Adams (Presbyterian)  3-0

133 - Luke Passarelli (Davidson) dec Fernando Dominguez (Presbyterian)  15-10

141 - Ryan Luna (Presbyterian) dec Marley Washington (Davidson)  2-0

149 - Anderson Heap (Davidson) dec Joseph Morris (Presbyterian)  5-1

157 - Anwar Alli (Davidson) dec Niko Valenzuela (Presbyterian)  6-1

165 - Bryce Griffin (Davidson) dec Yanik Simon (Presbyterian)  9-4

174 - Marc Koch (Davidson) dec Joshua Roe (Presbyterian)  8-3

184 - Reed Douglass (Presbyterian) dec Cody Kirk (Davidson)  6-4

197 - Dylan Smith (Davidson) dec Toler Hornick (Presbyterian)  10-8

285 - Morvens Saint-Jean (Presbyterian) dec DJ Spring (Davidson)  4-0

Air Force 44 Presbyterian 0

125 - Tucker Owens (Air Force) tech Brayden Adams (Presbyterian)  16-0

133 - Gavin Caprella (Air Force) tech Dallas Canoyer (Presbyterian)  17-0

141 - Carter Nogle (Air Force) maj Ryan Luna (Presbyterian)  11-2

149 - Bryce Shelton (Air Force) dec Matt Rodriguez (Presbyterian)  4-2

157 - John Jurkovic (Air Force) fall Niko Valenzuela (Presbyterian)  :49

165 - Logan Fowler (Air Force) maj Yanik Simon (Presbyterian)  9-0

174 - Gunner Cramblett (Air Force) maj Joshua Roe (Presbyterian)  11-2

184 - Brian Burburjia (Air Force) maj Reed Douglass (Presbyterian)  17-4

197 - Karson Tompkins (Air Force) tech Toler Hornick (Presbyterian)  15-0

285 - Rylan Kuhn (Air Force) maj Morvens Saint-Jean (Presbyterian)  12-3

Franklin & Marshall 25 Davidson 13

125 - Brady Joling (Davidson) dec Jack Parker (Franklin & Marshall)  4-1

133 - Mason Leiphard (Franklin & Marshall) tech Luke Passarelli (Davidson)  15-0

141 - Bryce Kresho (Franklin & Marshall) fall Marley Washington (Davidson)  2:09

149 - Anderson Heap (Davidson) dec Pat Phillips (Franklin & Marshall)  2-1TB

157 - Josh Hillard (Franklin & Marshall) dec Anwar Alli (Davidson)  8-3

165 - Josh Palmucci (Franklin & Marshall) dec Bryce Griffin (Davidson)  9-4

174 - Marc Koch (Davidson) dec Dominic Wheatley (Franklin & Marshall)  1-0

184 - James Conway (Franklin & Marshall) tech Josh Lange (Davidson)  17-1

197 - Dylan Smith (Davidson) maj RJ Moore (Franklin & Marshall)  9-1

285 - Brody Kline (Franklin & Marshall) dec DJ Spring (Davidson)  8-1SV
 

Franklin & Marshall 31 Presbyterian 10

125 - Jack Parker (Franklin & Marshall) tech Dallas Canoyer (Presbyterian)  15-0

133 - Mason Leiphard (Franklin & Marshall) disq Brayden Adams (Presbyterian)

141 - Ryan Luna (Presbyterian) dec Bryce Kresho (Franklin & Marshall)  5-1

149 - Matt Rodriguez (Presbyterian) dec Aidan O’Shea (Franklin & Marshall)  9-2

157 - Nicolas Alvarez (Franklin & Marshall) tech Niko Valenzuela (Presbyterian)  16-1

165 - Josh Palmucci (Franklin & Marshall) dec Yanik Simon (Presbyterian)  10-6

174 - Brandon Carr (Franklin & Marshall) maj Kyser Kostoff (Presbyterian)  11-2

184 - James Conway (Franklin & Marshall) tech Josh Henderson (Presbyterian)  19-4

197 - Reed Douglass (Presbyterian) maj Jake Allred (Franklin & Marshall)  15-4

285 - Brody Kline (Franklin & Marshall) dec Morvens Saint-Jean (Presbyterian)  7-3

The Citadel 47 Truett-McConnell 4

125 - Tyler Washburn (The Citadel) fall Tate Thomas (Truett-McConnell)  2:16

133 - Sam Cherichello (The Citadel) tech Stanley Lal (Truett-McConnell)  17-0

141 - Presley Johnson (The Citadel) fall Caleb Bento (Truett-McConnell)  2:23

149 - Thomas Termini (The Citadel) fall Elijah Mullins (Truett-McConnell)  1:46

157 - Kyrel Leavell (The Citadel) tech Chase Bond (Truett-McConnell)  15-0

165 - Parker Kearns (The Citadel) tech Toby House (Truett-McConnell)  17-2

174 - Owen Hendricks (The Citadel) tech Christian Anderson (Truett-McConnell)  15-0

184 - Spencer Fields (Truett-McConnell) maj Jet Galbreath (The Citadel)  13-2

197 - Roy Price (The Citadel) FFT

285 - Christian Bell (The Citadel) dec Phillip Terrell (Truett-McConnell)  7-4

Wisconsin 24 Lock Haven 11

125 - Nicolar Rivera (Wisconsin) dec Curtis Nelson (Lock Haven)  15-9

133 - Zan Fugitt (Wisconsin) dec Gable Strickland (Lock Haven)  3-2

141 - Wyatt Henson (Lock Haven) tech Carson Exferd (Wisconsin)  21-6

149 - Joe Zargo (Wisconsin) tech Lucas Kapusta (Lock Haven)  19-4

157 - Luke Mechler (Wisconsin) dec Nick Stampoulos (Lock Haven)  5-0

165 - Cody Goebel (Wisconsin) dec Ousmane Duncanson (Lock Haven)  9-3

174 - Avery Bassett (Lock Haven) dec Lucas Condon (Wisconsin)  9-6SV

184 - Sammy Gautreau (Lock Haven) dec Cale Anderson (Wisconsin)  4-2

197 - Wyatt Ingham (Wisconsin) maj Tucker Hogan (Lock Haven)  11-0

285 - Braxton Amos (Wisconsin) dec Kade Sottolano (Lock Haven)  4-1

American 20 Michigan State 17

125 - Nick Corday (Michigan State) dec JJ Peace (American)  4-1

133 - Max Leete (American) dec Caleb Weiand (Michigan State)  7-2

141 - Raymond Lopez (American) maj Jaden Crumpler (Michigan State)  17-4

149 - Leo Maestas (American) fall Clayton Jones (Michigan State)  5:02

157 - Darius Marines (Michigan State) dec Cameron Milheim (American)  7-3

165 - Jack Conley (Michigan State) dec Austin Craft (American)  4-2

174 - Hunter Hohman (American) dec Connor O’Neill (Michigan State)  4-2

184 - Caleb Campos (American) maj Cory Thomas (Michigan State)  10-0

197 - Kael Wisler (Michigan State) tech Teage Calvin (American)  20-4

285 - Max Vanadia (Michigan State) dec Emmanuel Ulrich (American)  4-0

Wisconsin 23 Utah Valley 14

125 - Bridger Ricks (Utah Valley) dec Nicolar Rivera (Wisconsin)  11-8SV

133 - Geronimo Rivera (Utah Valley) dec Zan Fugitt (Wisconsin)  5-1

141 - Haiden Drury (Utah Valley) maj Carson Exferd (Wisconsin)  11-2 

149 - Joe Zargo (Wisconsin) fall Kayd Craig (Utah Valley)  3:11

157 - Luke Mechler (Wisconsin) dec Mark Takara (Utah Valley)  2-1

165 - Cody Goebel (Wisconsin) dec Zyon Trujillo (Utah Valley)  4-2

174 - Lucas Condon (Wisconsin) dec Trevor Frank (Utah Valley)  6-2

184 - Caleb Uhlenhopp (Utah Valley) maj Cale Anderson (Wisconsin)  8-0

197 - Wyatt Ingham (Wisconsin) maj Kael Bennie (Utah Valley)  10-2

285 - Braxton Amos (Wisconsin) maj Jack Forbes (Utah Valley)  12-1

We’re finishing 2025 with a bang! The next four days are loaded full of interesting matchups. The Collegiate Duals are over the weekend and Penn State will face their toughest test thus far with Stanford. Ohio State/Iowa State also goes down in Nashville. There's a massive rematch between Oklahoma State and Nebraska. With some great duals come some excellent individual matchups - which we need to discuss. 

Below are the potential matches between ranked wrestlers - sorted by weight. Along with the matchups are results from any previous meetings between the two. Of course, an exercise like this is made very easy by using WrestleStat.

125 lbs

#2 Luke Lilledahl (Penn State) vs. #12 Nico Provo (Stanford)

• No previous meetings
   

#2 Luke Lilledahl (Penn State) vs. #31 Ezekiel Witt (North Dakota State)

• No previous meetings
   

#3 Nic Bouzakis (Ohio State) vs. #13 Stevo Poulin (Iowa State)

• No previous meetings

#5 Sheldon Seymour (Lehigh) vs. #13 Stevo Poulin (Iowa State)

• 1-0 career for Poulin (4-2)
   

#5 Sheldon Seymour (Lehigh) vs. #20 Spencer Moore (Illinois)

• 1-0 career for Seymour (7-2)
   

#11 Maximo Renteria (Oregon State) vs. #25 Blake West (Northern Illinois)

• 1-0 career for West (10-8)
   

#12 Nico Provo (Stanford) vs. #31 Ezekiel Witt (North Dakota State)

• No previous meetings
   

#19 Tyler Klinsky (Rider) vs. #32 Sulayman Bah (Columbia)

• No previous meetings

#20 Spencer Moore (Illinois) vs. #33 Marcello Milani (Cornell)

• No previous meetings

#23 Keyveon Roller (Virginia) vs. #29 Davis Motyka (Penn)

• No previous meetings

133 lbs

#1 Lucas Byrd (Illinois) vs. #13 Tyler Ferrara (Cornell)

• 1-0 career for Byrd (8-2)

#2 Ben Davino (Ohio State) vs. #3 Evan Frost (Iowa State)

• No previous meetings

#5 Kyler Larkin (Arizona State) vs. #7 Zan Fugitt (Wisconsin)

• No previous meetings

#6 Tyler Knox (Stanford) vs. #10 Marcus Blaze (Penn State)

• No previous meetings

#6 Tyler Knox (Stanford) vs. #29 Tristan Daugherty (North Dakota State)

• No previous meetings
   

#8 Jacob Van Dee (Nebraska) vs. #15 Ethan Oakley (North Carolina)

• 1-0 career for Oakley (10-9)

#8 Jacob Van Dee (Nebraska) vs. #21 Ronnie Ramirez (Oklahoma State)

• No previous meetings
   

#10 Marcus Blaze (Penn State) vs. #29 Tristan Daugherty (North Dakota State)

• No previous meetings
   

141 lbs

#1 Jesse Mendez (Ohio State) vs. #4 Anthony Echemendia (Iowa State)

• 1-0 career for Mendez (6-4)
   

#2 Sergio Vega (Oklahoma State) vs. #3 Brock Hardy (Nebraska)

• 1-0 career for Vega (13-2)
   

#3 Brock Hardy (Nebraska) vs. #19 Luke Simcox (North Carolina)

• No previous meetings
   

#12 Danny Pucino (Illinois) vs. #32 Josh Saunders (Cornell)

• No previous meetings
   

#13 Eli Griffin (Rider) vs. #16 Lorenzo Frezza (Columbia)

• No previous meetings
   

#22 Wyatt Henson (Lock Haven) vs. #27 Billy Dekraker (Northwestern)

• No previous meetings

149 lbs

#1 Shayne Van Ness (Penn State) vs. #14 Aden Valencia (Stanford)

• No previous meetings
   

#1 Shayne Van Ness (Penn State) vs. #24 Maxwell Peterson (North Dakota State)

• No previous meetings

#2 Jaxon Joy (Cornell) vs. #26 Brock Herman (Little Rock)

• No previous meetings
   

#3 Kaleb Larkin (Arizona State) vs. #16 Joe Zargo (Wisconsin)

• No previous meetings
   

#5 Chance Lamer (Nebraska) vs. #17 Casey Swiderski (Oklahoma State)

• No previous meetings
   

#6 Ethan Stiles (Ohio State) vs. #10 Jacob Frost (Iowa State)

• No previous meetings
   

#6 Ethan Stiles (Ohio State) vs. #26 Brock Herman (Little Rock)

• No previous meetings
   

#7 Koy Buesgens (NC State) vs. #18 Kaden Cassidy (George Mason)

• No previous meetings
   

#13 David Evans (Utah Valley) vs. #16 Joe Zargo (Wisconsin)

• 1-0 career for Evans (5-0)
   

#14 Aden Valencia (Stanford) vs. #24 Maxwell Petersen (North Dakota State)

• No previous meetings
   

157 lbs

#2 Landon Robideau (Oklahoma State) vs. #6 Antrell Taylor (Nebraska)

• No previous meetings
   

#3 Vinny Zerban (Iowa State) vs. #4 Brandon Cannon (Ohio State)

• 1-0 career for Zerban (11-6)
   

#3 Vinny Zerban (Iowa State) vs. #9 Logan Rozynski (Lehigh)

• No previous meetings

#4 Brandon Cannon (Ohio State) vs. #31 Jaivon Jones (Little Rock)

• No previous meetings
   

#5 Daniel Cardenas (Stanford) vs. #21 Gavin Drexler (North Dakota State)

• No previous meetings
   

#5 Daniel Cardenas (Stanford) vs. #8 PJ Duke (Penn State) 

• No previous meetings
   

#7 Kannon Webster (Illinois) vs. #9 Logan Rozynski (Lehigh)

• 1-0 career for Webster (8-2)
   

#8 PJ Duke (Penn State) vs. #21 Gavin Drexler (North Dakota State)

• No previous meetings
   

#6 Antrell Taylor (Nebraska) vs. #33 Laird Root (North Carolina)

• No previous meetings
   

#10 Jude Swisher (Penn) vs. #25 Colton Washleski (Virginia)

• No previous meetings

#11 Jackson Arrington (NC State) vs. #15 DJ McGee (George Mason)

• No previous meetings
   

#15 DJ McGee (George Mason) vs. #26 Kaleb Burgess (Buffalo)

• 1-0 career for McGee (11-8SV)

165 lbs

#1 Mitchell Mesenbrink (Penn State) vs. #6 Hunter Garvin (Stanford)

• No previous meetings
   

#2 Ladarion Lockett (Oklahoma State) vs. LJ Araujo (Nebraska)

• No previous meetings
   

#5 Matt Bianchi (Little Rock) vs. #16 Paddy Gallagher (Ohio State)

• No previous meetings

#7 Max Brignola (Lehigh) vs. #9 Braeden Scoles (Illinois)

• 1-0 career for Brignola (4-2)
   

#7 Max Brignola (Lehigh) vs. #19 Connor Euton (Iowa State)

• No previous meetings
   

#10 LJ Araujo (Nebraska) vs. #18 Bryce Hepner (North Carolina)

• No previous meetings
   

#15 Will Denny (NC State) vs. #29 Evan Maag (George Mason)

• No previous meetings
   

#15 Will Denny (NC State) vs. #30 Thomas Snipes (The Citadel)

• No previous meetings

#16 Paddy Gallagher (Ohio State) vs. #19 Connor Euton (Iowa State)

• No previous meetings

174 lbs

#2 Simon Ruiz (Cornell) vs. #20 Colin Kelly (Illinois)

• No previous meetings

#4 Carson Kharchla (Ohio State) vs. #14 MJ Gaitan (Iowa State)

• No previous meetings

#6 Christopher Minto (Nebraska) vs. #13 Alex Facundo (Oklahoma State)

• 1-0 career for Facundo (2-1)

#7 Carter Schubert (Oklahoma) vs. #22 Aidan Wallace (Duke)

• No previous meetings

#19 Nick Hamilton (Virginia) vs. #24 Myles Takats (Bucknell)

• No previous meetings
   

#27 Eddie Enright (Northwestern) vs. #32 Avery Bassett (Lock Haven)

• No previous meetings
   

184 lbs

#4 Rocco Welsh (Penn State) vs. #17 Aidan Brenot (North Dakota State)

• No previous meetings
   

#6 Dylan Fishback (Ohio State) vs. #13 Isaac Dean (Iowa State)

• 1-0 career for Fishback (4-1SV)
   

#9 Silas Allred (Nebraska) vs. #10 Zack Ryder (Oklahoma State)

• 1-0 career for Allred (5-2SV)
   

#13 Isaac Dean (Iowa State) vs. #22 Rylan Rogers (Lehigh)

• No previous meetings
   

#21 Chris Moore (Illinois) vs. #22 Rylan Rogers (Lehigh)

• 1-0 career for Moore (3-2TB)

197 lbs

#1 Rocky Elam (Iowa State) vs. #14 Luke Geog (Ohio State)

• No previous meetings

#1 Rocky Elam (Iowa State) vs. #29 JT Davis (Lehigh)

• 1-0 career for Elam (12-3)
   

#2 Stephen Little (Little Rock) vs. #14 Luke Geog (Ohio State)

• No previous meetings
   

#7 Cody Merrill (Oklahoma State) vs. #12 Camden McDanel (Nebraska)

• 1-0 career for Merrill (2-1TB)
   

#8 Connor Mirasola (Penn State) vs. #19 Angelo Posada (Stanford)

• No previous meetings

#12 Camden McDanel (Nebraska) vs. #33 Robert Platt (North Carolina)

• No previous meetings

285 lbs

#1 Yonger Bastida (Iowa State) vs. #3 Nick Feldman (Ohio State)

• 1-0 career for Bastida (13-5)

#1 Yonger Bastida (Iowa State) vs. #6 Nathan Taylor (Lehigh)

• No previous meetings
   

#4 AJ Ferrari (Nebraska) vs. #7 Konner Doucet (Oklahoma State)

• 1-0 career for Ferrari (2-1)
   

#4 AJ Ferrari (Nebraska) vs. #28 Nolan Neves (North Carolina)

• No previous meetings
   

#6 Nathan Taylor (Lehigh) vs. #15 Luke Luffman (Illinois)

• 2-0 career for Luffman (11-7, 6-1)

#15 Luke Luffman (Illinois) vs. #29 Ashton Davis (Cornell)

• No previous meetings

#22 Connor Barket (Duke) vs. #24 Juan Mora (Oklahoma)

• No previous meetings

Earlier this week, we alluded to Hodge Trophy talk. With a month and a half of action under our belts, Hodge discussion might be a little premature, but why not?

