Doane University’s Men’s Wrestling Caps Season with Best Nationals Finish
Men’s Wrestling posted 73 points at the 2025 NAIA National Championships, finishing fourth overall. The Tigers’ placement is the best in program history, garnering the first NAIA trophy for Doane. In total, four wrestlers earned NAIA All-American honors with 11 wrestlers qualifying for the national tournament in Park City, Kansas.
Tyson Beauperthuy earned Second Place at 184 to pace the Tigers. He opened the tournament with a pin over Justin Bartee (Rio Grande) in 1:33. In the second round, he defeated 14-seed Rylin Burns (Montana State-Northern) by tech fall, 17-4. In the quarterfinals, he needed extra time as he defeated 11-seed Jameel Coles (Grand View) by sudden victory, 4-1. Beauperthuy took on 7-seed Sawyer Hobbs (Providence) in the semifinals and posted another 17-4 tech fall victory.
In the championship match, he faced 1-seed JD Perez (Life). Perez led 6-1 after three minutes of action, recording two takedowns in the final 72 seconds of the period. He added a takedown in the second period to take a 9-2 lead. The final two minutes were a flurry of points as Perez recorded a takedown for a 12-2 lead. Beauperthuy landed his first takedown with 1:03 left in the match but a challenge from the Life corner would give Perez a breather despite the call standing. Beauperthuy picked up two near-fall points to cut the score to 12-8 only to have Perez get a reversal. The final score would end up 15-9.
In the 197 bracket, Kasten Grape and Bradley Antesberger worked their way to the third place match with Grape receiving a medical forfeit win for Third Place while Antesberger took Fourth Place. Grape opened action with a pin over John Schuttler … more at … https://doaneathletics.com/sports/mwrest/2024-25/releases/2025030902o0y2
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Life U Wrestling Claims Second at NAIA Nationals with Two Champions, Ten All-Americans
WICHITA, Kan. – The Life University men’s wrestling team finished the 2025 NAIA National Championships in second place overall with 149 total team points over the three-day tournament. Thaddeus Long and JD Perez each captured individual national titles, as the Running Eagles led the NAIA with 10 All-American honors.
Life U entered the weekend as one of the top teams in the country, qualifying multiple wrestlers for the championships. Ten Running Eagles battled their way to All-American honors, securing podium finishes.
In the semifinals, three individuals won their matches to advance to the national title bouts. Thaddeus Long (133 lbs.), JD Perez (184 lbs.), and Khalil Abdushshakur (197 lbs.) each represented the Running Eagles under the lights on championship night.
Long and Perez both claimed national titles, while Abdushshakur finished as a runner-up. … more at … https://liferunningeagles.com/news/2025/3/9/mens-wrestling-life-u-wrestling-claims-second-at-naia-nationals-with-two-champions-ten-all-americans.aspx
TDR Top 12 Team additions announced
Two additions to the TDR Top 12 Team are shown in bold below with James Campos of White Oak included on the Second Team and Maxwell Davis of Jacksonville being added to the Honorable Mention group.
The TakeDown Report will reward the following wrestlers for their successful seasons with an engraved wooden plaque with the wrestler’s name and weight class. The following wrestlers will be listed as a First Team of the top ranked wrestler at each weight, a Second Team and the Honorable Mentions from deep weight classes. The full listing of rankings will be posted soon.
