CLEVELAND, Ohio — Heavy favorite Penn State wasted no time asserting itself at the 2025-26 NCAA Wrestling Championships, going a perfect 10-0 in Thursday afternoon’s opening session.
The Nittany Lions added six bonus-point wins, with Luke Lilledahl earning a major decision at 125 and Marcus Blaze (133), Shayne Van Ness (149), Mitchell Mesenbrink (165), Rocco Welsh (184) and Josh Barr (197) all recording technical falls.
Here are the full results of the first session:
125 – Championship Preliminaries
Mack Mauger (MIZZ) over Jace Schafer (BLOO), 4-1
125 – Championship First Round
No. 1 Luke Lilledahl (PSU) over Mack Mauger (MIZZ), 11-2
No. 8 Dean Peterson (IOWA) over No. 25 Kael Lauridsen (NEB), 9-1
No. 7 Nico Provo (STAN) over No. 26 Cooper Flynn (CHAT), 8-2
No. 2 Eddie Ventresca (VT) over No. 31 Desmond Pleasant (DREX), 8-6
No. 12 Vincent Robinson (NCST) over No. 21 Conrad Hendriksen (OKLA), 5-1
No. 18 Spencer Moore (ILL) over No. 15 Koda Holeman (POLY), 4-1 SV
No. 11 Tyler Klinsky (RID) over No. 22 Davis Motyka (PENN), 19-3 5:45
No. 17 Jett Strickenberger (WVU) over No. 16 Ezekiel Witt (NDSU), 13-5
No. 5 Troy Spratley (OKST) over No. 28 Andrew Binni (NAVY), 11-2
No. 10 Marc-Anthony McGowan (PRIN) over No. 23 Nicolar Rivera (WIS), 16-2 5:35
No. 9 Maximo Renteria (ORST) over No. 24 Ayden Smith (RUT), 8-7
No. 4 Sheldon Seymour (LEH) over No. 29 Tyler Chappell (PITT), 4-1 5:38
No. 6 Jore Volk (MINN) over No. 27 Brady Roark (SDSU), 8-2
No. 13 Stevo Poulin (ISU) over No. 20 Diego Sotelo (MICH), 10-6
No. 3 Nic Bouzakis (OHST) over No. 30 Sulayman Bah (COL), 9-5
No. 14 Jacob Moran (IND) over No. 19 Kysen Terukina (UNC), 4-2
133 – Championship Preliminaries
Carter Schmidt (OKLA) over Andrew Austin (CMU), 11-3
133 – Championship First Round
No. 4 Aaron Seidel (VT) over No. 29 Luke Willochell (WYO), 17-2 3:00
No. 23 Braxton Brown (MD) over No. 10 Maximilian Leete (AMER), 4-2
No. 2 Ben Davino (OHST) over No. 31 Gable Strickland (LH), 17-2 5:07
No. 11 Tyler Ferrara (COR) over No. 22 Zach Redding (NCST), 6-2
No. 8 Markel Baker (NIU) over No. 25 Will Betancourt (RID), 8-1
No. 7 Lucas Byrd (ILL) over No. 26 Dylan Shawver (RUT), 11-7
No. 17 T.K. Davis (GW) over No. 16 Zan Fugitt (WIS), 4-1
No. 9 Dominick Serrano (UNCO) over No. 24 Blake Boarman (PUR), 16-14
No. 20 Julian Farber (UNI) over No. 13 Jacob Van Dee (NEB), 5-4
No. 1 Jax Forrest (OKST) over Carter Schmidt (OKLA), 12-3 2:00
No. 6 Drake Ayala (IOWA) over No. 27 Marcel Lopez (SIUE), 11-1
No. 19 Gage Walker (MIZZ) over No. 14 Ethan Berginc (ARMY), 5-0
No. 5 Kyler Larkin (ASU) over No. 28 Garrett Grice (ISU), 13-0
No. 3 Marcus Blaze (PSU) over No. 30 Gabe Whisenhunt (ORST), 17-2 5:31
No. 15 Tyler Knox (STAN) over No. 18 Gunner Andrick (WVU), 10-3
No. 12 Evan Mougalian (PENN) over No. 21 Sean Spidle (NW), 8-1
141 – Championship Preliminaries
Aldo Hernandez (APP) over Matthew Martino (PRIN), 8-5
141 – Championship First Round
No. 11 CJ Composto (PENN) over No. 22 Lorenzo Frezza (COL), 2-0
No. 17 Caedyn Ricciardi (NAVY) over No. 16 Ryan Jack (NCST), 4-1 SV
