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Welcome to the 121st EIWA Championships! Thank you to the host school, Lehigh University. With Ivy League schools no longer in the conference, Lehigh is now the longest-tenured school. They joined the EIWA in 1913. Army and Navy each joined in 1941, making them the second-oldest member schools. This season was Morgan State’s first season as a member of the EIWA conference. They are the newest addition since LIU joined in 2019. Welcome to your first EIWA Championships, Morgan State! For the first time in EIWA history, the conference was divided into two divisions for the dual meet season. The Independence Division includes Binghamton, Drexel, Franklin & Marshall, Hofstra, Long Island University (LIU), Morgan State, and Sacred Heart. Drexel was undefeated this season in division matches – earning the title of Independence Division Champion. Congratulations to the Drexel Dragons, led by Coach Matt Azevedo! The Patriot Division includes American, Army West Point, Bucknell, Lehigh, and Navy. This year’s title went to both Lehigh and Navy. The co-champions each went 3-1 in divisional matches. Congrats to Coach Kolat and the Navy Midshipmen, and congrats to Coach Santoro and the Lehigh Mountain Hawks Below is a weight-by-weight preview. Wrestlers are listed by order of EIWA ranking. The latest coaches ranking and RPI are listed. Wrestlers who earned an allocation for the conference are indicated with an asterisk. Pre-seeds have been released: View them here Brackets can be found: Here 125lbs. EIWA Rankings and Coaches Rankings / RPI *1. Sheldon Seymour (RJr.) Lehigh – 15th / 8th *2. Charlie Farmer (Jr.) Army – 27th / 29th 3. Desmond Pleasant (RJr.) Drexel – 30th / 30th 4. Carson Wagner (So.) Binghamton 5. Robbie Sagaris (Sr.) LIU 6. Nick Treaster (Fr.) Navy Number of NCAA Allocations (2) Last season, the conference earned 6 NCAA qualifiers. Sheldon and Farmer secured allocations. Pleasant was just on the outside looking in. Favorites Sheldon Seymour has the highest ranking in the weight class. He has not lost to anyone in the conference but has had 2-point wins over both Farmer and Wagner. Unfortunately, Farmer and Wagner did not wrestle this season. Desmond Pleasant has a win over Wagner in their dual meet matchup. These four are the favorites, on paper, to finish 1-4. The important semi-final will occur between Farmer and Pleasant. A trip to NCAAs will be on the line. They have not wrestled this year but split matches a season ago. This is a straight toss-up in a vital match. Darkhorses and Wild Cards LIU’s Robbie Sagaris fits this category. He is a wrestler who has tight matches, which is a huge benefit to him controlling the pace. He has a win over Peterson of Rutgers, who is top 10 nationally. Jack Parker of F&M is another guy to fit this category. With a couple of decision losses to Pleasant and Wagner, a reversed result could put him in a great position to make a run. His 1-0 loss to Sagaris puts these two on similar levels. 133 EIWA Rankings and Coaches Rankings / RPI *1. Ethan Berginc (Jr.) Army – 21st / 19th 2. Matty Lopes (Fr.) Lehigh – 31st / NR 3. Kurt Phipps (RSr.) Bucknell – 27th / 31st 4. Kyle Waterman (RJr.) Drexel – NR / 29th 5. Micah Roes (Sr.) Binghamton 6. Raymond Lopez (Jr.) American Number of NCAA Allocations (1) Last season, the conference earned 6 NCAA qualifiers. This season, it appears Berginc has done enough to earn an allocation. Phipps appeared to have an allocation a few weeks back, but a late-season loss in the final week may have eliminated that. Favorites With Ryan Crookham missing the postseason, this weight class is now much more open. Phipps was top 12 in the nation last season. Berginc was 3rd last year in the EIWA at the 125lbs weight class. Phipps’s win over Berginc in their dual gives him a slight edge. However, Lopes defeated Phipps and lost to Berginc by a point. With four wrestlers in the coaches ranking and/or RPI competing for one spot, this bracket will be very entertaining. Moving down the rankings, Waterman lost by two points to Phipps in a dual. If they meet again, expect another tight one. Micah Roes is in this mix also. He has a one-point loss to Waterman. These two are right there with Phipps and Berginc. Darkhorses and Wild Cards Braxton Appello will represent Sacred Heart at this weight class. Appello’s biggest win came via fall over F&M’s Leiphart. The former Ohio State wrestler will be competing in his first EIWA postseason. Another darkhorse to know about is Raymond Lopez of American. His conference losses were by decision to Waterman, Phipps, and Berginc. Most of his losses came to ranked opponents this season. He will be in some close ones this weekend again. Mason Leiphart of F&M has a solid chance to compete for the top few spots on the podium. He’s consistently near the top of the NCAA in tech falls over the past two seasons. This season, he has missed time with an injury. He’ll be fresh to compete at EIWAs. Matty Lopes should be considered a contender. He has filled in nicely in Crookham’s absence. He has wins over Phipps and Lopez, plus a 1-point loss to Berginc. With only one automatic bid on the line, this weight will be a battle. There will be some talented wrestlers on the outside looking in, hoping to earn an at-large bid. 141 EIWA Rankings and Coaches Rankings / RPI *1. Josh Koderhandt (Sr.) Navy – 7th / 2nd *2. Jordan Soriano (Jr.) Drexel – 27th / 19th *3. Dylan Chappell (RJr.) Bucknell – 20th / 17th 4. Carter Bailey (RJr.) Lehigh – 31st / 23rd 5. Rich Treanor (Sr.) Army – 30th / 32nd 6. Bryce Kresho (Jr.) Franklin & Marshall – NR / 33rd Number of NCAA Allocations (3) Last season, the conference earned 5 NCAA qualifiers. This season, Koderhandt, Soriano, and Chappell have the resume for an allocation. Treanor, Bailey, and Kresho all have a ranking in the coaches panel and/or RPI. All three were shy of earning an allocation, but very close to doing so. Favorites The favorite here, by a long shot, is Josh Koderhandt. He is looking to repeat as EIWA Champion and claim his second title in the process. He’s suffered two losses at the conference championships in three seasons. He dominated last season’s tournament with two falls, a major, and a five-point victory. His mission will be to do the same this time around, or bonus, everybody in front of him. Koderhandt has beaten everyone else he has wrestled in the conference. His ultimate goal is to be an All-American. As you can see by the rankings, Soriano, Chappell, Bailey, and Treanor each have a coaches rank and RPI. They are all evenly matched and will compete for the remaining two allocations. Kresho is in the RPI ranking, which illustrates his tough schedule. He has close losses to Soriano, Chappell, and Bailey. He will need to reverse at least two of those results in order to put himself in a better position to qualify for NCAAs. His 32 wins on the year leads all of D1 wrestling. His nonstop motor makes him a very difficult matchup in the first round for someone fresh off the scale. Darkhorses and Wild Cards Outside of those mentioned above, it’s hard to count out Hofstra’s Justin Hoyle. He has placed 7th and 8th in the EIWA championships in years past. He has a win over Treanor this season, showing he’s capable of a quality win. Nate Lucier of Binghamton was 8th last season in a bracket that took five wrestlers to NCAAs. He has split matches with Kresho during the year. If he gets on a roll, expect to find him in some winnable close matches with higher-seeded wrestlers. Andrew Fallon missed being an NCAA qualifier last season by a tiebreaker loss. This was at 133lbs. Moving up a weight this year adds another unfamiliar, but quality face to this bracket. 149 EIWA Rankings and Coaches Rankings / RPI 1. Malyke Hines (RSr.) Lehigh – 29th / NR *2. Trae McDaniel (Jr) Army – / 24th 3. Ivan Garcia (RSr.) Binghamton – NR / 27th 4. Kaemen Smith (Jr.) Navy 5. Dom Findora (So.) Drexel 6. Noah Tapia (So.) Hofstra Number of NCAA Allocations (1) Last season, the conference earned 5 NCAA qualifiers. This season, Trae McDaniel was the lone wrestler to earn the allocation. His RPI and win percentage were high enough. Hines of Lehigh spent the first month of the season down at 141lbs. It may cause one to question if a full season at this weight could have earned another allocation for the conference. Favorites Hines is already a 4x NCAA qualifier, placing at EIWAs three times and claiming one title along the way. He’s looking for that rare fifth appearance at NCAAs, thanks to the free year due to COVID. His win over McDaniel in the dual was by a score of 12-10. If these two meet again, expect a similar close match. Plus, with an automatic trip to NCAAs on the line, it will have vital implications to add to the excitement. Garcia has a few losses to lesser opponents. But he’s shown glimpses of beating higher-ranked opponents. He may very well be in the mix to knock off Hines or McDaniel. He has wins over #21 Fernandez of Cornell (last year’s EIWA champ) and #29 Miller of Maryland. McDaniel has a win over Garcia and has been much more consistent with his results. He saw some action up at 157lbs, where he was 6-4. This has skewed his overall record. Darkhorses and Wild Cards This weight class has so many options here. Dom Findora is technically the highest placer returning from the bracket last year. He was 6th as a true freshman. He has an overtime loss to Garcia. Noah Tapia is one to watch. He has two close losses to Garcia and one to Findora. Findora has a loss to Navy’s Kaemen Smith. Smith has a loss to Gage Owen of American, whom lost to Findora in overtime. Examples like this are plentiful in this weight class. 157 EIWA Rankings and Coaches Rankings / RPI *1. Logan Rozynski (Fr.) Lehigh – 28th / 21st 2. Luke Nichter (RJr.) Drexel – 30th / NR 3. Brayden Roberts (So.) LIU – NR / 33rd 4. Cade Wirnsberger (RFr.) Bucknell 5. Jonathan Ley (So.) Navy – NR / 19th 6. Dakota Morris (So.) Army Number of NCAA Allocations (1) Last season, the conference earned 3 NCAA qualifiers. This year’s allocations were based on the resumes of Lehigh’s Rozynski. As you can see, four of the ranked EIWA wrestlers have an RPI or coaches ranking. This will force some quality wrestlers on the outside looking in. Favorites Lehigh’s Rozynski has the highest ranking and RPI of the group. He has a win over Morris and Wirnsberger this season. He had a fall over Morris and a 4-3 decision over Wirnsberger. The true freshman is a slight favorite over Nichter of Drexel. Nichter is someone who can throw you to your back with one move. He’s a dangerous out for anyone. He’s looking for a 2nd trip to NCAAs to end his redshirt junior campaign. Brayden Roberts has had a quietly productive year. Him being in the RPI, along with his .800-win percentage, shows he can win while wrestling a tough schedule. He’s spent three seasons at West Virginia and has found a home at LIU where he’s becoming a leader right away. The next few are Wirnsberger, Ley, and Morris. They all have close losses to those ranked above them. This weight class will be competitive. Do not be shocked if we see any combination of the top-six ranked wrestlers in a finals matchup. Darkhorses and Wild Cards Binghamton’s Fin Nadeau has two close losses to Roberts. He has shown he can stay in a tight match with the top guys in the weight. Almost every single loss he took this season was to a higher-ranked opponent. He has the skill set to gain a quality win when it counts. Jurius Clark from Hofstra finished 7th in this weight class at last season’s EIWA tournament. American’s Jack Nies should be mentioned here. It may be bizarre to say someone who is 0-6 in conference matchups is a darkhorse – but when those losses are all within three points – it makes a little more sense. Not to mention, all losses were wrestlers in the top 6 of the EIWA rankings. Nies has been on par with the top wrestlers – expect him to be in some tight ones and potentially upset someone early. Felix Lettini is someone to keep an eye on as well. He has a tiebreaker win over Clark. He’s transferred into Sacred Heart from Wisconsin where he wrestled at 141lbs. 165 EIWA Rankings and Coaches Rankings / RPI *1. Noah Mulvaney (So.) Bucknell – 24th / 13th *2. Gunner Filipowicz (So.) Army – 16th / 14th 3. Dylan Elmore (Fr.) Navy 4. Carter Baer (RSo.) Binghamton 5. Kyle Mosher (Sr.) Hofstra – 28th / 31st 6. Richie Grungo (Fr.) Lehigh Number of NCAA Allocations (2) Last season, the conference earned 6 NCAA qualifiers. This season’s allocation is two thanks to Mulvaney and Filipowicz. Unfortunately, Mosher is on the bubble, which may help him earn a wild card if needed. Favorites The top two, Mulvaney and Filipowicz, are the favorites to win here. Mulvaney won this year’s matchup between them while they split last season. He was sixth last year in a loaded bracket after earning the fourth seed. Mulvaney’s only EIWA loss on this season is to Elmore of Navy. Filipowicz has not wrestled Mosher this year, but has wrestled a majority of EIWA competitors. Filipowicz and Elmore wrestled in mid-February. Filipowicz won that match up 2-0. Elmore’s win over Mulvaney inserts him at #3 in the EIWA rankings. Darkhorses and Wild Cards American’s Kaden Milheim was in the first set of RPI due to his strength of schedule. He has a conference win over Cody Walsh, who placed 7th in the bracket last season. Walsh just missed out on an NCAA bid, as the top six were qualifiers for nationals. Cody Walsh is always a wild card. He is one of three returning place finishers from last year’s 165lbs bracket. The senior is looking to get hot at the right time and earn his first NCAA appearance in front of a home crowd in Philadelphia. Lehigh’s Richie Grungo has been solidified to represent Lehigh. He is a darkhorse since his only losses in the conference came at the hands of Mulvaney, Elmore, and Filipowicz. He has a win over Milheim in the process. Binghamton’s Carter Baer has a win over Mosher. He’s been in and out of the rankings and RPI, making him a suitable candidate for an at-large bid if he needs one. 174 EIWA Rankings and Coaches Rankings / RPI *1. Brevin Cassella (Sr.) Binghamton – 8th / 3rd *2. Danny Wask (So.) Navy – 13th / 4th *3. Myles Takats (So.) Bucknell – 16th / 6th 4. Dalton Harkins (Sr.) Army – 29th / 22nd *5. Jasiah Queen (RFr.) Drexel – 32nd / 24th 6. Caleb Campos (RSo.) American – NR / 29th Rylan Rogers (RSo.) Lehigh – NR / 28th Number of NCAA Allocations (4) Last season, the conference earned 7 NCAA qualifiers. This season, the allocation allotment is four. Four of the top five ranked wrestlers earned allocations for the conference. Harkins has the RPI, but his win percentage and coaches rank were not quite high enough. He was just short of adding another to this stacked weight class. Favorites Cassella is the likely favorite at this weight with wins over Wask and Rogers already. The only losses Cassella has this season are to top 10 nationally ranked wrestlers. His win over Wask was by major decision, handing Wask his largest margin of victory loss of the season. Cassella was 3rd place in an uber-talented conference bracket last March down at 165lbs. He has a 12-match winning streak heading into the postseason. Wask finished the season last year in the top 12 at NCAAs – one win away from earning All-American honors. His EIWA performance was a seventh-place finish after earning the fifth seed. He has close wins over Takats and Rogers. Bucknell’s Myles Takats is a force to be reckoned with. He was sixth last season at this weight class in his true freshman year. He’s improved vastly since then. His lone conference loss came from Wask via a 4-2 decision. Dalton Harkins is a senior looking to become an NCAA qualifier for the first time. He earned an overtime win against Campos and had an overtime loss to Takats. It’s a prime example of how closely contested this weight may be. Queen of Drexel earned an allocation based on RPI and win percentage. A two-point loss to Takats was his lone EIWA loss. He’s expecting to be at the top of the podium at conferences. Darkhorses and Wild Cards Rylan Rogers does not have that high-quality win yet – but the vast majority of his losses are to highly ranked opponents. This has launched him into the RPI with a record slightly above 500, simply because of his intense strength of schedule. He’s proven to keep it close with the best. He is 0-4 in the conference, but with losses to Cassella, Wask, Takats, and Campos. Morgan State’s Darrien Roberts is a redshirt senior who may cause a hiccup or two in this bracket. He spent four years at Oklahoma before landing at Morgan State. His short season, due to injury, has caused him to miss valuable mat time. His two losses in the EIWA competition came to Takats and Cassella. Roberts has the skills to be in the mix. He is certainly a wild card to watch. 184 EIWA Rankings and Coaches Rankings / RPI 1. Guiseppe Hoose (RSr.) Drexel – NR / 33rd 2. Ross McFarland (RSr.) Hofstra – 32nd / 31st 3. Caden Rogers (RSo.) Lehigh 4. Logan Deacetis (Sr.) Bucknell 5. Daniel Williams (So.) Navy 6. Anthony D'Alesio (RSr.) LIU Will Ebert (RSo.) Binghamton – 33rd / 27th Number of NCAA Allocations (1) Last season, the conference earned 7 NCAA qualifiers. None of the wrestlers in the conference had the resume to earn an allocation. The champion will earn an automatic bid. Favorites It’s difficult to nail down one favorite. This bracket could be wrestled ten times and we would get ten different results. The seeding will be very critical at this weight. This weight class is WIDE open – so expect some great matches right out of the gates. Drexel’s Hoose has wins over McFarland, Ebert, D’Alesio, and Deacetis. His lone loss was to Williams early in the season. McFarland of Hofstra has an overtime win over Ebert and a tiebreaker win over D’Alesio. His lone loss is to Hoose. Caden Rogers has wrestled very well in the second half of the season. He has an overtime win against Ebert and a win over Deacetis. His lone loss also came to Williams of Navy. Daniel Williams of Navy has wins over Rogers and Hoose, but took a loss to Deacetis and Gilfoil. D’Alesio beat Ebert, but was defeated by both Deacetis and McFarland. He was LIU’s first NCAA qualifier at the D1 level last March when he placed seventh. He’s looking to improve upon that finish. He is the lone returning place finisher from the 2024 EIWA Championships. As noted, Williams of Navy has wins over the top guys. He is right up there with the rest of them. Basically, this bracket is a crapshoot! Darkhorses and Wild Cards This entire bracket is a wild card. Everyone has beaten everyone. This is the bracket to really keep an eye on. There is no clear-cut favorite, at least on paper. It’s a very strange scenario where he’s ranked in the coaches rankings and has an RPI due to his out-of-conference wins during the year. But, he’s 1-5 against EIWA competition. All 184lbs wrestlers are so evenly matched – essentially needing overtime in many of these bouts to settle a winner. We can expect much of the same this weekend. Of all the names not mentioned, Jake Gilfoil of Army is another guy in the mix. He’s lost a few tight ones to the top guys. His late-season win over Williams cements him as one of the favorites. Expect him to be in some close matches as well. 197 EIWA Rankings and Coaches Rankings / RPI *1. Michael Beard (RSr.) Lehigh – 5th / 7th *2. Mickey O'Malley (RSr.) Drexel – 22nd / NR *3. Dillon Bechtold (Fr.) Bucknell – 19th / 20th *4. Wolfgang Frable (Jr) Army – 25th / 26th 5. Payton Thomas (Fr.) Navy 6. Cayden Bevis (RSo.) Binghamton Number of NCAA Allocations (4) Last season, the conference earned 7 NCAA qualifiers. This season’s allocations appear to be earned by the top four wrestlers in the conference rankings. These four have separated themselves from the pack Favorites Beard is the defending EIWA champion. He’s been the guy to beat all year and has dominated everyone in his path. He has a tech fall win over Bechtold and Frable on the season. He has yet to meet O’Malley. Beard’s goals are much greater than an EIWA title. This would just be a stepping stone for him. He currently sits in fifth place for the most tech falls in D1 wrestling with nine total. O’Malley is a past EIWA champion, down at 174lbs. He had limited mat time during the year due to injury. He’s difficult to wrestle with his scrambling and upper body capabilities. The only EIWA-ranked opponent he’s wrestled this year was Bechtold. O’Malley won 13-10 in a wild bout. Bucknell’s Bechtold is a freshman who has made an immediate impact on the team. He has a close loss to O’Malley and Thomas. He reversed the result against Thomas later in the year. With many of his losses coming to highly ranked opponents, he’s primed to make a run this postseason. Frable has been solid all year. His only losses in the conference have come to Bechtold and Beard. He was below .500 last season. This year is much improved with over a .692 win percentage. He will be looking for his first EIWA podium finish. Darkhorses and Wild Cards Payton Thomas is a freshman from Navy who has hovered around the .500 mark all year. He is considered a darkhorse due to a win over Bechtold early in the season. He has decision losses to Beard, Frable, and Bechtold. Coach Kolat is notorious for having his boys wrestling their best during the postseason. Thomas has an opportunity to earn a bid. 285 EIWA Rankings and Coaches Rankings / RPI *1. Owen Trephan (RSr.) Lehigh – 5th / 5th *2. Cory Day (RSr.) Binghamton – 15th / NR *3. Brady Colbert Fr.) Army – NR / TBD 4. William Jarrell (Sr.) American – 32nd / 26th 5. Xavier Doolin (RJr.) Morgan State – NR / 20th 6. Logan Shephard (Jr) Bucknell Number of NCAA Allocations (3) Last season, the conference earned 8 NCAA qualifiers. This year’s bracket will only include 3 allocations. Trephan, Day, and Colbert all produced enough during the year for the conference’s allocations. Army’s Brady Colbert was a last-minute addition to replace Lucas Stoddard. His resume is still good enough for the conference to keep its three allocations. Brady’s exact RPI has not been released, but we know it’s high enough for an allocation along with his win percentage. Jarrell of American looks to be right on the cusp, just missing the requirements. Favorites Owen Trephan was a second-semester transfer from NC State. The grad student will compete in his first EIWA Championships. He has been dominating in conference matches and will look to continue this trend. He already has a major decision win over Day, Jarrell, and Shephard. Day of Binghamton was a top 16 finisher in the nation last season. He will look for his third trip to NCAAs. He was fifth in this bracket last year – the highest returning placer this season. On an annual basis, Day is in the top 5 for falls across the country in D1 wrestling. Expect him to look to get off the mat quickly. Brady Colbert was added to the bracket in the eleventh hour. He is 26-5 on the year. He split matches with Doolin on the season, but has quality wins outside of the conference. Jarrell was in ninth place last year, making him the first alternate selection for NCAAs. He is looking to make the trip once again but actually compete this time around. He’s had a very solid year – and as we stated above – is right on the cusp of earning another allocation for the conference. The senior will hold nothing back to earn a chance to compete at NCAAs. Darkhorses and Wild Cards Xavier Doolin from Morgan State has a chance to steal an allocation. He’s missed some time with an injury but has strong wins over a couple quality wrestlers. He came to Morgan State after three seasons at Northern Colorado. Doolin’s win over Colbert makes him an interesting factor in the bracket. Bucknell’s Shephard burst onto the scene with a fourth-place finish at Midlands. Team Race The last decade has mainly been dominated by Cornell and Lehigh battling it for the EIWA Championship. With Cornell out of the picture, Lehigh looks to be the favorite heading into the weekend. They claimed 4 champs last year in Luke Stanich (125), Ryan Crookham (133), Michael Beard (197) and Nathan Taylor (285). They have a legitimate chance to exceed that total this season. The race for second will be highly contested. Army, Navy, Binghamton, Bucknell, and Drexel all seem to have the best odds of falling in right behind Lehigh. On paper, Army seems to have a lineup with the least number of holes. The team race may come down to bonus points. Get your popcorn ready, as this will be worth the price of admission.

