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Lehigh surges into Top 10; Forrest makes collegiate debut for OSU

NEWTON, Iowa — As programs nationwide brace for the start of their respective conference dual-meet slates, WIN has an updated batch of Tournament Power Index (TPI) rankings, Top-20 dual-meet teams and individual rankings.
Ohio State (96.5) reclaimed the No. 2 slot in this week’s updated TPI, sliding ahead of Iowa State (94) and Iowa (86.5), while Oklahoma State (77.5) added eight points to its total count to maintain its grasp on the No. 5 slot. Penn State remains No. 1 with 138.5 TPI points.
Lehigh made a surge into the Top 10 of the TPI after welcoming back past All-Americans Ryan Crookham and Luke Stanich over the weekend. WIN’s TPI projects where programs could finish at the 2026 NCAA Division I Championships, which will be held March 19-21 in Cleveland.
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 five top-ranked wrestlers with Nittany Lions Shayne Van Ness (149), PJ Duke (157), Mitchell Mesenbrink (165), Levi Haines (174) and Josh Barr (197) headlining their respective weight classes. Also ranked No. 1 are three defending national champions in Vincent Robinson of NC State (125), Lucas Byrd of Illinois (133), and Jesse Mendez … more at … https://www.win-magazine.com/2026/01/13/lehigh-surges-into-top-10-forrest-makes-collegiate-debut-for-osu/

January 16, 2026 Posted by | Uncategorized | Leave a comment

Endene No Longer On Iowa Wrestling Team As Hawkeyes Prepare For Penn State

Fourth-ranked 197-pounder Massoma Endene is no longer with the Iowa wrestling program, coach Tom Brands announced Tuesday.
Endene, who compiled a 6-1 record with the Hawkeyes, hasn’t wrestled since an 8-2 defeat to second-ranked Rocky Elam on Nov. 30 in the 20-14 dual loss to Iowa State. 
Brands announced the news when he opened his weekly media availability, saying: “My statement to that is, sometimes these things work and sometimes they don’t work, and this one just didn’t work out. We wish him the best, and that’s the extent of it. So that’s the opening statement.” Asked if he wanted to add any clarifying details to the announcement, Brands paused, then said, “That’s as far as I’ll go.”
Endene, a Dallas, Texas native, transferred to Iowa in the offseason after winning three NCAA Division III national championships at Wartburg. Before that, he was a two-time NJCAA All-American at Iowa Lakes Community College.
Gabe Arnold wrestled at 197 in duals against Chattanooga and Utah Valley in the “Uncivil War” event on December 12. Harvey Ludington wrestled at the weight class in last Friday’s dual against Wisconsin, losing to Wyatt Ingham 10-8. Ludington and Brody Sampson are listed as the choices at 197 for Friday’s home dual against top-ranked Penn State. Sampson, a redshirt freshman, is 6-6 this season. … more at … https://www.flowrestling.org/articles/15176559-endene-no-longer-on-iowa-wrestling-team-as-hawkeyes-prepare-for-penn-state

January 16, 2026 Posted by | Uncategorized | Leave a comment

National Wrestling Hall of Fame Will Celebrate 50th Anniversary In 2026

The National Wrestling Hall of Fame, the definitive steward of wrestling history and achievement, is excited to announce that it will celebrate its 50th Anniversary in 2026. 
“I truly believe that the individuals who envisioned and ultimately created the National Wrestling Hall of Fame would be thrilled to see their dream celebrating 50 years,” said Lee Roy Smith, Executive Director of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame. “They would be amazed by how much we have grown and proud that we have remained true to our mission to preserve wrestling history, recognize extraordinary achievement and inspire greatness.” 
Additional details about 50th Anniversary initiatives, events, and exhibits will be announced throughout 2026 at www.NWHOF.org. 
The 50th Anniversary Celebration is being coordinated by a committee chaired by Roger Frizzell, who led the national public relations campaign that helped secure the sport of wrestling’s return to the Olympic Games. A four-time All-American at the University of Oklahoma, Frizzell went on to enjoy a distinguished career in communications, marketing, and public relations with American Airlines, AT&T, Carnival Corporation, Compaq, and Hewlett-Packard. 
Committee members include:

