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

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

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

2025 DII Super Regional V Final Results 1. St. Cloud State 133.5 2. Wisconsin-Parkside 112 3. Augustana 110.5 4. Mary 101 5. Minnesota State 77 6. Upper Iowa 58.5 7. Minnesota State Moorhead 56.5 8. Minot State 41.5 8. Northern State 41.5 10. Sioux Falls 16 11. SW Minnesota State 15.5 Championship Finals 125 - Jaxson Rohman (Augustana) fall Shane Corrigan (Wisconsin-Parkside) 5:48 133 - Sam Spencer (St. Cloud State) dec Ryan Henningson (Minnesota State Moorhead) 5-4 141 - Sean Solis (Mary) dec Pedro Velazquez (Minnesota State Moorhead) 4-1 149 - Cael Larson (Augustana) dec Ethen Doty (Upper Iowa) 11-6 157 - Joel Jesuroga (St. Cloud State) dec Caleb Meunier (Minnesota State) 7-3 165 - Nick Novak (St. Cloud State) dec Dajun Johnson (Wisconsin-Parkside) 4-1SV 174 - Bryce Dagel (St. Cloud State) dec Lawson Losee (Upper Iowa) 5-0 184 - Cade Mueller (Augustana) dec Reece Worachek (Wisconsin-Parkside) 5-2TB 197 - Dominic Murphy (St. Cloud State) dec Max Ramberg (Augustana) 7-4 285 - Jake Swirple (Minot State) dec Luke Tweeton (Mary) 9-3 Third Place Bouts 125 - Conor Knopick (St. Cloud State) dec Sloan Johannsen (Northern State) 9-4 133 - Reece Barnhardt (Mary) fall Chase Beckett (Minnesota State) 4:22 141 - Colton Hush (Minnesota State) dec Ryan Wehner (Upper Iowa) 4-1 149 - Colby Njos (St. Cloud State) fall Wyatt Turnquist (Northern State) 5:41 157 - Kaden Renner (Mary) dec Ben Durocher (Wisconsin-Parkside) 11-5 165 - Leo Mushinsky (Mary) dec Kole Marko (Minnesota State) 5-2 174 - Drake Hayward (Minnesota State) dec Mason Gode (Minnesota State Moorhead) 5-1 184 - Bryce Fitzpatrick (St. Cloud State) dec Damen Page (Northern State) 9-8 197 - Chase Stegall (Wisconsin-Parkside) dec Matt Kaylor (Mary) 5-4 285 - Lloyd Reynolds (Wisconsin-Parkside) dec Max Balow (Augustana) 4-2 NCAA Qualifiers Augustana: Rohman (125), Larson (149), Mueller (184), Ramberg (197) Mary: Barnhardt (133), Solis (141), Renner (157), Mushinsky (165), Tweeton (285) Minnesota State: Hush (141), Hayward (174) Minnesota State Moorhead: Henningson (133), Velazquez (141), Meunier (157) Minot State: Swirple (285) St. Cloud State: Knopick (125), Spencer (133), Njos (149), Jesuroga (157), Novak (165), Dagel (174), Fitzpatrick (184), Murphy (197) Upper Iowa: Doty (149), Losee (174) Wisconsin-Parkside: Corrigan (125), Johnson (165), Worachek (184), Stegall (197), Reynolds (285)

2025 DII Super Regional IV Final Results 1. Central Oklahoma 147.5 2. McKendree 136 3. Central Missouri 112.5 4. Indianapolis 109.5 5. Maryville 99.5 6. Drury 58 7. Ouachita Baptist 49 8. Newman 35.5 9. Quincy 24 10. Kentucky Wesleyan 2 Championship Finals 125 - Jakason Burks (Central Missouri) dec Studd Morris (Central Oklahoma) 5-3 133 - Peter Rolle (Central Oklahoma) dec James Anderson (Ouachita Baptist) 4-1 141 - Brayden Lowery (Indianapolis) fall Ronan Schuelke (McKendree) 6:28 149 - Jackson Hoover (Indianapolis) dec Dylan Brown (Central Oklahoma) 8-4 157 - Gabe Johnson (Central Oklahoma) dec John Ridle (Central Missouri) 4-1 165 - Hunter Jump (Central Oklahoma) maj Cory Peterson (McKendree) 8-0 174 - Cole Ritter (Maryville) dec Matt Ortiz (McKendree) 4-3 184 - Garrett Wells (Central Oklahoma) dec Damon