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NWCA All-Star Classic Results 2025. Here’s Every Winner

The 2025 NWCA All-Star Classic delivered big results at Rutgers as Jesse Mendez, Lucas Byrd, and Katie Lange led a night of standout wins.
The 2025 NWCA All-Star Classic lit up Rutgers’ Jersey Mike’s Arena with a night full of statement wins and early-season drama.

NCAA champions Jesse Mendez and Lucas Byrd delivered dominant performances, while Yonger Bastida and Zack Ryder turned heads with convincing victories. 
One of the night’s biggest moments came when Ty Watters scored a sudden-victory takedown over Daniel Cardenas with a slick slide-by foot sweep straight out of Helen Maroulis’ playbook. On the women’s side, Katie Lange and Reese Larramendy impressed in standout showings.  Recap the event below with full results and highlights, or subscribe to FloWrestling to watch the NWCA All-Star Classic replay.

NWCA All-Star Classic Results 2025

Here are the full results for the 2025 NWCA All-Star Classic. 

Men – NCAA Division I

125lbs: Eddie Ventresca (Virginia Tech) vs. 

149lbs: Casey Swiderski (Oklahoma State) vs. Lachlan McNeil (Michigan): Swiderski wins by Dec 4-2

174lbs: Simon Ruiz (Cornell) vs. Lenny Pinto (Rutgers): Ruiz wins by Dec 9-6

197lbs: Joey Novak (Wyoming) vs. Stephen Little (Little Rock): Little wins by Dec 2-1 SV … more at …

November 3, 2025 Posted by | Uncategorized | Leave a comment

Big Ten Network Announces 2025-26 Big Ten Wrestling Broadcast Schedule

Television coverage begins Nov. 14 with defending National Champions Penn State
The Big Ten Network today announced the 2025-26 Big Ten wrestling broadcast schedule, as the nation’s premier wrestling conference looks for a 19th consecutive NCAA Championship.
This season, 24 duals and coverage of the 2026 Big Ten Wrestling Championships will air live on the Big Ten Network and the FOX Sports App, with more than 80 matchups airing on B1G+. Coverage begins Friday, Nov. 14, with defending National Champion No. 1 Penn State hosting No. 16 Oklahoma from University Park.
Conference wrestling on BTN begins Saturday, Jan. 10, with a matchup between No. 15 Rutgers and No. 1 Penn State at 4 p.m. ET, followed by a meeting between Maryland and Wisconsin on Sunday, Jan. 11, at 1 p.m. ET.
The first doubleheader of the season on BTN kicks off with a battle between No. 1 Penn State and No. 4 Iowa on Friday, Jan. 16, at 7 p.m. ET. Following the top five dual, No. 2 Nebraska travels to take on No. 10 Minnesota in Minneapolis at 9 p.m. ET.
Throughout January and February, Friday night wrestling will be featured on BTN with primetime matchups between the best programs in the country, including a pair of tripleheaders on Jan. 23 and Jan. 30.
A meeting between Michigan State and Purdue at 5 p.m. ET, kicks off the first tripleheader on Jan. 23, followed by No. 5 Ohio State at No. 10 Minnesota at 7 p.m. ET, and concluding with No. 2 Nebraska hosting No. 4 Iowa at 9 p.m. ET. Coverage on Jan. 30 begins with Wisconsin at No. 5 Ohio State at 6 p.m. ET, leading into a battle between No. 2 Nebraska and No. 1 Penn State at 8 p.m. ET and finishes with Indiana taking on No. 13 Illinois at 10 p.m. ET.
To conclude the regular season conference schedule on BTN, Indiana hosts No. 2 Nebraska on Sunday, Feb. 15, at noon ET, followed by a matchup between No. 13 Illinois and Northwestern at 2 p.m. ET.
More than 80 additional matchups will be available on B1G+ , BTN’s subscription service for 2,700 more events, archives of classic games and original content. B1G+ is home to coverage of the Soldier Salute, the Ken Kraft Midlands Championships and supplemental coverage of the 2026 Big … more at … https://bigten.org/article/58764/

