NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2026

2026 NCAA Championships

149 lb

Champion Aden Valencia, Stanford (CA).Original bracket sheet ↗

All-Americans

  1. 1Aden ValenciaSTAN
  2. 2Shayne Van NessPSU
  3. 3Lachlan McNeilMICH
  4. 4Chance LamerNEB
  5. 5Collin GajVT
  6. 6Ryder BlockIOWA
  7. 7Cross WasilewskiPENN
  8. 8Casey SwiderskiOKST

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Championship

Consolation

Championship

Opening round · 1 bout

31 byes into the round of 32

  1. Austin McBurney (33), Brown (RI) over Clayton Jones (32), Michigan State — Dec 11–9 · View bout

Round of 32 · 16 bouts

  1. Aden Valencia (10), Stanford (CA) over Max Petersen (23), North Dakota State — MD 18–6 · View bout
  2. Caleb Rathjen (14), Northern Iowa over Brock Herman (19), Arkansas-Little Rock — Dec 3–1 · View bout
  3. Caleb Tyus (6), Southern Illinois Edwardsville over Andre Gonzales (27), California-Poly — Dec 5–1 · View bout
  4. Carter Young (12), Maryland over Gabe Willochell (21), Wyoming — Dec 16–12 · View bout
  5. Casey Swiderski (8), Oklahoma State over Michael Gioffre (25), Illinois — Dec 7–2 · View bout
  6. Chance Lamer (20), Nebraska over Joey Zargo (13), Wisconsin — Dec 4–1 · View bout
  7. Collin Gaj (4), Virginia Tech over Kaden Cassidy (29), George Mason (VA) — Dec 9–4 · View bout
  8. Cross Wasilewski (3), Pennsylvania over Dylan Layton (30), Rider (NJ) — MD 12–1 · View bout
  9. David Evans (9), Utah Valley over Andrew Clark (24), Rutgers (NJ) — Dec 11–5 · View bout
  10. Ethan Stiles (7), Ohio State over Anderson Heap (26), Davidson (NC) — MD 10–2 · View bout
  11. Jacob Frost (16), Iowa State over Lucas Kapusta (17), Lock Haven (PA) — Fall 3:48 · View bout
  12. Jaxon Joy (2), Cornell (NY) over Ryan Michaels (31), Edinboro (PA) — TF 16–1 · View bout
  13. Koy Buesgens (5), North Carolina State over Kade Brown (28), Pittsburgh (PA) — Dec 4–0 · View bout
  14. Lachlan McNeil (11), Michigan over Eligh Rivera (22), Princeton (NJ) — MD 13–3 · View bout
  15. Ryder Block (15), Iowa over Eugene Harney (18), Morgan State (MD) — MD 11–2 · View bout
  16. Shayne Van Ness (1), Penn State over Austin McBurney (33), Brown (RI) — TF 19–4 · View bout

Round of 16 · 8 bouts

  1. Aden Valencia (10), Stanford (CA) over Ethan Stiles (7), Ohio State — Dec 7–5 · View bout
  2. Carter Young (12), Maryland over Koy Buesgens (5), North Carolina State — Dec 11–4 · View bout
  3. Casey Swiderski (8), Oklahoma State over David Evans (9), Utah Valley — MD 14–4 · View bout
  4. Chance Lamer (20), Nebraska over Collin Gaj (4), Virginia Tech — Dec 3–1 · View bout
  5. Cross Wasilewski (3), Pennsylvania over Caleb Rathjen (14), Northern Iowa — Dec 8–5 · View bout
  6. Jaxon Joy (2), Cornell (NY) over Ryder Block (15), Iowa — Dec 10–3 · View bout
  7. Lachlan McNeil (11), Michigan over Caleb Tyus (6), Southern Illinois Edwardsville — Dec 5–3 · View bout
  8. Shayne Van Ness (1), Penn State over Jacob Frost (16), Iowa State — Fall 2:23 · View bout

Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

  1. Aden Valencia (10), Stanford (CA) over Jaxon Joy (2), Cornell (NY) — Dec 12–9 · View bout
  2. Chance Lamer (20), Nebraska over Carter Young (12), Maryland — MD 12–0 · View bout
  3. Lachlan McNeil (11), Michigan over Cross Wasilewski (3), Pennsylvania — Fall 5:54 · View bout
  4. Shayne Van Ness (1), Penn State over Casey Swiderski (8), Oklahoma State — Dec 5–2 · View bout

Semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Aden Valencia (10), Stanford (CA) over Lachlan McNeil (11), Michigan — Dec 9–5 · View bout
  2. Shayne Van Ness (1), Penn State over Chance Lamer (20), Nebraska — TF 22–1 · View bout