First Team:106– Sam Boltes, So. (Washington), 113– Holton Quincy, So. (N.E.C.P.), 120– Brandon Nolasco-Rayo, Sr. (Louisburg), 126– Tyler Watt, Sr. (Wake Forest), 132– Stephen Rubistello, Jr. (Tarboro), 138– Ryan Mann, Sr. (N.E.C.P.), 144– Tobin McNair, So. (Wakefield), 150– Gerald “JJ” Johnson, Sr. (West Craven), 157– Justin Root, Sr. (Dixon), 165– Mac Kopelman, Jr. (Laney), 175– Noah Michael, Sr. (Franklinton), 190– Lucas Summers, Sr. (First Flight), 215– Asher Eason, Sr. (Heidi Trask), 285– Jaden McClary, Jr. (Goldsboro)
Second Team:
106– Sader Tran, Jr. (South Central), 120– Cole Hunt, Sr. (Jacksonville), 126– Bryce Perry, So., (Washington), 126– Gavin Nipper, Sr. (Jacksonville), 132 – James Campos, Jr. (White Oak), 144 — Hayden Smith, Fr.,(White Oak),150– Gabe Foreman, Jr. (Washington), 150– Isiah Mewborn, Jr. (Pamlico Co.), 157– Landon Browning, Jr. (Tarboro), 175– Brendan Stevens, Sr. (Corinth-Holders), 175– Jude Moulton, Jr. (Hoggard), 190– Joseph Miller, Sr. (Lejeune), 190– Aldinio Previl, So. (Rosewood), 285– Everest Ouellette, Sr. (First Flight), 285– Nicholas Rodgers, Sr. (Wilson-Fike)
Honorable Mentions:
106– Tyler Mundell, So. (North Pitt), 113– Abrey Verhow, Jr. (White Oak), 120– Ethan Brownlee, Sr. (South Johnston), 120– Ayden Arington (Laney) 126– Braulio Nolasco-Rayo, Sr. (Louisburg), 126– Jake Amiott, Fr. (Topsail) 132– Bladen Davis, Sr. (South Lenoir), 132 – Maxwell Davis, Jr. (Jacksonville), 138– Dylan Shirley, Sr. (West Carteret), 138– Coy Deel, So. (West Craven), 144– Ashton Shield-Adams, Sr. (SW Onslow), 150– Kirick Gurkin, Jr. (North Brunswick), 157– Trenstin Bolden, So. (SW Onslow), 165– Jordyn Toliver, Sr. (Curituck Co.), 175– Josiah Daniel, Jr. (J.F. Webb), 175– Marquise Kelly, Sr. (Laney), 190– Clark Kellar, So. (Pasquotank Co.), 190– Lucky Horrell, Sr. (Hoggard), 190– Wisdom Mason, So. (North Pitt), 215– Nick Wade, Jr. (Rosewood), 285– Daniel Silver, Sr. (N.E.C.P.), 285– Antonio Nixon, Sr. (Heidi Trask)
Award Finalists for the James Johnson Memorial, Michael Stokes, Roy Heverly & Lee Caroll Awards;
113– Holton Quincy, So. (N.E.C.P.), 132– Stephen Rubistello, Jr. (Tarboro), 138– Ryan Mann, Sr. (N.E.C.P.), 144– Tobin McNair, So. (Wakefield), 150– Gerald “JJ” Johnson, Sr. (West Craven), 175– Noah Michael, Sr. (Franklinton), 190– Lucas Summers, Sr. (First Flight), 285– Jaden McClary, Jr. (Goldsboro)
Indian Hills wins fifth-straight NJCAA Women’s National team title
COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa – The Indian Hills women’s wrestling team captured their fifth consecutive NJCAA National title on Saturday night at Mid-America Arena in Council Bluffs, Iowa. After the first day of action, Indian Hills sent 14 through to the semifinals, leading by 78.5 points. Sixteen athletes earned All-America honors at the tournament.
Three athletes won individual titles for the Warriors on Saturday night: Ariah Mervilus (110), Kali Hayden (180) and Kennedi Washington (235). Indian Hills had an additional four finalists advancing to the finals in Chasey Karabell (103), Emmalyn Burnett (117), Angelica Vicente (124) and Wyntergale Oxendine (207).
Iowa Western bumped up to finish second in the team race, after sitting in third through the first day of action. Mia Siqueiros (103), Rosalia Rubio (117) and Ayana Fletcher (160) won titles for Iowa Western in the championship round. In addition to the three champions, four secured All-America honors.
In fourth place was Snow, scoring 173 team points, and two finalists in Rachel Jones (110) and Isabella Morgan (145). Rounding out the top five was Southeast, with 145 team points. … more at … https://www.themat.com/news/2025/march/08/indian-hills-wins-fifth-straight-njcaa-women-s-national-team-title
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Indian Hills earns first NJCAA men’s team title in program history
COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa – Indian Hills secured the team title at the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) National Championships inside Mid-America Arena on Saturday night. The team totaled 182 points with nine earning All-America honors.
