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The DI postseason kicks off on Friday as two of the seven conferences will hold their two-day conference tournaments on the eighth, as well as Saturday, the ninth. The. conference we’re looking at now is the MAC which has 22 allocations on the lineup. All year I’ve gone back and forth between who I thought would prevail in this MAC team race. We’re in early March, only two days away from the first whistle being blown and I don’t have much more clarity. Lock Haven has won the last two MAC titles and has the firepower in the front of their lineup with three number-one seeds. Rider navigated the dual season without a conference loss and has some big guns that could make for a deep run. Ohio has emerged as a threat in large tournaments. They have potential champions at 157-184 lbs, which may be enough to propel them. Perennial power Central Michigan looks tough and capable. Digging deeper, Cleveland State could have multiple champions and should everything come together; could take home the title. Here’s a weight-by-weight look at the conference along with predictions for the top four at each weight class (except 157 lbs) and picks for the team race. 125 lbs 2 allocations We start at a weight with a clear-cut favorite in Anthony Noto (Lock Haven) who is the only MAC wrestler to have assumed the #1 ranking nationally this year. Noto has won each of the last two MAC titles at this weight. Earlier this year, Noto suffered his first loss to a MAC opponent when he was beaten by Joey Fischer (Clarion). Fischer has traditionally been close with Noto - taking him to sudden victory at the 2022 MAC Tournament. Most are assuming that Noto gets one of the two allocations at this weight. After him, there are a handful of capable competitors who could grab the other one on their best day. Northern Illinois’ Blake West is responsible for earning that second allocation and has been very consistent all year. Last season, West went 24-9 and fell in the true second-place match with a berth in Tulsa on the line. West comes into Kent a winner of his last seven matches. His most recent loss came in the fifth-place bout at the Midlands in late December. Tyler Klinsky had one of the biggest wins of any MAC 125 lber when he knocked off then-#2 Dean Peterson (Rutgers). Klinsky hasn’t necessarily been consistent outside of the conference, but he’s only lost to Noto and West in-conference. The wrestler responsible for West’s only MAC loss is Central Michigan’s Sean Spidle. Spidle got the best of West at the Michigan State Open; however, West turned the tables in dual competition. Spidle finished the regular season with dual wins over Fischer and past qualifier Tristan Lujan (Michigan State). Along with Fischer, one of the others capable of crashing the top two is Cleveland State’s Ben Aranda. Aranda has wrestled better in the second half of the year and has a win over Fischer and took Klinsky to sudden victory during the final weekend of the regular season. Predictions 1st) Anthony Noto (Lock Haven) 2nd) Blake West (Northern Illinois) 3rd) Joey Fischer (Clarion) 4th) Tyler Klinsky (Rider) 133 lbs 1 allocation Just like last year, 133 lbs only has one allocation. And like last year, it was Gable Strickland who earned it. Strickland ended up winning the MAC and was the only wrestler from the conference to compete at 133 lbs in Tulsa. This year, Strickland has racked up the wins (28 total), but had a few head-scratching losses along the way. While he has the gaudy win totals, history on his side, and the allocation, he isn’t without a few conference blemishes. He’s taken two losses to MAC opponents this year, a sudden victory loss to Richie Koehler (Rider) and in mid-February he was pinned by Nick Molchak (Cleveland State). Koehler is the only one in the field with just one conference loss on the year. He’s beaten Strickland but lost to SIU Edwardsville’s Marcel Lopez - though that was in sudden victory at the Midlands, a few months after he had majored Lopez in a dual. Aside from Strickland, Koehler is the only wrestler in this field with past NCAA experience. He qualified in both 2021 and 2022. While Strickland/Koehler are the prohibitive favorites, this weight is still more wide-open than most and could have four or five other title contenders. Each of the remaining contenders has a good win or two under their respective belts, yet they have also a couple of losses, likely to each other. Molchak has also beaten Koehler, but has a loss to Bloomsburg’s Bronson Garber. Lopez split matches with Koehler but has also lost to Mikey Kaminski (Northern Illinois). Kaminski has a Lopez win but has fallen to Tommy Maddox (Buffalo). Maddox has split matches with Pablo Castro (Kent State). Pay attention, there will be a test on this later! I don’t envy anyone trying to make sense out of this weight for seeding purposes. Predictions 1st) Richie Koehler (Rider) 2nd) Gable Strickland (Lock Haven) 3rd) Nick Molchak (Cleveland State) 4th) Marcel Lopez (SIU Edwardsville) 141 lbs 1 allocation Like 133 lbs, this weight only has one automatic bid available and it was earned by a Lock Haven wrestler. This time it’s Wyatt Henson. Henson competed for the first half of the year unattached while straightening out NCAA eligibility issues. He suffered a loss in the season-opening Princeton Open, then proceeded to win four straight open tournaments and racked up bonus points more often than not. Once Henson made his way into the Bald Eagle lineup he won 12 of 13 duals and posted tech falls in his first seven contested bouts. Unlike 133 lbs, this weight has a clear-cut favorite in Henson. Any result other than him taking the title would be pretty surprising. After Henson it gets kind of fuzzy. Jacob Brya has not lost to anyone in the conference after Henson. The redshirt freshman from Northern Illinois has only seen action in 13 bouts, but has been very solid. He has no real puzzling losses. Similar to Brya, Clarion’s Ryan Sullivan is someone who has impressed in small doses. Aside from Henson, Sullivan is the only entrant in the bracket with past NCAA experience. He qualified for West Virginia in 2021. Sullivan is 9-2 on the year with losses to Henson and Central Michigan’s Jimmy Nugent. Nugent is expected to get the third seed after a really solid sophomore year. As a true freshman, in 2022-23, Nugent went 7-16 including a 1-2 showing at the MAC meet. This year he’s 17-9 with wins over Sullivan and Dylan Layton (Cleveland State), among others. Outside of the MAC, Nugent scored a win against Virginia’s Jack Gioffre, who is someone who earned an AQ for the ACC. Layton appeared to be on his way to qualifying for nationals last season before his season was cut short via an injury. This year hasn’t been quite as smooth, though he did take eighth at the Midlands. Others to watch in this bracket include Eric Almarinez (SIU Edwardsville) and Billy Meiszner (Kent State). Alarminez has a win over Nugent and Meiszner is approaching the 20-win mark. Predictions 1st) Wyatt Henson (Lock Haven) 2nd) Jimmy Nugent (Central Michigan) 3rd) Jacob Brya (Northern Illinois) 4th) Dylan Layton (Cleveland State) 149 lbs 3 allocations Now we’re cooking! It’s a weight class with three allocations. 149 lbs is a weight class with a handful of veterans who have already been to the big show multiple times, along with a few others who have been on the cusp of going. Most notable is Corbyn Munson, who finished the year ranked 14th in the nation and who has qualified for nationals twice. Even so, Munson is still seeking his first MAC finals appearance. He has placed fourth and third in the past two postseasons. Munson and teammate Johnny Lovett have flip-flopped between 149 and 157 lbs during the past three years. He was at 149 in 2022 and 157 last season. Munson did not lose to a MAC opponent this season and his last overall loss came in the third-place bout at the Midlands. The only MAC foe that even pushed Munson to extra time was SIU Edwardsville’s Caleb Tyus. That happened at the Midlands, though Munson prevailed by two points in regular time in dual competition. Tyus would go on to place seventh at the Midlands. Last year, Tyus was the MAC’s top seed at this weight class, but fell short of qualification with his sixth-place finish and needed an at-large berth. Also likely on the bottom half of the bracket is three-time national qualifier Quinn Kinner. Kinner likely gets the second seed based off of his head-to-head win over Tyus in the second week of the season. Kinner doesn’t have the consistency he’s had in years past, but is still very dangerous. He’s looking to get back to the top of the MAC podium, a feat he achieved at 141 lbs in 2022. The wrestler responsible for Kinner’s only MAC loss of 2023-24 was Lock Haven’s Nick Stonecheck. Last season, Stonecheck seemed to be a decent candidate for an at-large berth but was hampered by a 1-2 MAC tournament. This time around he’s probably not in as good of a position as last year, but is capable of going on a run resulting in an NCAA berth. After injury defaulting out of the Navy Classic, Stonecheck hit a rough patch in December, but rallied to finish the year winning 10 of his last 11 duals. The only wrestler to defeat Stonecheck during his late-season surge was Jaivon Jones of Northern Illinois. Jones is only 10-5 on the year, with four of those losses coming to wrestlers expected to assume the top-three seeds in this tournament. Though he’s looking for his first NCAA berth, Jones has posted winning seasons every year of his career. You could probably go eight or nine deep with wrestlers who are capable of making a run and grabbing that third qualifying spot. Kaleb Burgess (Buffalo), Derek Raike (Ohio), Douglas Terry (Cleveland State), Kyle Schickel (Clarion), and Kaden Cassidy (George Mason) have all shown flashes of that type of potential. All they need to do is channel that potential for three or four matches this week. Predictions 1st) Corbyn Munson (Central Michigan) 2nd) Quinn Kinner (Rider) 3rd) Caleb Tyus (SIU Edwardsville) 4th) Nick Stonecheck (Lock Haven) 157 lbs 5 allocations 157 lbs is easily the deepest in the MAC and the only one with five automatic allocations. Last year, the weight had four. Even with two seniors leaving, others in the weight have stepped up to maintain a high level of competition here and nationally. Leading the charge is Peyten Keller, a third-place finisher as a freshman for Ohio in 2023. Kellar comes into Kent with an 18-2 record and is ranked #17 at an extremely deep 157 lb weight class. His only two losses this season came via one point and in sudden victory at the CKLV Invitational. Kellar is riding a ten-match winning streak that dates back to early-December and only had one conference bout within a three-point margin. The other veteran at this weight is Central Michigan’s Johnny Lovett. Lovett has been a two-time MAC finalist - winning the title in 2023 at 149 lbs. He’s looking to get back on the winning track after a couple of non-conference losses to top-20 opponents during the final weekend of the regular season. Lovett started his 2023-24 campaign with six-straight wins a span that included a title at the Michigan State Open. The highest of the three MAC placewinners at the Midlands was George Mason’s redshirt freshman DJ McGee. McGee posted a head-to-head victory over Lovett on his way to a fourth-place finish. Lovett was right behind him at fifth and Rider’s Colton Washleski was sixth. McGee started his year with seven straight wins and posted a huge upset of Minnesota All-American Michael Blockhus. It remains the only blemish on the record of the returning Big Ten finalist. The aforementioned Washleski has been an excellent revelation for the Broncs. He doesn’t have any bad losses on his resume and has only had one defeat since the calendar changed to 2024. Expect him as the fourth seed. The fifth automatic qualifying bid was earned by Clarion’s Alejandro Herrera-Rondon. Herrera-Rondon has an 18-6 record and hasn’t lost since going 2-2 at the Southern Scuffle on the first two days of the year. Since the Scuffle, Herrera-Rondon has only been held to a regular decision on one occasion. Lurking somewhere after the top five is two-time national qualifier Marcus Robinson of Cleveland State. Robinson only has five total matches on the year and is 4-1 in those contests. His lone loss came via a one-point decision to Washleski. If healthy and near top form, he could be a major player here. Others to look out for are SIU Edwardsville’s true freshman Brock Woodcock and Northern Illinois’ Munkhtulga Zuunbayan. Both have solid conference records without any bad losses; however, they also lack signature wins. Predictions 1st) Peyten Kellar (Ohio) 2nd) Johnny Lovett (Central Michigan) 3rd) DJ McGee (George Mason) 4th) Marcus Robinson (Cleveland State) 5th) Colton Washleski (Rider) 6th) Alejandro Herrera-Rondon (Clarion) 165 lbs 1 allocation 157 lbs was the start of an imposing run for Ohio and that continues with top-seeded Garrett Thompson. Thompson’s emergence has been one of the pleasant surprises for the conference this year. After going 14-9 primary in open competition as a redshirt freshman, Thompson turned it up in 2023-24 with a 23-5 overall record. Thompson announced his presence with a title during the opening weekend of the year, at the Southeast Open, but his signature performance was a fifth-place finish at the CKLV. We’ll see if Thompson is vulnerable at the MAC Championships, as he was undefeated against conference competition; however, he did wrestle some close bouts down the stretch. One of those close matches came against George Mason’s Evan Maag. Maag finished the regular season of his redshirt freshman year with a nice 23-9 record, almost a third of which came via falls. Maag will probably have to settle for the third seed behind Cleveland State’s Tate Geiser. In December, Geiser notched a 10-3 win over Maag. His only loss against a wrestler in this field is to Thompson; however, Geiser does have three losses to MAC wrestlers that are not entered here. This is the weight where we’ll likely have the highest-seeded Bloomsburg wrestler in Caden Dobbins. Dobbins is 16-11 on the year and has head-to-head wins over a handful of wrestlers who could be seeded in his vicinity. The only wrestler in this bracket with past NCAA experience is Rider’s Jake Silverstein who was selected for an at-large berth in 2021. Silverstein holds a win this year over Maag and Clarion’s Eli Brinsky. Predictions 1st) Garrett Thompson (Ohio) 2nd) Evan Maag (George Mason) 3rd) Jake Silverstein (Rider) 4th) Tate Geiser (Cleveland State) 174 lbs 2 allocations 174 is an odd weight class with incredible depth. Seven entrants at this weight have qualified for nationals at one time or another in their careers. Now, not every one of them had their best year, based on the fact that only two allocations were awarded to this weight. Alex Cramer (Central Michigan) and Sal Perrine (Ohio) are responsible for the AQ’s. Perrine had some massive wins on his way to a fifth-place finish at the CKLV. He defeated two returning qualifiers along with a pair of promising true freshmen. Cramer’s big tournament finish was a seventh-place showing at the Midlands. When these two clashed it was Cramer who prevailed with a takedown in sudden victory. Despite the past credentials of the rest of the field, I’d expect Rider’s Michael Wilson to get the third seed. Wilson's only loss to a conference competitor came to Cramer. On the other side of the ledger, he has wins over past NQ’s Tyler Stoltzfus (Lock Haven) and DeAndre Nassar (Cleveland State). Stoltzfus has missed significant time this year due to injuries, while Nassar is adjusting to a new weight. He’s down at 174 after spending the previous four seasons competing at 184 lbs. The story of this weight class in 2023 was unseeded John Worthing’s run to the finals and an NCAA berth. Worthing suffered his share of losses this year and had to injury default out of a bout with Stoltzfus in early-February and hasn’t competed since. It’s unclear how effective he’ll be. The other past qualifiers in this bracket are AJ Burkhart (Kent State) and Jay Nivison (Buffalo). Burkhart is just barely above .500, but comes in off of a win over Nassar in the final weekend of the regular season. Nivison's impact has been limited as he’s only seen the mat in ten duals this year. He could be trending in the right direction as he won four straight matches before closing the dual season with very tight losses to Perrine and Cramer. Predictions 1st) Alex Cramer (Central Michigan) 2nd) Sal Perrine (Ohio) 3rd) John Worthing (Clarion) 4th) Michael Wilson (Rider) 184 lbs 2 allocations I enjoy weights like this one where we’ve come into the postseason and some top contenders have not met each other this season. That level of uncertainty can make for an entertaining tournament. The returning runner-up at this weight is Zayne Lehman (Ohio), who made the finals and went on to compete at his first national tournament. Lehman doesn’t have any MAC losses this year and hasn’t lost since early January. Though he didn’t place at the CKLV, Lehman did rack up three wins, and two over ranked opponents. Even though Lehman has a longer track record, he didn’t earn an allocation at this weight, Cam Pine (Clarion) and Matt Zuber (Northern Illinois) did. Pine jumped up two weights in the offseason and has been better than ever at 184 lbs. After a loss in the Southern Scuffle finals, Pine has reeled off nine straight wins, only two of which came via regular decision. With a 21-7 record headed into the MAC Tournament last season, Pine could have been on the qualification bubble - before he went on to finish seventh. Zuber was under .500 last year - his first as a full-time starter, however, he’s reversed that and comes in with an 18-6 mark. Despite his excellent record, Zuber does have a pair of losses to MAC competitors in Isaac Dean (Rider) and Deron Pulliam (SIU Edwardsville). That could leave him with the third seed. Right behind the big three is George Mason’s Malachi Duvall. Duvall has only lost to Pine and Lehman this year, within the conference. He does own an overtime win over Dean along with Lock Haven’s Colin Fegley. At this point, the brackets could get difficult to project. Chase Krantiz (Buffalo), Pulliam, Dean, and Adrien Cramer (Central Michigan) all have a good win or two, but also a loss or losses that could ding them seeding-wise. Predictions 1st) Zayne Lehman (Ohio) 2nd) Cam Pine (Clarion) 3rd) Matt Zuber (Northern Illinois) 4th) Malachi Duvall (George Mason) 197 lbs 2 allocations Like 184 lbs, we have multiple allocations available and a pair of veterans who are the frontrunners for them and neither has met during the 2023-24 campaign. Both Sam Mitchell (Buffalo) and Ben Smith (Cleveland State) finished the year in the national rankings and each earned an AQ for the conference. While they didn’t meet this year, they have an extensive history. Smith beat Mitchell in the 2021-22 season and even farther back, in 2019-20. Other than a mental edge, I’m not sure if either result is really relevant at this point. Since early-December, Mitchell is 11-2 with his two losses coming to former All-Americans. Smith is on a similar run, having won 14 of 16; however, one of his defeats came to an unranked wrestler, which briefly knocked him out of the top-33. This weight could provide the best opportunity for the host Golden Flashes to get a national qualifier with Blake Schaffer. The sophomore is 22-9 with only two MAC losses on the year. One came to Smith and the other was from Austin Starr (Ohio). Starr has had a solid redshirt freshman year and has been very competitive. In the same vein as Schaffer, Jack Kilner may represent Edinboro’s best shot at a national qualifier. The veteran has a handful of conference losses; however, most have been one-takedown affairs. One long shot to monitor is Central Michigan’s Cameron Wood. The sophomore has a record under .500 but most of his losses have come out of the MAC. He has wins over Starr and Kilner. Predictions 1st) Ben Smith (Cleveland State) 2nd) Sam Mitchell (Buffalo) 3rd) Blake Schaffer (Kent State) 4th) Cameron Wood (Central Michigan) 285 lbs 3 allocations We’ll close things out with a strong heavyweight crop that will be fighting for three allocations. Coming into the final weekend of the regular season, Daniel Bucknavich (Cleveland State) was your clear-cut favorite. At that time, he hadn't lost since the Navy Classic in mid-November. That winning streak came to an abrupt halt when he was majored by Rider’s David Szuba. Szuba is a junior who has been solid for his entire career and was close to qualifying for nationals, yet is still looking for his first trip. Barring a stunning chain of events, Szuba is looking like a good bet to be in Kansas City after the Bucknavich win and a nine-match unbeaten streak to finish the regular season. Of course, seeding will be difficult at this weight as Szuba’s only MAC loss is to Jacobi Jackson (Northern Illinois), someone who Bucknavich edged, 2-1. Jackson has been an excellent revelation for the Huskies and garnered an AQ for the conference after going 12-4. His loss to Bucknavich and an early-season setback to Bryan Caves (Central Michigan) account for his only MAC losses. Jackson was able to get a measure of revenge with a 4-1 dual win in late-January. Caves likely gets the fourth seed. He was third in the MAC last season, as a redshirt freshman, and appeared ready to take another step forward in 2023-24. That hasn’t necessarily happened and Caves comes in with an 11-13 record. Still, the regular season is in the rearview mirror and Caves could certainly grab that third spot. Others who could throw a wrench into this bracket are Jordan Greer (Ohio) and John Meyers (Clarion). Greer’s only MAC loss was a close decision to Bucknavich; however, he’s lacking in the significant win category. Meyers started the year with a win over a returning national qualifier at the Clarion Open, but went into a slump for all of December. Predictions 1st) Daniel Bucknavich (Cleveland State) 2nd) David Szuba (Rider) 3rd) Jacobi Jackson (Northern Illinois) 4th) Bryan Caves (Central Michigan) Team Race Projection 1st) Central Michigan 2nd) Ohio 3rd) Rider 4th) Lock Haven 5th) Cleveland State 6th) Northern Illinois