January 16, 2026 Posted by | Uncategorized | Leave a comment

Davidson Hoping To See Peake’s Peak During Postseason

Tanner Peake is aiming to become Davidson wrestling’s first NCAA qualifier since 2015.
According to the Davidson College wrestling schedule, Tanner Peake has about a dozen more competitions in his Wildcat wrestling career. And with a little bit of luck — to go along with the hard work this native of Flemington, N.J., has already shown — the 157-pound senior could become Davidson’s first national qualifier since 2015.
While Peake has compiled a healthy 52-32 career record as of Jan. 4, the Wildcat certainly has not enjoyed much luck when it’s come to the postseason. 
• As a true freshman in 2022-23, the two-time New Jersey state placewinner from Hunterdon Central High School set a Davidson school record of 15-4 and a second-place performance at the Southern Conference Championships and was named SoCon Freshman of the year. But he was also forced to miss a month of competition with a shoulder injury that forced him to wear a protective harness during that rookie season.
• As a sophomore, he qualified to represent Puerto Rico in the U20 World Championships but just missed qualifying for the NCAA Championships with another second-place SoCon finish.
• As a junior last year, he won eight of his first 11 bouts and was ranked in the Top 20 nationally, only to suffer a neck injury at the Southern Scuffle that eventually ended his season. And to make matters worse, the NCAA denied him a medical redshirt to compete collegiately past this winter.
Thus, Peake can see and feel his college career ending day-by-day … more at … https://www.flowrestling.org/articles/15180491-davidson-hoping-to-see-peakes-peak-during-postseason

January 16, 2026 Posted by | Uncategorized | Leave a comment

NCAA D1 Wrestling Week 11 Roundup: The Throes Of Dual Season

The world’s finest collection of noteworthy happenings from the 11th week of the 2025-26 NCAA D1 wrestling season.
Now that the statutory limit for wishing everyone a happy New Year has expired, I will instead wish everyone a Happy Dual Meet Season! 
The second week of January is traditionally the start of most conference dual meets, so consider us now officially within the throes of dual meet season! 
Week 10 Rankings | Week 11 Box Scores
Roundups: Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | Week 6 | Week 7 | Week 8 | Week 9 | Week 10
There was still a tourny to recap as well. A smattering of tournaments will continue throughout the season as newly activated wrestlers need to get their match counts up for NCAA qualification purposes, and redshirts and other non-starters need to get their mat time. 
But this week’s focus will be duals, so let’s get cracking on recapping all the noteworthy happenings of week 11 of the 2025-26 NCAA D1 college wrestling season!!
The Dual of the Century, of the Week
Panther Train Choo Choos Over Jackrabbits For A National Championship!
What better dual to highlight than one that determined who took home first place at the NWCA/USMC Multi-Divisional National Dual Meet Championships? 
This event includes Divisions I, II, III, NAIA and women’s college wrestling into a dual meet bonanza inside the UNI-dome in Cedar Falls, Iowa. And it was the home team UNI Panthers who won the D1 crown. 
The Panthers did so by upsetting the higher-ranked South Dakota State Jackrabbits, the favorites and their Big 12 rival.
What made the victory even more impressive was that UNI completed the upset without 6 (six!) of their ranked competitors: no #20 Anderson at 125, no #9 Land at 141, no #20 Rathjen at 149, no #19 Simma at 174, no #26 Walrath at 184, and no #10 Voelker at 285. (By the way, Coach Schwab also mentioned that, unfortunately, Voelker is done for the season, which stinks.) 
SDSU wasn’t at full strength either, as Coach Hahn was without the services of #28 Cardinal at 133 (who hasn’t wrestled since December), #22 Martin at 149, and #31 Marcus Espinoza-Owens at 165.  But this is what dual meet tournaments are all about. Having the depth to wrestle four or more duals over two days and still put forth a championship effort, which is what both teams did and which is why this is the DotCotW. 
Heroes for the Panthers were Max Brady at 141 and Adam Ahrendsen at 285, who both upset ranked Jackrabbits to help secure the win for UNI. … more at … https://www.flowrestling.org/articles/15167425-ncaa-d1-wrestling-week-11-roundup-the-throes-of-dual-season

January 16, 2026 Posted by | Uncategorized | Leave a comment