Ashworth (Central Missouri) 6-3 197 - Logan Kvien (McKendree) dec Derek Blubaugh (Indianapolis) 6-3 285 - Ryan Herman (Maryville) dec Tyler Haynes (McKendree) 2-0 Third Place Bouts 125 - Nathan Smith (Indianapolis) fall Sam Shafer (Maryville) 1:55 133 - James Wright (Central Missouri) dec Evan Binder (Maryville) 4-1SV 141 - Sabian Russell (Quincy) dec Josh Taylor (Central Oklahoma) 4-1SV 149 - Joey Semerad (McKendree) dec Garrett Lyons (Central Missouri) 1-0 157 - Nathan Conley (Indianapolis) fall Jaylon Otero (Ouachita Baptist) 6:27 165 - Jace Fisher (Newman) dec Will Kuster (Drury) 4-1 174 - Jeremiah Halter (Drury) dec Zane Coleman (Central Oklahoma) 8-3 184 - Zeke Waltz (McKendree) dec Dalton Litzsinger (Maryville) 10-6 197 - Jeramiah Larson (Maryville) maj Brayden Dillow (Central Missouri) 15-3 285 - Cale Gray (Indianapolis) dec Judson Rowland (Central Oklahoma) 9-5 NCAA Qualifiers Central Missouri: Burks (125), Wright (133), Ridle (157), Ashworth (184) Central Oklahoma: Morris (125), Rolle (133), Brown (149), Johnson (157), Jump (165), Wells (184) Drury: Halter (174) Indianapolis: Smith (125), Lowery (141), Hoover (149), Conley (157), Blubaugh (197), Gray (285) Maryville: Ritter (174), Larson (197), Herman (285) McKendree: Schuelke (141), Semerad (149), Peterson (165), Ortiz (174), Waltz (184), Kvien (197), Haynes (285) Newman: Fisher (165) Ouachita Baptist: Anderson (133) Quincy: Russell (141)

2025 DII Super Regional III Final Results 1. Glenville State 129 2. Ashland 126.5 2. Grand Valley State 126.5 4. West Liberty 116 5. Tiffin 102.5 6. Lake Erie 86 7. Findlay 41 8. Davenport 27.5 9. Salem 26 10. Bluefield State 15.5 11. Davis & Elkins 7.5 12. Emory & Henry 2.5 Championship Finals 125 - Anthony Aniciete (Tiffin) dec Luke Acuna (Ashland) 4-2 133 - James Armstrong Jr. (West Liberty) tech Anthony Sagaris (Lake Erie) 17-0 141 - Christian Small (Lake Erie) dec Khyvon Grace (West Liberty) 4-0 149 - Chris Donathan (Grand Valley State) dec Gabriel Onorato (Glenville State) 4-2 157 - Casey Barnett (Tiffin) dec Guy DeLeonardis (Glenville State) 8-2 165 - Jack Haskin (Lake Erie) dec Nolan Gessler (Tiffin) 6-2 174 - Hayden Pummel (Glenville State) fall Josh Kenny (Grand Valley State) 3:19 184 - Ty McGeary (West Liberty) dec Brayden Mirjavadi (Grand Valley State) 5-3 197 - Nicholas Johnson (Glenville State) fall Kaine Morris (Ashland) 1:36 285 - Carter Blough (Grand Valley State) maj Isaiha Casto (Glenville State) 15-3 Third Place Bouts 125 - Colton Drousias (Glenville State) dec Logan Davis (West Liberty) 3-1TB 133 - Maximus Shore (Tiffin) maj Jak Keller (Grand Valley State) 13-5 141 - Brock Durbin (Ashland) tech CJ Poole (Grand Valley State) 19-3 149 - Hayden Kuhn (Ashland) maj Anthony Wood (West Liberty) 12-2 157 - Lance Overmyer (Ashland) dec Matthew Kaufmann (Lake Erie) 7-1 165 - Nate Barrett (Ashland) maj Alec Cook (West Liberty) 11-2 174 - Sevriano Garza (Ashland) dec Carter Winegardner (West Liberty) 8-5 184 - Kyle Homet (Glenville State) dec Peyton Lemon (Ashland) 8-5 197 - Wyatt Miller (Grand Valley State) dec Devon Bell (West Liberty) 7-3 285 - Wyatt Bailey (Ashland) fall Giulian Bodiu (Findlay) 2:39 NCAA Qualifiers Ashland: Acuna (125), Durbin (141), Kuhn (149), Overmyer (157), Barrett (165), Garza (174), Morris (197), Bailey (285) Glenville State: Drousias (125), Onorato (149), DeLeonardis (157), Pummel (174), Homet (184), Johnson (197), Casto (285) Grand Valley State: Donathan (149), Kenny (174), Mirjavadi (184), Miller (197), Blough (285) Lake Erie: Sagaris (133), Small (141), Haskin (165) Tiffin: Aniciete (125), Shore (133), Barnett (157), Gessler (165) West Liberty: Armstrong Jr. (133), Grace (141), McGeary (184)

