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2025 NCAA Championships

149 lb

Champion Ridge Lovett, Nebraska.Original bracket sheet ↗

All-Americans

  1. 1Ridge LovettNEB
  2. 2Caleb HensonVT
  3. 3Shayne Van NessPSU
  4. 4Dylan D'EmilioOHST
  5. 5Lachlan McNeilUNC
  6. 6Ethan StilesORST
  7. 7Sammy AlvarezRID
  8. 8Gavin DrexlerNDSU

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Championship

Consolation

Championship

Opening round · 1 bout

31 byes into the round of 32

  1. Teague Travis (33), Oklahoma State over Wynton Denkins (32), Campbell (NC) — MD 11–1 · View bout

Round of 32 · 16 bouts

  1. Andrew Clark (19), Rutgers (NJ) over Chance Lamer (14), California-Poly — Dec 8–3 · View bout
  2. Caleb Henson (1), Virginia Tech over Teague Travis (33), Oklahoma State — Dec 4–0 · View bout
  3. Colin Realbuto (10), Northern Iowa over Carson DesRosier (23), Citadel (SC) — Dec 11–6 · View bout
  4. Cross Wasilewski (9), Pennsylvania over Mason Shrader (24), Central Michigan — Fall 6:04 · View bout
  5. Dylan D'Emilio (13), Ohio State over Koy Buesgens (20), North Carolina State — Dec 5–1 · View bout
  6. Ethan Stiles (12), Oregon State over Willie McDougald (21), Oklahoma — Dec 6–4 · View bout
  7. Jack Gioffre (29), Virginia over Paniro Johnson (4), Iowa State — Dec 5–2 · View bout
  8. Jaden Abas (17), Stanford (CA) over Trae McDaniel (16), Army (NY) — Dec 11–7 · View bout
  9. Jordan Williams (8), Arkansas-Little Rock over Malyke Hines (25), Lehigh (PA) — Fall 1:43 · View bout
  10. Kannon Webster (7), Illinois over Kal Miller (26), Maryland — MD 8–0 · View bout
  11. Kyle Parco (5), Iowa over Dylan Gilcher (28), Michigan — Dec 7–2 · View bout
  12. Lachlan McNeil (6), North Carolina over Kaden Cassidy (27), George Mason (VA) — MD 10–0 · View bout
  13. Ridge Lovett (2), Nebraska over Sam Cartella (31), Northwestern (IL) — Dec 10–8 · View bout
  14. Sammy Alvarez (11), Rider (NJ) over Gavin Drexler (22), North Dakota State — Dec 4–2 · View bout
  15. Shayne Van Ness (3), Penn State over Gabe Willochell (30), Wyoming — Fall 4:12 · View bout
  16. Ty Whalen (15), Princeton (NJ) over Ethan Fernandez (18), Cornell (NY) — Dec 4–0 · View bout

Round of 16 · 8 bouts

  1. Caleb Henson (1), Virginia Tech over Jaden Abas (17), Stanford (CA) — Dec 5–1 · View bout
  2. Dylan D'Emilio (13), Ohio State over Jack Gioffre (29), Virginia — Dec 8–5 · View bout
  3. Ethan Stiles (12), Oregon State over Kyle Parco (5), Iowa — MD 8–0 · View bout
  4. Jordan Williams (8), Arkansas-Little Rock over Cross Wasilewski (9), Pennsylvania — Dec 10–3 · View bout
  5. Kannon Webster (7), Illinois over Colin Realbuto (10), Northern Iowa — Dec 8–3 · View bout
  6. Lachlan McNeil (6), North Carolina over Sammy Alvarez (11), Rider (NJ) — Dec 4–2 · View bout
  7. Ridge Lovett (2), Nebraska over Ty Whalen (15), Princeton (NJ) — TF 15–0 · View bout
  8. Shayne Van Ness (3), Penn State over Andrew Clark (19), Rutgers (NJ) — MD 11–1 · View bout

Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

  1. Caleb Henson (1), Virginia Tech over Jordan Williams (8), Arkansas-Little Rock — Dec 8–5 · View bout
  2. Dylan D'Emilio (13), Ohio State over Ethan Stiles (12), Oregon State — Dec 7–3 · View bout
  3. Ridge Lovett (2), Nebraska over Kannon Webster (7), Illinois — MD 12–0 · View bout
  4. Shayne Van Ness (3), Penn State over Lachlan McNeil (6), North Carolina — Dec 7–2 · View bout

Semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Caleb Henson (1), Virginia Tech over Dylan D'Emilio (13), Ohio State — Dec 6–2 · View bout
  2. Ridge Lovett (2), Nebraska over Shayne Van Ness (3), Penn State — Dec 14–8 · View bout