No. 10 Jack Consiglio (STAN) over No. 23 Dylan Chappell (BUCK), 9-5
No. 24 Nash Singleton (ORST) over No. 9 Joey Olivieri (RUT), 2-1
No. 7 Nasir Bailey (IOWA) over No. 26 Braden Basile (ARMY), 14-3
No. 13 Wyatt Henson (LH) over No. 20 Julian Tagg (SDSU), 11-2
No. 15 Elijah Griffin (RID) over No. 18 Carter Nogle (AF), 7-4
No. 2 Sergio Vega (OKST) over No. 31 Billy DeKraker (NW), 6-0
No. 1 Jesse Mendez (OHST) over Aldo Hernandez (APP), 12-3 2:14
No. 6 Vince Cornella (COR) over No. 27 Gable Porter (UVA), 8-0
No. 4 Anthony Echemendia (ISU) over No. 29 Jordan Titus (WVU), 5-1
No. 21 Tyler Wells (OKLA) over No. 12 Luke Simcox (UNC), 3-2
No. 5 Luke Stanich (LEH) over No. 28 Pierson Manville (ASU), 21-6 7:00
No. 3 Brock Hardy (NEB) over No. 30 Dario Lemus (MD), 18-1 5:47
No. 8 Vance Vombaur (MINN) over No. 25 Tom Crook (VT), 14-2
No. 14 Braeden Davis (PSU) over No. 19 Haiden Drury (UVU), 2-0
149 – Championship Preliminaries
Austin McBurney (BRWN) over Clayton Jones (MSU), 11-9
149 – Championship First Round
No. 12 Carter Young (MD) over No. 21 Gabe Willochell (WYO), 16-12
No. 14 Caleb Rathjen (UNI) over No. 19 Brock Herman (UALR), 3-1
No. 9 David Evans (UVU) over No. 24 Andrew Clark (RUT), 11-5
No. 1 Shayne Van Ness (PSU) over Austin McBurney (BRWN), 19-4 5:35
No. 4 Collin Gaj (VT) over No. 29 Kaden Cassidy (GMU), 9-4
No. 5 Koy Buesgens (NCST) over No. 28 Kade Brown (PITT), 4-0
No. 8 Casey Swiderski (OKST) over No. 25 Michael Gioffre (ILL), 7-2
No. 16 Jacob Frost (ISU) over No. 17 Lucas Kapusta (LH), 7-0 3:48
No. 6 Caleb Tyus (SIUE) over No. 27 Andre Gonzales (POLY), 5-1
No. 2 Jaxon Joy (COR) over No. 31 Ryan Michaels (EDIN), 16-1 3:34
No. 7 Ethan Stiles (OHST) over No. 26 Anderson Heap (DAV), 10-2
No. 15 Ryder Block (IOWA) over No. 18 Eugene Harney (MORG), 11-2
No. 20 Chance Lamer (NEB) over No. 13 Joseph Zargo (WIS), 4-1
No. 3 Cross Wasilewski (PENN) over No. 30 Dylan Layton (RID), 12-1
No. 10 Aden Valencia (STAN) over No. 23 Max Petersen (NDSU), 18-6
No. 11 Lachlan McNeil (MICH) over No. 22 Eligh Rivera (PRIN), 13-3
157 – Championship Preliminaries
Yannis Charles (MORG) over Jeb Prechtel (BELL), 15-10
157 – Championship First Round
No. 15 Cameron Catrabone (MICH) over No. 18 DJ McGee (GMU), 5-0
No. 4 Kaleb Larkin (ASU) over No. 29 Bryce Lowery (IND), 14-5
No. 7 Kannon Webster (ILL) over No. 26 Jonathan Ley (NAVY), 6-2
No. 5 Landon Robideau (OKST) over No. 28 Gavin Drexler (NDSU), 5-1
No. 2 Antrell Taylor (NEB) over No. 31 Garrett McChesney (EDIN), 19-4 5:31
No. 9 Daniel Cardenas (STAN) over No. 24 Jaivon Jones (UALR), 7-2
No. 21 Charlie Millard (MINN) over No. 12 Vinny Zerban (ISU), 12-6
No. 3 Meyer Shapiro (COR) over No. 30 Laird Root (UNC), 14-0
No. 8 Brandon Cannon (OHST) over No. 25 Mason Shrader (CMU), 10-4
No. 14 Ethen Miller (VT) over No. 19 Kai Owen (COL), 1-0
No. 10 Logan Rozynski (LEH) over No. 23 Kaleb Burgess (BUFF), 6-1
No. 1 PJ Duke (PSU) over Yannis Charles (MORG), 9-2 1:56
No. 6 Jude Swisher (PENN) over No. 27 Dylan Evans (PITT), 8-2
No. 17 Luke Mechler (WIS) over No. 16 Cael Swensen (SDSU), 2-1