This is the first team title for the Indian Hills Warriors in history. The program has existed for just five years. The team entered the tournament ranked second in the nation behind No. 1 Western Wyoming.
Gavyn Whitehead (141) and Andrew Marquez (197) were the two individual champions for Indian Hills. Whitehead, seeded No. 4 in the 133lb bracket, defeated Dmitri Alarcon of Western Wyoming in sudden victory in the finals on Saturday night. Marquez, seeded No. 2, bested Coen Grimm of Iowa Central in the championship match.
Clackamas placed second with 141.5 points, as Ane’e Vigil (125) and Gavin Bauder (133) won individual titles.
Western Wyoming, the defending NJCAA National Champions, finished in third place with 137.5 points. Dmarian Lopez won the title at 285 pounds in sudden victory over Jeisser Sampson-Sanchez of Fort Hays Tech. Lopez finished third in last year’s tournament.
Rounding out the top five in the team race was Fort Hays Tech with 125.5 points, and Iowa Central with 116.5 points. Fort Hays Tech was backed by three individual champions: Job Lee (157), Otgonbayar Batsuuri (174) and Lazaro Crespo (184). … more at … https://www.themat.com/news/2025/march/08/indian-hills-earns-first-njcaa-team-title-in-program-history
Led by three champions, Iowa repeats as NCWWC champions; women’s wrestling now moves on to NCAA status
CORALVILLE, Iowa – Led by three international wrestling stars who won titles tonight, the University of Iowa repeated as champions at the National Collegiate Women’s Wrestling Championships at Xtream Arena.
This was the sixth annual championships for NCAA varsity women’s wrestlers. In January, the NCAA approved women’s wrestling as its 91st national championships, making this the last year that the coalition of wrestling organizations has run this competition. The first NCAA Women’s Wrestling Championships will be held at a date and location to be announced in the winter of 2026.
Iowa, ranked No. 1 all season, finished with 201.5 points, ahead of North Central College with 181 points. McKendree finished in third with 158.5 points, first-year program Grand Valley State in fourth with 129.5 points and King University in fifth with 92.5 points.
All of the champions and runners-up have been active with USA Wrestling, making numerous age-group World Teams and winning national titles and All-American honors at a variety of age-group levels.
Iowa’s three individual champions were all No. 1 seeds, Macey Kilty (145), Kennedy Blades (160) and Kylie Welker (180). Welker won her second straight NCWWC title, while Kilty and Blades won titles in their first year in college wrestling.
Blades, a 2024 Olympic silver medalist who is a junior, scored a 10-0 technical fall over No. 2 seed Kaylynn Albrecht of McKendree in the finals. Blades was dominant on her feet in a match against a highly respected opponent. Albrecht, a graduate student, was a 2023 NAIA champion for Baker University before transferring to McKendree. Blades was named Outstanding Wrestler for the tournament.
Kilty, a two-time Senior World medalist and a graduate student, won a rugged 7-2 decision over No. 3 seed Bella Mir of North Central College. … more at … https://www.themat.com/news/2025/march/08/led-by-three-champions-iowa-repeats-as-ncwwc-champions-women-s-wrestling-now-moves-on-to-ncaa-status
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Petzinger and Jones Win Titles, Cardinals Take Second
Results Team Scores
CORALVILLE, ILL. (Mar. 8, 2025) – After two long days in Xtream Arena, the North Central College women’s wrestling team finished the 2025 NCWWC National Championships as the national runner-up. Sydney Petzinger (117) and Amani Jones (124) earned national champion status in their respective weight classes. North Central had 12 wrestlers earn All-American honors.
The University of Iowa won its second consecutive national title with 201.5 points. The Cardinals finished in second with 181 points, followed by McKendree University (158.5), Grand Valley State University (158.5), and King University (92.5).
