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The 2025 NCAA DI Wrestling Championships are less than a week away! In a few short days, 330 wrestlers will make the trek to Philadelphia, with hopes of a national title on their minds. Now it's in a city that hasn't hosted nationals since 2011, but it’s within driving distance of some of the top wrestling areas in the country. The atmosphere for the national tournament is always great, but I expect these East Coast fans to bring a little extra to the Wells Fargo Center. Before the action on the mat starts, InterMat will go through each individual bracket and highlight the favorites, top matches to watch, and much more. Top Seed: Lucas Byrd (Illinois) This weight was in flux for most of the year as the top returner at the weight, Ryan Crookham of Lehigh suffered a serious injury and his status was unclear for much of the season. During the final week of the regular season, Crookham confirmed he’d be out for the postseason, which made this weight up for grabs. Regardless of Crookham’s status, Lucas Byrd had already established himself as one of those on the shortlist of title contenders. Byrd has qualified for the NCAA Tournament on two prior occasions - taking fifth twice and finishing in the Round of 12 once. Byrd was unable to compete, because of an injury, during the 2023-24 season and was able to receive a medical waiver for the year. In the event that the wrestling community might have forgotten about Byrd as a top-tier contender, he reminded them by edging returning NCAA fourth-place finisher, Nasir Bailey, at the early-season, All-Star Classic. Byrd started the season with 11 straight wins before running into Iowa’s Drake Ayala. The two had a tactical low-scoring affair that Ayala took with a late takedown. Undeterred, Byrd bounced back with wins over top-ten opponents Braxton Brown and Dylan Shawver in his next two outings. Byrd got his opportunity for revenge in the Big Ten finals against Ayala. It appeared as if the two were on their way to another tight match; however, Byrd locked up a cow-catcher and tossed Ayala to his back for a fall. With his win, Byrd became the first Illini wrestler since Isaiah Martinez in 2018 to earn the top seed at the NCAA Championships. For Byrd to have the type of tournament he envisions, he’ll need to start his NCAA Tournament better than in past years. Though he’s made the podium twice, he’s only won in the opening round once. The Contenders: #2 Drake Ayala (Iowa), #3 Nasir Bailey (Little Rock), #4 Zeth Romney (Cal Poly), #5 Dom Serrano (Northern Colorado), #6 Connor McGonagle (Virginia Tech) The Conference Champs: ACC: #6 Connor McGonagle (Virginia Tech) Big 12: #5 Dom Serrano (Northern Colorado) Big Ten: #1 Lucas Byrd (Illinois) EIWA: #25 Kurt Phipps (Bucknell) Ivy: #16 Ryan Miller (Penn) MAC: #15 Anthony Noto (Lock Haven) Pac-12: #3 Nasir Bailey (Little Rock) SoCon: #19 TK Davis (Gardner-Webb) Top First-Round Matches: #17 Jacob Van Dee (Nebraska) vs. #16 Ryan Miller (Penn) #21 Angelo Rini (Indiana) vs. #12 Ethan Oakley (North Carolina) #13 Tyler Knox (Stanford) vs. #20 Blake Boarman (Chattanooga) #7 Nic Bouzakis (Ohio State) vs. #26 Kai Orine (NC State) #15 Anthony Noto (Lock Haven) vs. #18 Julian Farber (Northern Iowa) This was a bit of an unusual weight class during the 2024-25 season. Byrd and Ayala were very consistent and always appeared to be title contenders. After that, there was a lot of chaos. Ayala, the 2024 NCAA runner-up at 125 lbs, moved up to 133 and had no issues. He only suffered one loss heading into the Big Ten finals. A couple of podium threats that were consistently in the top-ten for the entire season, Evan Frost and Tyler Knox, missed out on automatically qualifying for the tournament and needed at-large berths. While he ended up righting the ship and winning a tough Pac-12 final against Zeth Romney, Bailey even had a few unforeseen losses throughout the year. Romney had one of the breakout performances of the year with his title at the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational. Because of some upsets at the conference tournament, the bottom half of the bracket looks much more imposing than the top. There are seven returning All-Americans at this weight and six of them are on the bottom. The top half has some established veterans, like Romney and Dom Serrano, who still looking to get on the podium for the first time. They, along with, Braeden Davis and Braxton Brown, look should provide a challenge for Byrd. So could the ACC duo which includes Ethan Oakley and Knox. Though Knox didn’t qualify automatically, he was responsible for Ayala’s only regular-season loss and posted an early-season win over Romney. Don’t be surprised if either Oakley or Knox pulls an upset or two. Another potential threat on the bottom half of the bracket is Nic Bouzakis. In what is becoming a trend, Bouzakis fell in the first round of the Big Ten Championships, but roared back to take third place. That led to a seventh seed. Normally, that would be a good starting point, but we’ll have more about his first-round matchup later. The ACC champion, Connor McGonagle, is also in the bottom half. His only loss of the year came during the second week of the regular season. He’s proven to be clutch in tight matches or in sudden victory. That ability can either help one get high on the podium or leave them susceptible to an upset. Darkhorse All-American Candidate: #15 Anthony Noto (Lock Haven) Another notable in the bottom half of the bracket is two-time All-American Anthony Noto. He’s finished in the top four at nationals down at 125 lbs in each of the last two seasons. Noto moved up in weight and captured his fourth consecutive MAC title, something that hadn’t previously been done by a Lock Haven wrestler. What makes Noto dangerous is his experience in these types of situations. He’s been seeded eighth and 12th during his two All-American runs. I have a feeling the 15th seed won’t matter much for him mentally. Should Noto get by a tough Julian Farber in the opening round, he could meet #2 Ayala. If that were to happen it would pit the 2024 125 lb NCAA runner-up against the third-place finisher. Noto has a history with Iowa as he gave Spencer Lee a challenge in a 2023 NCAA quarterfinal bout that was much closer than the 14-4 final score might indicate. Extreme (20+) Darkhorse All-American Candidate: #26 Kai Orine (NC State) It’s not every year that you see a two-time All-American down at the 26th seed. That’s the case at 133 lbs with Kai Orine. Orine started the year at 141 lbs, but made a drop down to 133 for a late-December dual with Cornell. Orine didn’t end up with enough matches at 133 lbs and didn’t earn an allocation for the ACC. He did pick up a solid win over Ethan Oakley to make the ACC finals and lock up his trip to Philly. In the ACC finals, Orine suffered his second sudden victory loss of the year to McGonagle. This was an extremely close match with some scrambles that could have gone his way. Orine’s first-round matchup with Bouzakis is one of the most intriguing at this weight class and among any other. Bouzakis has had some issues with his opening-round matches. That’s been well-documented. Orine off the scale may not be that much of an issue in such a large tournament, but you never know. Putting aside the ugly-looking seed, Orine still has the talent to finish in the upper half of the podium. Team Race: This is where Iowa could get some big points from Ayala. He’s one of a pair of two-seeded Hawkeyes; however, he might have the best shot at making the NCAA finals. With the potential for a lot of fluctuation at this weight, it could create some significant point-swinging opportunities for trophy-contending teams. Virginia Tech, NC State, Ohio State, and Penn State all have wrestlers that are podium-capable, but by no means locks. Projected Quarterfinals: #1 Lucas Byrd (Illinois) vs. #8 Braeden Davis (Penn State) #12 Ethan Oakley (North Carolina) vs. #13 Tyler Knox (Stanford) #3 Nasir Bailey (Little Rock) vs. #11 Evan Frost (Iowa State) #10 Dylan Shawver (Rutgers) vs. #2 Drake Ayala (Iowa) Projected Semifinals: #1 Lucas Byrd (Illinois) vs. #13 Tyler Knox (Stanford) #3 Nasir Bailey (Little Rock) vs. #2 Drake Ayala (Iowa) Projected All-Americans: 1st: Lucas Byrd (Illinois) 2nd: Nasir Bailey (Little Rock) 3rd: Drake Ayala (Iowa) 4th: Evan Frost (Iowa State) 5th: Connor McGonagale (Virginia Tech) 6th: Tyler Knox (Stanford) 7th: Dom Serrano (Northern Colorado) 8th: Anthony Noto (Lock Haven) Projected Round of 12 Finishers: #12 Ethan Oakley (North Carolina), #8 Braeden Davis (Penn State), #10 Dylan Shawver (Rutgers), #18 Julian Farber (Northern Iowa) Projected Consolation Round of 16 Finishers: #26 Kai Orine (NC State), #19 TK Davis (Gardner-Webb), #4 Zeth Romney (Cal Poly), #7 Nic Bouzakis (Ohio State)

