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2025 NCAA Championships

197 lb

Champion Stephen Buchanan, Iowa.Original bracket sheet ↗

All-Americans

  1. 1Stephen BuchananIOWA
  2. 2Josh BarrPSU
  3. 3AJ Ferrari Jr.CSUB
  4. 4Jacob CardenasMICH
  5. 5Joey NovakWYO
  6. 6Stephen LittleLR
  7. 7Mac StoutPITT
  8. 8Camden McDanelNEB

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Championship

Consolation

Championship

Opening round · 1 bout

31 byes into the round of 32

  1. Wolfgang Frable (32), Army (NY) over Carson Floyd (33), Appalachian State (NC) — Dec 12–8 · View bout

Round of 32 · 16 bouts

  1. AJ Ferrari Jr. (3), California-Bakersfield over Ian Bush (30), West Virginia — Dec 8–1 · View bout
  2. Andy Smith (19), Virginia Tech over Zach Glazier (14), South Dakota State — Dec 4–2 · View bout
  3. Brock Zurawski (26), Rider (NJ) over Wyatt Voelker (7), Northern Iowa — Dec 5–2 · View bout
  4. Evan Bates (16), Northwestern (IL) over Nick Stemmet (17), Stanford (CA) — Dec 13–10 · View bout
  5. Gabe Sollars (24), Indiana (IN) over Zac Braunagel (9), Illinois — Dec 6–5 · View bout
  6. Jacob Cardenas (1), Michigan over Wolfgang Frable (32), Army (NY) — MD 10–0 · View bout
  7. Joey Novak (15), Wyoming over Dillon Bechtold (18), Bucknell (PA) — Dec 8–1 · View bout
  8. Josh Barr (4), Penn State over Tucker Hogan (29), Lock Haven (PA) — MD 9–1 · View bout
  9. Luke Stout (11), Princeton (NJ) over Mickey O'Malley (22), Drexel (PA) — Dec 4–3 · View bout
  10. Mac Stout (6), Pittsburgh (PA) over Mikey Dellagatta (27), Cornell (NY) — MD 12–0 · View bout
  11. Michael Beard (5), Lehigh (PA) over Payton Thomas (28), Navy (MD) — TF 19–4 · View bout
  12. Patrick Brophy (25), Citadel (SC) over Luke Surber (8), Oklahoma State — MD 18–7 · View bout
  13. Seth Shumate (23), Ohio State over Isaiah Salazar (10), Minnesota — Fall 4:12 · View bout
  14. Stephen Buchanan (2), Iowa over Remy Cotton (31), Michigan State — MD 22–9 · View bout
  15. Stephen Little (12), Arkansas-Little Rock over Levi Hopkins (21), Campbell (NC) — Dec 10–6 · View bout
  16. Trenton 'Trey' Munoz (13), Oregon State over Camden McDanel (20), Nebraska — Dec 4–2 · View bout

Round of 16 · 8 bouts

  1. AJ Ferrari Jr. (3), California-Bakersfield over Andy Smith (19), Virginia Tech — Dec 5–1 · View bout
  2. Gabe Sollars (24), Indiana (IN) over Patrick Brophy (25), Citadel (SC) — MD 13–4 · View bout
  3. Jacob Cardenas (1), Michigan over Evan Bates (16), Northwestern (IL) — Dec 4–1 · View bout
  4. Josh Barr (4), Penn State over Trenton 'Trey' Munoz (13), Oregon State — Dec 5–2 · View bout
  5. Mac Stout (6), Pittsburgh (PA) over Luke Stout (11), Princeton (NJ) — Dec 4–2 · View bout
  6. Michael Beard (5), Lehigh (PA) over Stephen Little (12), Arkansas-Little Rock — Dec 4–1 · View bout
  7. Seth Shumate (23), Ohio State over Brock Zurawski (26), Rider (NJ) — Dec 11–6 · View bout
  8. Stephen Buchanan (2), Iowa over Joey Novak (15), Wyoming — TF 16–1 · View bout

Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

  1. AJ Ferrari Jr. (3), California-Bakersfield over Mac Stout (6), Pittsburgh (PA) — Dec 2–0 · View bout
  2. Jacob Cardenas (1), Michigan over Gabe Sollars (24), Indiana (IN) — Dec 10–5 · View bout
  3. Josh Barr (4), Penn State over Michael Beard (5), Lehigh (PA) — MD 14–3 · View bout
  4. Stephen Buchanan (2), Iowa over Seth Shumate (23), Ohio State — TF 18–3 · View bout

Semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Josh Barr (4), Penn State over Jacob Cardenas (1), Michigan — Dec 5–3 · View bout
  2. Stephen Buchanan (2), Iowa over AJ Ferrari Jr. (3), California-Bakersfield — Dec 3–0 · View bout

