Oklahoma State wins Big 12 Championship with four champions; Kaleb Larkin, Ruiz shine for ASU

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Updated: March 8, 2026

Photo: Nicco Ruiz of Arizona State upended Oklahoma State’s Dee Lockett in the 165-pound Big 12 title match. Photo by Mark Lundy.

Team Scores:

1. Oklahoma State 176
2. Iowa State 144
3. Arizona State 94
4. Missouri 84.5
5. West Virginia 77.5
6. South Dakota State 76.5
7. Oklahoma 73
8. Wyoming 67.5
9. North Dakota State 54.5
10. Northern Iowa 51
t11. Air Force 31.5
t11. Utah Valley 31.5
13. Cal Baptist 21.5
14. Northern Colorado 15

 

Placement Matches by Weight (Automatic Qualifiers)

125 (5)

1st-Place Match

  • Troy Spratley (Oklahoma State) 16-3, RS Jr. over Stevo Poulin (Iowa State) 14-7, Sr. (Dec 5-2)

3rd-Place Match

  • Ezekiel Witt (North Dakota State) 22-11, RS Fr. over Jett Strickenberger (West Virginia) 18-7, RS Sr. (Fall 4:28)

5th-Place Match

  • Conrad Hendriksen (Oklahoma) 15-12, Jr. over Brady Roark (South Dakota State) 20-7, RS So. (Dec 3-1)
7th-Place Match

  • Mack Mauger (Missouri) 20-14, So. over Tucker Owens (Air Force) 21-11, Sr. (Dec 6-2)

 

133 (8)

1st-Place Match

  • Jax Forrest (Oklahoma State) 13-0, Fr. over Kyler Larkin (Arizona State) 18-2, Fr. (MD 15-2)
3rd-Place Match

  • Julian Farber (Northern Iowa) 18-9, RS So. over Gunner Andrick (West Virginia) 25-8, Fr. (Dec 5-3)
5th-Place Match

  • Gage Walker (Missouri) 13-7, So. over Garrett Grice (Iowa State) 6-4, RS Jr. (M. For.)
7th-Place Match

  • Carter Schmidt (Oklahoma) 7-14, Jr. over Cale Seaton (South Dakota State) 13-11, So. (Fall 3:53)

 

141 (7)

1st-Place Match

  • Sergio Vega (Oklahoma State) 19-0, Fr. over Anthony Echemendia (Iowa State) 19-3, Sr. (TB-1 2-1)
3rd-Place Match

  • Carter Nogle (Air Force) 22-7, So. over Tyler Wells (Oklahoma) 16-9, RS So. (Dec 5-3)
5th-Place Match

  • Jordan Titus (West Virginia) 16-14, RS Sr. over Julian Tagg (South Dakota State) 18-6, RS Sr. (M. For.)
7th-Place Match

  • Haiden Drury (Utah Valley) 21-8, . over Pierson Manville (Arizona State) 16-9, . (Dec 5-4)

 

149 (5)

1st-Place Match

  • Casey Swiderski (Oklahoma State) 14-5, RS Jr. over Caleb Rathjen (Northern Iowa) 9-6, RS Sr. (Dec 5-3)
3rd-Place Match

  • David Evans (Utah Valley) 19-5, RS Sr. over Jacob Frost (Iowa State) 16-7, Jr. (Dec 12-5)
5th-Place Match

  • Gabe Willochell (Wyoming) 18-8, RS Sr. over Maxwell Petersen (North Dakota State) 14-8, RS Jr. (MD 14-5)
7th-Place Match

  • Josh Edmond (Missouri) 20-6, RS Sr. over Willie McDougald (West Virginia) 7-11, RS Sr. (Dec 6-1)

 

157 (5)

1st-Place Match

  • Kaleb Larkin (Arizona State) 22-2, . over Landon Robideau (Oklahoma State) 16-2, Fr. (Dec 4-3)
3rd-Place Match

  • Ty Watters (West Virginia) 22-3, RS So. over Cael Swensen (South Dakota State) 23-7, RS Sr. (Dec 6-2)
5th-Place Match

  • Gavin Drexler (North Dakota State) 16-10, RS Jr. over Teague Travis (Missouri) 12-8, RS Sr. (Dec 12-8)
7th-Place Match