ROSEMONT, Ill. - The Big Ten Conference announced the preliminary seeds for the 2025 Big Ten Wrestling Championships, which are set for March 8-9 at Northwestern. Five schools boast at least one top-seeded wrestler, with Penn State leading the way with five No. 1 seeds. The pre-seeds, as voted on by the conference’s coaches, rank 14 starters in all 10 weight classes. The Nittany Lions have five top-seeded wrestlers, with 141-pounder Beau Bartlett, 149-pounder Shayne Van Ness, 165-pounder Mitchell Mesenbrink, 174-pounder Levi Haines and 184-pounder Carter Starocci. Purdue’s Matt Ramos (125), Iowa’s Drake Ayala (133) and Stephen Buchanan (197), Maryland’s Ethen Miller (157) and Minnesota’s Gable Steveson (285) round out the group of top-ranked wrestlers. This year’s field contains a combined 12 Big Ten individual championships (eight wrestlers) and nine NCAA individual championships (five wrestlers). For more information on the 2025 Big Ten Wrestling Championships, visit the Big Ten Championships Central page here. The complete list of Big Ten Championships pre-seeds can be found below. 125 lbs 1. Matt Ramos (PU) 2. Caleb Smith (NEB) 3. Dean Peterson (RU) 4. Luke Lilledahl (PSU) 5. Joey Cruz (IA) 6. Jacob Moran (IN) 7. Brendan McCrone (OSU) 8. Nicolar Rivera (WIS) 9. Cooper Flynn (MN) 10. Dedrick Navarro (NU) 11. Caleb Weiand (MSU) 12. Christian Tanefeu (MI) 13. Caelan Riley (IL) 14. Tyler Garvin (MD) 133 lbs 1. Drake Ayala (IA) 2. Lucas Byrd (IL) 3. Braxton Brown (MD) 4. Braeden Davis (PSU) 5. Dylan Shawver (RU) 6. Jacob Van Dee (NEB) 7. Zan Fugitt (WI) 8. Angelo Rini (IN) 9. Nic Bouzakis (OSU) 10. Tyler Wells (MN) 11. Dustin Norris (PU) 12. Massey Odiotti (NU) 13. Andrew Hampton (MSU) 14. Nolan Wertanen (MI) 141 lbs 1. Beau Bartlett (PSU) 2. Jesse Mendez (OSU) 3. Brock Hardy (NEB) 4. Vance Vombaur (MN) 5. Sergio Lemley (MI) 6. Joseph Olivieri (RU) 7. Danny Pucino (IL) 8. Henry Porter (IN) 9. Greyson Clark (PU) 10. Christopher Cannon (NU) 11. Cullan Schriever (IA) 12. Dario Lemus (MD) 13. Brock Bobzien (WI) 14. Jaden Crumpler (MSU) 149 lbs 1. Shayne Van Ness (PSU) 2. Kyle Parco (IA) 3. Ridge Lovett (NEB) 4. Dylan D’Emilio (OSU) 5. Kannon Webster (IL) 6. Andrew Clark (RU) 7. Sam Cartella (NU) 8. Kal Miller (MD) 9. Dylan Gilcher (MI) 10. Drew Roberts (MN) 11. Isaac Ruble (PU) 12. Clayton Jones (MSU) 13. Joey Butler (IN) 14. Royce Nilo (WI) 157 lbs 1. Ethen Miller (MD) 2. Tyler Kasak (PSU) 3. Antrell Taylor (NEB) 4. Jacori Teemer (IA) 5. Tommy Askey (MN) 6. Joey Blaze (PU) 7. Trevor Chumbley (NU) 8. Chase Saldate (MI) Brandon Cannon (OSU) 10. Conner Harer (RU) 11. Jason Kraisser (IL) 12. Ryan Garvick (IN) 13. Luke Mechler (WI) 14. Braden Stauffenberg (MSU) 165 lbs 1. Mitchell Mesenbrink (PSU) 2. Mike Caliendo (IA) 3. Christopher Minto (NEB) 4. Beau Mantanona (MI) 5. Andrew Sparks (MN) 6. Braeden Scoles (IL) 7. Tyler Lillard (IN) Maxx Mayfield (NU) 9. Paddy Gallagher (OSU) 10. Anthony White (RU) 11. Stoney Buell (PU) 12. Alex Uryniak (MD) 13. Cody Goebel (WI) 14. Jay Nivison (MSU) 174 lbs 1. Levi Haines (PSU) 2. Carson Kharchla (OSU) 3. Lenny Pinto (NEB) 4. Patrick Kennedy (IA) 5. Clayton Whiting (MN) 6. Jackson Turley (RU) 7. Danny Braunagel (IL) 8. Brody Baumann (PU) 9. Lucas Condon (WI) 10. Derek Gilcher (IN) 11. Joseph Walker (MI) 12. Branson John (MD) 13. Ceasar Garza (MSU) 14. Aiden Vandenbush (NU) 184 lbs Carter Starocci (PSU) Max McEnelly (MN) Silas Allred (NEB) Gabe Arnold (IA) Jaxon Smith (MD) Edmond Ruth (ILL) Shane Cartagena-Walsh (RU) Ryder Rogotzke (OSU) DJ Washington (IN) Jaden Bullock (MI) Jon Halvorsen (NU) Lucas Daly (MSU) Orlando Cruz (PU) Dylan Russo (WI) 197 lbs Stephen Buchanan (IA) Josh Barr (PSU) Jacob Cardenas (MI) Isaiah Salazar (MN) Zac Braunagel (IL) Camden McDanel (NEB) Evan Bates (NU) Gabe Sollars (IN) Seth Shumate (OSU) Remy Cotton (MSU) Ben Vanadia (PU) Chase Mielnik (MD) PJ Casale (RU) Niccolo Colluci (WI) 285 lbs 1. Gable Steveson (MN) 2. Greg Kerkvliet (PSU) 3. Joshua Heindselman (MI) 4. Nick Feldman (OSU) 5. Luke Luffman (IL) Yaraslau Slavikouski (RU) 7. Ben Kueter (IA) 8. Jacob Bullock (IN) 9. Seth Nevills (MD) 10. Hayden Filipovich (PU) 11. Harley Andrews (NEB) 12. Max Vanadia (MSU) 13. Dirk Morley (NU) 14. Gannon Rosenfeld (WI)

Big 12 brackets dropped and gave us a great look at what to expect this year in Tulsa. Based on seeds Oklahoma State and Northern Iowa will be battling it out for the title. The Cowboys are looking to win their first non-Conchampionship Big 12 title since 2020, while Northern Iowa’s highest conference finish is second from 2018. Returning Big 12 champs Iowa State are slotted in third, with SDSU and OU are in a close battle for fourth place. For the most part, the seeds follow rankings but there are some weights that have a lot of change, which could create some chaos. The Big 12 has depth in several weights that may be missing an AQ or two and lost a handful of spots due to a recent injury. 125lbs - 7 AQ’s Seeded Wrestlers: 1. #2 Richie Figueroa, Arizona State 2. #6 Stevo Poulin, Northern Colorado 3. #12 Jett Strickenberger, West Virginia 4. #3 Troy Spratley, Oklahoma State 5. #18 Tanner Jordan, South Dakota State 6. #28 Antonio Lorenzo, Oklahoma 7. #29 Trever Anderson, Northern Iowa 8. #14 Kysen Terukina, Iowa State The most chaotic weight last season hasn’t been as wild this year, but this bracket has the potential to get wild. Richie Figueroa is the favorite and my pick, since coming back from injury he is 8-0 and just recently majored Jett Strickenberger. A match between him and Spratley could be interesting, as Spratley majored him in their dual last season, but they didn’t face off again. On the opposite finals side, there could be a couple options. Poulin has had a great season with his only loss coming in early December. However, he hasn’t competed since January 24 and missed the last five duals. If he isn’t 100%, then Trever Anderson could be a dangerous quarterfinal matchup. Strickenberger has been on a tear since returning to 125, going 8-1 in the second semester. Even after the major decision loss, he could be a sneaky title contender with his style. There are only seven automatic qualifiers but eight ranked wrestlers, and Gage Walker for Missouri spent most of the season on the bubble. Kysen Terukina is an easy pick as someone to outperform his seed but also hasn’t competed since mid-January. Returning All-American Tanner Jordan’s only conference loss was to NDSU’s redshirting freshman Ezekiel Witt, but hasn’t seen any other top wrestlers in the Big 12. I’d be surprised to see any of the top four not in the finals but anything can happen at 125. Semifinal Projection: Richie Figueroa over Troy Spratley Jett Strickenberger over Stevo Poulin Finals Pick: Richie Figueroa over Jett Strickenberger Projected Qualifiers: Richie Figueroa, Jett Strickenberger, Troy Spratley, Stevo Poulin, Kysen Terukina, Tanner Jordan, Antonio Lorenzo 133lbs - 6 AQ’s Seeded Wrestlers: 1. #4 Evan Frost, Iowa State 2. #18 Dominick Serrano, Northern Colorado 3. #17 Julian Farber, Northern Iowa 4. #21 Reece Witcraft, Oklahoma State 5. #23 Kyle Burwick, North Dakota State 6. #22 Cleveland Belton, Oklahoma 7. UR Derrick Cardinal, South Dakota State 8. UR Kade Moore, Missouri Returning finalist Evan Frost will be the heavy favorite and my pick to win here. He hasn’t lost since the CKLV finals and his only conference losses have come to now-graduated Daton Fix. His semis opponent is a tossup, as Witcraft and Burwick haven’t faced off but could be an entertaining bout. Burwick is 8-1 since the Southern Scuffle and has seven bonus point wins. Meanwhile, Witcraft is 1-2 in his last three but is always dangerous with big moves. Opposite Frost are two solid opponents in Serrano and Farber. In the dual earlier this year, Farber actually majored Serrano 11-3. Farber has had a breakout year but struggled in his last two matches, losing 8-0 to Frost and 5-0 to Zan Fugitt. Serrano has only lost to Farber and an overtime match against Nasir Bailey at the Southern Scuffle. His getting majored by Farber could be an outlier, making this rematch intriguing. There are some potential landmines mixed in as well with the last three seeded wrestlers. Cleveland Belton has had a rollercoaster season, but hasn’t seen most of the field. A blood-rounder last season, he could be dangerous in the right matchup. Similarly are returning qualifiers Derrick Cardinal, Kade Moore, and Julian Chlebove. They’ve all struggled this season, but have quality wins in their career and could be dangerous opponents with only six qualifying spots. Semifinal Projection: Evan Frost over Reece Witcraft Julian Farber over Dom Serrano Finals Pick: Evan Frost over Julian Farber Projected Qualifiers: Evan Frost, Dom Serrano, Julian Farber, Reece Witcraft, Kyle Burwick, Cleveland Belton 141lbs - 7 AQ’s Seeded Wrestlers: 1. #3 Andrew Alirez, Northern Colorado 2. #4 Cael Happel, Northern Iowa 3. #11 Jacob Frost, Iowa State 4. #5 Tagen Jamison, Oklahoma State 5. #15 Mosha Schwartz, Oklahoma 6. #16 Josh Edmond, Missouri 7. #18 Haiden Drury, Utah Valley 8. #25 Julian Tagg, South Dakota State One of the deeper Big 12 weights, there is a clear title pick with Alirez then a deep tier of opponents who seem to trade wins and losses. Alirez has only seen the last three seeds this season, but majored all of them. His semis opponent will likely be Tagen Jamison or Mosha Schwartz. Jamison beat Schwartz 8-3 at Bedlam this season. Still, Schwartz has wins over Happel and Edmond and is always dangerous with a unique set of attacks. Opposite Alirez could be a number of opponents depending on quarters. Happel is the favorite, is a returning Big 12 finalist, and has wins over Jacob Frost and Josh Edmond this season. He’ll likely get Haiden Drury in the quarters, who he majored last season but hasn’t faced off with this year. Frost gets a tough quarters match against Josh Edmond. He just beat Edmond 9-8 with a late takedown in the third period in the dual in what is a tossup match. Haiden Drury and Julian Tagg both present as interesting sleepers in this weight. I touched on Tagg in my sleepers article, and he could be a tough opponent in the consolations. Drury missed out on qualifying last season but looks much improved this year with a full season at this weight. Cole Brooks of Wyoming and Jordan Titus of West Virginia are other names to look out for. They’ve bounced in and out of the rankings this year but are currently unranked. Brooks has wins over Titus, Drury, and a close loss to Tagg. Titus was a qualifier last season with some big wins but has close losses to highly ranked opponents. Any of these wrestlers could be a tough first-round matchup. Semifinal Projection: Andrew Alirez over Tagen Jamison Cael Happel over Josh Edmond Finals Pick: Andrew Alirez over Cael Happel Projected Qualifiers: Andrew Alirez, Cael Happel, Tagen Jamison, Mosha Schwartz, Josh Edmond, Jacob Frost, Haiden Drury 149lbs - 4 AQ’s Seeded Wrestlers: 1. #10 Colin Realbuto, Northern Iowa 2. #8 Paniro Johnson, Iowa State 3. #17 Willie McDougald, Oklahoma 4. #28 Gabe Willochell, Wyoming 5. UR Gavin Drexler, North Dakota State 6. UR Paul Kelly, California Baptist 7. UR Logan Gioffre, Missouri 8. UR Benji Alanis, Northern Colorado Originally this weight was awarded 6 AQ spots but with Carter Young and Jesse Vasquez out it is down to a tight 4 spots now. A new landmine is dropped into the brackets with Teague Travis for OK State. He made the round of 16 at 157 last season and was the starter in November but suffered an injury in his second match. Last season, he had several ranked wins, including over All-American Ed Scott. He is drawn in against the sixth seed Paul Kelly, putting him in an intriguing spot for the postseason. Top seed Colin Realbuto has been on a tear lately with an 11-match win streak. His only conference loss actually came at CKLV to Carter Young, and he recently beat Paniro Johnson in a barnburner in their dual. Potential semis opponent Gabe Willochell could be a match to look out for, as Realbuto beat him 13-12 this season. Paniro Johnson is a returning Big 12 champ from 2023 and is 13-1 since dropping from 157. He’s had some tight matches but has come out on top, including a 4-2 win over Willie McDougald and a 4-1 win over Logan Gioffre. Paul Kelly is a true freshman for CBU but seems to be a level behind the top five, getting majored by Willochell and Drexler recently. Teague Travis is a wildcard on this side of the bracket, if he can get the win over Kelly then he is a threat against the top four. Logan Gioffre is coming in as the seventh seed but was an NCAA qualifier last season and has had some tight matches with quality opponents. I wouldn’t be shocked to see him or Travis break through with an upset somewhere and crash the semis or end up in the third-place match. Semifinal Projection: Colin Realbuto over Gabe Willochell Paniro Johnson over Willie McDougald Finals Pick: Paniro Johnson over Colin Realbuto Projected Qualifiers: Paniro Johnson, Colin Realbuto, Gabe Willochell, Willie McDougald. 157lbs - 6 AQ’s Seeded Wrestlers: 1. #12 Cody Chittum, Iowa State 2. #14 Caleb Fish, Oklahoma State 3. #6 Ryder Downey, Northern Iowa 4. #18 Cobe Siebrecht, South Dakota State 5. #19 Jared Hill, Wyoming 6. #22 Vinny Zerban, Northern Colorado 7. J Conway, Missouri 8. Drayden Morton, California Baptist This weight is another one filled with plenty of parity and a number of podium contenders. Chittum leads the way with wins over Fish and Downey, but just took a loss to Conway. He beat the fourth seed Siebrecht, but in a narrow 9-8 decision. Siebrecht has struggled with injuries this season but beat fifth-seeded Jared Hill 5-3 in the dual. If Chittum is on, then he could be in line to make the finals for the second consecutive year. On the other side of the bracket is likely Fish or Downey. Fish won this matchup in overtime in the dual with some wild scrambles. Downey is a returning Big 12 champ whose only losses are to Chittum, Fish, and Antrell Taylor. They’ll both have tough quarters matches against opponents they’ve beaten but narrowly this year. Zerban was ranked as high as #2 last season and all of his losses have been within a takedown, including a 2-0 loss to Downey. Conway has wins over Chittum and Zerban, and a close 5-1 loss to Fish this season. Either of these wrestlers could shake things up on either side of the bracket. Semifinal Projection: Cody Chittum over Cobe Siebrecht Caleb Fish over Ryder Downey Finals Pick: Caleb Fish over Cody Chittum Projected Qualifiers: Cody Chittum, Caleb Fish, Ryder Downey, J Conway, Jared Hill, Vinny Zerban 165lbs - 7 AQ’s Seeded Wrestlers: 1. #3 Terrell Barraclough, Utah Valley 2. #4 Peyton Hall, West Virginia 3. #6 Cameron Amine, Oklahoma State 4. #12 Drake Rhodes, South Dakota State 5. #15 Cam Steed, Missouri 6. #16 Nicco Ruiz, Arizona State 7. #21 Jack Thomsen, Northern Iowa 8. UR Aiden Riggins, Iowa State A stacked weight class returns only one top-eight seed from last season in Peyton Hall. Terrell Barraclough comes in with his only loss coming to Jack Thomsen at CKLV. He’s beaten both Hall and Amine, but hasn’t seen either of his likely semis opponents. Rhodes has quietly put together an excellent season, with his only losses coming to Cam Amine, Bubba Wilson, and Andrew Sparks in his first season at SDSU. Steed is also a first-year starter, biding his time behind Keegan O’Toole at 165. He had injury issues in the first semester but rolled through Ruiz and Riggins with narrow losses to Hall and Amine recently. He is a dark horse podium threat and could make things interesting with any of the top four seeds. On the other side of the bracket, it seems likely for a third Hall vs Amine matchup. Hall has come out on top twice this season but they’ve been close. Ruiz could be a tough quarters match for Amine, as he beat him in an overtime match this year. He was injured against Steed and hasn’t competed since, so his health could change things. Thomsen has the win over Barraclough, but was majored by Hall in the dual. This is a weight that could have massive swings for NCAA seeding with an upset or two. Semifinal Projection: Terrell Barraclough over Cam Steed Peyton Hall over Cam Amine Finals Pick: Terrell Barraclough over Peyton Hall Projected Qualifiers: Terrell Barraclough, Peyton Hall, Cam Amine, Cam Steed, Drake Rhodes, Nicco Ruiz, Jack Thomsen 174lbs - 6 AQ’s Seeded Wrestlers: 1. #3 Dean Hamiti, Oklahoma State 2. #1 Keegan O’Toole, Missouri 3. #14 Gaven Sax, Oklahoma 4. #17 Jared Simma, Northern Iowa 5. #7 Cade DeVos, South Dakota State 6. #27 Brody Conley, West Virginia 7. #19 