Second-ranked Petzinger opened her day with a 10-1 decision win over fourth-ranked Karissa Tunrwall from Emmanuel University in the semifinals of the 117-weight class. Petzinger met third-ranked Clare Boone (King University) in the finals. Petzinger brought the energy from the very beginning and fed off the North Central fans. Petzinger conquered Booe with a 10-6 decision. Petzinger took her first national championship and earned All-American honors for the fourth time in her career.
“My moms have done everything for me since I started wrestling when I was seven. I owe it all to them,” said Petzinger.
In the 124-weight class, top-ranked Jones sent herself to her second consecutive NCWWC finals by defeating fifth-ranked Aspen Blasko from Grand Valley State University in the semifinals. Jones took on third-ranked Shelby Moore (McKendree University) in the finals. Jones held her head high, kept her pace, and wrestled her shots in the finals. Jones shut down Moore with a 5-0 decision. Jones is a back-to-back national champion and has earned All-American honors every season of her career.
“I am really excited I got to end my final season with a win in front of my teammates after all the support they’ve given me,” said Jones.
Top-ranked Sara Sterner (131) stood her ground in the semifinals against second-ranked Alexandra Szkotnicki (McKendree), … more at … https://northcentralcardinals.com/news/2025/3/8/womens-wrestling-petzinger-and-jones-win-titles-cardinals-take-second.aspx
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A Fourth Place Finish And Two National Champs After Day 2 Of The NCWWC
CORALVILLE, IOWA. – The Grand Valley State Lakers ended their 2024-2025 season with two National Champions and Runner-Up in their respective weight classes. The Lakers finished fourth out of 64 teams in the Championship with a score of 129.5. They were behind McKendree University that had 158.5. They brought 12 girls for the first day of competition and had nine girls compete in the second day.
“I am extremely excited about the way our women went out and competed. The national tournament is filled with so many ups and downs. One of the most important things to be able to do is have a short memory. Whether you have a great win, or a hard loss. You move forward and start focusing on the next mat.” stated Head Coach Jake Short about the National Championship. “I could not be more proud of the attitude and effort this team brought to this tournament. … more at … https://gvsulakers.com/news/2025/3/9/womens-wrestling-a-fourth-place-finish-and-two-national-champs-after-day-2-of-the-ncwwc.aspx
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Presbyterian College Places Higher Than Ever at National Championships; Six All-Americans
CORALVILLE, Iowa – The Presbyterian College women’s wrestling team finished off a marvelous 2025 season on Saturday night with eight of their 14 qualifiers advancing to the top 12 of the NCWWC National Championships. When the dust cleared, PC garnered a school-record six All-Americans and a sixth-place team ranking (the program’s highest in history).
After claiming the Southeast Region title for the first time two weeks ago, the Blue Hose sent three wrestlers to the National Semifinals in Iowa and found their highest-ranking placer in true freshman Carina Giangeruso who nabbed 4th.
Regional Coach of the Year Brian Vutianitis has directed his squad to a school record in three consecutive seasons at this tournament (which encompassed 61 other institutions), … more at … https://gobluehose.com/news/2025/3/8/womens-wrestling-pc-places-higher-than-ever-at-national-championships-six-all-americans.aspx
Hokies claim 2025 ACC Wrestling Championship
DURHAM, N.C. — Virginia Tech won the 2025 ACC Wrestling Championship Sunday evening at Duke’s Cameron Indoor Stadium, sending eight wrestlers to the podium. The Hokies had nine wrestlers atuomatically qualify for the NCAA Wrestling Championships at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, March 20-22. It’s the fourth year in a row Tech has sent at least nine wrestlers to the championship.
The Hokies finished with 91.5 points for the team title. Pitt finished in second place with 63.5 points and NC State finished in third with 62.5. The win marks Tech’s fifth ACC tournament title in wrestling and 38th ACC Championship across all sports. … more at … https://hokiesports.com/news/2025/03/10/hokies-claim-2025-acc-wrestling-championship
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Pitzer Wins Most Outstanding Wrestler, Pitt Crowns Three ACC Champions
Panthers Finish Second with a Total Score of 63.5 to Match Best ACC Championship Finish
DURHAM, N.C. – The Pitt wrestling team finished second overall in the team standings with 63.5 total points as the Panthers crowned three individual champions at the 2025 ACC Championships, hosted by Duke at Cameron Indoor Stadium Sunday.
