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  7. On Tuesday afternoon, at-large berths were released which finalized the field of 330 wrestlers for the 2025 NCAA Championships. Just because a wrestler was forced to rely on an at-large berth doesn’t mean they can’t be a key player in the action in Philly. That group of wrestlers that received good news yesterday includes five past All-Americans and likely a few in the future. Of course, relying on an at-large berth can happen for various reasons. Sometimes a wrestler simply had a bad day, there’s no horrific backstory, just an unforeseen loss or two. Other times, their respective conferences may be limited in allocations at their weight. Also, injuries play a key role in this. Some, like Carter Starocci or Mekhi Lewis, weighed in and injury defaulted - assuming they’d get an at-large. To illustrate that relying on an at-large berth isn’t a death knell for All-American, and even national championship hopes, take a look at the wrestlers below who have either earned All-American honors or advanced to the All-American round (bloodround) at the previous five tournaments. There is a disproportionate amount of wrestlers on the list from 2021. Remember, that was the first NCAA Tournament after Covid and the regular season started in January. There was little data to go on for allocations and fewer were given out through the conference tournaments. All-Americans 1st (2024) Carter Starocci (Penn State) 6th (2024) Bryce Andonian (Virginia Tech) 8th (2023) Killian Cardinale (West Virginia) 2nd (2022) Kizhan Clarke (North Carolina) 8th (2021) Eric Barnett (Wisconsin) 6th (2021) Michael McGee (Arizona State) 3rd (2021) Yahya Thomas (Northwestern) 8th (2021) Wyatt Sheets (Oklahoma State) 8th (2021) Jackson Turley (Rutgers) Bloodround (2024) Stevo Poulin (Northern Colorado) (2024) Tyler Wells (Minnesota) (2024) Jared Simma (Northern Iowa) (2024) Andy Smith (Virginia Tech) (2023) Vince Zerban (Northern Colorado) (2023) Caleb Fish (Michigan State) (2022) Noah Surtin (Missouri) (2022) Chad Red (Nebraska) (2022) Yahya Thomas (Northwestern) (2022) Max Lyon (Purdue) (2021) Chance Rich (CSU Bakersfield) (2021) Real Woods (Stanford) (2021) Max Murin (Iowa) (2021) Jacob Wright (Wyoming) (2021) Mekhi Lewis (Virginia Tech) (2021) Rocky Jordan (Ohio State) (2021) Thomas Penola (Purdue) (2021) Tanner Sloan (South Dakota State) (2021) Austin Harris (Oklahoma State) (2019) Matt Findlay (Utah Valley) (2019) Justin Thomas (Oklahoma) (2019) Devin Kane (North Carolina) (2019) Sam Stoll (Iowa)
  8. The field of 330 is now complete as the NCAA has released at-large selections for the 2025 NCAA Championships. They are as follows: 125 lbs Koda Holeman (Cal Poly) Joey Cruz (Iowa) Spencer Moore (North Carolina) Tanner Jordan (South Dakota State) Alternate - Diego Sotelo (Harvard) 133 lbs Ethan Berginc (Army West Point) Evan Frost (Iowa State) Tyler Wells (Minnesota) Tyler Knox (Stanford) Alternate - Markel Baker (Northern Illinois) 141 lbs AJ Rallo (Bellarmine) Danny Pucino (Illinois) Josh Edmond (Missouri) Jayden Scott (North Carolina) Alternate: Cole Brooks (Wyoming) 149 lbs Wynton Denkins (Campbell) Malyke Hines (Lehigh) Sam Cartella (Northwestern) Willie McDougald (Oklahoma) Jaden Abas (Stanford) Gabe Willochell (Wyoming) Alternate: Finn Solomon (Pittsburgh) 157 lbs Blake Saito (Brown) Jimmy Harrington (Harvard) J Conway (Missouri) Trevor Chumbley (Northwestern) CJ Hamblin (Oregon State) Dylan Evans (Pittsburgh) Grigor Cholakyan (Stanford) Alternate: Nick Stampoulos (Lock Haven) 165 lbs Gunner Filipowicz (Army West Point) Will Miller (Appalachian State) Tyler Lillard (Indiana) Drake Rhodes (South Dakota State) Alternate: Tony White (Rutgers) 174 lbs Myles Takats (Bucknell) Nick Incontrera (Penn) Jackson Turley (Rutgers) Lorenzo Norman (Stanford) Alternate: Michael Wilson (Rider) 184 lbs Caden Rogers (Lehigh) Colin Fegley (Lock Haven) Colton Hawks (Missouri) Ryder Rogotzke (Ohio State) Dennis Robin (West Virginia) Alternate: Daschle Lamer (Cal Poly) 197 lbs Carson Floyd (Appalachian State) Wolfgang Frable (Army West Point) Tucker Hogan (Lock Haven) Joey Novak (Wyoming) Alternate: Luke Cochran (Central Michigan) 285 lbs Daniel Herrera (Iowa State) Isaac Trumble (NC State) Lance Runyon (Northern Iowa) Yaraslau Slavikouski (Rutgers) Alternate: Xavier Doolin (Morgan State)
  9. Sheldon Seymour (Lehigh) Kurt Phipps (Bucknell) Josh Koderhandt (Navy) Trae McDaniel (Army West Point) Logan Rozynski (Lehigh) Kyle Mosher (Hofstra) Dalton Harkins (Army West Point) Michael Beard (Lehigh) Pat Santoro (Lehigh) Matt Azevedo (Drexel) Jamie Franco (Hofstra)
  10. What a conference weekend we just experienced! I’d be hard pressed to remember another one with as many high level upsets as this one. Of course, that makes things extremely difficult for compiling rankings and for the NCAA seeding committed who is probably working on putting together brackets, as you read this. It’s rare where we get multiple brackets where there could be so much debate regarding the #1 seed. That’s the case at 125 and 141 lbs. In both instances, we’ve decided to stand pat with the incumbents. Both Matt Ramos and Beau Bartlett started the postseason unbeaten and fell in the semifinals to high quality opponents. In both situations, there isn’t a clear-cut wrestler that should slide in and take the top-ranking from them. Bartlett has a strong resume and a head-to-head win over the other potential #1 in Big Ten champion Brock Hardy. At 125 lbs, Luke Lilledahl has the head-to-head win over Matt Ramos, but Ramos probably has a slightly better resume. Lilledahl’s two losses are to Dean Peterson and Brendan McCrone (by fall). Lilledahl still gets a strong boost from #8 to #3. 157 lbs is another interesting weight. The top two didn’t change and are easy to figure out. After that, there are a bunch of guys that have exchanged wins with each other at the Big Ten Championships. A relatively clean resume for Brandon Cannon has him sliding into the #3 spot. Though he fell to Blaze in the B1G third place match, Antrell Taylor still holds two wins over Blaze. From there, head-to-head’s take over. Like 157 lbs, 133 is easy to get the top-two….after that, wow! Conference championship at deep weights push McGonagle and Serrano to #4 and #5. We will have new #1’s at both 133 and 197 lbs. While the rankings are a great tool and guide for what to expect in Philly - the coaches rankings’ and bracket are what really matter at this time of year. At large berths are slated to be announced today and brackets will be released tomorrow night. For full rankings, click here
  11. The NCWWCs concluded on Saturday after a nail-biter team race with Iowa ahead by 13.5 points heading into the finals. However, unlike last year when Iowa found themselves with 9 wrestlers in the finals, this time the team got the job done on the backside in consolations. All 15 Iowa wrestlers earned All-American status, which made all the difference with the team only sending four to the finals this year. North Central also sent four wrestlers to the finals, while 3rd place McKendree sent five. The other finalists come from Grand Valley State who sent 3, King who sent 2, and one each from Otterbein and Aurora. With the stage set, fans watched a crazy final round that ultimately landed Iowa in the top spot with 201.5 points. North Central secured second with 181 points, with McKendree and Grand Valley State following with 158.5 and 129.5 points respectively. Notably, 6 different schools had national champions in this tournament, showing the dominance across teams for this sport this year. Here is a recap of the finals matches that capped off an incredible tournament: 103 lbs: #4 Olivia Shore (Otterbein) over #2 Gabriele Tedesco (McKendree) 2-1 This was a bit of a low-scoring match with minimal offense between the two, however, Shore had just a bit of the competitive advantage scoring two shot clock points to Tedesco’s one. Otterbein is in its first year and Shore represents its first champion. Shore transferred to Otterbein from McKendree where she competed last year after starting her career at Tiffin. 110 lbs: #1 Sage Mortimer (GVSU) over #3 Samara Chavez (King) 11-7 Mortimer continued the pattern of getting a first-year team a national champion with her 11-7 win over Samara Chavez. This match had a bit of an opposite feeling than the one before it with non-stop action from both wrestlers. Chavez struck first with a big takedown that created a short live scramble that had Mortimer on top to tie things up 2-2. In that exchange, Chavez appeared to get hurt momentarily and had to take some time with her coaches on the mat. Once action returned, Mortimer was after it immediately, landing another takedown and looking for an armbar before the action was stopped. Not to be outdone, Chavez gets to an ankle after the reset and it is tied 4-4 going into the second period. Period two was more of the same with a Mortimer push-out point and Chavez takedown quickly followed by a Chavez push-out and Mortimer takedown. However, Mortimer strings together two quick 2-point moves to put it away. These two were absolute fireworks and a great stylistic matchup that made this really fun to watch. 117 lbs: #3 Sydney Petzinger (North Central) over #4 Clare Booe (King) 10-6 This was another great and competitive match between one wrestler who had made it deep in this tournament before and a freshman. Booe got on the board first with a really slick takedown. After the reset, Petzinger gets a takedown of her shot and rolls her through for two more. Petzinger gets in again on another good shot, but Booe can defend and score making it 4-4 headed into the second. Petzinger hits a huge double that puts Booe on her back for a 4-point move. Booe continues to try to generate offense after the reset, but Petzinger is able to capitalize on the attempt and step over for a takedown and two exposure. It’s 10-6 with :47 seconds left after a flurry of offense and while a lot more shots are taken from both wrestlers, that ends up being the final score as time expires. Petzinger finished second her first time to NCWWCs followed by two 4th place finishes. She finally gets her championship finish here and gets big points added to the North Central score. 124: #1 Amani Jones (North Central) over #3 Shelby Moore (McKendree) 5-0 These two were both working hard in the hand fight, but Jones was awarded the first shot clock point. Almost immediately after it is awarded, Jones shoots and gets the takedown to go up 3-0 headed into period two. Moore is working hard in the second period but can’t get close to Jones’ legs. Jones goes for a good shot of her own, but Moore gets a good whizzer to hold her off. Moore then gets in deep, but Jones displays some impressive defense of her own and the two get reset. Jones caps things off with another clean takedown and wins it 5-0 to claim her second national title and get those placement points for the Cardinals. 131: #1 Alexis Janiak (Aurora) over #2 Sara Sterner (North Central) 6-4 North Central’s luck ran out here with Alexis Janiak putting together an impressive win over Sara Sterner. The two had a history with this being the third-place match at NCWWCs last year and the two meeting at regionals just a few weeks ago. They were 1-1 with Janiak having the more recent victory. Janiak gets an early point and then hits a huge takedown immediately to a roll through and is up 5-0 quickly. The action is limited the rest of the period. Off the whistle in period two, Janiak goes for a big shot, but Sterner is ready with a counter and ends up on top for the two instead. Sterner continues fighting and goes for a big final move and gets 2 just as time expires. Her coaches throw a brick, possibly to look for potential exposure or additional points, but the officials call for no change. Because North Central lost the challenge, Janiak gets an additional point tacked on to the total, making it a 6-4 decision for Janiak. 138: #1 Katie Lange (GVSU) tech #2 Haylie Jaffe (McKendree) 10-0 Grand Valley sent in their second wrestler in the finals here against a crazy-tough Haylie Jaffe of McKendree. Unfortunately for Jaffe, Lange breaks things open early with a takedown on the edge. She then defends a deep single-leg shot from Jaffe to circle around and get two more. Another takedown at the : 45-second mark put Lange up 6-0 headed into the second. Off the whistle, Lange began hunting for another takedown and found it quickly. She drops down to the legs and gets the lace to roll through and get the 10-0 technical fall, the first bonus point win of the finals. Lange becomes a 2x National Champ with this win after also taking first place in 2022. 145: #1 Macey Kilty (Iowa) over #3 Bella Mir (North Central) 7-2 Things felt different from last year when Iowa competed in nearly every finals match, as 145 lbs was the first time a Hawkeye competed for 1st. Apparently “Bad Blood” played in the arena during walkouts with #1 Macey Kilty taking on #3 Bella Mir, a former Hawkeye now at North Central. You could tell there was a bit of chippiness in this match, but there was a lot of action and gritty hand-fighting to go with it. There were no points until just before the one-minute mark when Kilty was awarded a shot clock point. From there, she opened things up with a takedown and two for exposure. Headed into the second up 5-0, it seemed like Kilty may easily put this away. However, Mir is able to roll through a Kilty attempt and get two exposures to make it 5-2. Kilty attempts again and gets it this time going up 7-2. Mir gets in deep on a shot but Kilty defends and almost turns, holding the score at 7-2 as time expires. There appeared to be a few words exchanged between the two after the match, but eventually, they shake hands and Kilty gets hers raised. This win clinched the team score for Iowa. 160: #1 Kennedy Blades (Iowa) tech #2 Kaylynn Albrecht (McKendree) 10-0 The Hawkeye gauntlet continued here with Blades doing what she does best with early, clean offense. She gets takedown after takedown on the edge. There is a pushout point as well followed by a few more takedowns to nab the technical fall 10-0 with :05 seconds left in the first period. Blades went completely undefeated this season with a 100% bonus rate. 180: #1 Kylie Welker (Iowa) tech #2 Sabrina Nauss (GVSU) 10-0 It was a very similar story at 180 lbs, with Welker putting on a master class against her opponent Sabrina Nauss. Nauss fought hard with some attempts and good defense, however Welker was up off her first shot with a takedown and lace 4-0 almost immediately. From the reset, she hit another perfect shot and got to her tight waist for 2 more rolls and that was it. A 10-0 technical fall for Kylie Welker in just :57 seconds. Welker has had “blink and you’ll miss it” style matches all season and joins Blades in having a perfect season: 100% wins, 100% bonus point wins. 207: #2 Tristan Kelly (McKendree) over #1 Jaycee Foeller (Iowa) 6-0 Tristan Kelly set out to turn the tides of how her McKendree teammates had fared so far in the finals and she was successful in doing so. After going back and forth with tough handfighting and some strong ties, Kelly hits a slick throw-by for a takedown with exposure up 4-0. That was the extent of the offense in the first period. Period two is low scoring, with each wrestler defending their opponent's shots and fakes very well. However, with less than 10 seconds in the match, Kelly hits another slick takedown to make it a 6-0 win and solidify a 3rd-place finish for McKendree. I know a lot of headlines highlight the Iowa Hawkeyes, but it is incredibly notable how they were able to succeed this year with five fewer finalists than last season. Placement points are big for team score, and this could have easily gotten out of hand when 2024 National champs for the Hawkeyes dropped matches on the front side of the tournament. However, the resiliency and culture that must have been instilled in these athletes made all the difference with all 15 wrestlers becoming All-Americans. Every wrestler who dropped to the backside of the bracket won at least one more match after that loss. That created a scenario in which the “lowest scoring” wrestler for the Hawkeyes still earned 11 team points. Every wrestler that makes it to this level fights hard, battles for their team, and works to get the best outcome possible for themselves, and that is evident in the six different schools represented among the 10 national champions, including new schools like Otterbein and Grand Valley State. This sport is always growing and evolving and at the conclusion of the final NCWWC tournament in its current form, wrestling fans should be feeling excited about what the first NCAA Women’s Wrestling tournament has in store, regardless of what team they cheer for.
