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2026 NCAA DI Men’s Championships: Session V Notes

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Updated: March 21, 2026

Photo: Aaron Seidel of Virginia Tech earned a third-place finish with a 5-0 decision over Marcus Blaze of Penn State. Photo by Sam Janicki.

Updated Team Scores

  1. Penn State 164.0
  2. Oklahoma State 119.0
  3. Nebraska 101.5
  4. Iowa 92.5
  5. Ohio State 84.5
  6. Michigan 66.0
  7. Stanford 63.5
  8. Iowa State 52.0
  9. Minnesota 44.5
  10. Virginia Tech 41.5
  11. NC State 40.5
  12. Wyoming 38.0
  13. Arizona State 36.5
  14. Missouri 34.0
  15. Illinois 28.0
  16. Lehigh 26.5
  17. Columbia 25.0
  18. Cornell 21.5
  19. Penn 21.0
  20. Princeton 20.0

 

Finals Matchups (in order)

141: (1) Jesse Mendez (Ohio State) vs. (2) Sergio Vega (OK State)

149: (1) Shayne Van Ness (Penn State) vs. (10) Aden Valencia (Stanford)

157: (5) Landon Robideau (OK State) vs. (2) Antrell Taylor (Nebraska)

165: (1) Mitchell Mesenbrink (Penn State) vs. (3) Michael Caliendo (Iowa)

174: (1) Levi Haines (Penn State) vs. (3) Christopher Minto (Nebraska)

184: (1) Rocco Welsh (Penn State) vs. (3) Max McEnelly (Minnesota)

197: (1) Josh Barr (Penn State) vs. (7) Cody Merrill (OK State)

285: (1) Yonger Bastida (Iowa State) vs. (2) Isaac Trumble (NC State)

125: (1) Luke Lilledahl (Penn State) vs. (10) Marc-Anthony McGowan (Princeton)

133: (1) Jax Forrest (OK State) vs. (2) Ben Davino (Ohio State)

 

Medal-Match Results

125:

3rd: (7) Nico Provo (Stanford) maj. (12) Vincent Robinson (NC State), 10-2.

  • The Cardinal controlled the bout, scoring takedowns in the second and third periods while adding a three-point near-fall count in the final frame to earn a third-place finish and his third victory of the season over the defending NCAA champion.

5th: (5) Troy Spratley (OK State) fall (14) Jacob Moran (Indiana), 4:11.

  • After scoring two first-period takedowns, the Cowboy went feet-to-back in the final period to put an exclamation point on his junior campaign.

7th: (6) Jore Volk (Minnesota) maj. (11) Tyler Klinsky (Rider), 14-1.  

  • The sixth-seeded Gopher dominated start to finish, scoring one takedown in each of the three periods and adding a four-point near-fall count in the first frame.

 

133:

3rd: (4) Aaron Seidel (Virginia Tech) dec. (3) Marcus Blaze (Penn State), 5-0.

  • After a scoreless first period, the Hokie rode out the second period and then scored an escape and takedown in the final frame to finish in third place in the battle of freshman phenoms.

5th: (6) Drake Ayala (Iowa) maj. (15) Tyler Knox (Stanford), 16-5.

  • In his final collegiate match, the Hawkeye veteran came out hot, scoring three first-period takedowns and adding two more in the third frame to finish in fifth place.

7th: (13) Jacob Van Dee (Nebraska), dec. (7) Lucas Byrd (Illinois), 6-5 TB.

  • Each wrestler scored takedowns and escapes during regulation, but it was the Husker Van Dee’s reversal in the 30-second tiebreakers that sealed the victory.

 

141:

3rd: (5) Luke Stanich (Lehigh) dec. (3) Brock Hardy (Nebraska), 7-2.

  • The Mountain Hawk sophomore scored back-to-back takedowns in the second period to land his second All-American honor after grabbing fifth place at 125 pounds in 2024.

5th: (18) Carter Nogle (Air Force) med. (4) Anthony Echemendia (Iowa State).

7th: (11) CJ Composto (Penn) fall (13) Wyatt Henson (Lock Haven), 4:05.

  • Trailing 4-3, the three-time All-American Quaker tossed Henson to his back on the edge and secured the fall midway through the second period.

  

149:

3rd: (11) Lachlan McNeil (Michigan) dec. (20) Chance Lamer (Nebraska), 10-5.

  • Despite surrendering the first takedown, the four-time AA from Michigan scored seven points in the final 45 seconds, which included a takedown and four near-fall points, to finish his career in third place.