MJ Gaitan, Iowa State 8. Riley Davis, Wyoming This is another with two heavy favorites to make the finals and several wrestlers in the same tier battling it out. With seven AQ spots it feels likely that most should make it, but crazy things seem to happen at conferences. Leading the way is Dean Hamiti and Keegan O’Toole who will finally get an opportunity to match up in the finals. O’Toole returned from injury and got a fall for his 100th win on Senior Night, but will have a tough semis matchup. He’ll either get returning All-American and Big 12 champ Cade DeVos, or bloodround finisher Jared Simma. DeVos has won his last seven, but lost to Simma in a classic 6-5 decision. Hamiti will likely see returning Big 12 finalist Gaven Sax in his semis, which was a 4-0 decision win for him in the dual. Sax’s length and scrambling made the match close and could make it interesting in the rematch. Brody Conley and MJ Gaitan both have some upset potential but have tough draws. They’ve had up-and-down seasons but flashed with good wins and certainly could make things interesting in the right matchups. This weight doesn’t have the same depth so I’m not expecting anyone to sneak in, but with seven spots it’s possible. Semifinal Projection: Dean Hamiti over Cade DeVos Keegan O’Toole over Gaven Sax Finals Pick: Keegan O’Toole over Dean Hamiti Projected Qualifiers: Keegan O’Toole, Dean Hamiti, Gaven Sax, Cade DeVos, Jared Simma, MJ Gaitan 184lbs - 7 AQ’s Seeded Wrestlers: 1. #2 Parker Keckeisen, Northern Iowa 2. #3 Dustin Plott, Oklahoma State 3. #5 Bennett Berge, South Dakota State 4. #9 Evan Bockman, Iowa State 5. #17 Deanthony Parker Jr., Oklahoma 6. #30 Eddie Neitenbach, Wyoming 7. #25 Dennis Robin, West Virginia 8. #10 Colton Hawks, Missouri A weight that is simultaneously top-heavy and deep, this is a strong challenger for the best conference weight class. It would be surprising to see anyone but Parker Keckeisen and Dustin Plott in the finals, with Keckeisen the heavy favorite after majoring Plott this season. Bennett Berge could potentially change that outlook, as the last time he faced Plott it was a 9-6 overtime loss in their dual a year ago. The big wildcard at this weight is Colton Hawks at the eighth seed. An injury kept him sidelined for most of the second half of the season, and a 1-2 record with losses to Keckeisen and a 1-0 loss to Bockman in his return. The eighth seed means he’ll get a quarterfinal matchup with Keckeisen, so look out for Hawks trying to make a run on the backside against a bevy of tough opponents. Outside of Hawks, I think this weight could go pretty chalk with rankings. Neitenbach was someone I highlighted as a sleeper as a true freshman with some solid wins. #31 Aidan Brenot is unseeded but is another sleeper that could surprise some. With seven spots and nine ranked wrestlers, this weight could get wild on the backside. Semifinal Projection: Parker Keckeisen over Evan Bockman Dustin Plott over Bennett Berge Finals Pick: Parker Keckeisen over Dustin Plott Projected Qualifiers: Parker Keckeisen, Dustin Plott, Bennett Berge, Colton Hawks, Evan Bockman, Deanthony Parker, Eddie Neitenbach 197lbs - 4 AQ’s Seeded Wrestlers: 1. #6 Luke Surber, Oklahoma State 2. #11 Joseph Novak, Wyoming 3. #12 Wyatt Voelker, Northern Iowa 4. #14 Zach Glazier, South Dakota State 5. Ian Bush, West Virginia 6. Nathan Schon, Iowa State 7. Brian Burburija, Air Force 8. Bradley Hill, Oklahoma This weight only got four automatic spots but it feels appropriate given the rankings. The top four are tough, however, as all are returning qualifiers and podium contenders. The top seed Surber has had a breakout year with his only losses being an early season 4-3 decision to Andy Smith and a recent 10-1 major by Stephen Buchanan. He’s beaten the other top four seeds, but they’ve been tight. A 7-4 decision over Novak, a 4-3 decision over Voelker, and even a 6-5 decision over Ian Bush. He’ll have some battles to make the finals here and hasn’t faced Glazier this season, but lost 4-1 last year in the dual against Iowa. On the other side, it feels likely to see Novak vs Voelker, as two young wrestlers with plenty of upside. Novak got the win at CKLV, in a 5-2 overtime win. Either of these wrestlers could win the conference and I wouldn’t be shocked. Novak hasn’t lost since an injury default against Surber at CKLV, and Voelker ironically hasn’t lost since the 4-3 decision to Luke Surber. This weight doesn’t have the same depth so it’s hard to expect anyone to break through with only four spots and the top seeds all ranked in the top 15. Ian Bush is an interesting one, however. He started the year at 184 but moved up to 197 in January. Since moving up he hasn’t had any ranked wins but an overtime loss to Novak, a 6-5 loss to Surber, and a 7-3 loss to Voelker. Close losses don’t mean anything right now, but if he can flip just one then he could put himself in an interesting position. Semifinal Projection: Luke Surber over Zach Glazier Joey Novak over Wyatt Voelker Finals Pick: Joey Novak over Luke Surber Projected Qualifiers: Joey Novak, Luke Surber, Wyatt Voelker, Zach Glazier 285lbs - 4 AQ’s Seeded Wrestlers: 1. #3 Wyatt Hendrickson, Oklahoma State 2. #6 Cohlton Schultz, Arizona State 3. #15 Lance Runyon, Northern Iowa 4. #22 Seth Nitzel, Missouri 5. #23 Juan Mora, Oklahoma 6. #32 Daniel Herrera, Iowa State 7. #33 Luke Rasmussen, South Dakota State 8. UR Sam Mitchell, Wyoming This is another weight where there is a heavy favorite but some intriguing battles to qualify. Wyatt Hendrickson has been nothing short of dominant with his new team with an 89% bonus rate. He only beat Schultz by a decision early this season, but it was 11-5 in the dual. He has a good chance to bonus his way through the tournament. He’ll likely see Seth Nitzel in the semis, who has won his last five including wins over Herrera and Mora. Schultz has been solid in his new conference with his only conference loss to Hendrickson. He’s had some close matches with others, but has come out on the winning side including Runyon and Herrera. Runyon has a tough quarters matchup with Herrara, a true freshman who just beat him 3-1. It’s a tossup match but Herrara looked good in their last matchup. With only four spots, it could get tight in consolations. Runyon has a tough quarters match with Herrera which has upset potential early. Nitzel has a tough quarters opponent in Mora, but he majored him 8-0 in the dual this year. Rasmussen is a wildcard, as he had won his last seven before dropping his last two. This feels like a weight that could get multiple At-Large bids with ranked wrestlers. Semifinal Projection: Wyatt Hendrickson over Seth Nitzel Cohlton Schultz over Daniel Herrera Finals Pick: Wyatt Hendrickson over Cohlton Schultz Projected Qualifiers: Wyatt Hendrickson, Cohlton Schultz, Seth Nitzel, Lance Runyon

The DI postseason is upon us! It all gets underway on Thursday, as the Pac-12 kicks off the festivities with their Championship event. With eight different conference tournaments going on across four days, it can be difficult to find how and when to watch everything. InterMat is here to help. We have links to watch each conference tournament, plus we’ve also added start times for each round. If separate links for each round or mat are needed, then they’ve been included. All times listed are Eastern! Thursday - March 6th Pac-12 Championships: Corvallis, Oregon - FloWrestling 3:30 PM - Semifinals 9:00 PM - Finals Friday - March 7th EIWA Championships: Bethlehem, Pennsylvania - FloWrestling 10:00 AM - First Round 12:00 PM - Quarterfinals 4:00 PM - Consolations 6:00 PM - Semifinals/Consolations MAC Championships: Trenton, New Jersey - ESPN+ 12:00 PM - First Round 2:00 PM - Quarterfinals/Consolations 5:00 PM - Semifinals/Consolations SoCon Championships: Asheville, North Carolina - ESPN+ 12:00 PM - Pig Tails and First Round 3:00 PM - Consolations 5:00 PM - Semifinals 7:30 PM - Consolation Semifinals Saturday - March 8th Big 12 Championships: Tulsa, Oklahoma 11:00 AM - 1st Round and Quarterfinals - ESPN+ 6:00 PM - Semifinals/Consolation Quarterfinals - ESPN+ Big Ten Championships: Evanston, Illinois 11:00 AM - First Round/Quarterfinals/Consolations - Big Ten Network and BTN+ 6:00 PM - Consolations - BTN+ 8:00 PM - Semifinals - Big Ten Network EIWA Championships: Bethlehem, Pennsylvania - FloWrestling 10:00 AM - Consolations/7th Place Matches 12:00 PM - 1st/3rd/5th Place Match MAC Championships: Trenton, New Jersey - ESPN+ 11:30 AM - Consolation Quarterfinals 1:00 PM - Consolation Semifinals 3:00 PM - 1st/3rd/5th/7th Place Matches SoCon Championships: Asheville, North Carolina - ESPN+ 12:00 PM - Consolation Finals 2:30 PM - Finals 4:30 PM - True Second Place Matches Sunday - March 9th ACC Championships: Durham, North Carolina 10:00 AM - First Round - ACC NX (Mat 1), ACC NX (Mat 2) 1:00 PM - Consolation Quarterfinals - ACC NX (Mat 1), ACC NX (Mat 2) 2:00 PM - Semifinals - ACC NX (Mat 1), ACC NX (Mat 2) 4:30 PM - Consolation Semifinals - ACC NX (Mat 1), ACC NX (Mat 2) 6:00 PM - Consolation Finals - ACC NX (Mat 1), ACC NX (Mat 2) 8:00 PM - Championships Finals - ACC Network and ACC NX Big 12 Championships: Tulsa, Oklahoma 1:00 PM - Consolation Quarterfinals - ESPN+ 9:00 PM - Championship Finals - ESPN+ Big Ten Championships: Evanston, Illinois 1:00 PM - Consolation Semifinals/7th Place - B1G+ 5:30 PM - 1st/3rd/5th Place Matches - Big Ten Network and B1G+ Ivy League Championships: Princeton, New Jersey ESPN+ (Mat 1), ESPN+ (Mat 2) 10:00 AM - First Round 12:00 PM - Semifinals 2:30 PM - Consolation Semifinals 4:00 PM - 3rd/5th Place Matched 6:30 PM - Championships Finals

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Brackets have been released for the 2025 Pac-12 Championships The tournament schedule is as follows: Thursday, March 6th Action gets underway at 3:30 (Eastern) Finals are set for 9:00 (Eastern) For the current bracket: Click Here

Below are the seeds for the 2025 EIWA Championships. 125 (2 allocations) 133 (1 allocation) 141 (3 allocations) 149 (1 allocation) 157 (1 allocation) 165 (2 allocations) 174 (4 allocations) 184 (1 allocation) 197 lbs (4 allocations) 285 lbs (3 allocations)

We’re just two days away from the start of the DI postseason! That’s right, the Pac-12 Championships will usher in four crazy days which will be used to determine the 330 wrestlers competing in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania at the 2025 NCAA Championships. The Pac-12 Championships will have a bit of a new look in 2025 as perennial conference threat Arizona State has moved to the Big 12 and Stanford in the ACC. For now, the Pac-12 has plowed ahead - business as usual, but with just four teams. While the conference is short on numbers, there are plenty of intriguing storylines surrounding this tournament. All eyes will be focused on the 197 lb bracket that has All-Americans in three of its four slots. One of which is AJ Ferrari, who is still perfect with CSU Bakersfield, but he’ll get his most significant test(s) of the 2024-25 campaign. This conference also saw Little Rock become one of the darlings of college wrestling last year. Neil Erisman’s squad put two wrestlers on the NCAA podium and finished 19th in the country. Now, we’re not shocked by Little Rock, they’re just a really strong program. Oh yeah, also Cal Poly and Oregon State, both of whom spent a significant portion of their season in the national rankings. Both programs have multiple All-American threats. To get ready for the tournament, we’re going weight-by-weight through the brackets, previewing the action and making finals picks. 125 lbs (2 allocations) This has been Maximo Renteria’s first full year as a starter for Oregon State and he’s provided little, to no, drop-off from his predecessor Brandon Kaylor. Renteria was sixth at the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational where he posted a win over returning All-American Tanner Jordan. Despite his solid season and a national ranking of #13, Renteria is likely the second seed, as he suffered a conference loss to Cal Poly’s Koda Holeman. Holeman was perfect in the Pac-12 and is 18-9 in his first full year as a starter for the Mustangs. Since Holeman is the likely #1 seed, he shouldn’t have to contend with Richard Castro-Sandoval of CSU Bakersfield before the finals. The two met in the first month of the season and Holeman slipped by with a one-point win. Castro-Sandoval is a veteran who has been ranked at various times this year and is capable of earning a trip to Philly. Little Rock is likely to enter Jayden Carson who holds a 3-11 record. That record is a bit deceiving as none of the other three wrestlers in this weight defeated Carson by more than a takedown in 2024-25. Finals Pick: Maximo Renteria (Oregon State) over Koda Holeman (Cal Poly) 133 lbs (2 allocations) This will be one of the marquee weight classes at the Pac-12 Championships with one of the most-anticipated matches slated for the finals. Nasir Bailey and Zeth Romney have met twice this year and split both matches. Romney won via fall at the National Duals, while Bailey returned the favor 8-2 in a dual win. Romney had one of the breakout performances of the year at the CKLV Invitational when he won a loaded weight class. Bailey is a returning All-American and conference champion. At one point, each was ranked as high as second in the nation. Coming in as the third seed is Damion Elliott of Oregon State. He’s 7-10 and has gotten his hand raised twice in duals this year. One of which came against CSU Bakersfield’s Santino Sanchez, 4-1 in his final appearance of the season. Sanchez posted a 4-1 win over past national qualifier Tristan Lujan in the Roadrunner’s surprising upset of Michigan State. He’s been in a slump lately - with losses in five straight bouts. Finals Pick: Nasir Bailey (Little Rock) over Zeth Romney (Cal Poly) 141 lbs (1 allocation) This is one of two weight classes in the Pac-12 where none of its competitors earned an NCAA allocation. Oregon State’s Nash Singleton is the frontrunner as he navigated through the conference dual slate without a loss. Singleton finished the regular season on a high note after a win in tiebreakers over North Carolina’s #27 Jayden Scott. Singleton is expected to be pushed most by Little Rock’s Brennan Van Hoecke. When the two clashed in the regular season, it was Singleton who prevailed, 4-1. Van Hoecke started the year well, but has scuffled as he approached the finish line. His only two wins over the last month of the regular season came at the hands of the other two wrestlers in this bracket. The other members of this weight class are CSU Bakersfield’s Hayden Zinkin and Caleb Park of Cal Poly. These two did not meet during the regular season, Zinkin got a 3-1 win over Korbin Shepherd during the school’s dual meet. Finals Pick: Nash Singleton (Oregon State) over Brennan Van Hoecke (Little Rock) 149 lbs (3 allocations) One of the more remarkable stories of the second half of the season has been the emergence of Oregon State’s redshirt freshman Ethan Stiles. Stiles spent the first month-plus of the season at 157 lbs. Since dropping to 149 he’s been excellent with seven wins in eight matches. Most of his wins have come against excellent competition. He finished the regular season with an upset over two-time All-American Lachlan McNeil. He has wins over both of the other contenders in this bracket. With another one on his resume and a Pac-12 title to his name, Stiles could go into his first NCAA tournament with a top-eight seed, a feat that seemed incredibly unlikely in mid-January. Those other two returning national qualifiers in this bracket are #9 Chance Lamer (Cal Poly) and #11 Jordan Williams (Little Rock). When they met, Lamer got a 7-1 decision. Lamer’s loss to Stiles remains his only one of the season. He’s looking to make the NCAA podium for the first time after falling in the bloodround in back-to-back years. Williams has been excellent for Little Rock in his first year with the team after coming over from Oklahoma State in the offseason. Three of his four losses this year have come to the aforementioned two opponents in the Pac-12. One of the highlights of his first year in Little Rock was a title at the Southern Scuffle. The fourth member of this bracket is Brock Rodgers, a senior for CSU Bakersfield, who has been solid, but a step or two behind the top-three. Finals Pick: Chance Lamer (Cal Poly) over Ethan Stiles (Oregon State) 157 lbs (1 allocation) This is a weight where it gets really dicey for the conference. Matt Bianchi is ranked #13 in the country and earned a spot for