  12. 2025 Big 12 Championships Final Results Team Scores 1. Oklahoma State 153.5 2. Northern Iowa 149.5 3. South Dakota State 110 4. Iowa State 107.5 5. Northern Colorado 79.5 6. West Virginia 77.5 7. Oklahoma 72.5 8. Missouri 65.5 9. North Dakota State 58.5 10. Wyoming 58 11. Arizona State 43 12. Utah Valley 21.5 13. California Baptist 15 14. Air Force 11.5 Championship Finals 125 lbs - Jett Strickenberger (West Virginia) dec Troy Spratley (Oklahoma State) 5-2SV 133 lbs - Dominick Serrano (Northern Colorado) dec Kyle Burwick (North Dakota State) 11-4 141 lbs - Cael Happel (Northern Iowa) dec Tagen Jamison (Oklahoma State) 2-2RTTB 149 lbs - Paniro Johnson (Iowa State) dec Colin Realbuto (Northern Iowa) 5-4 157 lbs - Vince Zerban (Northern Colorado) dec Cobe Siebrecht (South Dakota State) 7-4 165 lbs - Peyton Hall (West Virginia) dec Cam Steed (Missouri) 2-0 174 lbs - Keegan O’Toole (Missouri) dec Dean Hamiti (Oklahoma State) 7-4SV 184 lbs - Parker Keckeisen (Northern Iowa) dec Dustin Plott (Oklahoma State) 8-1 197 lbs - Wyatt Voelker (Northern Iowa) dec Luke Surber (Oklahoma State) 4-1 285 lbs - Wyatt Hendrickson (Oklahoma) dec Cohlton Schultz (Arizona State) 8-5 Third Place 125 lbs - Richie Figueroa (Arizona State) dec Antonio Lorenzo (Oklahoma) 8-3 133 lbs - Julian Farber (Northern Iowa) dec Kade Moore (Missouri) 10-6 141 lbs - Andrew Alirez (Northern Colorado) dec Jacob Frost (Iowa State) 8-2 149 lbs - Gavin Drexler (North Dakota State) dec Teague Travis (Oklahoma State) 9-2 157 lbs - Ryder Downey (Northern Iowa) dec Caleb Fish (Oklahoma State) 4-2 165 lbs - Terrell Barraclough (Utah Valley) dec Aiden Riggins (Iowa State) 1-0 174 lbs - MJ Gaitan (Iowa State) dec Gaven Sax (Oklahoma) 6-4 184 lbs - Bennett Berge (South Dakota State) maj Eddie Neitenbach (Wyoming) 197 lbs - Zach Glazier (South Dakota State) dec Ian Bush (West Virginia) 4-3 285 lbs - Luke Rasmussen (South Dakota State) dec Sam Mitchell (Wyoming) 8-3 Fifth Place 125 lbs - Stevo Poulin (Northern Colorado) maj Tristan Daugherty (North Dakota State) 9-1 133 lbs - Derrick Cardinal (South Dakota State) MedFFT Hunter Leake (California Baptist) 141 lbs - Julian Tagg (South Dakota State) MedFFT Jordan Titus (West Virginia) 149 lbs - Willie McDougald (Oklahoma) dec Avery Allen (South Dakota State) 5-2 157 lbs - Jared Hill (Wyoming) dec Cody Chittum (Iowa State) 4-3 165 lbs - Cam Amine (Oklahoma State) MedFFT Nicco Ruiz (Arizona State) 174 lbs - Cade DeVos (South Dakota State) dec Jared Simma (Northern Iowa) 9-4 184 lbs - DJ Parker (Oklahoma) MedFFT Evan Bockman (Iowa State) 197 lbs - Joey Novak (Wyoming) maj Brian Burburjia (Air Force) 9-0 285 lbs - Daniel Herrera (Iowa State) dec Juan Mora (Oklahoma) 5-3 Seventh Place 125 lbs - Trever Anderson (Northern Iowa) fall Tanner Jordan (South Dakota State) 6:58 133 lbs - Evan Frost (Iowa State) MedFFT Cleveland Belton (Oklahoma) 141 lbs - Mosha Schwartz (Oklahoma) dec Cole Brooks (Wyoming) 17-13 149 lbs - Sam Hillegas (West Virginia) fall Gabe Willochell (Wyoming) 1:53 157 lbs - J Conway (Missouri) dec Caleb Dowling (West Virginia) 6-3 165 lbs - Jack Thomsen (Northern Iowa) dec Clayton Ulrey (Northern Colorado) 4-0 174 lbs - Devin Wasley (North Dakota State) dec Ayden Rix-McElhinney (Northern Colorado) 6-3 184 lbs - Aidan Brenot (North Dakota State) dec Colton Hawks (Missouri) 11-7 197 lbs - Nate Schon (Iowa State) dec Kael Bennis (Utah Valley) 9-4 285 lbs - Lance Runyon (Northern Iowa) maj Andrew Blackburn-Forst (North Dakota State) 13-0 Automatic Qualifiers Arizona State: Richie Figueroa (125), Nicco Ruiz (165), Cohlton Schultz (285) California Baptist: Hunter Leake (133) Iowa State: Jacob Frost (141), Paniro Johnson (149), Cody Chittum (157), Aiden Riggins (165), MJ Gaitan (174), Evan Bockman (184) Missouri: Kade Moore (133), Cam Steed (165), Keegan O’Toole (174) North Dakota State: Tristan Daugherty (125), Kyle Burwick (133), Gavin Drexler (149), Aidan Brenot (184) Northern Colorado: Stevo Poulin (125), Dominic Serrano (133), Andrew Alirez (141), Vince Zerban (157) Northern Iowa: Trever Anderson (125), Julian Farber (133), Cael Happel (141), Colin Realbuto (149), Ryder Downey (157), Jack Thomsen (165), Jared Simma (174), Parker Keckeisen (184), Wyatt Voelker (197) Oklahoma: Antonio Lorenzo (125), Mosha Schwartz (141), Gaven Sax (174), DJ Parker (184) Oklahoma State: Troy Spratley (125), Tagen Jamison (141), Teague Travis (149), Caleb Fish (157), Cam Amine (165), Dean Hamiti (174), Dustin Plott (184), Luke Surber (197), Wyatt Hendrickson (285) South Dakota State: Derrick Cardinal (125), Julian Tagg (141), Cobe Siebrecht (157), Cade DeVos (174), Bennett Berge (184), Cole Grazier (197), Luke Rasmussen (285) Utah Valley: Terrell Barraclough (165) West Virginia: Jett Strickenberger (125), Jordan Titus (141), Peyton Hall (165) Wyoming: Jared Hill (157), Eddie Neitenbach (184), Sam Mitchell (285)
  13. Finals Team Scores: 1. Virginia Tech 91.5 2. Pittsburgh 63.5 3. NC State 62.5 4. North Carolina 45.5 5. Stanford 45 6. Virginia 38.5 7. Duke 1.5 Championship Finals 125 lbs - Eddie Ventresca (Virginia Tech) DEC Vincent Robinson (NC State), 4-1 133 lbs - Connor McGonagle (Virginia Tech) DEC Kai Orine (NC State), 5-2SV 141 lbs - Dylan Cedeno (Virginia) DEC Sam Latona (Virginia Tech), 8-6 149 lbs - Caleb Henson (Virginia Tech) DEC Lachlan McNeil (North Carolina), 4-1SV 157 lbs - Rafael Hipolito (Virginia Tech) DEC Ed Scott (NC State), 7-3 165 lbs - Hunter Garvin (Stanford) DEC Nick Hamilton (Virginia), 5-1 174 lbs - Matthew Singleton (NC State) DEC Luca Augustine (Pittsburgh), 5-2 184 lbs - Reece Heller (Pittsburgh) DEC Dylan Fishback (NC State), 4-1SV 197 lbs - Mac Stout (Pittsburgh) MAJ Nick Stemmet (Stanford), 10-2 285 lbs - Dayton Pitzer (Pittsburgh) DEC Jimmy Mullen (Virginia Tech), 4-1SV Third Place Bouts 125 lbs - Keyveon Roller (Virginia) DEC Nick Babin (Pittsburgh), 7-5 133 lbs - Ethan Oakley (North Carolina) DEC Tyler Knox (Stanford), 3-1 141 lbs - Jason Miranda (Stanford) DEC Briar Priest (Pittsburgh), 6-3 149 lbs - Koy Buesgens (NC State) DEC Jack Gioffre (Virginia), 4-1SV 157 lbs - Sonny Santiago (North Carolina) DEC Dylan Evans (Pittsburgh), 4-1SV 165 lbs - Mac Church (Virginia Tech) DEC Derek Fields (NC State), 4-1SV 174 lbs - Josh Ogunsanya (North Carolina) DEC Lennox Wolak (Virginia Tech), 4-2TB 184 lbs - Gavin Kane (North Carolina) DEC TJ Stewart (Virginia Tech), 4-1 197 lbs - Andy Smith (Virginia Tech) DEC Stephen Burrell Jr. (Virginia), 4-2 285 lbs - Nolan Neves (North Carolina) MAJ Peter Ming (Stanford), 16-5 Fifth Place Bouts 141 lbs - Jayden Scott (North Carolina) DEC Troy Hohman (NC State), 4-1 149 lbs - Jaden Abas (Stanford) DEC Finn Solomon (Pittsburgh), 8-6 165 lbs - Jared Keslar (Pittsburgh) MAJ Charlie Darracott (North Carolina), 13-5 174 lbs - Lorenzo Norman (Stanford) FALL Rocco Contino (Virginia), 5:50 285 lbs - Connor Barket (Duke) MEDFFT Isaac Trumble (NC State) Automatic Qualifiers Duke: Connor Barket (285) NC State: Vincent Robinson (125), Kai Orine (133), Koy Buesgens (149), Ed Scott (157), Derek Fields (165), Matthew Singleton (174), Dylan Fishback (184) North Carolina: Ethan Oakley (133), Lachlan McNeil (149), Sonny Santiago (157), Josh Ogunsanya (174), Gavin Kane (184), Nolan Neves (285) Pittsburgh: Nick Babin (125), Briar Priest (141), Jared Keslar (165), Luca Augustine (174), Reece Heller (184), Mac Stout (197), Dayton Pitzer (285) Stanford: Jason Miranda (141), Hunter Garvin (165), Nick Stemmet (197), Peter Ming (285) Virginia: Keyveon Roller (125), Dylan Cedeno (141), Jack Gioffre (149), Nick Hamilton (165) Virginia Tech: Eddie Ventresca (125), Connor McGonagle (133), Sam Latona (141), Caleb Henson (149), Rafael Hipolito (157), Mac Church (165), Lennox Wolak (174), Andy Smith (197), Jimmy Mullen (285)
  14. 2025 Ivy League Championships Final Results Team Scores 1. Cornell 135.5 2. Penn 129.5 3. Columbia 114.5 4. Princeton 113 5. Brown 84.5 6. Harvard 62 Championship Finals 125 lbs - Marc-Anthony McGowan (Princeton) dec Max Gallagher (Penn) 8-6 133 lbs - Ryan Miller (Penn) dec Tyler Ferrara (Cornell) 4-2 141 lbs - CJ Composto (Penn) dec Eligh Rivera (Princeton) 4-0 149 lbs - Cross Wasilewski (Penn) dec Ethan Fernandez (Cornell) 5-1 157 lbs - Meyer Shapiro (Cornell) tech Jude Swisher (Penn) 19-2 165 lbs - Julian Ramirez (Cornell) dec Cesar Alvan (Columbia) 8-6 174 lbs - Simon Ruiz (Cornell) maj Jack McGill (Columbia) 8-0 184 lbs - Chris Foca (Cornell) dec Max Hale (Penn) 8-5SV 197 lbs - Luke Stout (Princeton) tech Mikey Dellagatta (Cornell) 20-5 285 lbs - Ashton Davis (Cornell) dec Vincent Mueller (Columbia) 6-1 Third Place Bouts 125 lbs - Marcello Milani (Cornell) dec Sulayman Bah (Columbia) 5-2 133 lbs - Danny Jones (Princeton) maj Logan Brzozowski (Harvard) 11-3 141 lbs - Josh Saunders (Cornell) dec Lorenzo Frezza (Columbia) 8-4 149 lbs - Ty Whalen (Princeton) tech Kai Owen (Columbia) 16-1 157 lbs - Richard Fedalen (Columbia) maj Blake Saito (Brown) 10-1 165 lbs - Keegan Rothrock (Brown) fall Andy Trocyznski (Penn) 5:48 174 lbs - Nick Incontrera (Penn) maj Haden Bottiglieri (Harvard) 14-1 184 lbs - Nick Fine (Columbia) fall Kole Mulhauser (Princeton) 4:12 197 lbs - Joe Curtis (Columbia) dec Nate Taylor (Penn) 4-0 285 lbs - John Pardo (Penn) InjDef Alex Semenenko (Brown) Automatic Qualifiers Columbia: Lorenzo Frezza (141), Richard Fedalen (157), Cesar Alvan (165), Jack McGill (174), Nick Fine (184) Cornell: Marcello Milani (125), Tyler Ferrara (133), Josh Saunders (141), Ethan Fernandez (149), Meyer Shapiro (157), Julian Ramirez (165), Simon Ruiz (174), Chris Foca (184), Mikey Dellagatta (197), Ashton Davis (285) Penn: Max Gallagher (125), Ryan Miller (133), CJ Composto (141), Cross Wasilewski (149), Jude Swisher (157), Max Hale (184) Princeton: Marc-Anthony McGowan (125), Eligh Rivera (141), Ty Whalen (149), Kole Mulhauser (184), Luke Stout (197)
