University Park, PA – Penn State was dominant in the semifinal of the 2025-26 Big Ten Wrestling Championships. The Nittany Lions had nine semifinal participants, with eight advancing to Sunday’s championship finals.
Here is the complete Session 2 results with updated Team Standings.
125 Pounds
No. 1 Luke Lilledahl (Penn State) defeated No. 4 Jacob Moran (Indiana) by major decision, 11-3.
No. 6 Jore Volk (Minnesota) defeated No. 2 Nic Bouzakis (Ohio State) by decision, 8-1.
133 Pounds
No. 1 Marcus Blaze (Penn State) defeated No. 5 Drake Ayala (Iowa) by decision, 4-1 SV.
No. 3 Ben Davino (Ohio State) defeated No. 10 Blake Boarman (Purdue) by technical fall, 21-5.
141 Pounds
No. 1 Jesse Mendez (Ohio State) defeated No. 4 Nasir Bailey (Iowa) by technical fall, 19-4.
No. 2 Brock Hardy (Nebraska) defeated No. 3 Vance Vombaur (Minnesota) by decision, 8-2.
149 Pounds
No. 1 Shayne Van Ness (Penn State) defeated No. 4 Lachlan McNeil (Michigan) by decision, 11-10.
No. 2 Ethan Stiles (Ohio State) defeated No. 3 Joseph Zargo (Wisconsin) by decision, 4-3.
157 Pounds
No. 1 Antrell Taylor (Nebraska) defeated No. 4 Cameron Catrabone (Michigan) by decision, 7-1.
No. 2 PJ Duke (Penn State) defeated No. 3 Kannon Webster (Illinois) by decision, 4-2.
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No. 1 Mitchell Mesenbrink (Penn State) defeated No. 5 Andrew Sparks (Minnesota) by technical fall, 19-4.
No. 3 Mikey Caliendo (Iowa) defeated No. 7 Andrew Barbosa (Rutgers) by major decision, 11-3.
174 Pounds
No. 1 Levi Haines (Penn State) defeated No. 5 Carson Kharchla (Ohio State) by decision, 5-1.
No. 2 Chris Minto (Nebraska) defeated No. 3 Patrick Kennedy (Iowa) by decision, 5-1.
184 Pounds
No. 1 Rocco Welsh (Penn State) defeated No. 4 Brock Mantanona (Michigan) by decision, 8-5 SV.
No. 2 Max McEnelly (Minnesota) defeated No. 3 Silas Allred (Nebraska) by forfeit.
197 Pounds
No. 1 Josh Barr (Penn State) defeated No. 5 Luke Geog (Ohio State) by technical fall, 18-3.
No. 2 Camden McDanel (Nebraska) defeated No. 6 Wyatt Ingham (Wisconsin) by decision, 10-3.
285 Pounds
No. 1 Taye Ghadiali (Michigan) defeated No. 4 Cole Mirasola (Penn State) by decision, 5-2.
No. 2 AJ Ferrari (Nebraska) defeated No. 3 Nick Feldman (Ohio State) by decision, 2-1.
Team Standings After Session 2
- Penn State — 146.5
- Ohio State — 112
- Nebraska — 105
- Iowa — 70
- Illinois — 69.5
- Minnesota — 69.5
- Michigan — 61.5
- Rutgers — 56.5
- Wisconsin — 43.5
- Indiana — 33
- Maryland — 28
- Purdue — 23
- Northwestern — 11.5
- Michigan State — 10.5
