InterMat Staff

The Super 32 is in the books! As usual, it didn’t disappoint and lived up to its billing as the best high school folkstyle event in the country. How tough was this tournament? There are plenty of ranked wrestlers and wrestlers who have already committed to wrestle at the next level, who didn’t come particularly close to even placing. Others won five, even six matches, without breaking into the top-eight. Below, we have the names of wrestlers who have already committed to wrestle at the next level and were in action in Greensboro. We tracked results for each of those wrestlers and they are sorted by their future team. Their placements (or record) at the Super 32 are listed before their name/weight. Air Force 2-2 - 120 lbs: NR Jake Landis (Graham, OH) 2-2 - 126 lbs: NR Samuel Comes (Lakeway Christian, TN) 5th Place - 165 lbs: #176 Arment Waltenbaugh (The Hill School, PA) 4th Place - 175 lbs: #8 Salah Tsarni (Blair Academy, NJ) - Class of 2027 0-2 - 175 lbs: NR Jackson Moffit (East Forsyth, GA) American 2-2 - 138 lbs: NR Blake Boyer (Kennett, PA) Appalachian State 4th Place - 150 lbs: #77 Bentley Sly (Stuart Cramer, NC) 7th Place - 150 lbs: #139 Brady Hand (Christiansburg, VA) 2-2 - 190 lbs: NR Deacon Moran (Ft. Zumwalt North, MO) Arizona State 3-2 - 150 lbs: #148 Travis Cardenas (Chandler, AZ) 2-2 - 157 lbs: #58 Justin Wardlow (Lockport, IL) Champion - 215 lbs: #240 Kal-El Fluckiger (Valiant Prep, AZ) Army West Point 3rd Place - 126 lbs: #16 Joe Uhorchuk (Signal Mountain, TN) 4-2 - 144 lbs: #129 Maverick Beckwith (Norwich, NY) - Class of 2027 4-2 - 157 lbs: #169 Billy Tyler (Brentsville, VA) 2-2 - 165 lbs: NR Ryker Cox (Coxsackie-Athens, NY) - Class of 2027 Ashland 3-2 - 157 lbs: NR Louden Dixon (West Holmes, OH) Brown 0-2 - 132 lbs: NR Charlie Trujillo (Vandegrift, TX) 8th Place - 150 lbs: #45 Joey Joyce (Ponaganset, RI) Bucknell 7th Place - 113 lbs: #60 Braiden Lotier (Bishop McDevitt, PA) - Class of 2027 5-2 - 132 lbs: NR Antonio Boni (Central Valley, PA) 5-2 - 150 lbs: #164 Hudson Hohman (Grove City, PA) 5-2 - 157 lbs: #198 Brian Chamberlain (Wyoming Seminary, PA) Buffalo 7th Place - 126 lbs: #235 Braiden Weaver (Altoona, PA) 1-2 - 126 lbs: NR Cullen Edwards (St. Francis, NY) 4-2 - 144 lbs: #217 Anthony DePaul (Delsea, NJ) 1-2 - 150 lbs: NR Emmett Logan (Lowell, MA) 3-2 - 165 lbs: NR Rory White (St. Francis, NY) 2-2 - 215 lbs: NR Cooper Roscosky (Kiski Area, PA) California Baptist 2-2 - 126 lbs: NR Carlos Melgoza (Kingsburg, CA) 5-2 - 150 lbs: NR Jackson Butler (Bishop McCort, PA) 3-2 - 175 lbs: #59 Kalob Ybarra (Pomona, CO) Cal Poly 5-2 - 132 lbs: NR Zaydrien Hernandez (St. John Bosco, CA) 1-2 - 150 lbs: NR Sergio Gomez (St. John Bosco, CA) - Class of 2027 0-2 - 285 lbs: NR Troy Ceja (Pitman, CA) Chattanooga 4-2 - 113 lbs: #167 Tanner Tran (Father Ryan, TN) 4–2 - 138 lbs: #225 John Stewart (Scottsboro, AL) Central Missouri 2-2 - 126 lbs: NR Bryson Rockers (Paola, KS) Clarion 3-2 - 175 lbs: NR Ethan Secoy (Columbus, GA) 5-2 - 175 lbs: NR Tyler Whitford (St. Joseph Metuchen, NJ) Columbia 1-2 - 150 lbs: Will Sakoutis (Christian Brothers, NJ) 0-2 - 165 lbs: Ryan Gavrish (St. John Vianney, NJ) - Class of 2027 Cornell 6-2 - 144 lbs: #68 Tommy Verrette (Edmond North, OK) 4th Place - 144 lbs: #22 Joe Toscano (Buchanan, CA) 7th Place - 144 lbs: #97 Tyler Traves (Mountain View, VA) 4-2 - 144 lbs: #163 Samson McKissick-Staley (Pittsford Mendon, NY) 5th Place - 150 lbs: #82 Michael Turi (Wyoming Seminary, PA) 7th Place - 175 lbs: #144 Santino Rodriguez (Don Bosco Prep, NJ) Davidson 6-2 - 138 lbs: NR Cody Trevino (Bettendorf, IA) Drexel 2-2 - 165 lbs: NR Tyson Seesholtz (South Range, OH) Edinboro 6-2 - 157 lbs: NR Jordan Thompson (Bradford, PA) Ferrum 0-2 - 126 lbs: NR Carson Miller (Cox, VA) George Mason 2-2 - 144 lbs: #247 Jeffrey Huyvaert (New Prairie, IN) Illinois 6th Place - 157 lbs: #130 Liam Kelly (Mt. Carmel, IL) Indiana 0-2 - 120 lbs: #211 Peyton Schoettle (Roncalli, IN) 3-2 - 150 lbs: #162 Tommy Gibbs (Brownsburg, IN) Iowa 4-2 - 144 lbs: #154 Owen McMullen (Bishop McCort, PA) Champion - 285 lbs: #12 Michael Mocco (Cardinal Gibbons, FL) Iowa State 8th Place - 138 lbs: NR Valentine Popadiuc (St. Pius X, NM) Champion - 190 lbs: #30 Jimmy Mastny (Marian Central, IL) - Class of 2027 Little Rock 4-2 - 132 lbs: #65 Justyce Zuniga (Gilroy, WA) 5-2 - 132 lbs: #250 DJ Clarke (Buford, GA) 4-2 - 132 lbs: NR Cael Puderbaugh (Basehor-Linwood, KS) - Class of 2027 5th Place - 144 lbs: #159 Ivan Arias (Buchanan, CA) 4-2 - 165 lbs: NR Shane Wagner (Faith Christian Academy, PA) Lock Haven 3-2 - 144 lbs: NR Jacob McVige (Honeoye Falls-Lima, NY) Lynchburg 0-2 - 120 lbs: NR Emmons Tewalt (Hanover, VA) Mary 8th Place - 120 lbs: #139 Nic Enzminger (Legacy, ND) 1-2 - 132 lbs: NR Joey Enzminger (Legacy, ND) Maryland 2-2 - 157 lbs: #243 Bradley Williams (Spain Park, AL) 3-1 - 165 lbs: NR Josh Piparo (St. Peter’s Prep, NJ) - Class of 2027 7th Place - 215 lbs: #76 Devin Downes (Plainedge, NY) Mercyhurst 2-2 - 120 lbs: NR Brett Crawford (St. Anthony’s, NY) 2-2 - 215 lbs: NR Julian Burgett (Fishers, IN) 2-2 - 215 lbs: NR Zachary Caldwell (St. Francis, NY) Michigan Champion - 132 lbs: #14 Moses Mendoza (Gilroy, CA) 0-2 - 132 lbs: NR Cooper Hinz (Jesup, IA) 4-2 - 138 lbs: #149 Bodie Abbey (Hartland, MI) 1-2 - 150 lbs: #18 Blake Cosby (Dundee, MI) Michigan State 0-2 - 126 lbs - NR Sammy Stewart (Manchester, MI) 5th Place - 285 lbs: NR Logan Tollison (Grand Blanc, MI) Minnesota 4-2 - 120 lbs: #75 Drake Vombaur (Severance, CO) - Class of 2027 6-2 - 120 lbs: #121 Titan Friederichs (Watertown-Mayer, MN) 3-2 - 120 lbs: NR Joel Friederichs (Watertown-Mayer, MN) 4-2 - 132 lbs: #79 Mason Carlson (Syracuse, UT) Champion - 138 lbs: #25 Tyler Dekraker (Lake Highland Prep, FL) 5th Place - 157 lbs: #93 Cooper Rowe (Westonka, MN) Missouri 3-2 - 113 lbs: #124 Teequavious Mills (Athens Christian, GA) 7-2 - 138 lbs: #115 Zion Borge (Westlake, MO) 3-2 - 190 lbs: NR Trey Craig (Christian Brothers, MO) 1-2 - 215 lbs: #60 Cash Cooley (Allen, TX) Navy 4-2 - 120 lbs: #226 Sam Wolford (Northern Lebanon, PA) 0-2 - 132 lbs: #212 Nathan Attisano (Legacy Christian Academy, OH) 5-2 - 144 lbs: NR Collier Hartman (Canon McMillan, PA) 4-2 - 165 lbs: #74 Jon Smith (Oxford Area, PA) - Class of 2027 3-2 - 165 lbs: #189 McKaden Speece (Wilson, PA) 1-2 - 165 lbs: NR Jack Chamberlain (Malvern Prep, PA) - Class of 2027 NC State 5-2 - 126 lbs: #42 Dom Deputy (Chestnut Ridge, PA) 5-2 - 126 lbs: #98 Lander Bosh (Layton, UT) 6th Place - 126 lbs: #171 Sean Willcox (St. John Bosco, CA) 4th Place - 157 lbs: #84 Griffin LaPlante (St. Francis, NY) 4-2 - 157 lbs: #104 Lorenzo Alston (Uwharrie Charter, NC) 4th Place - 190 lbs: NR Luke Ricketts (Union County, KY) Nebraska 5-2 - 150 lbs: #42 Mac Crosson (Indianola, IA) - Class of 2027 3-2 - 150 lbs: #146 Davis Parrow (Farmington, MN) 6th Place - 150 lbs: #186 Mason Petersen (Columbus, NE) North Carolina 4-2 - 120 lbs: #48 Dunia Sibomana (Long Beach, NY) 5-2 - 165 lbs: #65 Steel Meyers (Allen, TX) - Class of 2027 5-2 - 175 lbs: NR Ronin Gault (Lake Highland Prep, FL) North Dakota State Runner-Up: 190 lbs: #131 William Ward (Moorhead, MN) Northern Iowa 4-2 - 157 lbs: #136 Declan Koch (Neenah, WI) Champion - 175 lbs: #53 Waylon Cressell (Janesville, IA) 1-2 - 190 lbs: NR Keaton Moeller (Starmont, IA) Northwestern 4-2 - 113 lbs: #222 Liam Davis (Lake Highland Prep, FL) 3rd Place: 190 lbs: #28 Ryder Wilder (Camden County, GA) NYU 2-2 - 215 lbs: NR Rocco Salerno (Seton Hall Prep, NJ) Ohio State Champion - 126 lbs: #11 Antonio Mills (Athens Christian, GA) Oklahoma 3rd Place - 120 lbs: #33 Johnathan McGinty (St. Joseph Regional, NJ) 4-2 - 126 lbs: #87 Mikey Ruiz (Randall, TX) 4-2 - 132 lbs: NR Eric Casula (Stillwater, OK) 5-2 - 144 lbs: #137 Christian Jelle (Grand Rapids, MN) 2-2 - 157 lbs: NR Will Deutschlander (Edmond North, OK) 3-2 - 190 lbs: #195 Carter Vannest (Pitman, CA) Oklahoma State Champion - 120 lbs: #30 Rocklin Zinkin (Buchanan, CA) Runner-Up - 126 lbs: #23 Ignacio Villasenor (Stillwater, OK) - Class of 2027 5th Place - 190 lbs: #39 Michael White (Lawrence North, IN) Penn 4-2 - 132 lbs: #140 Anthony DiAndrea (Watchung Hills, NJ) Runner-Up - 150 lbs: #153 Charlie DeSena (Lake Highland Prep, FL) 4-2 - 157 lbs: #142 Gus Cardinal (Valiant Prep, AZ) 0-2 - 157 lbs: NR Ezra Swisher (Bellefonte, PA) Penn State 3rd Place - 138 lbs: #13 Gavin Mangano (Shoreham-Wading River, NY) - Class of 2027 Runner-Up - 138 lbs: #24 Sam Herring (Bishop McCort, PA) Pittsburgh 4th Place: Nadav Nafshi (Lake Highland Prep, FL) 3-2 - 165 lbs: #76 Mason Horwat (Derry Area, PA) - Class of 2027 2-2 - 190 lbs: #120 Hunter Snyder (Greater Latrobe, PA) - Class of 2027 Princeton 2-2 - 144 lbs: #152 George Dennis (Harrison County, KY) 3-2 - 150 lbs: #126 Jackson Weller (Delran, NJ) - Class of 2027 Purdue 4-2 - 132 lbs: #74 Nathan Rioux (Avon, IN) 7th Place - 138 lbs: #31 Camden Baum (Bishop McDevitt, PA) 4-2 - 144 lbs: #99 Drake Hooiman (SLAM Academy, NV) Rutgers Champion - 144 lbs: #10 Brandt Harer (Montgomery, PA) 6th Place - 190 lbs: #135 Alex Reyes (Holmdel, NJ) SIU Edwardsville 3-2 - 113 lbs: NR Austin Brown (Hannibal, MO) 2-2 - 138 lbs: #229 Kiernan Mienk (Creighton Prep, NE) South Dakota State 3-2 - 120 lbs: NR Cole Caniglia (Creighton Prep, NE) - Class of 2027 4-2 - 190 lbs: #241 Riley Johnson (Skutt Catholic, NE) Stanford 4-2 - 120 lbs: #126 Julian Rios (Phillips Andover, MA) 2-2 - 120 lbs: NR Cameron Jackson (Kennedy, CA) 4-2 - 126 lbs: #157 Siraj Sidhu (Clovis North, CA) 5-2 - 138 lbs: #116 Kai Vielma (Connellsville, PA) - Class of 2027 3rd Place - 157 lbs: #20 Zeno Moore (Lake Highland Prep, FL) Utah Valley 1-2 - 120 lbs: NR Thunder Beard (Central Dauphin, PA) 1-2 - 285 lbs: NR Elijah Schunke (Brandon Valley, SD) Virginia 7-2 - 120 lbs: #120 Alexander Pierce (Iowa City West, IA) 7th Place - 165 lbs: #69 Liam Crook (Kaukauna, WI) 8th Place - 165 lbs: #108 Jaelen Culp (Indian Trail, SC) 3rd Place - 285 lbs: NR Preston Wagner (Fremont, NE) Virginia Tech 5th Place - 120 lbs: #38 Alex Rozas (Teurlings Catholic, LA) Champion - 150 lbs: #2 Bo Bassett (Bishop McCort, PA) Champion - 165 lbs: #1 Melvin Miller (Bishop McCort, PA) - Class of 2027 VMI 4-2 - 132 lbs: NR Jared Goodson (Poquoson, VA) 1-2 - 138 lbs: NR Chris LaLonde (Roosevelt, CO) West Virginia Runner-Up - 120 lbs: #125 Mason Jakob (Dobyns Bennett, TN) 6-2 - 150 lbs: NR Dominic Way (Parkersburg, WV) - Class of 2027 8th Place - 175 lbs: #88 Gage Wentzel (Montoursville, PA) 6th Place - 175 lbs: #199 Brennan Warwick (Massillon Perry, OH) Wisconsin 3rd Place - 144 lbs: #147 Hunter Stevens (Mount Horeb, WI) 5th Place - 175 lbs: #183 Eli Leonard (Mount Horeb, WI) Wyoming 4-2 - 144 lbs: #86 Derek Barrows (Pomona, CO) 3-2 - 157 lbs: #43 Austin Paris (Layton, UT) 3-2 - 150 lbs: #175 Dom Wilson (Rockwall, TX) 5-2 - 165 lbs: NR Kyler Walters (Shakopee, MN)