  15. 2025 Big Ten Championship Final Results Team Scores 1. Penn State 181.5 2. Nebraska 137 3. Iowa 112 4. Minnesota 108.5 5. Illinois 105.5 6. Ohio State 95.5 7. Michigan 71 8. Maryland 54 9. Rutgers 46 10. Purdue 44.5 11. Indiana 33 12. Northwestern 21.5 13. Wisconsin 19 14. Michigan State 11.5 Championship Finals 125 - Luke Lilledahl (Penn State) dec Caleb Smith (Nebraska) 4-3 133 - Lucas Byrd (Illinois) fall Drake Ayala (Iowa) 3:16 141 - Brock Hardy (Nebraska) fall Vance Vombaur (Minnesota) 1:59 149 - Ridge Lovett (Nebraska) dec Kannon Webster (Illinois) 1-0 157 - Tyler Kasak (Penn State) maj Brandon Cannon (Ohio State) 12-2 165 - Mitchell Mesenbrink (Penn State) dec Michael Caliendo (Iowa) 4-1 174 - Levi Haines (Penn State) maj Lenny Pinto (Nebraska) 12-1 184 - Carter Starocci (Penn State) dec Max McEnelly (Minnesota) 8-5SV 197 - Jacob Cardenas (Michigan) dec Stephen Buchanan (Iowa) 4-2 285 - Gable Steveson (Minnesota) dec Greg Kerkvliet (Penn State) 10-3 Third Place Matches 125 - Matt Ramos (Purdue) dec Nicolar Rivera (Wisconsin) 8-5 133 - Nic Bouzakis (Ohio State) fall Braeden Davis (Penn State) 2:23 141 - Beau Bartlett (Penn State) dec Jesse Mendez (Ohio State) 4-2 149 - Shayne Van Ness (Penn State) maj Kyle Parco (Iowa) 13-0 157 - Joey Blaze (Purdue) dec Antrell Taylor (Nebraska) 3-2TB 165 - Beau Mantanona (Michigan) dec Andrew Sparks (Minnesota) 2-1 174 - Danny Braunagel (Illinois) dec Carson Kharchla (Ohio State) 4-1 184 - Edmond Ruth (Illinois) dec Jaxon Smith (Maryland) 5-2 197 - Zac Braunagel (Illinois) dec Isaiah Salazar (Minnesota) 4-1SV 285 - Ben Kueter (Iowa) dec Josh Heindselman (Michigan) 2-1 Fifth Place Matches 125 - Jacob Moran (Indiana) MedFFT Dean Peterson (Rutgers) 133 - Braxton Brown (Maryland) dec Dylan Shawver (Rutgers) 9-6SV 141 - Sergio Lemley (Michigan) dec Joey Olivieri (Rutgers) 5-1 149 - Dylan D’Emilio (Ohio State) dec Andrew Clark (Rutgers) 4-2 157 - Tommy Askey (Minnesota) dec Ethen Miller (Maryland) 7-3 165 - Braeden Scoles (Illinois) MedFFT Maxx Mayfield (Northwestern) 174 - Patrick Kennedy (Iowa) fall Branson John (Maryland) 1:59 184 - Gabe Arnold (Iowa) dec Silas Allred (Nebraska) 4-3 197 - Camden McDanel (Nebraska) MedFFT Josh Barr (Penn State) 285 - Nick Feldman (Ohio State) dec Luke Luffman (Illinois) 7-2 Seventh Place Matches 125 - Cooper Flynn (Minnesota) MedFFT Caleb Weiand (Michigan State) 133 - Angelo Rini (Indiana) MedFFT Jacob Van Dee (Nebraska) 141 - Greyson Clark (Purdue) dec Henry Porter (Indiana) 7-1 149 - Kal Miller (Maryland) dec Dylan Gilcher (Michigan) 4-1SV 157 - Jacori Teemer (Iowa) dec Chase Saldate (Michigan) 8-3 165 - Paddy Gallagher (Ohio State) MedFFT Christopher Minto (Nebraska) 174 - Clayton Whiting (Minnesota) fall Brody Baumann (Purdue) 6:52 184 - DJ Washington (Indiana) MedFFT Shane Cartagena-Walsh (Rutgers) 197 - Evan Bates (Northwestern) MedFFT Seth Shumate (Ohio State) 285 - Seth Nevills (Maryland) dec Max Vanadia (Michigan State) 4-0 True Ninth Place 125 - Brendan McCrone (Ohio State) dec Joey Cruz (Iowa) 8-1 133 - Zan Fugitt (Wisconsin) maj Nolan Wertanen (Michigan) 8-0 165 - Cody Goebel (Wisconsin) dec Anthony Clark (Rutgers) 4-1SV 197 - Gabe Sollars (Indiana) MedFFT Remy Cotton (Michigan State) 285 - Jacob Bullock (Indiana) dec Hayden Filipovich (Purdue) 5-2 NCAA Qualifiers: Illinois: Lucas Byrd (133), Kannon Webster (149), Braeden Scoles (165), Danny Branaugel (174), Edmond Ruth (184), Zac Braunagel (197), Luke Luffman (285) Indiana: Jacob Moran (125), Angelo Rini (133), DJ Washington (184), Gabe Sollars (197), Jacob Bullock (285) Iowa: Drake Ayala (133), Kyle Parco (149), Jacori Teemer (157), Michael Caliendo (165), Patrick Kennedy (174), Gabe Arnold (184), Stephen Buchanan (197), Ben Kueter (285) Maryland: Braxton Brown (133), Kal Miller (149), Ethen Miller (157), Branson John (174), Jaxon Smith (184), Seth Nevills (285) Michigan: Nolan Wertanen (133), Sergio Lemley (141), Dylan Gilcher (149), Chase Saldate (157), Beau Manatona (165), Jacob Cardenas (197), Josh Heindselman (285) Michigan State: Caleb Weiand (125), Remy Cotton (197), Max Vanadia (285) Minnesota: Cooper Flynn (125), Vance Vombaur (141), Tommy Askey (157), Andrew Sparks (165), Clayton Whiting (174), Max McEnelly (184), Isaiah Salazar (197), Gable Steveson (285) Nebraska: Caleb Smith (125), Jacob Van Dee (133), Brock Hardy (141), Ridge Lovett (149), Antrell Taylor (157), Christopher Minto (165), Lenny Pinto (174), Silas Allred (184), Camden McDanel (197) Northwestern: Maxx Mayfield (165), Evan Bates (197) Ohio State: Brendan McCrone (125), Nic Bouzakis (133), Jesse Mendez (141), Dylan D’Emilio (149), Brandon Cannon (157), Paddy Gallagher (165), Carson Kharchla (174), Seth Shumate (197), Nick Feldman (285) Penn State: Luke Lilledahl (125), Braeden Davis (133), Beau Bartlett (141), Shayne Van Ness (149), Tyler Kasak (157), Mitchell Mesenbrink (165), Levi Haines (174), Carter Starocci (184), Josh Barr (197), Greg Kerkvliet (285) Purdue: Matt Ramos (125), Greyson Clark (141), Joey Blaze (157), Brody Baumann (174), Hayden Filipovich (285) Rutgers: Dean Peterson (125), Dylan Shawver (133), Joey Olivieri (141), Andrew Clark (149), Shane Cartagena-Walsh (184) Wisconsin: Nicolar Rivera (125), Zan Fugitt (133), Cody Goebel (165)
  16. It has been a busy day in Durham and the ACC Championships have been wild as usual. The team race has separated a bit but isn’t out of reach with Virginia Tech holding a 18 point lead over NC State. We will start the matches at 157 and end the night with the returning NCAA Champ Caleb Henson facing two-time All-American Lachlan McNeil. Team Scores: Virginia Tech: 75.5 NC State: 57.5 Pittsburgh: 53.5 Stanford: 40 North Carolina: 34.5 Virginia: 33.5 Duke: 1.5 157 Finalists:Rafael Hipolito, Virginia Tech v Ed Scott, North Carolina State 3rd/4th:Sonny Santiago, North Carolina v Dylan Evans, Pittsburgh Hipolito won their dual matchup in an uncommonly low scoring bout for both wrestlers, 3-2. Scott and Hipolito both have dynamic offenses and this could be an incredible way to kick off the finals. 165 Finalists:Nick Hamilton, Virginia v Hunter Garvin, Stanford 3rd/4th:Derek Fields, North Carolina State v Mac Church, Virginia Tech The final will feature the reigning ACC Champion in Nick Hamilton against All-American Hunter Garvin who is looking for the first ACC title for Stanford. They are both very technically sound wrestlers and this should be a tight bout. 174 Finalists: Matty Singleton, North Carolina State v Luca Augustine, Pittsburgh 3rd/4th: Lennox Wolak, Virginia Tech v Josh Ogunsanya, North Carolina Not only do we have one surprise finalist here, we have two! Matty Singleton entered as the 4 seed, taking out returning All-American Lennox Wolak and 1-seed Josh Ogunsanya to reach his first ACC finals. Luca Augustine came from the 3 seed and took out 2 seed Lorenzo Norman for his first finals appearance. 184 Finalists: Reece Heller, Pittsburgh v Dylan Fishback, North Carolina State 3rd/4th: Gavin Kane, North Carolina v TJ Stewart, Virginia Tech Heller won a close decision in the dual, but Fishback has been wrestling his best the past few weeks. This should be a good one. 197 Finalists: Mac Stout, Pittsburgh v Nick Stemmet, Stanford 3rd/4th: Andy Smith, Virginia Tech v Stephen Burrell, Jr. Virginia Mac Stout has been on an absolute tear since mid-November and is looking to continue that momentum all the way to an ACC title. Stemmet has looked tough all day and this match should be an absolute scrap. 285 Finalists: Jimmy Mullen, Virginia Tech v Dayton Pitzer, Pittsburgh 3rd/4th: Peter Ming, Stanford v Nolan Neves, North Carolina Mullen has looked fantastic all ACC season, his lone loss was to Isaac Trumble. Most people expected a rematch there but Dayton Pitzer was able to upset Trumble in the semis to get his shot at a title. Not to take anything away from PItzer, he has looked solid all day, but Trumble injury defaulted out of the tournament following that match. 125 Finalists: Eddie Ventresca, Virginia Tech v Vince Robinson, North Carolina State 3rd/4th: Nick Babin, Pittsburgh v Keyveon Roller, Virginia This should be another gem of a match. Round one was won on a late takedown from Ventresca and both of them have looked fantastic today. Both of them are very quick and can attack from anywhere. This has the makings of an NCAA medal match. 133 Finalists: Conor McGonagle, Virginia Tech v Kai Orine, North Carolina State 3rd/4th: Tyler Knox, Stanford v Ethan Oakley, North Carolina (3 Allocations) Kai Orine went from a 4 seed and not earning an allocation to his 3rd straight ACC final. McGonagle was the two seed and battled through a couple tight bouts to make his first ACC title bout. McGonagle took a decision win in the dual a couple weeks ago, but it was a battle, and I expect the same tonight. 141 Finalists: Sam Latona, Virginia Tech v Dylan Cedeno, Virginia 3rd/4th: Briar Priest, Pittsburgh v Jason Miranda, Stanford Latona has showcased his defense all day but will need to open up his offense to take round two against Dylan Cedeno. Latona is making his fourth ACC final appearance and has one ACC title. Cedeno only has one loss on the year--to Latona--and is looking to avenge it for his first ACC title. 149 Finalists: Caleb Henson, Virginia Tech v Lachlan McNeil, North Carolina 3rd/4th: Koy Buesgens, North Carolina State v Jack Gioffre, Virginia They made the right choice putting this match last. These two have been on a collision course for this match all season. We haven’t seen this match this year, Henson was out with an injury during the opening week of ACC competition when they squared off. Both are two-time All-Americans, Henson at 149 and McNeil at 141. Get the popcorn ready for this one.