The Hodge Trophy is awarded to the best collegiate wrestler and has four criteria. Record, Dominance/Bonus-Point Percentage/Quality of Competition/Sportsmanship.

We’ll break down some of the early favorites and how they rank in relation to the criteria. Minus the sportsmanship. I don’t know if that’s a deciding factor for any of the wrestlers that we’ll discuss.

Also, we’re only mentioning candidates that have a realistic chance of winning based on the criteria. There are wrestlers who are national title favorites or ranked #1 in the country that don’t have the numbers needed to win.

1. Mitchell Mesenbrink (Penn State)

He was the third-place finisher in 2025, behind seniors Wyatt Hendrickson and Carter Starocci. Had you looked at just the resumes without a name attached, some might have given the award to Mesenbrink; however, Hendrickson and Starocci had huge accomplishments that outshined pure dominance.

Jesse Mendez has quickly caught up to Mesenbrink and perhaps passed him in the minds of some people. For me, Mesenbrink entered the year as the favorite, and nothing he’s done changes that.

Mesenbrink has bonus points in all eight of his matches this season. His “closest” match was a 15-7 major decision over #7 Max Brignola (Lehigh). Every other match had ended in a tech or a pin - four falls and three techs.

For now, the “strength of schedule” is strictly in Jesse Mendez’s favor. As we get into the Big Ten schedule, that should even out a bit. This weekend, Mesenbrink has a dual with Stanford All-American #6 Hunter Garvin. During the conference season, he’ll see #3 Mikey Caliendo, #10 LJ Araujo, and #16 Paddy Gallagher. Mesenbrink’s regular season closes with a Princeton dual and potentially, #12 Ty Whalen (Princeton). He’ll also have the B1G tournament and NCAA’s.

One thing in Mesenbrink’s favor is that he has already finished one season unbeaten. Mendez has lost at least twice during his title-winning seasons. Barring a catastrophe at multiple different weights/wrestlers, you’ll have to finish undefeated to win the award.

2. Jesse Mendez (Ohio State)

That “strength of schedule” advantage for Mendez includes four wins over returning All-Americans in his eight matches. A 4-1 win over 2025 NCAA finals opponent Brock Hardy, at the National Duals Invitational, is his only regular decision. Two of his wins over past AA’s have come via tech fall (Ryan Jack/Nasir Bailey).

Mendez’s remaining schedule is quite daunting. He’ll face undefeated CKLV champion Anthony Echemendia this weekend. Once we get to the conference season, he has rematches with Hardy, Bailey, and Vance Vombaur before the Big Ten Championships.

Mendez will have history and some unwritten criteria on his side. Typically, whether voters realize it or not, awards like these tend to be awarded to seniors, if it’s a close call. Wrestling has generally followed suit. The last three Hodge Trophy winners have been seniors. The 2020-22 span had Spencer Lee and Gable Steveson winning as underclassmen. However, before that three-year window, nine of the previous 11 winners were seniors.

Past credentials are no longer an official criterion. I imagine some voters still take that under consideration and three national titles for Mendez could be a tiebreaker against two for Mesenbrink.

The main reason I have Mensenbrink still ahead of Mendez is the double-edged sword that is “strength of schedule.” Will Mendez be able to sweep (potentially) three more matches from Brock Hardy? Hardy got him last year at the Big Ten Championships. Anthony Echemendia wrestled Mendez to a relatively close match at the All-Star Classic. He’s fresh off a CKLV title and looking as good as ever.

3. Levi Haines (Penn State)

The 2024 national champion and Senior world silver medalist is undefeated and has bonus points in all of his official matches (a 4-0 win over teammate Will Henckel doesn’t count). Haines hasn’t been quite as prolific in the past on the bonus-point front. His 2023-24 percentage was 55.5%. Mesenbrink’s has never been lower than 70%.

The best factor Haines has in front of him is the potential to remain unbeaten. Only one of his four career losses has come to a wrestler who wasn’t already a national champion or on the way. There are opponents looming who have kept it close with him in the past (Simon Ruiz/Carson Kharchla), but beating him is another story.

Thus far, Haines’ schedule hasn’t been impressive, but it’ll get much tougher in the near future.

4. Yonger Bastida (Iowa State)

So, Yonger Bastida’s bonus rate is higher (66.6%) than Haines’, but he also has more potential hurdles along the way. Haines has been to the top of the podium and knows how to handle those three days in March. Bastida’s best NCAA finish is seventh.

Some of the potential roadblocks are right in front of Bastida - like, this weekend. At the Collegiate Duals, Bastida is slated to square off with #3 Nick Feldman and #6 Nathan Taylor. Feldman is coming off a loss to #2 Isaac Trumble, but is generally wrestling very well. Taylor had a yearlong injury layoff, but is just getting back into the swing of things. At their best, either could be Bastida.

If Bastida can run the table, he should get serious consideration. He’ll still put up the dominant numbers and, generally, the heavyweights get a bit of leeway as it can be more difficult racking up big points and pins at 285 lbs.

5. Angelo Ferrari (Iowa)

All things equal, Angelo Ferrari does not have dominance figures that typically are reserved for Hodge winners. Generally, he’s not going to win this award at this point in his career. However, he could be a finalist if he goes wire-to-wire unbeaten. 184 lbs is a weight with a lot of young talent. There will be plenty of potential landmines for him. If he makes it out unscathed, Ferrari should be named a finalist.

Ferrari also has the name-brand recognition and wrestles for Iowa, so he’ll get plenty of attention if he finishes undefeated.

The wild cards

6. Ben Davino (Ohio State)/Marcus Blaze (Penn State)

As mentioned above, Lucas Byrd probably doesn’t win this award. Even if he goes back-to-back and is undefeated. He’s never finished with a bonus point rate above 38% and his current tally is 42.9%.

Now, there are some young, exciting 133 lbers in the mix. Should Ben Davino or Marcus Blaze remain unbeaten and exert a similar level of dominance that they’ve shown thus far….why not?

Davino’s bonus rate is a tick under 70% and he has eight techs in 13 matches.

Blaze is eight-for-eight in attaining bonus points. He has four techs and three falls.

The only problem here is the conference. Blaze and Davino meet up later in the season. That eliminates one of them, provided both are unbeaten by then. Their conference tournament also featured both returning finalists (Byrd/Drake Ayala) along with three other past All-Americans.

But, if one of them emerges undefeated and wins a national title, they will have the stars, starpower, and juice to potentially win the trophy.

7. Undefeated 157 lber

Counting Meyer Shapiro, there are eight 157 lbers who are currently undefeated. Six, once you dock Brandon Cannon for losing a match that technically doesn’t count to HS phenom Melvin Miller and a CKLV finals forfeit by Vinny Zerban. The others are Ty Watters, Landon Robideau, Kannon Webster, PJ Duke, and Jude Swisher.

Kind of like 133 lbs and Blaze/Davino. If one of these 157 lbers makes it through the season without a loss, they deserve serious Hodge consideration. With the strength of the Big Ten and Big 12 at 157 lbs, there will be plenty of quality opponents in conference dual season and at the conference tournament, before even getting to nationals.

This week we talk about the Ohio State vs NC State dual meet and how the refs continue to screw up stalling and other calls. We also give Christian Carroll his props after a very good win over Cole Mirasola, and we recap what went down in the EIWA, ACC, MAC, Big Ten and Big 12.

0:00 - Intro

1:37 - Weigh in

14:48 - Ohio State vs NC State + Inconsistent refs

37:03 - Wyoming vs PSU: Novak and Carroll spoil Nittany Lion shut out

41:05 - Around the conferences + NIL money impact

All in all, we didn’t have too crazy of a week on the rankings front. With many teams out of action due to last week’s CKLV and possibly exams, there was a lighter schedule than in previous weeks.

A couple of notes about the rankings this week:

For the individual wrestlers' records, I’ve tried to mirror the official record used for NCAA seeding and such. Personally, I prefer the previous versions as they were official matches - they just included some that were not used for seeding purposes. Let me know if you have a preference, maybe nobody cares!

For the team race….Carson Kharchla’s win over Matty Singleton and his move from fifth to fourth at 174 lbs helps Ohio State pull within a half point of Penn State. We also saw heavyweight Cole Mirasola drop a bit after his loss to Christian Carroll. The Kharchla/Singleton move also let Patrick Kennedy move up a spot and Iowa also gained some ground (1 point) from last week’s rankings.

As a team, the biggest mover in both duals and tournament format was Oklahoma. They jumped up three spots in both rankings after their two wins in New Jersey (Rider, Rutgers).

North Carolina and Northern Iowa didn’t budge much in the tournament rankings, but each moved up a couple of spots in the dual rankings after good wins last week.

Now, to some individual weight classes.

125 lbs - We flipped Troy Spratley and Jett Strickenberger after Spratley’s win on Sunday.

Cooper Flynn drops a bit after an 0-2 Friday. One of the opponents who beat him, Bridger Ricks, is knocking on the door for a spot in the top 33.

133 lbs - We added Ronnie Ramirez in place of Richie Figueroa for the first time. Dylan Shawver tumbles to #20 after a loss to Drexel’s Kyle Waterman. At this point, Shawver’s only ranked win is #31 Troy Hohman and he has losses to Waterman and Evan Mougalian. Waterman has a limited resume this year and a loss to #33 Javaan Yarbrough. If he keeps winning, he could make the top 33.

141 lbs - #1 Mendez teched #6 Ryan Jack. At this point, I don’t think there’s a good spot to move Jack down to. The three wrestlers behind him haven’t necessarily warranted a top-five ranking based on anything of late. Jack’s three losses have come to #1 Mendez, #2 Vega, #5 Olivieri.

Dario Lemus drops a few spots after a loss to Briar Priest. Priest climbs back in. He had a few early-season losses, but has avenged one of them (Dylan Chappell) and holds a win over the previous #33 Gable Porter.

149 lbs - No Changes

157 lbs - No Significant Changes

165 lbs - One of the moves I struggled with the most was Paddy Gallagher’s loss to Will Denny. Gallagher now has two losses on sudden victory stalling calls. Very weird and random! Denny does have a win over Ryder Downey, but also a one-sided major decision loss to fellow freshman Ryan Burton. Gallagher’s only signature win is a major over LJ Araujo. There could be a version of the rankings where Denny is moved ahead of Downey and Gallagher holds still. At this point, I’m not sure if Denny should be top eight (especially coming from #19). Denny goes up a bit, Gallagher, down and behind Burton.

174 lbs - We mentioned above the Kharchla/Singleton match and its impact on the rankings. Also bumped Alex Facundo up a slot. I received a question about him last week. Looking at his resume on December 15th, it looks fine with only high-quality losses. I explained that even though Facundo beat Minto at the NDI, it didn’t feel like he needed to move up from his previous ranking after going 1-3 at the NDI. It’s a weird optic. Generally, I don’t like moving wrestlers up significantly for a few “good losses.” As long as he keeps winning, it’ll sort itself out.

184 lbs - Redshirt freshman Jake Dailey jumps into the rankings after his dual win over Ian Bush. Bush was at 21, both wrestlers have a loss this year to Jaden Bullock, so 24/25 fits nicely for the pair. Dailey is someone I’ve been high on, but he hadn’t necessarily had wins to warrant a ranking until Friday.

197 lbs - The wrestler I struggled with the most this week was West Virginia’s Rune Lawrence. He has good wins (Sasso, Zurawski, Tompkins), but is on a losing streak since the Vegas finals. Over the weekend, he lost to Cody Merrill and Robert Platt. Directly behind Lawrence in the rankings are Zurawski, Ben Vanadia, and Zayne Lehman. Lawrence beat Zurawski H2H and outplaced the other two in Vegas. I’m not sure if anyone behind Lehman warrants being ranked ahead of Lawrence…yet. Should his skid continue, he’ll fall.

285 lbs - Christian Carroll continued his winning way and defeated Cole Mirasola. We dropped Mirasola behind Wyatt Voelker, who has one loss on the year (to Koy Hopke - who is directly above him). Mirasola’s two best wins of the year are over Brady Colbert and Juan Mora. #13 is probably a good spot for him now. Speaking of Mora, he moves up a spot after his win over Hunter Catka.

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Just like that, we’re a month and a half into the 2025-26 season. The National Duals Invitational and CKLV have come and gone. With it being the first week after Vegas and potentially in the midst of exams, there were a lot of schools that used this as a bye week. Even so, there was still plenty of action that took place this week. Hold on as we go around the country.

Friday night featured one of the better potential non-conference duals remaining in the season - #2 Ohio State hosting #9 NC State. Though the final score looks a little lopsided, there were plenty of good, close individual matches.

Before getting to those matches, let’s talk about the impressive 141 lb result. Two-time NCAA champion Jesse Mendez posted an incredible 21-6 tech fall over All-American Ryan Jack. Mendez moves to a perfect 8-0 on the year, with half of them coming against past All-Americans. His only regular decision was against his 2025 NCAA finals opponent, Brock Hardy. We’ll dig deeper into Mendez’s Hodge Trophy standing later in the week.

At 149 lbs, All-American Ethan Stiles handed Koy Buesgens his first loss of the season in a battle of top-ten opponents.

Brandon Cannon’s major decision over a high-quality opponent like Jackson Arrington continues to show that Cannon could be a title contender in a competitive and fun 157 lb weight class.

History repeated itself at 165 lbs as Paddy Gallagher lost his second match of the year via a sudden victory stalling call. NC State freshman Will Denny got his hand raised.

Carson Kharchla handed Matty Singleton his first loss of the year, as well. We’re knocking on wood and keeping our fingers crossed that Kharchla can head into the postseason as healthy as possible.

The heavyweight matchup featured the second and third ranked wrestlers in the nation, Isaac Trumble and Nick Feldman. Trumble beat Feldman in the 2025 NCAA bloodround and repeated that feat on Friday. People might have forgotten about Trumble since he missed all of November, but he’s a legitimate title threat at 285 lbs.

In Non-Ohio State/NC State news…

#18 North Carolina really put it on #20 West Virginia in a 27-7 dual victory. The Tar Heels have been lying low and didn’t participate in the CKLV or had many major duals (before Friday), so people might have overlooked them a bit. There were standouts all over for Rob Koll’s team, as they took eight of ten matches, but I’d single out Jake Dailey (184) and Robert Platt (197), who are currently unranked and pulled off quality upsets.

Two items from the Chattanooga/Iowa/Utah Valley tri. Utah Valley 125 lber Bridger Ricks got a win via DQ (stall out) over #18 Cooper Flynn. Flynn also suffered a loss to Iowa’s Dean Peterson. The other takeaway was that Victor Voinovich got the call for the Hawkeyes at 157 lbs. Jordan Williams had a shot at the CyHawk dual and lost via major decision.

Kent State swept their tri with Buffalo and Gardner-Webb. Landen Duncan (141), Reese Stephen (157), Ethan Barr (174), and Blake Schaffer (197) all picked up two wins for the Golden Flashes. In their first year under Josh Moore, KSU has already accumulated four wins, after getting only one in 2024-25.

Pittsburgh thumped Maryland, taking nine out of ten matches from the Terps in a 35-3 blowout. In the marquee match of the dual, Mac Stout got back on the winning track by doling out Branson John’s first loss of the year at 197 lbs. Briar Priest also picked up a slight upset at 141 lbs, when the unranked wrestler knocked off #26 Dario Lemus. Maryland’s lone win came from Braxton Brown at 133 lbs.

In a battle of ranked teams, Indiana got their first win in six outings by defeating Army West Point, 26-14. It was the upperweights for the Hoosiers that tilted the dual in their favor. 165-197 all went in the favor of Angel Escobedo’s team. Fun fact, both head coaches were NCAA champions at 125 lbs in the same era. The two (Escobedo and Troy Nickerson) wrestled each other in the third-place match at the NCAA Tournament as seniors (2010).

Ryan LeBlanc got his first win as head coach of the Binghamton Bearcats. This dual featured the BU debut of 197 lber Mikey Squires. Squires joins the team as a graduate transfer from Princeton. He was listed in InterMat’s preseason rankings and might climb back in since he’s active for Binghamton.

Oklahoma visited New Jersey and left with a pair of dual wins. 19-14 over Rutgers and 26-15 over Rider. CKLV champion Carter Schubert proved he was not a one-hit wonder after a 5-1 decision win over #9 Lenny Pinto. Brian Soldano also got a measure of revenge with his 9-6 win over Shane Cartagena-Walsh. The match sparked some controversy over “what is a takedown.”

