2026 NCAA Championships

March 19-21, 2026 · Rocket Arena · Cleveland, OH

Team Champion

Penn State181.5 pts

Head Coach: Cael Sanderson · Runner-up: Oklahoma State

WT	CHAMPION	RUNNER-UP	3RD PLACE
125 lbs	Luke Lilledahl PSU	Marc-Anthony McGowan PRIN	Nico Provo STAN
133 lbs	Jax Forrest OKST	Ben Davino OSU	Aaron Seidel VT
141 lbs	Sergio Vega OKST	Jesse Mendez OSU	Luke Stanich LEH
149 lbs	Aden Valencia STAN	Shayne Van Ness PSU	Lachlan McNeil MICH
157 lbs	Landon Robideau OKST	Antrell Taylor NEB	PJ Duke PSU
165 lbs	Mitchell Mesenbrink PSU	Michael Caliendo III IOWA	Cesar Alvan COLU
174 lbs	Levi Haines PSU	Christopher Minto NEB	Patrick Kennedy IOWA
184 lbs	Max McEnelly MINN	Rocco Welsh PSU	Aeoden Sinclair MIZZ
197 lbs	Josh Barr PSU	Cody Merrill OKST	Stephen Little UALR
285 lbs	Isaac Trumble NCST	Yonger Bastida ISU	Taye Ghadiali MICH

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 Round of 32 Pigtail

WINNER	METHOD	OPPONENT
Finals
Aden Valencia STAN1st	DEC 8-5	Shayne Van Ness PSU2nd
Medal Round
Lachlan McNeil MICH3rd	DEC 10-5	Chance Lamer NEB4th
Collin Gaj VT5th	DEC 4-0	Ryder Block IOWA6th
Cross Wasilewski PENN7th	DEC 5-2	Casey Swiderski OKST8th
Consi Semi
Lachlan McNeil MICH	DEC 6-3	Ryder Block IOWA
Chance Lamer NEB	DEC 4-2	Collin Gaj VT
Semifinal
Shayne Van Ness PSU	TF 22-1	Chance Lamer NEB
Aden Valencia STAN	DEC 9-5	Lachlan McNeil MICH
Consi 4
Collin Gaj VT	DEC 8-5	Cross Wasilewski PENN
Ryder Block IOWA	DEC 8-5	Casey Swiderski OKST
Consi 8 #2
Collin Gaj VT	DEC 7-2	Jaxon Joy COR
Cross Wasilewski PENN	DEC 9-5	Jacob Frost ISU
Ryder Block IOWA	DEC 4-1	Carter Young MD
Casey Swiderski OKST	DEC 4-1	Gabe Willochell WYO
Quarterfinal
Aden Valencia STAN	DEC 12-9	Jaxon Joy COR
Chance Lamer NEB	MAJ DEC 12-0	Carter Young MD
Shayne Van Ness PSU	DEC 5-2	Casey Swiderski OKST
Lachlan McNeil MICH	PIN	Cross Wasilewski PENN
Consi 8 #1
Collin Gaj VT	DEC 6-1	Koy Buesgens NCST
Gabe Willochell WYO	MAJ DEC 11-1	Caleb Rathjen UNI
Jacob Frost ISU	DEC 10-6	Maxwell Petersen NDSU
Ryder Block IOWA	MAJ DEC 18-5	Michael Gioffre ILL
Consi 16 #2
Caleb Rathjen UNI	DEC 10-5	Kaden Cassidy GMU
Gabe Willochell WYO	DEC 8-3	Caleb Tyus SIUE
Maxwell Petersen NDSU	PIN	David Evans UVU
Koy Buesgens NCST	DEC 4-1	Andre Gonzales POLY
Ryder Block IOWA	DEC 8-1	Austin McBurney BRWN
Jacob Frost ISU	DEC 4-2	Eugene Harney Morgan State University
Collin Gaj VT	MAJ DEC 13-1	Brock Herman UALR
Michael Gioffre ILL	DEC 3-1	Ethan Stiles OSU
Round of 16
Chance Lamer NEB	DEC 3-1	Collin Gaj VT
Shayne Van Ness PSU	PIN	Jacob Frost ISU
Lachlan McNeil MICH	DEC 5-3	Caleb Tyus SIUE
Carter Young MD	DEC 11-4	Koy Buesgens NCST
Jaxon Joy COR	DEC 10-3	Ryder Block IOWA
Casey Swiderski OKST	MAJ DEC 14-4	David Evans UVU
Aden Valencia STAN	DEC 7-5	Ethan Stiles OSU
Cross Wasilewski PENN	DEC 8-5	Caleb Rathjen UNI
Consi 16 #1
Eugene Harney Morgan State University	DEC 9-7	Ryan Michaels EDIN
Gabe Willochell WYO	DEC 7-4	Kade Brown PITT
Andre Gonzales POLY	DEC 9-8	Eligh Rivera PRIN
Brock Herman UALR	DEC 10-3	Dylan Layton RIDER
Austin McBurney BRWN	DEC 4-3	Lucas Kapusta LHU
Dylan Layton RIDER	DEC 4-0	Clayton Jones III MSU
Maxwell Petersen NDSU	MAJ DEC 12-2	Anderson Heap DAV
Kaden Cassidy GMU	PIN	Joseph Zargo WIS
Michael Gioffre ILL	TF 18-1	Andrew Clark RU
Round of 32
Caleb Tyus SIUE	DEC 5-1	Andre Gonzales POLY
Caleb Rathjen UNI	DEC 3-1	Brock Herman UALR
Shayne Van Ness PSU	TF 19-4	Austin McBurney BRWN
Carter Young MD	DEC 16-12	Gabe Willochell WYO
Casey Swiderski OKST	DEC 7-2	Michael Gioffre ILL
Jaxon Joy COR	TF 16-1	Ryan Michaels EDIN
Cross Wasilewski PENN	MAJ DEC 12-1	Dylan Layton RIDER
Collin Gaj VT	DEC 9-4	Kaden Cassidy GMU
Ethan Stiles OSU	MAJ DEC 10-2	Anderson Heap DAV
David Evans
Pigtail
Austin McBurney BRWN	DEC 11-9	Clayton Jones III MSU