  17. ACC Semifinals 125 Eddie Ventresca, Virginia Tech vs Nick Babin, Pittsburgh Spencer Moore, North Carolina vs Vince Robinson, North Carolina State 133 Ethan Oakley, North Carolina vs Kai Orine, North Carolina State Connor McGonagle, Virginia Tech vs Tyler Knox, Stanford 141 Sam Latona, Virginia Tech vs Jayden Scott, North Carolina Briar Priest, Pittsburgh vs Dylan Cedeno, Virginia 149 Caleb Henson, Virginia Tech vs Jack Gioffre, Virginia Jaden Abas, Stanford vs Lachlan McNeil, North Carolina 157 Rafael Hipolito, Virginia Tech vs Grigor Cholakyan, Stanford Michael Gioffre, Virginia vs Ed Scott, North Carolina State 165 Hunter Garvin, Stanford vs Mac Church, Virginia Tech Derek Fields, North Carolina State vs Nick Hamilton, Virginia 174 Josh Ogunsanya, North Carolina vs Matty Singleton, North Carolina State Lorenzo Norman, Stanford vs Luca Augustine, Pittsburgh 184 Reece Heller, Pittsburgh vs TJ Stewart, Virginia Tech Gavin Kane, North Carolina vs Dylan Fishback, North Carolina State 197 Mac Stout, Pittsburgh vs Cade Luatt, North Carolina Andy Smith, Virginia Tech vs Nick Stemmet, Stanford 285 Isaac Trumble, North Carolina State vs Dayton Pitzer, Pittsburgh Connor Barket, Duke vs Jimmy Mullen, Virginia Tech Semifinalists by School Duke 1 North Carolina 7 North Carolina State 7 Pittsburgh 6 Stanford 6 Virginia 4 Virginia Tech 9
  18. 125 Luke Lilledahl (Penn State) maj Matt Ramos (Purdue) 12-4 Caleb Smith (Nebraska) dec Dean Peterson (Rutgers) 3-1SV 133 Drake Ayala (Iowa) dec Dylan Shawver (Rutgers) 8-2 Lucas Byrd (Illinois) dec Braxton Brown (Maryland) 141 Vance Vombaur (Minnesota) dec Beau Bartlett (Penn State) 4-1 Brock Hardy (Nebraska) dec Jesse Mendez (Ohio State) 9-8 149 Kannon Webster (Illinois) dec Shayne Van Ness (Penn State) 4-2 Ridge Lovett (Nebraska) maj Kyle Parco (Iowa) 14-2 157 Brandon Cannon (Ohio State) dec Tommy Askey (Minnesota) 10-3 Tyler Kasak (Penn State) fall Antrell Taylor (Nebraska) 1:18 165 Mitchell Mesenbrink (Penn State) tech Beau Mantanona (Michigan) 25-8 Michael Caliendo (Iowa) tech Braeden Scoles (Illinois) 22-7 174 Levi Haines (Penn State) dec Patrick Kennedy (Iowa) 10-3 Lenny Pinto (Nebraska) dec Danny Braunagel (Illinois) 9-8 184 Carter Starocci (Penn State) maj Jaxon Smith (Maryland) 12-2 Max McEnelly (MInnesota) maj Edmond Ruth (Illinois) 11-3 197 Stephen Buchanan (Iowa) dec Zac Braunagel (Illinois) 4-0 Jacob Cardenas (Michigan) dec Josh Barr (Penn State) 4-1SV 285 Gable Steveson (Minnesota) maj Nick Feldman (Ohio State) 15-4 Greg Kerkvliet (Penn State) maj Josh Heindselman (Michigan) 9-1 Finals Matchups 125 - Luke Lilledahl (Penn State) vs. Caleb Smith (Nebraska) 133 - Drake Ayala (Iowa) vs. Lucas Byrd (Illinois) 141 - Vance Vombaur (Minnesota) vs. Brock Hardy (Nebraska) 149 - Kannon Webster (Illinois) vs. Ridge Lovett (Nebraska) 157 - Brandon Cannon (Ohio State) vs. Tyler Kasak (Penn State) 165 - Mitchell Mesenbrink (Penn State) vs. Michael Caliendo (Iowa) 174 - Levi Haines (Penn State) vs. Lenny Pinto (Nebraska) 184 - Carter Starocci (Penn State) vs. Max McEnelly (Minnesota) 197 - Stephen Buchanan (Iowa) vs. Jacob Cardenas (Michigan) 285 - Gable Steveson (Minnesota) vs. Greg Kerkvliet (Penn State) Consi Semi’s Matchups 125 Matt Ramos (Purdue) vs. Jacob Moran (Indiana) Dean Peterson (Rutgers) vs. Nicolar Rivera (Wisconsin) 133 Dylan Shawver (Rutgers) vs. Nic Bouzakis (Ohio State) Braxton Brown (Maryland) vs. Braeden Davis (Penn State) 141 Beau Bartlett (Penn State) vs. Joey Olivieri (Rutgers) Jesse Mendez (Ohio State) vs. Sergio Lemley (Michigan) 149 Shayne Van Ness (Penn State) vs. Andrew Clark (Rutgers) Kyle Parco (Iowa) vs. Dylan D’Emilio (Ohio State) 157 Tommy Askey (Minnesota) vs. Joey Blaze (Purdue) Antrell Taylor (Nebraska) vs. Ethen Miller (Maryland) 165 Beau Mantanona (Michigan) vs. Maxx Mayfield (Northwestern) Braeden Scoles (Illinois) vs. Andrew Sparks (Minnesota) 174 Patrick Kennedy (Iowa) vs. Carson Kharchla (Ohio State) Danny Braunagel (Illinois) vs. Branson John (Maryland) 184 Jaxon Smith (Maryland) vs. Silas Allred (Nebraska) Edmond Ruth (Illinois) vs. Gabe Arnold (Iowa) 197 Zac Braunagel (Illinois) vs. Camden McDanel (Nebraska) Josh Barr (Penn State) vs. Isaiah Salazar (Minnesota) 285 Nick Feldman (Ohio State) vs. Ben Kueter (Iowa) Josh Heindselman (Michigan) vs. Luke Luffman (Illinois)
  19. The energy in this arena is something very special. I typically do well with using my extensive vocabulary to express what an environment feels like, but it’s very hard to do that here. There is something very special about being in the moment of truth. Every one of these athletes and coaches have spent all season preparing to execute today, in hopes of then executing two weeks from now. It’s tense but exciting. Nervous but full of anxious adrenaline. Competing is a privilege and environments like this really remind you of that. Welsh-Ryan Arena is pretty awesome. It’s compact, but that means that there isn’t a bad seat in the house. It also means that the fan bases are all right next to one another. Hawkeyes and Buckeyes overlapping ready to yell “STALLING” at a moment's notice. As the action begins, we begin to see upsets abound. Thankfully this is the B1G, and there are plenty of allocations and chances to rebound, but those chances involve going through one hammer after another. This is always a great time of year, the time of year when new wrestling shoes are on display. New colors, styles, and structures, all designed to raise the ceiling of their athlete. The feeling on the floor was pretty universal. We all watched the regular season, and certainly it has its value, but the general consensus is that this is when the season truly begins. You know who I like watching? Vance Vombaur of Minnesota. He’s a hammer, but not in your traditional sense. He reminds me of Parker Filius of Purdue, but instead of beating your head in like Parker would do, Vance is a whirling dervish of action and violence. He walks with the confidence of someone who knows a secret about you but won’t tell you what it is. Sergio Lemley of Michigan just got a win over Dario Lemus of Maryland. That match was a tech fall last year, this year both wins by Lemley were close decisions. The margins here are razor-thin. As a 39-year-old man, the scrambles and twisted knees and bridged necks make me remember that I didn’t take my turmeric this morning. I’m sore just watching this. I had the chance to introduce myself this morning to Tyler Lillard of Indiana. The Hoosier recently had a B1G spotlight on some of the hardships he’s endured while still competing in the toughest sport in the toughest conference in the toughest division in the world. I recommend the spotlight highly, and Tyler couldn’t have been more gracious. The coaches on the floor are a who’s who of legends. Brands, Sanderson, Jackson, Jaggers, O’Connor. You could fill a warehouse with the hardware that these guys have accumulated throughout their careers. Meanwhile, it’s Miller Time on Mat 1 as Kal Miller of Maryland battles with Dylan Gilcher of Michigan. Back-to-back Wolverine and Terrapin battles. If you were wondering, the difference between a turtle and a terrapin is that terrapins are largely freshwater turtles. All terrapins are turtles, but not all turtles are terrapins. Kal Miller just beat Gilcher. Wolverines don’t do quite as well in fresh water I guess. I’m going to miss watching Ridge Lovett. He’s wearing some sweet Combat Speeds, which probably helped him with that smooth duck under a moment ago. I looked away and it’s a tech fall for Lovett. Note to self, don’t look away from Ridge Lovett. I can’t believe I missed Ridge Lovett while reminding myself that I’m going to miss watching him. I blame myself. At least I will have several more years of watching Mantanona’s wrestle. Those Wolverines are electric. My favorite show when I was a kid was Inspector Gadget. I have the same feeling of excitement getting ready to watch them wrestle as I did waiting for 6pm to watch IG. You don’t know what’s going to happen, but you know it’s going to be good. Tommy Askey of Minnesota has very broad shoulders. You could build a small house on his back. I appreciate the Brands brothers having slightly different haircuts. It’s very helpful in telling them apart. Essential really. However, you can also tell them apart by their body language while coaching. Terry is a bit more active and animated in the corner. At the moment he’s coaching Jacori Teemer who is in a closer match than I would have guessed in the first round. Currently down 1-0 in the second. Well, not anymore. Three!!! Teemer! Threemer? Just workshopping here. Now up 6-2 at the end of the second. Things escalated quickly. Trevor Chumbley of the hosting Northwestern Wildcats getting his first match underway. I had the chance to speak with him at the MSU Open this year, and he talked about how cool it is to be in both the best wrestling conference in the world and also to be at one of the best institutions in the world. I like Trevor. I hope he gets on the podium this year. He has two degrees from Northwestern. It took me five and a half years to get one degree from Central Michigan. We all have our strengths I guess. As I typed that Beau Mantanona got a pin in 30 seconds. Electric. Branson John is a freshman for Maryland who has had a solid season in his first year in college wrestling. He’s a name I believe you’re going to get familiar with over the years if you’re not already. He started his match with a takedown against the five seed, Clayton Whiting of Minnesota. As I look down I see Sammy Sasso giving an interview to the B1G Network. What an awesome ambassador for the sport. Sometimes things happen in life that flat-out suck, and the events that ultimately lead to the end of his career certainly fall under that category. He appears to have handled it with grace and strength that I don’t believe most people have. Sammy Sasso is built different. Brody Baumann, 174 for Purdue, is taking the mat following Chumbley’s win. Brody was my breakout pick for the Boilermakers this season, and he has helped back up my assertion as he begins the match with a quick takedown. Meanwhile, you have Braeden Scoles - a 4x Wisconsin State Champion, currently wrestling for Illinois. His opponent is 4x Michigan state champion, Stoney Buell of Purdue. Dear lord, these kids are so good. Branson John just won. If you don’t know, now you know. Baumann is up 6-1. I’m so smart. I should have majored in wrestling predictions, but that major wasn’t offered at CMU. Derek Gilcher is a fun story. The Detroit Catholic Central product, competing for the Hoosiers, is up at 174 this season after a medical redshirt last year. He’s 9-2 on the season, having spent some time battling for the starting spot at 165, has now found his spot for the team up a weight class. He’s battling with Danny Braunagel. The Braunagels remind me of soccer goons who use wrestling as a means to prepare to fight people at soccer matches. Sorry, futbol. Danny looks prepared for the next futbol