2025 DII Super Regional II Final Results 1. Lander 157 2. UNC Pembroke 117 3. Newberry 109.5 4. Belmont Abbey 107.5 4. King 107.5 6. Mount Olive 92 7. Montevallo 64.5 8. Coker 35.5 9. Allen 17 10. Shorter 12 11. Emmanuel 10 12. Limestone 6.5 13. Lincoln Memorial 0.5 Championship Finals 125 - Kaden Kuenzi (Lander) tech Colt Brown (Montevallo) 15-0 133 - Christian Davis (Lander) maj Elijah Boyd (Belmont Abbey) 14-4 141 - Isham Peace (Lander) dec Luke Kunath (Belmont Abbey) 6-3 149 - John Carayiannis (Belmont Abbey) tech Jake Piccirilli (UNC Pembroke) 17-2 157 - Jake Nicolosi (Mount Olive) dec Trent Mahoney (King) 11-7 165 - David Hunsberger (Lander) dec Brent Nicolosi (Mount Olive) 7-6 174 - Clinton Morrisette (King) dec Maxwell Kiel (Belmont Abbey) 12-9 184 - Andrew Reed (Newberry) dec Kyler Pickard (Belmont Abbey) 4-2 197 - John Parker-Wilson (Newberry) dec Marvelous Rutledge (Lander) 5-4 285 - Ogden Atwood (UNC Pembroke) dec Isaac Sheeran (Lander) 15-11 Third Place Bouts 125 - Corey Gallivan (Coker) fall Christian Luker (Mount Olive) 6:26 133 - Logan Robinson (UNC Pembroke) dec Eli Pendergrass (Mount Olive) 18-12 141 - Braden Tatum (Newberry) fall Ashtan Hendricks (King) 1:34 149 - Brennan Watkins (King) dec Reid Noble (Lander) 5-4 157 - Noah Roulo (Lander) dec Carson Freeman (Montevallo) 8-5 165 - Jakob Chisolm (Montevallo) dec William Lowery (UNC Pembroke) 14-13 174 - Nathan Buckovich (Lander) dec Dayton Fields (Newberry) 4-2 184 - Calan Staub (Mount Olive) FFT Anthony Giampietro (Lander) 197 - David Bertrand (King) dec Caleb Moore (Belmont Abbey) 8-2 285 - Kale Schrader (Newberry) fall Mason Kump (Belmont Abbey) 3:48 NCAA Qualifiers Belmont Abbey: Boyd (133), Kunath (141), Carayiannis (149), Pickard (184) Coker: Gallivan (125) King: Watkins (149), Mahoney (157), Morrisette (174), Bertrand (197) Lander: Kuenzi (125), Davis (133), Peace (141), Roulo (157), Hunsberger (165), Buckovich (174), Rutledge (197), Sheeran (285) Montevallo: Brown (125), Chisolm (165) Mount Olive: J. Nicolosi (157), B. Nicolosi (165), Staub (184) Newberry: Tatum (141), Fields (174), Reed (184), Parker-Wilson (197), Schrader (285) UNC Pembroke: Robinson (133), Piccirilli (149), Atwood (285)

2025 DII Super Regional I Final Results 1. Pitt-Johnstown 148 2. Gannon 141.5 3. Kutztown 122 4. Millersville 79 5. Frostburg State 77 6. Fairmont State 48.5 7. Felician 43 8. Shippensburg 36 9. American International 33.5 9. East Stroudsburg 33.5 11. Wheeling 32 12. Seton Hill 31 125 lbs Championship - Trevon Gray (Pitt-Johnstown) dec Logan Sallot (Gannon) 4-1SV Third Place - Bryce Beatty (Millersville) dec Brent Bosley (Wheeling) 8-4 Fifth Place - Joshua Jasionowicz (East Stroudsburg) fall Nate Wilhelm (Frostburg State) 3:49 133 lbs Championship -Brian Melamud (Felician) maj Thierno Diallo (Frostburg State) 14-0 Third Place - Jeremiah Echevarria (Gannon) dec Tyson Cook (Pitt-Johnstown) 8-6 Fifth Place - Nathan Pelesky (Fairmont State) FFT Javien DeLeon (Kutztown) 141 lbs Championship - Colton Stoneking (Fairmont State) maj Nicholas Cottone (Millersville) 15-2 Third Place - Caleb Chaves (Gannon) fall Joey Ortega (Kutztown) 1:26 Fifth Place - Mason Myers (Pitt-Johnstown) fall Gage Heilbrun (Frostburg State) 6:04 149 lbs Championship - Chad Ozias (Pitt-Johnstown) FFT Kenny Kiser (Gannon) Third Place - James Ryan (Kutztown) tech Michael Trainor (Shippensburg) 15-0 Fifth Place - Daniel Sinclair (Millersville) maj Brian Lombardi (East Stroudsburg) 9-1 157 lbs Championship - Mike Zacur (Seton Hill) dec Thomas Nichols (American International) 4-2 Third Place - Ethan Richner (Gannon) dec Cooper Warshel (Pitt-Johnstown) 5-3 Fifth Place - John D’Amico (Frostburg State) maj Isaac Valdez (Wheeling) 9-1 165 Championship - Bailey Gimbor (Kutztown) InjDef Edward Terreri (Felician) Third Place - Nicholas Coreno (Gannon) dec Nick Delp (Shippensburg) 9-2 Fifth Place - Macon Myers (Pitt-Johnstown) FFT Mason Buckler (Frostburg State) 174 Championship - Patrick Jackson (Gannon) dec Dalton Gimbor (Kutztown) 5-1 Third Place - Owen Butler (Frostburg State) maj Andrew Vogelbacher (Millersville) 9-0 Fifth Place - Anthony Salopek (Pitt-Johnstown) dec Kane Kettering (Seton Hill) 3-1 184 Championship - Matt Weinberg (Kutztown) tech Noah Gnibus (Pitt-Johnstown) 19-4 Third Place - Austin Gibson (Fairmont State) dec Jackson MacKiernan (American International) 6-5 Fifth Place - Cole Dubois (Millersville) FFT Jared Tracey (Felician) 197 Championship - Dakoda Rodgers (Pitt-Johnstown) dec Wayne McIntyre (Kutztown) 9-2 Third Place - Eli Reese (Gannon) fall Austin Lewis (Frostburg State) 1:50 Fifth Place - Bruce Vaughan (Millersville) dec Diesel Koser (Shippensburg) 6-2 285 Championship - Dorian Crosby (Gannon) fall Isaiah Vance (Pitt-Johnstown) 5:55 Third Place - Freddie Retter (Kutztown) fall Bishop McCoy (Millersville) :58 Fifth Place - Gavin Harper (Wheeling) dec Layton Schmick (East Stroudsburg) 6-2 NCAA Qualifiers American International: Nichols (157) Fairmont State: Stoneking (141), Gibson (184) Felician: Melamud (133), Terreri (157) Frostburg State: Diallo (133), Butler (174) Gannon: Sallot (125), Echevarria (133), Chaves (141), Kiser (149), Richner (157), Coreno (165), Jackson (174), Reese (197), Crosby (285) Kutztown: Ryan (149), B. Gimbor (165), D. Gimbor (174), Weinberg (184), McIntyre (197), Retter (285) Millersville: Beatty (125), Cottone (133) Pitt-Johnstown: Gray (125), Ozias (149), Gnibus (184), Rodgers (197), Vance (285) Seton Hill: Zacur (157)

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SLAM Academy

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Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake

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We’ve had a day to look at and consume the NCAA DI allocations that were released on Thursday afternoon. Allocations are the first piece of the puzzle that is the collegiate postseason. Now we know what wrestlers will need to place in a specific weight class to qualify for a trip to Philly. As we looked at the allocations, the wrestlers who earned them, and the wrestlers who didn’t, we came away with four takeaways. 1. 157 lbs is going to be bonkers 157 lbs is the only weight that has six at-large berths and it also is the weight with the most ranked wrestler seeking allocations (nine). Right there, that makes three ranked wrestlers who will miss out on a trip to Philly, at a minimum. 