Seeding: Penn State Wrestling Dominates Big Ten Field

The Big Ten Conference announced the preliminary seeds for the 2025-2026 Big Ten Wrestling Championships to be held in the Bryce Jordan Center at Penn State this weekend.

No. 1 Penn State leads the field with six No. 1 seeds: Luke Lilledahl (125), Marcus Blaze (133), Shayne Van Ness (149), Mitchell Mesenbrink (165), Rocco Welsh (184) and Josh Barr (197).

Other top seeds include University of Nebraska wrestlers Antrell Taylor (157) and Christopher Minto (174), Ohio State’s Jesse Mendez (141) and Michigan heavyweight Taye Ghadiali (285).

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The tournament features five returning Big Ten individual champions from last year and four wrestlers who captured NCAA individual titles last season. The conference also boasts the nation’s top-ranked wrestlers in nine of the 10 weight classes, underscoring the event’s national significance.

Complete list of Big Ten Championships Preseeds:

125 pounds

1. Luke Lilledahl (Penn State)
2. Spencer Moore (Illinois)
3. Nic Bouzakis (Ohio State)
4. Jacob Moran (Indiana)
5. Jore Volk (Minnesota)
6. Ayden Smith (Rutgers)
7. Nicolar Rivera (Wisconsin)
8. Dean Peterson (Iowa)
9. Diego Sotelo (Michigan)
10. Dedrick Navarro (Northwestern)
11. Kael Lauridsen (Nebraska)
12. Nick Corday (Michigan State)
13. Ashton Jackson (Purdue)
14. Abram Cline (Maryland)

133 pounds

1. Marcus Blaze (Penn State)
2. Lucas Byrd (Illinois)
3. Ben Davino (Ohio State)
4. Zan Fugitt (Wisconsin)
5. Drake Ayala (Iowa)
6. Jacob Van Dee (Nebraska)
7. Sean Spidle (Northwestern)
8. Braxton Brown (Maryland)
9. Dylan Shawver (Rutgers)
10. Blake Boarman (Purdue)
11. Caleb Weiand (Michigan State)
12. Blaine Frazier (Indiana)
13. Gauge Botero (Michigan)
14. Jager Eisch (Minnesota)

141 pounds

1. Jesse Mendez (Ohio State)
2. Brock Hardy (Nebraska)
3. Vance VomBaur (Minnesota)
4. Nasir Bailey (Iowa)
5. Dylan Ragusin (Michigan)
6. Greyson Clark (Purdue)
7. Braeden Davis (Penn State)
8. Billy Dekraker (Northwestern)
9. Henry Porter (Indiana)
10. Joseph Olivieri (Rutgers)
11. Dario Lemus (Maryland)
12. Danny Pucino (Illinois)
13. Carson Exferd (Wisconsin)
14. Jaden Crumpler (Michigan State)

149 pounds

1. Shayne Van Ness (Penn State)
2. Ethan Stiles (Ohio State)
3. Joseph Zargo (Wisconsin)
4. Lachlan McNeil (Michigan)
5. Carter Young (Maryland)
6. Chance Lamer (Nebraska)
7. Andrew Clark (Rutgers)
8. Ryder Block (Iowa)
9. Michiganael Gioffre (Illinois)
10. Drew Roberts (Minnesota)
11. Joey Buttler (Indiana)
12. Gavin Brown (Purdue)
13. Clayton Jones (Michigan State)
14. August Hibler (Northwestern)

157 pounds

1. Antrell Taylor (Nebraska)
2. PJ Duke (Penn State)
3. Kannon Webster (Illinois)
4. Anthony White (Rutgers)
5. Cameron Catrabone (Michigan)
6. Charlie Millard (Minnesota)
7. Brandon Cannon (Ohio State)
8. Luke Mechler (Wisconsin)
9. Stoney Buell (Purdue)
10. Victor Voinovich III (Iowa)
11. Bryce Lowery (Indiana)
12. Darius Marines (Michigan State)
13. Mekhi Neal (Maryland)
14. Ty Wilson (Northwestern)

165 pounds

1. Mitchell Mesenbrink (Penn State)
2. Michael Caliendo (Iowa)
3. Joey Blaze (Purdue)
4. Andrew Sparks (Minnesota)
5. LJ Araujo (Nebraska)
6. Braeden Scoles (Illinois)
7. Andrew Barbosa (Rutgers)
8. Paddy Gallagher (Ohio State)
9. Tyler Lillard (Indiana)
10. Cody Goebel (Wisconsin)
11. Jacob Bostelman (Northwestern)
12. Justin Gates (Michigan)
13. AJ Rodrigues (Maryland)
14. Jack Conley (Michigan State)

174 pounds

1. Christopher Minto (Nebraska)
2. Levi Haines (Penn State)
3. Patrick Kennedy (Iowa)
4. Beau Mantanona (Michigan)
5. Carson Kharchla (Ohio State)
6. Derek Gilcher (Indiana)
7. Ethan Riddle (Minnesota)
8. Brody Baumann (Purdue)
9. Colin Kelly (Illinois)
10. Lenny Pinto (Rutgers)
11. Eddie Enright (Northwestern)
12. Luke Condon (Wisconsin)
13. Connor O’Neil (Michigan State)
14. Seth Digby (Maryland)

184 pounds

1. Rocco Welsh (Penn State)
2. Max McEnelly (Minnesota)
3. Silas Allred (Nebraska)
4. Brock Mantanona (Michigan)
5. Chris Moore (Illinois)
6. Dylan Fishback (Ohio State)
7. Shane Cartagena-Walsh (Rutgers)
8. Angelo Ferrari (Iowa)
9. Sam Goin (Indiana)
10. James Rowley (Purdue)
11. J.D. Perez (Northwestern)
12. Sepanta Ahanj-Elias (Maryland)
13. Ryan Boucher (Michigan State)
14. Cale Anderson (Wisconsin)

197 pounds

1. Josh Barr (Penn State)
2. Camden McDanel (Nebraska)
3. Remy Cotton (Rutgers)
4. Branson John (Maryland)
5. Luke Geog (Ohio State)
6. Wyatt Ingham (Wisconsin)
7. Kael Wisler (Michigan State)
8. Gabe Sollars (Indiana)
9. Ben Vanadia (Purdue)
10. Hayden Walters (Michigan)
11. Gavin Nelson (Minnesota)
12. Dylan Connell (Illinois)
13. Gabe Arnold (Iowa)
14. Alex Smith (Northwestern)

285 pounds

1. Taye Ghadiali (Michigan)
2. AJ Ferrari (Nebraska)
3. Nick Feldman (Ohio State)
4. Cole Mirasola (Penn State)
5. Braxton Amos (Wisconsin)
6. Luke Luffman (Illinois)
7. Koy Hopke (Minnesota)
8. Hunter Catka (Rutgers)
9. Josh TerrIllinois (Michigan State)
10. Ben Kueter (Iowa)
11. Hayden Filipovich (Purdue)
12. Joey Schneck (Maryland)
13. Gabe Christenson (Northwestern)
14. Caleb Marzolino (Indiana)