match, as he just pinned Gilcher. The call is under review, which I can only assume is a reflection of the clock and time possibly being out. The pin stands, and now Danny can go prepare for his next match with a pint of Guinness (probably not what he’s doing, but I like to think that he is). We are in the 10th minute of Tyler Lillard versus Anthony White of Rutgers. The rare double ride out in double overtime has them back on their feet, which once again resulted in no points. It’s a good thing that repechage isn’t a thing in college wrestling, because a marathon match like this will be tough to perform at peak levels in their next match. Although these guys are warriors and I’m simply not at that level, so maybe they’ll have a Gatorade and a sandwich and be just fine. White wins the match in the second set of rideouts. What a show. That match alone was worth the price of admission. Orlando Cruz for Purdue is wrestling Gabe Arnold of Iowa. This reminds me that James Rowley got hurt earlier this season and is out for the year, and that makes me sad. I like James Rowley and think he’ll be able to bounce back next season and be a real factor. Spoiler alert, I may pick Rowley as my breakout guy for next season. You heard it here first. I want Arnold to have a great year and to finish strong. He just teched Cruz, so that’s a good start. He’ll have to get through Jaxon Smith next and if so we’ll finally get the much-anticipated Starocci v Arnold match! Assuming of course that Starocci wins his first match. Probably a safe assumption. Meanwhile, we’ve got Gabe’s teammate Patrick Kennedy competing at 174 for the Hawkeyes. That’s notable because it is not Nelson Brands, the son of coach Terry Brands. No preferential treatment going on in Iowa City. Silas Allred, Tom Seleck, Sam Elliot, Hulk Hogan. That’s the Mount Rushmore of mustaches. Silas and his mustache just pinned Dylan Russo of Wisconsin. The Cornhuskers are looking good this morning. Edmond Ruth of Illinois begins today’s tournament against Jon Halvorsen of Northwestern. Edmond is a great follow on Instagram. Here comes Zac Braunagel at 197 for the Fighting Illini. I like it when a name matches a person. It’s essential that Braun be part of their name. As I write that, he hits a very smooth post double followed by a tilt. They just announced Jaxon Smith as the winner on mat 3 before the match was over. Although it was premature, it’s probably a good guess. Ruth with an OT win. That’s not premature, simply reporting results. Oh, man. Jacob Cardenas had cornrows earlier this week and I’m sad to report that they have been taken out. I thought those were a good sign of things to come. By the looks of his wrestling, it looks like the cornrows have done their job, as he collects a takedown followed by some back points. Jacob’s tech fall in the first is making me think that maybe hair doesn’t matter as much as I thought it did, which I appreciate as a bald man. Tom Ryan is walking around on the floor, and I realize that his hair color is almost the exact gray of the Ohio State colors. How serendipitous. Minnesota has some great singlet options. They started today wearing the gray with the skyline on the back and the maroon trim. Their black ones are awesome, as are their classic maroon with the gold trim. We’re getting to Heavyweights, along with the first Matt Ramos sighting. Matt Ramos is the man. I got to meet him this year, and was very impressed with his character and charisma. I want all good things to happen to him. But Ramos doesn’t wait for things to happen to him. He makes things happen as he hits the fireman’s carry early on. I don’t believe he’s been taken down this season. Winning matches is much easier when you don’t get taken down. I should remind the kids that I coach of that fact. Josh Heindselman of Michigan is about to wrestle in his first and last B1G championships. He’s been a really good addition to the Michigan lineup and has been very impactful for them. I didn’t see as much of him when he was with the Sooners, but I am super impressed with him, and by all accounts, he is a great guy. Thought you should know that. I like it when wrestlers are also good people. Oh man. I shouldn’t have said anything. Matt Ramos just got taken down. This is my fault. The score is tied 4-4 in the third with Ramos on top. He’s riding well and has just accumulated a minute of riding time, but gave up the escape to essentially tie it up. Nicolar Rivera of Wisconsin is wrestling with the ferocity of a badger, which is fitting. Oh my gosh, Ramos comes out on top in a scramble and gets the fall in overtime! Wake-up calls are helpful, and I hope that gets Ramos back on the horse. Props to Rivera. I was speaking with Jim Gibbons before the tournament (humble brag) and we were talking about how there weren’t many upsets that we were expecting in the first round. That one was almost as big of an upset as we could have gotten. We’re into the next round of the tournament, and rather than make this piece 3,000 words (it’s 2155 words), I’m going to end this stream of consciousness here. I hope you had as much fun reading it as I had writing it. Stay cool. Rock on.
  20. 2025 MAC Championship Final Results Final Team Scores Lock Haven 121.5 Central Michigan 113 Edinboro 97.5 George Mason 94.0 Rider 92.5 Ohio 62 Northern Illinois 49.5 SIU Edwardsville 46.5 Buffalo 39 Cleveland State 38.5 Kent State 29.5 Clarion 20.5 Bloomsburg 3 Championship Finals 125 - Blake West (Northern Illinois) maj. Travis Clason (Clarion) 14-2 133 - Anthony Noto (Lock Haven) dec. Sean Spidle (Central Michigan) 5-1 141 - Wyatt Henson (Lock Haven) tech. Andrew Austin (Central Michigan) 23-3, 7:00 149 - Sammy Alvarez (Rider) maj. Mason Shrader (Central Michigan) 13-4 157 - DJ McGee (George Mason) dec. Johnny Lovett (Central Michigan) 8-1, SV 165 - Enrique Munguia (Rider) dec. Chandler Amaker (Central Michigan) 6-0 174 - Garrett Thompson (Ohio) maj. Alex Cramer (Central Michigan) 14-0 184 - Isaac Dean (Rider) dec. Jared McGill (Edinboro) 4-1, SV 197 - Brock Zurawski (Rider) dec. Tucker Hogan (Lock Haven) 7-4 HWT - Gavin Hoffman (Lock Haven) dec. Jordan Greer (Ohio) 8-3 Third Place Bouts 125 - Drew Davis (SIU Edwardsville) dec. Ben Monn (George Mason) 2-1 133 - Colton Camacho (Edinboro) fall Markel Baker (Northern Illinois) 2:17 141 - Danny Martinez (SIU Edwardsville) maj. Anthony Ferraro (Edinboro) 11-0 149 - Kaden Cassidy (George Mason) dec. Ryan Michaels (Edinboro) 5-4 157 - Landen Johnson (Northern Illinois) dec. Ryan Burgos (Edinboro) 12-6 165 - Caden Dobbins (Lock Haven) def. Hunter Shaut (Buffalo) 6-3, SV 174 - Avery Bassett (Lock Haven) dec. Michael Wilson (Rider) 10-4 184 - Malachi DuVall (George Mason) fall Colin Fegley (Lock Haven) 4:12 197 - Luke Cochran (Central Michigan) dec. Blake Schaffer (Kent State) 5-3 HWT - Daniel Bucknavich (Cleveland State) dec. James Blackman (George Mason) 7-1 True Second Place Matches 165 - Chandler Amaker (Central Michigan) dec. Caden Dobbins (Lock Haven) 2-0 NCAA Qualifiers Central Michigan: Sean Spidle (133), Mason Shrader (149), Johnny Lovett (157), Chandler Amaker (165), Alex Cramer (174) Cleveland State: Daniel Bucknavich (HWT) Edinboro: Colton Camacho (133), Jared McGill (184) George Mason: Kaden Cassidy (149), DJ McGee (157), Malachi DuVall (184) Lock Haven: Anthony Noto (133), Wyatt Henson (141), Avery Bassett (174), Gavin Hoffman (HWT) Northern Illinois: Blake West (125), Landen Johnson (157) Ohio: Garrett Thompson (174), Jordan Greer (HWT) Rider: Sammy Alvarez (149), Enrique Munguia (165), Isaac Dean (184), Brock Zurawski (197)
  21. 2025 SoCon Championships Final Results Team Scores 1. Appalachian State 79.5 2. The Citadel 73.5 3. Campbell 71.5 4. Chattanooga 66 5. Gardner-Webb 50 6. Bellarmine 45.5 7. VMI 10.5 8. Davidson 6 9. Presbyterian 5 Championship Finals 125 - Gylon Sims (The Citadel) dec Tyson Lane (Gardner-Webb) 7-6 133 - TK Davis (Gardner-Webb) dec Blake Boarman (Chattanooga) 5-4 141 - Todd Carter (Gardner-Webb) dec Shannon Hanna (Campbell) 2-2RTTB 149 - Carson DesRosier (The Citadel) dec Kaden Keiser (Appalachian State) 4-1SV 157 - Noah Castillo (Chattanooga) dec Chris Earnest (Campbell) 4-2 165 - Thomas Snipes (The Citadel) dec Will Miller (Appalachian State) 4-1 174 - Sergio DeSiante (Chattanooga) dec Lucas Uliano (Appalachian State) 4-2 184 - Devan Hendricks (Bellarmine) dec Kamdyn Munro (Chattanooga) 4-3 197 - Levi Hopkins (Campbell) dec Patrick Brophy (The Citadel) 8-5SV 285 - Stephan Monchery (Appalachian State) dec Jonathan Chesser (The Citadel) 6-5 Third Place Bouts 125 - Anthony Molton (Campbell) dec Jack Parker (Bellarmine) 16-15 133 - Chad Bellis (Appalachian State) maj George Rosas (The Citadel) 5-0 141 - AJ Rallo (Bellarmine) maj Eli Knight (Chattanooga) 12-3 149 - Wynton Denkins (Campbell) FFT Joseph Giordano (Gardner-Webb) 157 - Jeremiah Price (Appalachian State) maj Drew Pepin (Gardner-Webb) 17-4 165 - Dom Baker (Campbell) dec Jackson Hurst (Chattanooga) 8-5SV 174 - Riley Augustine (Campbell) dec Ben Haubert (The Citadel) 11-8 184 - Logan Eller (Appalachian State) MedFFT Braxton Lewis (VMI) 197 - Carson Floyd (Appalachian State) maj Andrew Liber (Bellarmine) 13-3 285 - Daulton Mayer (Bellarmine) dec Josh Evans (VMI) 4-0 True Second Place Matches 133 - Blake Boarman (Chattanooga) dec Chad Bellis (Appalachian State) 4-1SV 141 - Shannon Hanna (Campbell) dec AJ Rallo (Bellarmine) 3-2 NCAA Qualifiers Appalachian State: Stephan Monchery (285) Bellarmine: Devan Hendricks (184) Campbell: Shannon Hanna (141), Levi Hopkins (197) Chattanooga: Blake Boarman (133), Noah Castillo (157), Sergio Desiante (174) Gardner Webb: TK Davis (133), Todd Carter (141) The Citadel: Gylon Sims (125), Carson DesRosier (149), Thomas Snipes (165), Patrick Brophy (197)