The 2025 NCAA DI Wrestling Championships are less than a week away! In a few short days, 330 wrestlers will make the trek to Philadelphia, with hopes of a national title on their minds. Now it's in a city that hasn't hosted nationals since 2011, but it’s within driving distance of some of the top wrestling areas in the country. The atmosphere for the national tournament is always great, but I expect these East Coast fans to bring a little extra to the Wells Fargo Center. Before the action on the mat starts, InterMat will go through each individual bracket and highlight the favorites, top matches to watch, and much more. The Top Seed: Luke Lilledahl (Penn State) The top recruit in the high school Class of 2024, Luke Lilledahl, has lived up to his pre-college billing and has been everything that Penn State fans hoped he would be - in their never-ending search for continuity at 125 lbs. Lilledahl has been the day-one starter at 125 lbs and won his first 11 matches in a Nittany Lion singlet. Because of a second loss, to Ohio State’s Brendan McCrone, Lilledahl was given the fourth seed at his first Big Ten Tournament. After a pair of bonus point wins, Lilledahl was pitted against the undefeated, top-seeded Matt Ramos of Purdue. Lilledahl set the stage for a shocking semifinal round of upsets with his 12-4 major decision win over the 2024 NCAA runner-up. A day later, he completed his run through the Big Ten Championships with a hard-fought, 4-3 win over Nebraska All-American Caleb Smith. This marks the second straight year that a true freshman from Penn State has earned the #1 seed at the NCAA Tournament. Braeden Davis did so in 2024, but lost in the quarterfinals and Round of 12 - falling a match shy of All-American honors. He’s now at 133 lbs. Lilledahl comes into Philly after posting four wins over top-eight seeds in his 20 wins. In addition to his two wins over Smith and the Ramos upset, he also had an early-season win over the eventual EIWA champion Sheldon Seymour. The dual win over Smith set the tone for the Nittany Lions as they rolled to a 32-7 win over #5 Nebraska. The pre-college hype for Lilledahl largely centered around his achievements on the world level. He’s made the world finals in each of the last four years - across two different age groups. Lilledahl came away with a U17 world title in 2022 and U20 gold last year. It’s no secret that Penn State is searching for its first All-American honor at this weight class since Nico Megaludis’ 2016 title. Lilledahl has the potential to snap that streak (and more) and is expected to hold this weight for a few years. The Contenders: #2 Matt Ramos (Purdue), #3 Eddie Ventresca (Virginia Tech), #4 Vince Robinson (NC State), #5 Richie Figueroa (Arizona State), #6 Jett Strickenberger (West Virginia), #7 Troy Spratley (Oklahoma State) The Conference Champs: ACC: #3 Eddie Ventresca (Virginia Tech) Big 12: #6 Jett Strickenberger (West Virginia) Big Ten: #1 Luke Lilledahl (Penn State) EIWA: #8 Sheldon Seymour (Lehigh) Ivy: #13 Marc-Anthony McGowan (Princeton) MAC: #16 Blake West (Northern Illinois) Pac-12: #15 Maximo Renteria (Oregon State) SoCon: #30 Gylon Sims (The Citadel) Top First-Round Matches: #16 Blake West (Northern Illinois) vs. #17 Max Gallagher (Penn) #13 Marc-Anthony McGowan (Princeton) vs. #20 Brendan McCrone (Ohio State) #14 Spencer Moore (North Carolina) vs. #19 Cooper Flynn (Minnesota) #10 Stevo Poulin (Northern Colorado) vs. #23 Tanner Jordan (South Dakota State) #15 Maximo Renteria (Oregon State) vs. #18 Jacob Moran (Indiana) Last year, 125 lbs was the ongoing discussion point for the entire season, because of its unpredictability on a week-to-week basis. While that reared its ugly head from time to time, 2024-25 was more of a normal year. After an early season injury default and an extended period away from the mat, Richie Figueroa turned over the top ranking to Matt Ramos. Ramos grabbed the #1 ranking after a Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational title in a loaded bracket. He would maintain that ranking, and a perfect record, until the B1G semifinals and Luke Lilledahl. The other contender to know from the Big Ten is Caleb Smith, a sixth-place finisher at the 2024 tournament. Smith is battle-tested and a difficult matchup for anyone. He’ll certainly present Lilledahl with a challenge in the quarterfinals - provided they both advance to that point. The Big 12 is where things were a bit wacky this year. Figueroa is the returning champion and he did so as the eighth seed last year. A third-place conference finish and the fifth seed shouldn’t discourage him, he knows how to win on the big stage. With Figueroa’s early-season injury, it looks as if Troy Spratley would take the reins as the top lightweight in the Big 12. He was third at the CKLV and, shortly after, defeated runner-up Eddie Ventresca. At one point, Spratley held the #2 overall ranking. The contender that very few saw coming was the Big 12 champion Jett Strickenberger. A national qualifier in 2024, Strickenberger started the year at 125, then moved up to 133 without the same level of success. Once he got in weight in order and dropped back to 125, Strickenberger found immediate success. He reeled off eight straight wins, highlighted by a first-period fall over Spratley. Strickenberger’s only loss since then came via major decision to Figueroa in the season finale. He rebounded to run the table at Big 12’s with wins over Spratley and former 2023 champion Stevo Poulin. Strickenberger and Figueroa did not meet at the Big 12 Championships because of an early loss by Figueroa to North Dakota State’s Tristan Daugherty. The ACC will also have something to say about this weight class with #3 Ventresca, #4 Vince Robinson, and #14 Spencer Moore. Ventresca showed us his struggles in 2023-24 were indeed attributed to injuries, as he turned in his most consistent campaign, to date. He was 18-3 overall - losing only to Moore after the calendar turned to 2025. Ventresca also survived a pair of one-takedown matches over freshman Vince Robinson. The top half of the bracket looks loaded and any potential matchup for Robinson could be fireworks. Though they are not top-eight seeds, you shouldn’t be shocked if Poulin or Nicolar Rivera, or Dean Peterson make their way to the podium. Poulin didn’t compete much during the second half of the season and ended up taking fifth at Big 12’s. Rivera has gotten better as the season progressed and pushed Ramos to sudden victory at Big Ten’s. He ended up losing twice to the Boilermaker to get fourth place. Peterson is responsible for Lilledahl’s first loss of the season. He advanced to the Big Ten semifinals and was injured during a sudden victory loss to Smith and forfeited down to sixth place. Provided he’s healthy, Peterson could be a tough draw. Darkhorse All-American Candidate: #13 Marc-Anthony McGowan (Princeton) Claiming a #13 seed could make the podium isn’t going too far out on the ledge, but some may overlook Marc-Anthony McGowan because he was never ranked this high during his freshman year. McGowan was regarded as one of the top recruits in the Class of 2023 (#12), but was injured in the preseason and never took the mat (or started his eligibility clock). This year, McGowan finally started working his way into the Tiger lineup after the Midlands. At the Midlands, he suffered close losses to Peterson and Indiana’s Jacob Moran. In dual competition, and at the Ivy League Championships, McGowan didn’t lose. His best win during that stretch was in the conference finals against #17 Max Gallagher (Penn). One reason McGowan could be dangerous here is we don’t have much of a track record in college with him against elite competition. Peterson is the highest-ranked wrestler he’s faced. It shouldn’t take long to figure out where McGowan stands in the hierarchy of this weight. He has Ohio State’s Brendan McCrone right out of the gate. While McCrone is the 20th seed, he did spend some time ranked in the top-10 and also owns a win over Lilledahl. Should McGowan advance, he’d likely have Robinson in the Round of 16. Extreme (20+) Darkhorse All-American Contender: #23 Tanner Jordan (South Dakota State) Look at that, a returning All-American all the way down as the #23 seed! That’s where Tanner Jordan will have to start in his quest to get back on the podium. It’s not unfamiliar as that is where Jordan began his tournament in 2024 - as the #23 seed. In that scenario, Jordan lost in the opening round and battled through the consolations for a spot amongst the top eight. Jordan will open his tournament with a familiar face. He’ll take on Big 12 foe Stevo Poulin of Northern Colorado. Jordan is 0-2 career against Poulin, with neither loss being particularly close. The good news for Jordan is that neither of those matches took place this season and Poulin is likely dealing with some ailment that sidelined him for a month before the Big 12 Championships. The Team Race: Obviously, Penn State is a huge favorite to come home with the team trophy. Getting a high finish from Lilledahl is the icing on the cake. We’ll focus on three other competitors from teams expected to be square in the team trophy hunt. Nebraska’s Smith, Virginia Tech’s Ventresca, and Oklahoma State’s Spratley. Smith (#9) and Spratley (#7) have relatively modest seeds for someone of their ability. It wouldn’t be a huge surprise for either to finish in the top-three. For Spratley, being on the bottom half of the bracket - the slightly less intimidating half - a finals appearance wouldn’t be that much of a shocker. Smith would have to run the gauntlet to make the finals, but even if he doesn’t, I like him in the consi’s. Ventresca has a bit of a challenging path. All three of the wrestlers that defeated him in the regular season are in his half. In the second round, he could see either Moore or former teammate Cooper Flynn. Though he swept Flynn in their official matches (5-0), their meetings were always extremely close. The quarters could be a pair of wide-open competitors in Rivera or Strickenberger. The semis might include Spratley or Ramos (both who have beaten Ventresca this year). Simply put, he’ll have to fight and scrap for every inch and just wrestle up to his third seed. It would be much more difficult for the Hokies to land a team trophy without a high finish from Ventresca. Projected Quarterfinals: #1 Luke Lilledahl (Penn State) vs. #9 Caleb Smith #5 Richie Figueroa (Arizona State) vs. #4 Vince Robinson (NC State) #3 Eddie Ventresca (Virginia Tech) vs. #6 Jett Strickenberger (West Virginia) #2 Matt Ramos (Purdue) vs. #7 Troy Spratley (Oklahoma State) Projected Semifinals: #1 Luke Lilledahl (Penn State) vs. #5 Richie Figueroa (Arizona State) #3 Eddie Ventresca (Virginia Tech) vs. #2 Matt Ramos (Purdue) Projected All-Americans: 1st: Matt Ramos (Purdue) 2nd: Richie Figueroa (Arizona State) 3rd: Luke Lilledahl (Penn State) 4th: Caleb Smith (Nebraska) 5th: Troy Spratley (Oklahoma State) 6th: Eddie Ventresca (Virginia Tech) 7th: Jett Strickenberger (West Virginia) 8th: Stevo Poulin (Northern Colorado) Projected Round of 12 Finishers: #4 Vince Robinson (NC State), #11 Nicolar Rivera (Wisconsin), #13 Marc-Anthony McGowan (Princeton), #8 Sheldon Seymour (Lehigh) Projected Consolation Round of 16 Finishers: #16 Blake West (Northern Illinois), #20 Brendan McCrone (Ohio State), #12 Dean Peterson (Rutgers), #15 Maximo Renteria (Oregon State)