A record crowd for Wyoming wrestling was on hand to watch the top-ranked Penn State Nittany Lions defeat the home team 40-7. True freshman Marcus Blaze and PJ Duke both pinned ranked opponents. Aaron Nagao continues to miss time at 141 lbs. He was replaced by true freshman Nathan Desmond, who picked up an 11-4 win over John Alden.

The back end of the Wyoming lineup continues to impress as All-American Joey Novak posted a major decision win over Connor Mirasola at 197 lbs. Heavyweight Christian Carroll is in the process of proving his CKLV finals run was not an aberration and he had a solid 10-4 win over Cole Mirasola.

After losing to Oklahoma on Saturday, Rutgers got back on the winning track with a 28-12 victory over Drexel. At 174 lbs, in a clash of ranked wrestlers, Lenny Pinto pinned Jasiah Queen. The two met in the Keystone Classic finals and the bout went to tiebreakers. For Drexel, 133 lber Kyle Waterman had a 5-4 win over former All-American Dylan Shawver.

In a dual that featured two teams separated by only a couple of slots in the rankings, #16 Northern Iowa got a win over #12 Missouri, 22-14. There weren’t any real shocking upsets in this dual. The closest thing to one came at 133 lbs as #26 Julian Farber defeated #17 Kade Moore. Farber dropped after a 2-2 showing at the SIUE Cougar Clash, but got back to his winning ways with a 9-8 decision. All-American Cam Steed (Missouri) did not wrestle, though that probably doesn’t swing the dual towards Mizzou.

We close with a 34-3 win by Oklahoma State at West Virginia. Before getting to the stuff that everyone is talking about, the actual match results. In a rematch of the Big 12 finals, Troy Spratley turned the tables on CKLV champion Jett Strickenberger and got a 6-2 victory. The career record between the two is now at even, 2-2.

Ronnie Ramirez got the call for Oklahoma State at 133 lbs. Is that telling of the coach's preferences at the weight - him getting the call over Richie Figueroa? Either way, Ramirez suffered a 4-2 loss to fellow true freshman Gunner Andrick.

Redshirt freshman Zack Ryder and Cody Merrill both had to grind out 2-1 wins at 184 and 197 lbs.

Is it duck season?

Ok, now for the other stuff. We were supposed to have a #1 vs. #2 match at 157 lbs with Ty Watters and Landon Robideau. Watters did not wrestle and Robideau teched true freshman Cole Evans.

It’s actually a good sign that we’ve made it through a month and a half before really having the “duck” conversation. Generally, marquee matchups have happened. I always have my duck radar up and seem to think I have a good read on whether or not a missed match might constitute a duck.

For those screaming “duck,” the evidence in your favor is that Watters wrestled on Friday against an opponent, #33 Laird Root, ranked significantly lower than Robideau.

I rewatched the Watters/Root match a couple of times, looking for some sort of potential injury. There was nothing clear; however, if you look at the scramble that led to a Root reversal in the second or the closing seconds of the bout with Watters in a predicament often stopped as “potentially dangerous,” it’s possible that something happened to his left knee. Maybe something that he really feels after the adrenaline rush wears off?

I’m at least open to the possibility that something happened in the match on Friday that may have legitimately prevented him from wrestling on Sunday.

Looking at West Virginia, if Tim Flynn and staff really wanted to peek ahead to potential Big 12/NCAA seeding, they wouldn’t have wrestled Jett Strickenberger either. He was facing a wrestler ranked directly below him in rankings, but one who had beaten him before.

The Mountaineers' schedule doesn’t really give us any clues either. WVU will be out of action until January 9th (Arizona State), so we have to wait a few weeks to see whether or not Watters wrestles then.

You can probably tell by now, I’m not 100% convinced that this was a duck. I think there could be a logical explanation against it. I want to see a #1 vs. #2 match as much as anyone, but I’m giving WVU the benefit of the doubt here. 

Saturday’s DI Dual Results

Penn State Behrand 42 Mercyhurst 9

125 - Travis Browning (Mercyhurst) fall Angelo Lomonte (PSUB)  1:19

133 - Zach Dellinger (PSUB) fall Edwin Mooney (Mercyhurst)  6:29

141 - Cole Neil (PSUB) tech Marcus Colson (Mercyhurst)  17-1

149 - Hunter Waneka (PSUB) dec Noah Adamson (Mercyhurst)  11-8SV

157 - Rudy Brown (PSUB) fall Xavier Dombkowski (Mercyhurst)  2:03

165 - Steffan Lynch (PSUB) maj Keith Mincin (Mercyhurst)  12-4

174 - Maxx Fesinger (Mercyhurst) dec Maxon Savits (PSUB)  5-2

184 - Louie DeJulia (PSUB) fall Jake LeClerc (Mercyhurst)  1:24

197 - Abraham Keep (PSUB) fall Joshua Johnson-Cantrell (Mercyhurst)  4:20

285 - Matthew Caldwell (PSUB) fall Gino Guerrisi (Mercyhurst)  4:59

Mercyhurst 59 Penn State Altoona 0

125 - Travis Browning (Mercyhurst) fall Tammar Reza (PSUA)  :27

133 - Edwin Mooney (Mercyhurst) FFT

141 - Marcus Colson (Mercyhurst) FFT

149 - Noah Adamson (Mercyhurst) FFT

157 - Xavier Dombkowski (Mercyhurst) FFT

165 - Keith Mincin (Mercyhurst) tech Gonzalo Santana Hernandez (PSUA)  15-0

174 - Maxx Fesinger (Mercyhurst) fall Andrew Weaver (PSUA)  6:39

184 - Jake LeClerc (Mercyhurst) FFT

197 - Joshua Johnson-Cantrell (Mercyhurst) FFT

285 - Joey Baronick (Mercyhurst) FFT

Buffalo 23 Gardner-Webb 22

125 - Tyson Lane (Gardner-Webb) maj Zac Belverio (Buffalo)  17-8

133 - TK Davis (Gardner-Webb) tech Max Elton (Buffalo)  19-1

141 - Dominic DiTullio (Gardner-Webb) fall Tyler Roark (Buffalo)  2:35

149 - Sam Ewing (Buffalo) maj Drew Pepin (Gardner-Webb)  11-1

157 - Joseph Giordano (Gardner-Webb) maj Max Nevlin (Buffalo)  16-4

165 - Kelin Laffey (Buffalo) InjDef Tucker Cell (Gardner-Webb)

174 - Rafael Knapp (Buffalo) dec Isaiah Guerrero (Gardner-Webb)  9-4

184 - Marcus Petite (Buffalo) fall Hadyn Danals (Gardner-Webb)  2:10

197 - Joshua McCutchen (Gardner-Webb) dec Connor Jacobs (Buffalo)  9-5

285 - Magnus Bibla (Buffalo) dec Rocky Files (Gardner-Webb)  4-2

Kent State 20 Gardner-Webb 14

125 - Tyson Lane (Gardner-Webb) dec Nico Calello (Kent State)  18-15SV

133 - TK Davis (Gardner-Webb) tech Nick Molchak (Kent State)  18-1

141 - Landen Duncan (Kent State) dec Dominic DiTullio (Gardner-Webb)  7-4

149 - Nate Roth (Kent State) dec Drew Pepin (Gardner-Webb)  5-3

157 - Reese Stephen (Kent State) maj Joseph Giordano (Gardner-Webb)  9-1

165 - Nathan McCartney (Gardner-Webb) dec Ty Deericks (Kent State)  5-2

174 - Ethan Barr (Kent State) maj Isaiah Guerrero (Gardner-Webb)  8-0

184 - Trent Thomas (Kent State) dec Hadyn Danals (Gardner-Webb)  4-3

197 - Blake Schaffer (Kent State) dec Joshua McCutchen (Gardner-Webb)  7-2

285 - Rocky Files (Gardner-Webb) dec Corey Boerio (Kent State)  2-1SV

Kent State 22 Buffalo 10

125 - Nico Calello (Kent State) maj Caden Barrientos (Buffalo)  11-0

133 - Nick Molchak (Kent State) dec Max Elton (Buffalo)  2-0

141 - Landen Duncan (Kent State) dec Aaron Lanster (Buffalo)  3-1

149 - Silas Stits (Kent State) dec Sam Ewing (Buffalo)  5-1

157 - Reese Stephen (Kent State) dec Max Nevlin (Buffalo)  4-0

165 - Kelin Laffey (Buffalo) maj Ty Deericks (Kent State)  8-0

174 - Ethan Barr (Kent State) dec Rafael Knapp (Buffalo)  5-1

184 - Marcus Petite (Buffalo) dec Trent Thomas (Kent State)  2-1

197 - Blake Schaffer (Kent State) dec Connor Jacobs (Buffalo)  2-1

285 - Magnus Bibla (Buffalo) dec Corey Boerio (Kent State)  9-3
 

Pittsburgh 35 Maryland 3

125 - Tyler Chappell (Pittsburgh) maj Abram Cline (Maryland)  9-0

133 - Braxton Brown (Maryland) dec Evan Tallmadge (Pittsburgh)  4-1

141 - Briar Priest (Pittsburgh) dec Dario Lemus (Maryland)  8-5SV

149 - Kade Brown (Pittsburgh) dec Ryan Kennedy (Maryland)  2-1

157 - Dylan Evans (Pittsburgh) tech Mekhi Neal (Maryland)  19-4

165 - Jared Keslar (Pittsburgh) dec Alex Uryniak (Maryland)  9-7

174 - Luca Augustine (Pittsburgh) dec Dom Solis (Maryland)  9-5

184 - Chase Kranitz (Pittsburgh) tech Seth Digby (Maryland)  18-3

197 - Mac Stout (Pittsburgh) dec Branson John (Maryland)  11-6

285 - Dayton Pitzer (Pittsburgh) fall Oscar Williams (Maryland)  4:21

Indiana 26 Army West Point 14

125 - Jacob Moran (Indiana) tech Charlie Farmer (Army West Point)  22-6

133 - Jake Crapps (Army West Point) dec Logan Frazier (Indiana)  7-2

141 - Braden Basile (Army West Point) dec Henry Porter (Indiana)  5-4

149 - Joey Buttler (Indiana) maj Mason Barvitskie (Army West Point)  11-1

157 - Joseph Antonio (Army West Point) dec Bryce Lowery (Indiana)  6-2

165 - Tyler Lillard (Indiana) fall Dakota Morris (Army West Point)

174 - Derek Gilcher (Indiana) dec Cooper Haase (Army West Point)  7-2

184 - Sam Goin (Indiana) maj David Barrett (Army West Point)  10-1

197 - Gabe Sollars (Indiana) maj Reid Schroeder (Army West Point  8-0

285 - Brady Colbert (Army West Point) tech Caleb Marzolino (Indiana)  20-5

Binghamton 24 Bloomsburg 13

125 - Jace Schafer (Bloomsburg) maj Carson Wagner (Binghamton)  9-0

133 - Dillon Arrick (Binghamton) dec Aiden Grogg (Bloomsburg)  5-3

141 - Ryan Hartung (Binghamton) dec Richie Wood (Bloomsburg)  10-7

149 - Caleb Sweet (Binghamton) dec Dustin Elliott (Bloomsburg)  7-4

157 - Fin Nadeau (Binghamton) dec William Morrow (Bloomsburg)  4-1

165 - Braidon Woodward (Bloomsburg) dec Marco Albanese (Binghamton)  6-4

174 - Carter Baer (Binghamton) tech Vasilios Dimou (Bloomsburg)  16-0

184 - Will Ebert (Binghamton) maj Ethan Ducca (Bloomsburg)  8-0

197 - Mikey Squires (Binghamton) dec Coy Raines (Bloomsburg)  4-0

285 - Mason Rebuck (Bloomsburg) fall Cayden Bevis (Binghamton)  4:57

Oklahoma 19 Rutgers 14

125 - Conrad Hendriksen (Oklahoma) dec Ayden Smith (Rutgers)

133 - Dylan Shawver (Rutgers) maj Carter Schmidt (Oklahoma)  13-3

141 - Tyler Wells (Oklahoma) dec Tahir Parkins (Rutgers)  5-2

149 - Andy Clark (Rutgers) dec Hunter Hollingsworth (Oklahoma)  2-1

157 - Tony White (Rutgers) maj Layton Schneider (Oklahoma)  8-0

165 - Ryan Ford (Rutgers) dec Bryce Burkett (Oklahoma)  4-1SV

174 - Carter Schubert (Oklahoma) dec Lenny Pinto (Rutgers)  5-1

184 - Brian Soldano (Oklahoma) dec Shane Cartagena-Walsh (Rutgers)  9-6

197 - DJ Parker (Oklahoma) maj Remy Cotton (Rutgers)  16-3

285 - Juan Mora (Oklahoma) dec Hunter Catka (Rutgers)  5-2SV

Penn State 40 Wyoming 7

125 - Luke Lilledahl (Penn State) tech Sefton Douglass (Wyoming)  18-3

133 - Marcus Blaze (Penn State) fall Luke Willochell (Wyoming)  3:39

141 - Nathan Desmond (Penn State) dec John Alden (Wyoming)  11-4

149 - Shayne Van Ness (Penn State) fall Gabe Willochell (Wyoming)  2:54

157 - PJ Duke (Penn State) fall Jared Hill (Wyoming)  4:08

165 - Mitchell Mesenbrink (Penn State) fall Sloan Swan (Wyoming)  2:00

174 - Levi Haines (Penn State) tech Riley Davis (Wyoming)  18-1

184 - Rocco Welsh (Penn State) dec Eddie Neitenbach (Wyoming)  4-1

197 - Joey Novak (Wyoming) maj Connor Mirasola (Penn State)  10-1

285 - Christian Carroll (Wyoming) dec Cole Mirasola (Penn State)  10-4

Sunday’s Dual Results

Oklahoma 26 Rider 15

125 - Tyler Klinsky (Rider) dec Conrad Hendriksen (Oklahoma)  4-1

133 - Will Betancourt (Rider) dec Carter Schmidt (Oklahoma)  6-2

141 - Eli Griffin (Rider) InjDef Tyler Wells (Oklahoma)

149 - Dylan Layton (Rider) dec Hunter Hollingsworth (Oklahoma)  8-3

157 - Layton Schneider (Oklahoma) tech Jacob Zearfoss (Rider)  19-4

165 - Owen Eck (Oklahoma) dec Brendon Abdon (Rider)  5-0

174 - Carter Schubert (Oklahoma) tech Enrique Munquia (Rider)  20-5

184 - Brian Soldano (Oklahoma) tech Gianni Maldonado (Rider)  22-2

197 - DJ Parker (Oklahoma) tech Brock Zurawski (Rider)  18-3

285 - Juan Mora (Oklahoma) dec Hogan Swanski (Rider)  11-4

Rutgers 28 Drexel 12

125 - Ayden Smith (Rutgers) dec Desmond Pleasant (Drexel)  16-11

133 - Kyle Waterman (Drexel) dec Dylan Shawver (Rutgers)  5-4

141 - Jordan Soriano (Drexel) fall Tahir Parkins (Rutgers)  4:52

149 - Andy Clark (Rutgers) dec Patrick Kelly (Drexel)  4-1

157 - Luke Nichter (Drexel) dec Tony White (Rutgers)  4-1SV

165 - Andrew Barbosa (Rutgers) dec Cody Walsh (Drexel)  7-2

174 - Lenny Pinto (Rutgers) fall Jasiah Queen (Drexel)  2:29

184 - Shane Cartagena-Walsh (Rutgers) maj Ethan Wilson (Drexel)  14-4

197 - Remy Cotton (Rutgers) maj Ibrahim Ameer (Drexel)  15-7

285 - Hunter Catka (Rutgers) tech Dom Petracci (Drexel)  25-5

Northern Iowa 22 Missouri 14

125 - Trever Anderson (Northern Iowa) maj Mack Mauger (Missouri)  12-0

133 - Julian Farber (Northern Iowa) dec Kade Moore (Missouri)  9-8

141 - Cory Land (Northern Iowa) dec Zeke Seltzer (Missouri)  5-1

149 - Josh Edmond (Missouri) dec Ethan Basile (Northern Iowa)  10-4

157 - J Conway (Missouri) dec RJ Weston (Northern Iowa)  6-3

165 - Ryder Downey (Northern Iowa) dec Maxx Mayfield (Missouri)  1-0

174 - Jared Simma (Northern Iowa) maj Peyton Westpfahl (Missouri)  12-0

184 - Aeoden Sinclair (Missouri) tech CJ Walrath (Northern Iowa)  20-4

197 - Evan Bates (Missouri) dec John Gunderson (Northern Iowa)  5-2

285 - Wyatt Voelker (Northern Iowa) tech Jarrett Stoner (Missouri)  21-6

Oklahoma State 34 West Virginia 3

125 - Troy Spratley (Oklahoma State) dec Jett Strickenberger (West Virginia)  6-2

