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2025 NCAA DI wrestling championships: Selections info, brackets, schedule

The 2025 NCAA DI wrestling championships will be held March 20-22 at Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia. Brackets and seeding were announced on NCAA.com at 8 p.m. ET on Wednesday, March 12.
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Each qualifying tournament shall be allocated a minimum of 10 positions for the top finisher in each weight class. The remaining spots available in each class are reserved for at-large selections. The at-large qualifiers will be selected by the NCAA Wrestling Committee.
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2025 NCAA DI wrestling championships schedule

*All times listed in Eastern Standard Time

March 15, 2025 Posted by | Uncategorized | Leave a comment

Penn State Wrestling Star Carter Starocci Eying History At NCAA Tourney

Penn State’s Carter Starocci is five wins away from becoming the first five-time NCAA wrestling champion.
Carter Starocci’s quest for college wrestling immortality begins on March 20, 2025. Starocci is already a four-time NCAA champion, but he could become the first five-timer if he wins five straight matches at Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia.
The Penn State superstar can take advantage of a unique historical window. College athletes were given an extra season of eligibility after the cancellation of the 2020 NCAA Championships due to the COVID-19 pandemic. 
Five wrestlers were given a rare opportunity granted to college athletes following World War II. The NCAA Championships were cancelled from 1943-45 due to the war, meaning the NCAA granted freshmen eligibility to boost participation numbers when the war was over.
Freshmen were not allowed to compete, so the maximum number of NCAA titles a wrestler could win was three. That rule remained until the 1968 NCAA Championships, when freshmen were finally allowed to participate. 
Five wrestlers took advantage.
Dick Hauser and Lowell Lange of Cornell College, Bill Nelson of Northern Iowa (known as Iowa State Teachers College at the time), Joe Scarpello of Iowa, and Dick Hutton of Oklahoma State (known as Oklahoma A&M at the time) were eligible to go four for four after winning the 1947 NCAA Championships as freshmen. 
None succeeded in their quest. 
Oklahoma State’s Pat Smith became the first four-timer at the 1994 NCAA Championships in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Six wrestlers — including Starocci — followed. …. more at … https://www.flowrestling.org/articles/13914314-penn-state-wrestling-star-carter-starocci-eying-history-at-ncaa-tourney

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The 5 Most Surprising NCAA Wrestling Championship Seeds

Check out a breakdown of the most surprising seeds at the 2025 NCAA Wrestling Championships.
The 2025 NCAA brackets are here! Check out the below article to see a breakdown of the top 5 most surprising seeds at this year’s NCAA Tournament.
Mar 20-22, TBD
2025 NCAA Wrestling Championships Watch Party
141 lbs – Andrew Alirez, #8 Seed
2023 NCAA Champ Andrew Alirez got the #8 seed with a 16-1 record with his only loss coming to Tagen Jamison at the Big 12 Tournament. Alirez will have Bellarmine’s AJ Rallo in his opening match and then will likely wrestle Jacob Frost in round 2. The match against Frost is a rematch of the third place at Big 12s where Alirez won 8-2.
The real story here is that Alirez will likely wrestle Big 10 champ and top seed Brock Hardy in the quarterfinals! Hardy had a phenomenal Big Ten’s defeating both Jesse Mendez and Vance Vombaur on his way to gold. Alirez and Hardy have never wrestled in their college careers and this match has the potential to be one of the best quarters of the tournament.
157 lbs – Jacori Teemer, #18 Seed
Returning NCAA runner-up Jacori Teemer is the #18 seed! This means that if Teemer wins his first match, he’ll likely wrestle #2 Meyer Shapiro in the second round. Shapiro and Teemer have never wrestled before but at the beginning of the year, no one would have predicted the 2024 2nd and 3rd place finishers would meet in the second round at NCAAs!  Teemer is only 8-4 this year and finished 7th at Big Ten’s … more at … https://www.flowrestling.org/articles/13914438-the-5-most-surprising-ncaa-wrestling-championship-seeds

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National Wrestling Hall of Fame’s “Women’s Wrestling Memorable Moments” Exhibit to be Featured at PHAN-X in Philadelphia

PHILADELPHIA – Wrestling fans heading to Philadelphia for the 2025 NCAA Division I Men’s Wrestling Championships will have the chance to experience the National Wrestling Hall of Fame’s “Women’s Wrestling Memorable Moments” exhibit, on display at PHAN-X, presented by Resilite and WIN Magazine. The exhibit will be showcased at Lincoln Financial Field Hyundai Club (right across from Wells Fargo Center) on Friday, March 21, and Saturday, March 22.
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This engaging and visually stunning 10×10-foot exhibit highlights the historic milestones and groundbreaking achievements that have shaped women’s wrestling. Updated to include the record-setting performances at the 2024 Paris Olympics and the NCAA’s official sanctioning of women’s wrestling, the display celebrates the trailblazers who have helped grow the sport on the national and international stage.
“We are excited to again share the history and impact of women’s wrestling with one of our sport’s largest and most enthusiastic fan bases,” said Lee Roy Smith, Executive Director of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame. ” … more at … https://www.themat.com/news/2025/march/12/national-wrestling-hall-of-fame-s-women-s-wrestling-memorable-moments-exhibit-to-be-featured-at-phan-x-in-philadelphia

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Div. III star Endene seeks third national title, after amazing summer on U23 World Team