Last weekend, high school state tournament season wrapped up last week. It went out with a bang as states like New Jersey, Ohio, and Pennsylvania held their much-anticipated season-ending tournaments - along with a few 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. 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 Caleb Close: Bald Eagle Area, Pennsylvania (189 lbs) - AA State Runner-Up Gavin Duran: Ridge, New Jersey (138 lbs) - State Qualifier Leo Maestas: Clovis North, California (138 lbs) - State 3rd Place Colin Martin: Staunton River, Virginia (126 lbs) - 3A State 3rd Place Reagan Milheim: Warrior Run, Pennsylvania (160 lbs) - AA State Runner-Up - Class of 2026 Nicky Pallitto: Paramus Catholic, New Jersey (132 lbs) - State Qualifier 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 Israel Ibarra: Santa Cruz Valley, Arizona (175 lbs) - D4 State Champion Antonio Rodriguez: Los Gatos, California (126 lbs) - State 5th Place - Class of 2026 Rylan Seacrist: Brecksville, Ohio (113 lbs) - DI State Champion - Class of 2026 Alex Taylor: Mount Vernon Ohio (285 lbs) - DI State Champion - 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 Johnny Green: Aurora, Ohio (120 lbs) - DI State 7th Place 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 Draven McCall: Tampa Jesuit, Florida (165 lbs) - 2A State Champion Cooper Merli: Newburgh, New York (117 lbs) - DI State Runner-Up - Class of 2026 Evan Roudebush: Bloomington South, Indiana (165 lbs) - State 3rd Place Devin Ryan: New Milford, New Jersey (126 lbs) - State Qualifier 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 Luca Giagunto: Hammonton, New Jersey (144 lbs) - State Qualifier 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 Gavin Nolan: Clearwater Central Catholic, Florida (150 lbs) - 1A State Champion Trey Smith: Cody, Wyoming (132 lbs) - 3A State Runner-Up Bloomsburg Leonard Ashley: First Colonial, Virginia (157 lbs) - 5A State Runner-Up Carter Beck: Saegertown, Pennsylvania (121 lbs) - AA State Qualifier Mason Brancato: Pompton Lakes, New Jersey (285 lbs) - State Qualifier Wyatt Bush: Grundy, Virginia (215 lbs) - 1A State Champion Ryan Celaschi: Frazier, Pennsylvania (160 lbs) - AA State Qualifier Kyle Draina: Crestwood, Pennsylvania (285 lbs) - AAA State Qualifier Braden Durst: Berlin Brothersvalley, Pennsylvania (139 lbs) - AA State Qualifier Dustin Elliott: Sussex Tech, Delaware (157 lbs) - State Champion Carter Euker: Perkiomen Valley, Pennsylvania (189 lbs) - AAA State Qualifier Aiden Grogg: Saucon Valley, Pennsylvania (133 lbs) - AA State Qualifier Gavin Hannah: Brookville, Pennsylvania (285 lbs) - AA State 7th Place Tyler Hildebrandt: Williamstown, New Jersey (113 lbs) - State Qualifier Connor Hudak: Spring-Ford, Pennsylvania (285 lbs) - AAA State Qualifier Caleb Hummel: Philipsburg-Osceola, Pennsylvania (114 lbs) - AA State Qualifier - Class of 2026 Eliedxander Jarquin-Torres: William Penn, Delaware (285 lbs) - State Champion Zeke Keel: Chantilly, Virginia (126 lbs) - 6A State 3rd Place Tyler Lobb: Moshannon Valley, Pennsylvania (215 lbs) - AA State Qualifier Matt Malinowski: Collingswood, New Jersey (157 lbs) - State Qualifier Gavin Martin: Brick Memorial, New Jersey (126 lbs) - State Qualifier 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 Matty Shumaker: Methacton, Pennsylvania (172 lbs) - AA State Qualifier Brecken Strickland: Sun Valley, Pennsylvania (133 lbs) - AAA State Qualifier Brown Brady Collins: Clearfield, Pennsylvania (172 lbs) - AA State 3rd Place Kaleb Jackson: St. Joseph Regional, New Jersey (190 lbs) - State 6th Place Khimari Manns: St. Edward, Ohio (132 lbs) - DI State Runner-Up Nevin Mattessich: Don Bosco Prep, New Jersey (190 lbs) - State 7th Place - Class of 2026 Riley McPherson: Brecksville, Ohio (215 lbs) - DI State Runner-Up Maximus Norman: Baylor School, Tennessee (175 lbs) - National Prep Runner-Up Braedon Welch: Fort Cherry, Pennsylvania (215 lbs) - AA State 3rd Place Bucknell Will Greenberg: Hawken, Ohio (285 lbs) - DII State Champion Jackson Heslin: Greens Farms Academy, Connecticut (126 lbs) - National Prep 4th Place - Class of 2026 Lucas Lawler: Bishop McDevitt, Pennsylvania (215 lbs) - AA State Runner-Up Ryan Lawler: Bishop McDevitt, Pennsylvania (152 lbs) - AA State Runner-Up Anthony Mason: Southern Regional, New Jersey (113 lbs) - State 4th Place - Class of 2026 Shane McFillin: Bethlehem Catholic, Pennsylvania (172 lbs) - AAA State 3rd Place Blue Stiffler: Mill Creek, Georgia (138 lbs) - 6A State Champion Andrij Szczesniuk: Coatesville, Pennsylvania (121 lbs) - AAA State Qualifier Buffalo Anthony DePaul: St. Augustine Prep, New Jersey (144 lbs) - State 4th Place - Class of 2026 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 Tyler Roark: Beckley, West Virginia (144 lbs) - AAA State Champion Braiden Weaver: Altoona, Pennsylvania (121 lbs) - AAA State 3rd Place - Class of 2026 Dalton Weber: Pope John XXIII, New Jersey (132 lbs) - State 8th Place - Class of 2026 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 Luke James: Milan Edison, Ohio (175 lbs) - DIII State Champion 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 Max Wirnsberger: Warrior Run, Pennsylvania (172 lbs) - AA State 5th Place - Class of 2026 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 Campbell Talon Maple: Zephyrhills Christian, Florida (144 lbs) - 1A State Champion Max Nevlin: St. Peter’s Prep, New Jersey (157 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, Nebraska (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 Clarion Cody Hamilton: Grove City, Pennsylvania (152 lbs) - AA State 6th Place Gabe Lilly: Ellwood City, Pennsylvania (160 lbs) - AA State Qualifier Angelo Lomonte: Reynolds, Pennsylvania (114 lbs) - AA State Qualifier Easton Mull: Chestnut Ridge, Pennsylvania (114 lbs) - AA State 7th Place Carson Neely: Port Allegany, Pennsylvania (285 lbs) - AA State 8th Place Connor Smalley: Notre Dame-Green Pond, Pennsylvania (215 lbs) - AAA State Qualifier - Class of 2026 Matthew Smith: Midd-West, Pennsylvania (145 lbs) - AA State 4th Place Colton Wade: Sullivan County, Pennsylvania (127 lbs) - AA State 4th Place 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 Ryder Luck: Lincoln, Florida (190 lbs) - 2A State 3rd Place Ethan Powell: South Granville, North Carolina (165 lbs) - 2A State Qualifier College of New Jersey Joey Fulco: Ramapo, New Jersey (144 lbs) - 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 Marco Frinzi: Bethlehem Catholic, Pennsylvania (145 lbs) - AAA State 5th Place Mark Gray: Kiski Area, Pennsylvania (189 lbs) - AAA State 7th Place Evin Gursoy: Midwood, New York (124 lbs) - DI State Champion Charlie Scanlan: Bethlehem Catholic, Pennsylvania (160 lbs) - AAA State 3rd Place Lindson Turner: Stillwater, Minnesota (172 lbs) - AAA State 3rd Place Cornell Jake Conroy: Ringgold, Pennsylvania (215 lbs) - AAA State 4th Place 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 Adrian DeJesus: St. Joseph Regional, New Jersey (138 lbs) - State 5th Place Rocco Dellagatta: St. Joseph Regional, New Jersey (285 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 Anthony Knox: St. John Vianney, New Jersey (126 lbs) - State Champion Alessio Perentin: Delbarton, New Jersey (165 lbs) - State Champion 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 Michael Turi: West Scranton, Pennsylvania (145 lbs) - AAA State 3rd Place - 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 Carmine Lenzi: Berks Catholic, Pennsylvania (172 lbs) - AA State 6th Place 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 Gavin Carroll: Quakertown, Pennsylvania (152 lbs) - AAA State 7th Place Patrick Kelly: Central Bucks West, Pennsylvania (139 lbs) - AAA State Runner-Up Christopher Mance: Lovett School, Georgia (190 lbs) - 2A State Champion Jaden Perez: Delaware Valley, New Jersey (126 lbs) - State 7th Place Oumar Tounkara: New York Military Academy, New York (120 lbs) - National Prep 3rd Place Duke Eddie Radecki: Caravel Academy, Delaware (144 lbs) - State Champion Chase Sigle: Downingtown West, Pennsylvania (127 lbs) - AAA State Qualifier Edinboro Tyson Clear: Malvern, Ohio (165 lbs) - DIII State 3rd Place Dominic Ferraro: Pine-Richland, Pennsylvania (139 lbs) - AAA State Qualifier 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 Brandon Carr: Sun Valley, Pennsylvania (189 lbs) - AA State Runner-Up CJ Ferree: Central Dauphin, Pennsylvania (139 lbs) - AAA State 8th Place Brayden Hartranft: Berks Catholic, Pennsylvania (133 lbs) - AA State 6th Place Alexander Ortiz: De La Salle, California (157 lbs) - State Qualifier Jesse Scott: Emmaus, Pennsylvania (160 lbs) - AAA State Qualifier Frostburg State William Buckler: Huntingtown, Maryland (157 lbs) - 2A/1A State Champion Tanner Halling: Boonsboro, Maryland (132 lbs) - 2A/1A State Champion Adin Hastings: Williamsport, Maryland (215 lbs) - 2A/1A State Champion Calvin Kraisser: Centennial, Maryland (150 lbs) - 2A/1A State Champion Gardner-Webb Isaac Lacinski: Burrell, Pennsylvania (172 lbs) - AA State Qualifier 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 Tate Hisey: St. Mary’s Memorial, Ohio (132 lbs) - D2 State Champion Anthony Lucchiani: Sherando, Virginia (138 lbs) - 4A State Champion Dominic Sumpolec: Notre Dame-Green Pond, Pennsylvania (189 lbs) - AAA State 5th Place Gettysburg