133 - Gunner Andrick (West Virginia) dec Ronnie Ramirez (Oklahoma State)  4-2

141 - Sergio Vega (Oklahoma State) dec Jordan Titus (West Virginia)  5-1

149 - Casey Swiderski (Oklahoma State) dec TJ Langley (West Virginia)  8-4

157 - Landon Robideau (Oklahoma State) tech Cole Evans (West Virginia)  20-5

165 - Ladarion Lockett (Oklahoma State) dec Shawn Taylor (West Virginia)  5-2

174 - Alex Facundo (Oklahoma State) tech Leo Contino (West Virginia)  20-5

184 - Zack Ryder (Oklahoma State) dec Ian Bush (West Virginia)  2-1

197 - Cody Merrill (Oklahoma State) dec Rune Lawrence (West Virginia)  2-1

285 - Konner Doucet (Oklahoma State) fall Wilson Spires (West Virginia)  1:47

Friday’s DI Dual Results

Ohio State 26 NC State 10

125 - Vince Robinson (NC State) maj Brendan McCrone (Ohio State)  12-3

133 - Ben Davino (Ohio State) dec Troy Hohman (NC State)  7-1

141 - Jesse Mendez (Ohio State) tech Ryan Jack (NC State)  21-6

149 - Ethan Stiles (Ohio State) dec Koy Buesgens (NC State)  4-3

157 - Brandon Cannon (Ohio State) maj Jackson Arrington (NC State)  9-1

165 - Will Denny (NC State) dec Paddy Gallagher (Ohio State)  6-5SV

174 - Carson Kharchla (Ohio State) dec Matty Singleton (NC State)  8-4

184 - Dylan Fishback (Ohio State) maj Donald Cates (NC State)  12-1

197 - Luke Geog (Ohio State) maj Cason Howle (NC State)  17-4

285 - Isaac Trumble (NC State) dec Nick Feldman (Ohio State)  5-1

North Carolina 27 West Virginia 7

125 - Kysen Terukina (North Carolina) dec Louie Gill (West Virginia)  6-3

133 - Ethan Oakley (North Carolina) dec Gunner Andrick (West Virginia)  4-2

141 - Luke Simcox (North Carolina) dec Jordan Titus (West Virginia)  5-2SV

149 - Nate Askew (North Carolina) dec Willie McDougald (West Virginia)  9-4

157 - Ty Watters (West Virginia) dec Laird Root (North Carolina)  6-3

165 - Bryce Hepner (North Carolina) fall Shawn Taylor (West Virginia)  1:06

174 - Leo Contino (West Virginia) maj Marcus Murabito (North Carolina)  10-0

184 - Jake Dailey (North Carolina) dec Ian Bush (West Virginia)  5-3

197 - Robert Platt (North Carolina) dec Rune Lawrence (West Virginia)  10-7

285 - Nolan Neves (North Carolina) dec Brock Kehler (West Virginia)  4-1SV

Utah Valley 33 Chattanooga 3

125 - Bridger Ricks (Utah Valley) disq Cooper Flynn (Chattanooga)

133 - Geronimo Rivera (Utah Valley) dec Bryce Luna (Chattanooga)  6-1

141 - Haiden Drury (Utah Valley) dec Hunter Mason (Chattanooga)  9-4

149 - Kayd Craig (Utah Valley) dec Yuta Otera (Chattanooga)  10-3

157 - Mark Takara (Utah Valley) dec CJ Liddle (Chattanooga)  5-4

165 - Mason Reiniche (Chattanooga) dec Zyon Trujillo (Utah Valley)  5-3

174 - Trevor Frank (Utah Valley) tech Kamdyn Munro (Chattanooga)  15-0

184 - Caleb Uhlenhopp (Utah Valley) maj Landon Jones (Chattanooga)  9-1

197 - Kael Bennie (Utah Valley) dec Kade Rule (Chattanooga)  5-0

285 - Jack Forbes (Utah Valley) dec Ethan Vergara (Chattanooga)  8-2

Utah Valley 37 Chattanooga 6

125 - Dean Peterson (Iowa) tech Cooper Flynn (Chattanooga)  20-4

133 - Bryce Luna (Chattanooga) dec Joey Cruz (Iowa)  4-1

141 - Nasir Bailey (Iowa) dec Hunter Mason (Chattanooga)  4-1

149 - Ryder Block (Iowa) tech Yuta Otera (Chattanooga)  20-5

157 - Victor Voinovich (Iowa) maj CJ Liddie (Chattanooga)  11-3

165 - Michael Caliendo (Iowa) fall Tavian Camper (Chattanooga)  1:55

174 - Patrick Kennedy (Iowa) tech Kamdyn Munro (Chattanooga)  21-5

184 - Angelo Ferrari (Iowa) tech Landon Jones (Chattanooga)  20-4

197 - Gabe Arnold (Iowa) maj Kade Rule (Chattanooga)  17-4

285 - Ethan Vergara (Chattanooga) dec Easton Fleshman (Iowa)  4-2

Iowa 33 Utah Valley 7

125 - Dean Peterson (Iowa) dec Bridger Ricks (Utah Valley)  7-2

133 - Geronimo Rivera (Utah Valley) dec Joey Cruz (Iowa)  8-3

141 - Nasir Bailey (Iowa) maj Haiden Drury (Utah Valley)  12-1

149 - Ryder Block (Iowa) fall Kayd Craig (Utah Valley)  :53

157 - Victor Voinovich (Iowa) dec Mark Takara (Utah Valley) 10-3

165 - Michael Caliendo (Iowa) fall Zyon Trujillo (Utah Valley)  1:52

174 - Patrick Kennedy (Iowa) tech Tanner Lofthouse (Utah Valley)  20-5

184 - Angelo Ferrari (Iowa) dec Caleb Uhlenhopp (Utah Valley)  4-1

197 - Gabe Arnold (Iowa) dec Kael Bennie (Utah Valley)  4-2

285 - Jack Forbes (Utah Valley) maj Easton Fleshman (Iowa)  17-4

Despite the number of duals taking place this weekend (Thursday-Sunday), there are actually a ton of interesting individual matches set to take place along the way. Duals like NC State/Ohio State, North Carolina/West Virginia, Oklahoma State/West Virginia, Missouri/Northern Iowa, and Penn State/Wyoming actually have some excellent matchups. 

Below are the potential matches between ranked wrestlers - sorted by weight. Along with the matchups are results from any previous meetings between the two. Of course, an exercise like this is made very easy by using WrestleStat. 

125 lbs

#1 Vince Robinson (NC State) vs. #3 Nic Bouzakis (Ohio State)

• No previous meetings

#6 Dean Peterson (Iowa) vs. #18 Cooper Flynn (Chattanooga)

• No previous meetings
   

#7 Jett Strickenberger (West Virginia) vs. #8 Troy Spratley (Oklahoma State)

• 2-1 career for Strickenberger (4-8, Fall, 5-2SV)
   

#7 Jett Strickenberger (West Virginia) vs. #16 Kysen Terukina (North Carolina)

• 2-1 career for Strickenberger (7-10, Fall, 4-1)

#27 Trevor Anderson (Northern Iowa) vs. #28 Mack Mauger (Missouri)

• No previous meetings

133 lbs

#2 Ben Davino (Ohio State) vs. #31 Troy Hohman (NC State)

• No previous meetings
   

#10 Marcus Blaze (Penn State) vs. #22 Luke Willochell (Wyoming)

• No previous meetings
   

#12 Braxton Brown (Maryland) vs. #30 Evan Tallmadge (Pittsburgh)

• No previous meetings
   

#16 Ethan Oakley (North Carolina) vs. #19 Gunner Andrick (West Virginia)

• No previous meetings
   

#17 Kade Moore (Missouri) vs. #26 Julian Farber (Northern Iowa)

• 1-0 career for Moore (10-6)
   

#19 Gunner Andrick (West Virginia) vs. #28 Richie Figueroa/Ronnie Ramirez (Oklahoma State)

• No previous meeting

141 lbs

#1 Jesse Mendez (Ohio State) vs. #7 Ryan Jack (NC State)

• 2-0 career for Mendez (5-2, Fall)
   

#5 Joey Olivieri (Rutgers) vs. #24 Tyler Wells (Oklahoma)

• No previous meetings
   

#9 Nasir Bailey (Iowa) vs. #17 Haiden Drury (Utah Valley)

• No previous meetings
   

#10 Cory Land (Northern Iowa) vs. #21 Zeke Seltzer (Missouri)

• No previous meetings
   

#13 Eli Griffin (Rider) vs. #24 Tyler Wells (Oklahoma)

• No previous meetings
   

#14 Braden Basile (Army West Point) vs. #23 Henry Porter (Indiana)

• No previous meetings
   

149 lbs

#1 Shayne Van Ness (Penn State) vs. #30 Gabe Willochell (Wyoming)

• 2-0 career for Van Ness (Fall x2)
   

#6 Ethan Stiles (Ohio State) vs. #7 Koy Buesgens (NC State)

• No previous meetings
   

#8 Ryder Block (Iowa) vs. #13 David Evans (Utah Valley)

• No previous meetings
   

#15 Josh Edmond (Missouri) vs. #28 Caleb Rathjen (Northern Iowa)

• No previous meetings

#22 Gavin Brown (Purdue) vs. #31 Eugene Harney (Morgan State)

• No previous meetings

157 lbs

#1 Ty Watters (West Virginia) vs. #2 Landon Robideau (Oklahoma State)

• No previous meetings

#1 Ty Watters (West Virginia) vs. #33 Laird Root (North Carolina)

• No previous meetings

#4 Brandon Cannon (Ohio State) vs. #11 Jackson Arrington (NC State)

• No previous meetings

#8 PJ Duke (Penn State) vs. #23 Jared Hill (Wyoming)

• No previous meetings

165 lbs

#8 Ryder Downey (Northern Iowa) vs. #16 Maxx Mayfield (Missouri)

• No previous meetings

#11 Paddy Gallagher (Ohio State) vs. #19 Will Denny (NC State)

• No previous meetings

#17 Gunner Filipowicz (Army West Point) vs. #21 Tyler Lillard (Indiana)

• No previous meetings
   

174 lbs
 

#1 Levi Haines (Penn State) vs. #28 Riley Davis (Wyoming)

• 1-0 career for Haines (Fall)
   

#3 Matty Singleton (NC State) vs. #5 Carson Kharchla (Ohio State)

• No previous meetings
   

#7 Carter Schubert (Oklahoma) vs. #9 Lenny Pinto (Rutgers)

• No previous meetings
   

#9 Lenny Pinto (Rutgers) vs. #18 Jasiah Queen (Drexel)

• 1-0 career for Pinto (3-2TB)
   

#10 Jared Simma (Northern Iowa) vs. #11 Cam Steed (Missouri)

• No previous meetings

#14 Alex Facundo (Oklahoma State) vs. #15 Brody Conley (West Virginia)

• No previous meetings

184 lbs

#2 Aeoden Sinclair (Missouri) vs. #28 CJ Walrath (Northern Iowa)

• No previous meetings
   

#4 Rocco Welsh (Penn State) vs. #12 Eddie Neitenbach (Wyoming)

• No previous meetings
   

#10 Zack Ryder (Oklahoma State) vs. #21 Ian Bush (West Virginia)

• No previous meetings
   

#11 Brian Soldano (Oklahoma) vs. #15 Shane Cartagena-Walsh (Rutgers)

• No previous meetings (but ex-teammates)
   

197 lbs

#4 Joey Novak (Wyoming) vs. #8 Conor Mirasola (Penn State)

• No previous meetings
   

#7 Cody Merrill (Oklahoma State) vs. #22 Rune Lawrence (West Virginia)

• No previous meetings
   

#9 DJ Parker (Oklahoma) vs. #18 Remy Cotton (Rutgers)

• No previous meetings
   

#9 DJ Parker (Oklahoma) vs. #23 Brock Zurawski (Rider)

• No previous meetings
   

#11 Mac Stout (Pittsburgh) vs. #15 Branson John (Maryland)

• No previous meetings
   

#13 Gabe Sollars (Indiana) vs. #28 Wolfgang Frable (Army West Point)

• 1-0 career for Sollars (Fall)
   

#18 Remy Cotton (Rutgers) vs. #31 Ibrahim Ameer (Drexel)

• No previous meetings
   

285 lbs

#2 Isaac Trumble (NC State) vs. #3 Nick Feldman (Ohio State)

• 1-0 career for Trumble (5-3)

#10 Christian Carroll (Wyoming) vs. #11 Cole Mirasola (Penn State)

• No previous meetings

#13 Wyatt Voelker (Northern Iowa) vs. #26 Jarrett Stoner (Missouri)

• No previous meetings

#22 Hunter Catka (Rutgers) vs. #25 Juan Mora (Oklahoma)

• No previous meetings

As we’re rapidly approaching the end of December, most teams are trying to finish the first semester quietly and get ready for the conference dual season, right? Maybe, but not #2 Ohio State and #9 NC State! The Wolfpack will travel to Columbus to take on the Buckeyes in one of the best duals of the season.

Duals can be strange. You can have two top teams and, for whatever reason, their best wrestlers might not align and get left with only one or two high-quality matches. That’s not uncommon. However, in this instance, there are two excellent teams with contenders in many of the same places. With Ohio State/NC State, we’re looking at the possibility of five matches between opponents both in the top ten. Two matches between wrestlers in the top three. Three among returning All-Americans.

Tomorrow night, tune into B1G+ because the fireworks will be early and often. There will be a handful of matches that we’ll probably see again in the NCAA quarters/semis or even finals.

Here’s our weight-by-weight look at the dual, along with some individual and team predictions.

125 lbs

#1 Vince Robinson (NC State) vs. #3 Nic Bouzakis/Brendan McCrone (Ohio State)

Right out of the gate (assuming they start at 125 lbs), we’ve got a massive match with national implications. A win from Vince Robinson solidifies his standing atop the 125 lb rankings. With a win, Nic Bouzakis would stake his claim to the top spot. To date, his only loss at this weight class has come at the hands of his teammate, Brendan McCrone.

Robinson has one loss on the year, himself. That came to ACC foe Eddie Ventresca, who has been difficult for the Wolfpack star. His early-season setback to Ventresca is probably representative of a weird stylistic matchup, rather than anything wrong with Robinson. On the other side of the coin, the 2025 national champion has already posted a win over his NCAA finals opponent, Troy Spratley (Oklahoma State).

Bouzakis came into Columbus with a lot of fanfare; however, he hasn’t been able to get over the hump and onto the podium at 133 lbs. His drop to 125 lbs has him looking like a national title contender. At the National Duals Invitational, he notched a win over returning AA Jore Volk (Minnesota) in the quarters and sparked the Buckeyes by pinning Dean Peterson (Iowa) in the championship match.

With Bouzakis being a big 125 lber, having this matchup first would likely benefit the Wolfpack.

Pick: Robinson by decision (3-0 NC State)

133 lbs

#31 Troy Hohman/Zach Redding (NC State) vs. #2 Ben Davino (Ohio State)

Last weekend, against Morgan State and Rutgers, it was veteran Troy Hohman who got the call for NC State. Hohman went 1-1 in his first dual appearances of the season, but did push 2024 All-American Dylan Shawver into sudden victory in the Rutgers match. In NC State’s previous five duals, it was Zach Redding who was called upon. Redding has a 1-4 record, so Hohman might get some time to establish himself as “the guy.”

Barring injury or illness, there aren’t any questions surrounding who Ohio State presents at 133 lbs. Redshirt freshman Ben Davino has taken the weight class by storm. He is 12-0 with bonus points in ten matches. One of the two non-bonus point wins came in a 10-4 victory over two-time national finalist Drake Ayala (Iowa).

With this expected to be a close dual and every point being vital, I expect Davino will push hard for bonus points. For our prediction’s sake, I’ll go with a major decision, but he does have eight techs on the year, already.

Pick: Davino by major decision (4-3 Ohio State)

141 lbs

#6 Ryan Jack (NC State) vs. #1 Jesse Mendez (Ohio State)

Two-time NCAA champion Jesse Mendez comes into this match unbeaten and has tallied bonus points in six of seven contests. Will All-American Ryan Jack be able to slow him down? The two met twice during the month of December during the 2023-24 season. At CKLV, Jack limited Mendez in a 5-2 match. A few weeks later, at the Collegiate Duals, the pair engaged in a back-and-forth affair; however, Mendez ended up getting a late fall.

At the NDI, Mendez had three wins over past All-Americans and two that included bonus points. A month plus into the season, Mendez has to be considered one of the favorites for the Hodge Trophy.

Jack will be looking to get back on the winning track, which isn’t a great prospect when facing a two-time national champion like Mendez. Over the weekend, Jack suffered a loss to Rutgers’ national qualifier Joey Olivieri. It was his second loss of the year. Jack is working his way back into the Wolfpack lineup after redshirting during the 2024-25 campaign. The last time Jack was active in the collegiate postseason, he finished seventh in the nation.

Pick: Mendez by decision (7-3 Ohio State)

149 lbs

#7 Koy Buesgens (NC State) vs. #6 Ethan Stiles (Ohio State)

149 lbs has been a strange weight class thus far in 2025-26; however, we’re starting to see some tiers develop at the weight. A perfect 10-0 start has allowed Koy Buesgens to work his way towards one of those top tiers. Through no fault of his own, Buesgens hasn’t faced anyone who’s currently in the top ten. He did defeat former AA, Casey Swiderski, who was highly ranked at the time of their match. Getting a win over another opponent ranked higher than him, and who is a returning All-American, would boost Buesgens profile even further.

Ethan Stiles is in his first year with the Ohio State program after earning All-American honors as a freshman for Oregon State in 2024-25. Stiles suffered a pair of losses on opening weekend, but has been solid since then. He did look a bit vulnerable during his most recent win against Bellarmine.

As NC State looks at potential paths to a dual win, getting this toss-up match has to be one they’re counting on.

Pick: Buesgens by decision (7-6 Ohio State)

157 lbs

#11 Jackson Arrington (NC State) vs. #4 Brandon Cannon (Ohio State)

Jackson Arrington looks like he’s back on the right track after a couple of losses to true freshmen at the NDI. Arrington was a winner by major decision in both of his matches over the weekend. One of which came over returning national qualifier Tony White (Rutgers). Arrington is looking to get on the NCAA podium for the first time after falling in the Round of 12 during each of his first two seasons in Raleigh.