5th: (4) Collin Gaj (Virginia Tech) dec. (15) Ryder Block (Iowa), 4-0.

  • A second-period escape and takedown were the difference, as the true freshman Hokie clinched his first All-American honor.

7th: (3) Cross Wasilewski (Penn) dec. (8) Casey Swiderski (OK State), 5-2.

  • A takedown in the first 10 seconds of the bout was the difference, as the Quaker held on for the win as things got chippy at the end and required intervention by the officials.

 

157:

3rd: (1) PJ Duke (Penn State) TF (8) Brandon Cannon (Ohio State), 20-4 (6:37).

  • Duke went up 8-2 after the first period and added four more takedowns, including three in the final frame, to earn his second tech fall of the tournament over Cannon.

5th: (7) Kannon Webster (Illinois) med. (11) Ty Watters (WVU).

7th: (15) Cam Catrabone (Michigan) med. Meyer Shapiro (Cornell).

 

165:

3rd: (12) Cesar Alvan (Columbia) dec. (4) Nicco Ruiz (Arizona State), 7-2.

  • The highest-ever placing Columbia Lion, Alvan scored takedowns in the first and third periods to ride off into the sunset after a historic NCAA-tournament finish.

5th: (13) Andrew Sparks (Minnesota) med. (2) Joey Blaze (Purdue).

7th: (9) Bryce Hepner (North Carolina) maj. (16) Paddy Gallagher (Ohio State), 9-1.

  • In a battle of former high school teammates at nearby St. Edward High School in Lakewood, Ohio and former college teammates at Ohio State, it was the Tar Heel who used takedowns in the first and third periods plus an escape, stall point and point for riding-time advantage to earn the major decision.

 

174:

3rd: (5) Patrick Kennedy (Iowa) dec. (4) Carson Kharchla (Ohio State), 9-6.

  • Kharchla scored the first takedown in the opening period, but the Hawkeye veteran scored his own takedowns in the second and third periods and added a point for riding-time advantage to improve upon last year’s fourth-place finish.

5th: (7) Cam Steed (Missouri) dec. (15) Danny Wask (Navy), 5-3.

  • A takedown in the first 20 seconds followed by a third-period escape and point for riding-time advantage sealed a fifth-place finish for the Tiger junior, who earned seventh place last season.

7th: (9) Beau Mantanona (Michigan) fall (11) MJ Gaitan (Iowa State), 3:00.

  • In a high-scoring affair, Mantanona countered a throw attempt early and added a second takedown before the Cyclone managed a takedown of his own with 30 seconds remaining in the opening frame. The Wolverine sophomore scored a reversal to Gaitan’s back with eight seconds remaining and secured the fall just before the buzzer sounded.

 

184:

3rd: (2) Aeoden Sinclair (Missouri) maj. (10) Caleb Campos (American), 16-4.

  • The Tiger freshman led 7-1 entering the third period but poured it on with three more takedowns to finish third.

5th: (5) Brock Mantanona (Michigan) med. (7) Angelo Ferrari (Iowa).

7th: (6) Eddie Neitenbach (Wyoming) med. (22) Zack Ryder (OK State).

 

197:

3rd: (3) Stephen Little (Little Rock) dec. (5) Joey Novak (Wyoming), 7-4.

  • Takedowns in the first and third period helped the Trojan junior earn the highest finish in the program’s history.

5th: (11) Camden McDanel (Nebraska) dec. (9) Angelo Posada (Stanford), 13-6.

  • The Stanford true freshman struck first with a takedown before McDanel earned a reversal, but an otherwise hotly contested bout was broken open in the third period when the Husker scored a seven-point feet-to-back takedown to finish three spots higher on the podium than last season.

7th: (27) Gabe Arnold (Iowa) dec. (16) Branson John (Maryland), 6-2.

  • A second-period reversal and four-point near-fall count was the difference as the Hawkeye clinched seventh place and his first All-American honor.

 

285:

3rd: (3) Taye Ghadiali (Michigan) dec. (7) Konnor Doucet (OK State), 5-1.

  • Ghadiali’s first-period takedown, an escape and a riding-time point was the difference, as the former Campbell All-American mounted the podium for a second time in his career and his first as a Wolverine.

5th: (8) Ben Kueter (Iowa) med. (4) AJ Ferrari (Nebraska).

7th: (10) David Szuba (Arizona State) DQ (18) Christian Carroll (Wyoming).

  • The Wyoming Cowboy received four stall warnings in the first period and was hit for a fifth stall late in the second period, which terminated the bout. Szuba ended his career as a first-time All-American with a seventh-place finish.