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Menlo wins NCWA Men’s Nationals with three champions, ahead of Apprentice School and Tarleton State

Menlo College, which is making a transition from the NAIA to the NCAA, won the men’s team title at the 2025 National Collegiate Wrestling Association Nationals (NCWA).
Menlo finished with 214.5 points, with the Apprentice School in second with 187.5 points and Tarleton State in third with 183.5 points. Liberty, with 146.5 points, placed fourth and Life was fifth with 111.5 points.
Menlo had three individual champions, Elijah Valencia (125), Noah Elliott (149) and Ledger Petracek (174), and had 10 All-Americans. Valencia scored a 4-1 decision in the finals over Trevor Wilcox of Thomas More. Elliott was a 4-1 winner of Thomas McCane of Central Florida. Petracek controlled Nirrideen Ahmad-Staats of Williamstown Trade, 8-1.
The Apprentice School was led by individual champion Bruno Alves, who defeated Matthew Ellis in the 133-pound finals, 7-2. Alves was an NCWA national runner-up last year. The Apprentice School had 11 All-Americans.
Tarleton State made a big statement with three individual champions, Zachery Espalin (141), Joseph Liescheski (165) and Koby Kidd (235).
Espalin was dominant in his 20-4 technical fall over Ryan Wilson of Washington State. Liescheski defeated his Tarleton State teammate Finn Shepard in the finals, 6-4. Kidd was an 8-4 winner over Caleb Hartung of the Apprentice School, 8-4. There were no repeat men’s champions this year, … more at … https://www.themat.com/news/2025/march/15/menlo-wins-ncwa-men-s-nationals-with-three-champions-ahead-of-apprentice-school-and-tarleton-state

March 16, 2025 - Posted by The TakeDown Report | Uncategorized