Brandon Cannon is one of the contenders at 157 lbs who probably doesn’t get the attention he deserves. The returning Big Ten runner-up does nothing but score big points. All eight of his wins this season have featured bonus. That includes a 16-4 mauling of the returning national champion Antrell Taylor at the NDI.

With the two wrestlers above involved, this could be the most action-packed match of the evening. While Arrington will be focused on getting a win, he can’t afford to give up bonus points to Cannon, which is a possibility.

Pick: Cannon by decision (10-6 Ohio State)

165 lbs

#19 Will Denny (NC State) vs. #11 Paddy Gallagher (Ohio State)

True freshman Will Denny has stepped in and solidified what appeared to be an uncertain weight class for NC State. Denny was the #21 overall wrestler in the NC State recruiting class of 2025, ranked sixth in the nation. In only his second appearance of the season, Denny knocked off returning 2024 Big 12 champion Ryder Downey (Northern Iowa) in the Wolfpack’s NDI rout.

Speaking of recruiting rankings, Paddy Gallagher was deemed the #1 overall recruit in the Class of 2021. His career at Ohio State has featured a few injuries and movement between weight classes and he’s still looking for his first All-American honor. This season has been stable and relatively consistent for Gallagher. Both of his losses this season have come in sudden victory (one being on a controversial stall call) and he’s beaten the wrestlers you’d expect him to beat. Gallagher’s best win this year came at the NDI, where he majored Nebraska’s strong freshman LJ Araujo.

Despite an advantage rankings-wise for Gallagher, I can see this match being very close, but we’ll go with the veteran.

Pick: Gallagher by decision (13-6 Ohio State)

174 lbs

#3 Matty Singleton (NC State) vs. #5 Carson Kharchla (Ohio State)

It’s another battle between returning All-Americans as Matty Singleton and Carson Kharchla meet. Singleton got on the NCAA podium in 2025, finishing seventh at this weight class. Kharchla was seventh back in 2022, but has yet to break into the top-eight again. He’s always had the talent, but injuries have certainly played a big role in limiting his production.

That being said, Kharchla has turned back the clock in 2025-26 and looks like the national contender version of himself. At the NDI, he got a win over returning AA Christopher Minto (Nebraska), and in his last two appearances, Kharchla has piled on the points, while being the heavy favorite.

Singleton has yet to lose this year. He had a signature win over the weekend when he pinned Rutgers’ Lenny Pinto with a trip to a body lock. While Kharchla is pretty straightforward with his attacks, Singleton is capable of those types of highlight throws from his feet.

Pick: Singleton by decision (13-9 Ohio State)

184 lbs

Donald Cates (NC State) vs. #6 Dylan Fishback (Ohio State)

Dylan Fishback won’t have to wait long this year for a reunion with his old mates. He spent the first three years of his collegiate career in Raleigh, wrestling for the Wolfpack. After a redshirt season, Fishback advanced to the NCAA Round of 12 twice with NC State. He went back home in the offseason to wrestle for the local squad. I’m sure Fishback hopes that the move will help push him over the hump and onto the podium. With the Buckeyes, Fishback has been very consistent. His two losses on the year have come in sudden victory to wrestlers currently ranked in the top-three.

The familiar face across the mat from Fishback is former teammate Donald Cates. Though Cates is a longtime member of the NC State squad, this is his first extended run as the Wolfpack starter. Cates has the ability to break into the national rankings. He’s had a few close losses to wrestlers on the lower end of the top 33.

Despite the huge gap in rankings, could Cates (along with the NC State staff) develop and implement a gameplan that allows him to pull the big upset?

Pick: Fishback by decision (16-9 Ohio State)

197 lbs

Cason Howle (NC State) vs. #14 Luke Geog/Seth Shumate (Ohio State)

Ohio State has options at 197 lbs with a pair of national qualifiers in the fold - Luke Geog and Seth Shumate. Since Geog missed most of last season and Shumate is formidable himself, the Ohio State staff hasn’t had to overwork Geog. Geog was a champion this year at the Clarion Open and got the call in OSU’s recent dual against Bellarmine. They turned to Shumate in three of the four NDI duals; however, he went 1-2. Shumate competed at the Kent State Open last week and earned bonus points in all four of his wins.

True freshman Cason Howle is expected to be the guy at 197 lbs - or at least until The Citadel transfer Patrick Brophy is available. Howle is coming off his best week as a collegiate wrestler. He went 2-0 during the duals against Morgan State and Rutgers.

Pick: Geog by decision (19-9 Ohio State)

285 lbs

#2 Isaac Trumble (NC State) vs. #3 Nick Feldman (Ohio State)

The dual starts with a matchup between top-three ranked wrestlers and ends with one. Wow, this is a good one! Just last weekend, Isaac Trumble made his season debut. The 2025 NCAA fifth-place finisher showed no signs of rust with a major decision victory over former ACC rival Hunter Catka (Rutgers). With the Ohio State dual looming, this debut seems strategic. You get Trumble a match (could have been two, aside from a forfeit) before jumping into the deep end against Feldman.

Nick Feldman is a perfect 10-0 and looks as healthy as ever. He was fifth in the country in 2024, but missed the podium last year while fighting injuries. At the NDI, Feldman picked up a win over AJ Ferrari (Nebraska), along with young stars Koy Hopke (Minnesota) and Christian Carroll (Wyoming).

I’m sure this is a match that’s been circled on Feldman’s calendar since March. It was a 5-3 win by Trumble in the NCAA bloodround that ended Feldman’s season.

Pick: Feldman by decision (22-9 Ohio State)

Final Prediction: Ohio State 22-9

We had a couple of days to analyze and digest all of the action from Vegas. And there was a lot. At a tournament of this caliber, there are always wrestlers who have breakout performances and become household names going forward. This year was no exception. Heck, he even had a champion who probably fits the bill.

Of the six wrestlers we’ve identified, only one has appeared in an NCAA tournament before. For the intents and purposes of this article, we’re not identifying wrestlers who were viewed as NCAA championship or high All-American contenders heading into the tournament. We’re looking much deeper than that.

The CKLV has been a springboard for many a career. Could it be for these six competitors?

Gunner Andrick (West Virginia)

Luke Willochell (Wyoming)

Heading into the 2025-26 season, it wasn’t a foregone conclusion that both 133 lb true freshmen, Gunner Andrick and Luke Willochell, would start as freshmen. After Vegas, it’s hard not to see both starting for their respective schools and thriving.

Andrick has been busy since the opening weekend of the season. He won the freshman/sophomore division at the Southeast Open. A week later, he got the call in West Virginia’s first dual of the year, against American. Andrick lost but put up a good fight against a capable opponent (Raymond Lopez). Heading into Vegas, Andrick notched a really solid win in the Mountaineers' dual victory over Rider. He beat veteran Will Betancourt, 6-3. Betancourt has proven to be a tough out for anyone and is nationally ranked after the CKLV.

In Vegas, Andrick pulled an upset in his first bout, defeating national qualifier and ninth-seeded Blake Boarman (Purdue). A match later, he secured a takedown in the final :30 seconds to defeat the eighth-seed, Gabe Whisenhunt (Oregon State). After a quarterfinal loss to the eventual champion, Andrick wasted no time in securing his spot on the podium. He took Mason Leiphart (Franklin & Marshall) down for a fall in just over a minute. Though Andrick secured a place in the top eight, he wasn’t done. He continued his winning way, defeating then #13-ranked Sean Spidle (Northwestern). Andrick finished the tournament with a 6-4 victory over Willochell in the fifth-place match.

Willochell’s only collegiate experience before Vegas was a 19-13 dual win over California Baptist’s Richard Murillo. 19 points in a collegiate debut isn’t too shabby.

Like Andrick, Willochell blitzed the field right away and began racking up ranked wins in Vegas. Willochell’s tournament started with a matchup against #15-ranked Derrick Cardinal (South Dakota State). The veteran got the lone takedown and led 3-0 after a period. Willochell controlled the final two periods from the top position with four nearfall points in each frame. He added a riding time point for good measure and a 9-3 win.

Once again, it was Willochell’s opponent, Spidle, who struck first with a takedown in the quarterfinals. Willochell responded with takedowns in the second and third periods to win by an identical 9-3 score.

Those wins set up a semifinal appearance for Willochell against top-seeded Evan Frost (Iowa State). Willochell dropped that match and eventually ended up in sixth place, but he’s shown that he can hang with high-caliber wrestlers at this weight.

Eligh Rivera (Princeton)

Nationally, 149 lbs is a weight class that has been begging for new challengers to emerge. A couple of them took a step forward in Vegas and one was Eligh Rivera. An NCAA qualifier at 141 lbs in 2025, Rivera entered the week with a 2-1 record - all in dual competition. Right off the bat, the seventh-seeded Rivera tallied a good win as he downed Purdue’s Gavin Brown, 9-5. Brown appeared in the national rankings for the first time today.

In the quarterfinals, Rivera took out three-time NCAA All-American Lachlan McNeil (Michigan) with a late-takedown in the third period. He would go on to win 4-3. Rivera posted his second win over a returning All-American when he crushed Jacob Frost (Iowa State), 11-4. Rivera notched takedowns in each of the three periods.

The finals didn’t work out so well for Rivera as he lost via fall to freshman sensation Jaxon Joy (Cornell). The good news is that Rivera should have ample opportunity to avenge the loss. Being in the Ivy League, the pair could see each other twice before the NCAA Tournament.

For now, Rivera’s performance has elevated him to another tier of podium contenders at the 149 lb weight class.

Cam Catrabone (Michigan)

It wasn’t necessarily the best weekend for the Wolverines; however, one wrestler who outperformed his seed was Cam Catrabone. Catrabone started the tournament as the #7 seed and was ranked 25th in the country. After a solid, 4-0 win over the #10 seed Drayden Morton (California Baptist), Catrabone was matchup with second-seeded Daniel Cardenas (Stanford), a 2024 All-American.

After about two minutes, Catrabone had surrendered three takedowns and was facing a 9-2 deficit. We learned from that moment that you can’t count out Catrabone. He reversed Cardenas to his back to make the match a two-point affair (10-8) going into the second period. In the third period, Catrabone actually got more back points to take a 12-10 lead. Unfortunately for Catrabone, Cardenas got a takedown in the final second of the match for a 15-12 victory.

The young Wolverine needed less than a period to pin a Utah Valley Wolverine, Mark Takara, to ensure his spot on the CKLV podium. After a forfeit, Catrabone continued his pinning ways with a first-period fall over Purdue veteran Stoney Buell.

Catrabone’s tournament ended with a one-sided loss to Cardenas in the third-place match. In Vegas, Catrabone showed that he is must-watch. He’s capable of ending a match suddenly via fall and is all action for seven minutes (or perhaps more)

Carter Schubert (Oklahoma)

So, when’s the last time an unranked wrestler won the CKLV? I’d guess maybe it happened when a true freshman has won, but a veteran? I’m not sure there’s a real precedent for that, but that’s exactly what Carter Schubert did at the 174 lb weight class. Schubert took care of business in a workman-like manner throughout the tournament with five straight decisions. Seeded seventh, Schubert saw his half of the bracket open up when the second seed was knocked off in the opening round.

To earn his place in the finals, Schubert had to get by South Dakota State’s Moses Espinoza-Owens. Schubert’s second-period ride proved to be the difference in a 2-1 win over the Jackrabbit.

It seemed as if the odds were stacked against Schubert in the finals as he took on 2025 All-American Danny Wask (Navy), the tournament’s top seed. Schubert struck first with a takedown late in the opening stanza. His rideout meant a 3-0 lead in the second period.

Wask countered with a takedown in the second period, but Schubert posted escapes before and after the Wask score. Wask pulled within a point in the third period, but Schubert was able to hold him off for a 5-4 victory.

Despite the excellent achievement, there is no time to celebrate for Schubert. He’ll face #9 Lenny Pinto (Nebraska) on Friday and 2025 NCAA qualifier Enrique Munguia (Rider) on Saturday.

Angelo Posada (Stanford)

The wrestler with the most falls in the least amount of time in Vegas was Stanford’s true freshman 197 lber, Angelo Posada. Posada was able to tally four straight falls in the consolations, each coming in the first period. Overall, he finished fifth for the Cardinal in a veteran-laden bracket.

Posada entered Vegas with a 1-1 record with a solid win over veteran Kael Bennie (Utah Valley) in his debut and a respectable loss to Cody Merrill (Oklahoma State) in his second outing. At the CKLV, Posada drew returning All-American Bennett Berge (South Dakota State) in the opening round. Posada put up a good fight, losing 3-1 to Berge. After that, he reeled off four pins over Alex Smith (Northwestern), Cole Jackson (Cal Poly), Zayne Lehman (Ohio), and Spencer Mooberry (Northern Illinois).

Following a 7-4 loss to U20 World Champion, Justin Rademacher, Posada finished his tournament with a solid 7-2 win over redshirt freshman Rune Lawrence (West Virginia).

Being the #12 overall recruit in the Class of 2025, it shouldn’t come as a surprise that Posada is already very competitive. At the same time, sometimes you have to see it to believe it with young upperweights. InterMat understands that Stanford does not intend to leash Posada with a redshirt in 2025-26.

Typically, the first set of rankings after the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational is where we see the most movement of any other week of the season. This year, post-National Dual Invitational gave the CKLV a run, but there are a lot of changes this week.

Normally, I like the rankings to flow together from week to week. In those instances, ideally, you’ll be able to review changes and understand why a wrestler jumped up or got dropped based on recent results. With a tournament like the CKLV, sometimes you have to “blow up” a weight class or a portion of the rankings and start over from scratch. That definitely happened at a couple of weights.

With the rankings update this week, we have purged any wrestlers who have not competed during the 2025-26 season. Since that is the case, that means that top ranked Josh Barr of Penn State has been removed from the 197 lb rankings. CKLV champion Rocky Elam takes over as the number one. In addition to the CKLV title, he has wins over the new #3 and #4, so it’s well-deserved. In place of Barr, Connor Mirasola has been considered and inserted in the rankings for the first time. We have reason to believe that Barr won’t be out too much longer, so we’ll have decisions to make about the #1 spot if/when he returns (He and Mirasola are supposed to wrestle-off for the spot sometime soon).

Removing Barr had a massive impact on the team tournament rankings. Without his #1 points, Penn State fell back towards Ohio State. At this point, the two schools are closer than many would assume.

Another Penn State-related note, you’ll notice based on the rankings that we did take into account PJ Duke’s injury default win over Logan Rozynski. Our policy on injury defaults is to judge them on a case-by-case basis. Obviously, anything can happen with time on the clock, but a 14-3 lead with 1:10 remaining in the match and a wrestler of Duke’s caliber on the mat is typically very safe. We will throw out an injury default result if there’s any doubt regarding the result.

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Saturday at the 2025 Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational consisted of me and JD Rader of FloWrestling fame running around matside trying to snag interviews with tournament champions. Saturday’s interviews were really good, but one, in particular, was extremely refreshing.

We are part of a college wrestling sport where its athletes are laser-focused on results in March. You win the CKLV - good, but the goal is March. You lose the CKLV - back to the drawing board, but it’s ok, we’re building towards March.

It’s great to cover athletes so dedicated towards one singular goal that their entire lives revolve around being at their best for those three days in March.

At the same time, if those three days in March are the only thing that matters, then what are we doing as a sport from November through February?

The interview that was a reminder to me that there are good things in our sport besides standing atop the NCAA podium in Cleveland was the one with 184 lb CKLV champion James Conway of Franklin & Marshall.

You can watch that interview - Here

For reference, Franklin & Marshall is a DIII school for all sports aside from wrestling. They have an undergraduate enrollment of around 1900 students. Conway was not a Big Board recruit coming out of high school after winning a Maryland MIAA state title and finishing fourth at National Preps for Loyola Blakefield. Through his hard work and under the watchful eye of the Diplomat coaching staff, Conway has thrived at F&M. He was fifth in the EIWA in 2024 and made the national tournament (going 1-2) in Kansas City. In 2024, Conway was awarded the Elite 90 Award, given to the athlete at the national tournament with the highest GPA. He currently holds a 3.99 GPA in Microbiology and Molecular Biology with a minor in Spanish. Conway has scored a 520/528 on the MCAT’s.

Conway redshirted the 2024-25 season in preparation for this final year.

He came into Vegas ranked #12 in the country. To win his title, Conway defeated #10 Isaac Dean (Iowa State) in the semifinals and #7 Brock Mantanona (Michigan) in the finals.

I had the chance to ask F&M assistant coach Steve Borja about what Conway’s win means for the Franklin & Marshall program.

“We put CKLV on the schedule this year to give ourselves an opportunity to put our hard work and talent on display at the toughest tournament in the country.  To anyone who works with or knows James, winning this title was an expectation, not a surprise.  So we will take a little bit of time and be proud of our efforts and the acknowledgement that comes with winning such a prestigious tournament, but at the end of the day, this is just a checkpoint on our way to try and be on top of the podium in Cleveland.  Every checkpoint puts us on more people’s radar and requires a new level of discipline, and we wouldn’t want it any other way.  I can’t promise anything as far as results in March, but I can promise you are going to see us go to war for 7 minutes (or more, if needed) every single match.  It’s just nice that I no longer have to tell people, “I told ya so.”

Back to the CKLV interview. What struck me about the conversation was Conway’s enthusiasm and happiness. It seemed like he was working hard to try and keep himself from smiling and laughing throughout the whole ordeal. He didn’t totally succeed at that because the smiles broke through, but that was the only battle that he lost all weekend.