The Panthers sent four wrestlers to the finals with graduate student Reece Heller (184), redshirt-sophomore Mac Stout (197), and redshirt-sophomore Dayton Pitzer (285) each claiming ACC titles in their respective weight classes. Redshirt-junior Luca Augustine claimed his first ACC medal and finished as the runner-up in the 174-pound match.
Pitzer was named the Most Outstanding Wrestler of the Championship after defeating both the No. 1 and No. 2 seeds en route to his first title. The Panthers matched their best team finish since joining the ACC, also finishing second at the 2015 and 2020 ACC Championships. The three individual champions also match a program best, with the Panthers having three wrestlers claim titles in 2022, 2017, and 2015.
In total, the Panthers had seven individuals automatically qualify for the 2025 NCAA Championships. Nick Babin (125) and Briar Priest (141) finished in fourth place in their weight classes and Jared Keslar (165) finished in fifth place to each earn automatic bids to Philadelphia. … more at … https://pittsburghpanthers.com/news/2025/3/10/wrestling-pitzer-wins-most-outstanding-wrestler-pitt-crowns-three-acc-champions.aspx
‘It Was a Big Risk’: Teague Travis Qualifies for NCAA Championships with Fourth-Place Finish at Big 12s
‘I had to go out here, and I had to go place top four and get a bid.’
TULSA — Coming into the weekend, Teague Travis hadn’t had a wrestling match since mid-November, but now he is headed to the NCAA Championships.
Travis on Sunday beat South Dakota State’s Avery Allen in the consolations of the 149-pound bracket at the Big 12 Championships. That win secured Travis a top-four finish in the tournament and an automatic bid into the NCAA Championships later this month. Travis finished fourth in Tulsa after dropping the third-place match to North Dakota State’s Gavin Drexler.
Travis suffered a knee injury during his second match of the year. The plan from there was, at least momentarily, for Travis to get a medical redshirt and try again next season. Only having two matches coming into the weekend, there was an abnormal amount of pressure for Travis to get an automatic bid because he didn’t have enough matches to get an at-large bid. So, had this weekend gone wrong, Travis would’ve lost an entire season.
“It feels really good to kind of get that pressure off because it was a big risk,” Travis said. “I could lose a whole year and be like, ‘Well, that was stupid.’ Now it’s just focusing on (the NCAA Championships) because that’s the end goal. This tournament, I didn’t have really a lot of room for error, a lot of room to kind of experiment because this is the first time getting down to weight, making weight, wrestling a two-day tournament.
“There’s a lot of excuses I could’ve had, but I didn’t really have time to focus on all the things that could go wrong. I had to go out here, and I had to go place top four and get a bid.” |
Another wrinkle in Travis’ story is that 149 pounds wasn’t where he wrestled to start the year. Travis was the Cowboys’ starter at 157 coming into the season, the same weight he manned last season. After his injury, Caleb Fish burned his redshirt to jump into the Cowboys’ lineup for the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational in early December and has performed well. … more at … https://pistolsfiringblog.com/it-was-a-big-risk-teague-travis-qualifies-for-ncaa-championships-with-fourth-place-finish-at-big-12s/
Lovett and Hardy B1G Champs, Huskers Take Second
Evanston, Ill. – Ridge Lovett (149) and Brock Hardy (141) claimed Big Ten Championships on Sunday evening, highlighting the Nebraska wrestling campaign for its second-place team finish. The Huskers wrapped the two-day tournament with 137 points, the most ever recorded by Nebraska in a conference tournament.
Lovett secured his second-straight title, the first Husker to do so since Robert Kokesh in 2014 and 2015. Lovett and Hardy’s wins made the duo the first in 11 years to bring home multiple champions for the Big Red (2014 – James Green and Kokesh).
The runner-up Big Ten finish for the team is the highest since finishing second in 2020.