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Levy Victorious At 285-Pounds, 11 Tar Heels Place At Southeast Open

SALEM, Va. – Jacob Levy was victorious in the 285-pound freshman/sophomore division Sunday at the Southeast Open, pacing the Tar Heels to 11 podium finishes on the day.
The true freshman won five matches on the day, four of which were bonus-point victories, outscoring his opponents 26-1 with two additional falls.
Of the 11 Carolina wrestlers who placed on the day, three were making their Tar Heel debuts. In addition to Levy, true freshmen Matthew Botello (5th at 133) and Luke Sipes (3rd at 165) placed in the freshman/sophomore division.
Up next, the Tar Heels begin their dual portion of the 2025-26 campaign next Saturday, hosting Northern Colorado … more at … https://goheels.com/news/2025/11/2/wrestling-levy-victorious-at-285-pounds-11-tar-heels-place-at-southeast-open

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Duke Blue Devils Hold Wrestle-Offs Ahead of 2025-26 Opener

DURHAM, N.C. — With less than one week remaining until the 2025-26 Duke wrestling campaign gets rolling, the Blue Devils held wrestle-offs this past weekend.  Blue Devil head coach Glen Lanham enters his 14th season at Duke and returns a key nucleus that includes tri-captains Connor Barket, Gaetano Console and Aidan Wallace. 
Weight 125
Redshirt freshman Riley Rowan opened the competition with a 9-0 decision over Spencer von Savoye.  Rowan, who is from Perry, Ohio, registered eight points in the second and third periods, while adding a point for riding time for the victory. 
In another match for Rowan, he faced Evan Coles.  The match featured an exciting first period that saw all 27 points in the match.  Rowan totaled a 21-6 win. 
Weight 133
In the first match, freshman John King faced Coles and collected a 21-6 decision.  King also faced von Savoye in the second match and took an early 10-1 lead through the first two periods. King totaled two additional points in the third to seal the victory 12-5. 
Weight 141
Junior Raymond Adams went up against redshirt freshman Noah Kochman in the first match of the 141-pound weight class.  After a scoreless first period, Adams took … more at … https://goduke.com/news/2025/10/27/wrestling-blue-devils-hold-wrestle-offs-ahead-of-2025-26-opener

November 3, 2025 Posted by | Uncategorized | Leave a comment

The Citadel WREST 2025-26 Season Preview

CHARLESTON, S.C. — The Citadel wrestling program initiates the 2025-26 campaign on Sunday, Nov. 2, trekking north to Salem, Va., for the Southeast Open, a one-day individual tournament hosted by Virginia Tech at the Cregger Center.
Throughout a banner 2024-25 campaign, The Citadel compiled a 10-4 overall record — marking back-to-back double-digit win seasons for the program — en route to a second overall finish at the Southern Conference Championship, coming up just one victory short (285 lb championship) of securing the team title. Individually, the Bulldogs claimed three individual SoCon titles via way of Gylon Sims (125 lbs), Carson DesRosier (149 lbs) and Thomas Snipes (165 lbs) while Patrick Brophy (197 lbs) and John Chesser (285 lbs) locked down silver medals within their weight classes as well.
“I am looking forwards to getting season up and running,” interim head coach Luke Welch said. “The guys looked good at the intrasquad event where they got to compete against their teammates. The new season brings new opportunities and challenges but they have been steadily working and moving forwards towards their goals. I’m just super excited to see the guys compete and I’m looking forward to watching their growth on the mat, in the classroom and as young men.”
Welch, a graduate of Purdue, joined his predecessor Ryan LeBlanc at The Citadel when the latter took the head coaching position prior to the 2020-21 campaign. Since then, the duo has overseen eight NCAA Wrestling … more aat … https://citadelsports.com/news/2025/10/28/wrestling-the-citadel-wrest-2025-26-season-preview.aspx

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