It should be noted that Conway also couldn’t help but mention his teammates throughout the interview, either.

After years of doing interviews with athletes who have been conditioned to downplay today’s win, for the chance of getting too high on themselves and losing focus on March, it was very refreshing to speak with a young man who had a child-like enthusiasm about his accomplishment. And it is a great accomplishment. The CKLV had been the most difficult regular-season collegiate tournament in the country for at least a decade now. Winning it is something. It’s an accomplishment. There are a whole lot of excellent wrestlers this year and in years past that didn’t win it.

It’s ok to be happy about winning a tournament like the CKLV. In fact, you should be. Even if the athlete has a few areas that need to be improved between now and the next competition. Celebrate the achievement and be happy your hand was raised, while also getting some coaching points going forward.

Now don’t get it twisted. Just because Conway is happy about his CKLV title and it’s a great milestone for his program, that doesn’t mean that the journey is complete. Borja made it abundantly clear on X (Twitter) after the win, and in his quotes above, that his fellow coaches and Conway aren’t going to be just happy to get on the podium in Cleveland. They have the highest goals possible in mind for Conway.

I think it’s always productive to have moments where our perspective is challenged. Mine was on Saturday after the champion interviews. Take a brief second to stop and smell the roses. Wrestling is a difficult sport and getting your hand raised at the DI level is not a given. It takes years of hard work just to put oneself in position to do so. Take pride and celebrate your accomplishments.

Nobody is trying to downplay or lose sight of those three days in March; however, the sport should be able to celebrate accomplishments between now and then.

Weekend Dual Results

Saturday’s Duals

Wisconsin 24 Army West Point 12

125 - Nicolar Rivera (Wisconsin) maj Charlie Farmer (Army West Point)  12-0

133 - Ethan Berginc (Army West Point) dec Zan Fugitt (Wisconsin)  7-4SV

141 - Braden Basile (Army West Point) dec Carson Exferd (Wisconsin)  10-6

149 - Joey Zargo (Wisconsin) tech Mason Barvitskie (Army West Point)  22-6

157 - Joseph Antonio (Army West Point) dec Luke Mechler (Wisconsin)  10-8

165 - Cody Goebel (Wisconsin) dec Gunner Filipowicz (Army West Point)  6-4

174 - Lucas Condon (Wisconsin) dec Cooper Haase (Army West Point)  5-4

184 - David Barrett (Army West Point) dec Cale Anderson (Wisconsin)  4-1

197 - Wyatt Ingham (Wisconsin) tech Wolfgang Frable (Army West Point)  16-1

285 - Braxton Amos (Wisconsin) maj Brady Colbert (Army West Point)  13-0

Sunday’s Duals

Pittsburgh 18 Bucknell 13

125 - Tyler Chappell (Pittsburgh) dec Kade Davidheiser (Bucknell)  2-1

133 - Evan Tallmadge (Pittsburgh) dec Blue Stiffler (Bucknell)  8-2

141 - Briar Priest (Pittsburgh) dec Dylan Chappell (Bucknell)  4-2

149 - Kade Brown (Pittsburgh) dec Braden Bower (Bucknell)  5-1

157 - Cade Wirnsberger (Bucknell) dec Vince Bouzakis (Pittsburgh)  5-4

165 - Noah Mulvaney (Bucknell) maj Jared Keslar (Pittsburgh)  10-1

174 - Myles Takats (Bucknell) dec Luca Augustine (Pittsburgh)  5-3

184 - Chase Kranitz (Bucknell) dec Tyler Bienus (Pittsburgh)  8-7

197 - Dillon Bechtold (Bucknell) dec Mac Stout (Pittsburgh)  4-1SV

285 - Dayton Pitzer (Pittsburgh) dec Lucas Lawler (Bucknell)  1-0

Virginia 56 Bridgeport 0

125 - Rocco Hayes (Virginia) Fall Christian Mendoza (Bridgeport)  2:29

133 - Ethan Timur (Virginia) fall Andres Mendoza (Bridgeport)  1:31

141 - Aiden Allen (Virginia) fall Jaiden Hernandez (Bridgeport)  2:16

149 - Jayce Paridon (Virginia) fall Daniel Mahoney (Bridgeport)  1:09

157 - Jack Meyers (Virginia) dec Matt Ryan (Bridgeport)  5-3

165 - Macon Ayers (Virginia) fall Joshua Alert (Bridgeport)  :39

174 - Emmitt Sherlock (Virginia) FFT

184 - Dylan Newsome (Virginia) FFT

197 - Jack Lesher (Virginia) tech Christopher Jeudy (Bridgeport)  17-2

285 - Brenan Morgan (Virginia) fall Achilles Clark (Bridgeport)  :22

Virginia 49 East Stroudsburg 0

125 - Rocco Hayes (Virginia) fall Brady Carter (East Stroudsburg)  5:40

133 - Aiden Allen (Virginia) tech Sean Campbell (East Stroudsburg)  20-5

141 - Kyren Butler (Virginia) dec Joseph Aldrich (East Stroudsburg)  11-4

149 - Jayce Paridon (Virginia) fall Austin Noe (East Stroudsburg)  :37

157 - Jack Meyers (Virginia) tech Gavin Reynolds (East Stroudsburg)  15-0

165 - Nick Sanko (Virginia) tech Anthony Lawrence (East Stroudsburg)  20-2

174 - Emmitt Sherlock (Virginia) tech Brendan Ridge (East Stroudsburg)  15-0

184 - Griffin Gammell (Virginia) maj Luke Ciampa (East Stroudsburg)  13-5

197 - Jack Lesher (Virginia) FFT

285 - Brenan Morgan (Virginia) maj Ajay Hiller (East Stroudsburg)  14-4

Penn State 36 Lehigh 6

125 - Luke Lilledahl (Penn State) tech Logan Wadle (Lehigh)  17-2

133 - Marcus Blaze (Penn State) tech Mason Ziegler (Lehigh)  19-4

141 - Carter Bailey (Lehigh) dec Cael Nasdeo (Penn State)  5-1

149 - Shayne Van Ness (Penn State) maj Owen Reinsel (Lehigh)  19-5

157 - PJ Duke (Penn State) InjDef Logan Rozynski (Lehigh)

165 - Mitchell Mesenbrink (Penn State) tech Max Brignola (Lehigh)  15-7

174 - Levi Haines (Penn State) fall Bekhruz Sadriddinov (Lehigh)  2:15

184 - Rocco Welsh (Penn State) dec Rylan Rogers (Lehigh)  4-2

197 - Connor Mirasola (Penn State) dec Remy Brancato (Lehigh)  8-2

285 - Nathan Taylor (Lehigh) dec Cole Mirasola (Penn State)  7-2

Indiana 25 Little Rock 16

125 - Jacob Moran (Indiana) maj Jeremiah Reno (Little Rock)  10-2

133 - Dillon Cooper (Little Rock) fall Logan Frazier (Indiana)  1:36

141 - Henry Porter (Indiana) maj Brennan Van Hoecke (Little Rock)  9-1

149 - Joey Buttler (Indiana) dec Kyle Lew (Little Rock)  9-4

157 - Jaivon Jones (Little Rock) dec Bryce Lowery (Indiana) 2-1TB

165 - Matt Bianchi (Little Rock) dec Tyler Lillard (Indiana)  5-2

174 - Derek Gilcher (Indiana) tech Gunner Holland (Little Rock)  19-4

184 - Sam Goin (Indiana) InjDef Brock DelSignore (Little Rock)

197 - Stephen Little (Little Rock) maj Gabe Sollars (Indiana)  13-3

285 - Matt Kowalski (Indiana) dec Michael Gasper (Little Rock)  8-4

Central Michigan 28 Bellarmine 6

125 - Archer Anderson (Central Michigan) dec Damion Ryan (Bellarmine)  13-11

133 - Andrew Austin (Central Michigan) dec Trayce Eckman (Bellarmine)  9-2

141 - AJ Rallo (Bellarmine) dec Nick Blackburn (Central Michigan)  6-3

149 - Jimmy Nugent (Central Michigan) dec Zac Cowan (Bellarmine)  10-7

157 - Mason Shrader (Central Michigan) maj Gray Ortis (Bellarmine)  11-2

165 - Chandler Amaker (Central Michigan) dec Noah Hall (Bellarmine)  4-2

174 - Grant O’Dell (Bellarmine) dec Nick Marienfeld (Central Michigan)  7-3

184 - Wyatt Ferguson (Central Michigan) dec Gavin Ricketts (Bellarmine)  4-1

197 - Luke Cochran (Central Michigan) dec Andrew Liber (Bellarmine)  9-3

285 - Bryan Caves (Central Michigan) fall Daulton Mayer (Bellarmine)  :50

Wisconsin 41 Hofstra 0

125 - Nicolar Rivera (Wisconsin) tech Teague Strobel (Hofstra)  16-1

133 - Zan Fugitt (Wisconsin) tech Gauge Shipp (Hofstra)  16-1

141 - Carson Exferd (Wisconsin) dec Chase Liardi (Hofstra)  4-0

149 - Joey Zargo (Wisconsin) tech Alex Turley (Hofstra)  21-5

157 - Luke Mechler (Wisconsin) dec Frankie Volpe (Hofstra)  10-3

165 - Cody Goebel (Wisconsin) dec Jake Slotnick (Hofstra)  1-0

174 - Lucas Condon (Wisconsin) dec Jurius Clark (Hofstra)  8-1

184 - Cale Anderson (Wisconsin) maj Matt Waddell (Hofstra)  12-4

197 - Wyatt Ingham (Wisconsin) maj Will Conlon (Hofstra)  14-1

285 - Braxton Amos (Wisconsin) fall Adrian Sans (Hofstra)
 

Minnesota 26 North Dakota State 9

125 - Jore Volk (Minnesota) dec Ezekiel Witt (North Dakota State)  9-5

133 - Tristan Daugherty (North Dakota State) dec Chris Cannon (Minnesota)  4-1

141 - Vance Vombaur (Minnesota) maj Michael Olson (North Dakota State)  9-1

149 - Maxwell Petersen (North Dakota State) dec Drew Roberts (Minnesota)  7-51

157 - Charlie Millard (Minnesota) dec Gavin Drexler (North Dakota State)  10-4

165 - Andrew Sparks (Minnesota) tech Boeden Greenley (North Dakota State)  18-3

174 - Ethan Riddle (Minnesota) dec Max Magayna (North Dakota State)  9-5

184 - Max McEnelly (Minnesota) tech Aidan Brenot (North Dakota State)  22-6

197 - Devin Wasley (North Dakota State) dec Gabe Nagel (Minnesota)  6-3

285 - Koy Hopke (Minnesota) maj Andrew Blackburn-Forst (North Dakota State)  11-0

Michigan State 21 The Citadel 14

125 - Nick Corday (Michigan State) dec Gylon Sims (The Citadel)  6-0

133 - Teegan Vasquez (The Citadel) tech Andrew Hampton (Michigan State)  20-2

141 - George Rosas (The Citadel) dec Jace Morgan (Michigan State)  2-1

149 - Evan Gosz (Michigan State) dec Carson DesRosier (The Citadel)  4-1

157 - Darius Marines (Michigan State) dec Jacob Silka (The Citadel)  8-3

165 - Thomas Snipes (The Citadel) dec Jack Conley (Michigan State)  11-5

174 - Connor O’Neill (Michigan State) dec Braxton Russell (The Citadel)  2-1

184 - Brodie Porter (The Citadel) dec Luke Vanadia (Michigan State)  9-6

197 - Kael Wisler (Michigan State) maj Adam Ortega (The Citadel)  15-1

285 - Max Vanadia (Michigan State) tech Christian Bell (The Citadel)  19-4

Rutgers 49 Davidson 3

125 - Ayden Smith (Rutgers) fall Brady Joling (Davidson)  5:58

133 - Dylan Shawver (Rutgers) fall Luke Passarelli (Davidson)  3:32

141 - Joey Olivieri (Rutgers) fall Marley Washington (Davidson)  1:29

149 - Anderson Heap (Davidson) dec Andrew Clark (Rutgers)  7-6

157 - Tony White (Rutgers) maj Anwar Alli (Davidson)  11-0

165 - Ryan Ford (Rutgers) tech Tanner Peake (Davidson)  17-2

174 - Lenny Pinto (Rutgers) tech Marc Koch (Davidson)  22-3

184 - Shane Cartagena-Walsh (Rutgers) fall Josh Lange (Davidson)  5:25

197 - PJ Casale (Rutgers) fall Daniel Elyash (Davidson)  4:01

285 - Hunter Catka (Rutgers) tech DJ Spring (Davidson)  19-3

NC State 45 Morgan State 4

125 - Vincent Robinson (NC State) tech Julian Dawson (Morgan State)  17-2

133 - Troy Hohman (NC State) dec Javaan Yarbrough (Morgan State)  12-5

141 - Ryan Jack (NC State) fall Marwan Mohammed Nazeer (Morgan State)  3:45

149 - Eugene Harney (Morgan State) maj Luca Felix (NC State)  12-2

157 - Jackson Arrington (NC State) maj Yannis Charles (Morgan State)  13-1

165 - Jason Kwaak (NC State) tech Antoine Glasgow (Morgan State)  16-0

174 - Matthew Singleton (NC State) tech Cort Vann (Morgan State)  19-4

184 - Donald Cates (NC State) fall Bryce Phillips (Morgan State)  3:40

197 - Cason Howle (NC State) tech Eric Washington (Morgan State)  22-5

285 - Isaac Trumble (NC State) FFT

NC State 27 Rutgers 11

125 - Vincent Robinson (NC State) dec Ayden Smith (Rutgers)  8-3

133 - Dylan Shawver (Rutgers) dec Troy Hohman (NC State)  4-1SV

141 - Joey Olivieri (Rutgers) dec Ryan Jack (NC State)  6-4

149 - Koy Buesgens (NC State) maj Devon Magro (Rutgers)  16-4

157 - Jackson Arrington (NC State) maj Tony White (Rutgers)  12-3

165 - Will Denny (NC State) dec Andrew Barbosa (Rutgers)  4-2

174 - Matt Singleton (NC State) fall Lenny Pinto (Rutgers)  1:07

184 - Shane Cartagena-Walsh (Rutgers) tech Donald Cates (NC State)  19-4

197 - Cason Howle (NC State) dec PJ Casale (Rutgers)  4-3

285 - Isaac Trumble (NC State) maj Hunter Catka (Rutgers)  9-1
 

Davidson 43 Morgan State 9

125 - Brady Joling (Davidson) maj  Julian Dawson (Morgan State)  9-0

133 - Javaan Yarbrough (Morgan State) fall Kiyan Simon (Davidson)  6:17

141 - Marley Washington (Davidson) fall Marwan Mohammed Nazeer (Morgan State)  1:22

149 - Eugene Harney (Morgan State) dec Anderson Heap (Davidson)  8-1

157 - Anwar Alli (Davidson) dec Yannis Charles (Morgan State)  6-4

165 - Tanner Peake (Davidson) fall Antoine Glasgow (Morgan State)  3:37

174 - Bryce Griffin (Davidson) InjDef Kyle Grey (Morgan State)

184 - Marc Koch (Davidson) fall Bryce Phillips (Morgan State)  3:39

197 - Daniel Elyash (Davidson) fall Eric Washington (Morgan State)  2:27

285 - DJ Spring (Davidson) FFT

Interviews with CKLV champions along with the championship-winning head coach

Jett Strickenberger (West Virginia)

Anthony Echemendia (Iowa State)

Jaxon Joy (Cornell)

Joey Blaze (Purdue)

James Conway (Franklin & Marshall)

Rocky Elam (Iowa State)

Yonger Bastida (Iowa State)

Kevin Dresser (Iowa State)

2025 Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational Final Results

Team Scores

1. Iowa State  183.5

2. Michigan  99

3. Stanford  97.5

4. West Virginia  97

5. Arizona State  92

6. Oklahoma  80.5

7. Wyoming 70.5

8. South Dakota State  61.5

9. Cal Poly  56.5

10. Oregon State 56

10. Purdue  56

125 lbs

Championship: Jett Strickenberger (West Virginia) dec Maximo Renteria (Oregon State)  8-6

3rd Place: Nico Provo (Stanford) dec Stevo Poulin (Iowa State)  7-0

5th Place: Koda Holeman (Cal Poly) dec Dedrick Navarro (Northwestern)  4-2

7th Place: Diego Sotelo (Michigan) tech Suleyman Bah (Columbia)  15-0

133 lbs

Championship: Evan Frost (Iowa State) MedFFT Kyler Larkin (Arizona State) 

3rd Place: Tyler Ferrara (Cornell) dec Dillon Campbell (Virginia Tech)  8-1

5th Place: Gunner Andrick (West Virginia) dec Luke Willochell (Wyoming)  6-4

7th Place: Derrick Cardinal (South Dakota State) maj Sean Spidle (Northwestern)  14-2

141 lbs

Championship: Anthony Echemendia (Iowa State) dec Eli Griffin (Rider)  6-2

3rd Place: Jack Consiglio (Stanford) dec  Lorenzo Frezza (Columbia)  8-4

5th Place: Tyler Wells (Oklahoma) dec Nash Singleton (Oregon State)  4-1

7th Place: Haiden Drury (Utah Valley) MedFFT Zeth Romney (Cal Poly)

149 lbs

Championship: Jaxon Joy (Cornell) fall Eligh Rivera (Princeton)  2:18

3rd Place: Kaleb Larkin (Arizona State) MedFFT Jacob Frost (Iowa State)