In the interim between the B1G regular season and the B1G conference tournament, I couldn’t figure out what to write about. Then I thought, everyone loves awards and categories (everyone does, this is not up for debate), so that’s what I’m giving you. Will these awards be repeated next year? Who knows! Are there physical awards being handed out? Absolutely not! Will the winners be telling their grandkids about this? Most definitely. Let’s get right to it! Breakout star - This award goes to Ryder Rogotzke of Ohio State. There were several strong candidates for this award, but I can’t get past Ryder “Ride or Die” Rogotzke and his ability to seemingly beat anyone at any given time. The Buckeye true freshman started the season by losing his challenge match to Seth Shumate, but has finished the season by earning the coveted “Black Shirt” status, and compiling a 15-6 record (13 pins and one technical fall, which if my math checks out, means that he had 1 actual decision victory on the year). There has been some exciting action from newcomers this season, but none as consistently exciting as Ryder. He’s ready to get weird with it, so be ready to watch it all unfold. B1G Wrestler of the Year - People think that wrestlers go through a grind during the college wrestling season. I’m not saying that they don’t, but don’t underestimate the grind and laborious nature of picking the B1G Wrestler of the Year. So many Nittany Lions to choose from! Do we go with the most wins? I can’t bring myself to do that. Despite Beau Bartlett having the most wins, he was less dominant than many of his high-profile teammates. I can’t use winning percentage, because there are too many guys who remain undefeated on the team (the aforementioned Beau Bartlett, Levi Haines, Mitchell Mesenbrink, Carter Starocci, Aaron Brooks, and Greg Kerkvliet). All of those guys also have won more than half of their matches by bonus points, but Aaron Brooks has an absurd 92.86% bonus point winning percentage (shoutout WrestleStat). Of his 14 wins, 13 have been by bonus points. In fact, to this point in the season, the only person to hold him to a regular decision was Zach Glazier of Iowa (5-1 decision) the 3 seed at 197 for the B1G tournament. It’s hard to argue that someone this dominant isn’t the B1G Wrestler of the Year. So congratulations Aaron Brooks! You did it! B1G Match of the Year - This is kind of a legacy award for me, but these two deserve it. I love the Wisconsin v Minnesota battles, and most specifically, the 125 pounders. We have been so lucky to watch Pat McKee and Eric Barnett battle so many times, and despite the head-to-head record being slightly in favor of McKee (6-4 McKee > Barnett to this point), the matches always seem to be insane and exciting to watch. I was genuinely bummed to see that McKee and Barnett weren’t on the same side of the B1G tournament brackets, but I truly hope they either both make the finals, or meet on the backside, because it’s straight-fire watching these two battle. It’s like the Game of Thrones episode “Battle of the Bastards”, but a wrestling match. This season, in McKee’s last home dual of his career, it started with a takedown for Barnett (who at this point held a 3-1 regular season win total over McKee) and an eventual 4-1 lead after an escape in the second. McKee however gets a shot of his own, culminating in a wild scramble, and an eventual figure four on the head of Barnett, ending up in a pin for the Golden Gopher. You’d think that maybe an overtime match or something else would win this award, but not this year. Congratulations to Barnett and McKee for this match, and the battles over the years. B1G Dual of the Year - There was a lot of build-up headed into Michigan v Ohio State, and it absolutely delivered. The Buckeyes hosted the Wolverines in this season's installment of the continued rivalry. The dual started in just about complete control for the road team, as they won four of the first five matches. Sadly, we missed out on a potentially awesome match at 141, as Sergio Lemley did not pass the skin check. I don’t know when it will happen, but Mendez v Lemley will eventually be so much fun for us all. I hope it happens sooner rather than later. The Buckeyes win their first match of the dual at 165 with a late takedown for Bryce Hepner to take the 12-10 win over Beau Mantanona. Shane Griffith gets the 2-1 win at 174 over another stud freshman in Rocco Welsh, bringing the Wolverine lead to 19-9. With three matches left, two of which Michigan was favored in, it felt like the dual was essentially over. At this point, Michigan had won all of the actual matches except for one. This is when Ohio State turned up the heat, with a huge 21-0 technical fall for Ryder Rogotzke over Jaden Bullock followed by a decision for Luke Geog over Rylan Rogers. Two matches and eight team points later, we enter heavyweight with freshman Nick Feldman taking on Lucas Davison, the multiple-time All-American transfer from Northwestern. Feldman stepped up big at home for his team, and sealed the dual victory with a 4-3 victory over Davison, declaring to the NCAA field that he is as dangerous as they come. It was a wild dual to watch when it happened, and kind of more wild to recap after the fact. Congratulations to the Ohio State Buckeyes on winning dual of the year. B1G Coach of the Year - This award I had to break up and share between two coaches. Cael Sanderson is undoubtedly one of those recipients. He just continues to win! Sure, he was expected to win with this roster and some of the recent transfers, but this has been especially impressive. Messenbrink is probably somehow better than we thought (and I thought he was going to be a super freak, but this is nuts), Starocci and Brooks' dominance has been great. Kerkvliet in a field without Parris or Steveson has clearly shown that he’s head and shoulders above the competition, and they even seemingly broke the curse of 125 with a beast in Braeden Davis. All of this deserves recognition and a share of the Coach of the Year award. But this is what was expected on some level right? We thought this team was going to be amazing, and it turns out that they’ve delivered on those expectations. What was a little surprising to me was just what Nebraska and coach Mark Manning have done. We knew that there were some returning studs in guys like Hardy, Lovett, Robb, and Allred, but what to expect from the rest of the Cornhusker team? Well, it turns out the answer was a lot. Caleb Smith has shown the ability to beat some of the nation's best as he transferred in from the SoCon, Antrell Taylor has beaten All-Americans and is clearly a guy to watch out for, they even got a 300+ pound defensive tackle from the football team to cut weight and be their Heavyweight. They currently sit in third place in both the Intermat dual and tournament rankings, and I don’t know if even the biggest Husker fan would have predicted that at the beginning of this season. Also, Lenny Pinto has clearly jumped levels this year and has a bright future for this squad. So congratulations to both Mark Manning and Cael Sanderson on your shared B1G Coach of the Year award.

This weekend will be the 2nd annual NAIA Women’s Freestyle Championships. Here are some previews for each weight. 101 lbs: Top seed - Erin Hikiji, Providence Erin Hikiji is hoping to cap off a tremendous season with a redemption finals result to end up on top. Standing in her way will be a few tough wrestlers that Hikiji has previously beaten on that side of the bracket with Alyssa Quezaire of Missouri Baptist, whom Hikiji teched at the Warrior Open, and Esther Walker of Midland, whom Hikiji teched at the North Central Open. However, 2-seed Stefana Jalacic of Lourdes will certainly press Hikiji in the finals, if she can make it past a tough Kayla McKinley-Johnson of Menlo. There is also an unseeded but tough Devyn Gomez here who could certainly shake things up. 109 lbs: Top seed - Mia Palumbo, William Penn Mia Palumbo has already teched the 2-seed Alexsys Jacquez of St. Mary earlier this season, but there are plenty of ways this finals match could shape up. I would keep an eye on Providence’s Paige Morales at the 4 seed and Tehani Soares of Indiana Tech to make things interesting in their respective halves of the bracket. Regardless, I think Palumbo is on her way to an individual championship here as a leader on this William Penn team. 116 lbs: Top seed - Juliana Diaz, Missouri Baptist Diaz got the win over Avery Ashley of Oklahoma City at conferences to claim the top spot, but I wouldn’t guarantee you’d see the same result if they were to meet up again. Ashley is a tough competitor who’s seen a lot of action this season only dropping three matches including the one to Diaz, and thrives in a tournament setting. After finishing in 5th last season, look for Ashley to solidify a much higher All-American finish. Also bound to make waves at 116 will be Camille Fournier of Texas Wesleyan and Icart Galumette of Campbellsville. Galumette was the individual champ at Mid South Conferences after two quick pins and a big decision over Ariana Martinez of Life, seeded 7th at this tournament. If I had to pick a weight I was least confident in predicting the finals, it would be this one. 123 lbs: Top seed - Cristelle Rodriguez, Doane Cristelle Rodriguez battled to a 3rd place finish at 130 lbs last season, but has been even more dominant at 123 lbs. While there is a lot of tough competition, she should hold her own here. Look for a possible semis matchup between her and Anna Krejsa of Life, given that Krejsa gets past a tough Sophia Smith of Oklahoma City. Maya Davis, the 3-seed, of Grand View poses a real threat to Vanderwood making it to the finals as well. 130 lbs: Top seed - Carolina Moreno, Southern Oregon This should be a good one, and while the top two seeds are talented, so are their competitors. Moreno could see Alyssa Randles of Providence, whom Moreno recently teched at the dual. On the other side, two-seed Sarah Savidge of Life will likely meet up with Louisa Schwab of Menlo, whom Savidge pinned in the first period at National Duals this year. There is a lot of talent from the four top teams here, so keep an eye on those semifinal matches, in particular, and don’t count anyone out. 136 lbs: Top seed - Adaugo Nwachuckwu, William Penn Nwachuckwu is arguably the top pound-for-pound wrestler, and I don’t think anyone stops her from another title here. Her biggest competition should be two-seed Andrea Schlabach, but Nwachuckwu got the tech fall against her recently at conference finals. With that, Schlabach has earlier problems to worry about with a tough Zaynah McBryde of Life likely to find her in the semis. You also can’t count out former champ Waipuilani Estrella-Beauchamp of Providence; however in their previous meetings, she has not had much to stop Nwachuckwu from dominating. 143 lbs: Top seed - Jamilah McBryde, Life McBryde is Life’s only top seed in this tournament, and she’ll need to wrestle hard here to claim the title for the team. At the two seed you have Mea Mohler of Texas Wesleyan, who is a two-time All-American at 136 lbs, who has a strong, technical style that could put McBryde on notice. While I’d love to see these two in the finals, they’ve got a tough seven seed Bella Amaro of Southern Oregon who could go for a run, and an unseeded Madison Diaz of Grand View who gets a bye in the first. I would also keep an eye on Serenity De La Garza of Missouri Valley who will have McBryde in her first match, but I like her chances to wrestle back tough on the backside. 155 lbs: Top seed - Caitlyn Davis, Southern Oregon I really hope this one goes according to seeding, at least with the one and two to give us a Caitlyn Davis vs Latifah McBryde (Life) finals. McBryde was the only one to keep it close with Davis at the Menlo Open, losing 3-1, and with the team title on the line possibly between these two teams, Life could use an upset win here for another championship placement. I also think the first-round match between 4-seed Flor Parker-Borreo of Evergreen and Kendra Thompson of Campbellsville could make for a potential early upset for this bracket. 170 lbs: Top seed - Abby McIntyre, Grand View This finals match is seeded to be between Abby McIntyre and two-seed Ashley Lekas of William Penn. So far, the two are 1-1 this season with McIntyre getting the most recent win of the two at conference finals. It is hard to pick out a clear favorite based on their previous matches, so I am excited for the opportunity for them to settle it on the mat. Also, look for Shenita Lawson to wrestle to her seed and make it to the 3rd place match to score some pivotal team points for Southern Oregon. 191 lbs: Top seed - Tavia Heidelberg-Tillitson, Menlo Similar to Life as I mentioned above, Menlo only has one top-seeded wrestler in Heidelberg-Tillitson. She beat this year’s 2-seed Joanna Hendricks of Waldorf in the quarterfinals last year, but both have had success in the regular season this year that could mix things up if they make it to a finals face-off. I think the potential quarterfinals match between Madeline Welch of Life and Maquoia Bernabe of Cumberlands could be fireworks. At the dual between the two teams, Bernabe got off to an early lead before she got shut down by a flurry of offense from Welch. This top team placement really seems like a toss-up at this point. As you can see by the top seeds, there are no clear front runners. As far as qualifiers, Menlo will be sending the most wrestlers to compete with 12; Grand View, Southern Oregon, Life, and Texas Wesleyan will be sending 11; and the University of Providence is sending 10. Each team will need points from wrestlers on the back end and bonus points from techs and pins. As a reminder, unlike the NCWWC, all wrestlers from the team can score points for the team, even if there are more than one at the same weight. However, in teammate matchups, bonus points are not awarded. Please see my graphic for how team scoring will work at this tournament:

The postseason is upon us and the ACC will be taking center stage on Sunday in Chapel Hill. Brackets were just released so let's take a look at what we will see on Sunday. 125: 2 Automatic Qualifiers Jakob Camacho gets the top seed via his victory over Cooper Flynn in the dual. Spencer Moore earns the 3 seed and will look to avenge his only ACC loss against Cooper Flynn in the semifinals. Kyle Montaperto returns from a knee injury to face Logan Agin for a chance to meet Camacho in the semis. I expect this bracket to stay chalk but the Moore-Flynn match could be a dogfight. Moore has had a quietly strong season and his defensive ability could be a huge asset in the postseason. 133: 3 Automatic Qualifiers Dual matches played a big role in how this weight is going to shape up. Kai Orine gets the top seed and Marlon Yarbrough is the 2 with a dominant head-to-head win over Sam Latona who got the 3 seed. Vinnie Santaniello, who has some great wins in an up-and-down season will face Jace Palmer for a chance to square off with Kai Orine in the semis. I’m very much looking forward to Yarbrough-Latona II. Yarbrough has quietly had a great year and looked All-American caliber in his win over Latona in the dual. Latona has consistently shown that he can, and will, win when the stakes are the highest, so I expect a much better outing from him. There is a great chance we see a rematch of last year’s ACC final with Orine and Latona. Their series is 2-2 with the pair splitting in the 2022-23 regular season and the 2023 ACC Tournament. Latona ended the year with a 3-1 win in the NCAA 7th place match, but Orine got a measure of revenge in this year’s dual meet. This one could go a long way in determining the team title. 141: 3 Automatic Qualifiers This was the weight that most were interested to see how the bracket shaped up. And it has the makings of potential chaos. Cole Matthews earned the top seed with his undefeated run through the ACC. Ryan Jack is the 2, Tom Crook the 3 and Lachlan McNeil the 4; Jack Gioffre, who earned the 3rd allocation, will be the 5 seed. If we’ve learned anything from this weight this year, it is to expect the unexpected. Lachlan McNeil is the 5th ranked wrestler in the country and is 0-4 in conference; Cole Matthews entered ACC duals ranked 25 and went 5-0 and has three top-5 upsets on the year. If it goes to seed, we will have All-Americans Cole Matthews and Lachlan McNeil in the top side semifinal and Ryan Jack versus Tom Crook on the bottom. With only 3 allocations, backside matches are going to be critical. The fourth-place wrestler will have a very strong resume for an at-large. This weight will also have a major bearing on team score and will be an important one to keep an eye on. 149: 2 Automatic Qualifiers Top-seeded Caleb Henson and second-seeded Jackson Arrington have separated themselves from the field at this weight and are expected to be the finals matchup. Jayden Scott, the 3-seed, will face Jarred Papscy with the winner getting Arrington in the semis; on the top side, Finn Solomon and Michael Gioffre will square off in a sneaky good matchup to earn the semi against Henson. I would be very surprised to see a final that doesn’t have Henson versus Arrington, but stranger things have happened in the ACC tournament. They have both looked incredible this year and are legitimate NCAA title threats. 157: 2 Automatic Qualifiers This weight had two wrestlers who were on the bubble of earning allocations with Dylan Cedeno and Sonny Santiago, so there will be some stout competition for the two spots. That being said, the two that earned the allocations will be facing off in the semifinals. Sonny Santiago gets the top seed holding a win over Ed Scott. Scott is the second seed with Bryce Andonian at the three coming off a lengthy absence with a knee injury. Cedeno, who is also returning from an injury, will check in at four. If it goes to seed, Santiago and Cedeno will be on the top side and Andonian and Scott will have, yet another chapter in their rivalry, on the bottom side. This match will have major, major implications on the team race. Whoever places third will likely receive an at-large, and the 4th place wrestler will have a good case to be made as well. 165: 2 Automatic Qualifiers I was surprised by the seeding at this weight. The allocations were earned by Derek Fields and Connor Brady, with Holden Heller just missing criteria for winning percentage by 0.5%. Fields gets the top seed, despite a loss to Brady, who lost to Heller. Heller gets the 2 seed with Brady at 3 and Nick Hamilton at 4. Brady will open with Gaetano Console and Hamilton will have Isaias Estrada for a shot at the semis. Seeds have Fields facing Hamilton and Brady against Heller. Fields has looked excellent this year and has the edge over Hamilton, I see Brady-Heller as a complete toss-up. Will we see the Connor Brady who was aggressive and offensive against Fields, or the defensive and tentative Brady who has several close losses? That will determine who we see in finals. 174: 4 Automatic Qualifiers This one shook out mostly as expected; Mekhi Lewis-1, Justin McCoy-2, Tyler Eischens-3, Alex Faison-4. Faison will face Luca Augustine to open the tournament and Eischens will face Jack Wimmer. The Faison-Augustine match is very intriguing to me; Faison is 4-0 lifetime against Augustine, but Luca has looked excellent this year. McCoy and Eischens had a fun match in the dual that will make for an interesting rematch. I lean towards a Mekhi Lewis versus Justin McCoy final; Lewis won a 2-0 decision in the dual. 184: 4 Automatic Qualifiers The final week of the season had a major impact on this bracket. TJ Stewart knocked off Dylan Fishback in the dual, who was ranked in the top ten at the time. Stewart gets the top seed, with Reece Heller 2, Dylan Fishback 3 and returning All-American Gavin Kane 4. Kane will face Ethan Weatherspoon for a shot at Stewart and Fishback will have Conor Becker with a semifinal trip on the line. I love how this shapes up with youth versus veterans for both semifinals. If it goes to seed we have redshirt freshman TJ Stewart versus All-American and two-time NCAA qualifier Gavin Kane on the top side, with redshirt freshman Dylan Fishback against three-year starter and one-time NCAA qualifier Reece Heller. Stewart comes in with an incredible amount of momentum and back-to-back top-10 victories, it will be interesting to see if he can keep that momentum alive. 197: 4 Automatic Qualifiers Trent Hidlay stands alone atop the bracket at 197, having dominant wins over everyone in the conference. Andy Smith was 4-1 in conference and gets the 2 seed with Max Shaw at 3 and Mac Stout at 4. Shaw will open with Kwasi Bonsu for a shot at the semifinal opposite Smith. Stout will face Krystian Kinsey for a spot against Hidlay. The dual match between Andy Smith and Max Shaw was a 4-2 upset in favor of Smith; I would expect another tight match here to earn a finals berth. The Hokies will need Smith to make the finals to stay in the team race with NC State. Hidlay is a heavy heavy favorite here and will be looking to make a statement going into the NCAA tournament. 285: 2 Automatic Qualifiers This is another weight where the conference just missed an extra allocation and it is going to make the semifinals even crazier. Owen Trephan made it through the conference season unscathed to get the top seed. Hunter Catka earned the 2 opposite his brother Ryan who is the 3; we will likely see the brother battle determine a guaranteed trip to Kansas City. The wildcard here is Dayton Pitzer, at the 4, seed who has been out since injuring his shoulder against Cohlton Schultz. Pitzer has shown that he can compete with anyone in the country when healthy--but how healthy will he be when he takes the mat on Sunday? Connor Barket will be looking to play the bad guy and get some upsets on his way to a bid; he has had some big wins this year and Duke heavyweights tend to be dialed in for the postseason. If it goes chalk, we will have Trephan and Hunter Catka which we haven’t seen this season--Trephan got a late takedown to beat Jimmy Mullen in the dual.

Brackets are out for the 2024 Nation Collegiate Women’s Wrestling Championships, and it is going to be an exciting one. With the addition of a seemingly unstoppable Iowa team in their inaugural run at the title, plus returning champs North Central also maxing out their lineup, it’s truly anyone’s game. And that is not even factoring in historically top talent from McKendree and King. You won't want to miss the action this weekend, so here are a few things to keep an eye out for at each weight. 101 lbs: Top seed - Emilie Gonzalez, Iowa Iowa is claiming the top 2 spots at this weight with Emilie Gonzalez as the 1 seed and Sterling Dias at 2. However, with how volatile these lower weights can be, I would not expect most seeds to hold. Keep an eye out for Avery Kibelbek of King, who receives a bye in her first round and will then likely see Genesis Ramirez of Aurora, whom she beat 8-0 in a dual earlier this year, before meeting up with Gonzalez. On the opposite side of the bracket, look out for Madison Avila to make a run where she’ll likely meet up with Jessica Corredor of King, which was a semifinal match last year that ended with a 9-0 win for Avila after putting Corredor on her back and working for the pin for the last 30 seconds of the match. If brackets do hold, Gonzalez does have the most recent win over Dias from regionals, but it could go either way. 109 lbs: Top seed - Kendra Ryan, North Central Behind Kendra Ryan, is Ava Bayless of Iowa who has really shown out this season. I would be really curious to see which one could pull off the win if they were to meet in the finals. The two did face off at US Nationals last year with Ryan getting a dominant tech, but I do think Bayless could even the score especially if she has a dominant run in the rest of the tournament. Her first big obstacle should be Jaslynn Gallegos of North Central in the semis, which would be fireworks after the two met up at National Duals with Bayless winning the 5-5 decision on criteria. I think that makes this match a real toss-up for the finals, which could end up all North Central. However, Ryan’s side of the bracket will not be any easier, with returning All-Americans Pauline Granados of McKendree, and Kaelani Shufledt of Lock Haven. 116 lbs: Top seed - Samara Chavez, King Both Chavez and 2-seed Sydney Petzinger of North Central will have to get through some tough competition, including an Iowa wrestler on each side of the bracket to make it to the finals. I am looking for Felicity Taylor to make this one interesting after having a bye in the first and then a probable match against Tatiana Walker of Sacred Heart before meeting up with Chavez. With Taylor bumping down weights late in the season, she has not seen a lot of the competitors at the weight, but on the flip side, they have not gotten to test her either. Also representing the Hawkeyes, Iowa’s Brianna Gonzalez dropped her most recent match to Petzinger 8-4, so she’ll need to reverse that result to make it into the finals. 123 lbs: Top seed - Shelby Moore, McKendree This is a weight that has the potential for some upsets and interesting quarters and semis matches, but I could still see a scenario where the 1 and 2 still match up in the finals, with Amani Jones of North Central trying to reverse her loss to Moore at National Duals to end up on top. However, Moore has looked so solid this season and should be able to hold her own against the tough wrestlers in her path including teammate Nichole Moore and either Ava Rose of Iowa or Virginia Ford of King whom Moore has already teched both of this season. 130 lbs: Top seed - Victoria Baez-Dilone, King McKendree’s Cam Guerin is seeded #2 at this weight, but her close criteria loss to Baez-Dilone shows just how close some of these wrestlers are, and it is still anyone’s title to claim. Another rockstar here will be Lexi Janiak of Aurora as the 3-seed, putting her in Guerin’s path to the finals. We could also see a meeting between McKendree’s other talented 130 lber Jennifer Soto and Iowa’s Emily Frost to determine the quarters and semis. Also, don’t forget to keep an eye out for Salome Walker of North Central, who would have a tough path against both Janiak and then Guerin if she can make it to that point, but with Walker winning over Janiak because of an injury default, I am really looking to see what that match could be. 136 lbs: Top seed - Yele Aycock, North Central While Claire DiGungo of King is the second seed here, I think this is the weight that could have the most surprising final matchup. While Aycock has shined this season, she has had to show a lot of grit in her matches to end up on top, and this tournament will be no exception. She will likely see McKendree’s Estella Gutches in her first match after a bye, and a win there means a tough and determined Lilly Luft of Iowa, and then Colorado Mesa’s Holly Beaudoin. On the other side, DiGungo could see Grace Stem of Lock Haven and Viktorya Torres of McKendree. With team scores so close in this runoff, 136 could be make or break for top teams. 143 lbs: Top seed - Alara Boyd, North Central With the recent announcement that the #3 seed Emma Bruntil is withdrawing from the tournament, brackets got a little shaken up with Reese Larramendy of Iowa still holding onto the 2nd spot, Athena Willden of William Jewel moving up to third and shifting the remaining seeds. The addition to the bracket will be fifth-place finisher at Region V, Aniyah Kelly of Wartburg. I think it will be hard for anyone to hold off Boyd, who had a dominant win over Larramendy at National Duals. That being said, other wrestlers could make things interesting on the back end to score pivotal team points like Iowa’s other competitor at the weight Ella Schmit, or Maddie Kubicki whom I highlighted in my preseason work as a wrestler who could come into the spotlight by the end of the season. 155 lbs: Top seed - Marlynne Deede, Iowa Cheyenne Bowman of King as the two-seed is looking to make it to the finals again, but this time she’s down a weight from her impressive run at 170 lbs last season. She’ll need to make a serious run to keep points away from Iowa and North Central who both have two tough wrestlers in this bracket as well. Along with Deede, breakout star Bella Mir will compete for the Hawkeyes, and each should have meetings with their North Central counterparts Loudon Houston for Deede in the semis, and Tiera Jimerson in the first round against Mir. Bowman will likely see the winner of that match or Nina Makem of Augsburg in the semis and will need to compete at a high level regardless of opponent in this pivotal weight for team scoring. 170 lbs: Top seed - Kylie Welker, Iowa If you do not plan to watch this tournament in its entirety, which you should, please put on calendar alerts for the finals match at 170 lbs here. We should see Kylie Welker of Iowa, who has dominated her way through this season, capped off by a next-level performance at regionals where she only wrestled for 2 total minutes. Her likely opponent would be 3x National champ Yelena Makoyed of North Central, who is taking up the 2-seed with a loss to Welker earlier in the season at National Duals. I really think in the run-off to team champ, North Central and Iowa will be the top two, so having a champ here would be big for either team. While I don’t think any wrestlers will be able to stop these two on their run through the bracket, keep an eye out for some tough matchups on the top half of the bracket with Haley Ward of Iowa facing off against Henlee Haynes of Presbyterian and Love Daley of Sacred Heart going up against Jade Herzer of UW-Stevens Point. The winners of those two matches will then likely face off for the match against Welker in the semis. 191 lbs: Top seed - Traeh Haynes, North Central I don’t think it would be a stretch to see an all-North Central final between Traeh Haynes and 2-seed Brittyn Corbishley. The two have dominated all season and created an almost impenetrable wall for the Cardinals in the 191 lb spot of the lineup. That being said, you have some talented competitors in advantageous bracket positions that could make things more interesting. Madeline Hodges of Sacred Heart gets Sydney Manos of Aurora in the second round to make it to the quarters against Haynes. However, you’ll probably also see Jaycee Foeller of Iowa take on Sara Lake of Lindenwood in the quarters as well, both of whom could pose a real semis threat. I think Corbishley gets a bit of an easier bracket and should avoid too much pressure until meeting up with Sandra Guerrero of New Jersey City in the semis, if Guerrero competes at the level she’s been showing this season. Overall, this is going to be an excellent tournament full of close matches and exciting action. The race between reigning champs North Central, newcomers Iowa, battle-tested King, and former champs McKendree will be tight through each round. It is truly anyone’s trophy at this point. Please see my graphic for how team scoring will work at this tournament:

Minnesota All-American Pat McKee sits down with Ryan Holmes before his final postseason. McKee reflects on his time with the Minnesota program, his recruitment through his time as a leader for the Golden Gophers. He also discusses the state of the 125 lb weight class, battles with Eric Barnett and much more.

Big Ten pre-seeds were released last night at 7pm/Eastern live on the Big Ten Network, which was a good new feature. You’re always told to judge people by their actions, not their works, so the Big Ten Network decided to use their television time to wedge in another wrestling-related production. That’s telling me that they understand wrestling is an important part of their broadcast options. It’s also a vehicle to promote the tournament that they’ll broadcast later this week. The pre-seeds provide the first bit of framework for the tournament itself. Anyone who has been around a tournament or two knows how the seeds may interact within a traditional bracket. Since we have pre-seeds, there are plenty of potential matchups we can hope for or perhaps some that we don’t anticipate seeing. In the aftermath of the pre-seed release, we had eight reactions related to them. Remember these pre-seeds aren’t set in stone, so there could be some movement between now and the ringing of the first whistle on Saturday. 1. Brody Teske is the 14th seed I wasn’t quite sure how the seeding committee would handle Brody Teske, provided he was Iowa’s entrant. Teske had a win over Jacob Van Dee (the #4 seed), but limited other head-to-head’s against many of the key players at the weight. That ended up not mattering as Teske’s name was submitted as an entrant after the deadline set by the Big Ten. That means he would assume the 14th seed regardless of his resume. Teske as the 14th seed sets up a first-round matchup with Nic Bouzakis. It isn’t an ideal match for Teske right off the bat, but at the same time, it isn’t great for Bouzakis either. We’ll see how the bracket plays out, but Teske did not earn an automatic bid for the Big Ten, so he’ll have to place in the top seven to feel confident about getting to Kansas City. 2. What to do about Brayton Lee? One of the questions I had before the seeds were released was how to handle Brayton Lee in the seeding process? Lee is unbeaten, but with a very limited schedule that included eight matches. He did have two really solid wins over true freshman Joey Blaze and two-time NCAA All-American Will Lewan. Lee’s lack of losses definitely helped him as he received the third seed above Jared Franek and Peyton Robb, among others. Lee as the third seed sets up a potential quarterfinal matchup with #6 Chase Saldate. The two met last year and Saldate prevailed, though Lee was nowhere near 100%. Looking ahead in the brackets, there’s a potential for a semifinal clash between Lee and his former teammate, #2 Michael Blockhus. The Blaze and Lewan wins show that this isn’t the Lee from 2022-23; however, we’re still not sure of just how close he is to the wrestler who was twice a top-seven seed at nationals. Obviously, with a loaded weight class like 157 lbs, we should have a good idea come Sunday. 3. Cam Amine gets the #6 seed! In our “Projecting the Big Ten Seeds” article (which were generally very accurate…no big deal), we had Cam Amine as the seventh seed at 165 lbs. I made the case that were you to look blindly at resumes, with no context given, Amine probably could have gotten the eighth seed. After all, he doesn’t have any conference wins this year. Were he to receive the eighth seed, that would have created a potential quarterfinal match with top-seeded Dean Hamiti. Hamiti has never beaten Amine in college despite the current disparity between the two in rankings. I may be in the minority, but I’m okay with the seeding. I like having the numbers and raw data to create a framework for the seeds, but some sort of wiggle room for seeds that “just make sense.” Last year, the EIWA’s formula spit out second seeds for Patrick Glory and Yianni Diakomihalis. It had no impact on either of their performances, but created some issues for others in the bracket. 4. Ruth/Welsh de facto semifinal match One of the biggest storylines heading into the Big Ten Championships is the status of three-time national champion Carter Starocci. He appeared to have a serious leg injury during the Nittany Lions season finale against Edinboro. The question is, how much will Starocci wrestle? Does he do a pair of injury defaults? Does he wrestle until the semifinals when he clinches a place in the top-six and earns an NCAA bid (top 8 go to nationals)? Or does he wrestle the entire tournament? Should he choose either of the first two options, that could make the quarterfinal bout between the fourth (Edmond Ruth) and fifth (Rocco Welsh) seeds a de facto semifinal match? When I did seed projections, I had both wrestlers in those same slots; however, I didn’t imagine how much impact that potential result could yield. Ruth is currently ranked eighth and Welsh is 11th. A Big Ten finals appearance is huge for NCAA seeding, regardless of how it happened. Now, it seems like we’re already crowning Ruth/Welsh Big Ten finalists, first we’ll have to know if Starocci is out of the picture, plus the eighth (DJ Washington) and ninth (Andrew Sparks) seeds may have something to say about this, as well. 5. Three and Four at 184 lbs I wasn’t sure exactly how three through seven would fall at 184 lbs because you had a big group of wrestlers who had beaten each other. Five through seven fell as I thought they would; however, three and four were flip-flopped. Bernie Truax has the three and Ryder Rogotzke the four despite the Buckeye’s head-to-head win. All-in-all, Truax has a “cleaner” resume than Rogotzke and the past accomplishments on his side. I suppose that was enough for seeding purposes. What it does is put Truax on the same side of the bracket as Lenny Pinto, a guy that Truax seemingly had on the ropes during their late-season meeting. I’d guess that Nebraska would prefer that Pinto faces the freshman he’s never seen before rather than the three-time All-American from Penn State. Rogotzke is on the same side of the bracket as top-seeded Isaiah Salazar whom he hasn’t faced either. Salazar doesn’t have history with Truax either, but I’m sure he’s fine with the veteran on the other half of the bracket. 6. Preseeds couldn’t figure out the back half of 141 In guessing the pre-seeds, I spent a good deal of time trying to make sense of #8-#11 at 141 lbs. They’ve all beaten each other and there are points for and against each of them assuming the eighth seed. Ultimately, Jordan Hamdan received the eighth seed and Dan Fongaro and Vance Vombaur tied for the ninth seed. Later in the week, they’ll decide between Fongaro and Vombaur. Aside from using rankings (where Fongaro is higher), I’m not sure of a magic solution that will differentiate between the two resumes. 7. Good spot for Sergio Lemley One of the top freshmen in the conference this year was Michigan’s Sergio Lemley at 141 lbs. Lemley showed he was ready for prime time with a major decision win over returning national finalist Real Woods in Michigan’s upset win over Iowa. Every year, it seems like we get a freshman who takes his lumps during the season, then puts it all together and reverses a loss or two in the postseason. Is Lemley that guy in 2024? Looking at his fifth seed at 141 lbs, I think he could be. A fifth seed in the Big Ten generally isn’t ideal, but I like the individual matchups that are in front of Lemley. The quarterfinals could feature a rematch between him and 2023 Big Ten runner-up and All-American Brock Hardy. In their regular season matchup, Hardy prevailed 13-9. It was one of the more entertaining matches of the year with a bunch of takedowns and reversals. My takeaways were that if Lemley were to clean up some of his technique, he could flip that result in the future. Well, now’s the future. Should he take out Hardy, you have Beau Bartlett looming in the semifinals. Generally, you don’t want to see an undefeated top-ranked wrestler on your half of the bracket. In this instance, Bartlett is someone who wrestles a lot of close matches. His win over Lemley, earlier in the season, came with a two-point margin. That might be another match that Lemley and the Michigan staff feel like they could reverse should that matchup occur again. 8. Potential for chaos at 125 lbs We’ve waited until the last point to discuss anything 125 lb-related. That has to be a record for this season. The opening weight class has surely given fans and media something to talk about. Having a top seed or top-ranking at 125 has almost been a curse. There was a four-week span where the #2 wrestler changed four different times. This is literally the weight class where “you can throw the seeds out the window.” They don’t matter. Anything can happen. Insert all of the cliches a coach says to his lower-ranked wrestler! In most tournaments, getting a higher seed is a reward for your past accomplishments. In the Big Ten, in 2024, having a top seed doesn’t really differentiate you from the rest of the field (minus a first-round bye for Matt Ramos and Drake Ayala). The potential reward for a win in the quarterfinals by Ramos - a semifinal matchup with either Patrick McKee or Caleb Smith. McKee is always a difficult matchup; though Ramos holds a 3-0 career edge on his former teammate. Smith is responsible for one of Ramos’ three losses this year (at the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational). Looking at the other half of the bracket, Ayala could have a quarterfinals matchup with Michigan’s Michael DeAugustino. The Wolverines stunning dual win over Iowa started with DeAugustino’s 2-1 win in tiebreakers over Ayala. Iowa and Ayala have probably hoped to get this matchup again, as it wasn’t a dominating victory - one that couldn’t be reversed. All things considered, I think the seeds worked out as well as could have been expected at 125. Ramos at #1, Ayala at #2, Smith at #5, and DeAugustino at #7 were the same as I predicted. They do make sense based on each wrestler's total conference resume. At the same time, it’s really weird that the only wrestler in the field to beat Ramos could have him in the semis. Aside from Ramos, the only wrestler in the field to beat Ayala has him in the quarters. But it’s par for the course. Everything associated with 125 lbs this year has been kind of weird.