Monday marked day one of the 2025 U23 World Championships. Greco-Roman was the name of the game and four weight classes were contested. Peyton Jacobson was the star for the American squad, as he advanced to the semifinals before falling to an Iranian opponent, 5-3. Jacobson will wrestle for a bronze medal. Three of the four Americans earned a win on Monday; however, all but Jacobson were eliminated from medal contention. On Tuesday, wrestlers in the 55 kg (Kenneth Crosby), 67 kg (Otto Black), 72 kg (Aliaksandr Kikiniou), and 97 kg (Max Ramberg) weight classes will start their tournaments. American Results: 63 kg: Round of 16: Jeremy Peralta Gonzalez (Ecuador) over Kaden Ercanbrack (USA) 9-0 77 kg Round of 32: Temuri Orjonikidze (Georgia) over Aydin Rix-McElhinney (USA) 4-1 Repechage Matchup: Aydin Rix-McElhinney vs. Alexandru Solovei (Moldova) 87 kg Round of 32: Peyton Jacobson (USA) over Rohit Bura (India) 8-0 Round of 16: Peyton Jacobson (USA) over Gabriel Lupasco (Moldova) 7-1 Quarterfinals: Peyton Jacobson (USA) over Zaur Shangereev (Russia) 5-3 Semifinals: Gholamreza Farokhisenjani (Iran) vs. Peyton Jacobson (USA) 5-3 Bronze Medal Matchup: Peyton Jacobson (USA) vs. TBD 130 kg Round of 16: Aden Attao (USA) over Mykhailo Vyshnyvetskyi (Ukraine) 8-1 Quarterfinals: Laszlo Darabos (Hungary) over Aden Attao (USA) 8-0 Gold Medal Matchups 63 kg: Ziya Babashov (Azerbaijan) vs. Vitalie Eriomenco (Moldova) 77 kg: Temuri Orjonikidze (Georgia) vs. Irfan Mirzoiev (Ukraine) 87 kg: Gholamreza Farokhisenjani (Iran) vs. Ivan Chmyr (Ukraine) 130 kg: Fardin Hedayati (Iran) vs. Razmik Kurdyan (Armenia)