5th Place: Aden Valencia (Stanford) MedFFT David Evans (Utah Valley)

7th Place: Collin Gaj (Virginia Tech) fall Alek Martin (South Dakota State)  :56

157 lbs

Championship: Ty Watters (West Virginia) MedFFT Vinny Zerban (Iowa State)

3rd Place: Daniel Cardenas (Stanford) tech Cam Catrabone (Michigan)  21-5

5th Place: Chance McLane (Arizona State) dec Stoney Buell (Purdue)  5-4

7th Place: Derek Raike (Ohio) MedFFT Jimmy Harrington (Harvard)

165 lbs

Championship: Joey Blaze (Purdue) dec Nicco Ruiz (Arizona State)  4-2

3rd Place: Ty Whalen (Princeton) maj Aiden Riggins (Iowa State)  11-2

5th Place: Cesar Alvan (Columbia) maj Marcus Espinoza-Owens (South Dakota State)  11-3

7th Place: Shawn Taylor (West Virginia) dec Brett Smith (Northern Illinois)  5-3

174 lbs

Championship: Carter Schubert (Oklahoma) dec Danny Wask (Navy)  5-4

3rd Place: Beau Mantanona (Michigan) dec Moses Espinoza-Owens (South Dakota State)  6-3

5th Place: Eddie Enright (Northwestern) MedFFT Brody Conley (West Virginia)

7th Place: Cash Stewart (Cal Poly) MedFFT Brody Baumann (Purdue)

184 lbs

Championship: James Conway (Franklin & Marshall) dec Brock Mantanona (Michigan)  5-0

3rd Place: Brian Soldano (Oklahoma) MedFFT Eddie Neitenbach (Wyoming)

5th Place: Isaac Dean (Iowa State) dec Sal Perrine (Ohio)  2-2RTTB

7th Place: Ceasar Garza (Cal Poly) MedFFT Aaron Ayzerov (Columbia)

197 lbs

Championship: Rocky Elam (Iowa State) dec  Joey Novak (Wyoming)  7-3

3rd Place: Justin Rademacher (Oregon State) dec DJ Parker (Oklahoma)  9-6

5th Place: Angelo Posada (Stanford) dec Rune Lawrence (West Virginia)  7-2

7th Place: Ben Vanadia (Purdue) dec Spencer Mooberry (Northern Illinois)  11-4

285 lbs

Championship: Yonger Bastida (Iowa State) dec Christian Carroll (Wyoming)  5-3

3rd Place: Taye Ghadiali (Michigan) dec David Szuba (Arizona State)  8-2

5th Place: Trevor Tinker (Cal Poly) MedFFT Spencer Lanosga (Navy)

7th Place: Luke Rasmussen (South Dakota State) dec Devon Dawson (Northern Illinois)  7-2

2025 Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational Semifinal Results

125 lbs

Jett Strickenberger (West Virginia) dec Stevo Poulin (Iowa State)  7-4SV

Maximo Renteria (Oregon State) dec Nico Provo (Stanford)  7-6

133 lbs

Evan Frost (Iowa State) dec Luke Willochell (Wyoming)  13-7

Kyler Larkin (Arizona State) dec Dillon Campbell (Virginia Tech)  9-8

141 lbs

Anthony Echemendia (Iowa State) maj Jack Consiglio (Stanford)  12-2

Eli Griffin (Rider) dec Nash Singleton (Oregon State)  8-2

149 lbs

Jaxon Joy (Cornell) tech Kaleb Larkin (Arizona State)  15-0

Eligh Rivera (Princeton) dec Jacob Frost (Iowa State)  11-4

157 lbs

Ty Watters (West Virginia) fall Stoney Buell (Purdue)  2:38

Vinny Zerban (Iowa State) dec Daniel Cardenas (Stanford)  7-5

165 lbs

Joey Blaze (Purdue) dec Ty Whalen (Princeton)  4-2

Nicco Ruiz (Arizona State) maj Marcus Espinoza-Owens (South Dakota State)  13-3

174 lbs

Danny Wask (Navy) dec Brody Conley (West Virginia)  4-1

Carter Schubert (Oklahoma) dec Moses Espinoza-Owens (South Dakota State)  2-1

184 lbs

Brock Mantanona (Michigan) maj Brian Soldano (Oklahoma)  18-5

James Conway (Franklin & Marshall) dec Isaac Dean (Iowa State)  9-5

197 lbs

Rocky Elam (Iowa State) dec Justin Rademacher (Oregon State)  4-3

Joey Novak (Wyoming) dec Rune Lawrence (West Virginia)  6-2

285 lbs

Yonger Bastida (Iowa State) tech Trevor Tinker (Cal Poly)  23-4

Christian Carroll (Wyoming) dec Spencer Lanosga (Navy)  8-5

The semifinals at the 2025 Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational have been set! We’ve seen a lot of great action and some stunning results already. That will certainly continue into Saturday with the semifinals, medal round matches, and finals. The entire slate of semifinal matches are pretty strong; however, we’ve identified eight in particular that you need to pay close attention to.

Nico Provo (Stanford) vs. Maximo Renteria (Oregon State)

Nico Provo was injured and missed the entire 2024-25 season and did not step on the mat for an official match until yesterday.  The last time he was at this tournament….he won the whole thing! It was right in the midst of a year where the 125 lb weight class was as unpredictable as ever. This year seems to be trending that way again, so maybe it’s a sign? Even though these opponents come from former Pac-12 rivals, they haven’t met before. While Provo went on his run, Brandon Kaylor was Oregon State’s starter. Maximo Renteria has been excellent thus far in 2025-26. He has titles at the Princeton Open and the Roadrunner Open and is two matches away from adding another. Since the Beaver staff has coached against Provo (and has beaten him three times), they likely already have a game plan in place for the Cardinal star.

Dillon Campbell (Virginia Tech) vs. Kyler Larkin (Arizona State)

133 lbs looked like one of the most intriguing weights to follow this year, with both finalists returning and a star from 2023-23 (Ryan Crookham) coming off injury. Now that we’ve had a month of action, it’s even more intriguing because of the freshmen who have burst onto the scene. Dillon Campbell didn’t have much fanfare, but he has earned a lot of respect thus far this season. His only loss thus far came to the returning national champion and he already has wins over four NCAA qualifiers. The fourth came in the quarterfinals as he narrowly edged Tyler Ferrara of Cornell, 1-0.

Kyler Larkin looked very impressive at the National Duals Invitational; however, he didn’t wrestle anyone who was ranked. That changed a week later when he dropped 2024 NCAA champion Richie Figueroa. So far, in Vegas, Larkin has been on another level. After a major decision in his first match, Larkin got a pair of takedowns on an excellent scrambler, All-American Tyler Knox (Stanford). A win over #9 Campbell would help Larkin fly up the rankings from his current place at #19.

Kaleb Larkin (Arizona State) vs. Jaxon Joy (Cornell)

Let’s face it, after the redshirt announcement from 2024 NCAA champion Caleb Henson, 149 lbs was looking a little thin in the preseason. But new faces like Kaleb Larkin and Jaxon Joy have given this weight class a shot in the arm and some new intrigue. Both entered this tournament ranked in the top four nationally. Larkin showed he was for real at the NDI with a major decision win over Lachlan McNeil. In the early rounds of this tournament, he posted two bonus point wins followed by a workmanlike 7-3 win over Alek Martin (South Dakota State). The semifinals could represent Larkin’s biggest test of the year, against freshman Jaxon Joy.

Joy is technically undefeated, as his own loss of the year came to high school sensation Bo Bassett at the Clarion Open. At the same tournament, Joy pinned 2025 All-American Ethan Stiles. He earned a spot in the semis with an 8-2 victory over Utah Valley’s David Evans. If both wrestlers keep up this pace, this could be a match that we end up seeing in the NCAA semifinals or, perhaps, even the finals.

Vinny Zerban (Iowa State) vs. Daniel Cardenas (Stanford)

Coming into the tournament, 149 and 157 lbs were the two weights that most fans wanted to see. With three of the top four 157 lbers in the country in Vegas, it’s easy to see why. Top-ranked Ty Watters sits atop the bracket. Third-ranked Vinny Zerban and fourth-ranked Daniel Cardenas sit on the bottom half. Both are lit up the scoreboard with their offense. Zerban has teched his way to the semifinals. There’s been no letdown after his big CyHawk win. Cardenas started with two techs, but was pushed in his quarterfinal contest against Michigan’s Cam Catrabone. He ended up outlasting Catrabone 15-12 in a wild shootout.

These two met in the 2024 Southern Scuffle finals and Zerban prevailed with an 8-5 victory.

Brock Mantanona (Michigan) vs. Brian Soldano (Oklahoma)

This may be the guilty-pleasure, ice cream headache match of the finals. There’s a possibility that we see a pin in the first minute from either wrestler or perhaps a match with 30 total points on the board. I would be shocked to see a 1-1 match going into sudden victory. Both of these wrestlers look to put points on the board at all times, sometimes giving up points for the possibility of a big move, and each can end the match quickly. That was the case in the quarterfinals as Soldano only needed :20 seconds (!) to dispose of #11 Eddie Neitenbach of Wyoming. In that match, Soldano got taken down right off the whistle and proceeded to use an elevator to put Neitenbach on his back.

Mantanona didn’t get a pin in the quarterfinals; he just managed to rack up four takedowns on Ceasar Garza in a 17-7 major decision. While redshirting last year, Mantanona took seventh place at this tournament, while competing at 165 lbs. He’s already clinched a placement higher, but how high will he go?

James Conway (Franklin & Marshall) vs. Isaac Dean (Iowa State)

This will be the third installment in the rivalry between James Conway and Isaac Dean. To date, this rivalry has been one-sided with Conway taking the first two matches. Their last meeting came in 2024-25 during the season-opening Princeton Open, which Conway won in sudden victory. Of course, since Dean has transferred to Iowa State, he looks even better than ever. That’s saying something for a wrestler who finished fifth at this tournament in 2024. Conway has been excellent this season, winning 11 of 12 matches. Conway advanced after racking up two falls and putting 12 points on the board in the quarters. Dean has been a bit more measured in his offense with three straight regular decisions.

Rocky Elam (Iowa State) vs. Justin Rademacher (Oregon State)

Neither of these wrestlers competed (officially) during the 2024-25 campaign. Rocky Elam was injured and Justin Rademacher took a redshirt. He would end up claiming his second straight U20 world medal by winning a world championship. Even so, we weren’t sure what to make of Rademacher and how he fit into the pecking order at 197 lbs. The same can be said for Elam, who, when healthy, has been an NCAA title threat. Elam demonstrated he was close to that level with his CyHawk win over Massoma Endene. In his two matches in Vegas, Elam has won both via major decision. Rademacher had his biggest test of the season in the quarterfinals. There, he used a second-period takedown to distance himself from Oklahoma’s DJ Parker. Parker was an NCAA Round of 12 finisher at 184 lbs last season.

Spencer Lanosga (Navy) vs. Christian Carroll (Wyoming)

The top half of the heavyweight bracket features the top-ranked wrestler in the land, Yonger Bastida. The bottom half is much more intriguing with a pair of new big men on the scene, Spencer Lanosga and Christian Carroll. Lanosga turned heads with a win over ACC champion and NCAA Round of 12 finisher Dayton Pitzer (Pittsburgh) in his debut. He added another victory over Pitzer a day later at the Navy Classic. Since then, he’s tallied four wins over past national qualifiers, the most recent coming over Juan Mora (Oklahoma) in the quarterfinals. Christian Carroll transferred from Iowa State to Wyoming in the offseason. He came into Vegas with a 2-2 record after facing some tough competition at the NDI. Carroll posted his biggest collegiate win to date in the quarters when he picked apart #5 Taye Ghadiali (Michigan), 11-2 on a bunch of reshots.