ROSEMONT, Ill. - The Big Ten Conference announced the preliminary seeds for the 2024 Big Ten Wrestling Championships presented by Air National Guard, which are set for March 9-10 at Maryland. Six schools boast at least one top-seeded wrestler, with Penn State leading the way with five No. 1 seeds. The pre-seeds, as voted on by the conference’s coaches, rank 14 starters in all 10 weight classes. The Nittany Lions have five top-seeded wrestlers, with 141-pounder Beau Bartlett, 157-pounder Levi Haines, 174-pounder Carter Starocci, 197-pounder Aaron Brooks and 285-pounder Greg Kerkvliet. Purdue’s Matt Ramos (125), Michigan’s Dylan Ragusin (133), Nebraska’s Ridge Lovett (149), Wisconsin’s Dean Hamiti (165) and Minnesota’s Isaiah Salazar round out the group of top-ranked wrestlers. This year’s field contains a combined 10 Big Ten individual championships (seven wrestlers) and six NCAA individual championships (two wrestlers). For more information on the 2024 Big Ten Wrestling Championships, visit the Big Ten Championships Central page here. The complete list of Big Ten Championships pre-seeds can be found below. 125 lbs 1. Matt Ramos (PUR) 2. Drake Ayala (IOWA) 3. Eric Barnett (WIS) 4. Patrick McKee (MINN) 5. Caleb Smith (NEB) 6. Braeden Davis (PSU) 7. Michael DeAugustino (MICH) 8. Brendan McCrone (OSU) 9. Dean Peterson (RUT) 10. Tristan Lujan (MSU) 11. Justin Cardani (ILL) 12. Massey Odiotti (NU) 13. Tommy Capul (MD) 14. Blaine Frazier (IND) 133 lbs 1. Dylan Ragusin (MICH) 2. Dylan Shawver (RUT) 3. Nic Bouzakis (OSU) 4. Jacob Van Dee (NEB) 5. Aaron Nagao (PSU) 6. Tony Madrigal (ILL) 7. Braxton Brown (MD) 8. Tyler Wells (MINN) 9. Nicolar Rivera (WIS) 10. Cayden Rooks (IND) 11. Dustin Norris (PUR) 12. Andrew Hampton (MSU) 13. Patrick Adams (NU) 14. Brody Teske (IOWA) 141 lbs 1. Beau Bartlett (PSU) 2. Jesse Mendez (OSU) 3. Real Woods (IOWA) 4. Brock Hardy (NEB) 5. Sergio Lemley (MICH) 6. Danny Pucino (ILL) 7. Mitch Moore (RUT) 8. Jordan Hamdan (MSU) T9. Dan Fongaro (IND) T9. Vance VomBaur (MINN) 11. Kal Miller (MD) 12. Greyson Clark (PUR) 13. Kolby McClain (NU) 14. Felix Lettini (WIS) 149 lbs 1. Ridge Lovett (NEB) 2. Austin Gomez (MICH) 3. Caleb Rathjen (IOWA) 4. Tyler Kasak (PSU) 5. Dylan D’Emilio (OSU) 6. Ethen Miller (MD) 7. Joseph Zargo (WIS) 8. Graham Rooks (IND) 9. Drew Roberts (MINN) 10. Michael Cetta (RUT) 11. Marcos Polanco (PUR) 12. Braden Stauffenberg (MSU) 13. Aiden Vandenbush (NU) 14. Jake Harrier (ILL) 157 lbs 1. Levi Haines (PSU) 2. Michael Blockhus (MINN) 3. Brayton Lee (IND) 4. Jared Franek (IOWA) 5. Peyton Robb (NEB) 6. Chase Saldate (MSU) 7. Will Lewan (MICH) 8. Joey Blaze (PUR) 9. Trevor Chumbley (NU) 10. Isaac Wilcox (OSU) 11. Al DeSantis (RUT) 12. Michael North (MD) 13. Luke Mechler (WIS) 14. Logan Swaw (ILL) 165 lbs 1. Dean Hamiti (WIS) 2. Mitchell Mesenbrink (PSU) 3. Michael Caliendo (IOWA) 4. Caleb Fish (MSU) 5. Antrell Taylor (NEB) 6. Cameron Amine (MICH) 7. Stoney Buell (PUR) 8. Bryce Hepner (OSU) 9. Tyler Lillard (IND) 10. Blaine Brenner (MINN) 11. Chris Moore (ILL) 12. Maxx Mayfield (NU) 13. Anthony White (RUT) 14. AJ Rodrigues (MD) 174 lbs 1. Carter Starocci (PSU) 2. Shane Griffith (MICH) 3. Patrick Kennedy (IOWA) 4. Edmond Ruth (ILL) 5. Rocco Welsh (OSU) 6. Jackson Turley (RUT) 7. Max Maylor (WIS) 8. DJ Washington (IND) 9. Andrew Sparks (MINN) 10. Brody Baumann (PUR) 11. Dominic Solis (MD) 12. Bubba Wilson (NEB) 13. DJ Shannon (MSU) 14. David Ferrante (NU)? 184 lbs 1. Isaiah Salazar (MINN) 2. Lenny Pinto (NEB) 3. Bernie Truax (PSU) 4. Ryder Rogotzke (OSU) 5. Jaden Bullock (MICH) 6. Layne Malczewski (MSU) 7. Shane Liegel (WIS) 8. Brian Soldano (RUT) 9. Troy Fisher (NU) 10. Roman Rogotzke (IND) 11. Dylan Connell (ILL) 12. James Rowley (PUR) 13. Aiden Riggins (IOWA) 14. Chase Mielnik (MD) 197 lbs 1. Aaron Brooks (PSU) 2. Jaxon Smith (MD) 3. Zach Glazier (IOWA) 4. Silas Allred (NEB) 5. Garrett Joles (MINN) 6. Luke Geog (OSU) 7. John Poznanski (RUT) 8. Evan Bates (NU) 9. Ben Vanadia (PUR) 10. Gabe Sollars (IND) 11. Kael Wisler (MSU) 12. Isiah Pettigrew (ILL) 13. Bobby Striggow (MICH) 14. Josh Otto (WIS) 285 lbs 1. Greg Kerkvliet (PSU) 2. Nick Feldman (OSU) 3. Lucas Davison (MICH) 4. Yaraslau Slavikouski (RUT) 5. Seth Nevills (MD) 6. Nick Willham (IND) 7. Bradley Hill (IOWA) 8. Bennett Tabor (MINN) 9. Josh Terrill (MSU) 10. Nash Hutmacher (NEB) 11. Jack Jessen (NU) 12. Gannon Rosenfeld (WIS) 13. Peter Marinopoulos (ILL) 14. Hayden Filipovich (PUR)

Brackets for the 2024 Big 12 Championships have been released! The tournament will take place at the BOK Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma, on Saturday and Sunday.

The postseason is finally here and Big 12’s are right around the corner. While there are the expected top teams and wrestlers, there are always some sleepers waiting to pull off a late upset or two. This year has seen extreme volatility at 125, but few weights feel firmly established nationally and the Big 12 is no different. While I enjoy focusing on the big names and expected matches, my favorite is a chance to highlight sleepers and guys that I think could really surprise people. While some are deeper cuts than others, I think every wrestler on this list could make things interesting in Tulsa. Air Force: 125lbs - Tucker Owens (11-10) A 2023 NCAA qualifier as a redshirt freshman, I thought Owens could be a breakout wrestler for a solid Air Force team and build off his 33 seed. Unfortunately, after going 22-14 last year he is sitting at 11-10 and outside of the rankings this year. His record isn’t great, but outside of a loss to NC State’s Troy Hohman, all of his other losses are to ranked wrestlers. His losses to some of the top Big 12 wrestlers have been by bonus points, but he’s had close matches with Eli Griffin, Jett Strickenberger, and Tanner Jordan. With only six allocations, he’ll need some upsets to repeat as a qualifier but again, 125 is crazy and if he goes on a run he could find himself in Kansas City. California Baptist: 133lbs - Hunter Leake (16-6) Last year Leake was the only CBU wrestler to get a win in their first Big 12 tournament. This year he is outside the rankings but looking much improved from last season. He’s struggled with consistent results but has had close matches with wrestlers like Dylan Ragusin and Julian Farber. Add in recent pins against Fernando Barreto and Kase Mauger, and Leake could be an upset or two away from potentially being the Lancer’s first NCAA qualifier. Eli Griffin is also a strong option for CBU, but I didn’t want to have too many 125’s on the list. Iowa State: 174lbs - #19 MJ Gaitan (16-5) It’s tough to call Gaitan a “sleeper”, but it’s a testament to Iowa State’s depth as a team. A redshirt freshman, Gaitan has won his last ten consecutive matches including four falls. He was majored by likely top seed Cade DeVos at CKLV, but has a lot of upside with his wide-open style. Gaitan is must-watch TV in every match and isn’t afraid to give up some points to score some of his own. With Iowa State looking for a Big 12 title, Gaitan going on a run and/or scoring some bonus points will be a storyline to look out for. Missouri: 133lbs - #22 Kade Moore (10-3) After not beginning the year as the starter Kade Moore burst onto the national scene with a pin over Sam Latona earlier this year. The last match we saw him in was a barnburner with NCAA and World champ Vito Arujau, where Moore lost a 10-9 decision. Moore had an off-the-mat injury that has kept him out of the lineup since late January, so the lack of mat time could be a factor. His only conference matches are over Gavin Caprella and Davin Rhoads, so where he fits into the seeds makes him an intriguing threat. North Dakota State: 285lbs - Devon Dawson (9-12) The Bison are a young team that has a lot of upside at multiple weights with redshirt freshmen Fernando Barreto, Gavin Drexler, and Max Petersen who all have ranked wins this year. However, I went with a name fans may not be as familiar with, in Devon Dawson, a three-time NJCAA All-American at Pratt CC before transferring this season. His resume doesn’t show it, but recently he’s had some impressive takedowns and moments against Zach Elam and Wyatt Hendrickson. He’ll need to put together a full seven minutes for any upsets, but is someone to keep an eye on in the right matchup. Northern Colorado: 197 - Xavier Vasquez (10-7) 197lbs is deep in the Big 12 with multiple All-Americans, returning qualifiers, and young talent breaking through. Northern Colorado has big names with Stevo Poulin, Vinny Zerban, and Dom Serrano representing them, but Vasquez could be a factor as well. He doesn’t have any huge wins this season but has a recent 3-2 loss against two-time qualifier Evan Bockman. If Vasquez can flip the rematch and potentially build, he could score some points for the Bears in Tulsa. Northern Iowa: 125lbs - #26 Trever Anderson (11-10) Another gritty Big 12 team that could have numerous names on here, Anderson was too tempting as someone who could be a big-time bracket buster. He’s been close in one-point losses to conference opponents Troy Spratley and Conrad Hendricksen while also getting impressive wins over Eli Griffin and Kysen Terukina. A redshirt freshman that excels from the top position, he has also shown some impressive strength in positions that can break a match wide open. He would need to string multiple matches together to make the top-six, but I wouldn’t count him out against anyone at this weight in the Big 12. Oklahoma State: 149lbs - #18 Jordan Williams (14-6) Another team that’s tough to find a true sleeper, Williams is in a tough weight class where he hasn’t wrestled the top two of Casey Swiderski and Ty Watters. A top-ten recruit in the class of 2022, Williams had to beat out Rutgers transfer Sammy Alvarez for the starting spot. While it’s taken some time, Williams has looked like he may be rounding into the flashy winning wrestler he was in high school. He’s lightning quick, has the definition of slickness to his style, and has shown development through the season. He did drop two matches to OU’s Willie McDougald this season, but Williams is a wrestler built for the big stage. If he can get hot at the right time he could surprise some people and go on a run. Oklahoma: 174lbs - #31 Tate Picklo (13-11) At the start of this season, I felt great about Picklo being a big-impact wrestler for the Sooners after a strong finish to his redshirt freshman season. Unfortunately, he has had struggles throughout this year, losing to wrestlers he has beaten before, giving up bonus points, and even dropping five consecutive matches at one point. Despite all that, however, I still think he has what it takes to be dangerous in Tulsa. He avenged a previous 9-0 loss to Brayden Thompson and had a close loss to Cade DeVos. While I don’t expect him to win the Big 12, I do think that he could be someone who performs well later in the season and flip more of his losses at the tournament. South Dakota State: 141lbs - #22 Clay Carlson (11-5) It’s hard to call a two-time All-American a sleeper, but Carlson has had a tough season dropping him in the rankings. He didn’t make his season debut until the Soldier Salute and dropped matches there to Vance Vombaur and Zeke Seltzer. His best win this season is likely over NDSU’s Gavin Drexler, but he hasn’t had the results you’d expect from someone of his caliber and is likely outside the top five, as far as seeds go. However, he is still someone who could outperform that and even contend at this weight. He hasn’t hit many top-ranked guys lately, but had an 8-5 overtime loss to Tagen Jamison in a match where he had the lead late. With SDSU looking to have one of their strongest seasons yet, look for Carlson to peak late in his last season. Utah Valley: 141lbs - #29 Haiden Drury (16-8) 141 is so tough in the Big 12 and Haiden Drury will have an uphill battle to qualify outright after moving up from 133 in the middle of the season. He qualified in 2022 for the Wolverines but missed most of last season due to injury. After mixed results at 133, he made the move to 141 and has now won his last eight matches. Again, there are only five allocations at this weight and you have wrestlers like Clay Carlson, Cole Brooks, and Gavin Drexler all battling to get an upset or two to make that spot on the podium. If Drury can keep adjusting to the weight and keep his winning streak going, he could qualify for his second tournament here. West Virginia: 125lbs - Jett Strickenberger (13-3) I did my best to just not put every team’s 125 on here, but some are just too tempting and Strickenberger is one of my favorite dark horses. A 2023 NJCAA champ, he made an immediate impact for the Mountaineers with wins over Brandon Kaylor and Stevo Poulin showing his potential. He made a brief move to 133 but almost immediately came back down to 125. He’s got a lot of length with good scrambling that can be tough for opponents to deal with. He hasn’t been able to find the consistency at the weight to stay in the rankings yet, but I won’t be shocked by any upset he may cause. Wyoming: 197lbs - #19 Joey Novak (18-10) Anytime a true freshman can come in and end up in the rankings, I think they’re one to watch late in the year as they continue to develop. Novak had a good CKLV run and continued to build off of it with multiple ranked wins this season. As expected with young wrestlers, there have been ups and downs, but he has more than flashed his potential already. He had a 5-3 loss against returning Big 12 champ Rocky Elam, showing that he is right there with top wrestlers. Winning this top-heavy weight class is a big challenge, but Novak is one that I wouldn’t be shocked to score an upset or two and rise in the rankings.

With the Big Ten Championships less than a week away, Kevin Claunch spoke with Maryland head coach Alex Clemsen about the team's season to this point. Maryland is hosting the Big Ten Championships this year, as well. Coach Clemsen also goes through some items related to hosting the Big Ten Championships and things to do around College Park/DC/Baltimore.