  • Drayden Morton (California Baptist) 12-10, Jr. over Jared Hill (Wyoming) 11-12, RS Sr. (Dec 4-2)

 

165 (4)

1st-Place Match

  • Nicco Ruiz (Arizona State) 21-5, . over LaDarion Lockett (Oklahoma State) 16-2, . (TB-1 2-1)
3rd-Place Match

  • Connor Euton (Iowa State) 17-7, Jr. over Ryder Downey (Northern Iowa) 21-5, Sr. (Dec 13-12)
5th-Place Match

  • Sloan Swan (Wyoming) 15-13, Jr. over Marcus Espinoza-Owens (South Dakota State) 15-12, Jr. (Dec 8-1)
7th-Place Match

  • Gabriel Schumm (California Baptist) 8-6, RS Jr. over Peyten Kellar (Oklahoma) 8-10, Sr. (Dec 14-9)

 

174 (7)

1st-Place Match

  • Cam Steed (Missouri) 15-5, Sr. over Alex Facundo (Oklahoma State) 16-6, RS Jr. (Dec 10-6)
3rd-Place Match

  • MJ Gaitan (Iowa State) 15-6, Jr. over Carter Schubert (Oklahoma) 18-6, RS So. (SV-1 5-2)
5th-Place Match

  • Moses Espinoza-Owens (South Dakota State) 26-8, Jr. over Riley Davis (Wyoming) 11-9, Jr. (M. For.)
7th-Place Match

  • Cael Valencia (Arizona State) 12-10, . over Hudson Rogers (Utah Valley) 12-14, So. (Dec 7-2)

 

184 (8)

1st-Place Match

  • Aeoden Sinclair (Missouri) 25-1, So. over Eddie Neitenbach (Wyoming) 20-6, So. (Dec 8-1)
3rd-Place Match

  • Ian Bush (West Virginia) 19-10, RS Jr. over Aidan Brenot (North Dakota State) 16-9, . (Dec 6-4)
5th-Place Match

  • Mahonri Rushton (Northern Colorado) 17-14, RS Sr. over Isaac Dean (Iowa State) 16-7, Sr. (M. For.)
7th-Place Match

  • Caleb Uhlenhopp (Utah Valley) 15-14, Sr. over Zack Ryder (Oklahoma State) 12-8, RS Fr. (M. For.)

 

197 (8)

1st-Place Match

  • Rocky Elam (Iowa State) 18-0, Sr. over Joey Novak (Wyoming) 17-3, Jr. (Dec 5-4)
3rd-Place Match

  • Cody Merrill (Oklahoma State) 17-4, RS Fr. over DJ Parker (Oklahoma) 19-8, RS Fr. (Dec 6-4)
5th-Place Match

  • Bennett Berge (South Dakota State) 16-5, Sr. over Colton Hawks (Arizona State) 7-9, . (Dec 5-1)
7th-Place Match

  • Devin Wasley (North Dakota State) 20-10, RS Jr. over Karson Tompkins (Air Force) 19-11, Fr. (Dec 2-0)

 

285 (6)

1st-Place Match

  • Yonger Bastida (Iowa State) 25-0, Sr. over Konner Doucet (Oklahoma State) 17-3, RS Sr. (Dec 4-1)
3rd-Place Match

  • David Szuba (Arizona State) 20-8, . over Juan Mora (Oklahoma) 19-7, RS Sr. (Fall 2:37)
5th-Place Match

  • Jarrett Stoner (Missouri) 18-13, Jr. over Luke Rasmussen (South Dakota State) 10-11, Sr. (Dec 9-3)
7th-Place Match

  • Rylan Kuhn (Air Force) 14-11, Fr. over Tristan Kemp (California Baptist) 9-12, RS Sr. (Dec 9-2)

 

184 9th-Place Match: 

  • Nick Fox (Northern Iowa) 2-0, . over Brian Soldano (Oklahoma) 1-1, . (Dec 4-3)

197 9th-Place Match:

  • Rune Lawrence (West Virginia) 2-0, . over Kael Bennie (Utah Valley) 1-1, . (MD 11-2)