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2025 NWCA All-Star Classic Match Lineup

The full list of matchups for the 2025 NWCA All-Star Wrestling Classic on November 1st.
The 2025 NWCA All-Star Classic will take place on Saturday, November 1st, in Jersey Mike’s Arena on the campus of Rutgers University.

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This event can be viewed only on FloWrestling and will feature 10 highly ranked Division 1 folkstyle matchups, along with four cross-divisional women’s freestyle matches and one D2 vs D3 men’s match.

Nov 1, 7:00 PM EDT

2025 NWCA All-Star Classic

2025 NWCA All-Star Classic Men’s Matchups

125: #4 Eddie Ventresca, Virginia Tech vs #5 Sheldon Seymour, Lehigh

133: #1 Lucas Byrd, Illinois vs #7 Dylan Shawver, Rutgers

141: #1 Jesse Mendez, Ohio State vs #7 Anthony Echemendia, Iowa State

149: #3 Lachlan McNeil, Michigan vs #5 Casey Swiderski, Oklahoma State … more at … https://www.flowrestling.org/articles/14593577-2025-nwca-all-star-classic-match-lineup

October 9, 2025 Posted by The TakeDown Report | Uncategorized | Leave a comment

McNeil, Ghadiali Invited to Compete in Annual NWCA All-Star Classic

By: Leah Howard
AUSTIN, Texas — Graduate students Lachlan McNeil and Taye Ghadiali of the University of Michigan wrestling team have been selected to participate in the National Wrestling Coaches Association’s 57th All-Star Classic. The event is slated for Sunday, Nov. 1, at Rutgers’ Jersey Mike’s Arena.
The NWCA All-Star Classic will feature 10 highly-ranked Division I folkstyle matchups, along with four cross-divisional women’s freestyle matches and one Division II vs. Division III men’s match.
McNeil, ranked No. 3 at 149 pounds by FloWrestling, is scheduled to face Oklahoma State’s No. 5 Casey Swiderski. A three-time All-American at North Carolina, McNeil joined the Wolverines after taking fifth place at 149 pounds last season in Philadelphia. He compiled an 83-24 record over his four years at UNC, including a 25-7 mark last year.
Ghadiali, the nation’s No. 4-ranked heavyweight, will face Iowa State’s No. 3 Yonger Bastida. The 2024 SoCon Wrestler of the Year, Ghadiali took eighth place at the 2024 NCAA Championships and was a three-time SoCon champion for Campbell. He posted a 102-28 record over his tenure at Campbell, including a stellar 36-6 mark in 2023-24, and boasted 62 bonus wins with 29 falls. He earned an 8-3 All-Star Classic win over Ohio State’s Nick Feldman last fall before suffering a season-ending injury in early January. … more at … https://mgoblue.com/news/2025/10/6/wrestling-mcneil-ghadiali-invited-to-compete-in-annual-nwca-all-star-classic

October 9, 2025 Posted by The TakeDown Report | Uncategorized | Leave a comment