Jake Mitchell: Cumberland Valley, Pennsylvania (145 lbs) - AAA State Qualifier 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 Chase Hontz: Faith Christian Academy, Pennsylvania (160 lbs) - AA State 3rd Place Gino Manta: Hauppague, New York (124 lbs) - DI State 6th Place Jackson Slotnick: Williamstown, New Jersey (132 lbs) - State 7th 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 Matt Kowalski: Springboro, Ohio (190 lbs) - DI State Runner-Up Indianapolis Bryce Doss: New Palestine, Indiana (144 lbs) - State 3rd Place Ethan Farnell: Maconaquah, Indiana (190 lbs) - State 3rd Place Iowa Bo Bassett: Bishop McCort, Pennsylvania (145 lbs) - AA State Champion - Class of 2026 Leister Bowling IV: Mead, Colorado (175 lbs) - 4A State Champion Leo DeLuca: Blair Academy, New Jersey (120 lbs) - National Prep Champion Harvey Ludington: Brick Memorial, New Jersey (190 lbs) - State Champion Jarrel Miller: St. Edward, Ohio (190 lbs) - DI State Champion Tyrel Miller: St. Edward, Ohio (175 lbs) - DI State 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 Blake Boyer: Kennett, Pennsylvania (139 lbs) - AAA State 5th Place - Class of 2026 Mason Higley: Towanda, Pennsylvania (285 lbs) - AA State 5th Place Braxton Quaintance: Lakota, Ohio (165 lbs) - DIII State Champion EJ Solis: South Dade, Florida (144 lbs) - 3A State Champion Silas Stits: Center Grove, Indiana (157 lbs) - State 3rd Place Kutztown Christopher Kelly: Easton, Pennsylvania (139 lbs) - AAA State Qualifier Lehigh Dean Bechtold: Owen J. Roberts, Pennsylvania (285 lbs) - AAA State Champion - Class of 2026 Keanu Dillard: Bethlehem Catholic, Pennsylvania (127 lbs) - AAA State Champion - Class of 2026 Anthony Evanitsky: Wyoming Seminary, Pennsylvania (150 lbs) - National Prep 6th Place Rowan Holmes: Somerset, Pennsylvania (285 lbs) - AA State Champion Chase Quenault: Delbarton, New Jersey (138 lbs) - State 3rd Place Jason Singer: Faith Christian Academy, Pennsylvania (215 lbs) - AA State 5th Place - Class of 2026 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 Mason Wagner: Faith Christian Academy, Pennsylvania (145 lbs) - AA State 3rd Place - Class of 2026 Taye Wilson: Pratt, Kansas (175 lbs) - 4A State Champion Justyce Zuniga: Toppenish, Washington (132 lbs) - 2A State Champion - Class of 2026 Lock Haven Ezra Masood: Tussey Mountain, Pennsylvania (172 lbs) - AA State Qualifier Chris Noto: Honeoye Falls-Lima, New York (131 lbs) - DII State Champion - Class of 2026 Patrick O’Keefe: St. John Vianney, New Jersey (132 lbs) - State 6th Place Connor Wetzel: Shikellamy, Pennsylvania (172 lbs) - AAA State 4th Place Jake Zaltsman: St. John Vianney, New Jersey (144 lbs) - State 5th Place 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 Carter Pack: St. Augustine Prep, New Jersey (126 lbs) - State Qualifier 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 Jojo Gigliotti: South Carroll, Maryland (144 lbs) - 2A/1A State Champion - Class of 2026 Liston Seibert: Massillon Perry, Ohio (120 lbs) - DI State Runner-Up - Class of 2026 Mateo Vinciguerra: Woodstown, New Jersey (285 lbs) - State 3rd Place - 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 Mercyhurst Easton Belfiore: Brookville, Pennsylvania (189 lbs) - AA State 6th Place Messiah Tucker Seidel: West Perry, Pennsylvania (172 lbs) - AAA State 8th Place Michigan Bohdan Abbey: Hartland, Michigan (132 lbs) - D1 State Champion - Class of 2026 Henry Aslikyan: Birmingham, California (113 lbs) - State Champion - Class of 2026 Gauge Botero: Faith Christian Academy, Pennsylvania (121 lbs) - AA State Runner-Up 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 Eren Sement: Council Rock North, Pennsylvania (145 lbs) - AAA State Champion 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 Brayden Pequignot: North Penn-Liberty, Pennsylvania (127 lbs) - AA State Qualifier Jack Weldon: Coatesville, Pennsylvania (172 lbs) - AAA State Qualifier 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 Kevin Reyes: Fleming Island, Florida (285 lbs) - 2A State 6th Place Misericordia Phil Montes: Cumberland Valley, Pennsylvania (114 lbs) - AAA 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 Gavin Cole: Council Rock South, Pennsylvania (172 lbs) - AAA State Qualifier Nikos Filipos: Wyoming Seminary, Pennsylvania (126 lbs) - National Prep 6th Place Tyler Hood: St. Christopher’s, Virginia (150 lbs) - National Prep Runner-Up Cole Householder: Brookville, Pennsylvania (145 lbs) - AA State Qualifier Leo Joseph: Greater Latrobe, Pennsylvania (121 lbs) - AAA State 4th Place Coltyn Reedy: Sheridan, Ohio (157 lbs) - DII State Champion Caedyn Ricciardi: St. Peter’s Prep, New Jersey (138 lbs) - State Champion Connor Sheridan: Hauppauge, New York (108 lbs) - DI State 5th Place Sammy Spaulding: Camden Catholic, New Jersey (132 lbs) - State Champion - Class of 2026 McKaden Speece: Wilson, Pennsylvania (145 lbs) - AAA State 4th Place Trey Wagner: Northampton, Pennsylvania (133 lbs) - AAA State 5th Place - Class of 2026 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 Dominic Deputy: Chestnut Ridge, Pennsylvania (121 lbs) - AA State Champion - Class of 2026 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 Brogan Tucker: Graham, Ohio (157 lbs) - DIII State Champion 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 Newberry Gage Summers: Delsea, New Jersey (126 lbs) - State Qualifier North Carolina Matthew Botello: Wyoming Seminary, Pennsylvania (132 lbs) - National Prep Champion Liam Hickey: Cardinal Gibbons, North Carolina (132 lbs) - 4A 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 Luke Sipes: Altoona, Pennsylvania (160 lbs) - AAA State Champion Mitchell Younger: Bishop Watterson, Ohio (144 lbs) - DII State Champion 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 Christian Fretwell: Lake Gibson, Florida (132 lbs) - 2A State Champion 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 Max Brady: Mariner, Florida (138 lbs) - 2A State Champion 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 Will Detar: Trinity, Pennsylvania (121 lbs) - AA State 3rd Place - Class of 2026 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 Norwich Nicholas Berrena: State College, Pennsylvania (133 lbs) - AAA State Qualifier NYU Nate Faxon: Governor Livingston, New Jersey (215 lbs) - State 7th Place Cristian Gioia: Governor Livingston, New Jersey (165 lbs) - State 8th Place Brady Knaupp: Greens Farms Academy, Connecticut (132 lbs) - National Prep 7th Place 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 Jace Jett: Brecksville, Ohio (138 lbs) - DI State 3rd Place Konner Lambers: Elder, Ohio (126 lbs) - DI State 4th Place Dom Serio: West Aurora, Illinois (157 lbs) - 3A State Runner-Up Carson Weber: Joliet West, Illinois (150 lbs) - 3A State Champion Ohio Northern Brady Singler: Oak Hills, Ohio (175 lbs) - DI State Qualifier Ohio State Tyler Dekraker: Chantilly, Virginia (138 lbs) - 6A State Champion - Class of 2026 Maddox Shaw: Thomas Jefferson, Pennsylvania (152 lbs) - AAA State Champion Adam Waters: Faith Christian Academy, Pennsylvania (189 lbs) - AA State Champion - Class of 2026 Oklahoma Bryce Burkett: Watertown-Mayer, Minnesota (172 lbs) - AA State Champion Sebastian DeGennaro: Jensen Beach, Florida (126 lbs) - 2A State Champion Will Deutschlander: Edmond North, Oklahoma (150 lbs) - 6A State Runner-Up Anthony Harris: St. Joseph Regional, New Jersey (215 lbs) - State Champion Jake Knight: Bettendorf, Iowa (120 lbs) - 3A State Champion - Class of 2026 Johnathan McGinty: St. Joseph Regional, New Jersey (120 lbs) - State Runner-Up - 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 Jax Forrest: Bishop McCort, Pennsylvania (133 lbs) - AA State Champion - Class of 2026 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 Austin Johnson: Muncy, Pennsylvania (215 lbs) - AA 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 Anthony Mutarelli: Council Rock South, Pennsylvania (133 lbs) - AAA State Champion 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 Hagan Crockett: Artesia, New Mexico (139 lbs) - 4A State Qualifier Landon Rofkahr: Greenwood, Arkansas (157 lbs) - 5A State Qualifier Penn Donny Almeyda: Pope John XXIII, New Jersey (144 lbs) - State Runner-Up CJ Betz: Delbarton, New Jersey (190 lbs) - State 4th Place - Class of 2026 Liam Carlin: Greens Farms Academy, Connecticut (165 lbs) - National Prep 3rd Place Deven Casey: IC Catholic, Illinois (132 lbs) - 2A State Champion Brian Heard: Abington Heights, Pennsylvania (172 lbs) - AAA State 5th Place Elliott Humphries: Northfield Mt. Hermon, Massachusetts (175 lbs) - National Prep 3rd Place Greyson Meak: Cold Spring Harbor, New York (215 lbs) - DII State Champion Wyatt Stout: Southern Regional, New Jersey (157 lbs) - State Champion Penn College Cody Salmon: Skyline, Virginia (150 lbs) - 3A State 3rd Place Penn State Marcus Blaze: Perrysburg, Ohio (150 lbs) - DI State Champion Asher Cunningham: State College, Pennsylvania (172 lbs) - AAA State Champion PJ Duke: Minisink Valley, New York (170 lbs) - DI State Champion Will Henckel: Blair Academy, New Jersey (175 lbs) - National Prep Champion Sam Herring: Bishop McCort, Pennsylvania (139 lbs) - AA State 3rd Place - Class of 2026 Dalton Perry: Central Mountain, Pennsylvania (145 lbs) - AAA State Runner-Up Pittsburgh Karson Brown: St. Edward, Ohio (126 lbs) - DI State Champion - Class of 2026 Elijah Brown: Belle Vernon, Pennsylvania (215 lbs) - AAA State Champion - Class of 2026 Nico Fanella: Indiana, Pennsylvania (133 lbs) - AAA State 3rd Place Bode Marlow: Thomas Jefferson, Pennsylvania (172 lbs) - AAA State Runner-Up Nadav Nafshi: Germantown Academy, Pennsylvania (157 lbs) - National Prep Runner-Up Evan Petrovich: Connellsville, Pennsylvania (152 lbs) - AAA State Runner-Up Santino Sloboda: Butler, Pennsylvania (127 lbs) - AAA State 3rd Place - Class of 2026 Tristan Steldt: Fennimore, Wisconsin (165 