2024 NCAA finalist Jacori Teemer did not earn an allocation and, provided he’s healthy and he looked good last Sunday, you assume he cruises into the top eight in the Big Ten and earns a bid. Should he do that he would bump either Ethen Miller, Chase Saldate, Tommy Askey, Antrell Taylor, Trevor Chumbley, Brandon Cannon, Tyler Kasak, or Joey Blaze out of the top eight. One of them would need an at-large berth. Saldate is the lowest ranked of the bunch (#16) so anyone missing out on automatic qualifying would probably be at the front of the line for at-large berths. Also in the Big Ten are Conner Harer and Jason Kraisser. They are ranked and capable of winning a match and cracking the top eight. With a couple of upsets, the Big Ten could end up hogging a bunch of at-large’s. One conference that could get dicey is the Pac-12. Only Matt Bianchi earned an allocation; however, #26 CJ Hamblin and #33 Legend Lamer are both ranked. Hamblin has been very solid, but has a bunch of matches against non-DI competition and a head-to-head loss to Lamer. With the state of the Big Ten and elsewhere, two at-larges from the Pac-12 are probably too much to ask. Complicating things more is the Big 12 which had two wrestlers earn automatic qualifiers despite not being ranked by InterMat (Maxwell Petersen and J Conway). From the Big 12, #18 Cobe Siebrecht also did not earn an automatic bid. That means it’s likely that at least one unranked wrestler from the conference gets a bid - maybe more depending on upsets. The ACC also has two ranked wrestlers who didn’t claim a spot for their league (#27 Sonny Santiago and #28 Grigor Cholakyan). Santiago is a 2024 ACC finalist, who had a regular season win over Ed Scott last year. He’s capable of shaking things up, as is Cholakyan. Should one of them bump out one of the top-three, it would mean a top-20 (ish) wrestler is looking for an at-large. The EIWA also only had one berth. #24 Logan Rozynski is responsible for earning that one; he’s been good for Lehigh as a true freshman, but anything can happen in a large conference with only one spot on the line. Needless to say, there are going to be some really good names out there looking for at-large’s after the smoke clears the conference tournaments. Even with six at-large berths. 2. Uncertainty of an Iowa entry (again) One of the main storylines this time last year was Iowa’s potential entries at a few different weights. That continued after the entry deadline and Brody Teske’s name was submitted late, relegating him to the #14 seed. It actually didn’t matter and he ended up in fifth place. This time there are some questions about the Hawkeyes entry at 174 lbs. Patrick Kennedy was the starter for the majority of the season and earned an automatic qualifying berth for the conference after going 10-3 and finishing the year ranked #10 in the country. Also in the mix is former All-American Nelson Brands. Brands got the call for the Hawkeyes in four matches early in the season, but then missed about two months of action. He returned and got a tech fall win against Northwestern and fell to Dean Hamiti in Sunday’s dual with Oklahoma State. Should Brands get the call, the Big Ten would have to return one of its eight allocations at 174 lbs. As of Friday afternoon, I’ve been told that there is no