Grand Ledge

St. Joseph's Regional

As someone who enjoys the historical aspect of our sport, it was a must to be in Greensboro, North Carolina over the weekend for the latest edition of the Super 32. For a tournament that dates back to the 1990’s and has featured countless NCAA All-Americans, national champions, and even Olympic medalists, the Super 32 never had a wrestler win four championships at the high school level. Now there are two. Bo Bassett and Taina Fernandez both dominated their way through Super 32 brackets over the weekend and won their fourth championship belt. In her five bouts, Fernandez only was pushed past the two-minute mark on one occasion. She only allowed a single point while scoring 40 of her own. Bassett made the finals after six straight tech falls. In the championship match, he defeated Penn commit, Charlie DeSena, via a 13-4 major decision. Two of Bassett’s titles have come over wrestlers that either already earned, or would go on to win, Super 32 titles themselves. The tournament organizers were prepared in the event that Bassett and Fernandez would win their fourth titles and hand personalized statues made of the two competitors. While each was wrestling in the finals, the tournament stopped so that fans could direct the fullest extent of their attention to these young stars and their attempt at chasing history. The girls portion of this tournament has only been in existence since 2017, so there isn’t as much history associated with that competition. But for Bassett to be the four-time, in today’s wrestling landscape is quite remarkable. The quality of wrestling and the readiness of young wrestlers is at a much higher level today compared to the early 2000’s. This should be a high school season full of such milestones for Bassett. He is also on pace to win his fourth title at the Ironman and Powerade. Fernandez has another year of high school and could become the first wrestler to win five times at the Super 32. Congratulations to Bassett and Fernandez on their piece of history over the weekend. Also, kudos to the Super 32 staff on being aware of the potential for history at their event and making arrangements so that these wrestlers and their accomplishments are treated with the reverence and respect that they deserve.

Delbarton

We’ll have more within the next day or so about recruiting and the Super 32. First we’re starting with the wrestlers who have earned All-American status and the colleges that they’ve signed with or committed to. Air Force 165 lbs - Arment Waltenbaugh: Pennsylvania - 5th Place 175 lbs - Salah Tsarni: Maryland - 4th Place (Class of 2027) Appalachian State 150 lbs - Bentley Sly: North Carolina - 4th Place 150 lbs - Brady Hand: Virginia - 7th Place Arizona State 215 lbs - Kal-El Fluckiger: Arizona - Champion Army West Point 126 lbs - Joseph Uhorchuk: Tennessee - 3rd Place Brown 150 lbs - Joey Joyce: Rhode Island - 8th Place Bucknell 113 lbs - Braiden Lotier: Pennsylvania - 7th Place (Class of 2027) Buffalo 126 lbs - Braiden Weaver: Pennsylvania - 7th Place Cornell 144 lbs: Joseph Toscano: California - 4th Place 144 lbs: Tyler Traves: Virginia - 7th Place 150 lbs: Michael Turi: Pennsylvania - 5th Place 175 lbs: Santino Rodriguez: New Jersey - 7th Place Illinois 157 lbs: Liam Kelly: Illinois - 6th Place Iowa 285 lbs - Michael Mocco: Florida - Champion Iowa State 138 lbs - Valentine Popadiuc: New Mexico - 8th Place 190 lbs - Jimmy Mastny: Illinois - Champion (Class of 2027) Little Rock 144 lbs - Ivan Arias: California - 5th Place Mary 120 lbs - Nic Enzminger: North Dakota - 8th Place Maryland 190 lbs - Devin Downes: New York - 7th Place Michigan 132 lbs - Moses Mendoza: California - Champion Minnesota 138 lbs: Tyler Dekraker: Virginia - Champion 157 lbs: Cooper Rowe: Minnesota - 5th Place NC State 126 lbs - Sean Willcox: California - 6th Place 157 lbs - Griffin LaPlante: New York - 4th Place 190 lbs - Luke Ricketts: Kentucky - 4th Place Nebraska 150 lbs - Mason Petersen: Nebraska - 6th Place North Dakota State 190 lbs - William Ward: Minnesota - Runner-Up Northern Iowa 175 lbs - Waylon Cressell: Iowa - Champion Northwestern 190 lbs - Ryder Wilder: Georgia - 3rd Place Ohio State 126 lbs - Antonio Mills: Georgia - Champion Oklahoma 120 lbs - Johnathan McGinty: New Jersey - 3rd Place Oklahoma State 120 lbs - Rocklin Zinkin: California - Champion 126 lbs - Ignacio Villasenor: Oklahoma - Runner-Up (Class of 2027) 190 lbs - Michael White: Indiana - 5th Place Penn 150 lbs - Charlie DeSena: Florida - Runner-Up Penn State 138 lbs: Sam Herring: Pennsylvania - Runner-Up 138 lbs: Gavin Mangano: New York - 3rd Place (Class of 2027) Pittsburgh 165 lbs: Nadav Nafshi: Florida - 4th Place Purdue 138 lbs: Camden Baum: Pennsylvania - 7th Place Rutgers 144 lbs: Brandt Harer: Pennsylvania - Champion 190 lbs: Alex Reyes: New Jersey - 6th Place Stanford 157 lbs: Zeno Moore: Florida - 3rd Place Virginia 165 lbs: Liam Crook: Wisconsin - 7th Place 165 lbs: Jaelen Culp: South Carolina - 8th Place 285 lbs: Preston Wagner: Nebraska - 3rd Place Virginia Tech 120 lbs - Alex Rozas: Louisiana - 5th Place 150 lbs - Bo Bassett: Pennsylvania - Champion 165 lbs - Melvin Miller: Pennsylvania - Champion (Class of 2027) West Virginia 120 lbs - Mason Jakob: West Virginia - Runner-Up 175 lbs - Brennan Warwick: Ohio - 6th Place 175 lbs - Gage Wentzel: Pennsylvania - 8th Place Wisconsin 144 lbs: Hunter Stevens: Wisconsin - 3rd Place 175 lbs: Eli Leonard: Wisconsin - 5th Place