Add Nittany Sports Now as a preferred source in Google! Click here to add us.No. 11 Ty Watters (WVU) over No. 22 Colton Washleski (UVA), 9-2 2:30
No. 20 Jimmy Harrington (HARV) over No. 13 Derek Raike (OHIO), 4-1 SV
165 – Championship Preliminaries
Cody Walsh (DREX) over Ryan Vigil (VMI), 12-2
165 – Championship First Round
No. 27 EJ Parco (STAN) over No. 6 LJ Araujo (NEB), 8-7
No. 11 Ryder Downey (UNI) over No. 22 Matthew Olguin (ORST), 10-4
No. 1 Mitchell Mesenbrink (PSU) over Cody Walsh (DREX), 21-5 3:45
No. 9 Bryce Hepner (UNC) over No. 24 Sean Seefeldt (PENN), 11-4
No. 2 Joey Blaze (PUR) over No. 31 Jared Keslar (PITT), 5-0
No. 5 LaDarion Lockett (OKST) over No. 28 Cody Goebel (WIS), 9-2
No. 3 Mikey Caliendo (IOWA) over No. 30 Thomas Snipes (CIT), 5-0 2:44
No. 7 Max Brignola (LEH) over No. 26 Tyler Lillard (IND), 3-2 TB1
No. 19 Noah Mulvaney (BUCK) over No. 14 Andrew Barbosa (RUT), 8-2
No. 8 Matty Bianchi (UALR) over No. 25 Mac Church (VT), 5-2 TB1
No. 16 Paddy Gallagher (OHST) over No. 17 Braeden Scoles (ILL), 13-4
No. 10 Will Denny (NCST) over No. 23 Chris Earnest (KENT), 13-1
No. 15 Connor Euton (ISU) over No. 18 Gunner Filipowicz (ARMY), 17-2 6:09
No. 13 Andrew Sparks (MINN) over No. 20 Ty Whalen (PRIN), 10-1
No. 4 Nicco Ruiz (ASU) over No. 29 Ryan Burgos (EDIN), 17-5
No. 12 Cesar Alvan (COL) over No. 21 Brock Woodcock (SIUE), 12-2
174 – Championship Preliminaries
Grant O`Dell (BELL) over Luke Condon (WIS), 4-1 TB1
174 – Championship First Round
No. 8 Alex Facundo (OKST) over No. 25 Sergio Desiante (VT), 12-6
No. 4 Carson Kharchla (OHST) over No. 29 Avery Bassett (LH), 8-3
No. 19 Logan Messer (GMU) over No. 14 Moses Espinoza-Owens (SDSU), 6-3 SV
No. 16 Nick Fine (COL) over No. 17 Jared Simma (UNI), 3-2
No. 15 Danny Wask (NAVY) over No. 18 Colin Kelly (ILL), 7-3
No. 20 Daschle Lamer (ORST) over No. 13 Carter Baer (BING), 2-0
No. 7 Cam Steed (MIZZ) over No. 26 Derek Gilcher (IND), 16-1 5:41
No. 2 Simon Ruiz (COR) over No. 31 Cael Valencia (ASU), 17-2 7:00
No. 1 Levi Haines (PSU) over Grant O`Dell (BELL), 3-0 1:33
No. 9 Beau Mantanona (MICH) over No. 24 Garrett Thompson (OHIO), 7-3
No. 3 Christopher Minto (NEB) over No. 30 Riley Davis (WYO), 20-4 6:05
No. 6 Matty Singleton (NCST) over No. 27 Collin Carrigan (UNC), 2-1 TB1
No. 12 Carter Schubert (OKLA) over No. 21 Lenny Pinto (RUT), 5-4
No. 10 Myles Takats (BUCK) over No. 23 Luca Augustine (PITT), 6-4
No. 11 MJ Gaitan (ISU) over No. 22 Brody Baumann (PUR), 9-4 2:41
No. 5 Patrick Kennedy (IOWA) over No. 28 Holden Garcia (PRIN), 8-2
184 – Championship Preliminaries
Caleb Uhlenhopp (UVU) over Sam Goin (IND), 4-1
184 – Championship First Round
No. 2 Aeoden Sinclair (MIZZ) over No. 31 Mahonri Rushton (UNCO), 22-6 5:46
No. 5 Brock Mantanona (MICH) over No. 28 Abraham Wojcikiewicz (STAN), 14-9
No. 7 Angelo Ferrari (IOWA) over No. 26 Chase Kranitz (PITT), 10-0
No. 4 James Conway (F&M) over No. 29 Nick Fox (UNI), 4-1
No. 14 Jaden Bullock (VT) over No. 19 Jared McGill (EDIN), 6-5 TB1