public decision on the entry at 174 lbs. 3. EIWA vs. Ivy This is the first year that the Ivy League will qualify for the NCAA Championships through its own conference tournament. Before this season, for over a hundred years, the Ivy League had qualified through the EIWA. Since the announcement was made during last season, I was wondering whether this would be a positive or negative change for both leagues. The EIWA would have fewer bids, but a smaller conference. The Ivy League would have a small conference tournament, but less room for error. Last year, the EIWA teams had 30 bids by themselves and the Ivy League had 23. This season, the EIWA had 22 and the Ivy League had 26. Going into the season, I expected the Ivy to drop slightly and the EIWA to stay the same or increase slightly. Obviously, that wasn’t the case. It’ll be interesting to monitor in the future as Brown, Columbia, and Princeton all have young teams that should be better in the next year or two. 4. 133 in the EIWA! 133 lbs in the EIWA only has one bid on the line. That was earned by Army’s Ethan Berginc. You also have 2024 Round of 12 finisher Kurt Phipps, who will be in contention for the EIWA crown. Throughout the year, he’s had a few losses that may have been unforeseen, but he’s definitely one of the best 33 wrestlers in the country and is a threat. The elephant in the room is the status of Lehigh 133 lber Ryan Crookham. The Mountain Hawks also have a really solid true freshman in Matty Lopes, who has a win over Phipps this year. We recently heard that Crookham is leaning towards wrestling in the postseason, but that might be a decision that is subject to change on a daily basis. Should Crookham wrestle, and is close to his normal self, that could put a couple of EIWA wrestlers into the mix for an at-large berth. If he doesn’t, Lopes still has the ability to win it all. One of his three losses on the year was 2-1 to Berginc. The entire 133 lb weight class will only have four at-large berths available, so they’ll be in high demand.

NCAA DI Conference allocations have been released! As soon as they were posted by the NCAA wrestling coaches, fans, media members and everyone else in between frantically scrolled through them to see which weight classes had earned “how many” allocations for the 2025 NCAA Championships. The way that these were generated, there will always be room left over for at-large bids. All ten weight classes had between four and six berths reserved for at-larges. Some basic math skills will show that there will always be a few ranked wrestlers who do not earn automatic qualifying bids for their respective conference. So who are they? We’ve gone through and noted the wrestlers who are currently in InterMat’s top-33, yet did not earn bids for their conference. This doesn’t mean they can’t wrestle in Philadelphia; they just need to place within the number of berths given to their weight class - or rely on an at-large. For each weight class, we’ve noted the at-large’s available, as well. For some weights, the at-large number matches the number of ranked wrestlers who didn’t earn bids. Other weights are where it gets dicey. For example, 157 lbs has six at-large berths available, but nine ranked wrestlers who didn’t earn bids. That means, in a best case scenario, three ranked wrestlers will miss out on the trip to Philadelphia. That is only if everything goes as expected. What’s more likely is there will be some unranked wrestlers that steal slots at the national tournament and push even more ranked wrestlers out. 125, 141, 149, 157, 174, 184, and 285 all have negative deficits between the at-larges and ranked wrestlers. If you’re looking for the wrestlers who actually did earn allocations, the Seton Hall Pirate has made an Allocation List , which is extremely helpful for these exercises. 