Faith Christian Academy

106 lbs Championship: Ariah Mills (Georgia) dec Kooper Deputy (Pennsylvania) 4-2 3rd Place: Michael Bernabe (California) dec Luke Loren (California) 6-2 5th Place: Thiago Silva (California) techNoah Watkins (Tennessee) 19-4 7th Place: Hudson Chittum (Tennessee) dec Connor Maddox (Indiana) 4-1 113 lbs Championship: Jorje Rios (California) dec Sean Kenny (New Jersey) 2-1 3rd Place: Caleb Noble (Illinois) dec Keegan Bassett (Pennsylvania) 6-2 5th Place: Cody Clarke (Georgia) MedFFT Anthony Garza (California) 7th Place: Braiden Lotier (Pennsylvania) MedFFT Brayden Wenrich (Pennsylvania) 120 lbs Championship: Rocklin Zinkin (California) Mason Jakob (Tennessee) 18-3 3rd Place: Johnathan McGinty (New Jersey) dec Jovanni Tovar (Florida) 3-2 5th Place: Alex Rozas (Louisiana) MedFFT Anthony Ryan (New York) 7th Place: Brock Rothermel (Pennsylvania) dec Nic Enzminger (South Dakota) 7-1 126 lbs Championship: Antonio Mills (Georgia) dec Ignacio Villasenor (Oklahoma) 3-2TB 3rd Place: Joe Uhorchuk (Tennessee) maj Ellijah Collick(Maryland) 10-0 5th Place: Paul Ruiz (California) dec Sean Willcox (California) 4-2 7th Place: Braiden Weaver (Pennsylvania) dec Cael Floerchinger (Montana) 5-4 132 lbs Championship: Moses Mendoza (California) dec Israel Borge (Missouri) 8-3 3rd Place: Dale Corbin (Wisconsin) dec Fred Bachmann (Pennsylvania) 4-0 5th Place: Shamus Regan (South Carolina) dec Chris Huerta (California) 1-0 7th Place: Slater Hicks (California) maj Deven Lopez (Colorado) 14-2 138 lbs Championship: Tyler Dekraker (Florida) dec Sam Herring (Pennsylvania) 1-0 3rd Place: Gavin Mangano (New York) dec Dean Anderson (Arizona) 1-0 5th Place: Matthew Orbeta (California) maj Dawson Youngblut (Iowa) 12-4 7th Place: Camden Baum (Pennsylvania) Valentine Popadiuc (New Mexico) 8-6 144 lbs Championship: Brandt Harer (Pennsylvania) dec Clinton Shepherd (Indiana) 4-0 3rd Place: Hunter Stevens (Wisconsin) dec Joseph Toscano (California) 5-3 5th Place: Ivan Arias (California) MedFFT Michael Romero (California) 7th Place: Tyler Traves (Virginia) dec Grayson Fuchs (Michigan) 4-2 150 lbs Championship: Bo Bassett (Pennsylvania) maj Charlie DeSena (Florida) 13-4 3rd Place: Rocco Cassioppi (Illinois) fall Bentley Sly (North Carolina) 3:56 5th Place: Michael Turi (Pennsylvania) dec Mason Petersen (Nebraska) 6-1 7th Place: Brady Hand (Virginia) dec Joey Joyce (Rhode Island) 4-1SV 157 lbs Championship: Justus Heeg (Illinois) over Matty Staples (Indiana) 7-0 3rd Place: Zeno Moore (Florida) dec Griffin LaPlante (New York) 4-0 5th Place: Cooper Rowe (Minnesota) dec Liam Kelly (Illinois) 4-0 7th Place: Jake Hughes (Ohio) MedFFT Josiah Sykes (Virginia) 165 lbs Championship: Melvin Miller (Pennsylvania) maj Maximus Dhabolt (Iowa) 16-6 3rd Place: Lucas Boe (Florida) dec Nadav Nafshi (Florida) 5-1 5th Place: Arment Waltenbaugh (Pennsylvania) maj Samuel Almedina (Pennsylvania) 10-0 7th Place: Liam Crook (Wisconsin) maj Jaelen Culp (South Carolina) 9-0 175 lbs Championship: Waylon Cressell (Iowa) maj Jayden O’Farrill (Pennsylvania) 13-4 3rd Place: Mario Carini (California) fall Salah Tsarni (Maryland) 4:55 5th Place: Eli Leonard (Wisconsin) dec Brennan Warwick (Ohio) 7-2 7th Place: Santino Rodriguez (New Jersey) dec Gage Wentzel (Pennsylvania) 4-1 190 lbs Championship: Jimmy Mastny (Illinois) maj William Ward (Minnesota) 14-4 3rd Place: Ryder Wilder (Georgia) dec Luke Ricketts (Kentucky) 1-0 5th Place: Michael White (Indiana) dec dec Alex Reyes (New Jersey) 12-9 7th Place: Devin Downes (New York) tech Ladd Holman (Utah) 19-3 215 lbs Championship: Kal-El Fluckiger (Arizona) fall Kendahl Hoare (Pennsylvania) 3:20 3rd Place: Mick Moylan (California) fall Carter Brown (Missouri) 1:49 5th Place: Ceasar Salas (Indiana) dec Decker Bechtold (Pennsylvania) 8-3 7th Place: Peter Mocco (Florida) dec Colton Tupper (Pennsylvania) 4-2 285 lbs Championship: Michael Mocco (Florida) tech Kameron Hazelett (Indiana) 20-4 3rd Place: Preston Wagner (Nebraska) dec Isaiah Taylor (Pennsylvania) 5-4 5th Place: Logan Tollison (Michigan) MedFFT Cael Leisgang (Wisconsin) 7th Place: Zayne Candelaria (Arizona) dec Kaden Stitt (Iowa) 7-2

106 lbs Ariah Mills (Georgia) maj Noah Watkins (Tennessee) 11-1 Luke Loren (California) dec Tyler Sweet (California) 5-1 Michael Bernabe (California) dec Thales Silva (California) 8-4 Kooper Deputy (Pennsylvania) tech Cache Williams (Oklahoma) 21-2 113 lbs Sean Kenny (New Jersey) dec Anthony Garza (California) 5-1 Cody Clarke (Georgia) dec Brayden Wenrich (Pennsylvania) 8-7 Keegan Bassett (Pennsylvania) dec Liam Davis (Florida) 9-3 Jorje Rios (California) dec Erik Klichurov (Illinois) 5-1 120 lbs Rocklin Zinkin (California) dec Jovanni Tovar (Florida) 12-6 Johnathan McGinty (New Jersey) dec Brock Rothermel (Pennsylvania) 4-1 Alex Rozas (Louisiana) dec Dunia Sibomana (New York) 5-3 Mason Jakob (Tennessee) maj Anthony Ryan (New York) 11-2 126 lbs Antonio Mills (Georgia) dec Elijah Collick (Maryland) 4-1 Joe Uhorchuk (Tennessee) dec Mikey Ruiz (Texas) 1-0 Sean Willcox (California) dec Dom Deputy (Pennsylvania) 2-1 Ignacio Villasenor (Oklahoma) dec Miklo Hernandez (Minnesota) 10-3 132 lbs Moses Mendoza (California) dec Shamus Regan (South Carolina) 7-3 Dale Corbin (Pennsylvania) dec Nathan Rioux (Indiana) 7-0 Freddy Bachmann (Pennsylvania) dec Chris Huerta (California) 4-2 Israel Borge (Missouri) tech Deven Lopez (Colorado) 15-0 138 lbs Tyler Dekraker (Florida) dec Dawson Youngblut (Iowa) 8-4 Dean Anderson (Arizona) dec Camden Baum (Pennsylvania) 4-1 Gavin Mangano (New York) dec Braylon Reynolds (Indiana) 10-3 Sam Herring (Pennsylvania) dec John Stewart (Alabama) 4-0 144 lbs Brandt Harer (Pennsylvania) dec Tyler Traves (Virginia) 5-0 Michael Romero (California) dec Arseni Kikiniou (California) 7-2 Joseph Toscano (California) tech Samson McKissick Staley (New York) 16-0 Clinton Shepherd (Indiana) dec Grayson Fuchs (Michigan) 6-1 150 lbs Bo Bassett (Pennsylvania) tech Brady Hand (Virginia) 19-4 Rocco Cassioppi (Illinois) maj Colin Rutlin (Missouri) 15-3 Mason Petersen (Nebraska) fallJoseph Joyce (Rhode Island) 5:34 Charlie DeSena (Florida) dec Michael Turi (Pennsylvania) 5-2 157 lbs Matty Staples (Indiana) dec Josiah Sykes (Virginia) 6-5 Cooper Rowe (Minnesota) dec Liam Kelly (Illinois) 1-0 Justus Heeg (Illinois) decZachery Little (Tennessee) 5-1 Griffin LaPlante (New York) tech Billy Tyler (Virginia) 19-3 165 lbs Melvin Miller (Pennsylvania) tech Liam Crook (Wisconsin) 17-2 Nadav Nafshi (Florida) dec David Perez (Rhode Island) 7-5 Arment Waltenbaugh (Pennsylvania) MedFFT Josh Piparo (New Jersey) Maximus Dhabolt (Iowa) maj Jaelen Culp (South Carolina) 16-5 175 lbs Salah Tsarni (Maryland) maj Brennan Warwick (Ohio) 21-10 Jayden O’Farrill (Pennsylvania) dec Isai Fernandez (California) 3-2 Mario Carini (California) dec Eli Leonard (Wisconsin) 4-2 Waylon Cressell (Iowa) tech Brock Oizerowitz (New Jersey) 19-3 190 lbs Luke Ricketts (Kentucky) dec Alex Reyes (New Jersey) 6-2 William Ward (Minnesota) fall Ladd Holman (Utah) 1:28 Ryder Wilder (Georgia) dec Michael White (Indiana) 11-5 Jimmy Mastny (Illinois) tech Devin Downes (New York) 15-0 215 lbs Ceasar Salas (Indiana) dec Cooper Roscosky (Pennsylvania) 9-5 Kendahl Hoare (Pennsylvania) dec Decker Bechtold (Pennsylvania) 8-7 Carter Brown (Missouri) fall Cael Dunn (North Carolina) 2:39 Kal-El Fluckiger (Arizona) dec Peter Mocco (Florida) 6-1 285 lbs Michael Mocco (Florida) tech Zayne Candelaria (Arizona) 18-5 Cael Leisgang (Wisconsin) dec Logan Tollison (Michigan) 4-1 Preston Wagner (Nebraska) dec James Hartleroad (Indiana) 1-0 Kameron Hazelett (Indiana) dec Isaiah Taylor (Pennsylvania) 8-6