lbs) - D2 State Champion Carson Walsh: Pope John XXIII, New Jersey (138 lbs) - State Runner-Up Pitt-Johnstown Brady Baker: Lakeshore, Michigan (126 lbs) - D2 State 3rd Place Gideon Bracken: United, Pennsylvania (139 lbs) - AA State 5th Place Kase Chopp: Butler, Pennsylvania (145 lbs) - AAA State Qualifier Ty Morrison: West Perry, Pennsylvania (189 lbs) - AAA State Champion Anthony Mucci: Derry, Pennsylvania (133 lbs) - AA State Qualifier Ethan Osburn: Hayfield, Virginia (190 lbs) - 6A State Champion Zach Sherman: Chambersburg, Pennsylvania (127 lbs) - AAA State Qualifier Presbyterian Dallas Canoyer: Earlham, Iowa (126 lbs) - 1A State Qualifier Princeton Mark Effendian: Faith Christian Academy, Pennsylvania (285 lbs) - AA State Runner-Up - Class of 2026 Gavin Hawk: Phillipsburg, New Jersey (157 lbs) - State Runner-Up Vincenzo LaValle: Hanover Park, New Jersey (190 lbs) - State Runner-Up Matthew Martino: Bishop Kelly, Idaho (144 lbs) - 5A State Champion Conor McCloskey: Buford, Georgia (215 lbs) - 6A State Runner-Up Blaise Mele: Princeton, New Jersey (144 lbs) - State Champion Providence Jett Murray: Florence-Carlton, Montana (175 lbs) - B/C State Qualifier Purdue Camden Baum: Bishop McDevitt, Pennsylvania (139 lbs) - AA State Runner-Up - Class of 2026 Ty Henderson: Mater Dei, Indiana (126 lbs) - State 3rd Place Vinny Paino: St. Joseph Regional, New Jersey (132 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 Brody Saccoccia: Steubenville, Ohio (157 lbs) - DII State Runner-Up 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 Blake Ashley: Huntingtown, Maryland (165 lbs) - 2A/1A State Runner-Up 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 Jordan Chapman: Cranford, New Jersey (175 lbs) - State Runner-Up Easton Doster: New Haven, Indiana (150 lbs) - State 4th Place Brandt Harer: Montgomery, Pennsylvania (139 lbs) - AA State Champion - Class of 2026 Devon Magro: Bishop McCort, Pennsylvania (152 lbs) - AA State Champion Tahir Parkins: Nazareth, Pennsylvania (139 lbs) - AAA State Champion Billy Townson: Poway, California (132 lbs) - State Runner-Up Sacred Heart Robert Connelley: Red Bank Catholic (157 lbs) - State Qualifier AJ Falcone: Christian Brothers, New Jersey (165 lbs) - State Runner-Up Samuel Henry: Summit/Chatham (285 lbs) - State Qualifier Frank Romeo: Red Bank Catholic (165 lbs) - State Qualifier San Francisco State Shea Dawson: Morro Bay, California (138 lbs) - State Qualifier Seton Hill Josh Joubert: North Hunterdon, New Jersey (157 lbs) - State Qualifier Shenandoah James Battulga: Handley, Virginia (157 lbs) - 4A State Runner-Up Jack Birth: Walkersville, Maryland (157 lbs) - 2A/1A State Qualifier Damien Costello: Sherando, Virginia (120 lbs) - 4A State Qualifier Colby Jones: Parkside, Maryland (126 lbs) - 2A/1A State Qualifier Jadon Shanholtz: Strasburg, Virginia (138 lbs) - 2A State 4th Place Liam Young: Patriot, Virginia (165 lbs) - 6A State Qualifier Shorter Jason Clark: Flowery Branch, Georgia (165 lbs) - 4A State Runner-Up Siena Heights Cam’Ron Kirtz: Swanton, Ohio (215 lbs) - DIII State Qualifier 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 Landen Johnson: Massillon Perry, Ohio (165 lbs) - DI State Champion Kiernan Meink: Millard South, Nebraska (126 lbs) - Class A State Champion - Class of 2026 Myron Mendez: Southwest Miami, Florida (215 lbs) - 3A State Champion Gage Murphy: Reading, Ohio (165 lbs) - DII State Champion 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 Adam Mattin: Delta, Ohio (126 lbs) - DIII State Champion Zeno Moore: Lake Highland Prep, Florida (150 lbs) - National Prep Champion - Class of 2026 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 Stevens Institute of Technology James McGinty: Parsippany Hills, New Jersey (120 lbs) - State 8th Place SUNY-Cortland Jared Marine: Oceanside, New York (190 lbs) - DI 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 Adam Butler: St. Edward, Ohio (144 lbs) - DI State Runner-Up Liam Crook: Kaukauna, Wisconsin (175 lbs) - D1 State Champion - Class of 2026 Rocco Hayes: Carl Sandburg, Illinois (113 lbs) - 3A State 3rd Place Aiden King: Bishop Hartley, Ohio (138 lbs) - DII State Runner-Up 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 Lincoln Shulaw: St. Francis DeSales, Ohio (190 lbs) - DII State 3rd Place Ethan Timar: St. Edward, Ohio (120 lbs) - DI State Champion Emmitt Sherlock: Gilman, Maryland (190 lbs) - National Prep Runner-Up Virginia Tech Ryan Burton: St. Joseph Regional, New Jersey (175 lbs) - State Champion Revin Dickman: Brownsburg, Indiana (120 lbs) - State Champion - Class of 2026 Collin Gaj: Quakertown, Pennsylvania (160 lbs) - AAA State Champion Drew Gorman: Buford, Georgia (144 lbs) - 6A State Champion Jayden James: Delbarton, New Jersey (150 lbs) - State Champion - Class of 2026 Noah Nininger: Staunton River, Virginia (150 lbs) - 3A State Champion Aaron Seidel: Northern Lebanon, Pennsylvania (133 lbs) - AA State Runner-Up Claudio Torres: Lake Highland Prep, Florida (165 lbs) - National Prep Champion Ben Weader: Chantilly, Virginia (165 lbs) - 6A State 3rd Place VMI Andrew Barford: St. Francis DeSales, Ohio (175 lbs) - DII Runner-Up 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 Cole Evans: Perrysburg, Ohio (157 lbs) - DI State Champion Ramil Islamov: Baldwin, Pennsylvania (145 lbs) - AAA State 7th Place 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 Lonzy Vielma: Connellsville, Pennsylvania (160 lbs) - AAA State 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 Wheeling Frank Aquila: Brecksville, Ohio (175 lbs) - DI State Qualifier Jaxon Burcher: Indian Valley, Ohio (215 lbs) - DII State 3rd Place Jake Dinwiddie: Wadsworth, Ohio (144 lbs) - DI State 7th Place Brody Grimm: Wadsworth, Ohio (175 lbs) - DI State 7th Place Bo Hertenstein: St. Mary’s Memorial, Ohio (157 lbs) - DII State 4th Place Alex Taylor: Mount Vernon, Ohio (165 lbs) - D1 State 6th Place Mannix Wasco: North Royalton, Ohio (150 lbs) - DI State 4th Place Wilkes Nick Doktor: Clifton, New Jersey (190 lbs) - State Qualifier Ashton Romberger: Chambersburg, Pennsylvania (139 lbs) - AAA State Qualifier 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 Traven Sharon: Fowler, Colorado (126 lbs) - 2A State Champion Luke Willochell: Greater Latrobe, Pennsylvania (133 lbs) - AAA State Runner-Up

With the at-large's announced on Tuesday and brackets released Wednesday, the NCAA Championships are officially looming. And now, less than a week away. Before we get into the meat and potatoes of our previews, here's a fun look at the NCAA Tournament and its competitors (individuals/teams). It's some of the facts, trends, numbers, and overall randomness that you never thought to look up about the participants of the 2025 NCAA Championships. State-related facts For the second straight year, Beau Bartlett is the only national qualifier from Arizona. California has always been a place for great lightweights - this year is no different. Six of the state’s 26 national qualifiers are at 125 lbs. Joey Cruz (Iowa), Richie Figueroa (Arizona State), Antonio Lorenzo (Oklahoma), Maximo Renteria (Oregon State), Richard Castro-Sandoval (CSU Bakersfield), and Koda Holeman (Cal Poly). The last time California hit the 26-qualifier mark was in 2008. This is the first time since 2019 that Connecticut failed to have a qualifier. Georgia has nine wrestlers in the 2025 tournament. A third of them are at the 184 lb bracket with Gavin Kane, Gabe Arnold, and Jaxon Smith. Six of Northern Iowa’s ten national qualifiers are homegrown from Iowa. That’s the most in-state qualifiers for any school. Iowa State’s Frost twins (Evan/Jacob) both qualified for the 2025 tournament. That is the first time that multiple Louisiana residents have qualified in the same year since 2013 when Ben Willeford/Cleveland State and David Bonin/Northern Iowa made the tournament. In 2021, it was believed that Jaydin Eierman was the first Missouri native to win a Big Ten title. Now, Luke Lilledahl has joined the list. New Jersey has 26 national qualifiers and six of them are at 149 lbs. Shane Van Ness (Penn State), Andrew Clark (Rutgers), Sammy Alvarez (Rider) and the Ivy League’s Ethan Fernandez (Cornell), Cross Wasilewski (Penn), and Ty Whalen (Princeton). Whalen and Fernandez meet in the first round. Although Pennsylvania has 41 total qualifiers - only one of them is at 125 lbs (Sheldon Seymour/Lehigh). One other weight has two qualifiers (165). All others have three or more. South Carolina has four qualifiers this year (Chandler Amaker/Thomas Snipes/Patrick Brophy/Owen Trephan). That is the most for the state since 2001 when Travis Drake (Appalachian State), Robby Bell (The Citadel), Mike Regner (The Citadel), and Adam Duncan (Chattanooga) all qualified. Also with a good year from down South is Tennessee. They have six Tennessee natives headed to Philly. That’s the most for the state since seven went to the 2009 tournament. That year two of them ended up on the podium (Jordan Leen/Nick Marable). One of the most remarkable facts of this entire tournament was brought to us by Ben Askren on Twitter (X). There are six of his ex-Askren Wrestling Academy wrestlers in the 165 lb bracket. Mitchell Mesenbrink, Braeden Scoles, Cody Goebel, Noah Mulvaney, and Joey Bianchi are the wrestlers. Having six total wrestlers from one state is a good number in some places. Having six all in the same bracket is pretty remarkable for any state - much less one club. Team Related Facts Cornell, Northern Iowa, Ohio State, and Penn State are sending all ten of their starters to Philly. Devan Hendricks won the 184 lb weight class in the SoCon becoming the first Bellarmine wrestler to qualify for the DI national tournament….in their first year of eligibility. A few days later, he was joined by AJ Rallo (141 lbs), who was added as an at-large berth. Brevin Cassella became only the third Binghamton