NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2026

2026 NCAA Championships

165 lb

Champion Mitchell Mesenbrink, Penn State.Original bracket sheet ↗

All-Americans

  1. 1Mitchell MesenbrinkPSU
  2. 2Mikey CaliendoIOWA
  3. 3Cesar AlvanCOL
  4. 4Nicco RuizASU
  5. 5Andrew SparksMINN
  6. 6Joey BlazePUR
  7. 7Bryce HepnerUNC
  8. 8Paddy GallagherOHST

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Championship

Consolation

Championship

Opening round · 1 bout

31 byes into the round of 32

  1. Cody Walsh (32), Drexel (PA) over Ryan Vigil (33), Virginia Military — MD 12–2 · View bout

Round of 32 · 16 bouts

  1. Andrew Sparks (13), Minnesota over Ty Whalen (20), Princeton (NJ) — MD 10–1 · View bout
  2. Bryce Hepner (9), North Carolina over Sean Seefeldt (24), Pennsylvania — Dec 11–4 · View bout
  3. Cesar Alvan (12), Columbia (NY) over Brock Woodcock (21), Southern Illinois Edwardsville — MD 12–2 · View bout
  4. Connor Euton (15), Iowa State over Gunner Filipowicz (18), Army (NY) — TF 17–2 · View bout
  5. EJ Parco (27), Stanford (CA) over LJ Araujo (6), Nebraska — Dec 8–7 · View bout
  6. Joey Blaze (2), Purdue (IN) over Jared Keslar (31), Pittsburgh (PA) — Dec 5–0 · View bout
  7. LaDarion Lockett (5), Oklahoma State over Cody Goebel (28), Wisconsin — Dec 9–2 · View bout
  8. Matty Bianchi (8), Arkansas-Little Rock over Mac Church (25), Virginia Tech — Dec 5–2 · View bout
  9. Max Brignola (7), Lehigh (PA) over Tyler Lillard (26), Indiana (IN) — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  10. Mikey Caliendo (3), Iowa over Thomas Snipes (30), Citadel (SC) — Fall 2:44 · View bout
  11. Mitchell Mesenbrink (1), Penn State over Cody Walsh (32), Drexel (PA) — TF 21–5 · View bout
  12. Nicco Ruiz (4), Arizona State over Ryan Burgos (29), Edinboro (PA) — MD 17–5 · View bout
  13. Noah Mulvaney (19), Bucknell (PA) over Andrew Barbosa (14), Rutgers (NJ) — Dec 8–2 · View bout
  14. Paddy Gallagher (16), Ohio State over Braeden Scoles (17), Illinois — MD 13–4 · View bout
  15. Ryder Downey (11), Northern Iowa over Matthew Olguin (22), Oregon State — Dec 10–4 · View bout
  16. Will Denny (10), North Carolina State over Chris Earnest (23), Kent State (OH) — MD 13–1 · View bout

Round of 16 · 8 bouts

  1. Bryce Hepner (9), North Carolina over Matty Bianchi (8), Arkansas-Little Rock — Dec 3–0 · View bout
  2. Cesar Alvan (12), Columbia (NY) over LaDarion Lockett (5), Oklahoma State — Fall 7:05 · View bout
  3. EJ Parco (27), Stanford (CA) over Ryder Downey (11), Northern Iowa — Dec 4–3 · View bout
  4. Joey Blaze (2), Purdue (IN) over Connor Euton (15), Iowa State — MD 10–1 · View bout
  5. Mikey Caliendo (3), Iowa over Noah Mulvaney (19), Bucknell (PA) — TF 20–5 · View bout
  6. Mitchell Mesenbrink (1), Penn State over Paddy Gallagher (16), Ohio State — MD 12–0 · View bout
  7. Nicco Ruiz (4), Arizona State over Andrew Sparks (13), Minnesota — Dec 2–1 · View bout
  8. Will Denny (10), North Carolina State over Max Brignola (7), Lehigh (PA) — Dec 12–9 · View bout

Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

  1. Cesar Alvan (12), Columbia (NY) over Nicco Ruiz (4), Arizona State — Dec 4–2 · View bout
  2. Joey Blaze (2), Purdue (IN) over Will Denny (10), North Carolina State — Dec 4–3 · View bout
  3. Mikey Caliendo (3), Iowa over EJ Parco (27), Stanford (CA) — MD 14–3 · View bout
  4. Mitchell Mesenbrink (1), Penn State over Bryce Hepner (9), North Carolina — Dec 6–0 · View bout

Semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Mikey Caliendo (3), Iowa over Joey Blaze (2), Purdue (IN) — Dec 8–5 · View bout
  2. Mitchell Mesenbrink (1), Penn State over Cesar Alvan (12), Columbia (NY) — TF 15–0 · View bout

