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2025 NCAA Championships

133 lb

Champion Lucas Byrd, Illinois.Original bracket sheet ↗

All-Americans

  1. 1Lucas ByrdILL
  2. 2Drake AyalaIOWA
  3. 3Zeth RomneyCP
  4. 4Zan FugittWIS
  5. 5Braeden DavisPSU
  6. 6Connor McGonagleVT
  7. 7Jacob Van DeeNEB
  8. 8Tyler KnoxSTAN

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Championship

Consolation

Championship

Opening round · 1 bout

31 byes into the round of 32

  1. Hunter Leake (32), California Baptist over Nolan Wertanen (33), Michigan — Fall 2:28 · View bout

Round of 32 · 16 bouts

  1. Angelo Rini (21), Indiana (IN) over Ethan Oakley (12), North Carolina — Dec 7–1 · View bout
  2. Braeden Davis (8), Penn State over Kurt Phipps (25), Bucknell (PA) — MD 12–4 · View bout
  3. Braxton Brown (9), Maryland over Kyle Burwick (24), North Dakota State — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  4. Connor McGonagle (6), Virginia Tech over Ethan Berginc (27), Army (NY) — Dec 1–0 · View bout
  5. Dominick Serrano (5), Northern Colorado over Colton Camacho (28), Edinboro (PA) — Dec 8–6 · View bout
  6. Drake Ayala (2), Iowa over Kade Moore (31), Missouri — TF 21–5 · View bout
  7. Evan Frost (11), Iowa State over Tyler Wells (22), Minnesota — Dec 2–0 · View bout
  8. Julian Farber (18), Northern Iowa over Anthony Noto (15), Lock Haven (PA) — Dec 9–8 · View bout
  9. Lucas Byrd (1), Illinois over Hunter Leake (32), California Baptist — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  10. Nasir Bailey (3), Arkansas-Little Rock over Derrick Cardinal (30), South Dakota State — Dec 9–8 · View bout
  11. Nic Bouzakis (7), Ohio State over Kai Orine (26), North Carolina State — Fall 2:12 · View bout
  12. Ryan Miller (16), Pennsylvania over Jacob Van Dee (17), Nebraska — Dec 8–4 · View bout
  13. Sean Spidle (23), Central Michigan over Dylan Shawver (10), Rutgers (NJ) — Dec 4–1 · View bout
  14. Tyler Knox (13), Stanford (CA) over Blake Boarman (20), Tennessee-Chattanooga — Dec 6–3 · View bout
  15. Zan Fugitt (14), Wisconsin over Takeo 'TK' Davis (19), Gardner-Webb (NC) — Dec 12–5 · View bout
  16. Zeth Romney (4), California-Poly over Tyler Ferrara (29), Cornell (NY) — Dec 7–3 · View bout

Round of 16 · 8 bouts

  1. Angelo Rini (21), Indiana (IN) over Dominick Serrano (5), Northern Colorado — MD 15–7 · View bout
  2. Braeden Davis (8), Penn State over Braxton Brown (9), Maryland — Dec 5–3 · View bout
  3. Connor McGonagle (6), Virginia Tech over Evan Frost (11), Iowa State — Dec 5–0 · View bout
  4. Drake Ayala (2), Iowa over Julian Farber (18), Northern Iowa — MD 13–4 · View bout
  5. Lucas Byrd (1), Illinois over Ryan Miller (16), Pennsylvania — MD 9–0 · View bout
  6. Nic Bouzakis (7), Ohio State over Sean Spidle (23), Central Michigan — Dec 9–4 · View bout
  7. Zan Fugitt (14), Wisconsin over Nasir Bailey (3), Arkansas-Little Rock — Dec 4–1 · View bout
  8. Zeth Romney (4), California-Poly over Tyler Knox (13), Stanford (CA) — Dec 4–2 · View bout

Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

  1. Drake Ayala (2), Iowa over Nic Bouzakis (7), Ohio State — MD 23–10 · View bout
  2. Lucas Byrd (1), Illinois over Braeden Davis (8), Penn State — MD 12–1 · View bout
  3. Zan Fugitt (14), Wisconsin over Connor McGonagle (6), Virginia Tech — Fall 2:30 · View bout
  4. Zeth Romney (4), California-Poly over Angelo Rini (21), Indiana (IN) — Dec 8–2 · View bout

Semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Drake Ayala (2), Iowa over Zan Fugitt (14), Wisconsin — Dec 6–1 · View bout
  2. Lucas Byrd (1), Illinois over Zeth Romney (4), California-Poly — Dec 2–0 · View bout