wrestler to win an EIWA title - joining Louie DePrez (x3) and Tyler Deuel. Hunter Leake became the first California Baptist to qualify for the DI tournament on multiple occasions. Donny Pritzlaff’s Columbia team has sent five wrestlers to the NCAA Tournament in his first year. Incredibly enough, because of Ivy League eligibility rules, there are a handful of former Columbia wrestlers also in the field. Nick Babin (125/Pittsburgh), Angelo Rini (133/Indiana), Kyle Mosher (165/Hofstra), Josh Ogunsanya (174/North Carolina), Lennox Wolak (174/Virginia Tech), Nolan Neves (285/North Carolina). Great job by Pritzlaff and crew reloading on the fly and hat’s off to former head coach Zach Tanelli’s staff for crushing it on the recruiting trail. Drexel had a trio of qualifiers after not having any in 2024. Edinboro has a pair of qualifiers after not having one in 2024 and only having one in 2022 and 2023. Iowa will be without a 141 lber at the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2016 and only the second time since 2003. Iowa State continues to have one of the most geographically diverse lineups of national qualifiers. This year’s group includes qualifiers from Louisiana (x2), Alaska, Tennessee, California (x2), Pennsylvania, and Iowa. Of Michigan’s seven NCAA qualifiers, only Sergio Lemley returns from the 2024’s nine qualifiers. Northern Iowa will send all ten starters to Philly. It’s the first time that UNI has their entire lineup headed to nationals since 1986. Head coach Doug Schwab’s older brother, Mark, was an All-American at 118 lbs on that team. From what I can tell, Cross Wasilewski’s #9 seed is the best for a Penn freshman…..ever? The Citadel will send four wrestlers to the NCAA tournament for the first time since 2014. They also had three SoCon champions, which was their most since that same year. The last time they finished second in the SoCon…you guessed it, 2014! Gylon Sims became the first freshman to win a SoCon title for The Citadel since Aaron Walker achieved the feat in 2014. Four teams have three freshmen headed to Philly. They are Cornell, Michigan State, Stanford, and Virginia Tech. The three freshmen account for Michigan State’s entire contingent. Recruiting Related Facts The MatScouts Big Board has been a very solid indicator of collegiate success. Most of the high finishers at the 2024 NCAA Championships were highly ranked coming out of high school. Looking at these brackets, the 125 lbs group is the one with the most wrestlers (13) who were unranked coming out of high school. Heavyweight is second with (12). Most other brackets were closer to 6 or 7. With Gable’s return, the 285 lb bracket has three wrestlers who were ranked #1 overall in their respective recruiting classes. Steveson (2018), Greg Kerkvliet (2019), and Nick Feldman (2022). No other weight has more than one. There are only nine true freshmen from the Class of 2024 who have qualified. Lilledahl, Cholakyan, Rozynski, John, Neitenbach, Bechtold, Hogan, Herrera, Monchery. Interestingly enough, 197 lbs and 285 lbs are the weights with the most freshmen (true and redshirt combined) with seven each. 285 lbs also leads the way with nine transfers - that’s the most of any bracket. (Neves, Kerkvliet, Heindselman, Nevills, Slavikouski, Hendrickson, Mitchell, Trephan, Hoffman) There are 11 wrestlers in this tournament from the high school Class of 2018. Brock Hardy, Colin Realbuto, Jacori Teemer, Danny Braunagel, Evan Bockman, Zac Braunagel, Michael Beard, Mickey O’Malley, Gable Steveson, Seth Nevills, and Gavin Hoffman. Seed Related Facts AJ Ferrari is the first CSU Bakersfield wrestler to receive a top-three seed since Stephan Neal was the top-seeded heavyweight in 1999. Lucas Byrd is the first Illinois wrestler to earn a #1 seed since Isaiah Martinez in 2018. Nasir Bailey’s #3 seed is the best ever for the Little Rock program. Josh Koderhandt’s #4 seed is the highest by a Navy wrestler since Ed Prendergast was the #3 seeded heavyweight in 2008. In addition to Koderhandt, Navy also has Danny Wask as the #7 seed. It’s the first time since 2009 that Navy has had multiple top-ten seeds (Joe Baker #8 and Bryce Saddoris #6). With Nebraska’s Brock Hardy earning the #1 seed, it gives the Huskers #1 seeds in back-to-back years after Ridge Lovett was a top seed in 2024. The last time Nebraska had back-to-back years with a #1 seed was in 2014 and 2015 with James Green (‘14) and Robert Kokesh (‘15). Brock Hardy is the first Utah native to earn the top seed at the NCAA Championships since 2002 when Ryan Lewis (Minnesota) and Cael Sanderson (Penn State) got the #1 seeds. Garrett Thompson is the first Ohio wrestler to earn a top-four seed since Jake Percival received that same seed in 2004. Penn State has four #1 seeds for the second consecutive year. Before 2024, they had never had four #1’s in the same season - under Cael Sanderson or before. Penn State has had at least one #1 seed every year since 2016. Since 2000, only 12 freshmen have earned the #1 seed at nationals. Penn State’s Luke Lilledahl is the latest at 125 lbs. The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania has a pair of #1 seeds with Tyler Kasak and Carter Starocci. It has produced at least one #1 seed every year since 2016. Seeded #2, Matt Ramos is the first Purdue wrestler since Chris Fleeger (#1 in 2003) to receive a top-two seed. Caleb Henson is only the third Virginia Tech wrestler to earn the #1 seed at nationals and this is the first time the school has ever had a #1 seed in back-to-back years (Mekhi Lewis 174/2024). Gable Steveson is the third wrestler in the last 25 years to earn the #1 seed at the NCAA Championships on four occasions. Isaiah Martinez and Cael Sanderson are the others. Of course, Steveson has been able to compete in five postseasons. Bracketing Fun With first-round wins at 125 lbs, we could see former Virginia Tech teammates clash with #3 Eddie Ventresca and #19 Cooper Flynn (Minnesota). Ventresca is 5-0 career against Flynn, although they are typically close matches. Maybe there will be some NIL money on the line in the potential 157 lb Round of 16 match, which might be called the “Battle of the Paper Products.” Scott vs Downey. Ed vs. Ryder. Also in the 157 lb bracket is a potential Round of 16 meeting between the returning NCAA runner-up and third-place finisher in Jacori Teemer and Meyer Shapiro. There will be a first-round match at 165 lbs between Iowa’s Michael Caliendo and former Iowa teammate Aiden Riggins. In the Round of 16, the winner could face another former Hawkeye, Drake Rhodes. We’ve already mentioned all the former Askren Wrestling Academy products in the 165 lb bracket. Two could meet in the Round of 16 - Mitchell Mesenbrink and Noah Mulvaney. The first-round match at 174 lbs will feature a pair of Ohio neighbors doing battle. #9 Carson Kharchla of Powell/Olentangy Liberty against #24 Lennox Wolak of Columbus/Dublin Coffman. Speaking of the Kharchla/Wolak matchup, it is one of two at 174 lbs in the first round between past All-Americans. Dean Hamiti/Jackson Turley is the other. No other weight has one. At 184 lbs, there’s a first-round matchup between the only wrestler in the field from Rhode Island (Nick Fine) against one of two from Alaska (Evan Bockman). Kind of an unusual matchup to see at the NCAA Tournament. 197 lbs could have some of the best storylines of the tournament Brothers Mac and Luke Stout could meet in the second round. Both are favored in their first match. A couple days after St. Patrick’s Day, we have an O’Malley/Stout (Luke) first-round match. How about a rematch of the 2023 Soldier Salute finals between AJ Ferrari and Zach Glazier? That could happen in round two. Speaking of Ferrari, AJ against Iowa’s Stephen Buchanan in the semis? Former Wyoming All-American, Buchanan, could meet their current star Joey Novak in the second round. Conference Related Facts The 46 qualifiers from the ACC is a conference record. Since 2011, 14 different freshmen have captured Big Ten titles. Eight have wrestled for Penn State. They are David Taylor, Ed Ruth, Bo Nickal, Aaron Brooks, Levi Haines, Braeden Davis, Mitchell Mesenbrink, and now Luke Lilledahl. Gable Steveson became the 19th wrestler to win four Big Ten titles and only the second Minnesota wrestler to accomplish the feat. Verne Gagne was able to do so in 1944, 1947-49. Gardner-Webb had back-to-back conference champions at 133 and 141 lbs. It was the first time since moving to the SoCon that they have crowned more than one conference champ. The last time they had more than one was in 2011 when Ryan Medved, Alex Medved, Jon Velazquez, and Travis Porter all captured East Region titles. Hofstra had a pair of EIWA champions in Kyle Mosher (165) and Ross McFarland (184). This is the only time that Hofstra has had two champions since moving to the EIWA. The last time they had two conference champions was in 2013 with Steve Bonanno and Jamie Franco - now head coach of the Pride. Illinois’ fifth-place finish at the Big Ten Championships marked the first time since 2013 that the Illini was able to crack the top five. Lucas Byrd’s B1G title gives Illinois champions in back-to-back years (Edmond Ruth/2024) for the first time since the end of Isaiah Martinez’s run from 2015-18. Iowa also went without a Big Ten champion in back-to-back years for the first time since 2005-06. With Drake Ayala and Michael Caliendo making the Big Ten finals, they have had at least one finalist in every season since 1967. Maryland’s 54 points and an eighth-place finish at the Big Ten Championships were both highs for the program since moving to the conference. Though they are in a new conference, Cornell extended their streak with multiple conference champions in every year since 2007 (excluding 2021 when the Ivy League didn’t wrestle). During their first year qualifying through the Ivy