Final · 1 bout

  1. Ridge Lovett (2), Nebraska over Caleb Henson (1), Virginia Tech — Dec 1–0 · View bout

Consolation

Consolation opening round · 1 bout

  1. Wynton Denkins (32), Campbell (NC) over Gabe Willochell (30), Wyoming — Dec 17–14 · View bout

Consolation round 1 · 8 bouts

  1. Carson DesRosier (23), Citadel (SC) over Kal Miller (26), Maryland — Dec 5–4 · View bout
  2. Chance Lamer (14), California-Poly over Wynton Denkins (32), Campbell (NC) — MD 11–3 · View bout
  3. Ethan Fernandez (18), Cornell (NY) over Sam Cartella (31), Northwestern (IL) — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  4. Gavin Drexler (22), North Dakota State over Kaden Cassidy (27), George Mason (VA) — MD 13–1 · View bout
  5. Malyke Hines (25), Lehigh (PA) over Mason Shrader (24), Central Michigan — Dec 7–3 · View bout
  6. Paniro Johnson (4), Iowa State over Koy Buesgens (20), North Carolina State — Dec 1–1 (tiebreaker) · View bout
  7. Teague Travis (33), Oklahoma State over Trae McDaniel (16), Army (NY) — MD 17–4 · View bout
  8. Willie McDougald (21), Oklahoma over Dylan Gilcher (28), Michigan — Dec 8–5 · View bout

Consolation round 2 · 8 bouts

  1. Cross Wasilewski (9), Pennsylvania over Carson DesRosier (23), Citadel (SC) — Dec 7–3 · View bout
  2. Ethan Fernandez (18), Cornell (NY) over Jaden Abas (17), Stanford (CA) — Fall 1:21 · View bout
  3. Gavin Drexler (22), North Dakota State over Kyle Parco (5), Iowa — Medical forfeit · View bout
  4. Jack Gioffre (29), Virginia over Chance Lamer (14), California-Poly — MD 12–2 · View bout
  5. Malyke Hines (25), Lehigh (PA) over Colin Realbuto (10), Northern Iowa — Dec 10–7 · View bout
  6. Paniro Johnson (4), Iowa State over Andrew Clark (19), Rutgers (NJ) — Dec 4–3 · View bout
  7. Sammy Alvarez (11), Rider (NJ) over Willie McDougald (21), Oklahoma — Dec 4–1 · View bout
  8. Teague Travis (33), Oklahoma State over Ty Whalen (15), Princeton (NJ) — MD 12–2 · View bout

Consolation round 3 · 4 bouts

  1. Cross Wasilewski (9), Pennsylvania over Ethan Fernandez (18), Cornell (NY) — Dec 4–1 · View bout
  2. Gavin Drexler (22), North Dakota State over Jack Gioffre (29), Virginia — Dec 12–9 · View bout
  3. Malyke Hines (25), Lehigh (PA) over Teague Travis (33), Oklahoma State — Dec 12–6 · View bout
  4. Sammy Alvarez (11), Rider (NJ) over Paniro Johnson (4), Iowa State — Dec 2–0 · View bout

Consolation round 4 · 4 bouts

  1. Ethan Stiles (12), Oregon State over Malyke Hines (25), Lehigh (PA) — Fall 2:12 · View bout
  2. Gavin Drexler (22), North Dakota State over Kannon Webster (7), Illinois — Dec 4–0 · View bout
  3. Lachlan McNeil (6), North Carolina over Cross Wasilewski (9), Pennsylvania — Dec 4–2 · View bout
  4. Sammy Alvarez (11), Rider (NJ) over Jordan Williams (8), Arkansas-Little Rock — Dec 5–0 · View bout

Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

  1. Ethan Stiles (12), Oregon State over Sammy Alvarez (11), Rider (NJ) — Dec 4–2 · View bout
  2. Lachlan McNeil (6), North Carolina over Gavin Drexler (22), North Dakota State — MD 10–2 · View bout

Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Dylan D'Emilio (13), Ohio State over Lachlan McNeil (6), North Carolina — Dec 7–1 · View bout
  2. Shayne Van Ness (3), Penn State over Ethan Stiles (12), Oregon State — Fall 1:06 · View bout

Placement bouts

3rd-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Shayne Van Ness (3), Penn State over Dylan D'Emilio (13), Ohio State — MD 15–4 · View bout

5th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Lachlan McNeil (6), North Carolina over Ethan Stiles (12), Oregon State — Dec 8–4 · View bout

7th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Sammy Alvarez (11), Rider (NJ) over Gavin Drexler (22), North Dakota State — Dec 9–6 · View bout

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