Final · 1 bout

  1. Aden Valencia (10), Stanford (CA) over Shayne Van Ness (1), Penn State — Dec 8–5 · View bout

Consolation

Consolation opening round · 1 bout

  1. Dylan Layton (30), Rider (NJ) over Clayton Jones (32), Michigan State — Dec 4–1 · View bout

Consolation round 1 · 8 bouts

  1. Andre Gonzales (27), California-Poly over Eligh Rivera (22), Princeton (NJ) — Dec 9–8 · View bout
  2. Austin McBurney (33), Brown (RI) over Lucas Kapusta (17), Lock Haven (PA) — Dec 4–3 · View bout
  3. Brock Herman (19), Arkansas-Little Rock over Dylan Layton (30), Rider (NJ) — Dec 10–3 · View bout
  4. Eugene Harney (18), Morgan State (MD) over Ryan Michaels (31), Edinboro (PA) — Dec 9–7 · View bout
  5. Gabe Willochell (21), Wyoming over Kade Brown (28), Pittsburgh (PA) — Dec 7–4 · View bout
  6. Kaden Cassidy (29), George Mason (VA) over Joey Zargo (13), Wisconsin — Fall 4:23 · View bout
  7. Max Petersen (23), North Dakota State over Anderson Heap (26), Davidson (NC) — MD 12–2 · View bout
  8. Michael Gioffre (25), Illinois over Andrew Clark (24), Rutgers (NJ) — TF 18–1 · View bout

Consolation round 2 · 8 bouts

  1. Caleb Rathjen (14), Northern Iowa over Kaden Cassidy (29), George Mason (VA) — Dec 10–5 · View bout
  2. Collin Gaj (4), Virginia Tech over Brock Herman (19), Arkansas-Little Rock — MD 13–1 · View bout
  3. Gabe Willochell (21), Wyoming over Caleb Tyus (6), Southern Illinois Edwardsville — Dec 8–3 · View bout
  4. Jacob Frost (16), Iowa State over Eugene Harney (18), Morgan State (MD) — Dec 4–2 · View bout
  5. Koy Buesgens (5), North Carolina State over Andre Gonzales (27), California-Poly — Dec 4–1 · View bout
  6. Max Petersen (23), North Dakota State over David Evans (9), Utah Valley — Fall 4:21 · View bout
  7. Michael Gioffre (25), Illinois over Ethan Stiles (7), Ohio State — Dec 3–1 · View bout
  8. Ryder Block (15), Iowa over Austin McBurney (33), Brown (RI) — Dec 8–1 · View bout

Consolation round 3 · 4 bouts

  1. Collin Gaj (4), Virginia Tech over Koy Buesgens (5), North Carolina State — Dec 6–1 · View bout
  2. Gabe Willochell (21), Wyoming over Caleb Rathjen (14), Northern Iowa — MD 11–1 · View bout
  3. Jacob Frost (16), Iowa State over Max Petersen (23), North Dakota State — Dec 10–6 · View bout
  4. Ryder Block (15), Iowa over Michael Gioffre (25), Illinois — MD 18–5 · View bout

Consolation round 4 · 4 bouts

  1. Casey Swiderski (8), Oklahoma State over Gabe Willochell (21), Wyoming — Dec 4–1 · View bout
  2. Collin Gaj (4), Virginia Tech over Jaxon Joy (2), Cornell (NY) — Dec 7–2 · View bout
  3. Cross Wasilewski (3), Pennsylvania over Jacob Frost (16), Iowa State — Dec 9–5 · View bout
  4. Ryder Block (15), Iowa over Carter Young (12), Maryland — Dec 4–1 · View bout

Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

  1. Collin Gaj (4), Virginia Tech over Cross Wasilewski (3), Pennsylvania — Dec 8–5 · View bout
  2. Ryder Block (15), Iowa over Casey Swiderski (8), Oklahoma State — Dec 8–5 · View bout

Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Chance Lamer (20), Nebraska over Collin Gaj (4), Virginia Tech — Dec 4–2 · View bout
  2. Lachlan McNeil (11), Michigan over Ryder Block (15), Iowa — Dec 6–3 · View bout

Placement bouts

3rd-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Lachlan McNeil (11), Michigan over Chance Lamer (20), Nebraska — Dec 10–5 · View bout

5th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Collin Gaj (4), Virginia Tech over Ryder Block (15), Iowa — Dec 4–0 · View bout

7th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Cross Wasilewski (3), Pennsylvania over Casey Swiderski (8), Oklahoma State — Dec 5–2 · View bout