This weekend, we started down the home stretch for the high school state tournament season. States like Florida, Michigan, Minnesota and New Jersey held their much-anticipated season-ending tournaments - along with plenty of others. Though it isn't "technically" a state tournament, the New England Championships also were conducted. As these tournaments conclude, it begs the question, "how did my favorite team's recruits fare?" In some smaller states, it's almost a given that your college-bound studs are collecting another state title, while in the power states, with the deepest talent pools, such achievements are not guaranteed. Either way, we've combed through results from all of the state tournaments that have taken place thus far to find out how everyone's recruits have finished. We will update this article each week as more results become official. If you do not see a recruit that should be added, please fill out our commitment form or email me at earl@matscouts.com . Adams State Jayden Ignacio: Aztec, New Mexico (215 lbs) - 4A State Champion Royce Uhrig: Gunnison, Colorado (150 lbs) - 3A State Champion Air Force Jack Estevez: Poway, California (157 lbs) - State Qualifier Logan Fowler: Cleveland, Tennessee (165 lbs) - AA State Champion Lincoln Gregerson: Ralston Valley, Colorado (132 lbs) - 5A State Champion Anders Kittelson: Osage, Iowa (144 lbs) - 2A State Champion Rylan Kuhn: St. Pius X, Missouri (215 lbs) - Class 1 State Champion; Class of 2025 Charlie LaRocca: Center Grove, Indiana (120 lbs) - State Champion Roman Lermer: Tampa Jesuit, Florida (120 lbs) - 2A State Runner-Up Gianni Maldonado: Lake Gibson, Florida (157 lbs) - 2A State Champion Chance Mathews: Cherokee Trail, Colorado (138 lbs) - 5A 4th Place; Class of 2025 Talon McCollom: Edmond North, Oklahoma (190 lbs) - 6A State Champion Carter Nogle: Mt. St. Joseph, Maryland (138 lbs) - National Prep 4th Place Layton Schneider: Edmond North, Oklahoma (144 lbs) - 6A State Champion Tanner Spalding: Woodward Academy, Georgia (132 lbs) - 6A State Champion Karson Tompkins: Midlothian, Texas (190 lbs) - 5A State Champion Jesse Vanorden: Wantagh, New York (152 lbs) - DI 3rd Place American Austin Craft: Camden Catholic, New Jersey (150 lbs) - State Qualifier Leo Maestas: Clovis West, California (132 lbs) - State Qualifier; Class of 2025 Colin Martin: Staunton River, Virginia (132 lbs) - 3A State Champion; Class of 2025 JJ Peace: Cane Bay, South Carolina (126 lbs) - 5A State Champion Appalachian State Christian Baglio: Central Cabarrus, North Carolina (138 lbs) - 3A State Champion Brayden Fahrbach: Mount Sinai, New York (138 lbs) - DII State Champion Jarvis Little: Spring Hill, Tennessee (132 lbs) - AA State Champion Grant Reece: Avery County, North Carolina (138 lbs) - 1A State Qualifier Ayson Rice: Canton, South Dakota (150 lbs) - Class B State Champion Kage Williams: Robbinsville, North Carolina (190 lbs) - 1A State Champion Arizona Christian Tony Macaluso: Pueblo County, Colorado (150 lbs) - 4A 4th Place Arizona State Harvey Ludington: Brick Memorial, New Jersey (190 lbs) - State Champion; Class of 2025 Nicholas Sahakian: St. John Bosco, California (285 lbs) - State Runner-Up; Class of 2025 Army West Point Joseph Antonio: St. John Bosco, California (165 lbs) - State Runner-Up; Class of 2025 Nash Banko: Oostburg, Wisconsin (175 lbs) - D3 3rd Place Michael Calcagno: IC Catholic, Illinois (215 lbs) - 2A State Champion Primo Catalano: Chaminade, California (175 lbs) - 8th Place Conner Doherty: Mount Pisgah, Georgia (126 lbs) - 1A State Champion; Class of 2025 Ben Garcia: Don Bosco Prep, New Jersey (165 lbs) - 7th Place Jordan Joslyn: Chautauqua Lake, New York (138 lbs) - DII 6th Place Gage LaPlante: St. Francis, New York (170 lbs) - DI 3rd Place Bryce Luna: St. Francis, California (132 lbs) - State Qualifier Nik O’Neill: Malvern Prep, Pennsylvania (132 lbs) - National Prep Runner-Up Damian Resendez: Mt. Carmel, Illinois (138 lbs) - 3A 6th Place Kellen Smith: West Hancock, Iowa (157 lbs) - 1A State Runner-Up Casper Stewart: Attica-Batavia, New York (145 lbs) - DII State Champion Jackson Van Kley: Pella, Iowa (190 lbs) - 3A 4th Place Josh Vasquez: Montini Catholic, Illinois (126 lbs) - 2A State Runner-Up; Class of 2025 Rylan Whitworth: Fountain Valley, California (215 lbs) - 4th Place Augsburg Ethan Aird: Darlington/Black Hawk, Wisconsin (126 lbs) - D2 4th Place Maximus Hanson: Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa, Minnesota (172 lbs) - A State Champion Jayden Haueter: Apple Valley, Minnesota (139 lbs) - AAA 5th Place Luke Koenen: Wayzata, Minnesota (121 lbs) - AAA State Champion Matt Randolph: Scott West, Minnesota (145 lbs) - AA State Champion Jacob Schimek: Saint Clair-Makato, Minnesota (215 lbs) - A State Runner-Up Augustana Nolan Ambrose: Jackson County Central, Minnesota (145 lbs) - A State Champion Colten Gundersen: West Side, Idaho (160 lbs) - 2A State Champion Jaret Peterson: Chase County, Nebraska (215 lbs) - Class C State Champion Charlie Petit: Wayzata, Minnesota (160 lbs) - AAA State Runner-Up Cash Raymond: Simley, Minnesota (152 lbs) - AA State Runner-Up Owen Wasley: Saint Croix Central, Wisconsin (165 lbs) - D2 State Champion Averett Jason Bennett: New Kent, Virginia (157 lbs) - 3A State Qualifier Tyler Ritz: Cosby, Virginia (190 lbs) - 6A State Qualifier Bellarmine Connor Cumbee: Joliet Catholic, Illinois (150 lbs) - 3A State Qualifier Dillon Graham: Cathedral, Indiana (144 lbs) - 8th Place Noah Hall: Liberty, Virginia (165 lbs) - 4A State Champion Belmont Abbey Jack Garrett: Blessed Trinity Catholic, Georgia (144 lbs) - 6A State Champion Binghamton Dillon Arrick: Arlington, New York (124 lbs) - DI 5th Place Deakon Bailey: Tioga, New York (145 lbs) - DII 6th Place Brown Davis Dendy: Jefferson, Georgia (165 lbs) - 5A State Champion Preston Marchesseault: Ponaganset, Rhode Island (175 lbs) - New England Runner-Up; Class of 2025 Moses Mirabel: Gilroy, California (144 lbs) - State Champion Connor O’Donnell: South Milwaukee, Wisconsin (165 lbs) D1 5th Place Andrew Reall: Ponaganset, Rhode Island (165 lbs) - New England Runner-Up Thomas Sandoval: Vacaville, California (190 lbs) - 3rd Place Bucknell Tyler Bienus: Mt. Olive, New Jersey (190 lbs) - 3rd Place Chris Nucifora: Bergen Catholic, New Jersey (120 lbs) - State Qualifier Kaden Schaefer: Fleming Island, Florida (150 lbs) - 2A State Runner-Up Buffalo Mike Guigliano: Miller Place, New York (131 lbs) - DI 4th Place Tyeler Hagensen: Mt. Olive, New Jersey (113 lbs) - State Champion Luke Herendeen: Palmyra Macedon, New York (285 lbs) - DII 8th Place Anthony Matas: Essex, Vermont (175 lbs) - New England 6th Place Jack MacDonald: Orchard Park, New York (215 lbs) - DI 4th Place Stephan Monchery: Middletown, New York (285 lbs) - DI State Champion Cael Raines: Churchville, New York (138 lbs) - DI State Qualifier Coy Raines: Churchville, New York (215 lbs) - DI State Champion Lucas Schell: Queensbury, New York (160 lbs) - DI State Qualifier Connor Scuilla: Hasbrouck Heights, New Jersey (175 lbs) - 3rd Place Braidon Woodward: Palmyra Macedon, New York (170 lbs) - DII State Champion California Baptist David Alonso: Palm Desert, California (165 lbs) - 3rd Place Paul Kelly: Poway, California (138 lbs) - State Runner-Up Sonny Kling: Canyon Springs, California (190 lbs) - State Champion Remy Murillo: Canyon Springs, California (132 lbs) - 8th Place Caeden Olin: Millard South, Nebraska (215 lbs) - Class A State Champion Cal Poly Anthony Berg: Whitney, California (150 lbs) - 5th Place Joseph Buck: Clovis, California (175 lbs) - 4th Place Jagger French: Del Oro, California (144 lbs) - 5th Place Carlos Garcia: Oakdale, California (165 lbs) - State Qualifier Jake Honey: Bakersfield, California (175 lbs) - 5th Place Anthony Lucio: Fountain Valley, California (126 lbs) - 8th Place Alek VanBebber: Kingsburg, California (138 lbs) - 5th Place Eziequel Vela: Oakdale, California (126 lbs) - State Qualifier Hercules Windrath: Fountain Valley, California (138 lbs) - 6th Place Campbell Matt Beem: Glenwood, Iowa (132 lbs) - 2A 3rd Place Reese Courtney: Center Grove, Indiana (144 lbs) - 3rd Place Colby Crouch: Triad, Illinois (126 lbs) - 2A State Champion Brock Hacker: Johns Creek, Georgia (215 lbs) - 6A State Champion Kendrick Hodge: Somerset, Florida (165 lbs) - 1A State Champion Seth Larson: Flowery Branch, Georgia (157 lbs) - 5A State Champion Parker Lyden: Forest Lake, Minnesota (139 lbs) - AAA 3rd Place Gavin Pope: Buford, Georgia (144 lbs) - 7A State 5th/6th Aaron Riner: Buford, Georgia (215 lbs) - 7A State Champion Landon Sargent: Cape Fear, North Carolina (215 lbs) - 3A State Runner-Up Brent Slade: Southeast Polk, Iowa (190 lbs) - 3A State Champion Mike Trujillo: Wyoming Seminary, Pennsylvania (138 lbs) - National Prep 5th Place Sawyer Van Rider: New Smyrna Beach, Florida (190 lbs) - 2A State Runner-Up Kaleb Wright: Gloucester City, New Jersey (190 lbs) - State Qualifier Central College Ethan Skoglund: Sergeant Bluff, Iowa (126 lbs) - 2A 5th Place Carter West: Notre Dame/Burlington, Iowa (113 lbs) - 2A 3rd Place Central Michigan Cameron Chinavare: Dundee, Michigan (132 lbs) - D3 State Champion Trey Myers: Fremont, Michigan (175 lbs) - D2 State Qualifier Chadron State Hunter Jacobsen: Waverly, Nebraska (120 lbs) - Class B State Champion Mason Villwok: Elkhorn, Nebraska (215 lbs) - Class B State Runner-Up Chattanooga Tavian Camper: Copenhagen, New York (152 lbs) - DII State Champion Easton Cooper: DC Everest, Wisconsin (126 lbs) - D1 State Champion Alex Hutchcraft: Smithville, Missouri (157 lbs) - Class 3 State Champion Landon Jones: Harrison, Georgia (190 lbs) - 7A State Runner-Up Ethan Uhorchuk: Signal Mountain, Tennessee (132 lbs) - A State Champion; Class of 2025 Chicago Matteo Littman: Pingry School, New Jersey (120 lbs) - State Qualifier Zack Parisi: York, Illinois (132 lbs) - 3A 5th Place Clarion Gianni Silvestri: Tioga, New York (138 lbs) - DII State Runner-Up Coast Guard Academy Kyle Csikari: Spotsylvania, Virginia (157 lbs) - 4A 3rd Place Coker Mason Moody: Locust Grove, Georgia (120 lbs) - 5A 3rd Place Colorado Mesa AJ Hague: Riverdale Ridge, Colorado (126 lbs) - 4A State Runner-Up Colorado School of Mines Brandon Cody: Tampa Jesuit, Florida (165 lbs) - 2A State Champion Columbia Nick Campagna: Christian Brothers, New Jersey (157 lbs) - 8th Place Spencer Fine: Bishop Hendricken, Rhode Island (190 lbs) - New England 3rd Place Oliver Howard: Decatur, Alabama (190 lbs) - 6A State Champion Robert Platt: Poway, California (215 lbs) - State Champion Jake Wacha: Pascack Hills, New Jersey (150 lbs) - 8th Place Cornell Gabriel Bouyssou: Scituate, Rhode Island (150 lbs) - New England Champion Lou Cerchio: Delbarton, New Jersey (175 lbs) - State Runner-Up Elijah Cortez: Gilroy, California (132 lbs) - 3rd Place; Class of 2025 Isaiah Cortez: Gilroy, California (126 lbs) - 3rd Place; Class of 2025 Rocco Dellagatta: St. Joseph’s, New Jersey (285 lbs) - State Champion; Class of 2025 Elijah Diakomihalis: Hilton, New York (190 lbs) - DI State Champion; Class of 2025 Cash Henderson: Woods Cross, Utah (215 lbs) - 5A State Champion Anthony Knox: St. John Vianney, New Jersey (120 lbs) - State Champion; Class of 2025 Cy Kruse: Totino-Grace, Minnesota (215 lbs) - AA State Champion Alessio Perentin: Delbarton, New Jersey (165 lbs) - State Champion; Class of 2025 Sergio Vega: Sunnyside, Arizona (144 lbs) - D1 State Champion; Class of 2025 Davidson Daniel Elyash: Paramus, New Jersey (285 lbs) - 6th Place Bryce Griffin: Civic Memorial, Illinois (157 lbs) - 2A State Champion Anderson Heap: Osceola, Florida (150 lbs) - 3A State Champion Josh Lange: Mount Pisgah, Georgia (175 lbs) - 1A State Champion Tyson Sherlock: Gilman School, Maryland (144 lbs) - National Prep 6th Place Logan Sichelstiel: Paulsboro, New Jersey (138 lbs) - State Qualifier Marley Washington: Mount Pisgah, Georgia (144 lbs) - 1A State Champion Drexel Jonathan Fuller: St. Peter’s Prep, New Jersey (150 lbs) - State Qualifier Roman Onorato: Paulsboro, New Jersey (157 lbs) - State Qualifier Chandler Sewell: Greer, South Carolina (132 lbs) - 4A State Champion Duke Dashiell Hort: Poly Prep, New York (157 lbs) - National Prep 6th Place John King: Waukee Northwest, Iowa (132 lbs) - 3A 6th Place Noah Kochman: Bergen Catholic, New Jersey (138 lbs) - 8th Place Vincent Lee: Delbarton, New Jersey (215 lbs) - State Champion Owen McGrory: Libertyville, Illinois (215 lbs) - 3A 4th Place Eli Murray: Lake Norman, North Carolina (157 lbs) - 4A State Champion Dylan Ross: Paramus Catholic, New Jersey (138 lbs) - 3rd Place Edinboro Joe Clark: Oakland Mills, Maryland (165 lbs) - 4A/3A State Runner-Up Jayden D’Ambrosio: St. John’s Prep, Massachusetts (157 lbs) - New England Champion Austin Zimmerman: St. Joseph Collegiate, New York (116 lbs) - DI 3rd Place Ferrum Robert Owens: Hanover, Virginia (144 lbs) - 4A 3rd Place Xaiden Wynn: James River, Virginia (106 lbs) - 2A State Champion; Class of 2025 Franklin & Marshall Seth Weaver: Bethesda-CC, Maryland (157 lbs) - 4A/3A State Runner-Up Gardner-Webb Mason Blue: Laney, North Carolina (215 lbs) - 4A State Runner-Up Tristan Cotto: Laney, North Carolina (150 lbs) - 4A State Runner-Up Ty Edwards: Yorkville Christian, Illinois (132 lbs) - 2A State Champion Thomas Potter: Union, Virginia (165 lbs) - 2A State Champion Reed Walker: West Forsyth, Georgia (126 lbs) - 7A 3rd Place George Mason Mason Rowley: Little Falls, New York (160 lbs) - DII 5th Place Grand View Brody Brisker: Wilton, Iowa (132 lbs) - 1A 3rd Place Zeb Fitzgerald: Dowling Catholic, Iowa (138 lbs) - 3A State Qualifier Kaden Weber: Nevada, Iowa (120 lbs) - 2A State Qualifier Harvard Haden Bottiglieri: Belmont Hill, Massachusetts (175 lbs) - National Prep 3rd Place Logan Brzozowski: Seton Hall Prep, New Jersey (120 lbs) - 5th Place Hudson Skove: Rumson-Fair Haven, New Jersey (215 lbs) - State Runner-Up Illinois Jayden Colon: St. Charles East, Illinois (144 lbs) - 3A State Champion Marko Ivanisevic: Hinsdale Central, Illinois (285 lbs) - 3A State Runner-Up Joey Ruzic: Auburn, Illinois (126 lbs) - 1A State Champion Indiana Tyler Guerra: St. Charles East, Illinois (138 lbs) - 3A State Qualifier Lucas Peters: Kaukauna, Wisconsin (132 lbs) - D1 State Runner-Up Hunter Sturgill: Baylor School, Tennessee (157 lbs) - DII State Champion; Class of 2025 Indianapolis Noah Clouser: Center Grove, Indiana (175 lbs) - 5th Place Indiana Tech Vinnie Abbey: Hartland, Michigan (150 lbs) - D1 State Runner-Up Iowa Dru Ayala: Fort Dodge, Iowa (120 lbs) - 3A 3rd Place Leister Bowling IV: Mead, Colorado (175 lbs) - 4A State Champion; Class of 2025 Leo DeLuca: Blair Academy, New Jersey (120 lbs) - National Prep Runner-Up; Class of 2025 Miguel Estrada: Frontier, California (150 lbs) - 4th Place Angelo Ferrari: Melissa, Texas (175 lbs) - 5A State Champion Jake Howell: Cherry Creek, Colorado (215 lbs) - 5A State Runner-Up Joey Kennedy: Kasson-Mantorville, Minnesota (152 lbs) - AA 3rd Place Kael Voinovich: City High, Iowa (157 lbs) - 3A State Champion Iowa State Canon Acklin: Collinsville, Oklahoma (126 lbs) - 5A State Champion Sawyer Bartelt: South Dade, Florida (215 lbs) - 3A State Champion Gabe Carver: Urbandale, Iowa (165 lbs) - 3A State Runner-Up Daniel Herrera: Ames, Iowa (285 lbs) - 3A State Champion Kane Naaktgeboren: Linn-Mar, Iowa (144 lbs) - 3A State Champion Carlos Stanton: Sunnyside, Arizona (150 lbs) - D1 State Champion; Class of 2025 Iowa Western Orion Parker: Plattsmouth, Nebraska (285 lbs) - Class B State Champion Cal Price: Papillon-La Vista, Nebraska (138 lbs) - Class A 4th Place Kent State Mason Tieffel: Benton, Illinois (138 lbs) - 1A State Champion Lander Rayshun James: Reidsville, North Carolina (132 lbs) - 2A State Champion Isaac Sheeran: Klein, Texas (190 lbs) - 6A State Champion Lehigh Anthony Evanitsky: Wyoming Seminary, Pennsylvania (150 lbs) - National Prep Champion; Class of 2025 Dom Federici: Wyoming Seminary, Pennsylvania (175 lbs) - National Prep Runner-Up Logan Rozynski: Blair Academy, New Jersey (144 lbs) - National Prep Runner-Up Jadon Skellenger: Bishop Kelly, Idaho (160 lbs) - 4A State Champion Chase Van Hoven: Brooke Point, Virginia (150 lbs) - 6A State Champion; Class of 2025 Little Rock Miles Anderson: Millard South, Nebraska (138 lbs) - Class A State Runner-Up Brandon Bauer: Central Arkansas Christian, Arkansas (150 lbs) - 4A State Champion Bronson Baxter: Dumas, Texas (157 lbs) - 5A State Champion Marco Dalakishvili: St. Pius X, Missouri (150 lbs) - Class 1 State Champion Cade Gilbert: Marlow, Oklahoma (157 lbs) - 3A State Champion Tyler Harper: Norwalk, Iowa (113 lbs) - 3A State Champion Gunner Holland: Osceola, Florida (175 lbs) - 3A State Runner-Up Kyle Lew: Houston Westside, Texas (144 lbs) - 6A 3rd Place Jake Stacey: Green Hill, Tennessee (175 lbs) - AA State Runner-Up Lock Haven Ousmane Duncanson: Tioga, New York (160 lbs) - DII State Champion Long Island Lorenzo Caamano: Caldwell, New Jersey (165 lbs) - State Qualifier Sawyer Ostroff: Donovan Catholic, New Jersey (126 lbs) - 8th Place Zach Reilley: Raritan, New Jersey (144 lbs) - 7th Place Loras Kyler Scranton: Iowa City West, Iowa (175 lbs) - 3A 4th Place Mary Maverick Mueller: Waconia, Minnesota (145 lbs) - AAA 5th Place Michael Murrillo: Bakersfield, California (215 lbs) - 3rd Place Maryland Abram Cline: Granite Hills, California (113 lbs) - 3rd Place Tyler Garvin: Rising Sun, Maryland (120 lbs) - 2A/1A State Champion Branson John: Buchanan, California (175 lbs) - 3rd Place Presden Sanchez: Creighton Prep, Nebraska (120 lbs) - Class A State Runner-Up Oscar Williams: Edmond North, Oklahoma (215 lbs) - 6A State Champion McKendree Dru Thomas: Liberty North, Missouri (144 lbs) - Class 4 State Qualifier Michigan Cam Catrabone: Williamsville North/East, New York (152 lbs) - DI State Champion Jude Correa: Wyoming Seminary, Pennsylvania (215 lbs) - National Prep Champion; Class of 2025 Teddy Flores: Maine South, Illinois (120 lbs) - 3A State Champion Justin Gates: Davison, Michigan (144 lbs) - D1 State Champion Brock Mantanona: Palm Desert, California (150 lbs) - State Champion Zar Walker: Mishawaka, Indiana (144 lbs) - State Runner-Up Michigan State Duke Myers: Bellmont, Indiana (165 lbs) - State Runner-Up Millersville Chase Bish: Paulsboro, New Jersey (150 lbs) - State Qualifier Mitch Bivona: Southern Regional, New Jersey (175 lbs) - State Qualifier Minnesota Blake Beissel: Hastings, Minnesota (121 lbs) - AAA 3rd Place Leo Contino: Buchanan, California (157 lbs) - 3rd Place; Class of 2025 Silas Dailey: Plymouth, Wisconsin (190 lbs) - DI