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Isaac Trumble Wins Wrestling Heavyweight National Championship

CLEVELAND, Ohio – Isaac Trumble claims the heavyweight national title at 285 lbs by completing his perfect season 21-0 at the Rocket Arena in Cleveland at the 2026 NCAA Wrestling Championships. Trumble defeated Iowa State’s No. 1 seed Yonger Bastida 5-0 to become the Wolfpack’s 10th national champion.
After a scoreless first period, Isaac Trumble got an escape and a takedown in the second period to command his win over top-seeded Yonger Bastida in the championship match. A riding time point tacked on for good measure led the sixth-year senior comfortably into the final moments of the match.
After Nick Gwiazdowski last won the heavyweight title back-to-back in 2014 and 2015, Trumble is now the fifth national champion for NC State at 285 lbs. 
With the win, NC State was propelled into the 10th-place spot on the team leaderboard with 44.5 total points to jump in front of Virginia Tech. The Pack has now been in the top-10 NCAA final team scores six times under head coach Pat Popolizio.
After six seasons in Raleigh, the match marked Trumble’s final bout of his collegiate career, finishing with a total record of 88-20 across both 197 lbs and 285 lbs divisions. The Springfield, Nebraska, native looks to begin his career in the U.S. Army as a field artillery officer.
Trumble claimed All-American honors for the second season in a row after placing fourth last year in Philadelphia on a torn ACL, MCL, and meniscus.
The win also marks the second straight season for the Wolfpack … more at … https://gopack.com/news/2026/3/21/isaac-trumble-wins-wrestling-heavyweight-national-championship

March 27, 2026 - Posted by The TakeDown Report | Uncategorized