Nebraska-Kearney wins DII team title with six AAs, one champ

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Updated: March 11, 2026

Photo: Lander’s David Hunsberger (pictured after his semifinal victory) won his third-straight NCAA title, taking the 165-pound championship with a 9-4 decision over Trent Munoz of Nebraska-Kearney. Photo by Sam Janicki.

Editor’s Note: WIN will provide further coverage from the NCAA DII Men’s Championships in the upcoming Volume 32 Issue 7 Nationals Commemorative Issue!

Final Team Scores

  1. Nebraska-Kearney 83.0
  2. UW-Parkside 78.0
  3. McKendree 76.5
  4. Central Oklahoma 76.0
  5. Lander 64.5
  6. St. Cloud State 61.0
  7. Glenville State 56.5
  8. UMary 52.0
  9. Gannon 49.5
  10. Adams State 43.5
  11. West Liberty 40.5
  12. Grand Valley State 39.0
  13. Pitt-Johnstown 37.0
  14. Colo. School of Mines 33.0
  15. Chadron State 32.0

Medal Rounds

125:

1st-Place Match

  • Shane Corrigan (Wis.-Parkside) over Anthony Aniciete (Tiffin) (MD 13-4)
3rd-Place Match

  • Logan Davis (West Liberty) over Eli Kirk (Central Okla.) (Dec 4-2)
5th-Place Match

  • Isaiah Gamez (Adams St.) over Jack Parker (Grand Valley St.) (Dec 5-3)
7th-Place Match

  • Logan Sallot (Gannon) over Quade Smith (Chadron St.) (MD 15-2)

 

133:

1st-Place Match

  • Jacob Strausbaugh (UMary) over James Joplin (Lander) (Dec 5-3)
3rd-Place Match

  • Jason Henschel (Central Okla.) over Dominic Ducato (St. Cloud St.) (Dec 5-0)
5th-Place Match

  • Zachary Parker (Glenville St.) over Tanner Halling (Frostburg St.) (Fall 6:26)
7th-Place Match

  • Thaddeus Long (McKendree) over Jakob Romero (Adams St.) (Dec 7-3)

 

141:

1st-Place Match

  • Ronan Schuelke (McKendree) over Khyvon Grace (West Liberty) (TB-1 5-2)
3rd-Place Match

  • Colton Hush (Minnesota St.) over Sean Solis (UMary) (Dec 6-4)
5th-Place Match

  • Joseph Airola (Neb.-Kearney) over Elijah Lusk (Lander) (Dec 7-2)
7th-Place Match

  • Ethan Hardy (Glenville St.) over James Wright (Central Mo.) (Dec 7-1)

 

149:

1st-Place Match

  • Cody Thompson (Colo. Sch. Of Mines) over Matthew Sarbo (Pitt-Johnstown) (Dec 5-0)
3rd-Place Match

  • Jalen Spuhler (Wis.-Parkside) over Gabriel Onorato (Glenville St.) (Dec 6-3)
5th-Place Match

  • Chris Donathan (Grand Valley St.) over Angel Flores (Adams St.) (MD 15-1)
7th-Place Match

  • Rudy Lopez (Northern St.) over Brennan Watkins (King (TN)) (SV-1 8-5)

 

157:

1st-Place Match

  • Gabe Johnson (Central Okla.) over Joel Jesuroga (St. Cloud St.) (TB-1 2-2)
3rd-Place Match

  • Aaden Valdez (Adams St.) over Easton Worachek (Wis.-Parkside) (Dec 8-4)
5th-Place Match

  • Owen Cline (Colorado Mesa) over Nico Taddy (West Liberty) (Dec 14-12)
7th-Place Match

  • Holden Huhn (Gannon) over Brent Nicolosi (Mount Olive) (Dec 8-2)

 

165:

1st-Place Match

  • David Hunsberger (Lander) over Trenton Munoz (Neb.-Kearney) (Dec 9-4)
3rd-Place Match

  • Lane Ewing (UMary) over Sam Richardson (McKendree) (Dec 5-1)
5th-Place Match

  • Brody Hemauer (Wis.-Parkside) over Nolan Gessler (Tiffin) (For.)
7th-Place Match

  • Ivan Smith Jr. (N.M. Highlands) over Nate Barrett (Ashland) (Fall 6:01)

 

174:

1st-Place Match

  • Otgonbayar Batsuuri (Neb.-Kearney) over Hunter Jump (Central Okla.) (Dec 7-3)
3rd-Place Match

  • Bryce Dagel (St. Cloud St.) over Tyler Morrison (Pitt-Johnstown) (Dec 9-4)
5th-Place Match

  • Maxwell Kiel (Lander) over Kydyn Lima (San Fran. St.) (Dec 10-3)
7th-Place Match

  • Drake Hayward (Minnesota St.) over Cole Ritter (Maryville (MO)) 23-12, RS Sr. (Dec 8-1)

 

184:

1st-Place Match

  • Darion Johnson (McKendree) over Damon Ashworth (Central Mo.) (TF-1.5 7:00 (17-2))
3rd-Place Match

  • Wyatt Reisz (Colo. Sch. Of Mines) over Keegan Gehlhausen (Chadron St.) (Dec 10-5)
5th-Place Match

  • Sullivan Ramos (Wis.-Parkside) over Kaden Hart (Neb.-Kearney) (Dec 11-8)
7th-Place Match

  • Cole Glazier (St. Cloud St.) over Patrick Jackson (Gannon) (Dec 6-0)

 

197:

1st-Place Match

  • Max Ramberg (Augustana (SD)) over Nicholas Johnson (Glenville St.) (Dec 4-2)
3rd-Place Match

  • Mason Villwok (Chadron St.) over Logan Kvien (McKendree) (Dec 7-2)
5th-Place Match

  • Joey Lyons (Gannon) over Jackson Kinsella (Neb.-Kearney) (TB-1 1-1)
7th-Place Match

  • Marvelous Rutledge (Lander) over Jeremiah Larson (Maryville (MO)) (Dec 4-1)

 

285:

1st-Place Match

  • Dorian Crosby (Gannon) over Crew Howard (Neb.-Kearney) (SV-1 4-1)
3rd-Place Match

  • Zach Glazier (St. Cloud St.) over Carter Blough (Grand Valley St.) (Dec 10-4)
5th-Place Match

  • Freddie Retter (Kutztown) over James Bankston (UNC Pembroke) (Dec 8-1)
7th-Place Match

  • Cale Gray (UIndy) over Isaiah Vance (Pitt-Johnstown) (M. For.)