Four Huskers placed above their designated pre-seeds, No. 7 Camden McDanel in fifth, No. 3 Lenny Pinto in second and No. 3 seeds Hardy and Lovett taking home titles. Nine represented Nebraska on their respective podiums, and punched their tickets for the 2025 NCAA Championships in Philadelphia, Pa., with automatic qualifications.
No. 7 Caleb Smith opened the championship bouts in Evanston, facing No. 8 Luke Lilledahl (PSU) in the final at 125. The Nittany Lion struck first, putting three on the board with a takedown in the first period. Smith used an escape to notch a point, and earned two more from PSU penalties, but with an extra escape from Lilledahl, the Husker fell after 7:00. Smith took two ranked wins en-route to his runner-up finish and will continue his postseason campaign in Philadelphia.
In the 141 final, No. 6 Hardy took on No. 8 Vance Vombaur (MINN). Hardy did not take long to strike with a takedown, but followed through to pin the Gopher in 1:59. The championship fall was the Husker’s fifth of the season, and his 50th career bonus-point win. Hardy leaves Evanston a Big Ten Champion, and an automatic qualifier for the NCAA Championships.
Going for back-to-back Big Ten titles, Lovett met Kannon Webster (ILL) on the mat at 149. The pair tussled, but in the end an escape from the Husker made the decision after regulation. Lovett won by 1-0 decision, becoming the first Husker since Kokesh in 2015 to claim consecutive Big Ten titles. The senior’s victory in the final also made it the first time in 11 years that the Big Red had two champions. … more at … https://huskers.com/news/2025/03/9/lovett-and-hardy-b1g-champs-huskers-take-second
TDR Top 12 – Final Girls Rankings 165-235 lbs.
Editor’s Notes; The TakeDown Report’s Top 120 female wrestlers in eastern North Carolina rankings as of After Regionals/Before State. 3rd season of TDR Top 12 rankings and awards for girl wrestlers and the 28th season for boys. We welcome input from coaches, fans and wrestlers. We will recognize the top wrestlers with engraved wooden plaques for the 21st year with the ‘duck under’ logo. We also have TDR T-Shirts for just $10! Columns L-R Prev., Rank, Weight, wrestler, school, grad. year, wins, losses, percent.
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| 1 | 165 | Alasin, Evangline (Evie) | Northeastern | 26 | 29 | 6 | 0.829 | East |
| 2 | 165 | Harris, Kyndal | Havelock | 26 | 30 | 20 | 0.600 | East |
| 3 | 165 | Gebremichael, Rohama | Wakefield | 25 | 39 | 5 | 0.886 | East |
| 4 | 165 | Yopp, Emma | South Brunswick | 26 | 23 | 6 | 0.793 | East |
| 5 | 165 | Gillihan, Edelle | Ashley | 25 | 22 | 5 | 0.815 | East |
| 6 | 165 | McCarthy, Kelly | Swansboro | 26 | 29 | 12 | 0.707 | East |
| 7 | 165 | Ward, Lily | Wake Forest | 28 | 27 | 9 | 0.750 | East |
| 8 | 165 | Wilson, Jailah | Richlands | 25 | 20 | 5 | 0.800 | East |
| 9 | 165 | Daniels, Nikia | Ayden-Gifton | 25 | 22 | 5 | 0.815 | East |
| 10 | 165 | Valerin, Laynie | Cleveland | 27 | 33 | 11 | 0.750 | East |
| 12 | 165 | Seal, Madison | Currituck Co. | 27 | 23 | 8 | 0.742 | East |
| 12 | 165 | Lilley, Bailey | Bunn | 26 | 22 | 9 | 0.710 | East |
| 1 | 185 | Gause, LaNesha | Laney | 27 | 32 | 4 | 0.889 | East |
| 2 | 185 | Abba, Bella | Wakefield | 28 | 33 | 9 | 0.786 | East |