Final · 1 bout

  1. Lucas Byrd (1), Illinois over Drake Ayala (2), Iowa — Dec (no score) · View bout

Consolation

Consolation opening round · 1 bout

  1. Derrick Cardinal (30), South Dakota State over Nolan Wertanen (33), Michigan — Dec 10–7 · View bout

Consolation round 1 · 8 bouts

  1. Anthony Noto (15), Lock Haven (PA) over Kade Moore (31), Missouri — Dec 8–2 · View bout
  2. Derrick Cardinal (30), South Dakota State over Takeo 'TK' Davis (19), Gardner-Webb (NC) — Dec 5–4 · View bout
  3. Dylan Shawver (10), Rutgers (NJ) over Kai Orine (26), North Carolina State — Dec 4–1 · View bout
  4. Ethan Oakley (12), North Carolina over Colton Camacho (28), Edinboro (PA) — Dec 15–11 · View bout
  5. Jacob Van Dee (17), Nebraska over Hunter Leake (32), California Baptist — MD 13–2 · View bout
  6. Kurt Phipps (25), Bucknell (PA) over Kyle Burwick (24), North Dakota State — Dec 6–5 · View bout
  7. Tyler Ferrara (29), Cornell (NY) over Blake Boarman (20), Tennessee-Chattanooga — Dec 5–3 · View bout
  8. Tyler Wells (22), Minnesota over Ethan Berginc (27), Army (NY) — Dec 5–1 · View bout

Consolation round 2 · 8 bouts

  1. Anthony Noto (15), Lock Haven (PA) over Ryan Miller (16), Pennsylvania — Dec 9–5 · View bout
  2. Dylan Shawver (10), Rutgers (NJ) over Braxton Brown (9), Maryland — Dec 4–1 · View bout
  3. Evan Frost (11), Iowa State over Ethan Oakley (12), North Carolina — Dec 8–4 · View bout
  4. Jacob Van Dee (17), Nebraska over Julian Farber (18), Northern Iowa — Dec 4–2 · View bout
  5. Nasir Bailey (3), Arkansas-Little Rock over Tyler Ferrara (29), Cornell (NY) — Dec 2–1 · View bout
  6. Sean Spidle (23), Central Michigan over Kurt Phipps (25), Bucknell (PA) — Dec 3–0 · View bout
  7. Tyler Knox (13), Stanford (CA) over Derrick Cardinal (30), South Dakota State — MD 9–0 · View bout
  8. Tyler Wells (22), Minnesota over Dominick Serrano (5), Northern Colorado — Dec 4–1 · View bout

Consolation round 3 · 4 bouts

  1. Dylan Shawver (10), Rutgers (NJ) over Anthony Noto (15), Lock Haven (PA) — Dec 9–5 · View bout
  2. Evan Frost (11), Iowa State over Nasir Bailey (3), Arkansas-Little Rock — Dec 5–3 · View bout
  3. Jacob Van Dee (17), Nebraska over Sean Spidle (23), Central Michigan — Dec 9–3 · View bout
  4. Tyler Knox (13), Stanford (CA) over Tyler Wells (22), Minnesota — Dec 1–0 · View bout

Consolation round 4 · 4 bouts

  1. Braeden Davis (8), Penn State over Evan Frost (11), Iowa State — Dec 4–2 · View bout
  2. Connor McGonagle (6), Virginia Tech over Dylan Shawver (10), Rutgers (NJ) — Dec 5–1 · View bout
  3. Jacob Van Dee (17), Nebraska over Angelo Rini (21), Indiana (IN) — MD 8–0 · View bout
  4. Tyler Knox (13), Stanford (CA) over Nic Bouzakis (7), Ohio State — Dec 5–0 · View bout

Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

  1. Braeden Davis (8), Penn State over Jacob Van Dee (17), Nebraska — Dec 4–2 · View bout
  2. Connor McGonagle (6), Virginia Tech over Tyler Knox (13), Stanford (CA) — Dec 1–0 · View bout

Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Zan Fugitt (14), Wisconsin over Braeden Davis (8), Penn State — Dec 8–5 · View bout
  2. Zeth Romney (4), California-Poly over Connor McGonagle (6), Virginia Tech — Dec 7–2 · View bout

Placement bouts

3rd-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Zeth Romney (4), California-Poly over Zan Fugitt (14), Wisconsin — Dec 7–3 · View bout

5th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Braeden Davis (8), Penn State over Connor McGonagle (6), Virginia Tech — Fall 2:33 · View bout

7th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Jacob Van Dee (17), Nebraska over Tyler Knox (13), Stanford (CA) — Dec 7–2 · View bout

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