State Runner-Up Wyatt Duchateau: Arrowhead, Wisconsin (150 lbs) - D1 State Champion Koy Hopke: Amery, Wisconsin (285 lbs) - D2 State Champion Dawson Johnson: Cumberland, Wisconsin (138 lbs) - D3 State Champion Charlie Millard: Homestead, Wisconsin (157 lbs) - D1 State Champion Jack Nelson: Mound-Westonka, Minnesota (139 lbs) - AA State Runner-Up Landon Robideau: St. Michael-Albertville, Minnesota (152 lbs) - AAA State Champion; Class of 2025 Jed Wester: St. Michael-Albertville, Minnesota (172 lbs) - AAA State Champion Minnesota State-Mankato Jesus Gonzalez: Reedsburg, Wisconsin (215 lbs) - DI 3rd Place Cael Morrow: Akron-Westfield, Iowa (120 lbs) - 1A State Runner-Up Callen Smithpeter: Blue Springs South, Missouri (285 lbs) - Class 4 4th Place Missouri Dominic Bambinelli: Mill Creek, Georgia (175 lbs) - 7A State Champion; Class of 2025 Hank Benter: Hickman, Missouri (113 lbs) - Class 4 State Champion; Class of 2025 Danny Heiser: Evansville, Wisconsin (150 lbs) - D2 State Champion; Class of 2025 Draven Johns: Caldwell, Idaho (126 lbs) - 4A 3rd Place; Class of 2025 Mack Mauger: Blackfoot, Idaho (126 lbs) - 4A State Champion Seth Mendoza: Mt. Carmel, Illinois (126 lbs) - 3A State Champion; Class of 2025 Jace Roller: Bixby, Oklahoma (138 lbs) - 6A State Champion Aeoden Sinclair: Milton, Wisconsin (215 lbs) - D1 State Champion Sampson Stillwell: St. Michael the Archangel, Missouri (285 lbs) - Class 2 State Champion; Class of 2025 Jake Stoffel: Appleton North, Wisconsin (175 lbs) - D1 State Champion Gage Walker: Bixby, Oklahoma (126 lbs) - 6A State Champion Peyton Westpfahl: Liberty, Missouri (175 lbs) - Class 4 State Champion; Class of 2025 Montevallo Willie Cox: Wetumpka, Alabama (285 lbs) - 6A State Champion Ethan Sharkey: Gulf Shores, Alabama (126 lbs) - 5A 4th Place Noah Smith: Wetumpka, Alabama (132 lbs) - 6A State Champion Morningside John McGill: Colfax-Mingo, Iowa (165 lbs) - 1A State Runner-Up MSU-Moorhead Burak Bowers: Sumner, Washington (285 lbs) - 4A State Qualifier Edon Davis: Farmington, Minnesota (160 lbs) - AAA State Qualifier Brady Peterson: Central Cass, North Dakota (127 lbs) - Class A 4th Place Navy Jack Bergmann: Lakeland Regional, New Jersey (113 lbs) - State Qualifier Isaac Hampton: Newberg, Oregon (126 lbs) - 6A State Champion Kade Kluce: Dundee, Michigan (126 lbs) - D3 State Champion Spencer Lanosga: Jesuit, Louisiana (285 lbs) - D1 State Champion Devon Miller: Edmond North, Oklahoma (120 lbs) - 6A State Champion; Class of 2025 Elijah Penton: Winter Springs, Florida (175 lbs) - 2A State Champion Caedyn Ricciardi: St. Peters Prep, New Jersey (138 lbs) - State Champion; Class of 2025 NC State Will Denny: Marist, Illinois (150 lbs) - 3A State Champion; Class of 2025 Ian Fritz: Topsail, North Carolina (150 lbs) - 4A State Champion; Class of 2025 Gavin Linsman: Liberty, Missouri (150 lbs) - Class 4 State Champion Draegen Orine: Seckman, Missouri (132 lbs) - Class 4 State Champion Latrell Schafer: Veterans, Georgia (175 lbs) - 6A State Champion Daniel Zepeda: Gilroy, California (138 lbs) - State Champion; Class of 2025 Nebraska Marco Christiansen: Minnetonka, Minnesota (189 lbs) - AAA State Qualifier Tyler Eise: Ponderosa, Colorado (175 lbs) - 5A State Champion; Class of 2025 Colin McAlister: Mill Valley, Kansas (165 lbs) - 6A State Champion Kody Routledge: Edmond North, Oklahoma (157 lbs) - 6A State Champion; Class of 2025 Cade Ziola: Skutt Catholic, Nebraska (190 lbs) - Class B State Champion; Class of 2025 Nebraska-Kearney Tristan Burbach: Central City, Nebraska (144 lbs) - Class C State Champion Cadyn Coyle: Bennington, Nebraska (113 lbs) - Class B State Champion Newberry Ashton Anderson: South Effingham, Georgia (285 lbs) - 6A State Champion Nathan Gates: Fort Dorchester, South Carolina (132 lbs) - 5A 4th place Haven Jenkins: Oakland, Tennessee (190 lbs) - AA 5th Place North Carolina Collin Carrigan: Glenbard West, Illinois (165 lbs) - 3A State Champion Jake Dailey: Wyoming Seminary, Pennsylvania (190 lbs) - National Prep Champion Israel Ibarra: Santa Cruz Valley Union, Arizona (175 lbs) - D4 State Champion; Class of 2025 Jacob Levy: Carrollton, Georgia (285 lbs) - 7A State Champion; Class of 2025 Elias Navida: Poway, California (132 lbs) - State Champion Beau Priest: Bakersfield, California (157 lbs) - 4th Place; Class of 2025 Braden Priest: Bakersfield, California (144 lbs) - 8th Place; Class of 2025 Laird Root: Poway, California (150 lbs) - State Runner-Up Cameron Stinson: Mallard Creek, North Carolina (126 lbs) - 4A State Champion North Dakota State Jake Castagneto: Bishop Kelly, Idaho (132 lbs) - 4A State Champion Tayshaun Glover: Dudley, North Carolina (190 lbs) - 3A State Runner-Up Luke Hoag: Hutchinson, Minnesota (160 lbs) - AA State Qualifier; Class of 2025 Schey Huff: First Colonial, Virginia (215 lbs) - 6A State Champion Shilo Jones: Mountain View, Idaho (285 lbs) - 5A State Champion Max Magayna: Waterloo East, Iowa (175 lbs) - 3A 3rd Place Michael Olson: Albert Lea, Minnesota (133 lbs) - AAA State Runner-Up Tyler Secoy: Columbus, Georgia (190 lbs) - 3A State Champion Kody Tanimoto: All Saints, Texas (120 lbs) - National Prep 8th Place Northern Colorado Bryson Valdez: Aztec, New Mexico (121 lbs) - 4A State Champion Northern Illinois Dominic Heim: Shakopee, Minnesota (215 lbs) - AAA 3rd Place Ian Smith: Northwestern, Wisconsin (215 lbs) - D2 State Champion Tee Ward: Fremont, Michigan (138 lbs) - D2 State Champion Northern Iowa Carter Freeman: Waukee Northwest (138 lbs) - 3A State Runner-Up Jace Hedeman: Union, Iowa (126 lbs) - 2A State Runner-Up; Class of 2025 Kyler Knaack: Don Bosco, Iowa (157 lbs) - 1A State Champion; Class of 2025 Northern State Grady Fey: Redfield, South Dakota (285 lbs) - Class B State Champion Sloan Johannsen: Watertown, South Dakota (126 lbs) - Class A State Runner-Up Gavin Johnson: Kenyon-Wanamingo, Minnesota (145 lbs) - A State Runner-Up Karstyn Lhotak: Wagner, South Dakota (132 lbs) - Class B State Runner-Up Griffin Lundeen: Thief River Falls, Minnesota (160 lbs) - AA State Champion Brady Westall: New Prague, Minnesota (172 lbs) - AAA 3rd Place Rayden Zens: Aberdeen Central, South Dakota (126 lbs) - Class A State Champion Northwestern Eddie Enright: Mt. Carmel, Illinois (157 lbs) - 3A State Runner-Up August Hibler: Leonia/Palisades Park, New Jersey (144 lbs) - 3rd Place Giosue Hickman: Canyon View, Arizona (138 lbs) - D2 State Champion NYU Matt D’Arcy: St. Benedicts, New Jersey (113 lbs) - State Qualifier Ouachita Baptist Luke Brooks: Poteau, Oklahoma (190 lbs) - 4A State Champion Ohio Wyatt Schmitt: Joliet West, Illinois (285 lbs) - 3A State Qualifier Ohio State Ben Davino: St. Charles East, Illinois (132 lbs) - 3A State Champion Landon Desselle: Summit, Tennessee (144 lbs) - AA State Champion Carter Neves: Blair Academy, New Jersey (285 lbs) - National Prep Champion Cayaen Smith: Pleasant Grove, Utah (215 lbs) - 6A State Champion Oklahoma Alex Braun: Woodbury, Minnesota (145 lbs) - AAA State Champion Bryce Burkett: Watertown Mayer, Minnesota (172 lbs) - AA State Champion; Class of 2025 Koufax Christensen: Waukee Northwest, Iowa (126 lbs) - 3A State Runner-Up Sebastian Degennaro: Jensen Beach, Florida (126 lbs) - 1A State Champion; Class of 2025 Cash Donnell: Piedmont, Oklahoma (120 lbs) - 6A State Runner-Up Owen Eck: Andale, Kansas (157 lbs) - 4A State Champion Clay Giddens-Buttram: Bixby, Oklahoma (175 lbs) - 6A State Champion Jacob Henry: Austin Vandegrift, Texas (285 lbs) - 6A State Runner-Up Jake Hockaday: Brownsburg, Indiana (132 lbs) - State Champion; Class of 2025 Hunter Hollingsworth: Edmond North, Oklahoma (138 lbs) - 6A State Runner-Up Beric Jordan: Noble, Oklahoma (120 lbs) - 5A State Champion Jude Randall: Edmond North, Oklahoma (175 lbs) - 6A State Runner-Up Landyn Sommer: Stillwater, Oklahoma (157 lbs) - 6A State Runner-Up Ricky Thomas: Edmond North, Oklahoma (285 lbs) - 6A State Champion Oklahoma State Kolter Burton: Century, Idaho (138 lbs) - 4A State Champion Ishmael Guerrero: Bixby, Oklahoma (150 lbs) - 6A State Runner-Up; Class of 2025 Beau Hickman: Tuttle, Oklahoma (144 lbs) - 4A State Champion; Class of 2025 Ladarion Lockett: Stillwater, Oklahoma (165 lbs) - 6A State Champion; Class of 2025 JJ McComas: Stillwater, Oklahoma (132 lbs) - 6A State Champion Cody Merrill: Gilroy, California (285 lbs) - State Champion Kaden Purler: North Point, Missouri (132 lbs) - Class 3 State Runner-Up; Class of 2025 Ethan Teague: Tuttle, Oklahoma (174 lbs) - 4A State Champion; Class of 2025 Oregon State Hudson Rogers: Meridian, Idaho (182 lbs) - 5A State Champion Hunter Taylor: Liberty, Missouri (120 lbs) - Class 4 State Champion Penn Donny Almeyda: St. Joseph’s, New Jersey (138 lbs) - 4th Place; Class of 2025 Omer Barak: Lake Highland Prep, Florida (165 lbs) - National Prep 7th Place Caden Bellis: Tioga, New York (152 lbs) - DII State Runner-Up Davis Motyka: Wyoming Seminary, Pennsylvania (113 lbs) - National Prep Champion Paul Ognissanti: Blair Academy, New Jersey (157 lbs) - National Prep Runner-Up Wyatt Stout: Southern Regional, New Jersey (144 lbs) - 4th Place; Class of 2025 Nathan Taylor: Greens Farms Academy, Connecticut (190 lbs) - National Prep 3rd Place Penn State Nathan Desmond: Wyoming Seminary, Pennsylvania (120 lbs) - National Prep Champion; Class of 2025 PJ Duke: Minisink Valley, New York (160 lbs) - DI State Champion; Class of 2025 William Henckel: Blair Academy, New Jersey (175 lbs) - National Prep Champion; Class of 2025 Luke Lilledahl: Wyoming Seminary, Pennsylvania (126 lbs) - National Prep Champion Cole Mirasola: West Bend West, Wisconsin (285 lbs) - D1 State Champion Connor Mirasola: West Bend West, Wisconsin (190 lbs) - D1 State Champion Joseph Sealey: Wyoming Seminary, Pennsylvania (165 lbs) - National Prep Champion Pittsburgh Matt Marlow: Northport, New York (124 lbs) - DI State Runner-Up Carson Walsh: Pope John XXIII, New Jersey (132 lbs) - State Runner-Up; Class of 2025 Princeton Noah Blair: Millard West, Nebraska (175 lbs) - Class A 6th Place Diego Costa: Palm Desert, California (190 lbs) - 4th Place Xavier Giles: Greens Farms Academy, Connecticut (165 lbs) - National Prep 4th Place Vincenzo Lavalle: Hanover Park, New Jersey (190 lbs) - State Runner-Up; Class of 2025 Conor McCloskey: Buford, Georgia (190 lbs) - 7A 3rd Place; Class of 2025 Dale O’Blia: Mullen, Colorado (120 lbs) - 3A State Champion Ethan Rivera: Lake Highland Prep, Florida (120 lbs) - National Prep 3rd Place Will Sather: Eden Prairie, Minnesota (285 lbs) - AAA State Champion Purdue Wyatt Krejsa: Center Grove, Indiana (150 lbs) - State Champion Isaiah Quintero: El Dorado, California (120 lbs) - 4th Place Reinhardt Bregan Berry: Gilmer County, Georgia (132 lbs) - 3A State Champion Lee Camp: Cass, Georgia (120 lbs) - 5A State Runner-Up Rider Brady Klinsky: Middletown North, New Jersey (113 lbs) - 6th Place Jacob Zearfoss: Gloucester City, New Jersey (165 lbs) - 4th Place Roanoke Jake Yowell: Riverheads, Virginia (132 lbs) - 2A State Champion Joe Zereini: West Forsyth, Georgia (215 lbs) - 7A 6th Place Rutgers Andrew Barbosa: Palm Desert, California (157 lbs) - State Runner-Up Nate Blanchette: Central Catholic, Massachusetts (175 lbs) - New England Champion Jordan Chapman: Cranford, New Jersey (165 lbs) - State Runner-Up; Class of 2025 Ryan Ford: Bergen Catholic, New Jersey (157 lbs) - 4th Place Alex Nini: Christian Brothers, New Jersey (144 lbs) - State Runner-Up Kurt Wehner: Donovan Catholic, New Jersey (120 lbs) - State Runner-Up Sacred Heart Liam Packer: Phillipsburg, New Jersey (175 lbs) - State Qualifier San Francisco State Antonio Aramburu: Corona del Mar, California (157 lbs) - State Qualifier Shippensburg Aiden Inzana: King George, Virginia (138 lbs) - 4A 3rd Place Sioux Falls Vinny Mayberry: Glenwood, Iowa (120 lbs) - 2A State Qualifier Jarrett Roos: Sheldon/South O’Brien, Iowa (190 lbs) - 2A State Champion Cyler Ruhoff: Foley, Minnesota (121 lbs) - AA 3rd Place SIU Edwardsville Drew Davis: Glenwood, Illinois (120 lbs) - 2A State Runner-Up Porter Matecki: Whitfield, Missouri (126 lbs) - Class 3 State Champion South Dakota State Bas Diaz: Waverly-Shell Rock, Iowa (150 lbs) - 3A State Champion; Class of 2025 Carson Dupill: Greeneville, Tennessee (126 lbs) - A State Champion; Class of 2025 Grant Kress: Linn-Mar, Iowa (157 lbs) - 3A 6th Place Quin Morgan: Mounds View, Minnesota (215 lbs) - AAA State Champion Tyson Peach: Milton, Wisconsin (138 lbs) - D1 State Champion Cale Seaton: City High, Iowa (132 lbs) - 3A State Champion Keenan Sheridan: O’Gorman, South Dakota (175 lbs) - Class A State Runner-Up Logan Swensen: Wayzata, Minnesota (133 lbs) - AAA State Champion Southeastern Brodie Christmas: Mortimer Jordan, Alabama (126 lbs) - 6A State Champion Bray Emerine: Floyd Central, Indiana (175 lbs) - State Runner-Up Stanford Grigor Cholakyan: St. John Bosco, California (157 lbs) - State Champion Jack Consiglio: Malvern Prep, Pennsylvania (144 lbs) - National Prep Champion Collin Guffey: Granite Hills, California (165 lbs) - State Champion Cole Han-Lindemyer: Farmington, Minnesota (189 lbs) - AAA 4th Place Jason Mara: Meridian, Idaho (152 lbs) - 5A State Champion Lars Michaelson: Bremerton, Washington (190 lbs) - 2A State Champion EJ Parco: Los Gatos, California (150 lbs) - 3rd Place Angelo Posada: Poway, California (175 lbs) - State Champion; Class of 2025 Edwin Sierra: Poway, California (113 lbs) - State Runner-Up; Class of 2025 St. Cloud State Vance Barz: Sauk Rapids-Rice, Minnesota (133 lbs) - AA 4th Place Mason Carpenter: Lourdes Academy, Wisconsin (132 lbs) - D3 State Champion Leo Edblad: Cambridge-Isanti, Minnesota (114 lbs) - AAA 3rd Place Austin Grzywinski: Simley, Minnesota (114 lbs) - AA State Champion Brody Hart: Winneconne, Wisconsin (157 lbs) - D2 5th Place Jayce Luna: Bettendorf, Iowa (132 lbs) - 3A State Runner-Up Dominic Mann: Kasson-Mantorville, Minnesota (172 lbs) - AA State Runner-Up Hunter Robbins: Illini Bluffs, Illinois (113 lbs) - 1A State Qualifier SW Minnesota State Brand Beaver: Woodbury Central, Iowa (132 lbs) - 1A State Qualifier Gavin Lambert: Hastings, Minnesota (114 lbs) - AAA State Qualifier Dylan Louwagie: Marshall, Minnesota (133 lbs) - AA State Runner-Up Zach Pittman: Grand Island, Nebraska (285 lbs) - Class A 3rd Place Noah Torgerson: St. Michael-Albertville, Minnesota (215 lbs) - AAA 5th Place Tarleton State Eli Biermann: Midlothian, Texas (138 lbs) - 5A State Champion Tucker Kazienko: Jefferson, Georgia (132 lbs) - 5A State Runner-Up Kohen Wright: Independence, Kansas (138 lbs) - 4A State Runner-Up The Citadel Kyrel Leavell: Warren Central, Indiana (138 lbs) - State Champion UNC Pembroke Cooper Davis: Cox Mill, North Carolina (132 lbs) - 4A State Runner-Up Upper Iowa Owen Denstad: Caledonia-Houston, Minnesota (145 lbs) - AA State Runner-Up Ari Ehlts: Ankeny Centennial, Iowa (165 lbs) - 3A 6th Place Kaden Kremer: Independence, Iowa (138 lbs) - 2A 7th Place James Lovelady: Liberty North, Missouri (138 lbs) - Class 4 4th Place Caleb Olson: Union, Iowa (150 lbs) - 2A State Champion Utah Valley Jacob Myers: Ponderosa, Colorado (144 lbs) - 5A State Runner-Up Jackzen Rairdon: Thompson Valley, Colorado (144 lbs) - 4A State Runner-Up Virginia Macon Ayers: Staunton River, Virginia (165 lbs) - 3A State Champion; Class of 2025 Braden Blackorby: Johnston, Iowa (175 lbs) - 3A State Qualifier Rocco Hayes: Carl Sandburg, Illinois (106 lbs) - 3A 3rd Place; Class of 2025 Jack Myers: Morristown, New Jersey (144 lbs) - 5th Place Chase Nevills: Copenhagen, New York (124 lbs) - DII State Champion Nathan Rickards: Malvern Prep, Pennsylvania; (150 lbs) - National Prep Runner-Up Anthony Rossi: Hunterdon Central, New Jersey (120 lbs) - 3rd Place Emmitt Sherlock: Gilman School, Maryland (165 lbs) - National Prep Runner-Up; Class of 2025 Virginia Tech Ryan Burton: St. Joseph’s, New Jersey (175 lbs) - State Champion; Class of 2025 Durben Carpenter: Chattahoochee, Georgia (126 lbs) - 5A State Champion Frank DiBella: St. Joseph’s, New Jersey (157 lbs) - 3rd Place Gunnar Garelli: Lyons, Illinois (165 lbs) - 3A State Runner-Up Drew Gorman: Buford, Georgia (138 lbs) - 7A State Champion; Class of 2025 Matt Henrich: Southern Regional, New Jersey (157 lbs) - State Champion Noah Nininger: Staunton River, Virginia (150 lbs) - 3A State Champion; Class of 2025 Caden Smith: Robinson, Virginia (113 lbs) - 6A State Champion Claudio Torres: Lake Highland Prep, Florida (157 lbs) - National Prep 3rd Place; Class of 2025 VMI Logan Chambers: Ocean Lakes, Virginia (165 lbs) - 6A State Runner-Up Eli Cramer: Cosby, Virginia (132 lbs) - 6A 4th Place Washington & Lee Noah Danforth: West Forsyth, Georgia (144 lbs) - 7A State Champion Wayland Baptist Nathaniel Ruz: Canyon Randall, Texas (138 lbs) - 5A State Runner-Up Western New England Beniamino DiCocco: St. Thomas Aquinas, New Jersey (113 lbs) - State Qualifier West Liberty Tony Wood: Jay County, Indiana (138 lbs) - 4th Place West Virginia Anthony Clem: Wantagh, New York (125 lbs) - DI 4th Place Joey Clem: Wantagh, New York (132 lbs) - DI State Champion Hoke Hogan: Commerce, Georgia (190 lbs) - 1A State Champion TJ Langley: Western Reserve, Ohio (157 lbs) - National Prep 5th Place Western Colorado Jacob Blandford: Middleton, Idaho (160 lbs) - 5A State Champion Rylan Ibold: Buford, Georgia (120 lbs) - 7A State Runner-Up Western Wyoming Jake Glade: Mead, Colorado (150 lbs) - 4A State Champion Ryker Gibson: Marsh Valley, Idaho (160 lbs) - 3A State Champion Williams Chris Colon: Shoreham-Wading River, New York (124 lbs) - DII 7th Place Fisher Stites: Newtown, Connecticut (165 lbs) - New England 3rd Place Wisconsin Carson Exferd: Nampa, Idaho (138 lbs) - 5A State Champion Wyatt Ingham: Amery, Wisconsin (190 lbs) - D2 State Champion Dillan Johnson: Joliet Catholic, Illinois (285 lbs) - 3A State Champion Colin Kelly: Mt. Carmel, Illinois (175 lbs) - 3A State Champion David Malin: Aquinas, Wisconsin (175 lbs) - D3 State Champion Reid Spurley: Dodgeville, Wisconsin (126 lbs) - D2 State Champion UW-LaCrosse Grant Madl: Elk Grove, Illinois (126 lbs) - 3A 5th Place Marcus McIntyre: Brodhead/Juda, Wisconsin (138 lbs) - D2 5th Place Wyoming John Alden: O’Neill, Nebraska (138 lbs) - Class C State Champion Tucker Bowen: Soda Springs, Idaho (126 lbs) - 2A State Champion Tyson Charmoli: St. Francis, Minnesota (145 lbs) - AAA State Runner-Up Isaiah Harrison: Mountain View, Colorado (113 lbs) - 4A State Champion; Class of 2025 Gunner Henry: Brownsburg, Indiana (190 lbs) - State Runner-Up; Class of 2025 Westen Hoffschneider: Ponderosa, Colorado (190 lbs) - 5A State Champion