Final · 1 bout

  1. Stephen Buchanan (2), Iowa over Josh Barr (4), Penn State — Dec 5–2 · View bout

Consolation

Consolation opening round · 1 bout

  1. Ian Bush (30), West Virginia over Carson Floyd (33), Appalachian State (NC) — Dec 5–4 · View bout

Consolation round 1 · 8 bouts

  1. Camden McDanel (20), Nebraska over Tucker Hogan (29), Lock Haven (PA) — MD 13–2 · View bout
  2. Dillon Bechtold (18), Bucknell (PA) over Remy Cotton (31), Michigan State — Fall 0:58 · View bout
  3. Levi Hopkins (21), Campbell (NC) over Payton Thomas (28), Navy (MD) — MD 14–4 · View bout
  4. Mikey Dellagatta (27), Cornell (NY) over Mickey O'Malley (22), Drexel (PA) — MD 10–0 · View bout
  5. Nick Stemmet (17), Stanford (CA) over Wolfgang Frable (32), Army (NY) — Dec 9–8 · View bout
  6. Wyatt Voelker (7), Northern Iowa over Isaiah Salazar (10), Minnesota — Dec 4–1 · View bout
  7. Zac Braunagel (9), Illinois over Luke Surber (8), Oklahoma State — MD 14–3 · View bout
  8. Zach Glazier (14), South Dakota State over Ian Bush (30), West Virginia — Dec 4–3 · View bout

Consolation round 2 · 8 bouts

  1. Camden McDanel (20), Nebraska over Andy Smith (19), Virginia Tech — Dec 4–1 · View bout
  2. Dillon Bechtold (18), Bucknell (PA) over Evan Bates (16), Northwestern (IL) — Dec 4–1 · View bout
  3. Joey Novak (15), Wyoming over Nick Stemmet (17), Stanford (CA) — Fall 4:23 · View bout
  4. Luke Stout (11), Princeton (NJ) over Levi Hopkins (21), Campbell (NC) — TF 22–6 · View bout
  5. Stephen Little (12), Arkansas-Little Rock over Mikey Dellagatta (27), Cornell (NY) — MD 16–5 · View bout
  6. Trenton 'Trey' Munoz (13), Oregon State over Zach Glazier (14), South Dakota State — Dec 4–1 · View bout
  7. Wyatt Voelker (7), Northern Iowa over Patrick Brophy (25), Citadel (SC) — Dec 8–6 · View bout
  8. Zac Braunagel (9), Illinois over Brock Zurawski (26), Rider (NJ) — MD 10–2 · View bout

Consolation round 3 · 4 bouts

  1. Camden McDanel (20), Nebraska over Luke Stout (11), Princeton (NJ) — Dec 9–3 · View bout
  2. Joey Novak (15), Wyoming over Zac Braunagel (9), Illinois — Fall 5:31 · View bout
  3. Stephen Little (12), Arkansas-Little Rock over Trenton 'Trey' Munoz (13), Oregon State — Dec 4–2 · View bout
  4. Wyatt Voelker (7), Northern Iowa over Dillon Bechtold (18), Bucknell (PA) — Dec 8–6 · View bout

Consolation round 4 · 4 bouts

  1. Camden McDanel (20), Nebraska over Gabe Sollars (24), Indiana (IN) — Dec 7–3 · View bout
  2. Joey Novak (15), Wyoming over Michael Beard (5), Lehigh (PA) — MD 13–4 · View bout
  3. Mac Stout (6), Pittsburgh (PA) over Wyatt Voelker (7), Northern Iowa — Dec 4–2 · View bout
  4. Stephen Little (12), Arkansas-Little Rock over Seth Shumate (23), Ohio State — TF 15–0 · View bout

Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

  1. Joey Novak (15), Wyoming over Camden McDanel (20), Nebraska — Dec 4–2 · View bout
  2. Stephen Little (12), Arkansas-Little Rock over Mac Stout (6), Pittsburgh (PA) — Dec 4–1 · View bout

Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. AJ Ferrari Jr. (3), California-Bakersfield over Joey Novak (15), Wyoming — Dec 5–3 · View bout
  2. Jacob Cardenas (1), Michigan over Stephen Little (12), Arkansas-Little Rock — Dec 5–2 · View bout

Placement bouts

3rd-place bout · 1 bout

  1. AJ Ferrari Jr. (3), California-Bakersfield over Jacob Cardenas (1), Michigan — Dec 2–0 · View bout

5th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Joey Novak (15), Wyoming over Stephen Little (12), Arkansas-Little Rock — MD 8–0 · View bout

7th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Mac Stout (6), Pittsburgh (PA) over Camden McDanel (20), Nebraska — MD 12–3 · View bout

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