When he wrestled in high school in Dallas, Texas, Massoma Endene never would have imagined where the sport would take him.
The first step after high school was reaching the NJCAA national finals for Iowa Lakes Community College. Next was NCAA Division III, where this weekend in Providence, Rhode Island, he will attempt to become a three-time national champion. And over the summer and fall, Endene earned a spot in freestyle at 97kg and competed for the United States at the U23 World Championships in Albania.
“That was awesome, one of the best memories I’ve had in my life,” Endene said after being named the Outstanding Wrestler at the Division III Region 6 national-qualifying tournament in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. “Starting off in high school I never could have imagined being where I am and being where I was this summer and being surrounded by such amazing adults that this is what they do for a living.
“Jordan Burroughs, James Green, … just a handful of names I could think of right now, people I’ve trained with, along with and just being surrounded by those amazing mindsets. To soak in what they have for me is just something I could never compare to anything.” He is grateful to the sport for helping him reach such heights. … more at … https://www.themat.com/news/2025/march/12/div-iii-star-endene-seeks-third-national-title-after-amazing-summer-on-u23-world-team

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WIN’s Pre-NCAA Rankings/Predictions Announced, Teams & All 10 Weights

NEWTON, Iowa — The conference tournaments are in the books as all eyes shift toward the 2025 NCAA Division I Men’s Wrestling Championships slated for March 20-22 in Philadelphia.
With all 330 NCAA qualifiers announced as of Tuesday afternoon, WIN Magazine’s March 11 Tournament Power Index (TPI) and individual rankings will serve as the final set of rankings before these wrestlers converge at the Wells Fargo Center next Thursday. Please note, these are also WIN’s NCAA placement predictions made prior to the actual seedings being announced on Wednesday, March 12.
The biggest shakeup in the TPI after the fallout from the conference championships was Virginia Tech sliding into the No. 6 spot from the No. 8 spot in the last rankings update, as the Hokies surpassed Northern Iowa and Ohio State. The Top-5 teams remained the same.
The following is a breakdown of those individual TPI points per ranking: 20 for 1st, 16 for 2nd, 13.5 for 3rd, 12.5 for 4th, 10 for 5th, 9 for 6th, 6.5 for 7th and 5.5 for 8th. Wrestlers ranked 9-12 earn two points each, followed by one and a half points for wrestlers ranked 13-16 and one point for those ranked 17-20. Penn State features four top-ranked wrestlers in WIN’s TPI: Luke Lilledahl (125), Tyler Kasak (157), Mitchell Mesenbrink (165) and Carter Starocci (184). The remaining top-ranked wrestlers at their weights are Illinois’ Lucas Byrd (133), Northern Colorado’s Andrew Alirez (141), Virginia Tech’s Caleb Henson (149), Missouri’s Keegan O’Toole (174) and Minnesota’s Gable Steveson (Hwt). … more at … https://www.win-magazine.com/2025/03/11/wins-pre-ncaa-rankings-predictions-announced-teams-all-10-weights/

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Doane University’s Men’s Wrestling Caps Season with Best Nationals Finish

Men’s Wrestling posted 73 points at the 2025 NAIA National Championships, finishing fourth overall. The Tigers’ placement is the best in program history, garnering the first NAIA trophy for Doane. In total, four wrestlers earned NAIA All-American honors with 11 wrestlers qualifying for the national tournament in Park City, Kansas.
Tyson Beauperthuy earned Second Place at 184 to pace the Tigers. He opened the tournament with a pin over Justin Bartee (Rio Grande) in 1:33. In the second round, he defeated 14-seed Rylin Burns (Montana State-Northern) by tech fall, 17-4. In the quarterfinals, he needed extra time as he defeated 11-seed Jameel Coles (Grand View) by sudden victory, 4-1. Beauperthuy took on 7-seed Sawyer Hobbs (Providence) in the semifinals and posted another 17-4 tech fall victory.
In the championship match, he faced 1-seed JD Perez (Life). Perez led 6-1 after three minutes of action, recording two takedowns in the final 72 seconds of the period. He added a takedown in the second period to take a 9-2 lead. The final two minutes were a flurry of points as Perez recorded a takedown for a 12-2 lead. Beauperthuy landed his first takedown with 1:03 left in the match but a challenge from the Life corner would give Perez a breather despite the call standing. Beauperthuy picked up two near-fall points to cut the score to 12-8 only to have Perez get a reversal. The final score would end up 15-9.
In the 197 bracket, Kasten Grape and Bradley Antesberger worked their way to the third place match with Grape receiving a medical forfeit win for Third Place while Antesberger took Fourth Place. Grape opened action with a pin over John Schuttler … more at … https://doaneathletics.com/sports/mwrest/2024-25/releases/2025030902o0y2
And …

Life U Wrestling Claims Second at NAIA Nationals with Two Champions, Ten All-Americans
WICHITA, Kan. – The Life University men’s wrestling team finished the 2025 NAIA National Championships in second place overall with 149 total team points over the three-day tournament. Thaddeus Long and JD Perez each captured individual national titles, as the Running Eagles led the NAIA with 10 All-American honors.

Life U entered the weekend as one of the top teams in the country, qualifying multiple wrestlers for the championships. Ten Running Eagles battled their way to All-American honors, securing podium finishes.

In the semifinals, three individuals won their matches to advance to the national title bouts. Thaddeus Long (133 lbs.), JD Perez (184 lbs.), and Khalil Abdushshakur (197 lbs.) each represented the Running Eagles under the lights on championship night.

Long and Perez both claimed national titles, while Abdushshakur finished as a runner-up. … more at … https://liferunningeagles.com/news/2025/3/9/mens-wrestling-life-u-wrestling-claims-second-at-naia-nationals-with-two-champions-ten-all-americans.aspx

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