the Pac-12 at the national tournament. That’s not surprising. Bianchi has been very good this year. He is 21-4 and riding an eight-match winning streak. Bianchi is undefeated in the conference. After him is where it gets interesting. There are two other ranked wrestlers at this weight, yet only one allocation is available. Legend Lamer would be the second seed and he has won his conference duals against everyone except Bianchi. One notable win, in particular, is his 2-1 decision over CJ Hamblin of Oregon State. Hamblin has been solid during the second half of the year with wins over NCAA qualifiers Jared Hill (Wyoming) and Sonny Santiago (North Carolina). With six at-large berths nationwide at this weight, I could see the runner-up getting one (if Bianchi wins); however, expecting two might be too much to ask. If upsets are kept to a minimum, maybe it happens. Rounding out the weight is CSU Bakersfield’s Devyn Flores-Che. He only saw action in one conference dual, but was pinned by Hamblin. Finals Pick: Matt Bianchi (Little Rock) over CJ Hamblin (Oregon State) 165 lbs (1 allocation) Even though Joey Bianchi and Luka Wick split matches this year, I think that Bianchi probably gets the nod from a seeding perspective because of his win during the conference dual. It was a measure of payback from when Wick defeated him at the National Duals. This weight class is a bit unusual in that you could make a case for any of the four entrants to walk away with the title. Though Wick (#24) and Bianchi (#31) are both ranked, it might be too much to ask to get multiple NCAA berths at this weight. Unless something changes nationally, there are only four at-large berths available. One of the unranked wrestlers that could shake things up here is Oregon State’s Kekana Fouret. Fouret started the year very slowly and missed about a month and a halves worth of action before returning to knock off Wick in sudden victory. That’s the only match against anyone in the field for Fouret. Last year, at the Pac-12 Championships, he beat Guillermo Escobedo and fell to Bianchi. I’m not sure how his seeding will work. Escobedo is a dangerous veteran who posted a pair of ranked wins in January. At one point, he put together a nine-match winning streak this year. His only match this season against anyone in this field is a one-point loss to Wick. Finals Pick: Kekana Fouret (Oregon State) over Luka Wick (Cal Poly) 174 lbs (1 allocation) This is a weight where no one in the conference was able to earn an allocation, so only one is available. That result is a bit surprising as both Tyler Brennan and Sean Harman started the season in the rankings. Brennan tumbled out of the rankings after a rough patch in December, which carried into January, and saw him lose six of eight matches. Once we got to conference dual season, Brennan picked up a win via injury default over Harmon and pinned CSU Bakersfield’s Coen Quintanilla. Harmon did well in limited spurts at Missouri and transferred back to home to use his final year of eligibility at Oregon State. Harmon started the year with a brutal stretch against tough opponents that saw him with six losses through the first week of December. He seemed to right the ship a bit down the stretch. It seems like Cash Stewart should be the guy for Cal Poly. Stewart started the year at 165 lbs and posted wins over NCAA qualifier Jay Nivison (Michigan State) and Giullermo Escobedo, before moving up. In his only conference dual meet, Stewart fell to Oregon State’s Murphy Menke. Quintanilla went 0-2 in Pac-12 duals and surrendered bonus points in both of his losses. Finals Pick: Tyler Brennan (Little Rock) over Sean Harman (Oregon State) 184 lbs (1 allocation) This is a weight where none of the Pac-12 wrestlers earned allocations, which is surprising considering the talent in this bracket. NC State transfer Brock DelSignore started the year ranked highly and is still in a good position at #20. During the second half of the season, DelSignore had a few uncharacteristic losses, but still remained perfect in conference competition. At the TigerStyle Invite, he notched an 8-4 win over Daschle Lamer of Cal Poly, which could help him get the top seed. The other option would be CSU Bakersfield’s Gerrit Nijenhuis, who is also unbeaten in the conference. Nijenhuis is the only wrestler in this bracket with past NCAA experience. He qualified twice for Purdue and once for Oklahoma. Nijenhuis’ record isn’t necessarily pretty, but he does have a bunch of wins over foes who are in consideration for a national ranking. During his final appearance of the regular season, Nijenhuis pinned Lamer. Lamer is a redshirt freshman who was a huge “get” for Cal Poly in the Class of 2023. He missed a decent chunk of the season, but returned in February to win four of his final five duals. The other wrestler in this bracket is Oregon State’s TJ McDonnell. McDonnell is a redshirt freshman who is 1-10 in dual competition. The win; however, came against #31 Aidan Brenot (North Dakota State) who has wins over Nijenhuis and DelSignore. Finals Pick: Brock DelSignore (Little Rock) over Gerrit Nijenhuis (CSU Bakersfield) 197 lbs (3 allocations) This is the weight class I’ve been looking forward to all year. Three of the four entrants are returning All-Americans. As usual, all attention goes to 2021 NCAA champion AJ Ferrari of CSU Bakersfield. Ferrari has been perfect this season for the Roadrunners; however, he hasn’t faced anyone ranked higher than #15. That means he’s yet to face Stephen Little or Trey Munoz. That being said, Little and Munoz haven’t met either. With no conference losses, I’m not sure how seeding will play out here. Both Munoz and Little were Pac-12 champions a year ago, Munoz down at 184 lbs and Little at this weight. We’re pleasantly surprised by Munoz even being available. He was injured in Vegas and missed a large portion of the season and some close to the OSU program feared he may be done for the year. Munoz returned in February and looked strong with two tech falls in his only two appearances. Little was a bit of a surprise last year winning the conference title and going on to finish seventh at the NCAA Tournament as a freshman. He hasn’t had a sophomore slump, winning 17 of 19 matches and maintaining a #7 ranking at this weight. Redshirt freshman Tyler Hodges rounds out this weight class. He is 7-11 on the year and lost via tech fall to Little at the National Duals. Finals Pick: AJ Ferrari (CSU Bakersfield) over Stephen Little (Little Rock) 285 lbs (2 allocations) For the first time since the 2020 season, we’ll have a new face atop the Pac-12 podium at heavyweight. Previously Cohlton Schultz has dominated the conference, but he’ll compete for a Big 12 crown as Arizona State has moved to that conference. Looking at this weight, it seems likely that we get a pair of the California schools meeting for the title. CSU Bakersfield’s Jake Andrews should get the top seed. Just two years ago, he was 2-19. Now, Andrews has flipped that record to 22-2 and is on the verge of making his first NCAA Tournament. Andrews should get the nod over Cal Poly’s Trevor Tinker based on a head-to-head win at the Roadrunner Open. He’ll come into Thursday’s festivities riding a 16-match winning streak that dates back to mid-December. Tinker is a two-time NCAA qualifier who is in the midst of his finest season. In both of his previous appearances, Tinker was seeded #28 and #31, but this year he should be a bit higher based on his 20-5 record. Like Andrews, his last loss came at the CKLV and he’s on a streak that includes ten straight wins. Also in the rankings is Oregon State’s Brett Mower. Mower stepped up to replace the injured Aden Attao and ended up finishing fifth in Vegas. Since Vegas, things gotten tougher for Mower and he’s gone 3-4 in dual competition. Little Rock will counter with KJ Miley. Miley is 5-18 on the year and only has one win in dual competition. Early in the season, he did pick up win via fall over Bellarmine’s Daulton Mayer, who has been on the fringes of a national ranking. Finals Pick: Jake Andrews (CSU Bakersfield) over Trevor Tinker (Cal Poly)

This weekend, 6 conferences of NAIA women’s wrestling programs battled it out for qualifying spots at the National tournament in March. NAIA nationals will be held on March 14-15 in Park City, Kansas. Similar to the men’s NCAA DI conferences tournaments, each conference is allocated a certain amount of automatic bids per weight. Now that those automatic spots have been filled, a committee will select additional wrestlers to receive at-large bids until the field is complete with 210 wrestlers for nationals. The regional champs were: Cascade Collegiate Conference champion - #5 Southern Oregon Great Plains Athletic Conference champion - #10 Doane Heart of America Conference champion – #2 Grand View Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference champion - #11 Ottawa Mid-South Conference champion – #1 Life Sooner Athletic Conference champion - #16 Oklahoma City As a reminder, here is the chart of automatic spots: And here are the automatic qualifiers at each weight in each conference: Mid-South Conference Teams: Life University, University of the Cumberlands, Lindsey Wilson, Campbellsville University, Indiana Tech, Lourdes, Montreat, Siena Heights, Brewton-Parker College, University of Rio Grande, St. Andrews, Rochester Christian University 103 (4 allocations) Katherine Hernandez - Life Dutchess King - Cumberlands Makayla Young - Indiana Tech Angelina Casteneda - Cumberlands 110 (5 allocations) Anaya Falcon - Life Stefana Jelacic - Lourdes Tehani Soares - Indiana Tech Rodiat Adeduntan - Lindsey Wilson Reagan Thomas - Lindsey Wilson 117 (5 allocations) Salyna Shotwell - Life Icart Galumette - Campbellsville Shammilka Miranda - Cumberlands Callie Payton - Lindsey Wilson Jamesa Robinson - Brewton-Parker 124 (6 allocations) Katie Gomez - Cumberlands Rose Kaplan - Indiana Tech Kamilah Brooks - Lindsey Wilson Anna Krejsa - Life Ariana Martinez - LIfe Presley Anderson - Cumberlands 131 (7 allocations) Sarah Savidge - Life Olivia Mottley - LIfe Cameron Ortiz - Campbellsville Olivia Messerly - Campbellsville Mary Jane Porter - Cumberlands Annabelle Suto - Cumberlands Andrea Hernandez - Indiana Tech 138 (4 allocations) Zaynah McBryde - Life Kori Campbell - Lindsey Wilson Gabriella Perez - Campbellsville Addison Messerly - Campbellsville 145 (4 allocations) Jamilah McBryde - Life Josselinne Campos - Lindsey Wilson Lexi Ritchie - Lindsey Wilson Alivia Ming - Cumberlands 160 (3 allocations) Latifah McBryde - Life Micah Fisher - Cumberlands Sierra Chavez - Campbellsville 180 (6 allocations) India Page - Lindsey Wilson Liliana Vergara - Campbellsville Saiheron Preciado-Meza - Cumberlands Reka Busa - Life Catherine McNulty - Indiana Tech Grace Doering - Indiana Tech 207 (7 allocations) Riley Dempewolf - Indiana Tech Savannah Isaac - LIfe Alysse Phillips - Lourdes Hayeni Costa - Lindsey Wilson Maquoia Bernabe - Cumberlands Brianna Staebler - Campbellsville Naomi Duenas - Cumberlands Sooner Athletic Conference Teams: Oklahoma City, Wayland Baptist, Texas Wesleyan, Missouri Baptist, Central Christian College, Jarvis Christian 103 (3 allocations) Alexis Miller - Oklahoma City Sofia Abramson - Oklahoma City Malarie Dominguez - Wayland Baptist 110 (1 allocation) Iby Garcia - Oklahoma City 117 (1 allocation) Camille Fournier - Texas Wesleyan 124 (1 allocation) Tess Barnett - Wayland Baptist 131 (2 allocations) Mercy Adekuoroye - Wayland Baptist 138 (2 allocations) Jordan Suarez - Wayland Baptist Samantha Barragan - Texas Wesleyan 145 (2 allocations) Anastasia Hardin - Missouri Baptist Makayla Munoz - Oklahoma City 160 (4 allocations) Josette Partney - Missouri Baptist Taydem Khamjoi - Texas Wesleyan Mohagany Cael - Wayland Baptist Corin Lowe - Oklahoma City 180 (2 allocations) Ashley Lekas - Texas Weslyan Ella Murphey - Oklahoma City 207 (2 allocations) Leilani Sanchez - Wayland Baptist Abigail Fonseca - Texas Wesleyan Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference Teams: Ottawa University, University of Saint Mary, University of Jamestown, Friends University, Avila, York University 103 (2 allocations) Eyvori Jacquez - Saint Mary Alexis Hatfield - Avila 110 (2 allocations) Alexsys Jacquez - Saint Mary Aynsley Fink - Ottawa 117 (1 allocation) Kendall Martin - Ottawa 124 (1 allocation) Peyton Hand - Ottawa 131 (1 allocation) Emma Truex - Ottawa 138 (2 allocations) Livia Swift - Ottawa Jaclyn Riedinger - Avila 145 (1 allocation) Ann Meiman - Jamestown 160 (3 allocations) Allyssa Johnson - Jamestown Darby Weidl - Ottawa Abigail Sebesta - Ottawa 180 (2 allocations) Siara Arrington - Ottawa Bailee Nelson - Friends 207 (3 allocations) Hannah Jackson - Ottawa Kena Leonard - Ottawa Grace Todhunter - Jamestown Great Plains Athletic Conference Teams: Doane, Hastings, Midland, Waldorf, Dakota Wesleyan, Morningside University 103 (2 allocations) Karina Vang - Doane Alanis Serrano-Rios - Waldorf 110 (1 allocation) Jaden Breeden - Doane 117 (1 allocation) Mora Peterson - Doane 124 (2 allocations) Cristelle Rodriguez - Doane Emily Paulino - Midland 131 (2 allocations) Larissa Kaz - Hastings Ashlee Palimo - Doane 138 (2 allocations) Reagan Gallaway - Hastings Tabitha Wood - Hastings 145 (3 allocations) Aevri Ciha - Doane Makena Schramm - Midland Emma Stice - Hastings 160 (2 allocations) Aspen Barber - Doane Isabella Deeds - Hastings 180 (1 allocation) Marissa Patterson - Hastings 207 (2 allocations) Hailey Romero - Doane Taylor Rickley - Hastings Heart of America Conference Teams: Grand View, William Penn, Missouri Valley, Baker, Dickinson State, Central Methodist, William Woods 103 (4 allocations) Judy Sandoval - Grand View Lillian Zapata - William Penn Devyn Moore - Grand View Olivia Atkins - William Penn 110 (5 allocations) Lita Cruz - Grand View Tristan Nitta - Grand View Sarah Pineda - Missouri Valley Jenna Gerhardt - Dickinson State Hailey Holland - Missouri Valley College 117 (7 allocations) Cristianah Ogunsanya - William Penn Cailin Campbell - Grand View Mayangelie Colon - Grand View Katherine Heath - Baker Larhae Whaley - Dickinson State Victoria Nunez - Central Methodist Ryleigh Page - Central Methodist 124 (4 allocations) Joanna Vanderwood - William Penn Jasmina Immaeva - Missouri Valley Catie Campbell - Grand View Maya Davis - Grand View 131 (2 allocations) Xochitl Mota-Pettis - Missouri Valley Jumoke Adekoye - Dickinson State 138 (5 allocations) Kendall Bostelman - William Penn Serenity De La Garza - Missouri Valley Isabelle Hawley - William Penn Jade Martin - Baker Lilly Gough - Central Methodist 145 (3 allocations) Esther Kolawole - William Penn Krista Warren - Grand View Aniseta Acosta - Missouri Valley 160 (2 allocations) Emmalee Spurgeon - Grand View Kiley Hubby - Dickinson State 180 (5 allocations) Kelani Corbett - Missouri Valley America Lopez - William Penn Jannell Avila - Baker Nevaeh Wardlow - Baker Zoey Smalley - Missouri Valley 207 (2 allocations) Olivia Brown - Grand View Bella Porcelli - Grand View Cascade Collegiate Conference Teams: Southern Oregon, University of Providence, Eastern Oregon, Evergreen State, Westcliff, Simpson University (CA) 103 (3 allocations) Erin Hikiji - Providence Isabella Bocanegra - Providence Nayeli Flores Roque - Eastern Oregon 110 (5 allocations) Paige Morales - Providence Emma Baertlein - Southern Oregon Kayla Shota - Providence Nizhoni Tallman - Evergreen State Telsarina Walter - Eastern Oregon 117 (4 allocations) Jasmine Howard - Southern Oregon Marissa Kurtz - Southern Oregon Irma Retano - Eastern Oregon Alicia Frank - Providence 124 (4 allocations) Alyssa Randles - Providence Kadence Beck - Eastern Oregon Malia Welch - Southern Oregon Kaylee Annis - Southern Oregon 131 (2 allocations) Carolina Moreno - Southern Oregon Paige Respicio - Providence 138 (2 allocations) Waipuilani Estrella-Beachamp - Providence Kailey Rees - Providence 145 (5 allocations) Liv Wieber - Eastern Oregon Berlyn Davis - Westcliff Aspen Dodge - Providence Holland Wieber - Southern Oregon Esther Han - Providence 160 (3 allocations) Flor Parker Borrero - Evergreen State Quilaztli Miguel-Lapham - Southern Oregon Hailey Sutton - Providence 180 (1 allocation) Bailey Dennis - Southern Oregon Lillian Gradillas-Flores - Southern Oregon Kyree Rubio - Westcliff 207 (1 allocation) Kathryn Hingano - Southern Oregon With those 178 wrestlers automatically qualified, the committee will need to select the additional 32 wrestlers across all conferences to receive at-large bids for Nationals. That selection along with seeds and brackets should be out in the coming weeks.