Super 32 Quarterfinals Matchups 106 lbs Ariah Mills (Georgia) vs. Noah Watkins (Tennessee) Luke Loren (California) vs. Tyler Sweet (California) Michael Bernabe (California) vs. Thales Silva (California) Kooper Deputy (Pennsylvania) vs. Cache Williams (Oklahoma) 113 lbs Sean Kenny (New Jersey) vs. Anthony Garza (California) Cody Clarke (Georgia) vs. Brayden Wenrich (Pennsylvania) Keegan Bassett (Pennsylvania) vs. Liam Davis (Florida) Erik Klichurov (Illinois) vs. Jorje Rios (California) 120 lbs Rocklin Zinkin (California) vs. Jovanni Tovar (Florida) Brock Rothermel (Pennsylvania) vs. Johnathan McGinty (New Jersey) Alex Rozas (Louisiana) vs. Dunia Sibomana (New York) Anthony Ryan (New York) vs. Mason Jakob (Tennessee) 126 lbs Antonio Mills (Georgia) vs. Elijah Collick (Maryland) Mikey Ruiz (Texas) vs. Joe Uhorchuk (Tennessee) Dom Deputy (Pennsylvania) vs. Sean Willcox (California) Miklo Hernandez (Minnesota) vs. Ignacio Villasenor (Oklahoma) 132 lbs Moses Mendoza (California) vs. Shamus Regan (South Carolina) Nathan Rioux (Indiana) vs. Dale Corbin (Pennsylvania) Freddy Bachmann (Pennsylvania) vs. Chris Huerta (California) Deven Lopez (Colorado) vs. Israel Borge (Missouri) 138 lbs Tyler Dekraker (Florida) vs. Dawson Youngblut (Iowa) Camden Baum (Pennsylvania) vs. Dean Anderson (Arizona) Gavin Mangano (New York) vs. Braylon Reynolds (Indiana) John Stewart (Alabama) vs. Sam Herring (Pennsylvania) 144 lbs Brandt Harer (Pennsylvania) vs. Tyler Traves (Virginia) Michael Romero (California) vs. Arseni Kikiniou (California) Joseph Toscano (California) vs. Samson McKissick Staley (New York) Grayson Fuchs (Michigan) vs. Clinton Shepherd (Indiana) 150 lbs Bo Bassett (Pennsylvania) vs. Brady Hand (Virginia) Colin Rutlin (Missouri) vs. Rocco Cassioppi (Illinois) Joseph Joyce (Rhode Island) vs. Mason Petersen (Nebraska) Charlie DeSena (Florida) vs. Michael Turi (Pennsylvania) 157 lbs Josiah Sykes (Virginia) vs. Matty Staples (Indiana) Cooper Rowe (Minnesota) vs. Liam Kelly (Illinois) Justus Heeg (Illinois) vs. Zachery Little (Tennessee) Billy Tyler (Virginia) vs. Griffin LaPlante (New York) 165 lbs Melvin Miller (Pennsylvania) vs. Liam Crook (Wisconsin) Nadav Nafshi (Florida) vs. David Perez (Rhode Island) Josh Piparo (New Jersey) vs. Arment Waltenbaugh (Pennsylvania) Jaelen Culp (South Carolina) vs. Maximus Dhabolt (Iowa) 175 lbs Salah Tsarni (Maryland) vs. Brennan Warwick (Ohio) Jayden O’Farrill (Pennsylvania) vs. Isai Fernandez (California) Eli Leonard (Wisconsin) vs. Mario Carini (California) Brock Oizerowitz (New Jersey) vs. Waylon Cressell (Iowa) 190 lbs Luke Ricketts (Kentucky) vs. Alex Reyes (New Jersey) William Ward (Minnesota) vs. Ladd Holman (Utah) Ryder Wilder (Georgia) vs. Michael White (Indiana) Devin Downes (New York) vs. Jimmy Mastny (Illinois) 215 lbs Cooper Roscosky (Pennsylvania) vs. Ceasar Salas (Indiana) Kendahl Hoare (Pennsylvania) vs. Decker Bechtold (Pennsylvania) Cael Dunn (North Carolina) vs. Carter Brown (Missouri) Peter Mocco (Florida) vs. Kal-El Fluckiger (Arizona) 285 lbs Michael Mocco (Florida) vs. Zayne Candelaria (Arizona) Logan Tollison (Michigan) vs. Cael Leisgang (Wisconsin) Preston Wagner (Nebraska) vs. James Hartleroad (Indiana) Isaiah Taylor (Pennsylvania) vs. Kameron Hazelett (Indiana)

