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
Josh Barr PSU1st	DEC 6-3	Cody Merrill OKST2nd
Medal Round
Stephen Little UALR3rd	DEC 7-4	Joey Novak WYO4th
Camden McDanel NEB5th	DEC 13-6	Angelo Posada STAN6th
Gabe Arnold IOWA7th	DEC 6-2	Branson John MD8th
Consi Semi
Joey Novak WYO	DEC 7-3	Camden McDanel NEB
Stephen Little UALR	MAJ DEC 14-4	Angelo Posada STAN
Semifinal
Cody Merrill OKST	DEC 2-2	Stephen Little UALR
Josh Barr PSU	MAJ DEC 14-3	Joey Novak WYO
Consi 4
Camden McDanel NEB	DEC 4-2	Gabe Arnold IOWA
Angelo Posada STAN	DEC 5-2	Branson John MD
Consi 8 #2
Gabe Arnold IOWA	DEC 4-3	Remy Cotton RU
Camden McDanel NEB	DEC 4-2	Andrew Reall BRWN
Branson John MD	DEC 5-1	Colton Hawks ASU
Angelo Posada STAN	MAJ DEC 9-0	Luke Geog OSU
Quarterfinal
Joey Novak WYO	MAJ DEC 17-5	Colton Hawks ASU
Josh Barr PSU	TF 19-3	Angelo Posada STAN
Stephen Little UALR	DEC 4-1	Camden McDanel NEB
Cody Merrill OKST	DEC 8-3	Remy Cotton RU
Consi 8 #1
Branson John MD	DEC 4-1	Mac Stout PITT
Luke Geog OSU	DEC 6-3	Zayne Lehman OHIO
Andrew Reall BRWN	DEC 5-4	Evan Bates MIZZ
Gabe Arnold IOWA	DEC 5-4	Gabe Sollars IND
Consi 16 #2
Mac Stout PITT	DEC 10-3	Brock Zurawski RIDER
Branson John MD	DEC 11-4	Rocky Elam ISU
Gabe Arnold IOWA	DEC 7-1	Rune Lawrence WVU
Gabe Sollars IND	TF 18-3	Bennett Berge SDSU
Evan Bates MIZZ	DEC 8-4	Mikey Squires BING
Luke Geog OSU	DEC 3-2	Justin Rademacher ORST
Zayne Lehman OHIO	DEC 3-2	Sonny Sasso VT
Andrew Reall BRWN	DEC 4-2	Dillon Bechtold BUCK
Round of 16
Angelo Posada STAN	DEC 9-4	Evan Bates MIZZ
Remy Cotton RU	MAJ DEC 12-4	Rocky Elam ISU
Stephen Little UALR	DEC 7-1	Zayne Lehman OHIO
Joey Novak WYO	PIN	Rune Lawrence WVU
Colton Hawks ASU	DEC 5-1	Bennett Berge SDSU
Cody Merrill OKST	DEC 2-1	Mac Stout PITT
Josh Barr PSU	MAJ DEC 11-3	Dillon Bechtold BUCK
Camden McDanel NEB	MAJ DEC 13-5	Justin Rademacher ORST
Consi 16 #1
Brock Zurawski RIDER	DEC 12-5	DJ Parker OKLA
Mikey Squires BING	MAJ DEC 11-2	Ben Vanadia PUR
Gabe Sollars IND	TF 15-0	Karson Tompkins AF
Branson John MD	DEC 5-0	Blake Schaffer KENT
Karson Tompkins AF	DEC 2-0	Kade Rule CHAT
Gabe Arnold IOWA	DEC 7-2	Devin Wasley NDSU
Sonny Sasso VT	PIN	Wyatt Ingham WIS
Luke Geog OSU	DEC 6-4	Kael Wisler MSU
Andrew Reall BRWN	DEC 2-0	Kael Bennie UVU
Round of 32
Dillon Bechtold BUCK	DEC 4-1	Branson John MD
Bennett Berge SDSU	DEC 8-5	Wyatt Ingham WIS
Justin Rademacher ORST	DEC 2-2	Gabe Arnold IOWA
Camden McDanel NEB	DEC 7-2	Devin Wasley NDSU
Rocky Elam ISU	DEC 9-3	Kael Bennie UVU
Evan Bates MIZZ	DEC 4-3	DJ Parker OKLA
Stephen Little UALR	DEC 10-3	Kade Rule CHAT
Mac Stout PITT	DEC 5-2	Mikey Squires BING
Zayne Lehman OHIO	DEC 6-4	Gabe Sollars IND
Remy Cotton
Pigtail
Blake Schaffer KENT	DEC 4-2	Karson Tompkins AF