League, Cornell qualified all ten starters and had five conference champions. Hunter Garvin will go down as Stanford’s first ACC champion. He won the 165 lb weight class. Virginia Tech’s ACC Championship was the school’s first since 2018 and snapped a six-year winning streak by NC State. Virginia Tech also extended their streak of individual champions. They’ve had at least one per year since 2010. Rival NC State has had at least one champion every year since 2014. The one ACC champion (Matthew Singleton) for NC State is their lowest total since 2017. Ohio’s Garrett Thompson claimed a MAC title at 174 lbs. Last year, Peyten Kellar won the 157 lb weight class. That means the Bobcats have produced conference champions in consecutive years for the first time since 2014-15. At that point, now-assistant coach Cody Walters and Jeremy Johnson won in 2014. Walters would repeat in 2015. DJ McGee’s 157 lb MAC title gave George Mason three straight years with a conference champ. The last time that happened at George Mason was in 1997-99 (and that streak dates back to 1992). Anthony Noto became the first four-time MAC champion for Lock Haven and only the 10th wrestler to win four MAC titles. West Virginia had a pair of Big 12 champions in Jett Strickenberger and Peyton Hall. This was the first time that they had multiple champions since moving to the conference. Before that, their most recent time with multiple champions came in 2012 in the EWL with Mike Morales, Matt Ryan, and Brandon Williamson. Miscellaneous The school that benefitted the most from at-large berths was Stanford which had four. Army West Point and Missouri also had three. Five past All-Americans needed an at-large berth for the 2025 NCAA Championships. We’re in an era of great heavyweight wrestling. That can further be illustrated by the fact that there are eight age-group world medalists in the 33-man bracket. Gable Steveson, Greg Kerkvliet, Ben Kueter, Jimmy Mullen, Isaac Trumble, Wyatt Hendrickson, Cohlton Schultz, and Gavin Hoffman. Nick Feldman and Luke Luffman have also made age-group world teams.

NCAA Brackets have been released! While it’s fun to have interactive online brackets, I still prefer to print mine out and go through them writing in my picks at each weight along with full consi’s. I usually have a bracket I fill out first, without reading much into them, then another set for when I’ve analyzed them more and these typically contain more upsets. As I was looking at seeds and filling out brackets, I had these five reactions. 1) You have to win your conference tournament! I’m sure, by now, you’ve paged through all ten brackets and have a list of seeds that don’t seem to make sense. That’s normal, I think most people do that. One trait that is probably common for the wrestlers you feel have been seeded higher than you’d expect, is that they won their conference tournament. For the most part, I like it and am fine with it playing such a large role in the seeding process. In 2022, we had two wrestlers forfeit in the Big Ten finals. This year we saw a pair of veteran heavyweights (Isaac Trumble/Yaraslau Slavikouski) forfeit out of their respective tournaments. Trumble appeared to be a lock for a top-five seed before his loss to Dayton Pitzer, followed by :01 second injury default and medical forfeit. Slavikouski hovered between seventh and 11th in the country for most of the year but forfeited out of the Big Ten tournament after an overtime loss to Josh Heindselman. Both were hit hard in the seeding process - Trumble is #7 and Slavikouski is #16. We obviously don’t want wrestlers exacerbating injuries or flat-out wrestling injured; that being said, for the product of wrestling, it’s not a good trend to have competitors not finishing these qualifying events. You survive and win, you get rewarded. If not, good luck! Now where this gets a little dicey is at weights like 157 lbs - where eight of the top-ten ranked wrestlers (heading into the postseason) hailed from the Big Ten. Stalwarts like Joey Blaze and Tommy Askey were passed by Rafael Hipolito and Vince Zerban - two champions from non-Big Ten conferences. Neither was ever ranked higher than Blaze/Askey. The Blaze’s and Askey’s of this world argue that “just winning your conference” is easier said than done when you're competing with the likes of Kasak, Taylor, Cannon, Miller, and Teemer. I would be in favor of revisiting some of the weight put on the conference tournaments. Especially after the Pac-12 moved down to four teams and the Ivy League split from the EIWA. 2) Seeding is a snapshot of the 2024-25 season After the brackets were released, I saw some discussion around Jacori Teemer’s #18 seed at the 157 lb weight class. I’ll admit, the initial shock of it opened my eyes. But when you think about it, the seeding committee does not look at Teemer as a returning NCAA finalist and a three-time All-American. They are looking at someone who is 8-4 on the year, seventh in the Big Ten, and who didn’t earn an allocation for the Big Ten. His best wins are over Tommy Askey and Caleb Fish; however, he has losses to Askey, Ethen Miller, Kasak, and one via injury default to Paniro Johnson. Teemer only has one other win over a 2025 qualifier (Chase Saldate). I didn’t expect an 18th seed for Teemer, but I can understand why it happened. He’s obviously been battling injuries all year, so if he’s healthy, this could set up a massive second-round match with #2 seed Meyer Shapiro. It would be the returning second and third-place finishers from the weight class in 2024. If healthy, the seed could end up disrupting the weight class, but we’ll see. 3) Cael Magic could get tested in the semifinals However the brackets shook out, Penn State was going to be a huge favorite. They still are. It would take an incredible collapse, combined with the tournament of a lifetime from a competitor, just to make things close. That being said, Penn State could have some massive semifinal challenges. The Nittany Lions record in such bouts has been absurd under Cael Sanderson. Since 2017, Penn State is 35-4 in the NCAA semifinals! Sanderson and staff obviously leave no stone unturned as they prep their wrestlers for the most important rounds of the season. So, can Penn State keep up this ridiculous rate of winning in the semifinals? Let’s look at some potential matchups for the Nittany Lions 125: #1 Luke Lilledahl vs #4 Vince Robinson/#5 Richie Figueroa 141: #2 Beau Bartlett vs. #3 Jesse Mendez/#6 Vance Vombaur 149: #3 Shayne Van Ness vs. #2 Ridge Lovett 174: #2 Levi Haines vs. #3 Dean Hamiti 197: #4 Josh Barr vs. #1 Jacob Cardenas 285: #3 Greg Kerkvliet vs. #2 Wyatt Hendrickson Obviously, there are a few where Penn State would be favored, but Mendez has multiple wins over Bartlett, Lovett has beaten Van Ness and Figueroa knows when to turn it on under the bright lights. 4) Craziness leads to fewer complaints (from me at least!) After watching the Big Ten finals on Saturday, I commented to my cohort Robbie Wendell at the ACC Championships, that some of these weights had so much chaos that you probably couldn’t complain, however the brackets shook out. And I still stand by that. At 133 lbs, the top two seeds were easy to guess. After that, who knew? I suspected Nasir Bailey would get the three (and he did). This weight has sure-fire top-ten-ranked wrestlers like Evan Frost and Tyler Knox who failed to qualify through their respective conference tournaments. Each dropped out of the top ten. Nic Bouzakis fell in the first round of the Big Ten Championships and wrestled back for third - beating Braeden Davis, Dylan Shawever, Zan Fugitt, and Jacob Van Dee in the process. All of this is to say, that if you want to question Zeth Romney or Dominick Serrano’s seeds (4 and 5), I’m not sure if you present clear-cut better options. I feel the same way about 125 and 141 lbs. Both Big Ten champions were rewarded with the top seed. There’s certainly a case to be made for both Lilledahl and Brock Hardy to be lower, but it’s certainly understandable. I don’t have gripes about these weight classes, because I’m not sure I could have made a better alternative. For that, I tip my hat to the committee. In years past, that hasn’t always been the case. Combine point #1 (winning your conference tournament) with some unpredictable results and you have Andrew Alirez as the #8 seed. It’s shocking initially, but he didn’t have a resume filled with great wins and lost in the semifinals of the Big 12 Championships. Knowing Alirez’s personality, I don’t think he cares much about the seed. Or if he does, he’ll wear it as a chip on his shoulder and try to make the rest of the bracket pay. 5) Late-Season Losses Lead to a Nasty Heavyweight Bracket Since we learned that Gable Steveson was returning, there was a clear hierarchy at this weight of Gable and everyone else. It seemed like it may not have the same sort of excitement once we saw that the current Gable was as good (or better) than the previous version. At the same time, returning champion Greg Kerkvliet and Wyatt Hendrickson have seemed to separate themselves from the rest of the field. As an aside, there were some talks that Owen Trephan’s perfect record and conference title may be enough to push him past Kerkvliet for the number three seed - that didn’t happen. After the big three at this weight, things could get pretty crazy. And early on in the tournament. What about these potential Round of 16 matches? #9 Cohlton Schultz/#8 Luke Luffman, #5 Ben Kueter/#12 Nick Feldman, #13 Seth Nevills/#4 Owen Trephan, #11 Jimmy Mullen/#6 Josh Heindselman, #7 Isaac Trumble/#10 Dayton Pitzer. Feldman and Schultz, in particular, are seeded lower than they’ve been ranked at any point, all season. There may not be intrigue about who wins the heavyweight bracket, but there will be plenty of fun matches all throughout this group.