We didn’t intend on publishing a new set of rankings for the week; however, there have already been some significant personnel changes ahead of the conference tournaments. First and foremost, All-American and previous #1 Ryan Crookham announced he will indeed miss the 2025 postseason. He has been removed and Drake Ayala heads into the Big Ten Championships as the top-ranked wrestler in the country. Ayala is 15-1 and is riding a 14-match winning streak. He has 2024-25 wins over #2 and #3, I don’t think anyone should have an issue with Ayala at #1. Inserted in the lineup for Lehigh at 133 is Matty Lopes. He’s been good in limited action and makes his first rankings appearance. 149 lbs also has a few tweaks. With the Big 12 releasing their brackets already, two notable names have been omitted. Carter Young for Oklahoma State and Jesse Vasquez for Arizona State. Teague Travis will replace Young and Mykey Ramos replaces Vasquez. The Big 12 will also lose two allocations at 149 lbs. That brings them down to four at 149 lbs. Also, there was a change at 285 lbs. Army West Point will be going with Brady Colbert in place of Lucas Stoddard. From what I’m hearing Tuesday morning, the EIWA should be able to keep the allocation earned by Stoddard, since Colbert would fit within the criteria. Obviously, from a team standpoint, Lehigh slips significantly in the tournament rankings without Crookham’s points. For the full rankings: Click Here

Last night, returning All-American Ryan Crookham of Lehigh, confirmed what many in the wrestling community suspected or feared for the past two months. Crookham will not be able to compete in the 2025 postseason due to an injury. In early-January word trickled out from the Lehigh wrestling room that Crookham had suffered a serious, potentially season-ending injury. In the wake of this news, there were mixed signals about Crookham’s actual status. There was some thought amongst those close to the Lehigh program that Crookham would be able to return for the postseason. As a freshman in 2023-24, Crookham burst onto the scene and upset returning NCAA champion Vito Arujau at the Journeymen Collegiate Classic in early-November. He defeated Arujau again to remain undefeated in the finals of the 2024 EIWA Championships. Arujau got revenge in the NCAA semifinals; however, Crookham rebounded to finish third in the country. With Arujau and finals opponent Daton Fix out of eligibility, Crookham began the season as the top-ranked 133 lbs - an honor he’s carried since. Crookham was 5-0 on the season with his most notable win coming over Penn State’s #6 Braeden Davis. In his place, Lehigh will turn to true freshman Matty Lopes. Because of the uncertainty surrounding Crookham’s availability, the Lehigh staff didn’t initially pull Lopes’ redshirt, so he only comes into the postseason with 12 matches this season. He does own wins over multiple-time national qualifiers Kurt Phipps (Bucknell) and Ryan Miller (Penn). The competition at 133 lbs in the EIWA will be intense as only one automatic berth to the 2025 NCAA Championships is on the line. Phipps and Army West Point’s Ethan Berginc are two ranked wrestlers from the EIWA at the weight. InterMat will make some injury-related tweaks to the national rankings today and remove Crookham from the rankings.

Last night was the Oscars. Much like the movies nominated this year, I didn’t watch. I had to catch up on Shane Gillis from SNL the night before, and ultimately I’m not as into the movies as I was when I was a kid. I mean, I love watching them, talking about them, quoting them, anything that’s fun with movies I’m all in on. However, I’m good when it comes to the award show component. It’s just not for me anymore. That being said, the categories of the awards are something that everyone is familiar with. It’s a simple concept. Who was the best at all of these multiple facets of making movies? Whether it’s makeup, acting, music, screenplay, editing, etc… There are a ton of pieces to making movies and not one is necessarily more or less important than the others. I feel the same way about a college wrestling season. A lot of things need to happen for the team to reach their goals, individuals to jump levels, and coaches' messages to land. For that matter, and the simple fact that these are the best options I could quickly think of for categories, we are doing the B1G season awards through the lens of the Oscar categories. I’m going to try to stick with some of the main ones, and I’ll even bring in some creative categories as I see fit. I’ll explain each category and how I’m relating them to wrestling and the B1G conference as we get to them. Hopefully, this column will have the long-lasting and historical significance that the real Oscars have. Let’s begin! Best Supporting Actor - This award will go to the wrestler, who might not be the best wrestler on their team, or even the second best in some circumstances, but someone who has been integral to their team's success throughout the regular season. The biggest question heading into this season for Penn State was around 197 pounds. With Aaron Brooks winning his fourth NCAA title and transitioning his reign of terror from college to the international scene, we needed to see what that was going to look like with a new name and face at 197. Being from Michigan, I knew who Josh Barr was and the sort of talent he was. What I was not at all certain of was how he was going to make the transition up to 197 pounds, considering I had always thought that maybe 174 or 184 would be where he would likely compete. Well, Josh Barr has shown definitively that he needs to be taken seriously as an NCAA title contender as a freshman and has several top-10 wins at 197 on the year already. His wins include over All American’s Stephen Little (Little Rock), Jacob Cardenas (Michigan), and Michael Beard (Lehigh). The only comfort I find in not being more pro-Josh Barr before the season started is in knowing that everyone else I spoke with basically had the same take. We didn’t know, but now we know. I maintain that this PSU team is better than any other PSU team before it, and if so, it’s because of the support that Josh Barr has provided them at 197 pounds. Best Original Screenplay - Original is the key word in this award. Sometimes with an “original” screenplay, the assumption is that it’s new. Oftentimes though that is not the case. A screenplay can exist and be passed around, edited, critiqued, and adjusted for many years before it finally gets made into a film. So for that reason, I’m not going with a new wrestler here, but this is focused on a breakout star for the season. In this instance, I’m going with Maryland’s 157 pounder, Ethen Miller. Miller has been in the lineup for the Terrapins the last two seasons down at 149. Before the season started, the rumors were that his younger brother Kal would bump up to 157, but as the season got closer it became clear that Ethen was going to be the better fit for the weight, and he has not disappointed. In addition to going 7-0 in the B1G, he remains undefeated on the year heading into the B1G tournament. He even has a win over Tyler Kasak by injury default in their dual. It has yet to be seen how the seeding will work out at 157, considering Miller also didn’t wrestle Teemer (Iowa) in their dual, but 157 is going to be fairly loaded once again. Let’s see if Ethen can break out when it matters most in Evanston. Best Film Editing - Editors do a great job piecing things together with the hours and hours of film that they have. Sometimes it’s using a different camera angle for the same scene, sometimes it’s what’s taken out that makes it better, sometimes it’s an added piece of dialogue or context that makes the difference in the film. In this case, we are using Photoshop to edit one singlet to another. This is the award for the best transfer in the conference. This past summer I wasn’t sure what the results for the Hawkeyes would look like this season. There was a moment where it looked like they had as many, or more, transfers going out as they had coming in. I’ll admit, there is still a lot for me to understand when it comes to team dynamics, culture, and how those things affect results when it comes to changing rosters year over year. It’s a new phenomenon still for us all, with wildly varying results. All that being said, the addition of Stephen Buchanan was one that seemed like a no-brainer, and has resulted in results as strong as you could have hoped for. In his only season with the Sooners, Buchanan dealt with injuries in the second half of the season which clearly hurt his results. Not when it mattered though. Stephen Buchanan had an awesome NCAA tournament last year, despite the injuries, and placed third in a loaded bracket. Buchanan has kept that intensity up all season and remains undefeated headed into B1Gs. He remains the top-ranked wrestler at the weight and has shown up in big moments for the Hawkeyes in their duals. Very clearly, Stephen Buchanan has been the best transfer into the conference. Best Cinematography - This one is a stretch. Cinematography is very clearly the camera work, and precision, and those sorts of things. I’m not doing that for this award. Instead, I’m using this to celebrate my favorite storyline of the year. You need to have something worth shooting to win an award for cinematography, so that’s what we are doing here. With that in mind, what is more compelling than an all-time great making his return to the mat for one final run? Nothing, and therefore, Gable Steveson wins this award. I was surprised to hear that this was really happening. I thought it had a chance last season, but once that was out the window, paired with Gable’s ventures into so many other athletic ventures (WWE, Buffalo Bills, MMA), I figured it was over. I mean, it has been two full seasons without Gable, so he’s done right? Wrong! He’s back like the guy in the heist movie who was retired, but is coming back for one more job. Thankfully for Gable, his last ride has gone much better than it usually does for that character. Thankfully for us as well, Gable has treated this season with respect and integrity and has wrestled as close to a full season as you’d hope. From the time he came back, he’s been wrestling anyone he could get his hands on. He’s been dominant in his 11 wins and is looking to finish the story strong. Let’s hope there will be some good camera work this weekend in Evanston because Gable is most certainly going to give them something worth filming. Best Actor - These next three are as straightforward as it gets. The Best Actor is the best wrestler. Director = Coach. Picture = Team. For this category, I’m leaning into dominance. There are several undefeated wrestlers in the conference who deserve recognition. The aforementioned Gable Steveson of Minnesota. Matt Ramos of Purdue. Greg Kerkvliet of Penn State. Carter Starocci of Penn State, going for his 5th NCAA title. That seems like it should matter. It doesn’t though. This isn’t one of those lifetime achievement Oscars when Jack Palance gets it for City Slickers, despite not really being in the movie for very long. Granted that was for a supporting actor, but still. That’s not what we’re doing here. We are celebrating the best wrestler for this season, and in my eyes, that is Mitchell Mesenbrink. He has been a consistent and dominant force throughout the entire season, including the much-celebrated tech fall over his top competition and number two-ranked Mikey Caliendo of Iowa. It’s not like Caliendo isn’t battle-tested or a weak second-ranked guy. He’s 18-1 with strong and dominant wins throughout the season as well. Mesenbrink has been a machine all year, and has been the most impressive wrestler on the most impressive team that I have seen in a very long time. Best Director - As referenced above, this is going to the best coach. Logic would dictate that the coach of the B1G Champs would win this award. Not today though. Not here. As great as Cael’s team has been, and they have been great (more on them in a bit), they are so good that it hurts Cael’s chances of winning this award. I feel like lots of people could have coached this team and had similar levels of success. It’s insanely talented. In fact so much so that I want to give Cael some credit before moving on to the actual winner. Cael manages to keep top talent around, even when they get buried on the depth chart sometimes. I don’t know what he does, but he’s got a way about him that keeps people content and developing even when it looks like their opportunity might not materialize in University Park. This award is going to Tom Brands this season. I really thought that with some of the roster and lineup shuffling with the transfers coming in and out of Iowa City, that there were going to be some issues with chemistry and development. That didn’t seem to be the case. Even with the weirdness of some of the lineup decisions at 184, and my inability to ever correctly guess when Ferrari was going to wrestle, or if we were going to see Gabe Arnold, he appears to have made the right decisions to help his team. Without the Ferrari win against Oklahoma State, assuming you simply flip the results and the rest remain the same, they don’t win that dual. Balancing the existing roster, transfers, lineups, and development of his guys has been very impressive. It also looks like Ayala has maybe taken another step since bumping up to 133. That’s a lot to say for a guy who was in the finals last year. I’m just super impressed with the Hawkeyes ability to quell all of my doubts, and they look ready to make a run at Penn State this weekend. I’m not predicting that they will pass them, but maybe run with them for a bit. Speaking of Penn State. Best Picture - I can’t in good conscience make the argument all year that Penn State is the best team I’ve ever seen in my life, and then not pick them here. I already didn’t give the best coach award to Cael, I can’t possibly disrespect PSU like this, can I? No, I cannot. This team is insane. It was crazy watching them this year. They had absolutely no competition. I would go out of my way to watch their duals because the wrestling was just so creative and crisp. Their wrestling is so fast-paced and exciting. Their athletes, so in control and composed. Their closest dual was Ohio State, with a 27-13 win. After that, it was Maryland with a 35-10 win, which included an injury default at 157 and a backup at 133 for the Nittany Lions. This team was 15-0 with five of those duals only giving up three points, and four of them shutout wins. You don’t often see a team lose a Hodge Trophy winner, and come back stronger, but that’s the sort of stranglehold that the Nittany Lions have had on NCAA wrestling for several years. This is the best team I have ever seen, and I expect them to continue that consistency through B1Gs and into Philly.