Our preseason conference previews began out west, but now moves across the country to check out the Ivy League. March of 2025 marked the first time that the Ivy League qualified for the NCAA Championship as its own conference rather than part of the EIWA. It was a big change for those who have been following college wrestling for any length of time, but it was one that the Ivy League teams enjoyed and preferred. Rather than a massive conference tournament that could include 18 entrants, there were only six teams. Those six teams combined to send 29 wrestlers to the 2025 NCAA Championships. Three wrestlers ended up on the NCAA podium and those three wrestlers came from two teams (Cornell/Penn). This is a very interesting conference from a coaching standpoint. You have the longest-tenured DI coach in the nation (Jay Weiss/Harvard), along with a lot of new blood. Matt Valenti is heading into his first year at the helm at his alma mater, Penn. Donny Pritzlaff is in his second year leading Columbia. Joe Dubuque was elevated to Princeton’s head coaching position in the fall of 2023, while Jordan Leen was hired by Brown in 2022, and Mike Grey took over the reins at Cornell in 2021. There are lots of new faces in the conference, and many new rivalries are developing. Here’s our look at the Ivy League Conference for 2025-26 InterMat’s Preseason First-Team All-Ivy League 125 lbs: #17 Marc-Anthony McGowan (Princeton) 133 lbs: #25 Brett Ungar (Cornell) 141 lbs: #5 CJ Composto (Penn) 149 lbs: #7 Cross Wasilewski (Penn) 157 lbs: #3 Meyer Shapiro (Cornell) 165 lbs: #21 Cesar Alvan (Columbia) 174 lbs: #3 Simon Ruiz (Cornell) 184 lbs: #13 Aaron Ayzerov (Columbia) 197 lbs: #15 Jack Wehmeyer (Columbia) 285 lbs: #26 Ashton Davis (Cornell) Stars in Motion Ideally, this category was designed to highlight notable wrestlers in the conference changing weights. That isn’t too prevalent this year in the Ivy League. What we’ll do is point out the fact that Columbia brings back a pair of wrestlers that have to be considered the early-season favorites at their respective weights. Aaron Ayzerov and Jack Wehmeyer both grayshirted last year and are back and start the year in the top 15 nationally. Ayzerov was an EIWA champion in 2024 and Wehmeyer had a breakout year that showed by he was a top 100 recruit in the Class of 2022. Weight Class to Watch 157 lbs has it all in the Ivy League. It’s the only weight with five of the six teams represented in the preseason rankings. Up top, you have a national title threat in two-time All-American Meyer Shapiro. In the middle, there is NCAA bloodround finisher Jude Swisher (Penn) and Ty Whalen (Princeton), who spent much of last year in the top 10 at 149 lbs. Also coming off their first NCAA tournament berth are Richard Fedalen (Columbia) and Jimmy Harrington (Harvard). Every conference dual should have a quality match at this weight. Freshmen Phenoms Cornell leads the way with a pair of wrestlers coming off grayshirts. Jaxon Joy at 149 lbs and Lou Cerchio at 165 lbs. Joy had an incredible 2024-25 campaign, going 29-1 coming in open tournaments. Among those 29 wins were five that came at the expense of NCAA qualifiers. With 149 lbs clearing out a bit, Joy has the potential to come in and threaten for the podium immediately. Cerchio was also very active and picked up 29 wins, though against six losses. Cerchio starts the year near the bottom of the national rankings, but could move up quickly. At this point, the only other school that might have a significant impact from freshmen is Penn. They’re trying to figure out the upperweights and could have freshmen vying for the slots between 174-197 (Liam Carlin, Brian Heard, Greyson Meak). Mark it on the Calendar November 1st: All-Star Classic @ Rutgers - 174 lbs Simon Ruiz (Cornell) vs. Lenny Pinto (Rutgers) November 9th: Journeymen Collegiate Classic (Columbia, Harvard) November 14th: Princeton @ Pitt November 15th: Throwdown on the Yorktown (Penn) November 15/16th: National Duals Invitational (Cornell) November 16th: Princeton @ West Virginia November 21st: Michigan @ Columbia November 23rd: Keystone Classic (Harvard, Penn) @ Penn December 5th: Brown vs. Nebraska @ St. Charles, Missouri December 5/6th: Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational (Columbia, Cornell, Harvard, Princeton) December 21st: Collegiate Duals (Cornell) December 29/30th: Midlands Championships (Harvard) January 3/4th: Southern Scuffle (Brown, Cornell, Penn) January 9/10th: NWCA National Duals (Havard) January 10th: Cornell @ Lehigh January 18th: Lehigh @ Princeton January 31st: Arizona State @ Columbia January 31st: Arizona State @ Cornell February 16th: Princeton @ Rutgers February 20th: Cornell @ NC State February 20th: Princeton @ Penn State March 8th: Ivy League Championships @ Columbia Brown Head Coach: Jordan Leen 2024-25 Season Record: 3-9 Preseason Ranked Wrestlers (0) This could be the year that we start to see some of the hard work that Jordan Leen and his staff have put in on the recruiting trail start to pay off on the mat. Brown brought in a Class of 2025 that was ranked #24 in the nation and featured four of the top 250 prospects in the nation. That’s on top of some good recruiting effort in the years that preceded 2025. While none of the Brown wrestlers cracked the top 33 in the preseason, there were some who were close. Very close in the case of heavyweight Alex Semenenko. The senior big man was 26-14 last season and notched plenty of quality wins. He’s shown marked improvement during every year in Providence, so there’s no reason to think 2025-26 should be any different. We should also keep an eye on 141 lber Joey Joyce. He was 12-3 at 133 lbs before his season ended in January and all three losses came to quality opponents. The bulk of the Brown starting lineup should consist of veterans who have been in Leen’s system for a few years now. All signs point to 2025-26 as a year that the Bears turn the corner and make an impact in the Ivy. Columbia Head Coach: Donny Pritzlaff 2024-25 Season Record: 6-7 Preseason Ranked Wrestlers (6) 141 lbs: #33 Lorenzo Frezza, 157 lbs: #27 Richard Fedalen, 165 lbs: #21 Cesar Alvan, 174 lbs: #23 Nick Fine, 184 lbs: #13 Aaron Ayzerov, 197 lbs: #15 Jack Wehmeyer Donny Pritzlaff’s first year in New York City was a bit of a chaotic one, as a handful of Columbia wrestlers graduated and were forced to use their final year of eligibility elsewhere, and two of their best returners took greyshirts. Lost in that shuffle was the development of Frezza, Fedalen, and Fine, who all qualified for nationals for the first time. Now with Ayzerov and Wehmeyer back in the lineup, combined with Cesar Alvan, they have a really solid nucleus to build around. On top of the ranked wrestlers returning, the Lions will also have a wrestler with prior NCAA experience at 149 lbs with Kai Owen and a heavyweight that showed flashes of getting to that level in Vincent Mueller. The ideal lineup for Pritzlaff will feature only juniors and seniors. Of course, an ideal lineup rarely holds! As it stands now, Columbia will be a very solid dual lineup. With a full offseason working with the new staff, we might see Ayzerov assert himself as a podium threat. Cornell Head Coach: Mike Grey 2024-25 Season Record: 11-1 Preseason Ranked Wrestlers (8) 125 lbs: #31 Marcello Milani, 133 lbs: #25 Brett Ungar, 141 lbs: #19 Vince Cornella, 149 lbs: #10 Jaxon Joy, 157 lbs: #3 Meyer Shapiro, 165 lbs: #31 Lou Cerchio, 174 lbs: #3 Simon Ruiz, 285 lbs: #26 Ashton Davis It will truly be a tale of two seasons for Mike Grey’s Cornell team in 2025-26. Because of injuries and Ivy League eligibility Greg Diakomihalis (125), Ungar, Cornella, Ethan Fernandez (149/157), and Shapiro will all miss the first semester. Unfortunately, that’s when a couple of the marquee events on Cornell’s schedule take place (National Duals Invitational and Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational). The bad news for the rest of the Ivy League is that the lineup should be intact for the conference dual season. During the first semester, we’ll get to focus on the young guys in the Big Red lineup. Joy and Cerchio will try to establish themselves. Simon Ruiz quietly snuck into the All-American hunt as a freshman. Coming off a podium finish and a good offseason on the freestyle circuit, he won’t sneak up on anyone. Luckily for Cornell, they have the talent and depth to withstand a semester without the abovementioned wrestlers. Returners like Milani, Tyler Ferrera (133), and Joshua Saunders (141) were national qualifiers in 2025. Each will handle the starting duties quite capably and might make it difficult for the others to retake their spots in the lineup. Despite trying to figure things out at a couple of the upperweights (184/197), Cornell is still the team to beat in the Ivy League. With Shapiro and Ruiz (and potentially others) they have high-scoring capabilities at NCAA’s too. Harvard Head Coach: Jay Weiss 2024-25 Season Record: 0-8 Preseason Ranked Wrestlers (1) 157 lbs: #28 Jimmy Harrington We should see a step up from Harvard this year as they bring back two of the better wrestlers from grayshirt years. 2024 EIWA runner-up, Jack Crook (149), and veteran Joe Cangro (165 lbs) both sat out the 2024-25 season, but are back. The pair, combined with 2025 national qualifier Jimmy Harrington, should make the middle of the Crimson lineup formidable. I’m excited about the recruiting class that coach Jay Weiss’ staff has assembled from the Class of 2025. At this point, it’s too early to pencil any of the freshman into the Crimson lineup; however, it’s not unreasonable to think that a few could work their way in as the year progresses. One of them is Robert Kucharczk, who was a top 150 recruit from a power high school program. Harvard will need to continue to grow to keep up with the rest of the conference. They were only able to amass eight team points in one of their five Ivy duals in 2025-26. Penn Head Coach: Matt Valenti 2024-25 Season Record: 10-6 Preseason Ranked Wrestlers (5) 141 lbs: #5 CJ Composto, 149 lbs: #7 Cross Wasilewski, 157 lbs: #13 Jude Swisher, 165 lbs: #22 Sean Seefeldt, 197 lbs: #28 Martin Cosgrove This is officially the first year of the Matt Valenti era. Valenti was named the successor to Roger Reina prior to the 2024-25 season, with this year in mind for his debut. Valenti inherits a team and program on the rise. Two-time All-American CJ Composto leads the way for the Quakers. Behind him in the lineup, at the next two slots, are wrestlers who advanced to the NCAA bloodround in 2025 - Cross Wasilewski and Jude Swisher. Solid recruiting has led to a potential lineup that features lots of quality competition, even for Penn’s best wrestlers. Evan Mougalian (141) and Kelly Dunnigan (149) are potential national qualifier-type wrestlers pushing their stars. That competition is present throughout the lineup. We’ll have to “wait and see” at a handful of weights as wrestlers with good pre-collegiate pedigree battle for a starting position. That should be the case at 125 lbs (Brady Pruett/Davis Motyka), 133 lbs (Spencer Barnhart/Deven Casey), and 285 lbs (John Pardo/Zach Delsanter) among others. One spot I’m interested in monitoring is 197 lbs. Martin Cosgrove was ranked in the preseason last year, but lost in the early going with a season-ending injury. If healthy, he could move up quickly. Of late, Penn has been a quality dual team. That should continue in 2025-26. They should be a much better tournament team with the high-finish capabilities of their 141/149 lbers and a team effort from the rest of the squad. Princeton Head Coach: Joe Dubuque 2024-25 Season Record: 8-9 Preseason Ranked Wrestlers (4) 125 lbs: #17 Marc-Anthony McGowan, 141 lbs: #17 Eligh Rivera, 157 lbs: #16 Ty Whalen, 184 lbs: #17 Kole Mulhauser Looking at Princeton’s preseason rankings, three wrestlers ranked #17 and one at #16, which tells me they have a handful of wrestlers who could be headed for breakout seasons. With McGowan headed into his sophomore year and Rivera/Whalen going into their junior seasons, it could be the right time. Two weights that might produce new national qualifiers for the Tigers could be 133 and 285 lbs. Danny Jones had a solid freshman season and might be ready to take the next step in a lightweight room that includes McGowan, Joe Dubuque, and Cody Brewer. Heavyweight Sebastian Garibaldi was a part of an Ivy League heavyweight class that featured a lot of parity last year. As a junior, Garibaldi posted two wins over wrestlers who went on to make the 2025 NCAA Championships. Princeton should be a solid dual team in 2025-26, but how they’ll fare in tournaments depends on whether some of the notable returners take that next step and develop into podium threats.