| 3 | 185 | Brake, Cara | Northern Nash | 26 | 20 | 9 | 0.690 | East |
| 4 | 185 | Ferlin, Emma | Havelock | 25 | 31 | 10 | 0.756 | East |
| 5 | 185 | Clark, Aziah | Richlands | 26 | 23 | 8 | 0.742 | East |
| 6 | 185 | Soto-Ramos, Ingrid | Bunn | 26 | 21 | 6 | 0.778 | East |
| 7 | 185 | Livesay, Zoe | Currituck Co. | 26 | 18 | 9 | 0.667 | East |
| 8 | 185 | Bowman, Brilelle | Dixon | 27 | 29 | 4 | 0.879 | East |
| 9 | 185 | Guzman, Samantha | Ayden-Grifton | 25 | 12 | 4 | 0.750 | East |
| 10 | 185 | Hernandez-Mares, Lincy | Manteo | 26 | 16 | 9 | 0.640 | East |
| 12 | 185 | Munoz, Lisette | North Pitt | 26 | 25 | 18 | 0.581 | East |
| 1 | 235 | Marshall, Sophia | Rosewood | 25 | 34 | 1 | 0.971 | East |
| 2 | 235 | Barden, Leslie | Laney | 26 | 30 | 5 | #### | East |
| 3 | 235 | Christiansen, Alijah | Ashley | 26 | 16 | 5 | 0.762 | East |
| 4 | 235 | Reil, Gabriella | Swansboro | 27 | 28 | 10 | 0.737 | East |
| 5 | 235 | Daley, Avery | New Bern | 28 | 27 | 11 | 0.711 | East |
| 6 | 235 | Outlaw, Auriyanna | Ayden-Grifton | 27 | 22 | 3 | 0.880 | East |
| 7 | 235 | Lee, Le’Nessa | Louisburg | 28 | 13 | 4 | 0.765 | East |
| 8 | 235 | Hurlburt, Kyla | South Brunswick | 27 | 15 | 7 | 0.682 | East |
| 9 | 235 | Vinson, Malea | White Oak | 25 | 30 | 2 | 0.938 | East |
Pre-Seeds and Brackets Announced for the 2025 ACC Wrestling Championship
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (theACC.com) – The Atlantic Coast Conference has announced the pre-seeds and brackets for the upcoming 2025 ACC Wrestling Championship, which will be held this Sunday, March 9, at Cameron Indoor Stadium on the campus of Duke University in Durham, North Carolina.
Five teams had at least one wrestler earn a No. 1 seed, led by Virginia Tech with four top seeds, including 2024 NCAA National Champion and 2023 ACC Champion Caleb Henson at 149 pounds. The other three Hokies to earn a top seed were Eddie Ventresca at 125 pounds, Sam Latona at 141 pounds and Rafael Hipolito at 157 pounds. Latona was the 2021 ACC Champion at 125 pounds.
North Carolina, which shared the 2024 ACC Regular Season Dual Meet Championship with both Virginia Tech and NC State, had two wrestlers seeded No. 1 in Ethan Oakley at 133 pounds and Joshua Ogunsanya at 174 pounds. NC State, the six-time defending ACC Champions, had one No. 1 seed in Isaac Trumble at 285 pounds.
The other three No. 1 seeds came by way of Stanford’s Hunter Garvin at 165 pounds and Pitt’s Reece Heller and Mac Stout at 184 and 197 pounds, respectively.
The two-time defending 133-pound champion Kai Orine of NC State is the No. 4 seed in the weight class this year, while fellow two-time champion (2022 and 2025) Ed Scott of the Wolfpack is the No. 2 seed at 157 pounds for this year’s championship. The 165-pound defending champion and Most Outstanding Wrestler at last year’s championship in Virginia’s Nick Hamilton is the No. 2 seed at that weight this year, while the 184-pound defending champion in Virginia Tech’s Thomas Stewart, Jr. came in at the No. 4 seed in the weight class this year.
ACC pre-seeds for this year’s tournament were generated by WrestleStat.com and a vote of the league’s seven head coaches. With seven competing teams in the ACC this year with the addition of Stanford, the No. 1 seeds will get a bye into the quarterfinals at all 10 weight classes.