This weekend, high school state tournament season started to wrap-up. Power states like California, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, and Oklahoma held their much-anticipated season-ending tournaments - along with plenty of others. 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 . Air Force Brayden Bohnsack: Union, Iowa (120 lbs) - 2A State Champion Jay Eversole: Lakeway Christian, Tennessee (190 lbs) - National Prep Qualifier Cy Fowler: Cleveland, Tennessee (175 lbs) - AA State Champion Tyler Harrill: Skutt Catholic, Nebraska (150 lbs) - Class B State Champion - Class of 2026 Colston Hoffman: Central Carroll, Georgia (138 lbs) - 4A State Champion Sebastian Martinez: Gabriel Richard, Michigan (175 lbs) - D4 State Champion Chance Mathews: Cherokee Trail, Colorado (138 lbs) - 5A State Runner-Up Bradley Patterson: Camden County, Georgia (113 lbs) - 6A State Champion Dario Petrucelli: Rockwall, Texas (157 lbs) - 6A State 3rd Place Genaro Pino: Pueblo Central, Colorado (175 lbs) - 4A State Runner-Up Arment Waltenbaugh: The Hill School, Pennsylvania (157 lbs) - National Prep 3rd Place - Class of 2026 American Leo Maestas: Clovis North, California (138 lbs) - State 3rd Place Colin Martin: Staunton River, Virginia (126 lbs) - 3A State 3rd Place RJ Robinson: Homewood-Flossmoor, Illinois (175 lbs) - 3A State Runner-Up Max Rosen: Depaul, Illinois (144 lbs) - 2A State Qualifier Appalachian State Caleb Cady: Pewaukee, Wisconsin (157 lbs) - D1 State Champion Colt Campbell: Hickory Ridge, North Carolina (174 lbs) - 4A State Champion Cooper Foster: Avery County, North Carolina (120 lbs) - 1A State Champion Noah Gonzalez: St. Pius X, Missouri (165 lbs) - Class 3 State Champion Hayden Haynes: McDowell, North Carolina (215 lbs) - 4A State Champion Reid Hiltunen: Algonac, Michigan (285 lbs) - D3 State Champion Musa Tamaradze: New York Military Academy (132 lbs) - National Prep 3rd Place Arizona State Gabriel Delgado: SLAM Academy, Nevada (157 lbs) - 5A State Champion Jabari Hinson: Ames, Iowa (150 lbs) - 3A State Runner-Up Antonio Rodriguez: Los Gatos, California (126 lbs) - State 5th Place - Class of 2026 Justin Wardlow: Lockport, Illinois (150 lbs) - 3A State Runner-Up - Class of 2026 Melvin Whitehead: Liberty, Nevada (215 lbs) - 5A State Champion Aidan Ysaguirre: Santa Cruz Valley, Arizona (215 lbs) - D4 State Champion Army West Point Joseph Antonio: St. John Bosco, California (165 lbs) - State Runner-Up Nash Banko: Oostburg, Wisconsin (175 lbs) - D3 State Runner-Up Ashton Besmer: Buchanan, California (132 lbs) - State 3rd Place - Class of 2026 Zion Borge: Westlake, Utah (132 lbs) - 6A State Runner-Up - Class of 2026 Easton Broxterman: Washburn Rural, Kansas (144 lbs) - 6A State Champion Primo Catalano: Fountain Valley, California (190 lbs) - State 6th Place Cash Colbert: Paul VI, Virginia (215 lbs) - National Prep Runner-Up - Class of 2026 Christopher Creason: El Diamante, California (157 lbs) - State Champion - Class of 2026 Conner Doherty: Mt. Pisagh, Georgia (144 lbs) - 1A State Champion Jordan Joslyn: New York Military Academy, New York (150 lbs) - National Prep Qualifier Garett Kawczynski: Port Washington, Wisconsin (215 lbs) - D1 State Champion - Class of 2026 Cooper Merli: Newburgh, New York (117 lbs) - DI State Runner-Up - Class of 2026 Evan Roudebush: Bloomington South, Indiana (165 lbs) - State 3rd Place Evan Sanati: Brentsville, Virginia (132 lbs) - 3A State Champion - Class of 2026 Benjamin Smith: New York Military Academy, New York (175 lbs) - National Prep 5th Place Jojo Uhorchuk: Signal Mountain, Tennessee (132 lbs) - Tennessee A State Champion - Class of 2026 Will Wortkoetter: St. Francis, New York (285 lbs) - DI State 3rd Place - Class of 2026 Augsburg Cole Dummer: Union Grove, Wisconsin (157 lbs) - D1 State 3rd Place Aidan Gruenenfelder: Pecatonica/Argyle, Wisconsin (120 lbs) - D3 State Champion Brayden Hilyar: Elk River, Minnesota (189 lbs) - AAA State 5th Place Colton Loween: Mounds View, Minnesota (160 lbs) - AAA State 5th Place Ethan Swenson: Mounds View, Minnesota (215 lbs) - AAA State Runner-Up Augustana (SD) Carter Katherman: Waconia, Minnesota (127 lbs) - AAA State Qualifier Lucas Kral: Garner-Hayfield/Ventura, Iowa (157 lbs) - 2A State 3rd Place Landon Kujawa: Becker, Minnesota (145 lbs) - AA State Champion Caleb Kurtti: Goodhue, Minnesota (215 lbs) - A State 3rd Place Hudson Loges: Blair, Nebraska (138 lbs) - Class B State Champion Gunnar Mullen: Park, Minnesota (172 lbs) - AAA State 5th Place Kaden Nicholas: Becker, Minnesota (152 lbs) - AA State Champion Ty Saulter: Rosemount, Minnesota (152 lbs) - AAA State Qualifier Cole Welte: Skutt Catholic, Nebraska (120 lbs) - Class B State Champion Bellarmine Isaac Johns: Woodford County, Kentucky (150 lbs) - State Champion Travis Long: Roosevelt, Colorado (132 lbs) - 4A State 3rd Place Belmont Abbey Kane Bryson: Pisgah, North Carolina (120 lbs) - 3A State Champion Kyle Simpson: Parkwood, North Carolina (126 lbs) - 3A State Runner-Up Binghamton Ryan Ferrara: Chenango Forks, New York (138 lbs) - DI State 3rd Place - Class of 2026 Trey Smith: Cody, Wyoming (132 lbs) - 3A State Runner-Up Bloomsburg Leonard Ashley: First Colonial, Virginia (157 lbs) - 5A State Runner-Up Wyatt Bush: Grundy, Virginia (215 lbs) - 1A State Champion Dustin Elliott: Sussex Tech, Delaware (157 lbs) - State Champion Eliedxander Jarquin-Torres: William Penn, Delaware (285 lbs) - State Champion Zeke Keel: Chantilly, Virginia (126 lbs) - 6A State 3rd Place Hassin Maynes: Grand Junction Central, Colorado (157 lbs) - 5A State 4th Place Gavin Mundy: Delaware Military Academy, Delaware (132 lbs) - State Champion Philly Provenzano: Fairport, New York (145 lbs) - DI State Runner-Up Zachary Rooks: Palmyra-Macedon, New York (138 lbs) - DII State Qualifier Brown Maximus Norman: Baylor School, Tennessee (175 lbs) - National Prep Runner-Up Bucknell Jackson Heslin: Greens Farms Academy, Connecticut (126 lbs) - National Prep 4th Place Blue Stiffler: Mill Creek, Georgia (138 lbs) - 6A State Champion Buffalo Cullen Edwards: St. Francis, New York (116 lbs) - DI State 4th Place - Class of 2026 Aidan Gillings: Newfane, New York (145 lbs) - DII State 3rd Place Mason Ketcham: Washingtonville, New York (145 lbs) - DI State Champion California Baptist Caio Aron: College Park, Texas (132 lbs) - 6A State Champion Adonis Bonar: Creighton Prep, Nebraska (190 lbs) Class A State Champion Richie Clementi: Brother Martin, Louisiana (144 lbs) - D1 State Champion Victor Alexander Gutierrez: Central Catholic, California (144 lbs) - State 6th Place Carlos Melgoza: Kingsburg, California (113 lbs) - State 7th Place - Class of 2026 Braden Priest: Bakersfield, California (144 lbs) - State 7th Place JJ Schoenlein: Skyview, Washington (175 lbs) - 4A State Champion Hunter Vander Heiden: Freedom, Wisconsin (285 lbs) - D2 State Champion Cal Poly Levi Bussey: Granite Bay, California (190 lbs) - State Champion Justice El-Sayad: Temecula Valley, California (285 lbs) - State Qualifier Christian Garcia: Walnut, California (120 lbs) - State 4th Place Robert Jones: Poway, California (126 lbs) - State Qualifier Matthew Luna: St. Francis, California (150 lbs) - State 4th Place Castleton Luke Houchins: Benedictine, Virginia (113 lbs) - National Prep Qualifier Braxton McAvey: Saint Frances, Maryland (150 lbs) - National Prep Qualifier Central Shane Hanford: West Marshall, Iowa (150 lbs) - 2A State Champion Clayton Isham: Clear Creek-Amana, Iowa (175 lbs) - 3A State Qualifier Central Michigan Lane Button: Wayland Union, Michigan (150 lbs) - D2 State Champion Gavin Craner: Whitehall, Michigan (190 lbs) - D3 State Champion Central Missouri Jack Ferguson: Yorkville, Illinois (157 lbs) - 3A State 3rd Place Ryder Shelton: Kearney, Missouri (132 lbs) - Class C State Champion Chadron State Brooks Loosvelt: York, Nebraska (175 lbs) - Class B State Runner-Up Iverson Mejia: Wilber-Clatonia (150 lbs) - Class C State 3rd Place Chattanooga Brady Gobbell: Father Ryan, Tennessee (132 lbs) - National Prep 5th Place Brayden Leach: Summit, Tennessee (157 lbs) - AA State Champion Ethan Uhorchuk: Signal Mountain, Tennessee (138 lbs) - A State Champion Cleary Xaiden Wynn: James River, Virginia (113 lbs) - 2A State Champion Coe Kendall Kurtz: City High, Iowa (120 lbs) - 3A State 3rd Place Lucas Oldenkamp: Lake Mills, Iowa (113 lbs) - 1A State 4th Place Jordan Schmidt: Solon, Iowa (144 lbs) - 2A State Qualifier Carter Siebel: Pleasant Valley, Iowa (126 lbs) - 3A State 4th Place Justin Wirtz: Emmetsburg, Iowa (175 lbs) - 1A State 5th Place Coker Ethan Powell: South Granville, North Carolina (165 lbs) - 2A State Qualifier Colorado School of Mines Ryan Espiritu: Vacaville, California (144 lbs) - State 3rd Place Jake Goodin: Edmond North, Oklahoma (120 lbs) - 6A State Qualifier Columbia Kingston Daniels Silva: Greens Farms Academy, Connecticut (215 lbs) - National Prep 3rd Place Evin Gursoy: Midwood, New York (124 lbs) - DI State Champion Lindson Turner: Stillwater, Minnesota (172 lbs) - AAA State 3rd Place Cornell Jude Correa: Wyoming Seminary, Pennsylvania (215 lbs) - National Prep Champion Elijah Cortez: Gilroy, California (138 lbs) - State Champion Isaiah Cortez: Gilroy, California (126 lbs) - State Champion Joseph Jeter: Edmond North, Oklahoma (157 lbs) - 6A State Runner-Up - Class of 2026 Joe Knackstedt: Oak Park-River Forest, Illinois (138 lbs) - 3A State 4th Place Joseph Toscano: Buchanan, California (144 lbs) - State Runner-Up - Class of 2026 Tyler Traves: Mountain View, Virginia (144 lbs) - 6A State Champion - Class of 2026 Tommy Verrette: Edmond North, Oklahoma (138 lbs) - 6A State Champion - Class of 2026 Cornell (IA) Truman Folkers: Ankeny, Iowa (126 lbs) - 3A State 5th Place Jax Miller: West Delaware, Iowa (144 lbs) - 2A State 4th Place The Cumberlands Rider Trumble: Ryle, Kentucky (157 lbs) - State Champion Davidson Cody Kirk: Pike Road, Alabama (190 lbs) - 6A State Champion Kiyan Simon: Huntsville, Alabama (120 lbs) - 7A State Champion Dickinson State Liam Bundrock: Battle Mountain, Nevada (138 lbs) - 2A State Qualifier Doane Jack Sherrell: Papillon-LaVista South, Nebraska (165 lbs) - Class A State Qualifier Drexel Christopher Mance: Lovett School, Georgia (190 lbs) - 2A State Champion Oumar Tounkara: New York Military Academy, New York (120 lbs) - National Prep 3rd Place Duke Eddie Radecki: Caravel Academy, Delaware (144 lbs) - State Champion Edinboro Jackson Koppers: Rush-Henrietta, New York (160 lbs) - DI State Runner-Up Fairmont State Hunter Elliott: Salem, Virginia (120 lbs) - 5A State Champion Fort Hays State Will Burchard: St. James Academy, Kansas (138 lbs) - 5A State 3rd Place Julien Kimling: Hudson, Michigan (138 lbs) - D4 State Champion Jace Schartz: Great Bend, Kansas (165 lbs) - 5A State Runner-Up Aiden Shields: Valley Center, Kansas (126 lbs) - 5A State Runner-Up Franklin & Marshall Alexander Ortiz: De La Salle, California (157 lbs) - State Qualifier Gardner-Webb Luke Murray: Peninsula Catholic, Virginia (165 lbs) - National Prep 8th Place Everest Ouellette: First Flight, North Carolina (285 lbs) - 3A State Runner-Up Garrett Juelz Peters: Alexandria City, Virginia (285 lbs) - 6A State 6th Place George Mason Kross Cassidy: Fairfax, Virginia (165 lbs) - 6A State Champion - Class of 2026 Anthony Lucchiani: Sherando, Virginia (138 lbs) - 4A State Champion Harvard Robby DeHaven: Woodward Academy, Georgia (165 lbs) - 5A State Champion Dylan Greenstein: Northfield Mt. Hermon, Massachusetts (215 lbs) - National Prep 5th Place Robert Kucharczk: Lake Highland Prep, Florida (190 lbs) - National Prep 3rd Place Ben Smith: South Summit, Utah (175 lbs) - 3A State Champion Hofstra Roman Belardo: Jefferson, Georgia (132 lbs) - 3A State Champion - Class of 2026 Gino Manta: Hauppague, New York (124 lbs) - DI State 6th Place Illinois George Marinopoulos: Marist, Illinois (132 lbs) - 3A State Runner-Up Wyatt Medlin: Washington, Illinois (157 lbs) - 2A State Champion - Class of 2026 Aaron Stewart: Warren Township, Illinois (175 lbs) - 3A State Champion - Class of 2026 Indiana Jackson Blum: Lowell, Michigan (132 lbs) - D2 State Champion Ayden Bollinger: Delta, Indiana (120 lbs) - State 6th Place Anthony Gutierrez: St. Charles East, Illinois (165 lbs) - 3A State 4th Place Gavin Jendreas: Crown Point, Indiana (126 lbs) - State Runner-Up Indianapolis Bryce Doss: New Palestine, Indiana (144 lbs) - State 3rd Place Ethan Farnell: Maconaquah, Indiana (190 lbs) - State 3rd Place Iowa Leister Bowling IV: Mead, Colorado (175 lbs) - 4A State Champion Leo DeLuca: Blair Academy, New Jersey (120 lbs) - National Prep Champion Iowa State Christian Castillo: Ames, Iowa (126 lbs) - 3A State Champion Jacob Helgeson: Johnston, Iowa (175 lbs) - 3A State Champion TJ Koester: Bettendorf, Iowa (132 lbs) - 3A State Champion Carter Pearson: Southeast Polk, Iowa (132 lbs) - 3A State Runner-Up Johns Hopkins Tavian Melvin: McLean, Virginia (120 lbs) - 6A State Qualifier Kent State Silas Stits: Center Grove, Indiana (157 lbs) - State 3rd Place Lehigh Anthony Evanitsky: Wyoming Seminary, Pennsylvania (150 lbs) - National Prep 6th Place Chase Van Hoven: Brooke Point, Virginia (157 lbs) - 6A State Champion Little Rock Billy Greenwood: Poudre, Colorado (157 lbs) - 5A State Champion Landon Jobber-Spence: Staunton River, Virginia (215 lbs) - 3A State Champion Jadyn Johnson: Melissa, Texas (165 lbs) - 5A State Champion Isaiah Jones: Bixby, Oklahoma (120 lbs) - 6A State Runner-Up Isael Perez: New York Military Academy, New York (190 lbs) - National Prep 8th Place Jackson Tucker: Hillsboro, Missouri (144 lbs) - Class 3 State Champion Taye Wilson: Pratt, Kansas (175 lbs) - 4A State Champion Justyce Zuniga: Toppenish, Washington (132 lbs) - 2A State Champion - Class of 2026 Lock Haven Chris Noto: Honeoye Falls-Lima, New York (131 lbs) - DII State Champion - Class of 2026 Long Island Grayson Catlow-Sidler: William Penn Charter, Pennsylvania (175 lbs) - National Prep 8th Place Luke Nieto: Plainedge, New York (152 lbs) - DII State Champion Mary Kale Baumann: Great Falls/MSDB, Montana (157 lbs) - AA State Champion Ben DeForest: Bismarck, North Dakota (133 lbs) - Class A State Champion Maryland Seth Digby: Northfield Mt. Hermon, Massachusetts (165 lbs) - National Prep 7th Place Devin Downes: Plainedge, New York (190 lbs) - DII State Champion - Class of 2026 Marymount Dennis Meza-Velasquez: Chantilly, Virginia (190 lbs) - 6A State 5th Place McKendree Ryan Rogers: Central Arkansas Christian, Arkansas (144 lbs) - 4A State Champion Michigan Bohdan Abbey: Hartland, Michigan (132 lbs) - D1 State Champion - Class of 2026 Henry Aslikyan: Birmingham, California (113 lbs) - State Champion - Class of 2026 Blake Cosby: Dundee, Michigan (150 lbs) - D3 State Champion - Class of 2026 Cooper Hinz: Jesup, Iowa (120 lbs) - 1A State 3rd Place Moses Mendoza: Gilroy, California (132 lbs) - State Champion - Class of 2026 Haakon Peterson: Dodgeville, Wisconsin (144 lbs) - D2 State Champion - Class of 2026 De’Alcapon Veazy: Ponderosa, Colorado (190 lbs) - 5A State Champion Michigan State Michael Esteban: Marist, Illinois (126 lbs) - 3A State Runner-Up Evan Gosz: Fremd, Illinois (144 lbs) - 3A State Champion Jace Morgan: Rochester Adams, Michigan (138 lbs) - D1 State Champion Owen Segorski: Lowell, Michigan (165 lbs) - D2 State Champion Nicholas Sorrow: Hudson, Michigan (126 lbs) - D4 State Champion - Class of 2026 Millersville Aaron Menickella: St. Mark’s, Delaware (132 lbs) - State 6th Place Minnesota Trey Beissel: Hastings, Minnesota (133 lbs) - AAA State Runner-Up Mason Carlson: Syracuse, Utah (126 lbs) - 6A State Champion - Class of 2026 Joel Friederichs: Watertown-Mayer Minnesota (121 lbs) - AA State Champion - Class of 2026 Titan Friederichs: Watertown-Mayer Minnesota (127 lbs) - AA State Champion - Class of 2026 Evan McGuire: Mahtomedi, Minnesota (215 lbs) - AA State Champion Cooper Rowe: Mound-Westonka, Minnesota (160 lbs) - AA State Champion - Class of 2026 Brett Swenson: Mounds View, Minnesota (127 lbs) - AAA State Champion Charles Vanier: Eden Prairie, Minnesota (145 lbs) - AAA State Champion Minnesota West Nikeo Cabrera: New Manchester, Georgia (138 lbs) - 5A State Qualifier Minot State Cole Faircloth: Arbor View, Nevada (126 lbs) - 5A State Runner-Up Kekoa Ogawa: Central Catholic, California (132 lbs) - State Qualifier Missouri Dom Bambinelli: Mill Creek, Georgia (175 lbs) - 6A State Champion Hank Benter: Hickman, Missouri (126 lbs) - Class 4 State Champion David Gleason: Staley, Missouri (157 lbs) - Class 4 State Champion Gerald Harris: Cascia Hall, Oklahoma (138 lbs) - 4A State Champion Danny