2025 NCAA Wrestling Championships: Quarterfinal matchups set
The 2025 NCAA Wrestling Championships are through the first day of of the winner’s brackets and the quarterfinal matchups are set. Through two sessions of wrestling, eight wrestlers in each bracket are still alive for a national title.
Below are the matchups in the quarterfinals in all 10 weight classes. Four matches in each weight will take place during Friday morning’s Session III.
125 lbs.
No. 1 Luke Lilledahl (Penn State) vs. No. 8 Sheldon Seymour (Lehigh)
No. 4 Vince Robinson (NC State) vs. No. 12 Dean Peterson (Rutgers)
No. 3 Eddie Ventresca (Virginia Tech) vs. No. 6 Jett Strickenberger (West Virginia)
No. 2 Matt Ramos (Purdue) vs. No. 7 Troy Spratley (Oklahoma State)
133 lbs.
No. 1 Lucas Byrd (Illinois) vs. No. 8 Braeden Davis (Penn State)
No. 4 Zeth Romney (Cal Poly) vs. No. 21 Angelo Rini (Indiana)
No. 6 Connor McGonagle (Virginia Tech) vs. No. 14 Zan Fugitt (Wisconsin)
No. 2 Drake Ayala (Iowa) vs. No. 7 Nic Bouzakis (Ohio State)
141 lbs.
No. 1 Brock Hardy (Nebraska) vs. No. 9 Jacob Frost (Iowa State)
No. 4 Josh Koderhandt (Navy) vs. Cael Happel (Northern Iowa)
No. 3 Jesse Mendez (Ohio State) vs. No. 6 Vance Vombaur (Minnesota)
No. 2 Beau Bartlett (Penn State) vs. No. 10 CJ Composto (Penn)
149 lbs.
No. 1 Caleb Henson (Virginia Tech) vs. No. 8 Jordan Williams (Arkansas-Little Rock)
No. 5 Ethan Stiles (Oregon State) vs. No. 13 Dylan D’Emilio (Ohio State)
No. 3 Shayne Van Ness (Penn State) vs. No. 6 Lachlan McNeil (North Carolina)
No. 2 Ridge Lovett (Nebraska) vs. No. 7 Kannon Webster (Illinois)
157 lbs.
No. 1 Tyler Kasak (Penn State) vs. No. 8 Joey Blaze (Purdue)
No. 20 Trevor Chumbley (Northwestern) vs. No. 12 Caleb Fish (Oklahoma State)
No. 3 Antrell Taylor (Nebraska) vs. No. 11 Matty Bianchi (Arkansas-Little Rock)
No. 2 Meyer Shapiro (Cornell) vs. No. 7 Vinny Zerban (Northern Colorado)
165 lbs.
No. 1 Mitchell Mesenbrink (Penn State) vs. No. 8 Cameron Amine (Oklahoma State)
No. 4 Terrell Barraclough (Utah Valley) vs. No. 12 Christopher Minto (Nebraska)
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No. 3 Mikey Caliendo (Iowa) vs. No. 6 Beau Mantanona (Michigan)
No. 2 Peyton Hall (West Virginia) vs. No. 7 Hunter Garvin (Stanford)
174 lbs.
No. 1 Keegan O’Toole (Missouri) vs. No. 24 Lenox Wolak (Virginia Tech)
No. 5 Simon Ruiz (Cornell) vs. No. 13 Cade DeVos (South Dakota State)
No. 3 Dean Hamiti (Oklahoma State) vs. No. 7 Patrick Kennedy (Iowa)
No. 2 Levi Haines (Penn State) vs. No. 7 Danny Wask (Navy)
184 lbs.
No. 1 Carter Starocci (Penn State) vs. No. 8 Jaxon Smith (Maryland)
No. 4 Dustin Plott (Oklahoma State) vs. No. 12 Silas Allred (Nebraska)
No. 3 Max McEnelly (Minnesota) vs. No. 6 Chris Foca (Cornell)
No. 2 Parker Keckeisen (Northern Iowa) vs. No. 10 Edmond Ruth (Illinois)
197 lbs.
No. 1 Jacob Cardenas (Michigan) vs. No. 24 Gabe Sollars (Indiana)
No. 4 Josh Barr (Penn State) vs. No. 5 Michael Beard (Lehigh)
No. 3 AJ Ferarri (Cal State Bakersfield) vs. No. 6 Mac Stout (Pittsburgh)
No. 2 Stephen Buchanan (Iowa) No. 23 Seth Shumate (Ohio State)
285 lbs.
No. 1 Gable Steveson (Minnesota) vs. No. 9 Cohlton Schultz (Arizona State)
No. 4 Owen Trephan (Lehigh) No. 5 Ben Kueter (Iowa)
No. 3 Greg Kerkvliet (Penn State) vs. No. 6 Josh Heindselman (Michigan)
No. 2 Wyatt Hendrickson (Oklahoma State) vs. No. 7 Isaac Trumble (NC State)