125 lbs At-Large: 4 125: ACC (4) - #31 Keyveon Roller (Virginia) 125: Big 12 (7) - #14 Kysen Terukina (Iowa State) 125: Big Ten (9) - #33 Dedrick Navarro (Northwestern) 125: EIWA (2) - #32 Desmond Pleasant (Drexel) 125: Ivy (3) 125: MAC (1) 125: Pac-12 (2) 125: SoCon (1) - #24 Anthony Molton (Campbell) 133 lbs At-Large: 4 133: ACC (3) - #14 Kai Orine (NC State), #32 Gable Porter (Virginia) 133: Big 12 (6) 133: Big Ten (10) 133: EIWA (1) - #1 Ryan Crookham or Matty Lopes (Lehigh), #27 Kurt Phipps (Bucknell) 133: Ivy (2) 133: MAC (3) 133: Pac-12 (2) 133: SoCon (2) 141 lbs At-Large: 4 141: ACC (4) 141: Big 12 (7) - #18 Haiden Drury (Utah Valley) 141: Big Ten (7) - #26 Henry Porter (Indiana), #28 Greyson Clark (Purdue) 141: EIWA (3) - #31 Carter Bailey (Lehigh), #32 Richard Treanor (Army West Point) 141: Ivy (4) 141: MAC (1) - #33 Danny Martinez (SIU Edwardsville) 141: Pac-12 (1) 141: SoCon (2) 149 lbs At-Large: 4 149: ACC (4) - #23 Jack Gioffre (Virginia), #24 Finn Solomon (Pittsburgh) 149: Big 12 (6) 149: Big Ten (8) - #31 Kal Miller (Maryland), #32 Drew Roberts (Minnesota) 149: EIWA (1) - #29 Malyke Hines (Lehigh) 149: Ivy (3) 149: MAC (3) 149: Pac-12 (3) 149: SoCon (1) 157 lbs At-Large: 6 157: ACC (3) - #27 Sonny Santiago (North Carolina), #28 Grigor Cholakyan (Stanford) 157:: Big 12 (7) - #18 Cobe Siebrecht (South Dakota State) 157: Big Ten (8) - #3 Jacori Teemer (Iowa), #29 Conner Harer (Rutgers), #30 Jason Kraisser (Illinois) 157: EIWA (1) - #31 Luke Nichter (Drexel) 157: Ivy (3) 157: MAC (3) 157: Pac-12 (1) - #26 CJ Hamblin (Oregon State), #33 Legend Lamer (Cal Poly) 157: SoCon (1) 165 lbs At-Large: 4 165: ACC (5) - #32 Jared Keslar (Pittsburgh) 165:: Big 12 (7) - #30 Tate Picklo (Oklahoma) 165: Big Ten (9) - #9 Paddy Gallagher (Ohio State) 165: EIWA (2) 165: Ivy (2) 165: MAC (2) 165: Pac-12 (1) - #31 Joey Bianchi (Little Rock) 165: SoCon (1) 174 lbs At-Large: 4 174: ACC (4) - #21 Lennox Wolak (Virginia Tech) 174: Big 12 (6) - #19 MJ Gaitan (Iowa State) 174: Big Ten (8) - #30 Joseph Walker (Michigan), #31 Derek Gilcher (Indiana) 174: EIWA (4) - #33 Dalton Harkins (Army West Point) 174: Ivy (2) 174: MAC (3) 174: Pac-12 (1) 174: SoCon (1) - #28 Lucas Uliano (Appalachian State) 184 lbs At-Large: 5 184: ACC (3) - #21 TJ Stewart (Virginia Tech) 184:: Big 12 (7) - #10 Colton Hawks (Missouri), #30 Eddie Neitenbach (Wyoming) 184: Big Ten (8) - #18 Ryder Rogotzke (Ohio State), #26 Jaden Bullock (Michigan) 184: EIWA (1) - #32 Giuseppe Hoose (Drexel), #33 Ross McFarland (Hofstra) 184: Ivy (4) 184: MAC (3) 184: Pac-12 (1) - #20 Brock DelSignore (Little Rock) 184: SoCon (1) 197 lbs At-Large: 4 197: ACC (3) - #31 Christian Knop (NC State) 197:: Big 12 (4) - 197: Big Ten (10) - #27 Ben Vanadia (Purdue) 197: EIWA (4) - #33 Payton Thomas (Navy) 197: Ivy (2) 197: MAC (1) 197: Pac-12 (3) - 197: SoCon (2) - #30 Carson Floyd (Appalachian State) 285 lbs At-Large: 4 285: ACC (5) - #30 Nolan Neves (North Carolina) 285: Big 12 (4) - #22 Jarrett Stoner (Missouri), #32 Daniel Herrera (Iowa State), #33 Luke Rasmussen (South Dakota State) 285: Big Ten (10) 285: EIWA (3) - #29 Will Jarrell (American) 285: Ivy (1) 285: MAC (3) 285: Pac-12 (2) - #31 Brett Mower (Oregon State) 285: SoCon (1)

