Takedown Report

Men’s College Notebook: One Storyline In Each Weight Class

We look at one major storyline from each of the 10 weight classes.
125 – Top Talent From 2025 To Run It Back In 2026 

Not only does this weight class return the reigning national champion, but six of the eight All-Americans, including all four semifinalists, are all returning to this same weight class. You can go even further; all four wrestlers that lost in the Blood Round are also back, meaning 10 of the top 12 finishers in 2025 at 125 pounds will compete for the 2026 national title.
NC State’s Vince Robinson is trying to become the first back-to-back national champion at 125 pounds since Iowa’s Spencer Lee won three straight from 2018-21 (2020 was canceled due to COVID). He will be challenged by returning national finalist Troy Spratley of Oklahoma State, 2025 U23 World champion Luke Lilledahl of Penn State, who was the #1 seed at NCAAs last year, and Virginia Tech’s two-time All-American Eddie Ventresca, who beat Robinson twice last year.

133 – Crookham Returns From Injury 

Coming off a third-place finish in 2024 in his first full season, Lehigh’s Ryan Crookham was off to a 5-0 start as was ranked #1 nationally before he suffered a season-ending injury last year. He is now back for the Mountain Hawks and is one of five projected Lehigh starters to start the season ranked in the top 10.
Illinois’ Lucas Byrd was one of only three #1 seeds … more at … https://www.themat.com/news/2025/october/31/men-s-college-notebook-one-storyline-in-each-weight-class

November 6, 2025 - Posted by The TakeDown Report | Uncategorized