Final · 1 bout

  1. Mitchell Mesenbrink (1), Penn State over Mikey Caliendo (3), Iowa — TF 20–4 · View bout

Consolation

Consolation opening round · 1 bout

  1. Thomas Snipes (30), Citadel (SC) over Ryan Vigil (33), Virginia Military — MD 15–4 · View bout

Consolation round 1 · 8 bouts

  1. Cody Goebel (28), Wisconsin over Brock Woodcock (21), Southern Illinois Edwardsville — Dec 11–7 · View bout
  2. Cody Walsh (32), Drexel (PA) over Braeden Scoles (17), Illinois — MD 14–4 · View bout
  3. Jared Keslar (31), Pittsburgh (PA) over Gunner Filipowicz (18), Army (NY) — MD 14–4 · View bout
  4. LJ Araujo (6), Nebraska over Matthew Olguin (22), Oregon State — TF 16–0 · View bout
  5. Sean Seefeldt (24), Pennsylvania over Mac Church (25), Virginia Tech — Dec 4–1 · View bout
  6. Thomas Snipes (30), Citadel (SC) over Andrew Barbosa (14), Rutgers (NJ) — Dec 3–1 · View bout
  7. Ty Whalen (20), Princeton (NJ) over Ryan Burgos (29), Edinboro (PA) — MD 18–9 · View bout
  8. Tyler Lillard (26), Indiana (IN) over Chris Earnest (23), Kent State (OH) — Fall 5:20 · View bout

Consolation round 2 · 8 bouts

  1. Andrew Sparks (13), Minnesota over Thomas Snipes (30), Citadel (SC) — Dec 7–2 · View bout
  2. Cody Walsh (32), Drexel (PA) over Connor Euton (15), Iowa State — Dec 14–11 · View bout
  3. LaDarion Lockett (5), Oklahoma State over LJ Araujo (6), Nebraska — Dec 8–3 · View bout
  4. Matty Bianchi (8), Arkansas-Little Rock over Tyler Lillard (26), Indiana (IN) — Dec 4–3 · View bout
  5. Max Brignola (7), Lehigh (PA) over Sean Seefeldt (24), Pennsylvania — Dec 8–5 · View bout
  6. Noah Mulvaney (19), Bucknell (PA) over Ty Whalen (20), Princeton (NJ) — Dec 9–4 · View bout
  7. Paddy Gallagher (16), Ohio State over Jared Keslar (31), Pittsburgh (PA) — Dec 2–1 · View bout
  8. Ryder Downey (11), Northern Iowa over Cody Goebel (28), Wisconsin — TF 18–3 · View bout

Consolation round 3 · 4 bouts

  1. Andrew Sparks (13), Minnesota over LaDarion Lockett (5), Oklahoma State — Dec 10–3 · View bout
  2. Max Brignola (7), Lehigh (PA) over Cody Walsh (32), Drexel (PA) — Dec 6–4 · View bout
  3. Paddy Gallagher (16), Ohio State over Matty Bianchi (8), Arkansas-Little Rock — Dec 4–3 · View bout
  4. Ryder Downey (11), Northern Iowa over Noah Mulvaney (19), Bucknell (PA) — TF 18–2 · View bout

Consolation round 4 · 4 bouts

  1. Andrew Sparks (13), Minnesota over Will Denny (10), North Carolina State — Dec 8–7 · View bout
  2. Bryce Hepner (9), North Carolina over Ryder Downey (11), Northern Iowa — Dec 1–0 · View bout
  3. Nicco Ruiz (4), Arizona State over Max Brignola (7), Lehigh (PA) — Dec 8–2 · View bout
  4. Paddy Gallagher (16), Ohio State over EJ Parco (27), Stanford (CA) — Dec 5–2 · View bout

Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

  1. Andrew Sparks (13), Minnesota over Paddy Gallagher (16), Ohio State — MD 10–2 · View bout
  2. Nicco Ruiz (4), Arizona State over Bryce Hepner (9), North Carolina — Dec 2–0 · View bout

Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Cesar Alvan (12), Columbia (NY) over Andrew Sparks (13), Minnesota — Dec 5–2 · View bout
  2. Nicco Ruiz (4), Arizona State over Joey Blaze (2), Purdue (IN) — Dec 2–1 · View bout

Placement bouts

3rd-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Cesar Alvan (12), Columbia (NY) over Nicco Ruiz (4), Arizona State — Dec 7–2 · View bout

5th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Andrew Sparks (13), Minnesota over Joey Blaze (2), Purdue (IN) — MFF · View bout

7th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Bryce Hepner (9), North Carolina over Paddy Gallagher (16), Ohio State — MD 9–1 · View bout