We’re only a few weeks away from the beginning of the 2025-26 collegiate season. Even so, there are still some coaching hires that have been announced within the last couple of weeks. As of Friday morning, here are the new DI coaches in place for the upcoming season. Coaching Changes Appalachian State: Hunter Shaut (Assistant Coach) Army West Point: Alan Clothier (Assistant Coach) Army West Point: Troy Nickerson (Head Coach) Bellarmine: Brayton Lee (Assistant Coach) Binghamton: Brevin Cassella (Assistant Coach) Binghamton: Ryan LeBlanc (Head Coach) Brown: Tyler Grayson (Assistant Coach) Campbell: TJ Dudley (Head Coach) Campbell: Fabian Gutierrez (Assistant Coach) Central Michigan: Colton Camacho (Volunteer Assistant) Gardner-Webb: Vincent Scollo (Graduate Assistant) Illinois: Eric Schultz (Assistant Coach) Kent State: Fred Garcia (Assistant Coach) Kent State: Josh Moore (Head Coach) Kent State: Devin Schroder (Assistant Coach) Lock Haven: Gavin Hoffman (Assistant Coach) Lock Haven: Brock Mauller (Assistant Coach) Long Island: Jay Nivison (Assistant Coach) Maryland: Cole Matthews (Assistant Coach) Mercyhurst: Jimmy Overhiser (Head Coach) Missouri: Keegan O’Toole (Assistant Coach) NC State: Malik McDonald (Assistant Coach) North Dakota State: Willie Miklus (Assistant Coach) Northern Colorado: Charles Jones Jr. (Assistant Coach) Northern Colorado: Teyon Ware (Head Coach) Northern Iowa: Ian Parker (Assistant Coach) Oklahoma State: Kevin Ward (Assistant Coach) Oregon State: Trey Munoz (Graduate Assistant) Penn: Matt Valenti (Head Coach) Penn: Lennox Wolak (Assistant Coach) Princeton: Ryan Wolfe (Assistant Coach) Purdue: Matt Ramos (Assistant Coach) The Citadel: Luke Welch (Interim Head Coach) The Citadel: Dazjon Casto (Assistant Coach) Virginia: Michael Battista (Assistant Coach) VMI: Joe Salinetro (Volunteer Assistant)