The complete 2025 ACC Wrestling Championship Brackets … more at … https://theacc.com/news/2025/3/4/pre-seeds-and-brackets-announced-for-the-2025-acc-wrestling-championship.aspx
DI Postseason Live Streaming Guide (3/6 – 3/9/2025)
The DI postseason is upon us! It all gets underway on Thursday, as the Pac-12 kicks off the festivities with their Championship event. With eight different conference tournaments going on across four days, it can be difficult to find how and when to watch everything. InterMat is here to help.
We have links to watch each conference tournament, plus we’ve also added start times for each round. If separate links for each round or mat are needed, then they’ve been included.
All times listed are Eastern!
Thursday – March 6th
Pac-12 Championships: Corvallis, Oregon – FloWrestling
3:30 PM – Semifinals
9:00 PM – Finals
Friday – March 7th
EIWA Championships: Bethlehem, Pennsylvania – FloWrestling
- 10:00 AM – First Round
- 12:00 PM – Quarterfinals
- 4:00 PM – Consolations
- 6:00 PM – Semifinals/Consolations
MAC Championships: Trenton, New Jersey – ESPN+ - 12:00 PM – First Round
- 2:00 PM – Quarterfinals/Consolations
- 5:00 PM – Semifinals/Consolations
SoCon Championships: Asheville, North Carolina – ESPN+ - 12:00 PM – Pig Tails and First Round
- 3:00 PM – Consolations
- 5:00 PM – Semifinals
- 7:30 PM – Consolation Semifinals
Saturday – March 8th
Big 12 Championships: Tulsa, Oklahoma
- 11:00 AM – 1st Round and Quarterfinals – ESPN+
- 6:00 PM – Semifinals/Consolation Quarterfinals – ESPN+
Big Ten Championships: Evanston, Illinois
- 11:00 AM – First Round/Quarterfinals/Consolations – Big Ten Network and BTN+
- 6:00 PM – Consolations – BTN+
- 8:00 PM – Semifinals – Big Ten Network
EIWA Championships: Bethlehem, Pennsylvania – FloWrestling
- 10:00 AM – Consolations/7th Place Matches
- 12:00 PM – 1st/3rd/5th Place Match
- MAC Championships: Trenton, New Jersey – ESPN+
- 11:30 AM – Consolation Quarterfinals
- 1:00 PM – Consolation Semifinals
- 3:00 PM – 1st/3rd/5th/7th Place Matches
SoCon Championships: Asheville, North Carolina – ESPN+
- 12:00 PM – Consolation Finals
- 2:30 PM – Finals
- 4:30 PM – True Second Place Matches
Sunday – March 9th
ACC Championships: Durham, North Carolina
- 10:00 AM – First Round – ACC NX (Mat 1), ACC NX (Mat 2)
- 1:00 PM – Consolation Quarterfinals – ACC NX (Mat 1), ACC NX (Mat 2)
- 2:00 PM – Semifinals – ACC NX (Mat 1), ACC NX (Mat 2)
- 4:30 PM – Consolation Semifinals – ACC NX (Mat 1), ACC NX (Mat 2)
- 6:00 PM – Consolation Finals – ACC NX (Mat 1), ACC NX (Mat 2)
- 8:00 PM – Championships Finals – ACC Network and ACC NX
Big 12 Championships: Tulsa, Oklahoma
Big Ten Championships: Evanston, Illinois
- 1:00 PM – Consolation Semifinals/7th Place – B1G+
- 5:30 PM – 1st/3rd/5th Place Matches – Big Ten Network and B1G+ … more at … https://intermatwrestle.com/articles.html/47_streaming-guide/di-postseason-live-streaming-guide-36-392025-r100074/
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After 20 seasons of publicizing wrestling The TakeDown Report’s (TDR) focus has changed to the collecting of college coaching records from North America since 1903. We will continue to recognize and reward successful wrestlers in eastern North Carolina (east of Raleigh & Fayetteville), assist with schools in starting or re-starting a team and this blog. Join us on our FaceBook Page – “The TakeDown Report” for photos and news. Please send results, stories, links and news to pass along. E-mail us at takedownreport@gmail.com
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