Heiser: Evansville, Wisconsin (157 lbs) - D2 State Champion Draven Johns: Caldwell, Idaho (132 lbs) - 6A State Champion Seth Mendoza: Mt. Carmel, Illinois (138 lbs) - 3A State Champion Antonio Mills: Mill Creek, Georgia (132 lbs) - 6A State Champion - Class of 2026 Teequavius Mills: Mill Creek, Georgia (138 lbs) - 6A State Champion - Class of 2026 Peyton Westpfahl: Liberty, Missouri (190 lbs) - Class 4 State Champion Morningside Ty Lorentzen: Oskaloosa, Iowa (126 lbs) - 2A State Qualifier Mount Olive Corey Fazekas: Grassfield, Virginia (138 lbs) - 6A State Qualifier Jayvion Johnson: Pine Forest, North Carolina (126 lbs) - 4A State 4th Place Braden Reynolds: West Carteret, North Carolina (157 lbs) - 3A State Qualifier Mount Union Layne Armstrong: Seaforth, North Carolina (132 lbs) - 2A State Champion MSU Moorhead Bailey Peichel: Frazee, Minnesota (145 lbs) - A State Runner-Up Navy Evan Boblits: St. Mary’s Ryken, Maryland (150 lbs) - National Prep 3rd Place Nikos Filipos: Wyoming Seminary, Pennsylvania (126 lbs) - National Prep 6th Place Tyler Hood: St. Christopher’s, Virginia (150 lbs) - National Prep Runner-Up Connor Sheridan: Hauppauge, New York (108 lbs) - DI State 5th Place NC State Lorenzo Alston: Uwharrie Charter, North Carolina (157 lbs) - 1A State Champion - Class of 2026 Lander Bosh: Layton, Utah (120 lbs) - 6A State Champion - Class of 2026 Kai Calcutt: Loyola Academy, Illinois (215 lbs) - 3A State Runner-Up - Class of 2026 Will Denny: Marist, Illinois (165 lbs) - 3A State Champion Cason Howe: Greenwood, South Carolina (215 lbs) - 5A State Champion Jason Kwaak: Brentwood, New York (160 lbs) - DI State Champion Griffin LaPlante: St. Francis, New York (152 lbs) - DI State Champion - Class of 2026 Xavier Wilson: Eastern Guilford, North Carolina (215 lbs) - 3A State Champion Daniel Zepeda: Gilroy, California (150 lbs) - State Champion Nebraska Noah Bull: Layton, Utah (150 lbs) - 6A State Champion - Class of 2026 Tyler Eise: Gilroy, California (175 lbs) - State Champion Jake Hockaday: Brownsburg, Indiana (132 lbs) - State Champion Niko Rotella: Skutt Catholic, Nebraska (157 lbs) - Class B State Runner-Up - Class of 2026 Abdi Unle: Omaha Bryan, Nebraska (120 lbs) - Class A State Champion Cade Ziola: Skutt Catholic, Nebraska (215 lbs) - Class B State Champion Nikade Zinklin: Clovis, California (144 lbs) - State Champion Nebraska-Kearney Sam Nachtigal: Kearney, Nebraska (157 lbs) - Class A State Qualifier Robert Nelson: Minden, Nebraska (165 lbs) - Class C State Champion Luke Pawloski: Pleasanton, Nebraska (215 lbs) - Class D State Runner-Up Corbin Reisz: Logan-Magnolia, Iowa (150 lbs) - 1A State Champion Jack Sponenburgh: Kearney, Nebraska (113 lbs) - Class A State 5th Place North Carolina Liam Hickey: Cardinal Gibbons, North Carolina (132 lbs) - 4A State Champion Israel Ibarra: Santa Cruz Valley, Arizona (175 lbs) - D4 State Champion Brody Kelly: IC Catholic, Illinois (175 lbs) - 2A State Champion - Class of 2026 Jacob Levy: Lake Highland Prep, Florida (285 lbs) - National Prep Champion Devon Miller: Edmond North, Oklahoma (126 lbs) - 6A State Champion Dunia Sibomana: Long Beach, New York (116 lbs) - DI State Champion - Class of 2026 North Dakota State Javier Berg: Chatfield, Minnesota (121 lbs) - A State 3rd Place Brayden Canoyer: Waverly, Nebraska (144 lbs) - Class B State Champion Lawson Eller: New Prague, Minnesota (121 lbs) - AAA State Champion Gabriel Gallardo: Sahuarita, Arizona (157 lbs) - Class D State Champion Devon Harrison: Liberty, Missouri (132 lbs) - Class 4 State Champion Luke Hoag: Hutchinson, Minnesota (160 lbs) - AA State Runner-Up Ben Schultz: Maple Grove, Minnesota (215 lbs) - AAA State 3rd Place William Ward: Moorhead, Minnesota (215 lbs) - AAA State Champion - Class of 2026 North Idaho CC Curtis Bartley: Del Norte, California (138 lbs) - State Qualifier Daeton Johnson: Chiawana, Washington (144 lbs) - 4A State 3rd Place Seth Martin: Post Falls, Idaho (190 lbs) - 6A State Champion Rade Ostrander: Keller Timber Creek, Texas (215 lbs) - 6A State Champion Northern Colorado Josh Fish: Westlake, Utah (150 lbs) - 6A State 3rd Place Logan Glynn: Millard South, Nebraska (157 lbs) - Class A State Champion Ayden Thomas: Stillwater, Oklahoma (120 lbs) - 6A State Champion Northern Illinois Logan Bender: Chisago Lakes, Minnesota (285 lbs) - AA State Champion Bobby Conway: Brother Rice, Illinois (132 lbs) - 2A State 6th Place Maddox Garbis: Plainfield North, Illinois (106 lbs) - 3A State 6th Place Logan Trenary: Southeast Polk, Iowa (150 lbs) - 3A State Qualifier Tyler Turzinski: Shakopee, Minnesota (139 lbs) - AAA State Qualifier Northern Iowa Waylon Cressell: Warren Central, Indiana (175 lbs) - State Champion - Class of 2026 Jace Hedeman: Union, Iowa (132 lbs) - 2A State Champion Kyler Knaack: Don Bosco, Iowa (165 lbs) - 1A State Champion Logan Paradice: Colquitt County, Georgia (150 lbs) - 6A State Champion Northern State Calder Sheehan: Rochester Mayo, Minnesota (152 lbs) - AAA State 3rd Place Northwestern Alex Smith: Lake Highland Prep, Florida (215 lbs) - National Prep 4th Place Ryder Wilder: Camden County, Georgia (190 lbs) - 6A State Champion - Class of 2026 NYU Brady Knaupp: Greens Farms Academy, Connecticut (132 lbs) - National Prep 7th Place Ouachita Baptist Hagan Crockett: Artesia, New Mexico (139 lbs) - 4A State Qualifier Landon Rofkahr: Greenwood, Arkansas (157 lbs) - 5A State Qualifier Ohio Sam Bustamante: Bishop Chatard, Indiana (144 lbs) - State 6th Place Damien Couture: Hickory Ridge, North Carolina (285 lbs) - 4A State Runner-Up Ricky Ericksen: Marist, Illinois (190 lbs) - 3A State Champion Dom Serio: West Aurora, Illinois (157 lbs) - 3A State Runner-Up Carson Weber: Joliet West, Illinois (150 lbs) - 3A State Champion Ohio State Tyler Dekraker: Chantilly, Virginia (138 lbs) - 6A State Champion - Class of 2026 Oklahoma Bryce Burkett: Watertown-Mayer, Minnesota (172 lbs) - AA State Champion Will Deutschlander: Edmond North, Oklahoma (150 lbs) - 6A State Runner-Up Jake Knight: Bettendorf, Iowa (120 lbs) - 3A State Champion - Class of 2026 Mason Ontiveros: Pitman, California (175 lbs) - State Runner-Up - Class of 2026 Tre Rios: Westmoore, Oklahoma (165 lbs) - 6A State Runner-Up Mikey Ruiz: Canyon Randall, Texas (126 lbs) - 5A State Champion - Class of 2026 Dallas Russell: Jefferson, Georgia (157 lbs) - 3A State Champion - Class of 2026 Carter Vannest: Pitman, California (190 lbs) - State 4th Place - Class of 2026 Oklahoma City Caden Wallace: MacArthur, Oklahoma (157 lbs) - 5A State Champion Oklahoma State Kruz Goff: Blackwell, Oklahoma (215 lbs) - 3A State Champion Ishmael Guerrero: Stillwater, Oklahoma (157 lbs) - 6A State Champion Beau Hickman: Tuttle, Oklahoma (150 lbs) - 4A State Champion Ladarion Lockett: Stillwater, Oklahoma (175 lbs) - 6A State Champion Kaden Purler: North Point, Missouri (150 lbs) - Class 4 State 6th Place Ronnie Ramirez: Walnut, Kansas (126 lbs) - State 3rd Place Landon Robideau: St. Michael-Albertville (160 lbs) - AAA State Champion Dreshaun Ross: Fort Dodge, Iowa (215 lbs) - 3A State Champion - Class of 2026 Kody Routledge: Edmond North, Oklahoma (165 lbs) - 6A State Champion Ethan Teague: Stillwater, Oklahoma (190 lbs) - 6A State Champion Sergio Vega: Sunnyside, Arizona (144 lbs) - D1 State Champion Kellen Wolbert: Oconomowoc, Wisconsin (144 lbs) - D1 State Champion - Class of 2026 Rocklin Zinklin: Buchanan, California (120 lbs) - State Champion - Class of 2026 Oregon State Nathan Carrillo: St. John Bosco, California (126 lbs) - State 7th Place - Class of 2026 Koy Davidson: Fort Dodge, Iowa (144 lbs) - 3A State Runner-Up Travis Grace: Gilroy, California (165 lbs) - State 3rd Place - Class of 2026 Khale McDonnell: Fountain Valley, California (215 lbs) - State Runner-Up Beau Priest: Bakersfield, California (157 lbs) - State 3rd Place Adrien Reyes: Clovis, California (175 lbs) - State 4th Place Manny Saldate: SLAM Academy, Nevada (138 lbs) - 5A State Champion Blake Woodward: Buchanan, California (138 lbs) - State Qualifier - Class of 2026 Ouachita Baptist Blake Butler: South Beauregard, Louisiana (215 lbs) - D3 State Champion Penn Liam Carlin: Greens Farms Academy, Connecticut (165 lbs) - National Prep 3rd Place Deven Casey: IC Catholic, Illinois (132 lbs) - 2A State Champion Elliott Humphries: Northfield Mt. Hermon, Massachusetts (175 lbs) - National Prep 3rd Place Greyson Meak: Cold Spring Harbor, New York (215 lbs) - DII State Champion Penn College Cody Salmon: Skyline, Virginia (150 lbs) - 3A State 3rd Place Penn State PJ Duke: Minisink Valley, New York (170 lbs) - DI State Champion Will Henckel: Blair Academy, New Jersey (175 lbs) - National Prep Champion Pittsburgh Nadav Nafshi: Germantown Academy, Pennsylvania (157 lbs) - National Prep Runner-Up Tristan Steldt: Fennimore, Wisconsin (165 lbs) - D2 State Champion Pitt-Johnstown Brady Baker: Lakeshore, Michigan (126 lbs) - D2 State 3rd Place Ethan Osburn: Hayfield, Virginia (190 lbs) - 6A State Champion Presbyterian Dallas Canoyer: Earlham, Iowa (126 lbs) - 1A State Qualifier Princeton Matthew Martino: Bishop Kelly, Idaho (144 lbs) - 5A State Champion Conor McCloskey: Buford, Georgia (215 lbs) - 6A State Runner-Up Providence Jett Murray: Florence-Carlton, Montana (175 lbs) - B/C State Qualifier Purdue Ty Henderson: Mater Dei, Indiana (126 lbs) - State 3rd Place Adrian Pellot: Merrillville, Indiana (165 lbs) - State Champion Jonathan Rocha: Clovis North, California (190 lbs) - State Runner-Up - Class of 2026 Isaiah Schaefer: Mater Dei, Indiana (138 lbs) - State Champion Zach Stewart: Marmion Academy, Illinois (144 lbs) - 3A State Runner-Up - Class of 2026 Noah Weaver: Rossville, Indiana (215 lbs) - State Champion Reinhardt Maddox McArthur: Buford, Georgia (138 lbs) - 6A State Runner-Up Roanoke Dantrell Benson: Union Pines, North Carolina (215 lbs) - 3A State 5th Place Caleb Haney: St. Christopher’s, Virginia (120 lbs) - National Prep 8th Place Jackson Rowling: Hough, North Carolina (150 lbs) - 4A State Champion Aiden Ryan: First Colonial, Virginia (175 lbs) - 5A State Runner-Up Aiden Sanders: South Lakes, Virginia (150 lbs) - 6A State Runner-Up Ryan Saunders: Battlefield, Virginia (120 lbs) - 6A State 4th Place Troy Shannon: Terry Sanford, North Carolina (165 lbs) - 3A State 4th Place Brock Sullivan: Union Pines, North Carolina (190 lbs) - 3A State Champion Rutgers Easton Doster: New Haven, Indiana (150 lbs) - State 4th Place Billy Townson: Poway, California (132 lbs) - State Runner-Up San Francisco State Shea Dawson: Morro Bay, California (138 lbs) - State Qualifier Shenandoah Damien Costello: Sherando, Virginia (120 lbs) - 4A State Qualifier Jadon Shanholtz: Strasburg, Virginia (138 lbs) - 2A State 4th Place Shorter Jason Clark: Flowery Branch, Georgia (165 lbs) - 4A State Runner-Up Sioux Falls Hank Meyer: Kimball Area, Minnesota (189 lbs) - A State 4th Place SIU Edwardsville Donovan Allen: Marist, Illinois (144 lbs) - 3A State 4th Place Kiernan Meink: Millard South, Nebraska (126 lbs) - Class A State Champion - Class of 2026 Caleb Neal: Great Bridge, Virginia (175 lbs) - 5A State Champion South Dakota State Conlan Carlson: Willmar, Minnesota (152 lbs) - AAA State Champion Bas Diaz: Waverly-Shell Rock, Iowa (157 lbs) - 3A State Runner-Up Jacob Herm: Neenah, Wisconsin (165 lbs) - D1 State Champion Riley Johnson: Skutt Catholic, Nebraska (165 lbs) - Class B State Champion - Class of 2026 Liam Neitzel: Hudson, Wisconsin (132 lbs) - D1 State Champion Jarrett Wadsen: St. Michael-Albertville, Minnesota (172 lbs) - AAA State Runner-Up Stanford James Bechter: Northfield Mt. Hermon, Massachusetts (285 lbs) - National Prep Runner-Up - Class of 2026 Brokton Borelli: Los Banos, California (190 lbs) - State 3rd Place Dylan Pile: Los Gatos, California (175 lbs) - State 3rd Place Angelo Posada: Poway, California (215 lbs) - State Champion Siraj Sidhu: Del Oro, California (126 lbs) - State 4th Place - Class of 2026 Edwin Sierra: Poway, California (120 lbs) - State Runner-Up Jarrett Smith: Lowell, Michigan (113 lbs) - D2 State Champion - Class of 2026 St. Cloud State Ethan Bast: West Bend West, Wisconsin (120 lbs) - D1 State Champion Bradley Little: Woodbury, Minnesota (152 lbs) - AAA State Runner-Up Scottie Meier Jr. : Lincoln East, Nebraska (150 lbs) - Class A State Runner-Up Merrik Murray: Staley, Missouri (165 lbs) - Class 4 State 4th Place Peyton Parn: Brookfield, Missouri (138 lbs) - Class 1 State Champion Sam Zanton: Middleton, Wisconsin (157 lbs) - D1 State 4th Place - Class of 2026 St. John Fisher Micah Gillespie: Fairfax, Virginia (285 lbs) - 6A State Qualifier SW Minnesota State Dylan St. Germain: Eagan, Minnesota (114 lbs) - AAA State Champion Cole Munsterteiger: Mound-Westonka, Minnesota (139 lbs) - AA State Qualifier The Citadel Brady Campbell: Opelika, Alabama (175 lbs) - 7A State Champion Thomas Johnson: James Island Charter, South Carolina (150 lbs) - 5A State Champion Upper Iowa Cale Nash: Clear Creek-Amana, Iowa (132 lbs) - 3A State Qualifier Brock Shaha: Mount Ayr, Iowa (120 lbs) - 1A State 5th Place Utah Valley Ian Fritz: Pleasant Grove, Utah (157 lbs) - 6A State Champion Geronimo Rivera: Layton, Utah (132 lbs) - 6A State Champion Zyon Trujillo: Silverado, Nevada (174 lbs) - 4A State Champion Kaden Turner: Millard, Utah (190 lbs) - 2A State Champion Jason Worthley: West Field, Utah (150 lbs) - 4A State Champion Vanguard Elijah Almarinez: Vacaville, California (120 lbs) - State 6th Place Isaiah Johnson: Resurrection Christian Academy, Colorado (215 lbs) - 3A State Champion Vince Partington: Cypress, California (144 lbs) - State Qualifier Virginia Macon Ayers: Staunton River, Virginia (165 lbs) - 3A State Champion Liam Crook: Kaukauna, Wisconsin (175 lbs) - D1 State Champion - Class of 2026 Rocco Hayes: Carl Sandburg, Illinois (113 lbs) - 3A State 3rd Place Jayce Paridon: Lake Highland Prep, Florida (138 lbs) - National Prep Champion Alexander Pierce: Iowa City West, Iowa (113 lbs) - 3A State Runner-Up - Class of 2026 Emmitt Sherlock: Gilman, Maryland (190 lbs) - National Prep Runner-Up Virginia Tech Revin Dickman: Brownsburg, Indiana (120 lbs) - State Champion - Class of 2026 Drew Gorman: Buford, Georgia (144 lbs) - 6A State Champion Noah Nininger: Staunton River, Virginia (150 lbs) - 3A State Champion Claudio Torres: Lake Highland Prep, Florida (165 lbs) - National Prep Champion Ben Weader: Chantilly, Virginia (165 lbs) - 6A State 3rd Place VMI Adam Bilby: Rose Hill, Kansas (132 lbs) - 4A State 5th Place JT Bowers: West Laurens, Georgia (165 lbs) - 3A State Champion Patrick Donahue: Cape Henlopen, Delaware (215 lbs) - State Champion Beau Lewis: Great Bridge, Virginia (157 lbs) - 5A State Champion Hayato Otero: Landstown, Virginia (126 lbs) - 6A State Champion Declan Strait: Chaparral, Colorado (126 lbs) - 5A State Runner-Up Cole Will: Eagan, Minnesota (285 lbs) - AAA State Champion Waldorf Maddox Heck: King William, Virginia (106 lbs) - 2A State 4th Place Wartburg Ethan Bibler: Waverly-Shell Rock, Iowa (165 lbs) - 3A State 4th Place Eli Rabideau: Germantown, Wisconsin (150 lbs) - D1 State Runner-Up Washington & Lee Joey DiVello: Skyline, Virginia (175 lbs) - 3A State Runner-Up Wesleyan Reese Spiro: Northfield Mt. Hermon, Massachusetts (190 lbs) - National Prep 4th Place West Virginia Leo Contino: Buchanan, California (157 lbs) - State Runner-Up Mason Jakob: Dobyns Bennett, Tennessee (126 lbs) - AA State Champion - Class of 2026 Casen Roark: Father Ryan, Tennessee (138 lbs) - National Prep 3rd Place Luke Satriano: Valley Central, New York (131 lbs) - DI State Champion Jason Torres: Wyoming Seminary, Pennsylvania (138 lbs) - National Prep 6th Place Western Colorado Matt Ausel: Mason, Michigan (144 lbs) - D2 State 4th Place Hunter Bogner: Dumas, Texas (138 lbs) - 5A State Champion Kevin Hudson: Olympic, Washington (285 lbs) - 2A State 4th Place Ty Reeves: Poudre, Colorado (132 lbs) - 5A State 5th Place Aidan Odom: Corona del Sol, Arizona (285 lbs) - D1 State Qualifier Western Wyoming Liam Fox: Cheyenne East, Wyoming (157 lbs) - 4A State Champion William Woods Charles Knight: Gulf Shores, Alabama (157 lbs) - 6A State Runner-Up Wisconsin Roen Carey: Mineral Point, Wisconsin (144 lbs) - D3 State Champion Caleb Dennee: Marshfield, Wisconsin (175 lbs) - D1 State 3rd Place Ty Imhoff: Iowa-Grant/Highland, Wisconsin (157 lbs) - D3 State Champion Eli Leonard: Mount Horeb/Barneveld, Wisconsin (175 lbs) - D1 State Runner-Up - Class of 2026 Collin McDowell: Arrowhead, Wisconsin (150 lbs) - D1 State 3rd Place Peter Tomazevic: Freedom, Wisconsin (132 lbs) - D2 State Champion Tyson Waughtel: Vandalia, Illinois (126 lbs) - 1A State Champion Wisconsin-Eau Claire Mason Dewing: Crandon, Wisconsin (126 lbs) - D3 State 3rd Place Wisconsin-La Crosse Cole Gentsch: Normal, Illinois (126 lbs) - 3A State Qualifier Kolt Knaack: Don Bosco, Iowa (150 lbs) - 1A State 4th Place Ryland Schneider: Oshkosh West, Wisconsin (175 lbs) - D1 State 4th Place Asher Sheldon: Batavia, Illinois (215 lbs) - 3A State 6th Place Aiden Slama: Milton, Wisconsin (120 lbs) - D1 State 3rd Place Wisconsin-Oshkosh Caidan Ronning: Plano, Illinois (157 lbs) - 2A State Qualifier Wisconsin-Parkside Lincoln Flayter: Hartford Union, Wisconsin (126 lbs) - D1 State 3rd Place Tanner Gormanson: Wisconsin Rapids Lincoln, Wisconsin (285 lbs) - D1 State Champion Spencer Madsen: Sturgeon Bay/Sevastopol, Wisconsin (157 lbs) - D2 State 3rd Place - Class of 2026 Thomas Reilly: Kenosha Bradford, Wisconsin (215 lbs) - D1 State 6th Place Nathan Stiebs: Germantown, Wisconsin (285 lbs) - D1 State 5th Place Wisconsin-Platteville Steele Diercks: Davenport Assumption, Iowa (132 lbs) - 2A State 5th Place Dawson McConnell: Lincoln, Illinois (175 lbs) - 2A State Qualifier Wyoming Bradlee Farrer: Pleasant Grove, Utah (175 lbs) - 6A State Champion Lane Foard: Benedictine, Virginia (190 lbs) - National Prep Champion Isaiah Harrison: Mountain View, Colorado (120 lbs) - 4A State Champion Gunner Henry: Brownsburg, Indiana (190 lbs) - State Champion John Murphy: St. Michael-Albertville (189 lbs) - AAA State Champion - Class of 2026