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Tampa Jesuit

DII Super Regional VI Final Results Team Scores 1. Nebraska-Kearney 143.5 2. Chadron State 109.5 3. Colorado Mesa 103.5 4. Western Colorado 90 5. Colorado School of Mines 87 6. San Francisco State 82 7. Adams State 76 8. CSU-Pueblo 30.5 9. Fort Hays State 23.5 10. Simon Fraser 16 11. New Mexico Highlands 10 Championship Finals 125 lbs - Zachary Ourada (Nebraska-Kearney) dec Isaiah Gamez (Adams State) 3-2TB 133 lbs - Quentrevion Campbell (Chadron State) maj Oran Huff (Colorado Mesa) 13-2 141 lbs - Nick James (Nebraska-Kearney) InjDef Ethan Leake (Chadron State) 149 lbs - Cody Thompson (Colorado School of Mines) tech Dean Noble (Western Colorado) 19-4 157 lbs - Ryan Wilson (Western Colorado) dec Cyruss Meeks (CSU-Pueblo) 5-4 165 lbs - Aaden Valdez (Adams State) dec Kyle Botelho (San Francisco State) 2-1 174 lbs - Cole Hernandez (Western Colorado) dec Trenton Munoz (Nebraska-Kearney) 7-5 184 lbs - Billy Higgins (Nebraska-Kearney) dec Cole Gray (Western Colorado) 7-4 197 lbs - Tereus Henry (Fort Hays State) dec Jackson Kinsella (Nebraska-Kearney) 4-1SV 285 lbs - Crew Howard (Nebraska-Kearney) dec Tyler Doyle (Colorado Mesa) 4-1 Third Place Results 125 lbs - Dayson Torgerson (Colorado Mesa) dec Quade Smith (Chadron State) 8-4 133 lbs - Patrick Allis (Western Colorado) dec Tony Margiotta (San Francisco State) 1-0 141 lbs - Angel Flores (Adams State) dec Johnny Lopez (San Francisco State) 6-5 149 lbs - John Burger (Nebraska-Kearney) InjDef Torry Early (Chadron State) 157 lbs - Basil Othman (San Francisco State) maj Jakob Smith (Colorado School of Mines) 8-0 165 lbs - Kaden Hart (Nebraska-Kearney) tech Logan Berger (Chadron State) 17-2 174 lbs - Gus Dalton (Colorado Mesa) dec Gage Mettler (San Francisco State) 9-2 184 lbs - Jason Bynarowicz (Colorado Mesa) fall Donn Greer (CSU-Pueblo) 2:51 197 lbs - Gabe Carranza (Colorado Mesa) dec Reese Jacobs (Chadron State) 11-4 285 lbs - Taniela Feliciano-Takafua (Simon Fraser) dec Laith Ibrahim (Colorado School of Mines) 11-9 NCAA Qualifiers Adams State: Isaiah Gamez (125), Angel Flores (141), Aaden Valdez (165) Chadron State: Quentrevion Campbell (133), Ethan Leake (141) Colorado Mesa: Dayson Torgerson (125), Oran Huff (133), Gus Dalton (174), Jason Bynarowicz (184), Gabe Carranza (197), Tyler Doyle (285) Colorado School of Mines: Cody Thompson (149) CSU-Pueblo: Cyruss Meeks (157) Fort Hays State: Tereus Henry (197) Nebraska-Kearney: Zachary Ourada (125), Nick James (141), John Burger (149), Kaden Hart (165), Trenton Munoz (174), Billy Higgins (184), Jackson Kinsella (197), Crew Howard (285) San Francisco State: Basil Othman (157), Kyle Botelho (165) Simon Fraser: Taniela Feliciano-Takafua (285) Western Colorado: Patrick Allis (133), Dean Noble (149), Ryan Wilson (157), Cole Hernandez (174), Cole Gray (184)

DII Super Regional V Final Results Team Scores 1. St. Cloud State 142 2. Wisconsin-Parkside 123 3. Augustana 117.5 4. Mary 101.5 5. Northern State 93 6. Upper Iowa 74 7. SW Minnesota State 39.5 8. Minnesota State 31.5 9. Minot State 31 10. Sioux Falls 14 11. Minnesota State Moorhead 3 Championship Finals 125 lbs - Shane Corrigan (Wisconsin-Parkside) dec Jaxson Rohman (Augustana) 9-6SV 133 lbs - Reece Barnhardt (Mary) MedFFT Beau Klingensmith (Sioux Falls) 141 lbs - Hunter Burnett (Augustana) fall Cayden Henschel (Wisconsin-Parkside) 3:15 149 lbs - Colby Njos (St. Cloud State) dec Cael Larson (Augustana) 5-0 157 lbs - Nick Novak (St. Cloud State) MedFFT Devin Bahr (Northern State) 165 lbs - Chase Luensman (Upper Iowa) dec Anthony Herrera (St. Cloud State) 4-2 174 lbs - Seth Brossard (Northern State) dec Brody Hemauer (Wisconsin-Parkside) 8-3 184 lbs - Reece Worachek (Wisconsin-Parkside) dec Cade Mueller (Augustana) 4-2 197 lbs - Dominic Murphy (St. Cloud State) dec Caden Steffen (SW Minnesota State) 8-2 285 lbs - Luke Tweeton (Mary) maj Lloyd Reynolds (Wisconsin-Parkside) 11-1 Third Place Results 125 lbs - Conor Knopick (St. Cloud State) dec Jaden Verhagen (Mary) 10-3 133 lbs - Caleb Meekins (St. Cloud State) dec Matthew Chi (Wisconsin-Parkside) 10-4 141 lbs - Tate Murty (Upper Iowa) dec Alyeus Craig (St. Cloud State) 10-7SV 149 lbs - Jalen Spuhler (Wisconsin-Parkside) maj Ethen Doty (Upper Iowa) 8-0 157 lbs - Ben Durocher (Wisconsin-Parkside) dec Eric Faught (Upper Iowa) 4-1SV 165 lbs - Chase Bloomquist (Northern State) dec Brady Schuh (Wisconsin-Parkside) 4-1SV 174 lbs - Cole Glazier (St. Cloud State) dec Max Bruss (Mary) 9-5 184 lbs - Bryce Fitzpatrick (St. Cloud State) dec Colter Bye (Upper Iowa) 6-0 197 lbs - Max Ramberg (Augustana) fall Cannon Potts (Minot State) 6:19 285 lbs - Zach Peterson (Augustana) dec Jake Swirple (Minot State) 4-1SV NCAA Qualifiers Augustana: Jaxson Rohman (125), Hunter Burnett (141), Cael Larson (149), Cade Mueller (184), Max Ramberg (197), Zach Peterson (285) Mary: Reece Barnhardt (133), Luke Tweeton (285) Northern State: Devin Bahr (157), Chase Bloomquist (165), Seth Brossard (174) Sioux Falls: Beau Klingensmith (133) St. Cloud State: Conor Knopick (125), Caleb Meekins (133), Colby Njos (149), Nick Novak (157), Anthony Herrera (165), Cole Glazier (174), Bryce Fitzpatrick (184), Dominic Murphy (197) SW Minnesota State: Caden Steffen (197) Upper Iowa: Tate Murty (141), Chase Luensman (165) Wisconsin-Parkside: Shane Corrigan (125), Cayden Henschel (141), Jalen Spuhler (149), Ben Durocher (157), Brody Hemauer (174), Reece Worachek (184), Lloyd Reynolds (285)