  22. The ACC Championships kick off Sunday morning in Durham, with Duke serving as the host for the first time since the 1990’s. With three teams sharing the ACC dual title, we know there will be a tightly-contested team race. NC State has held the title for the past six years and is looking to add another trophy to the case. Virginia Tech will attempt to knock them off again, as they did in dual two weeks ago to earn their share of the dual title. North Carolina was the third team to earn a share of the dual title and they will look to their senior leaders to make a push toward an ACC title. The depth of the ACC will be on display with 38 automatic qualifying bids up for grabs; five of the seven teams have a top-seeded wrestler in the brackets and every team has multiple wrestlers in contention for those slots. I expect a very close team race and momentum could play a huge role, as will every upset along the way. The tournament will be broadcast from the opening whistle on ESPN/ACCNetwork with every match shown. 125 4 Qualifiers Even though we are missing starters at this weight from Stanford and Duke, this may be one of the most competitive weights in the tournament. There are three guys ranked in the top 10 in Eddie Ventresca, Vince Robinson, and Spencer Moore who had round-robin wins over each other in duals. Ventresca over Robinson, Robinson over Moore, Moore over Ventresca. But the four and five seeds here could make some noise. This bracket will shape up oddly with only 5 wrestlers; the opening round match will feature Keyveon Roller from UVA and Nick Babin from Pitt. The winner here will get Ventresca in the semis, with Moore and Robinson meeting on the bottom side. Robinson has been dynamic throughout the season while Moore does a great job slowing matches down and being more methodical, it will be an interesting clash of styles. I would expect a rematch of the final dual with Robinson and Ventresca in the finals, but I’ve long said that Spencer Moore is sneaky good - could we see him pull off a huge upset in the semis? The Tar Heels have an outside shot at the ACC title and Moore getting to the finals could be a catalyst in making that happen. 133 3 Qualifiers This weight may have the most top-end talent and guys who you could make an argument that will win the ACC title. Ethan Oakley has had a quietly solid season and went through the ACC unscathed - he had a SV win over Orine and a decision win over Knox, he did not wrestle McGonagle in the dual as he was out with an injury. McGonagle has also had a quietly impressive season, albeit shortened by injuries. He is 12-1 on the year with his only loss to Tyler Wells of Minnesota early in the season. His wins over Orine and Knox are his best of the year. Tyler Knox put together a very impressive freshman season at 22-4, making his way into the top-10 in the rankings before dropping two in conference matches. He has wins over Drake Ayala, Zeth Romney, and Jacob Van Dee out of conference to bolster his resume. Orine has been the odd man out, not earning an allocation this year and having his worst record in the conference throughout his time in Raleigh. Orine started the year at 141 and dropped to 133 mid-year. He was 8-2 at 141 and is 3-3 at 133. If it goes chalk we will have Oakley and Orine on the top side and Knox and McGonagle in the bottom semi; both of these could easily go either direction. I’m very interested in the first-round match with Orine and Gable Porter; Orine is making a big cut to 133 and his match will be one of the first of the tournament against a dangerous Porter. 141 4 Qualifiers After two very potentially chaotic weights, I don’t see as much uncertainty at 141. Sam Latona is the top seed, working his way into the top-10 of the national rankings after another solid season. Dylan Cedeno has been fantastic for Virginia, he came back midseason after recovering from offseason shoulder surgery and has been nearly unbeatable. He is 11-1 on the year and won the Southern Scuffle. His only loss is the dual to Latona. Jason Miranda had a solid back half of the season and looked good in ACC duals to earn the 3 seed. Troy Hohman bumped up a weight for the team and earned the spot after Orine dropped to 133 and is 1-1 with a win over Miranda and a loss to Latona at 141. I could see Jayden Scott getting a first-round upset to make a semifinal appearance, he will face Hohman for the spot. 149 4 Qualifiers This weight features the returning NCAA Champion Caleb Henson and fellow two-time All-American Lachlan McNeil who has made the transition to the higher weight class quite nicely. Unfortunately, we didn’t get to see these two square off in the dual as Henson was out with an injury, but I think that is the final we are all expecting to see Sunday night. There is no shortage of talent at this weight and I think there are six wrestlers who can make a case for those four allocations. Jaden Abas is a former All-American and has had a strong season, Koy Buesgens has had a good season and has been very consistent for the Wolfpack. The wildcard here is Jack Gioffre who has been in and out of the rankings this year, mostly because of missing matches due to illness - this kept his match count too low to earn an RPI and likely an allocation. The opening-round matches have very real chances to be upsets; Gioffre will face Buesgens and Finn Solomon, who has also had a solid year, will face Abas. 157 3 Qualifiers I have been talking about the chaos factor at this weight all year. This weight only got 3 allocations, with two wrestlers who were just outside the cutline; but there are more wildcards available at this weight nationally than any other. The top two at 157 are Rafael Hipolito and Ed Scott, who are both wide-open and fun to watch. Hipolito won in a tight battle in the dual but doesn’t have the postseason experience that the former All-American Ed Scott does. The opening-round matches here could be crazy. Sonny Santiago is the 4 seed and will face Grigor Cholakyan to open the day; Santiago is the more seasoned and battle-tested wrestler, but Cholakyan seems to thrive in creating chaos. Dylan Evans earned the three seed and an allocation-after putting in a strong performance for the Panthers throughout the year; he is 19-5 overall and 5-1 in the ACC including a SV win over Hipolito. Evans will face Michael Gioffre who started the year 6-2 before an injury ended his Southern Scuffle, he then missed extended time with an illness and was able to return for the final two ACC duals where he took losses to Evans and Ed Scott. 165 5 Qualifiers This weight features the most ranked wrestlers out of any weight in the ACC; in the final Intermat rankings 6 of the 7 wrestlers are ranked. Hunter Garvin had a slow start to the year but has looked great in the back half of the season, including going undefeated in ACC competition. Nick Hamilton is the reigning ACC champ and has a limited season due to injury; he is 9-2 overall and his only loss in conference is to Garvin. It will be interesting to see how the first-round matchups play out as they could have a big impact on team scoring. Aidan Wallace had a big run midseason, including a trip to the Scuffle finals, but struggled in ACC competition; he will face Derek Fields who has had a solid season, including a 3-2 record in the ACC - but he didn’t face Hamilton in their dual. The top half will see Mac Church square off with Jared Keslar. Church has had a very up-and-down season, ending a five-match skid at the end of the year with a TB win over Fields in the dual. Keslar is .500 on the year but has some good wins and can never be counted out of a match. 174 4 Qualifiers If anyone had returning All-American Lennox Wolak entering this tournament as the fifth seed, please raise your hand. This is the one weight I really expected an additional allocation to come from and it may result with a good wrestler staying at home and not getting a wildcard. Josh Ogunsanya earned the top seed on the strength of a win over Lorenzo Norman in the final dual; he is 11-4 on the year with his lone ACC loss to Luca Augustine. Norman has had an impressive freshman year. He is currently ranked 5th nationally and is 18-2 on the year with his other loss to Dean Hamiti. Norman was out for a few weeks from injury and the UNC dual was his first match back. Luca Augustine had a solid year and has faced some of the toughest competition out of everyone in the weight. Augustine is 15-7 overall and 4-2 in the ACC with losses to Norman and Wolak. Matty Singleton had a good year, finishing 14-7 with quality wins over Wolak, Simon Ruiz, and Jackson Turley, and all of his losses being to ranked opponents. The opening round matches will be huge for both qualifying and for the team race. Augustine will face Rocco Contino from UVA who had an injury-shortened year but has a high-ceiling and is very dangerous. The other big first-round match is a Singleton and Wolak rematch which will have huge team implications. 184 3 Qualifiers This is another weight that didn’t go as expected this year. TJ Stewart finished the year at .500 after a difficult start to the season. The freshman All-American finished last year on fire and will be looking to regain that postseason form that led him to an ACC title and podium finish last year. Stewart will enter as the fourth seed and will face Tye Montiero for the chance to meet top-seed Reece Heller in the semifinals. Heller had an excellent season, entering the postseason at 18-3 after earning a Midlands title and going undefeated in the ACC; he hasn’t lost a match since 12/20 and all of his losses are to top 15 ranked wrestlers. The other side of the bracket will feature a likely semifinal pairing of Gavin Kane from UNC and Dylan Fishback from NCST. Kane was an All-American in 2023, he is 16-6 on the year and was a big part of the dual success that helped the Tar Heels earn a share of the ACC dual title. He will face a very tough Dylan Fishback who is 11-5 on the year; two of those losses are to Heller and the other three are to top-15 opponents. Fishback took a 14-5 major in the rivalry dual. 197 3 Qualifiers 197 has been top-heavy all year with Andy Smith, Mac Stout, and Nick Stemmet all spending the majority of the year in the top 15 of the rankings. Mac Stout has had an incredible run this year; after losing to Zac Braunagel and Michael Beard in November, Stout has won 18 straight matches to finish the year at 21-2 and undefeated in the ACC. Andy Smith was a bloodround finisher last year and had a good, though injury-shortened year for the Hokies. He is 10-6 overall and 3-2 in the ACC. Nick Stemmet started the year slowly but only has one loss since the calendar turned over to end the year at 19-8, his only loss in the conference is to Stout. There is a big match to watch for the team race in the first round between four-seed Christian Knop from NCST and 5 seed Cade Lautt from UNC. Both have had decent seasons and have had wins that helped their team in close duals - a win here could be big for either of them. 285 5 Qualifiers I didn’t expect the top weight to be as deep as it ended up being this season. We knew there was some top-end talent in Isaac Trumble who made the Olympic Trials finals in his redshirt year and in blue chip recruit Jimmy Mullen, but through the year emerged several other dangerous options in the conference. Nolan Neves earned the three seed on the strength of upset wins over Dayton Pitzer and Peter Ming to go 3-3 in the ACC. Dayton Pitzer had a solid year overall, but his unexpected loss to Neves dropped him to the 4 seed. Conner Barket had a good year overall but struggled in the ACC; he is 22-8 on the year but 1-4 in the ACC with his lone win over Nolan Neves. The opening round will see a rematch of the opening ACC dual with Pitzer facing Ming--Pitzer won the first round--and Barket facing Neves who is his only win in the conference this year. I really don’t know how that round is going to play out, but I would expect Mullen to get to the semis off the bottom and Trumble has a bye on the top. Mullen gave Trumble his toughest test in conference and was his only nonbonus point win. It would be a pretty wild scenario for the team title to come down to a rematch of a tight bout at the final weight.