Friday’s DI Dual Results

Penn State 43 Drexel 3

125 - Luke Lilledahl (Penn State) maj Desmond Pleasant (Drexel)  19-7

133 - Marcus Blaze (Penn State) fall Kyle Waterman (Drexel)  4:33

141 - Jordan Soriano (Drexel) dec Cael Nasdeo (Penn State)  8-5

149 - Shayne Van Ness (Penn State) tech Patrick Kelly (Drexel)  20-4

157 - PJ Duke (Penn State) fall Luke Nichter (Drexel)  1:15

165 - Mitchell Mesenbrink (Penn State) tech Cody Walsh (Drexel)  19-4

174 - Levi Haines (Penn State) maj Jasiah Queen (Drexel)  12-1

184 - Rocco Welsh (Penn State) maj Ethan Wilson (Drexel)  13-3

197 - Connor Mirasola (Penn State) tech Justin Griffith (Drexel)  22-5

285 - Cole Mirasola (Penn State) maj Nate Schon (Drexel)  10-2

Pittsburgh 21 Lehigh 15

125 - Sheldon Seymour (Lehigh) dec Tyler Chappell (Pittsburgh)  9-3

133 - Evan Tallmadge (Pittsburgh) dec Mason Ziegler (Lehigh)  9-5

141 - Briar Priest (Pittsburgh) dec Carter Bailey (Lehigh)  4-1SV

149 - Kade Brown (Pittsburgh) fall Owen Reinsel (Lehigh)  1:08

157 - Logan Rozynski (Lehigh) dec Vince Bouzakis (Pittsburgh)  7-3

165 - Max Brignola (Lehigh) dec Jared Keslar (Pittsburgh)  7-3

174 - Luca Augustine (Pittsburgh) tech Bekhruz Sadriddinov (Lehigh)  20-5

184 - Rylan Rogers (Lehigh) dec Chase Kranitz (Pittsburgh)  3-0

197 - Mac Stout (Pittsburgh) maj Remy Brancato-Roed (Lehigh)  11-3

285 - Nathan Taylor (Lehigh) dec Dayton Pitzer (Pittsburgh)  5-4

Buffalo 21 Bloomsburg 14

125 - Jace Schafer (Bloomsburg) maj Caden Barrientos (Buffalo)  15-2

133 - Max Elton (Buffalo) dec Kade Kluce (Bloomsburg)  8-2

141 - Tyler Roark (Buffalo) dec Richie Wood (Bloomsburg)  6-0

149 - Sam Ewing (Buffalo) fall Dustin Elliott (Bloomsburg)  1:55

157 - William Morrow (Bloomsburg) dec Max Nevlin (Buffalo)  5-3

165 - Kelin Laffey (Buffalo) dec Braidon Woodward (Bloomsburg)  1-0

174 - Eric Alderfer (Bloomsburg) dec Rafael Knapp (Buffalo)  6-5

184 - Marcus Petite (Buffalo) dec Ethan Ducca (Bloomsburg)  4-2

197 - Connor Jacobs (Buffalo) dec Coy Raines (Bloomsburg)  2-0

285 - Mason Rebuck (Bloomsburg) tech Jack MacDonald (Buffalo)  17-2

Michigan State 23 Gardner-Webb 11

125 - Nick Corday (Michigan State) dec Tyson Lane (Gardner-Webb)  4-0

133 - TK Davis (Gardner-Webb) tech Andrew Hampton (Michigan State)  24-6

141 - Dominic DiTullo (Gardner-Webb) dec Jaden Crumpler (Michigan State)  10-5

149 - Evan Gosz (Michigan State) maj Drew Pepin (Gardner-Webb)  11-3

157 - Darius Marines (Michigan State) dec Joey Giordano (Gardner-Webb)  8-1

165 - Tucker Cell (Gardner-Webb) dec DJ Shannon (Michigan State)  9-4

174 - Connor O’Neill (Michigan State) dec Isaiah Guerrero (Gardner-Webb)  6-5

184 - Luke Vanadia (Michigan State) dec Hadyn Danals (Gardner-Webb)  5-1

197 - Kael Wisler (Michigan State) dec Josh McCutchen (Gardner-Webb)  7-1

285 - Max Vanadia (Michigan State) maj Rocky Files (Gardner-Webb)  14-3

Lock Haven 30 Clarion 10

125 - Travis Clawson (Clarion) maj Curtis Nelson (Lock Haven)  17-6

133 - Joey Fischer (Clarion) dec Gable Strickland (Lock Haven)  8-2

141 - Wyatt Henson (Lock Haven) tech Scott Johnson (Clarion)  21-5

149 - Lucas Kapusta (Lock Haven) tech Matthew Smith (Clarion)  21-4

157 - Nick Stampoulos (Lock Haven) dec Wesley Barnes (Clarion)  4-2

165 - Alejandro Herrera-Rondon (Clarion) dec Ousmane Duncanson (Lock Haven)  7-3

174 - Avery Bassett (Lock Haven) fall Gabe Lilly (Clarion)  1:58

184 - Sammy Gautreau (Lock Haven) dec Adrian Gacek (Clarion)  16-12

197 - Tucker Hogan (Lock Haven) maj Ethan Wiant (Clarion)  12-3

285 - Kade Sottolano (Lock Haven) maj Lucas Thomas (Clarion)  16-4
 

Indiana 33 Central Michigan 7

125 - Jacob Moran (Indiana) tech Archer Anderson (Central Michigan)  20-5

133 - Blaine Frazier (Indiana) dec Andrew Austin (Central Michigan)  8-6

141 - Henry Porter (Indiana) maj Nick Blackburn (Central Michigan)  13-5

149 - Joey Buttler (Indiana) dec Jimmy Nugent (Central Michigan)  6-1

157 - Mason Shrader (Central Michigan) dec Bryce Lowery (Indiana)  11-5

165 - Tyler Lillard (Indiana) maj Chandler Amaker (Central Michigan)  16-3

174 - Derek Gilcher (Indiana) tech Brayden Gautreau (Central Michigan)  20-5

184 - Sam Goin (Indiana) dec Adrien Cramer (Central Michigan)  5-3

197 - Gabe Sollars (Indiana) fall Luke Cochran (Central Michigan)  6:00

285 - Aidan Fockler (Central Michigan) maj Caleb Marzolino (Indiana)  15-2

Maryland 27 American 9

125 - JJ Peace (American) dec Abram Cline (Maryland)  7-3

133 - Braxton Brown (Maryland) fall Max Leete (American)  4:38

141 - Dario Lemus (Maryland) dec Colin Martin (American)  8-5

149 - Jackson Young (Maryland) dec Leo Maestas (American)  9-5

157 - Cameron Milheim (American) dec Mekhi Neal (Maryland)  7-3

165 - AJ Rodriguez (Maryland) dec Austin Craft (American)  4-2

174 - Dom Solis (Maryland) maj Hunter Hohman (American)  14-4

184 - Seth Digby (Maryland) dec RJ Robinson (American)  4-1SV

197 - Branson John (Maryland) tech Teage Calvin (American)  21-5

285 - Emmanuel Ulrich (American) dec Oscar Williams (Maryland)  8-5

Nebraska 44 Brown 3

125 - Alan Koehler (Nebraska) tech Jared Brunner (Brown)  20-3

133 - Jacob Van Dee (Nebraska) fall Douglas Shipers (Brown)  1:14

141 - Brock Hardy (Nebraska) fall Khimari Manns (Brown)  2:32

149 - Austin McBurney (Brown) dec Blake Cushing (Nebraska)  7-3

157 - Antrell Taylor (Nebraska) tech Ethan Mojena (Brown)  17-2

165 - LJ Araujo (Nebraska) dec Maximus Norman (Brown)  10-7SV

174 - Christopher Minto (Nebraska) tech Drew Clearie (Brown)  25-8

184 - Silas Allred (Nebraska) fall Thomas Sandoval (Brown)  2:56

197 - Camden McDanel (Nebraska) dec Andrew Reall (Brown)  7-4

285 - Cade Ziola (Nebraska) tech Alex Semenenko (Brown)  20-5
 

Nebraska 27 Missouri 10

125 - Kael Lauridsen (Nebraska) dec Mack Mauger (Missouri)  4-1SV

133 - Jacob Van Dee (Nebraska) dec Kade Moore (Missouri)  9-5

141 - Brock Hardy (Nebraska) tech Zeke Seltzer (Missouri)  19-4

149 - Josh Edmond (Missouri) maj Scott Robertson (Nebraska)  16-8

157 - Antrell Taylor (Nebraska) dec J Conway (Missouri)  4-2

165 - LJ Araujo (Nebraska) dec Maxx Mayfield (Missouri)  4-3

174 - Christopher Minto (Nebraska) tech Danny Heiser (Missouri)  19-4

184 - Aeoden Sinclair (Missouri) dec Silas Allred (Nebraska)  5-1

197 - Evan Bates (Missouri) dec Camden McDanel (Nebraska)  4-1

285 - Cade Ziola (Nebraska) tech Jacobi Jackson (Missouri)  20-4

Missouri 42 Long Island 0

125 - Mack Mauger (Missouri) maj Sawyer Ostroff (Long Island)  14-3

133 - Kade Moore (Missouri) maj Branden Rozanski (Long Island)  9-1

141 - Zeke Seltzer (Missouri) maj Amir Avazov (Long Island)  11-3

149 - Josh Edmond (Missouri) dec Tommy Bonasera (Long Island)  7-3

157 - J Conway (Missouri) dec Brayden Roberts (Long Island)  4-1SV

165 - Maxx Mayfield (Missouri) tech Jordan Barry (Long Island)  21-6

174 - Danny Heiser (Missouri) tech Jack Valentin (Long Island)  19-4

184 - Aeoden Sinclair (Missouri) tech Anthony D’Alesio (Long Island)  21-6

197 - Evan Bates (Missouri) fall John Dusza (Long Island)  :18

285 - Jarrett Stoner (Missouri) dec Chris Powell (Long Island)  6-1

Brown 29 Long Island 17

125 - Sawyer Ostroff (Long Island) FFT

133 - Branden Rozanski (Long Island) tech Douglas Shipers (Brown)  16-0

141 - Khimari Manns (Brown) maj Amir Avazov (Long Island)  16-6

149 - Austin McBurney (Brown) maj Tommy Bonasera (Long Island)  19-4

157 - Brayden Roberts (Long Island) dec Ethan Mojena (Brown)  2-0

165 - Maximus Norman (Brown) disq Jordan Barry (Long Island)

174 - Drew Clearie (Brown) fall Jack Valentin (Long Island)  1:06

184 - Anthony D’Alesio (Long Island) dec Thomas Sandoval (Brown)  5-1

197 - Andrew Reall (Brown) tech John Dusza (Long Island)  19-4

285 - Alex Semenenko (Brown) dec Chris Powell (Long Island)  2-0

2025 Cliff Las Vegas Invitational Quarterfinal Results

125 lbs

Stevo Poulin (Iowa State) fall Diego Sotelo (Michigan)  4:33

Jett Strickenberger (West Virginia) dec Conrad Hendriksen (Oklahoma)  7-3

Maximo Renteria (Oregon State) dec Marcello Milani (Cornell)  4-2

Nico Provo (Stanford) dec Marc-Anthony McGowan (Princeton)  2-1TB
 

133 lbs

Evan Frost (Iowa State) maj Gunner Andrick (West Virginia)  11-2

Luke Willochell (Wyoming) dec Sean Spidle (Northwestern)  9-3

Dillon Campbell (Virginia Tech) dec Tyler Ferrara (Cornell)  1-0

Kyler Larkin (Arizona State) dec Tyler Knox (Stanford)  8-3

141 lbs

Anthony Echemendia (Iowa State) dec Haiden Drury (Utah Valley)  10-3

Jack Consiglio (Stanford) dec Carter Nogle (Air Force)  10-3

Eli Griffin (Rider) maj Jordan Titus (West Virginia)  12-3

Nash Singleton (Oregon State) dec Zeth Romney (Cal Poly)  10-9

149 lbs

Kaleb Larkin (Arizona State) dec Alek Martin (South Dakota State)  7-3

Jaxon Joy (Cornell) dec David Evans (Utah Valley)  8-2

Jacob Frost (Iowa State) dec Aden Valencia (Stanford)  4-3

Eligh Rivera (Princeton) dec Lachlan McNeil (Michigan)  4-3

157 lbs

Ty Watters (West Virginia) tech Chance McLane (Arizona State)  15-0

Stoney Buell (Purdue) dec Cael Swensen (South Dakota State)  4-3

Vinny Zerban (Iowa State) tech Jimmy Harrington (Harvard)  17-1

Daniel Cardenas (Stanford) dec Cam Catrabone (Michigan)  15-12
 

165 lbs

Joey Blaze (Purdue) dec Shawn Taylor (West Virginia)  5-1

Ty Whalen (Princeton) dec Aiden Riggins (Iowa State)  4-3

Marcus Espinoza-Owens (South Dakota State) maj Brendon Abdon (Rider)  15-2

Nicco Ruiz (Arizona State) dec Cesar Alvan (Columbia)  5-1
 

174 lbs

Danny Wask (Navy) maj Riley Davis (Wyoming)  12-4

Brody Conley (West Virginia) maj Brody Baumann (Purdue)  8-0

Moses Espinoza Owens (South Dakota State) dec Beau Mantanona (Michigan)  5-4

Carter Schubert (Oklahoma) dec Cash Stewart (Cal Poly)  4-1

184 lbs

Brock Mantanona (Michigan) maj Ceasar Garza (Cal Poly)  17-7

Brian Soldano (Oklahoma) fall Eddie Neitenbach (Wyoming)  :20

James Conway (Franklin & Marshall) dec Aaron Ayzerov (Columbia)  12-9

Isaac Dean (Iowa State) dec Sal Perrine (Ohio)  4-2
 

197 lbs

Rocky Elam (Iowa State) maj Ben Vanadia (Purdue)  15-4

Justin Rademacher (Oregon State) dec DJ Parker (Oklahoma)  4-1

Rune Lawrence (West Virginia) dec Joseph Walker (Michigan)  2-0

Joey Novak (Wyoming) maj Zayne Lehman (Ohio)  11-1
 

285 lbs

Yonger Bastida (Iowa State) tech David Szuba (Arizona State)  21-5

Trevor Tinker (Cal Poly) dec Luke Rasmussen (South Dakota State)  6-2

Spencer Lanosga (Navy) dec Juan Mora (Oklahoma)  7-2

Christian Carroll (Wyoming) maj Taye Ghadiali (Michigan)  11-2

Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational Quarterfinal Matchups

125 lbs

#10 Stevo Poulin (Iowa State) vs. #23 Diego Sotelo (Michigan)

#13 Jett Strickenberger (West Virginia) vs. Conrad Hendriksen (Oklahoma)

#15 Maximo Renteria (Oregon State) vs. #32 Marcello Milani (Cornell)

#11 Nico Provo (Stanford) vs. #16 Marc-Anthony McGowan (Princeton)

133 lbs

#4 Evan Frost (Iowa State) vs. Gunner Andrick (Iowa State)

#13 Sean Spidle (Northwestern) vs. Luke Willochell (Wyoming)

#9 Dillon Campbell (Virginia Tech) vs. #18 Tyler Ferrara (Cornell)

#6 Tyler Knox (Stanford) vs. #19 Kyler Larkin (Arizona State)

141 lbs

#4 Anthony Echemendia (Iowa State) vs. #29 Haiden Drury (Utah Valley)

Jack Consiglio (Stanford) vs. Carter Nogle (Air Force)

#26 Eli Griffin (Rider) vs. Jordan Titus (West Virginia)

#5 Zeth Romney (Cal Poly) vs. Nash Singleton (Oregon State)

149 lbs

#2 Kaleb Larkin (Arizona State) vs. #27 Alek Martin (South Dakota State

#4 Jaxon Joy (Cornell) vs. #11 David Evans (Utah Valley)

Jacob Frost (Iowa State) vs. #12 Aden Valencia (Stanford)

#3 Lachlan McNeil (Michigan) vs. #23 Eligh Rivera (Princeton)

157 lbs

#1 Ty Watters (West Virginia) vs. #27 Chance McLane (Arizona State)

#19 Stoney Buell (Purdue) vs. #20 Cael Swensen (South Dakota State)

#3 Vinny Zerban (Iowa State) vs. #23 Jimmy Harrington (Harvard)

#4 Daniel Cardenas (Stanford) vs. #25 Cam Catrabone (Michigan)

 

165 lbs

#1 Joey Blaze (Purdue) vs. Shawn Taylor (West Virginia)

#15 Ty Whalen (Princeton) vs. Aiden Riggins (Iowa State)

Brendon Abdon (Rider) vs. Marcus Espinoza-Owens (South Dakota State)

#2 Nicco Ruiz (Arizona State) vs. #10 Cesar Alvan (Columbia)

174 lbs

#7 Danny Wask (Navy) vs. Riley Davis (Wyoming)

#19 Brody Conley (West Virginia) vs. #21 Brody Baumann (Purdue)

#13 Beau Mantanona (Michigan) vs. #24 Moses Espinoza-Owens (South Dakota State)

Carter Schubert (Oklahoma) vs. Cash Stewart (Cal Poly)

184 lbs

#7 Brock Mantanona (Michigan) vs. #21 Ceasar Garza (Cal Poly)

#11 Eddie Neitenbach (Wyoming) vs. #13 Brian Soldano (Oklahoma)

#12 James Conway (Franklin & Marshall) vs. #18 Aaron Ayzerov (Columbia)

#10 Isaac Dean (Iowa State) vs. #31 Sal Perrine (Ohio)

197 lbs

#2 Rocky Elam (Iowa State) vs. #23 Ben Vanadia (Purdue)

#8 Justin Rademacher (Oregon State) vs. #11 DJ Parker (Oklahoma)

#21 Rune Lawrence (West Virginia) vs. Joseph Walker (Michigan)

#6 Joey Novak (Wyoming) vs. #26 Zayne Lehman (Ohio)

285 lbs

#1 Yonger Bastida (Iowa State) vs. #23 David Szuba (Arizona State)

#17 Trevor Tinker (Cal Poly) vs. #19 Luke Rasmussen (South Dakota State)

#11 Spencer Lanosga (Navy) vs. #24 Juan Mora (Oklahoma)

#5 Taye Ghadiali (Michigan) vs. #27 Christian Carroll (Wyoming)

125 lbs

1. Stevo Poulin (Iowa State)

2. Nico Provo (Stanford)

3. Brady Roark (South Dakota State)

4. Jett Strickenberger (West Virginia)

5. Blake West (Northern Illinois)

6. Maximo Renteria (Oregon State)

7. Tyler Klinsky (Rider)

8. Marc-Anthony McGowan (Princeton)

9. Diego Sotelo (Michigan)

10. Koda Holeman (Cal Poly)

11. Richard Castro-Sandoval (CSU Bakersfield)

12. Bridger Ricks (Utah Valley)

133 lbs

1. Evan Frost (Iowa State)

2. Tyler Knox (Stanford)

3. Dillon Campbell (Virginia Tech)

4. Sean Spidle (Northwestern)

5. Derrick Cardinal (South Dakota State)

6. Tyler Ferrara (Cornell)

7. Kyler Larkin (Arizona State)

8. Markel Baker (Northern Illinois)

9. Blake Boarman (Purdue)

10. Gabe Whisenhunt (Oregon State)

11. Jarvis Little (Appalachian State)

12. Mason Leiphart (Franklin & Marshall)

141 lbs

1. Anthony Echemendia (Iowa State)

2. Zeth Romney (Cal Poly)

3. Julian Tagg (South Dakota State)

4. Caedyn Ricciardi (Navy)

5. Greyson Clark (Purdue)

6. Eli Griffin (Rider)

7. Lorenzo Frezza (Columbia)

8. Tyler Wells (Oklahoma)

9. Haiden Drury (Utah Valley)

10. Nash Singleton (Oregon State)

11. Pierson Manville (Arizona State)

12. Jack Consiglio (Stanford)

149 lbs

1. Kaleb Larkin (Arizona State)

2. Lachlan McNeil (Michigan)

3. Jacob Frost (Iowa State)

4. Jaxon Joy (Cornell)

5. David Evans (Utah Valley)

6. Aden Valencia (Stanford)

7. Eligh Rivera (Princeton)

8. Alek Martin (South Dakota State)

9. Gabe Willochell (Wyoming)

10. Willie McDougald (West Virginia)

11. Kaden Keiser (Appalachian State)

12. Sam Cartella (Northwestern)

157 lbs

1. Ty Watters (West Virginia)

2. Daniel Cardenas (Stanford)

3. Vinny Zerban (Iowa State)

4. Stoney Buell (Purdue)

5. Cael Swensen (South Dakota State)

6. Jimmy Harrington (Harvard)

7. Cam Catrabone (Michigan)

8. Chance McLane (Arizona State)

9. Jagger French (Cal Poly)

10. Drayden Morton (California Baptist)

165 lbs

1. Joey Blaze (Purdue)

2. Nicco Ruiz (Arizona State)

3. Dylan Gilcher (Michigan)

4. Ty Whalen (Princeton)

5. Aiden Riggins (Iowa State)

6. Marcus Espinoza-Owens (South Dakota State)

7. Matthew Olguin (Oregon State)

8. Mac Church (Virginia Tech)

9. Lou Cerchio (Cornell)

10. Cesar Alvan (Columbia)

174 lbs

1. Danny Wask (Navy)

2. MJ Gaitan (Iowa State)

3. Beau Mantanona (Michigan)

4. Brody Conley (West Virginia)

5. Brody Baumann (Purdue)

6. Moses Espinoza-Owens (South Dakota State)

7. Carter Schubert (Oklahoma)

8. Riley Davis (Wyoming)

9. Nick Fine (Columbia)

184 lbs

1. Brock Mantanona (Michigan)

2. Isaac Dean (Iowa State)

3. James Conway (Franklin & Marshall)

4. Eddie Neitenbach (Wyoming)

5. Brian Soldano (Oklahoma)

6. Jared McGill (Edinboro)

7. Aaron Ayzerov (Columbia)

8. Ian Bush (West Virginia)

9. Kole Mulhauser (Princeton)

10. Ceasar Garza (Cal Poly)

11. Sal Perrine (Ohio)

12. Christian Hansen (Cornell)

197 lbs

1. Rocky Elam (Iowa State)

2. Joey Novak (Wyoming)

3. Bennett Berge (South Dakota State)

4. Justin Rademacher (Oregon State)

5. DJ Parker (Oklahoma)

6. Rune Lawrence (West Virginia)

7. Brock Zurawski (Rider)

8. Ben Vanadia (Purdue)

9. Zyan Hall (Navy)

10. Zayne Lehman (Ohio)

11. Karson Tompkins (Air Force)

285 lbs

1. Yonger Bastida (Iowa State)

2. Taye Ghadiali (Michigan)

3. Spencer Lanosga (Navy)

4. Luke Rasmussen (South Dakota State)

5. Trevor Tinker (Cal Poly)

6. Juan Mora (Oklahoma)

7. Christian Carroll (Wyoming)

8. David Szuba (Arizona State)

9. Devon Dawson (Northern Illinois)

10. Hayden Filipovich (Purdue)

11. Ashton Davis (Cornell)