DII Super Regional IV Final Results Team Scores 1. Central Oklahoma 160 2. McKendree 151 3. Maryville 93.5 4. Central Missouri 92.5 5. Indianapolis 85 6. Ouachita Baptist 47 7. Drury 45 8. Quincy 40 9. Newman 34 10. Kentucky Wesleyan 32.5 Championship Finals 125 lbs - Christian Mejia (McKendree) maj Dylan Sheler (Newman) 8-0 133 lbs - Ryan Ripplinger (McKendree) dec Evan Binder (Maryville) 6-2 141 lbs - Dylan Lucas (Central Oklahoma) dec Ronan Schuelke (McKendree) 4-2 149 lbs - Dylan Brown (Central Oklahoma) dec Joey Semerad (McKendree) 8-2 157 lbs - Gabe Johnson (Central Oklahoma) maj Anthony Erickson (Central Missouri) 15-3 165 lbs - Hunter Jump (Central Oklahoma) dec Cole Ritter (Maryville) 5-1 174 lbs - Anthony DesVigne (Central Oklahoma) dec Matt Ortiz (McKendree) 7-2 184 lbs - Garrett Wells (Central Oklahoma) dec Damon Ashworth (Central Missouri) 4-1 197 lbs - Dalton Abney (Central Oklahoma) dec Derek Blubaugh (Indianapolis) 5-0 285 lbs - Ryan Herman (Maryville) dec Shawn Streck (Central Oklahoma) 11-10 Third Place Results 125 lbs - Jacob Tangpricha (Central Missouri) dec Garrett Steidley (Central Oklahoma) 6-4 133 lbs - James Anderson (Ouachita Baptist) dec Peter Rolle (Central Oklahoma) 7-4 141 lbs - Kody Ketchum (Maryville) tech Sabian Russell (Quincy) 18-2 149 lbs - Jackson Hoover (Indianapolis) dec Garrett Lyons (Central Missouri) 7-6 157 lbs - Owen Zablocki (Indianapolis) dec Jaylon Otero (Ouachita Baptist) 4-1SV 165 lbs - Cory Peterson (McKendree) dec Jace Fisher (Newman) 2-1 174 lbs - Trey Sizemore (Indianapolis) fall Ethan Smith (Drury) 5:33 184 lbs - Owen Butler (Indianapolis) dec Zeke Waltz (McKendree) 11-6 197 lbs - Logan Kvien (McKendree) dec Jeremiah Larson (Maryville) 12-5 285 lbs - Tyler Haynes (McKendree) fall Don Paul (Ouachita Baptist) 3:45 NCAA Qualifiers Central Missouri: Jacob Tangpricha (125), Anthony Erickson (157), Damon Ashworth (184) Central Oklahoma: Dylan Lucas (141), Dylan Brown (149), Gabe Johnson (157), Hunter Jump (165), Anthony DesVigne (174), Garrett Wells (184), Dalton Abney (197), Shawn Streck (285) Indianapolis: Jackson Hoover (149), Owen Zablocki (157), Trey Sizemore (174), Owen Butler (184), Derek Blubaugh (197) Maryville: Evan Binder (133), Kody Ketchum (141), Cole Ritter (165), Ryan Herman (285) McKendree: Christian Mejia (125), Ryan Ripplinger (133), Ronan Schuelke (141), Joey Semerad (149), Cory Peterson (165), Matt Ortiz (174), Logan Kvien (197), Tyler Haynes (285) Newman: Dylan Sheler (125) Ouachita Baptist: James Anderson (133)

DII Super Regional III Final Results Team Scores 1. Ashland 128.5 2. West Liberty 125 3. Glenville State 122.5 4. Grand Valley State 97.5 5. Tiffin 95.5 6. Lake Erie 83 7. Findlay 51.5 8. Notre Dame 48 9. Davenport 33.5 10. Davis & Elkins 1 11. Bluefield State 0 Championship Finals 125 lbs - Luke Acuna (Ashland) dec Anthony Aniciete (Tiffin) 8-5 133 lbs - Gavin Quiocho (Glenville State) maj Ryan Wehner (Lake Erie) 18-4 141 lbs - Zack Donathan (Tiffin) dec Corey Gamet (Lake Erie) 4-2 149 lbs - Christian Small (Lake Erie) dec Chris Donathan (Grand Valley State) 4-3 157 lbs - Jack Haskin (Lake Erie) dec Guy DeLeonardis (Glenville State) 7-2 165 lbs - Sevriano Garza (Ashland) dec Brady Ross (Glenville State) 5-3 174 lbs - Josh Kenny (Grand Valley State) maj Nate Barrett (Ashland) 15-5 184 lbs - Ty McGeary (West Liberty) dec Daniel Beemer (Ashland) 7-3 197 lbs - Nicholas Johnson (Glenville State) maj Mason Christian (West Liberty) 15-4 285 lbs - Francesco Borsellino (West Liberty) dec Gavin Shamblin (Glenville State) 9-2 Third Place Results 125 lbs - Manuel Leija (Davenport) dec Hunter Ross (Glenville State) 4-3 133 lbs - Maximus Shore (Tiffin) tech Collin Twigg (Grand Valley State) 17-2 141 lbs - Khyvon Grace (West Liberty) maj Ashton Anderson (Findlay) 11-2 149 lbs - Nico Taddy (West Liberty) tech Ethan Hardy (Glenville State) 16-1 157 lbs - Drew Wiechers (Ashland) fall Matthew Kaufmann (Notre Dame) 3:16 165 lbs - Alec Cook (West Liberty) dec Trammel Robinson (Grand Valley State) 6-1 174 lbs - David Davis (Tiffin) dec Kenny Snyder (Findlay) 7-3 184 lbs - Seth Konynenbelt (Grand Valley State) dec Isaiha Castro (Glenville State) 4-1 197 lbs - Wyatt Miller (Grand Valley State) dec Walker Uhl (Ashland) 4-1 285 lbs - La’Ron Parks (Notre Dame) fall Clayton Ours (Tiffin) 4:50 NCAA Qualifiers Ashland: Luke Acuna (125), Drew Wiechers (157), Sevriano Garza (165), Nate Barrett (174), Daniel Beemer (184) Davenport: Manuel Lejia (125) Glenville State: Gavin Quiocho (133), Guy DeLeonardis (157), Brady Ross (165), Nicholas Johnson (197), Gavin Shamblin (285) Grand Valley State: Chris Donathan (149), Josh Kenny (174), Seth Konynenbelt (184), Wyatt Miller (197) Lake Erie: Ryan Wehner (133), Corey Gamet (141), Christian Small (149), Jack Haskin (157) Notre Dame: La’Ron Parks (285) Tiffin: Anthony Aniciete (125), Maximus Shore (133), Zack Donathan (141), David Davis (174) West Liberty: Khyvon Grace (141), Nico Taddy (149), Alec Cook (165), Ty McGeary (184), Mason Christian (197), Francesco Borsellino (285)

DII Super Regional II Final Results Team Scores 1. Lander 160.5 2. UNC Pembroke 127.5 3. Newberry 118 4. King 82.5 5. Mount Olive 77 6. Belmont Abbey 64 7. Limestone 61 8. Emmanuel 59 9. Coker 41.5 10. Montevallo 32.5 11. Lincoln Memorial 1.5 Championship Finals 125 lbs - James Joplin (Lander) dec Logan Seliga (UNC Pembroke) 7-2 133 lbs - Gabe Hixenbaugh (Montevallo) dec Elijah Lusk (Lander) 10-4 141 lbs - Isham Pearce (Lander) InjDef John Carayiannis (Belmont Abbey) 149 lbs - Zeth Brower (Lander) tech Devan Moore (Newberry) 20-4 157 lbs - Maxwell Kiel (Belmont Abbey) dec Jack Tangen (Lander) 7-3 165 lbs - David Hunsberger (Lander) fall Caleb Grau (UNC Pembroke) 3:42 174 lbs - Scott Joll (UNC Pembroke) MedFFT Brandon Matthews (Lander) 184 lbs - Anthony Yacovetti (Lander) fall Markis Hill (Emmanuel) 3:27 197 lbs - John Parker-Wilson (Newberry) dec Jack Trautman (Limestone) 6-0 285 lbs - Juan Edmond-Holmes (Lander) dec Devon Rice (Newberry) 4-1SV Third Place Results 125 lbs - Zach Shupp (Newberry) maj William Finnearty (Limestone) 16-4 133 lbs - Franky Medina (King) dec Elijah Boyd (Belmont Abbey) 4-3 141 lbs - Omar Armengol (Coker) maj Avery Buenocore (UNC Pembroke) 10-1 149 lbs - Jake Piccirilli (UNC Pembroke) dec Dallas Wilson (Mount Olive) 6-5TB 157 lbs - Keegan Roberson (UNC Pembroke) dec Keagan Judd (Newberry) 4-2 165 lbs - Christian Trimble (Emmanuel) fall Patrick Wunderlich (Newberry) 1:55 174 lbs - Andrew Reed (Newberry) dec Calan Staub (Mount Olive) 11-7 184 lbs - Jaquez Bostic (Limestone) dec Kyle Pickard (Belmont Abbey) 4-2 197 lbs - Ethan Lopez (King) dec Garrett Steele (UNC Pembroke) 4-2 285 lbs - Massimo Sullivan (UNC Pembroke) fall Hamilton Cooper (Coker) 4:42 NCAA Qualifiers Belmont Abbey: John Carayiannis (141), Maxwell Kiel (157) Coker: Omar Armengol (141) Emmanuel: Christian Trimble (165), Markis Hill (184) King: Franky Medina (133), Ethan Lopez (197) Lander: James Joplin (125), Elijah Lusk (133), Isham Pearce (141), Zeth Brower (149), Jack Tangen (157), David Hunsberger (165), Brandon Matthews (174), Anthony Yacovetti (184), Juan Edmond-Holmes (285) Limestone: Jaquez Bostic (184), Jack Trautman (197) Montevallo: Gabe Hixenbaugh (133) Newberry: Zach Shupp (125), Devan Moore (149), Andrew Reed (174), John Parker-Wilson (197), Devon Rice (285) UNC Pembroke: Logan Seliga (125), Jake Piccirilli (149), Keegan Roberson (157), Caleb Grau (165), Scott Joll (174), Massimo Sullivan (285)

DII Super Regional I Final Results Team Scores 1. Gannon 145 2. Pitt-Johnstown 144.5 3. Kutztown 113.5 4. Mercyhurst 107.5 5. Millersville 100 6. Frostburg State 56.5 7. Seton Hill 46 8. East Stroudsburg 36.5 9. Fairmont State 33.5 10. American International 17.5 11. Shippensburg 8.5 Championship Finals 125 lbs - Trevon Gray (Pitt-Johnstown) dec Jose Diaz (Gannon) 10-4 133 lbs - Devin Flannery (Millersville) dec Thierno Diallo (Frostburg State) 6-1 141 lbs - Jake Niffenegger (Mercyhurst) dec Mason Myers (Pitt-Johnstown) 8-6 149 lbs - Jacob Ealy (Pitt-Johnstown) tech Craig Cook (Millersville) 18-1 157 lbs - Cooper Warshel (Pitt-Johnstown) dec Ethan Richner (Gannon) 5-0 165 lbs - Nicholas Coreno (Gannon) dec Dalton Gimbor (Kutztown) 8-2 174 lbs - Kane Kettering (Seton Hill) MedFFT Cole Hivnor (Gannon) 184 lbs - Matt Weinberg (Kutztown) dec Cole Casillo (Gannon) 4-2 197 lbs - Dakoda Rodgers (Pitt-Johnstown) dec Trever Bergin (Mercyhurst) 2-0 285 lbs - Isaiah Vance (Pitt-Johnstown) maj Matt Long (Gannon) 24-12 Third Place Results 125 lbs - William Burgess (Seton Hill) maj Bryce Beatty (Millersville) 13-3 133 lbs - Jeremiah Echevarria (Gannon) dec Bryan Daubert (Pitt-Johnstown) 7-2 141 lbs - Colton Stoneking (Fairmont State) dec Caleb Chaves (Gannon) 8-1 149 lbs - James Ryan (Gannon) dec Bret Minnick (Mercyhurst) 7-0 157 lbs - Bailey Gimbor (Kutztown) maj Max Stedeford (Mercyhurst) 19-5 165 lbs - Brandon Connor (Millersville) dec Dillon Keane (Pitt-Johnstown) 4-2 174 lbs - Jonathan Parrilla (Millersville) dec Jack MacKiernan (American International) 9-6SV 184 lbs - Anthony Giampietro (Millersville) dec Noah Gnibus (Pitt-Johnstown) 8-2 197 lbs - Wayne McIntyre (Kutztown) fall Bruce Vaughan (Millersville) 4:06 285 lbs - Layton Schmick (East Stroudsburg) dec Gavin Bage (Frostburg State) 2-0 NCAA Qualifiers East Stroudsburg: Layton Schmick (285) Fairmont State: Colton Stoneking (141) Frostburg State: Thierno Diallo (133) Gannon: Jose Diaz (125), Jeremiah Echevarria (133), James Ryan (149), Ethan Richner (157), Nicholas Coreno (165), Cole Hivnor (174), Cole Casillo (184), Matt Long (285) Kutztown: Bailey Gimbor (157), Dalton Gimbor (165), Matt Weinberg (184), Wayne McIntyre (197) Mercyhurst: Jake Niffenegger (141), Trever Bergin (197) Millersville: Devin Flannery (133), Craig Cook (149), Brandon Connor (165), Jonathan Parrilla (174), Anthony Giampietro (184) Pitt-Johnstown: Trevor Gray (125), Mason Myers (141), Jacob Ealy (149), Cooper Warshel (157), Dakoda Rodgers (197), Isaiah Vance (285) Seton Hill: William Burgess (125), Kane Kettering (174)

Final Team Scores 1. Grand View 209.5 2. Life 154 3. Menlo 95.5 4. Southeastern 91 5. Doane 63 6. Campbellsville 58 7. Missouri Valley 57 8. Cumberland 53 8. Providence 53 10. Indiana Tech 49.5 Championship Finals 125 - Hunter Sparks (Eastern Oregon) dec Nic Aguilar (Menlo) 6-5 133 - Jovan Garcia (Menlo) dec Thaddeus Long (Life) 11-9 141 - Hartwell Taylor (Saint Mary) dec Evan Potter (Southern Oregon) 4-2 149 - Chase Zollman (Missouri Valley) dec Jack Latimer (Cumberland) 7-2 157 - Brevin Balmeceda (Life) dec David Rubio (Corban) 2-0 165 - Jonathan Kervin (Indiana Tech) dec Keller Rock (Embry-Riddle) 11-5 174 - Alex Reynolds (Grand View) dec Graham Calhoun (Southeastern) 5-4 184 - Isaiah Luellen (Grand View) dec Kyle Homet (Life) 4-1 197 - Garavous Kouekabakilaho (Grand View) dec Owen Braungardt (Grand View) 4-2 285 - Zane Lanham (Life) InjDef Greg Hagan (Grand View) Third Place Bouts 125 - Aden Reeves (Grand View) dec Brandon Orum (Life) 7-2 133 - Carson Taylor (Grand View) tech Dominic Chavez (Texas Wesleyan) 16-1 141 - Nicholas Yancey (Campbellsville) dec Kael Brisker (Southeastern) 4-1 149 - Parker Dobrocky (Southeastern) dec Blake Gonzalez (Grand View) 5-2 157 - Kanaipono Tapia (Menlo) dec Trevor Burdick (Reinhardt) 7-1 165 - Rysan Leong (Menlo) dec Steven Villalobos (Life) 7-1 174 - Abel Nava (Providence) fall Cole Smith (Cumberland) 3:00 184 - JD Perez (Ottawa) dec William Speight (Lourdes) 6-0 197 - Malachi Karibo (Baker) dec Kasten Grape (Doane) 10-3 285 - KC Buday (Providence) dec Hunter DeJong (Morningside) 4-1SV Fifth Place Bouts 125 - Trevor Marsman (Cornerstone) dec Allen Calderon (Indiana Tech) 9-6SV 133 - CaRon Watson (Briar Cliff) dec Jackson Cockrell (Grand View) 9-4 141 - Cade Manion (Oklahoma City) fall Gage Hudson (Cumberlands) 2:04 149 - Blake Haney (Grand View) fall Nathan Lendt (Doane) 7:00 157 - Antwuan Burns (Campbellsville) dec Nate Wheeler (Indiana Tech) 4-1SV 165 - Roman Garcia (Central Methodist) fall Shadrick Slone (Campbellsville) :54 174 - Riley Smucker (Life) maj Michael Scarponi (Doane) 10-1 184 - Rylin Burns (Montana State-Northern) maj Daryus Webb (Avila) 9-1 197 - Elijah Hynes (Missouri Valley) dec Andrew Herrera (Southern Oregon) 4-2 285 - Joshua Isaac (Missouri Valley) maj Gabe Jacobs (Southeastern) 18-7 Seventh Place Bouts 125 - Brody Gee (Saint Mary) fall Izaeah Beavers (Campbellsville) 1:20 133 - Andrew Voiles (Southeastern) InjDef Sammy Shires (Cumberland) 141 - Edrich Nortje (Dickinson State) fall Aric Williams (Dakota Wesleyan) 2:56 149 - Drake Vannoy (Oklahoma City) dec Bryce Nickel (Cumberlands) 9-3 157 - Francis Morrissey (Ottawa) dec Dylan Whitt (Grand View) 8-3 165 - Trace Braun (Southeastern) maj Zander Ernst (Morningside) 14-2 174 - Maximus Zamora (Menlo) dec Alex Hernandez (Southern Oregon) 11-10 184 - Jameel Coles (Grand View) dec Kyle Knudtson (Eastern Oregon) 8-6 197 - Bradley Antesberge (Doane) maj Cameron Cornman (Central Methodist) 11-2 285 - Antonio Dacosta (Menlo) dec Kenneth Copley (Embry-Riddle) 4-1SV