  23. The 121st EIWA Championships kicked off today. The action in the championship bracket included the first round (round of 16), quarterfinals, and semi-finals. We saw two rounds of wrestling in the consolation bracket. Tomorrow’s action begins at 10AM with consolation semifinals and 7th place bouts. All finals, 3rd place, and 5th place matches will begin at approximately noon. Full brackets can be found HERE 125lbs – 2 Allocations Session 1 First round and quarterfinals: All of the higher seeds won in the first round, which placed seeds 1-8 into the quarters. The semifinals included the top 4 seeds. The closest quarterfinal match was between Wagner of Binghamton and Sagaris of LIU. Wagner won via tiebreakers in an awesome bout. The previous meeting of the year was a win by Wagner via fall. Session 2 Semifinals and consolation rounds 1 and 2: Seymour continued his run as the top seed with a pin over Wagner. Farmer defeated Pleasant in a tight 8-6 battle. Seymour and Farmer each punch their ticket to NCAAs. In the consi’s, Coen Bainey won two matches to advance to the consi-semis. Robbie Sagaris of LIU did as well. Finals: #1 Sheldon Seymour (LEH) vs #2 Charlie Farmer (ARMY) Consi Semi #1: #7 Coen Bainey (AMER) vs #4 Carson Wagner (BING) Consi Semi #2: #5 Robbie Sagaris (LIU) vs #3 Desmond Pleasant (DREX) 7th: #6 Nick Treaster (NAVY) vs #10 Julian Dawson (MSU) 133lbs – 1 Allocation Session 1 First round and quarterfinals: This was another weight where the top 8 advanced into the quarterfinals. During the quarters, the top side of the bracket had some barnburners. Top seed, Berginc of Army, defeated Leiphart of F&M after trailing 7-2 after the first period. He came away victorious in a come-from-behind win 11-8 win in overtime. Waterman of Drexel beat Roes of Binghamton for the second time this season in a tight 4-1 bout. Session 2 Semifinals and consolation rounds 1 and 2: In a weight class that we knew would be tight coming into the weekend, the semifinals did not disappoint. Kyle Waterman of Drexel used a takedown and rideout point to defeat Army’s top-seeded Berginc. Kurt Phipps of Bucknell snuck by Matty Lopes of Lehigh in the other semifinal. No wrestler has punched a ticket to NCAAs, as there is only one allocation. Raymond Lopez of American and Micah Roes each advanced into the consolation semis. All wrestlers in the wrestlebacks will need to hope for an at-large selection. Finals: #4 Kyle Waterman (DREX) vs #2 Kurt Phipps (BUCK) Consi Semi #1: #7 Raymond Lopez (AMER) vs #1 Ethan Berginc (ARMY) Consi Semi #2: #5 Micah Roes (BING) vs #3 Matty Lopes (LEH) 7th: #6 Braxton Fries-Appello (SHU) vs #10 Brendan Ferretti (NAVY) 141lbs – 3 Allocations Session 1 First round and quarterfinals: For the third straight weight class, all top 8 seeds competed in the quarterfinals. Second-seeded Soriano of Drexel dominated his quarter by winning via tech fall. Bryce Kresho was trailing in the third until he pinned Lehigh’s Bailey. Kresho is the 5th seed, while Bailey is the 4th. Kresho suffered a loss to Bailey during the season. This was the tightest bout of that round. Top-seeded Koderhandt of Navy, and 3rd seed, Chappell of Bucknell, each won by decision. Session 2 Semifinals and consolation rounds 1 and 2: Josh Koderhandt of Navy won over F&M’s Bryce Kresho. The bottom half was a tight one-point win by Dylan Chappell of Bucknell over Jordan Soriano from Drexel. Chappell lost to Soriano during the season. In the consies, Army’s Rich Treanor had two wins to stay alive. Justin Hoyle of Hofstra knocked off the 4th seed, Bailey of Lehigh to continue his run. There are three allocations, which means all wrestlers in the consi semis are still alive to earn the auto bid to NCAAs Finals: #1 Josh Koderhandt (NAVY) vs #3 Dylan Chappell (BUCK) Consi Semi #1: #6 Rich Treanor (ARMY) vs #5 Bryce Kresho (F&M) Consi Semi #2: #8 Justin Hoyle (HOF) vs #2 Jordan Soriano (DREX) 7th: #9 Nate Lucier (BING) vs #4 Carter Bailey (LEH) 149lbs – 1 Allocation Session 1 First round and quarterfinals: There was one lower seed to win in the first round. Braden Bower of Bucknell came in as the 11th seed and knocked off Tapia of Hofstra. All matches in the quarters were decided by regular decision. The top 3 seeds advanced while 5th seed, Smith of Navy, knocked off Asuncion of Sacred Heart by a 7-5 score. McDaniel of Army is the top-seed. He squeaked by Drexel’s Findora, the 8th seed, by a 1-0 score. Session 2 Semifinals and consolation rounds 1 and 2: Trae McDaniel of Army dominated his Navy opponent nearly earning a tech fall victory. Lehigh’s Malyke Hines won 5-1. Both of the top seeds will meet in the finals with an automatic berth to NCAAs on the line. The 11th seed from Bucknell, Braden Bower, won both of his wrestle-back matches to stay alive. Noah Tapia, the 6th seed, of Hofstra advances as well. Hillard and Findora wrestled first round today, they will go at it again tomorrow for 7th place. Finals: #1 Trae McDaniel (ARMY) vs #2 Malyke Hines (LEH) Consi Semi #1: #11 Braden Bower (BUCK) vs #5 Kaemen Smith (NAVY) Consi Semi #2: #6 Noah Tapia (HOF) vs #3 Ivan Garcia (BING) 7th: #9 Josh Hillard (F&M) vs #8 Dom Findora (DREX) 157lbs – 1 Allocation Session 1 First round and quarterfinals: We saw some first-round drama in this weight class when 12th-seeded Greenwood of Morgan State upset 5th-seed Roberts of LIU. A last-second takedown gave him the 3-1 win. Sacred Heart’s Lettini had a close 2-1 win over Hofstra’s Clark, who was a place winner last year. They were the 8th and 9th seeds, respectively. Greenwood’s Cinderella run was cut short by a 1-0 loss to Wirnsberger of Bucknell. This weight class’s quarterfinals included four decision wins by the top four seeds to advance to the semi. Session 2 Semifinals and consolation rounds 1 and 2: The top half of the bracket saw a very tight match between top-seed Rozynski of Lehigh and 4th-seed Wirnsberger of Bucknell. Rozynski prevailed 2-1. The bottom half was controlled by Drexel’s Luke Nichter. Two big moves followed by a third to get a fall over Ley of Navy. The top two seeds will battle it out for an auto bid to NCAAs. LIU’s Roberts won two matches in the consies to stay in the tournament. American’s Jack Nies, the 11th seed, is still wrestling and has claimed a top-six finish. Finals: #1 Logan Rozynski (LEH) vs #2 Luke Nichter (DREX) Consi Semi #1: #5 Brayden Roberts (LIU) vs #4 Cade Wirnsberger (BUCK) Consi Semi #2: #11 Jack Nies (AMER) vs #3 Jonathan Ley (NAVY) 7th: #9 Jurius Clark (HOF) vs #8 Felix Lettini (SHU) 165lbs – 2 Allocations Session 1 First round and quarterfinals: We saw three falls in the first round. Walsh of Drexel defeated Palmucci of F&M by a 1-0 score. The quarterfinals were much of same when Mulvaney of Bucknell, Baer of Binghamton, and Filipowicz of Army each won via major. 3rd seed, Mosher of Hofstra, was a winner by fall over Lehigh’s Grungo. Session 2 Semifinals and consolation rounds 1 and 2: Bucknell’s Noah Mulvaney earned a last-second takedown to upend Carter Baer of Binghamton. Mulvaney limped off the mat with the help from his trainer and coach. His status for tomorrow may be up in the air, especially since he has already clinched a trip to NCAAs. The other semifinal was won via medical forfeit by Kyle Mosher. He is Hofstra Head Coach, Jamie Franco’s, first NCAA qualifier in his new role. Army’s 2nd seed, Filipowicz, was unable to complete, unfortunately. He will hope for a wild card after failing to make the finals. Kaden Milheim of American won two matches to continue his run on the backside. Dylan Elmore of Navy did as well. It’s worth noting Morgan State’s Cooper Lockhart came in as the 12th seed. He will wrestle for 7th place tomorrow. Finals: #1 Noah Mulvaney (BUCK) vs #3 Kyle Mosher (HOF) Consi Semi #1: #7 Kaden Milheim (AMER) vs #5 Carter Baer (BING) Consi Semi #2: #4 Dylan Elmore (NAVY) vs #2 Gunner Filipowicz (ARMY) 7th: #12 Cooper Lockhart (MSU) vs #8 Cody Walsh (DREX) 174lbs – 4 Allocations Session 1 First round and quarterfinals: Sacred Heart’s Zarella, the 9th seed, defeated Lehigh’s Rogers in the first round. He was the only lower seed to win that round. In the quarters, the tight match was 5th seed Army’s Harkins overtime victory over the 4th seed, Queen of Drexel. Session 2 Semifinals and consolation rounds 1 and 2: We saw two NCAA tickets punched. First, Danny Wask showed why he is the top seed with a win over Harkins of Army. The 2nd seed, Cassella, of Binghamton hung on to win over 3rd seeded Takats of Bucknell. American’s Caleb Campos needs one more win to punch his ticket. He will face off with Army’s Harkins. Jasiah Queen wrestled back as well. He and Takats will wrestle with an automatic bid to NCAAs on the line. Finals: #1 Danny Wask (NAVY) vs #2 Brevin Cassella (BING) Consi Semi #1: #6 Caleb Campos (AMER) vs #5 Dalton Harkins (ARMY) Consi Semi #2: #4 Jasiah Queen (DREX) vs #3 Myles Takats (BUCK) 7th: #8 Rylan Rogers (LEH) vs #10 Blake Bahna (LIU) 184lbs – 1 Allocation Session 1 First round and quarterfinals: Sacred Heart followed up with another upset win when 11th seed Perez beat Army’s 6th seed, Gilfoil. All other matches went as seeded in the first round. The quarterfinal round included one higher seed losing. Williams of Navy, the 7th seed, defeated Hoose of Drexel for the second time this season. With one allocation of the line, and the competitiveness of this weight – the semifinals will be exciting. Session 2 Semifinals and consolation rounds 1 and 2: Two of the closest semifinal bouts of the night occurred at this weight, unsurprisingly. Ross McFarland earned a one-point victory over top-seed Ebert of Binghamton. This was a similar result to the regular season overtime win by McFarland. On the bottom half, we saw Caden Rogers win 2-0 via escape and riding time point over Williams of Navy. This was a reversed outcome from their previous matchup during the season. Rogers or McFarland will need to win the bracket to claim an auto bid. Hoose of Drexel finds himself in the consi semifinals against top-seed Ebert. Hoose won this matchup by two points last time they squared off. LIU’s D’Alesio is looking to wrestle back for a 3rd place finish. He will need an at-large bid to return to NCAAs. For 7th, we have a rematch from the first round where Perez knocked off Gilfoil 5-4. Finals: #4 Ross McFarland (HOF) vs #3 Caden Rogers (LEH) Consi Semi #1: #2 Giuseppe Hoose (DREX) vs #1 Will Ebert (BING) Consi Semi #2: #7 Daniel Williams (NAVY) vs #8 Anthony D’Alesio (LIU) 7th: #11 Hunter Perez (SHU) vs #6 Jake Gilfoil (ARMY) 197lbs – 4 Allocations Session 1 First round and quarterfinals: The first round’s exciting match occurred with the 8th and 9th seed matchup. Moore of F&M used a reversal and backs, and ultimately earning a pin, with two seconds left for the win. In an old-fashioned rivalry between Army and Navy in the quarters between 4th seed Frable of Army and 5th seed, Thomas of Navy, Thomas walked away the winner 7-4. He reversed the result from their dual in February. The top three seeds all advanced. Session 2 Semifinals and consolation rounds 1 and 2: Beard of Lehigh earned another tech fall to cruise to the final. He will face Bechtold of Bucknell, who came in as the 2nd seed. He defeated Drexel’s O’Malley in overtime, reversing a loss earlier in the year. Beard won via technical fall when they wrestled in the dual. In the wrestlebacks, we still have the top eight wrestling to their respective seeds. A win in the consi-semis will earn an automatic allocation. Finals: #1 Michael Beard (LEH) vs #2 Dillon Bechtold (BUCK) Consi Semi #1: #6 Cayden Bevis (BING) vs #5 Payton Thomas (NAVY) Consi Semi #2: #4 Wolfgang Frable (ARMY) vs #3 Mickey O’Malley (DREX) 7th: #7 Nikolas Miller (HOF) vs #8 RJ Moore (F&M) 285 – 3 Allocations Session 1 First round and quarterfinals: The top eight seeds were in action in the quarters. We saw Morgan State’s Doolin become the lone semifinalist for his squad when he defeated 4th seed Jarrell of American. Doolin is the first Morgan State wrestler to compete in the semifinals in the EIWA Championships. The other close quarterfinal match was 3rd seeded Day of Binghamton earning a tight 1-0 victory over Ameer of Drexel. Session 2 Semifinals and consolation rounds 1 and 2: Trephan of Lehigh kept the team’s momentum rolling with a pin over Doolin. He earns his third trip to NCAAs. Day of Binghamton knocked off 2nd seed, Brady, of Army in the other semi. He also clinched his third trip to nationals. In their previous meeting, Trephan won by major decision. We will see the 9th seed Chris Powell of LIU and 8th seed Logan Shephard of Bucknell wrestle in the consolation semis. They each defeated higher-seeded wrestlers to advance. Finals: #1 Owen Trephan (LEH) vs #3 Cory Day (BING) Consi Semi #1: #9 Chris Powell (LIU) vs #5 Xavier Doolin (MSU) Consi Semi #2: #8 Logan Shephard (BUCK) vs #2 Brady Colbert (ARMY) 7th: #6 Ibrahim Ameer (DREX) vs #4 Will Jarrell (AMER) Team Race Lehigh leads the way with 120 points and six finalists. Bucknell is in 2nd place with 4 finalists. Drexel leads Army by half a point with 93.5 points for 3rd place. Each team has two finalists while Drexel is the only team to place all ten place wrestlers in the top 8. Binghamton is in 5th place with 90 points and two finalists. Navy has 85 points with 2 finalists in sixth place as a team. Hofstra has two finalists, currently in a distant 7th place.