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Our preseason conference previews begin out west as we examine the Pac-12 conference. Despite having only four teams, the league was responsible for five All-Americans in 2025, and all four teams were represented on the NCAA podium. 19 wrestlers from the Pac-12 competed at nationals in Philadelphia. With three of those All-Americans returning and other additions, there’s plenty of reason for optimism in the conference. Oregon State is a well-rounded team, Little Rock continues to grow, Cal Poly produces title contenders, and CSU Bakersfield looks to build off the momentum of its first AA in over a decade. Here’s our look at the Pac-12 Conference for 2025-26 InterMat’s Preseason First-Team All-Pac-12 Conference 125 lbs: #18 Maximo Renteria (Oregon State) 133 lbs: #33 Gabe Whisenhunt (Oregon State) 141 lbs: #4 Zeth Romney (Cal Poly) 149 lbs: #17 Brock Herman (Little Rock) 157 lbs: #24 CJ Hamblin (Oregon State) 165 lbs: #6 Matt Bianchi (Little Rock) 174 lbs: #20 Matthew Olguin (Oregon State) 184 lbs: #26 TJ McDonnell (Oregon State) 197 lbs: #4 Stephen Little (Little Rock) 285 lbs: #16 Trevor Tinker (Cal Poly) Stars in Motion The Pac-12 has a pair of returning All-Americans who will be competing at new weights in 2025-26. Zeth Romney moves up from 133 to 141 lbs and Matt Bianchi goes from 157 to 165. Weight Class to Watch All eyes should be on the 197 lb weight class in dual meet competition and at the Pac-12 Championships. Little Rock’s two-time All-American, Stephen Little, is a 2024 conference champion and the leader at this weight in the preseason. He’ll get a stiff challenge from Oregon State’s Justin Rademacher, who is coming off a redshirt season. Rademacher represented the USA and claimed gold medals at the Senior Pan-American Championships and the U20 World Championships. As a true freshman, in 2023-24, Rademacher fell to Little by seven points in their dual and via major decision at the conference meet. You would think that he’s been able to close the gap since then, but by how much is the question? Freshman Phenoms The Pac-12 is actually pretty upperclass-heavy for the 2025-26 season. At least in the “best case scenario” for the four teams. Perhaps an injury will force more freshmen into duty this season. For now, it looks like Little Rock’s tandem of Dillon Cooper (133) and Gunner Holland (174) are the freshmen to watch. Each redshirted in 2024-25 and is expected to compete for a starting role this year. Cooper did not hit the mat at all last season, while Holland went 14-6 across four tournaments. Mark it On the Calendar Here are some of the important dates for the 2025-26 season from a Pac-12 perspective. November 1st: All-Star Classic @ Rutgers - 197 lbs Stephen Little vs. Joey Novak (Wyoming) November 1st: Purdue @ Cal Poly November 2nd: Purdue @ CSU Bakersfield November 9th: TigerStyle Invite @ Missouri (Little Rock) November 15/16th: National Duals Invitational - Little Rock vs. Illinois and (?) December 4th: Little Rock @ Minnesota December 5/6th: Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational (Cal Poly, CSU Bakersfield) December 21st: Collegiate Duals - Little Rock vs. Ohio State and Cornell December 29/30th: Midlands Championships (Cal Poly) January 3/4th: Southern Scuffle (Little Rock) January 4th: Ohio State @ Oregon State January 9th: NWCA National Duals (CSU Bakersfield) January 18th: NC State @ CSU Bakersfield January 23rd: Little Rock @ Oregon State January 30th: Cal Poly @ Stanford January 31st: Missouri @ Little Rock February 6th: Little Rock @ Oklahoma State February 6th: Oregon State @ Arizona State Cal Poly Head Coach: Jon Sioredas 2024-25 Record: 5-9 Preseason Ranked Wrestlers: (4) 125 lbs: #27 Koda Holeman, 141 lbs: #4 Zeth Romney, 184: #29 Ceasar Garza, 285: #16 Trevor Tinker Portal Pickups: 149 lbs Andre Gonzales, 165 lbs Luke Gayer, 184 lbs Garza The early portion of the 2024-25 season saw Zeth Romney make a surprising title run at the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational and he never looked back. Romney advanced all the way to the NCAA semifinals before losing to the eventual champion, Lucas Byrd of Illinois. He ended up finishing third. Romney will move up to 141 lbs in 2025-26, but is expected to be in the title hunt at the new weight. Because of Romney’s point potential, the Mustangs will have a higher ceiling than most of the conference-mates in a large tournament format. We’ll see how they develop in a dual meet format. Their other NCAA qualifiers, Holeman and Tinker, along with the portal additions, could fill some potential holes. Their three notable portal pickups all come from Big Ten programs and could thrive in a different setting. With the heavyweight bracket clearing out a bit, don’t be surprised if Tinker moves into the All-American discussion. Cal Poly keeps chugging along under coach Jon Sioredas. They have produced an All-American in four of the last five years (all in the top four). Sioredas and his staff have found their comfort zone in signing and developing California kids who may have gotten slightly overlooked. In addition to the wrestlers we’ve mentioned, it wouldn’t be too surprising if they had another wrestler or two who emerged as a threat to qualify for nationals in 2026. CSU Bakersfield Head Coach: Luke Smith 2024-25 Record: 5-14 Preseason Ranked Wrestlers: (0) Portal Pickups: 157 lbs Jeremy Manibog, 285 lbs Mason Cover CSU Bakersfield got a lot of attention nationally in 2024-25 as AJ Ferrari made his return to collegiate wrestling with the Roadrunners. The result was an individual Pac-12 crown and a third-place finish at NCAA’s. That placement was the best by a CSUB wrestler since 1999 and he was the first Roadrunner on the podium in over a decade. Ferrari has now moved on, but hopefully Luke Smith and his team can build off the momentum created last season. Despite not having anyone in the preseason rankings, CSUB does have one returning NCAA qualifier - 125 lber Richard Castro-Sandoval. Castro-Sandoval wrestled his way into the tournament by pinning Cal Poly’s Koda Holeman in a true second-place match at the Pac-12 Championships. With the experience of a national tournament under his belt, Castro-Sandoval could be in for a big year in 2025-26. Another returner to watch for the Roadrunners is Guillermo Escobedo at 165 lbs. Escobedo went 17-10 and finished third in the Pac-12 last season. Last year, he earned wins over one eventual national qualifier and two opponents with prior NCAA experience. The transfers, Manibog and Cover, combined with natural improvement from the returners, should make CSU Bakersfield a much tougher out this year in a dual meet format. Little Rock Head Coach: Neil Erisman 2024-25 Record: 17-3 Preseason Ranked Wrestlers: (5) 149 lbs: #17 Brock Herman, 165 lbs: #6 Matt Bianchi, 184 lbs: #27 Brock DelSignore, 197 lbs: #4 Stephen Little, 285 lbs: #20 Josiah Hill Portal Pickups: 133 lbs Draegen Orine, 149 lbs Herman, 149 lbs Carter McCallister Little Rock keeps chugging along and making improvements. 2024 saw the Trojans put their first wrestlers on the NCAA podium. Last year, they had two wrestlers finish in the top-eight again. Both of 2025’s All-Americans will return and are the nucleus for a very strong squad. The Trojans start the year with half of their potential starting lineup ranked. That doesn’t include Jaivon Jones at 157 lbs. Jones transferred from Northern Illinois prior to last season and redshirted. Jones was on the cusp of NCAA qualifying status before the move and could get there at Little Rock. The Trojans also got a boost with the return of heavyweight Josiah Hill, who qualified for nationals in 2024 and redshirted last year. Little Rock will be as battle-tested as any school in the Pac-12 this year with its meatgrinder of a schedule. It includes the National Duals Invitational, the Collegiate Duals, the Southern Scuffle, and the TigerStyle Invite. In addition, they have out-of-conference duals with Minnesota, Missouri, and Oklahoma State. With that kind of schedule, some of the Trojan wrestlers might have a couple more losses than you’d like, but might be ready to thrive in the postseason. Little Rock also signed a Class of 2025 that was deemed an honorable mention by InterMat. As of now, it looks like they will have the opportunity to redshirt in 2025-26, but should an untimely injury occur or there’s a spot in the lineup in need of an upgrade, they’ll have options. Oregon State Head Coach: Chris Pendleton 2024-25 Record: 4-7 Preseason Ranked Wrestlers: (7) 125 lbs: #18 Maximo Renteria, 133 lbs: #33 Gabe Whisenhunt, 141 lbs: #26 Nash Singleton, 157 lbs: #24 CJ Hamblin, 174 lbs: #20 Matthew Olguin, 184 lbs: #26 TJ McDonnell, 197 lbs: #9 Justin Rademacher Portal Pickups: 157 lbs Joel Adams, 184 lbs Daschle Lamer At this point, the most complete dual team in the league is Oregon State. They can unveil a lineup that features seven ranked wrestlers - six of whom have prior NCAA experience. The 2024-25 Beavers featured two All-Americans, but neither return. One was lost to graduation (and added to the coaching staff) and another to the portal. The wrestler most likely to step up and consistently compete at an All-American level is U20 world champion Justin Rademacher. He performed well and qualified at a tough weight as a true freshman. Now, with some seasoning, he should be ready to take the next step. Veterans like Maximo Renteria and Matthew Olguin have also shown that they can beat some of the best in the nation. Renteria will need to do that on a consistent basis, Olguin will need to stay healthy and try to regain the form that saw him win a conference title and earn the eighth seed at the 2023 NCAA Tournament. One of the more interesting weights for Oregon State in 2025-26 could be 184 lbs. TJ McDonnell shocked the conference with two upset wins to claim a Pac-12 title last season. One of those opponents was Daschle Lamer, now his teammate. Lamer beat him in the regular season, 9-4. With the balanced lineup they boast, plus potential for growth, Oregon State has to be the preseason favorite in conference duals and in the Pac-12 Championships. The Beavers will be in the driver's seat for the third Pac-12 title of the Chris Pendleton-era in Corvallis.

USA Wrestling has been notified by United World Wrestling that Robby Smith of Concord, Calif., will receive a bronze medal at 130 kg in Greco-Roman from the 2015 Senior World Championships due to an anti-doping violation by one of his opponents. Smith originally finished in fifth place at the event, which was held at Orleans Arena in Las Vegas, Nev. He wrestled to a 3-2 record, making it to the World semifinals with impressive wins over Muminjon Abdullaev of Uzbekistan, Eduard Popp of Germany and Murat Ramonov of Kyrgyzstan. He was defeated by now five-time Olympic champion Mijain Lopez Nunez of Cuba in the semifinals and dropped a 10-8 bout to 2012 Olympic champion and three-time World champion Bilyal Makhov of Russia in one of the more iconic Greco-Roman matches in U.S. history. Makhov has been disqualified retroactively, with his wins from the event being vacated. This result upgrades Smith to the bronze medal position in the standings. A bronze medal from the 2015 Senior World Championships is being sent to USA Wrestling and will be presented to Smith at the 2026 U.S. Open Championships in Las Vegas. “I’ve always felt I won that match [with Makhov]. It was the match that put me on the map,” Smith said. “Now that I have a World medal from this, it’s a great way to sum up my career. It’s a cornerstone of my career, from my best tournament of career. This is validating and means a lot.” Smith joins his longtime teammate and friend Andy Bisek, the current coach of Northern Michigan’s Greco-Roman program, as Greco-Roman bronze medalists at the 2015 Senior World Championships. Bisek earned bronze at 75 kg. The U.S. medal count from the event is bumped up to eight—three in men’s freestyle, three in women’s freestyle and two in Greco-Roman. With a World medal official in tow, Smith cements his legacy as one of the U.S. Greco-Roman greats. He competed at the 2016 Olympic Games held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and was a four-time U.S. Senior World Team member (2013, 2014, 2015, 2017), placing 11th or better on each occasion. He was a six-time Pan American medalist with a gold medal coming in 2015. Smith represented the New York Athletic Club for the bulk of his Senior-level career. Smith currently serves as coach at Community Youth Center (CYC) in Concord, Calif., where he also trained in his youth. He remains very active with the volunteer structure of USA Wrestling, dedicating many hours giving back to athletes, coaches and others involved with the organization. He also serves on the USA Wrestling Board of Directors and is involved in several volunteer committees that help shape the future of the sport in the U.S.

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