Devan Hendricks (Bellarmine) Stephan Monchary (Appalachian State) JohnMark Bentley (Appalachian State) Ryan LeBlanc (The Citadel) Ned Shuck (Bellarmine)

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Faith Christian Academy

Santa Cruz Valley Union

Crofton

Pace

Rockville

Oconomowoc

Highlights Lehigh wins team title with 4 champions Hofstra claims 2 EIWA champions for first time in program history Drexel places all 10 wrestlers in the top 8 Michael Beard and Brevin Cassella share OW Award Full brackets can be found HERE 125lbs – 2 Allocations Quick Summary: Sagaris of LIU finds himself is some crazy scrambles, leading to fantastic bouts. His last second victory over Pleasant was fun to watch. He fell to Wagner of Binghamton in overtime in the 3rd place bout. Seymour’s win over Farmer was by a wider margin than their previous matchup last month. He is poised for a podium run at NCAAs. With his ranking of #12 in the latest coaches panel, he may see a top-10 seed. Wagner, Sagaris, and Pleasant will need an at-large bid to qualify. Wagner, finishing in third, helps his odds. Finals – #1 Sheldon Seymour (LEH) dec. #2 Charlie Farmer (ARMY) 6-0 3rd – #4 Carson Wagner (BING) dec. #5 Robbie Sagaris (LIU) 8-5 5th – #3 Desmond Pleasant (DREX) Mdec. #7 Coen Bainey (AMER) 11-2 7th – #6 Nick Treaster (NAVY) TF #10 Julian Dawson (MSU) 15-0 133lbs – 1 Allocation Quick Summary: Phipps came in clutch to beat Waterman of Drexel to earn the lone automatic bid. I highly recommend going back to watch the consi-semi between Berginc and Lopez. The match was over 10-minutes of wrestling. The marathon bout had intense scrambles, multiple challenges, and excited fanbases. It was one of the most fun matches on the weekend. Berginc did earn the allocation for the conference coming into the weekend, his odds of an at-large are increased because of it. Finals: #2 Kurt Phipps (BUCK) dec. #4 Kyle Waterman (DREX) 7-5 3rd – #1 Ethan Berginc (ARMY) dec. #3 Matty Lopes (LEH) 1-0 5th – #5 Micah Roes (BING) dec. #7 Raymond Lopez (AMER) 14-9 7th – #10 Brendan Ferretti (NAVY) WBF #6 Braxton Fries-Appello (SHU) Fall 1:08 141lbs – 3 Allocations Quick Summary: Koderhandt defeated Chappell in the finals for the second straight year. Expect his seed to be a single digit. He will be put in a great position to earn All-American honors. He earned his 100th NCAA win over the weekend as well. The 3rd place match was another barn burner decided by a late non-takedown call. Soriano snuck by with a one-point win. Finals – #1 Josh Koderhandt (NAVY) WBF #3 Dylan Chappell (BUCK) Fall 1:56 3rd – #2 Jordan Soriano (DREX) dec. #5 Bryce Kresho (F&M) 8-7 5th – #6 Rich Treanor (ARMY) dec. #8 Justin Hoyle (HOF) 10-5 7th – #4 Carter Bailey (LEH) Mdec. #9 Nate Lucier (BING) 13-4 149lbs – 1 Allocation Quick Summary: McDaniel’s win earned him the only auto bid at this weight. His in-season loss to Hines was reversed this weekend. Hines got an at-large bid. Braden Bower outplaced his 11th seed by placing 5th. He was just one of many Bucknell Bison to outperform their seed on the weekend. Finals – #1 Trae McDaniel (ARMY) dec. #2 Malyke Hines (LEH) 7-5 3rd – #5 Kaemen Smith (NAVY) dec. #6 Noah Tapia (HOF) 8-5 5th – #11 Braden Bower (BUCK) MFF #3 Ivan Garcia (BING) 7th – #8 Dom Findora (DREX) Mdec. #9 Josh Hillard (F&M) 11-0 157lbs – 1 Allocation Quick Summary: Surprisingly, the top five seeds held at the weight. Rozynski proved why he’s the top seed by winning his first EIWA title in as many tries. Finals – #1 Logan Rozynski (LEH) Mdec. #2 Luke Nichter (DREX) 10-2 3rd – #3 Jonathan Ley (NAVY) dec. #4 Cade Wirnsberger (BUCK) 2-1 5th – #5 Brayden Roberts (LIU) Mdec. #11 Jack Nies (AMER) 10-0 7th – #9 Jurius Clark (HOF) dec. #8 Felix Lettini (SHU) 7-6 165lbs – 2 Allocations Quick Summary: Kyle Mosher spent 97 seconds on the mat in his first match. He followed that up with two medical forfeits. Elmore had a strong performance for a 3rd place finish. Morgan State’s Lockhart was the lowest seeded wrestler to place in the entire event after an exceptional weekend. Army’s Filipowicz did receive an at-large bid. He is 16th in the coach rankings and 13th in the RPI. Finals – #3 Kyle Mosher (HOF) MFF #1 Noah Mulvaney (BUCK) 3rd – #4 Dylan Elmore (NAVY) dec. #5 Carter Baer (BING) 4-3 5th – #7 Kaden Milheim (AMER) MFF #2 Gunner Filipowicz (ARMY) 7th – #8 Cody Walsh (DREX) WBF #12 Cooper Lockhart (MSU) Fall 2:00 174lbs – 4 Allocations Quick Summary: The deepest weight class was worth the price of admission. Cassella and Wask wrestled to a tiebreaker finish. Harkins punched his ticket in the morning with a win over Campos while Queen defeated Takats. Takats finished in 5th, one placement outside of the automatic bid territory, but has received an at-large. Finals: #2 Brevin Cassella (BING) dec. #1 Danny Wask (NAVY) 4-1 TB 3rd – #5 Dalton Harkins (ARMY) Mdec. #4 Jasiah Queen (DREX) 9-0 5th – #3 Myles Takats (BUCK) dec. #6 Caleb Campos (AMER) 9-5 7th – #8 Rylan Rogers (LEH) dec. #10 Blake Bahna (LIU) 5-0 184lbs – 1 Allocation Quick Summary: McFarland was crowned champ at the most open weight on the weekend. The 4th seed grinded out three decisions en route to the title. He was Hofstra’s second EIWA champ on the year, a first in program history since joining the conference. D’Alesio won four straight in the wrestle backs to claim 3rd. He was LIU’s highest place finisher on the weekend. Rogers’ finals appearance helped receive an at-large bid. Finals – #4 Ross McFarland (HOF) dec. #3 Caden Rogers (LEH) 11-4 3rd – #8 Anthony D’Alesio (LIU) dec. #2 Giuseppe Hoose (DREX) 4-2 5th – #7 Daniel Williams (NAVY) dec. #1 Will Ebert (BING) 7-1 7th – #11 Hunter Perez (SHU) MFF #6 Jake Gilfoil (ARMY) 197lbs – 4 Allocations Quick Summary: Beard of Lehigh claimed his second EIWA title. Bechtold had a strong freshman campaign. O’Malley used a big throw to pin Thomas for 3rd. Army’s Frable received an at-large bid to make it five qualifiers. Finals: #1 Michael Beard (LEH) dec. #2 Dillon Bechtold (BUCK) 14-6 3rd – #3 Mickey O’Malley (DREX) WBF #5 Payton Thomas (NAVY) Fall :52 5th – #4 Wolfgang Frable (ARMY) Mdec. #6 Cayden Bevis (BING) 11-1 7th – #7 Nikolas Miller (HOF) TF #8 RJ Moore (F&M) 17-2 285 – 3 Allocations Quick Summary: Owen Trephan continued the Lehigh tradition of having an EIWA finalist since 2018. His first and only EIWA appearance included a major, fall, and decision. Brady Colbert is an amazing story. He was a last-minute addition to the bracket, and earned a trip to NCAAs. Cory Day will make his 3rd appearance at the big show. Morgan State’s Xavier Doolin had a strong campaign and came up just short of an at-large bid - he’ll be the alternate at the weight. Finals – #1 Owen Trephan (LEH) dec. #3 Cory Day (BING) 7-1 3rd – #2 Brady Colbert (ARMY) dec. #5 Xavier Doolin (MSU) 10-4 5th – #8 Logan Shephard (BUCK) dec. #9 Chris Powell (LIU) 8-5 7th – #6 Ibrahim Ameer (DREX) Mdec. #4 Will Jarrell (AMER) 13-4 Team Race 1st Lehigh – 143.5 2nd Drexel – 122.5 3rd Army West Point – 116.5 3rd Navy – 116.5 5th Bucknell – 113 Other Awards Coach of the Year – Matt Azevedo, Drexel John Fletcher Award (most career EIWA tournament team points) – Josh Koderhandt, Navy Billy Sheridan Memorial Award (most pins in the least amount of time) – Raymond Lopez, American Outstanding Wrestler – Brevin Cassella, Binghamton & Michael Beard, Lehigh

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