Iowa wins in Carver - The Hawkeyes came out on top Sunday night in the highly anticipated grudge match between Iowa and Oklahoma State. In addition to the traditional rivalry, we had the added excitement of subplots like Brands v Gilman, David Taylor as the new coach, the Cowboys recently supplanting Iowa as the second-ranked team in the country, and a slew of great matchups. We also had the added intrigue of true freshman Angelo Ferrari having the opportunity to battle against NCAA Finalist Dustin Plott. That’s exciting on its own, but pair that with the fact that he’s in a battle in his own room for the starting spot in the lineup, and now it has additional implications. Or certainly could at least. If you’re a Hawkeye fan, you’ve got to be excited about the future of this squad, paired with how good Teemer looked, for potential NCAA implications. On their best days, this Iowa team could have five finalists (133, 149, 157, 165, 197), which is a lot to be excited about and certainly enough for a trophy at the end of March. Michigan > CMU > MSU - In the battle for the mitten, the University of Michigan reigns supreme in the 2024/2025 season. Last weekend the Wolverines dispatched the Spartans, and this Friday CMU beat MSU in Mount Pleasant to start their weekend. Next up was their trip to Ann Arbor on Sunday evening. The Chippewas began hot and had the lead 11-8 headed into 165, but that’s where their momentum stopped and the Wolverines took over. Beau Mantanona got a first-period pin at 165, followed by his brother Brock bumping up to 174 and upsetting Alex Cramer, who was ranked seventh in the country at the time. That’s a huge win for a true freshman bumping up a weight class, and helped continue the momentum for the Wolverines. 31-11 was the final score in what was a hard-fought and fun dual to see in person. Ethen Miller is undefeated headed into B1Gs - Maryland finished off their season with a win over Drexel to the score of 23-13. Maryland had a solid season, with a dual win over the Wolverines a couple of weeks back, paired with some strong individual performances. Braxton Brown at 133 only has two losses on the season, and has shown the ability to compete with the best in the country. Additionally, Ethen Miller has ended his regular season at 20-0 and 7-0 in the B1G. With the injury default of Kasak to Miller in the dual, that should be enough for Miller to obtain the number 1 seed at B1Gs when you pair it with the rest of his record and results. He did not compete against Joey Blaze in the dual, but has a win over him from earlier in the season at the Tiger Style Invite. Additionally, Teemer didn’t compete in the dual against Maryland, but that’s not Miller’s fault. You wrestle who they put in front of you, and to this point, he’s beaten whoever stood in front of him. Eight of the top 10 guys ranked at 157 are B1G guys, so regardless of seed, nobody is going to have an easy path through that tournament. It’s going to be a wild time in Evanston!