No. 20 Brian Soldano (OKLA) over No. 13 Isaac Dean (ISU), 4-1
No. 1 Rocco Welsh (PSU) over Caleb Uhlenhopp (UVU), 19-4 6:32
No. 6 Eddie Neitenbach (WYO) over No. 27 Aidan Brenot (NDSU), 14-1
No. 9 Chris Moore (ILL) over No. 24 Joe Curtis (COL), 11-2
No. 22 Zack Ryder (OKST) over No. 11 Shane Cartagena-Walsh (RUT), 4-1 SV
No. 8 Silas Allred (NEB) over No. 25 Malachi DuVall (GMU), 3-1
No. 3 Max McEnelly (MINN) over No. 30 Tyler Bienus (BUCK), 22-6 4:00
No. 15 Sal Perrine (OHIO) over No. 18 Jake Dailey (UNC), 9-3
No. 12 Dylan Fishback (OHST) over No. 21 Tomas Brooker (APP), 8-6
No. 16 Rylan Rogers (LEH) over No. 17 Ian Bush (WVU), 8-7
No. 10 Caleb Campos (AMER) over No. 23 Ceasar Garza (POLY), 4-1 SV
197 – Championship Preliminaries
Blake Schaffer (KENT) over Karson Tompkins (AF), 4-2
197 – Championship First Round
No. 9 Angelo Posada (STAN) over No. 24 Brock Zurawski (RID), 4-3 2:56
No. 3 Stephen Little (UALR) over No. 30 Kade Rule (CHAT), 10-3
No. 10 Mac Stout (PITT) over No. 23 Mikey Squires (BING), 5-2
No. 13 Bennett Berge (SDSU) over No. 20 Wyatt Ingham (WIS), 8-5
No. 5 Joey Novak (WYO) over No. 28 Kael Wisler (MSU), 8-0 4:43
No. 25 Evan Bates (MIZZ) over No. 8 DJ Parker (OKLA), 4-3
No. 1 Josh Barr (PSU) over Blake Schaffer (KENT), 20-4 5:43
No. 21 Rune Lawrence (WVU) over No. 12 Luke Geog (OHST), 9-6 SV
No. 17 Dillon Bechtold (BUCK) over No. 16 Branson John (MD), 4-1 SV
No. 29 Colton Hawks (ASU) over No. 4 Sonny Sasso (VT), 12-8
No. 19 Zayne Lehman (OHIO) over No. 14 Gabe Sollars (IND), 6-4
No. 11 Camden McDanel (NEB) over No. 22 Devin Wasley (NDSU), 7-2
No. 2 Rocky Elam (ISU) over No. 31 Kael Bennie (UVU), 9-3
No. 6 Justin Rademacher (Oregon State) over No. 27 Gabe Arnold (Iowa), 2-2
No. 7 Cody Merrill (Oklahoma State) over No. 26 Ben Vanadia (Purdue) 18-3 TF
No. 15 Remy Cotton (Rutgers) over No. 18 Andrew Reall (Brown), 4-2
285 – Championship Preliminaries
Emmanuel Ulrich (AMER) over Mason Rebuck (BLOO), 8-6
285 – Championship First Round
No. 1 Yonger Bastida (ISU) over Emmanuel Ulrich (AMER), 22-5 3:20
No. 9 Cole Mirasola (PSU) over No. 24 Connor Barket (DUKE), 13-7
No. 8 Ben Kueter (IOWA) over. No. 25 Alex Semenenko (BRWN), 2-0
No. 5 Nick Feldman (OHST) over. No. 28 Jarrett Stoner (MIZZ), 5-4
No. 21 Juan Mora (OKLA) over No. 12 Braxton Amos (WIS), 4-3
No. 20 Dayton Pitzer (PITT) over No. 13 Spencer Lanosga (NAVY), 3-2 TB1
No. 4 AJ Ferrari (NEB) over. No. 29 Luke Rasmussen (SDSU)TF 6:01 17-2
No. 3 Taye Ghadiali (MICH) over No. 30 Jack Forbes (UVU), TF 5:59 17-2
No. 11 Devon Dawson (NIU) over No. 22 Trevor TInker (CAL-POLY), 7-4
No. 14 Koy Hopke (MINN) over No. 19 Nate Schon (DREXEL), 11-7
No. 27 Hunter Catka (RUT) over No. 6 Nathan Taylor (LEH), 6-3
No. 7 Konner Doucet (OKST) over No. 26 Luke Luffman (ILL), 2-1
No. 10 David Szuba (ASU) over No. 23 Stephan Monchery (APP), MD 11-1
No. 15 Brady Colbert (ARMY) vs. No. 18 Christian Carroll (WYO), 5-1
No. 2 Isaac Trumble (NCST) over . No. 31 Brenan Morgan (UVA), 16-3 6:01
Team Standings:
- Penn State 22.5
- Iowa 15
- Ohio State 14.5
- Oklahoma State 14.5
- Iowa 14
