2025 NCAA Championships

March 20-22, 2025 · Wells Fargo Center · Philadelphia, PA

Team Champion

Penn State177 pts

Head Coach: Cael Sanderson · Runner-up: Nebraska

WT	CHAMPION	RUNNER-UP	3RD PLACE
125 lbs	Vincent Robinson NCST	Troy Spratley OKST	Luke Lilledahl PSU
133 lbs	Lucas Byrd ILL	Drake Ayala IOWA	Zeth Romney POLY
141 lbs	Jesse Mendez OSU	Brock Hardy NEB	Beau Bartlett PSU
149 lbs	Ridge Lovett NEB	Caleb Henson VT	Shayne Van Ness PSU
157 lbs	Antrell Taylor NEB	Joey Blaze PUR	Tyler Kasak PSU
165 lbs	Mitchell Mesenbrink PSU	Michael Caliendo III IOWA	Peyton Hall WVU
174 lbs	Dean Hamiti OKST	Keegan O'Toole MIZZ	Levi Haines PSU
184 lbs	Carter Starocci PSU	Parker Keckeisen UNI	Max McEnelly MINN
197 lbs	Stephen Buchanan II IOWA	Josh Barr PSU	AJ Ferrari CSUB
285 lbs	Wyatt Hendrickson OKST	Gable Steveson MINN	Cohlton Schultz ASU

Weight:

125 lbs 133 lbs 141 lbs 149 lbs 157 lbs 165 lbs 174 lbs 184 lbs 197 lbs 285 lbs

Round:

All Rounds Finals Medal Round Consi Semi Semifinal Consi 4 Consi 8 #2 Quarterfinal Consi 8 #1 Consi 16 #2 Round of 16 Consi 16 #1 Consi Pigtail Round of 32 Pigtail

WINNER	METHOD	OPPONENT
Finals
Lucas Byrd ILL1st	DEC 3-2	Drake Ayala IOWA2nd
Medal Round
Zeth Romney POLY3rd	DEC 7-3	Zan Fugitt WIS4th
Braeden Davis PSU5th	PIN 2:33	Connor McGonagle LEH6th
Jacob Van Dee NEB7th	DEC 7-2	Tyler Knox STAN8th
Consi Semi
Zan Fugitt WIS	—	Braeden Davis PSU
Zeth Romney POLY	—	Connor McGonagle LEH
Semifinal
Drake Ayala IOWA	DEC 6-1	Zan Fugitt WIS
Lucas Byrd ILL	DEC 2-0	Zeth Romney POLY
Consi 4
Braeden Davis PSU	—	Jacob Van Dee NEB
Connor McGonagle LEH	—	Tyler Knox STAN
Consi 8 #2
Jacob Van Dee NEB	—	Angelo Rini IND
Braeden Davis PSU	—	Evan Frost ISU
Tyler Knox STAN	—	Nic Bouzakis OSU
Connor McGonagle LEH	—	Dylan Shawver RU
Quarterfinal
Zan Fugitt WIS	PIN 2:30	Connor McGonagle LEH
Zeth Romney POLY	DEC 8-2	Angelo Rini IND
Lucas Byrd ILL	MAJ DEC 12-1	Braeden Davis PSU
Drake Ayala IOWA	MAJ DEC 23-10	Nic Bouzakis OSU
Consi 8 #1
Dylan Shawver RU	DEC 9-5	Anthony Noto LHU
Jacob Van Dee NEB	DEC 9-3	Sean Spidle CMU
Tyler Knox STAN	DEC 1-0	Tyler Wells MINN
Evan Frost ISU	DEC 5-3	Nasir Bailey UALR
Consi 16 #2
Tyler Knox STAN	—	Derrick Cardinal SDSU
Sean Spidle CMU	MAJ DEC 8-0	Kurt Phipps BUCK
Dylan Shawver RU	DEC 1-0	Braxton Brown MD
Anthony Noto LHU	DEC 5-1	Ryan Miller PENN
Jacob Van Dee NEB	DEC 4-2	Julian Farber UNI
Evan Frost ISU	DEC 4-2	Ethan Oakley UNC
Nasir Bailey UALR	DEC 4-2	Tyler Ferrara COR
Tyler Wells MINN	DEC 5-0	Dominick Serrano UNCO
Round of 16
Lucas Byrd ILL	—	Ryan Miller PENN
Braeden Davis PSU	—	Braxton Brown MD
Zan Fugitt WIS	DEC 4-1	Nasir Bailey UALR
Connor McGonagle LEH	—	Evan Frost ISU
Drake Ayala IOWA	—	Julian Farber UNI
Nic Bouzakis OSU	DEC 9-4	Sean Spidle CMU
Angelo Rini IND	MAJ DEC 15-7	Dominick Serrano UNCO
Zeth Romney POLY	DEC 4-2	Tyler Knox STAN
Consi 16 #1
Dylan Shawver RU	DEC 4-1	Kai Orine NCST
Ethan Oakley UNC	DEC 15-11	Colton Camacho EDIN
Tyler Wells MINN	DEC 5-1	Ethan Berginc ARMY
Kurt Phipps BUCK	DEC 6-5	Kyle Burwick NDSU
Derrick Cardinal SDSU	MAJ DEC 9-0	T.K. Davis GWU
Jacob Van Dee NEB	MAJ DEC 13-2	Hunter Leake California Baptist University
Tyler Ferrara COR	DEC 8-5	Blake Boarman CHAT
Anthony Noto LHU	DEC 7-2	Kade Moore MIZZ
Consi Pigtail
Derrick Cardinal SDSU	DEC 5-4	Nolan Wertanen MICH
Round of 32
Tyler Knox STAN	DEC 6-3	Blake Boarman CHAT
Zeth Romney POLY	TB 3-2	Tyler Ferrara COR
Nic Bouzakis OSU	PIN 2:12	Kai Orine NCST
Braxton Brown MD	DEC 3-2	Kyle Burwick NDSU
Julian Farber UNI	DEC 9-8	Anthony Noto LHU
Braeden Davis PSU	DEC 5-3	Kurt Phipps BUCK
Lucas Byrd ILL	DEC 3-2	Hunter Leake California Baptist University
Connor McGonagle LEH	DEC 5-0	Ethan Berginc ARMY
Sean Spidle CMU	DEC 4-1	Dylan Shawver RU
Ryan Miller
Pigtail
Hunter Leake California Baptist University	MAJ DEC 9-0	Nolan Wertanen MICH