IRVING, Texas – The Big 12 Conference has announced its seedings for the 2025 Big 12 Wrestling Championships, setting the stage for the two-day event at the BOK Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Six different schools received top billing in 10 weight classes with Iowa State, Northern Iowa and Oklahoma State all earning multiple top seeds. Iowa State, the reigning Big 12 team champion, looks to defend its title with a pair of top seeds in Evan Frost at 133 pounds and Cody Chittum in the 157-pound division. Northern Iowa’s two top seeds include Parker Keckeisen who was the Conference’s champion at 184 pounds last year. Oklahoma State earned three top seeds with Dean Hamiti (174 pounds), Luke Surber (197 pounds) and Wyatt Hendrickson (285 pounds). The Big 12 Wrestling Championships are set to begin at 10 a.m. CT on Saturday, March 8 with the first two sessions of action. Sunday will begin with the third session at 12 p.m. CT before the Championship finals begin at 8 p.m. CT. The first three sessions will be carried on ESPN+ with the championship round broadcasted on ESPNU. Big 12 Championship participants will also compete for berths in the NCAA Wrestling Championship, which will be held at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia March 20-22. The 2025 Big 12 Wrestling Championship will also feature an enhanced club space that offers an up-close view of the action with front row seats and more in The Podium Club presented by Undeniably Dairy. The 250-person, open-air, premium hospitality space is located mat-side and is available as an add-on to any valid all-session ticket. Single session tickets are now on sale for the event and can be purchased on Ticketmaster or through the BOK Center Box Office. All-session tickets remain on sale as well, beginning at just $37. Top Eight Seeds by Weight Class 125 Pounds Richard Figueroa – Arizona State Stevo Poulin – Northern Colorado Jett Strickenberger – West Virginia Troy Spratley – Oklahoma State Tanner Jordan – South Dakota State Antonio Lorenzo – Oklahoma Trever Anderson – Northern Iowa Kysen Terukina – Iowa State 133 Pounds Evan Frost – Iowa State Dominick Serrano – Northern Colorado Julian Farber – Northern Iowa Reece Witcraft – Oklahoma State Kyle Burwick – North Dakota State Cleveland Belton – Oklahoma Derrick Cardinal – South Dakota State Kade Moore – Missouri 141 Pounds Andrew Alirez – Northern Colorado Cael Happel – Northern Iowa Jacob Frost – Iowa State Tagen Jamison – Oklahoma State Mosha Schwartz - Oklahoma Josh Edmond – Missouri Haiden Drury – Utah Valley Julian Tagg – South Dakota State 149 Pounds Colin Realbuto – Northern Iowa Paniro Johnson – Iowa State Willie McDougald – Oklahoma Gabe Willochell – Wyoming Gavin Drexler – North Dakota State Paul Kelly – Cal Baptist Logan Gioffre – Missouri Benji Alanis – Northern Colorado 157 Pounds Cody Chittum – Iowa State Caleb Fish – Oklahoma State Ryder Downey – Northern Iowa Cobe Siebrecht – South Dakota State Jared Hill – Wyoming Vinny Zerban – Northern Colorado James Conway – Missouri Drayden Morton – Cal Baptist 165 Pounds Terrell Barraclough – Utah Valley Peyton Hall – West Virginia Cameron Amine – Oklahoma State Drake Rhodes – South Dakota State Cam Steed – Missouri Nicco Ruiz – Arizona State Jack Thomsen – Northern Iowa Aiden Riggins – Iowa State 174 Pounds Dean Hamiti – Oklahoma State Keegan O’Toole – Missouri Gaven Sax – Oklahoma Jared Simma – Northern Iowa Cade DeVos – South Dakota State Brody Conley – West Virginia MJ Gaitan – Iowa State Riley Davis – Wyoming 184 Pounds Parker Keckeisen – Northern Iowa Dustin Plott – Oklahoma State Bennett Berge – South Dakota State Evan Bockman – Iowa State Deanthony Parker Jr. – Oklahoma Eddie Neitenbach – Wyoming Dennis Robin – West Virginia Colton Hawks – Missouri 197 Pounds Luke Surber – Oklahoma State Joseph Novak – Wyoming Wyatt Voelker – Northern Iowa Zach Glazier – South Dakota State Ian Bush – West Virginia Nathan Schon – Iowa State Brian Burburija – Air Force Bradley Hill – Oklahoma 285 Pounds Wyatt Hendrickson – Oklahoma State Cohlton Schultz – Arizona State Lance Runyon – Northern Iowa Seth Nitzel – Missouri Juan Mora – Oklahoma Daniel Herrera – Iowa State Luke Rasmussen – South Dakota State Sam Mitchell - Wyoming

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My favorite part of the postseason is the wrestlers who make a postseason run and surprise people. Sometimes they are younger wrestlers who have quietly put together a late streak, a veteran who has some big upsets in their career, or a wrestler who’s struggled with injury but coming into the postseason healthy. Last season, the Big 12 saw finalists from fifth-seed Jore Volk and seventh-seed Gaven Sax. It’s hard to know exactly who will show up hot and get the big upset, but I’ve tried to identify some to look out for from each team. Air Force: UR Carter Nogle (14-12) - 141 lbs A true freshman for the Falcons, Nogle has made a late surge in the second half of the season. Since January, he is 11-3 with losses to #25 Julian Tagg, #3 Andrew Alirez, and redshirting Ryan Jack. He doesn’t have any ranked wins in that run but put up eight bonus point wins with six falls and beat Cole Brooks who was ranked at the time. He is a deep sleeper in a stacked weight class but clearly a tough out. Arizona State: UR Julian Chlebove (4-9) - 133 lbs A somewhat surprising name after a solid year and qualifying last season, Chlebove is coming into conferences with a below 0.500 record. His losses this season include #3 Lucas Byrd, #4 Evan Frost, #9 Tyler Knox, #17 Julian Farber, #18 Dom Serrano, Derrick Cardinal, and Kade Moore. He was competitive in almost all of those losses and had a large lead on Evan Frost at CKLV before being pinned. It’s hard to know for sure what he’ll look like at Big 12’s, but he could be a landmine at this weight. California Baptist: UR Drayden Morton (14-9) - 157 lbs The Lancers have several interesting unranked wrestlers including Paul Kelly and Nathan Haas. Morton jumped out to me for his recent weight change, descending from 165 to 157. He is 3-1 at the weight so far, winning his past three with a win over Maxwell Petersen who spent some time in the rankings. At 165,, he also had wins over e’Than Birden and #24 Luka Wick, along with narrow losses to #6 Cam Amine, #19 Tyler Lillard, and #13 Hunter Garvin. He is another wrestler likely to come in unseeded but could make some noise in the right matchups. Iowa State: #32 Daniel Herrera (20-11) - 285lbs Even in an injury-plagued season, the Cyclones are filled with accomplished, ranked wrestlers. Herrera has been a bright spot for them this year, stepping up as a true freshman with Yonger Bastida out. As expected with freshmen, he has had some ups and downs, but he recently flipped a match against #15 Lance Runyon and had a comeback against #33 Luke Rasmussen to win the dual vs SDSU. He is an athletic heavyweight who has made clear improvements throughout this year and is a clear upside talent. Missouri: UR J Conway (13-13) - 157lbs For those who follow me, they know that I cover the Missouri team specifically and have followed the team closely for years. With that, I have been on the Conway train all season as a wrestler who doesn’t have the best record but has the talent to get big wins. He avenged a loss to #22 Vinny Zerban earlier this year and just beat #12 Cody Chittum at the dual. Of his 13 losses, eight are to top 15 wrestlers and his only unranked loss was to redshirting Charlie Millard. 157 is a top-heavy weight class but Conway could be in line for an upset with the right opponent. Northern Colorado: UR Clayton Ulrey (10-8) - 165lbs A fifth-year senior, Ulrey spent four years at Virginia Tech before transferring to Northern Colorado. He started for the Hokies in 2022 and went 15-14, missing out on qualifying. Since then he had stepped up in duals for them intermittently with solid success. At UNCO he has had an up-and-down season but wins over former qualifiers Blaine Brenner and #31 Joey Bianchi. While his season hasn’t gone as expected he is a veteran who could make a late-season run. North Dakota State: #31 Aidan Brenot (17-13) - 184lbs A redshirt freshman for the Bison, Brenot showed flashes early in the season with a fall over WVU’s Dennis Robin. He had a rough patch afterward but had a solid second semester. He finished fourth at the Southern Scuffle and has racked up wins over #19 Gavin Kane, #20 Brock DelSignore, and #21 TJ Stewart. The weight class is tough with five wrestlers in the top ten and a handful of sleepers in this article but Brenot could be a surprise name to look out for. The Bison are a young team this year but have a number of young wrestlers to keep an eye on in the future. Northern Iowa: #29 Trever Anderson (11-7) - 125lbs I was high on Trever Anderson in the postseason last year as he had wins over Jakob Camacho, Eli Griffin, and Kysen Terukina. He ended up 0-2 at Big 12’s and missed out on the at-large bid. This year he has been back and forth with Kyle Gollhofer, and at one point dropped six ranked matches in a row. However his win over #7 Caleb Smith this season highlights his potential and has been more than competitive in all of his losses. Oklahoma: #15 Mosha Schwartz (11-4) - 141lbs Calling someone as experienced and ranked in the top 16 a sleeper may be a stretch, but Schwartz is the fifth-highest-ranked Big 12 wrestler at this weight. He’s taken losses to #5 Tagen Jamison and #11 Jacob Frost, but wins over #4 Cael Happel and #16 Josh Edmond. With a unique style and a number of tricky moves, Schwartz is always one to watch and could very well upset his way to his first conference championship. Oklahoma State: #21 Reece Witcraft (9-4) - 133lbs Good luck finding a true “sleeper” on this stacked Oklahoma State team. A two-time qualifier at two different weights, he is well respected for having stuck to the Cowboys team and been a key member for the past six years. In his final season, he is the fourth highest-ranked wrestler at this weight but has finals potential. His only conference loss was a 9-4 decision to #4 Evan Frost. With his upper body techniques and fearlessness, he is always one move away from ending a match and an upset. South Dakota State: #25 Julian Tagg (13-9) - 141lbs Another name that may be familiar to some, Julian Tagg was the #85 prospect on the 2020 Big Board. He spent two years at North Carolina before ending up at SDSU. He was originally a 125, then redshirted last season at 133. Now up at 141, he has wins this season over #4 Cael Happel and #9 CJ Composto. The only other ranked Big 12 opponents he has faced are #3 Andrew Alirez and #18 Haiden Drury, both losses. Coming in as the eighth overall Big 12 wrestler here he has big upset potential. Utah Valley: UR Caleb Uhlenhopp (12-10) - 184lbs A first-year starter for Utah Valley, Uhlenhopp is another unranked wrestler who has had some notable wins but will need some upsets for an AQ spot. He’s had an inconsistent season, but this season has scored wins over #21 TJ Stewart and #25 Dennis Robin. The Wolverines have already had a great dual season, and I’m especially interested to see how HC Adam Hall has his wrestlers prepared for the postseason. West Virginia: UR Ian Bush (16-9) - 197lbs A homegrown prospect, Bush was unranked coming out of high school and stayed in-state in 2023. After redshirting in 2023, he had a great year in 2024 going 13-4 at 184. He started this season going back and forth with Dennis Robin at 184 but made the move up in January to strengthen the lineup. He’s not a full-sized 197, but has looked dangerous at the weight. He hasn’t scored ranked wins but has beaten starters for ISU, OU, Mizzou, ASU, and UVU. What really stands out is close losses to #6 Luke Surber and an OT loss to #11 Joey Novak. Close losses aren’t wins but if Bush can flip some of those late he could steal a spot in March. Wyoming: #30 Eddie Neitenbach (10-5) - 184lbs Another team with plenty of options to highlight here, I went with true freshman Neitenbach. The #47 overall recruit for the class of 2024, Neitenbach was thrown into the fire with a match against #3 Dustin Plott in his second match. A close 9-4 decision loss was the result, and he finished the first semester with a 2-4 record. Since then however, he has been on a tear with his only loss coming to Bennett Berge. He hasn’t seen many ranked wrestlers in his latter run but has five bonus point wins in his past eight. Wyoming has had success developing upperweights and Neitenbach could be a landmine early.

2025 DII Super Regional VI Final Results 1. Nebraska-Kearney 159 2. Colorado Mesa 115.5 3. Western Colorado 103 4. Chadron State 92.5 5. Adams State 87 6. Colorado School of Mines 68.5 7. CSU-Pueblo 62 8. San Francisco State 50.5 9. Fort Hays State 42.5 10. New Mexico Highlands 20.5 11. Cal Poly Humboldt 18 12. Simon Fraser 17 Championship Finals 125 - Dayson Torgerson (Colorado Mesa) dec Isaiah Gamez (Adams State) 4-1 133 - Hector Serratos (Nebraska-Kearney) dec Eddie Bowman (CSU-Pueblo) 4-2 141 - Joseph Airola (Nebraska-Kearney) dec Angel Flores (Adams State) 4-1SV 149 - Nick James (Nebraska-Kearney) fall Torry Early (Chadron State) 5:32 157 - Aaden Valdez (Adams State) dec Cael Robb (Nebraska-Kearney) 4-0 165 - Ivan Smith Jr. (New Mexico Highlands) dec Kyle Botelho (San Francisco State) 9-2 174 - Jacobi Deal (Nebraska-Kearney) dec Augustus Dalton (Colorado Mesa) 4-1SV 184 - Keegan Gehlhausen (Chadron State) dec Jacori Deal (Nebraska-Kearney) 7-1 197 - Jackson Kinsella (Nebraska-Kearney) dec Tereus Henry (Fort Hays State) 4-1 285 - Crew Howard (Nebraska-Kearney) fall Cody Pinkerton (Chadron State) 3:34 Third Place Bouts 125 - Zachary Ourada (Nebraska-Kearney) maj Roberto Estrada (Western Colorado) 17-5 133 - Jakob Romero (Adams State) dec James Davis (Chadron State) 8-4 141 - Johnny Lopez (San Francisco State) dec Grayston DiBlasi (Colorado School of Mines) 11-9 149 - Dean Noble (Western Colorado) dec Alex Castaneda (Colorado Mesa) 17-16 157 - Owen Cline (Colorado Mesa) dec Vincent Cabral (Western Colorado) 4-3 165 - Trenton Munoz (Nebraska-Kearney) dec Jakob Smith (Colorado School of Mines) 4-2 174 - Wyatt Reisz (Colorado School of Mines) dec Cole Hernandez (Western Colorado) 8-2 184 - Matthew Rodriguez (Fort Hays State) dec Cole Gray (Western Colorado) 7-5 197 - Gabriel Carranza (Colorado Mesa) dec Sage Harrison (Western Colorado) 5-0 285 - Tyler Doyle (Colorado Mesa) fall Riley Dean-Butt (Western Colorado) 2:00 NCAA Qualifiers Adams State: Gamez (125), Romero (133), Flores (141), Valdez (157) Chadron State: Early (149), Gehlhausen (184), Pinkerton (285) Colorado Mesa: Torgerson (125), Cline (157), Dalton (174), Carranza (197), Doyle (285) Colorado School of Mines: Reisz (174) CSU-Pueblo: Bowman (133) Fort Hays State: Rodriguez (184), Henry (197) Nebraska-Kearney: Ourada (125), Serratos (133), Airola (141), James (149), Robb (157), Munoz (165), Deal (174), Deal (184), Kinsella (197), Howard (285) New Mexico Highlands: Smith Jr. (165) San Francisco State: Lopez (141), Botelho (165) Western Colorado: Noble (149)