  24. The inaugural Ivy League Wrestling Championships will be held at Princeton on Sunday, March 9th. The six-team conference has earned a hefty 26 allocations. Below is a weight-by-weight breakdown to investigate the allocations a little deeper. The actual brackets can be found here: Ivy League Brackets 125 Pounds (3 Allocations) *1. Marc-Anthony McGowan, Princeton *2. Max Gallagher, Penn *3. Diego Sotelo, Harvard 4. Marcello Milani, Cornell 5. Sulayman Bah, Columbia 6. Jared Brunner, Brown * indicates the wrestler earned an allocation for the conference McGowan’s win over Gallagher gives him the top seed. Gallagher and Sotelo are set to wrestle for the fifth time in their career – the series is tied up at 2-2. One thing to note is that Sotelo has not competed since January 25th. He’s been banged up all year, and it may play a factor. His last outing was against Milani where he squeaked by with a 6-3 win. If seeds hold, a third-place bout with a trip to NCAAs on the line between Sotelo and Milani may keep things interesting. Milani is in the RPI rankings, which would help his resume if an at-large bid would be needed. Many expect McGowan to make the finals. Whether he squares off with Gallagher or Sotelo, the score will most likely be close. McGowan is a very slight favorite due to his win over Gallagher. Plus, a little home-field advantage may come into play. 133 Pounds (2 Allocations) *1. Tyler Ferrara, Cornell *2. Ryan Miller, Penn 3. Hunter Adrian, Brown 4. Danny Jones, Princeton 5. Logan Brzozowski, Harvard 6. Connor Smith, Columbia * indicates the wrestler earned an allocation for the conference Ferrara had a huge win over Miller in the dual, helping him claim the top seed. Miller has not wrestled Adrian this season but won via major decision a year ago. We will see if Adrian closes the gap and overturns that result. Ferrara and Miller seem to be in a tier by themselves here, so not seeing them wrestle in the final would be shocking. Miller is a gamer, and the higher-ranked wrestler in the coaches panel and RPI. Although he lost the first time around, he may be the slightest of favorites when they match up again. 141 Pounds (4 Allocations) *1. CJ Composto, Penn *2. Joshua Sanders, Cornell *3. Eligh Rivera, Princeton 4. Lorenzo Frezza, Columbia *5. Ian Oswalt, Brown 6. Dante Frinzi, Harvard * indicates the wrestler earned an allocation for the conference We will have a vital one right off the bat. Frezza and Oswalt will meet in the quarterfinals as the 4th and 5th seeds, respectively. Oswalt earned an allocation for the conference based on his RPI and win percentage. It gets interesting because Frezza is 3-0 on the year, with a win over Oswalt. He has a win over Frinzi and a win over Bucknell’s nationally ranked (#20) Chappell. Frezza is in a great position to “steal” a spot away from Oswalt. A Sanders/Rivera semifinal will be fun to watch – as Sanders won the first bout 11-7 a month ago. We’ll likely see Composto in the finals. He has a 6-4 win over Sanders on the year thus far, giving him a slight advantage. Composto placed eighth at NCAAs in 2022. He will look to repeat this achievement in front of his home crowd this time around. Overall, this is one of the deep weights in the conference where five wrestlers are competing for four automatic bids. 149 Pounds (3 Allocations) *1. Cross Wasilewski, Penn *2. Ethan Fernandez, Cornell *3. Ty Whalen, Princeton 4. Kai Owen, Columbia 5. Joey Iamunno, Brown 6. Jaden Pepe, Harvard * indicates the wrestler earned an allocation for the conference Leading the way is Cross Wasilewski. He has an overtime win over Whalen and a one-point victory over Fernandez. He’s earned the top seed here. Fernandez and Whalen have not wrestled this year but expect a highly-contested bout when they presumably meet in the semis. Kai Owen was an NCAA qualifier last season while competing down at 141lbs. He began the year there and made the decision permanent in the second half. His length caused issues for opponents last season. He’s hoping for more of the same up a weight. He will need an upset win over the Whalen/Fernandez semi-final loser most likely. Fernandez won EIWAs last season as a sophomore. Wasilewski is a freshman while Whalen has sophomore eligibility. This weight class will be fun for years to come. We could see another Whalen/Wasilewski match in the finals. It will be a toss-up that Wasilewski won previously. 157 Pounds (3 Allocations) *1. Meyer Shapiro, Cornell *2. Jude Swisher, Penn *3. Blake Saito, Brown 4. Jimmy Harrington, Harvard 5. Jacob Mann, Princeton 6. Richard Fedalen, Columbia * indicates the wrestler earned an allocation for the conference Shapiro comes in as the second-ranked wrestler in the country. He has nine victories on the year. Only two of them are not by pin or tech fall - both were decision wins over Swisher (6-2) and Saito (7-2). He’s the heavy favorite here. Swisher and Saito met this season. Unfortunately, Saito was forced to injury default out of the match, although Swisher was winning at the time. Rankings would dictate Swisher being a favorite if they were to meet again. Saito’s first-round matchup with Fedalen is a personal favorite of mine in the early rounds. Fedalen began the year at 149 lbs, making the move up in February. This will be their first meeting. Harrington of Harvard is also a threat to “steal” an allocation. He has two losses to Swisher on the year by a 5-1 and 9-3 score. He dropped a 13-8 decision to Saito late in the year. In a rematch against either one of those, Harrington would be the underdog needing to reverse a previous outcome. Jacob Mann began the season at 141. Yes, two weight classes below this one. His best win at this weight is over #30 Luke Nichter of Drexel. Do not count him out either. Overall, this may be the deepest weight where all six in the bracket can potentially be in the mix for a top-three finish. 165 Pounds (2 Allocations) *1. Julian Ramirez, Cornell *2. Cesar Alvan, Columbia 3. Blaine Bergey, Princeton 4. Keegan Rothrock, Brown 5. Andrew Troczynski, Penn 6. Cael Berg, Harvard * indicates the wrestler earned an allocation for the conference Julian Ramirez is the odds-on favorite here. He’s undefeated against the field, while his closest win was by a major decision. He will look to add an Ivy League Championship to his resume, which already includes two EIWA titles. Alvan from Columbia will look to make another appearance at NCAAs. Assuming he will meet Bergey in the semi-finals, this would be the first time they meet. Alvan, at least on paper, would be the favorite here. A first-round matchup between Rothrock and Troczynski is a rematch from their dual in which Rothrock won in overtime. In the other first-round match, Bergey defeated Berg via major decision in their dual. Looking at the bracket, it would take a notable upset for Ramirez and Alvan to not end the weekend as the top two. 174 Pounds (2 Allocations) *1. Simon Ruiz, Cornell 2. Jack McGill, Columbia *3. Nick Incontrera, Penn 4. Drew Clearie, Brown 5. Xavier Giles, Princeton 6. Haden Bottiglieri, Harvard * indicates the wrestler earned an allocation for the conference Ruiz’s top seed is thanks to a win over both Incontrera and McGill. Incontrera does have a win over Ruiz early in the year, however. McGill’s upset win over Incontrera slides him into the #2 seed. These two will likely meet in the semifinals again. McGill’s loss to Ruiz was by two points. A win for McGill in the semifinals would go a lot further than a win for Incontrera, as he did not earn an allocation. This holds more weight for the selection committee when at-large bids are considered after conference weekend. McGill is a senior looking to qualify for NCAAs for the first time. Drew Clearie has an overtime loss to McGill during the year. He will need to create some magic on the top half to knock off Ruiz. Ruiz will be the favorite to win the bracket, based on recent results. 184 Pounds (4 Allocations) *1. Chris Foca, Cornell *2. Maximus Hale, Penn *3. Kole Mulhauser, Princeton *4. Nick Fine, Columbia 5. Andrew Reall, Brown 6. Luka Rada, Harvard * indicates the wrestler earned an allocation for the conference Foca will be a heavy favorite to win this bracket. He has beaten all other opponents handily. The bottom half of the bracket will have a fun matchup between Mulhauser and Hale. Hale’s win in the dual came via 4-3 score. Expect another close bout for a finals berth. Mulhauser has two wins over Fine this year already. Fine pinned Hale when they met. Seeds 2 through 4 are very evenly matched. Brown’s Andrew Reall lost in tiebreakers to Hale. He’s one to keep an eye on if you are looking for a potential “stolen” allocation at this weight class. Expect some fireworks in this bracket. This is another deep weight for the conference. 197 Pounds (2 Allocations) *1. Luke Stout, Princeton *2. Mikey Dellagatta, Cornell 3. Joe Curtis, Columbia 4. Max Agresti, Harvard 5. Thomas Sandoval, Brown 6. Nathan Taylor, Penn * indicates the wrestler earned an allocation for the conference This weight is pretty straightforward. Luke Stout has dominated everyone else in the bracket, including Dellagatta. Dellagatta dominated everyone not named Luke Stout. Expect to see these two square off in the finals, unless there is a crazy upset or an injury. Stout’s win over Dellagatta was by tech fall but expect that gap to tighten at this point in the season. Joe Curtis did not wrestle Agresti nor Sandoval, but has a win over Taylor. As stated, the top two are in a separate tier – which could make for an interesting race for 3rd place. Stout will look to make his fourth appearance at NCAAs in as many tries while Dellagatta would make his first trip as a freshman. 285 Pounds (1 Allocation) 1. Ashton Davis, Cornell 2. John Pardo, Penn 3. Sebastian Garibaldi, Princeton 4. Vincent Mueller, Columbia 5. Alex Semenenko, Brown 6. Logan Marissal, Harvard * indicates the wrestler earned an allocation for the conference First of all, notice there are no asterisks near anyone’s name. This indicates none of the wrestlers met the minimum threshold to obtain an automatic bid. When this occurs, the conference champion earns the automatic bid. Secondly, this is the only weight class without any NCAA experience between the participants across the entire tournament. Davis is 3-0 in conference matches with wins over Pardo, Garibaldi, and Semenenko. It’s simple to see why he’s the one seed. This is where things get spicy. Pardo has losses to Davis and Mueller, but victories over the remainder of the field. Garibaldi has wins over Semenenko and Mueller but lost to Pardo and Davis. Mueller split matches with Semenenko, beat Pardo, and lost to Garibaldi. Semenenko has losses to Garibaldi, Pardo, and Davis while splitting with Mueller. With all this in mind, Davis is the likely favorite to win it on paper. His win over Semenenko was in sudden victory while his wins over Pardo and Garibaldi were by three and five points, respectively. There will be a lot of nervous fans watching this bracket, as postseason matches (especially at heavyweight) are typically closer than usual. With one allocation on the line, there is no room for error – which will only add to the drama. Team Race The Cornell Big Red have won the Ivy League dual meet title 22 times since 2000. Keep in mind, that there was no 2021 Ivy League wrestling season. To say that they dominated is an understatement. We can expect them to be crowned champions at the first conference tournament in the league’s history, barring anything extraordinary occurring. They are coming off back-to-back team trophy seasons at the NCAA Championships. An Ivy League title is just another box for The Big Red to check off, as they have greater aspirations. Look for Penn to be right behind Cornell. They have firepower to match Cornell in some weight classes, but not the talent at all ten weights to keep up. This was evident in their dual when Cornell won seven of ten bouts. Obviously, this is a different setting so Penn will be making it interesting if a few matches go their way while Cornell suffers an upset or two. You can expect Princeton to potentially be in this mix as well. Wrestling in their home gym in front of a home crowd may be the advantage they need to help close the gap on Penn and Cornell.
  25. 2025 Pac-12 Championships Final Results Final Team Scores 1. Little Rock 86.5 2. Oregon State 81.5 3. Cal Poly 70 4. CSU Bakersfield 74 Championship Finals 125 - Maximo Renteria (Oregon State) maj Koda Holeman (Cal Poly) 11-2 133 - Nasir Bailey (Little Rock) dec Zeth Romney (Cal Poly) 4-1SV 141 - Nash Singleton (Oregon State) fall Brennan Van Hoecke (Little Rock) 6:22 149 - Jordan Williams (Little Rock) maj Ethan Stiles (Oregon State) 15-5 157 - Matt Bianchi (Little Rock) dec CJ Hamblin (Oregon State) 5-4 165 - Joey Bianchi (Little Rock) dec Luka Wick (Cal Poly) 4-1SV 174 - Tyler Brennan (Little Rock) maj Murphy Menke (Oregon State) 11-0 184 - TJ McDonnell (Oregon State) dec Daschle Lamer (Cal Poly) 8-5SV 197 - AJ Ferrari (CSU Bakersfield) dec Stephen Little (Little Rock) 2-0 285 - Trevor Tinker (Cal Poly) maj Jake Andrews (CSU Bakersfield) 8-0 Third Place Bouts 125 - Richard Castro-Sandoval (CSU Bakersfield) tech Jayden Carson (Little Rock) 16-1 133 - Damion Elliott (Oregon State) dec Santino Sanchez (CSU Bakersfield) 7-1 141 - Hayden Zinkin (CSU Bakersfield) dec Korbin Shepherd (Cal Poly) 9-3 149 - Chance Lamer (Cal Poly) tech Brock Rogers (CSU Bakersfield) 19-4 157 - Legend Lamer (Cal Poly) tech Jose Farias (CSU Bakersfield) 17-1 165 - Guillermo Escobedo (CSU Bakersfield) dec Kekana Fouret (Oregon State) 8-4 174 - Cash Stewart (Cal Poly) maj Chris Neal (CSU Bakersfield) 14-2 184 - Gerrit Nijenhuis (CSU Bakersfield) maj Brock Delsignore (Little Rock) 11-2 197 - Trey Munoz (Oregon State) maj Cole Jackson (Cal Poly) 13-5 285 - Brett Mower (Oregon State) tech Branson Britten (Little Rock) 19-3 True Second Place Matches 125 - Richard Castro-Sandoval (CSU Bakersfield) fall Koda Holeman (Cal Poly) 2:21 285 - Jake Andrews (CSU Bakersfield) dec Brett Mower (Oregon State) 4-1SV NCAA Qualifiers Cal Poly: Zeth Romney (133), Chance Lamer (149), Trevor Tinker (285) CSU Bakersfield: Richard Castro-Sandoval (125), AJ Ferrari (197), Jake Andrews (285) Little Rock: Nasir Bailey (133), Jordan Williams (149), Matt Bianchi (157), Joey Bianchi (165), Tyler Brennan (174) , Stephen Little (197) Oregon State: Maximo Renteria (125), Nash Singleton (141), Ethan Stiles (149), TJ McDonnell (184), Trey Munoz (197)
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