NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2026

2026 NCAA Championships

197 lb

Champion Josh Barr, Penn State.Original bracket sheet ↗

All-Americans

  1. 1Josh BarrPSU
  2. 2Cody MerrillOKST
  3. 3Stephen LittleLR
  4. 4Joey NovakWYO
  5. 5Camden McDanelNEB
  6. 6Angelo PosadaSTAN
  7. 7Gabe ArnoldIOWA
  8. 8Branson JohnMD

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Championship

Consolation

Championship

Opening round · 1 bout

31 byes into the round of 32

  1. Blake Schaffer (32), Kent State (OH) over Karson Tompkins (33), Air Force (CO) — Dec 4–2 · View bout

Round of 32 · 16 bouts

  1. Angelo Posada (9), Stanford (CA) over Brock Zurawski (24), Rider (NJ) — Fall 2:56 · View bout
  2. Bennett Berge (13), South Dakota State over Wyatt Ingham (20), Wisconsin — Dec 8–5 · View bout
  3. Camden McDanel (11), Nebraska over Devin Wasley (22), North Dakota State — Dec 7–2 · View bout
  4. Cody Merrill (7), Oklahoma State over Ben Vanadia (26), Purdue (IN) — TF 18–3 · View bout
  5. Colton Hawks (29), Arizona State over Sonny Sasso (4), Virginia Tech — Dec 12–8 · View bout
  6. Dillon Bechtold (17), Bucknell (PA) over Branson John (16), Maryland — Dec 4–1 · View bout
  7. Evan Bates (25), Missouri over DJ Parker (8), Oklahoma — Dec 4–3 · View bout
  8. Joey Novak (5), Wyoming over Kael Wisler (28), Michigan State — Fall 4:43 · View bout
  9. Josh Barr (1), Penn State over Blake Schaffer (32), Kent State (OH) — TF 20–4 · View bout
  10. Justin Rademacher (6), Oregon State over Gabe Arnold (27), Iowa — Dec 2–2 (tiebreaker) · View bout
  11. Mac Stout (10), Pittsburgh (PA) over Mikey Squires (23), Binghamton (NY) — Dec 5–2 · View bout
  12. Remy Cotton (15), Rutgers (NJ) over Andrew Reall (18), Brown (RI) — Dec 4–2 · View bout
  13. Rocky Elam (2), Iowa State over Kael Bennie (31), Utah Valley — Dec 9–3 · View bout
  14. Rune Lawrence (21), West Virginia over Luke Geog (12), Ohio State — Dec 9–6 · View bout
  15. Stephen Little (3), Arkansas-Little Rock over Kade Rule (30), Tennessee-Chattanooga — Dec 10–3 · View bout
  16. Zayne Lehman (19), Ohio over Gabe Sollars (14), Indiana (IN) — Dec 6–4 · View bout

Round of 16 · 8 bouts

  1. Angelo Posada (9), Stanford (CA) over Evan Bates (25), Missouri — Dec 9–4 · View bout
  2. Camden McDanel (11), Nebraska over Justin Rademacher (6), Oregon State — MD 13–5 · View bout
  3. Cody Merrill (7), Oklahoma State over Mac Stout (10), Pittsburgh (PA) — Dec 2–1 · View bout
  4. Colton Hawks (29), Arizona State over Bennett Berge (13), South Dakota State — Dec 5–1 · View bout
  5. Joey Novak (5), Wyoming over Rune Lawrence (21), West Virginia — Fall 4:56 · View bout
  6. Josh Barr (1), Penn State over Dillon Bechtold (17), Bucknell (PA) — MD 11–3 · View bout
  7. Remy Cotton (15), Rutgers (NJ) over Rocky Elam (2), Iowa State — MD 12–4 · View bout
  8. Stephen Little (3), Arkansas-Little Rock over Zayne Lehman (19), Ohio — Dec 7–1 · View bout

Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

  1. Cody Merrill (7), Oklahoma State over Remy Cotton (15), Rutgers (NJ) — Dec 8–3 · View bout
  2. Joey Novak (5), Wyoming over Colton Hawks (29), Arizona State — MD 17–5 · View bout
  3. Josh Barr (1), Penn State over Angelo Posada (9), Stanford (CA) — TF 19–3 · View bout
  4. Stephen Little (3), Arkansas-Little Rock over Camden McDanel (11), Nebraska — Dec 4–1 · View bout

Semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Cody Merrill (7), Oklahoma State over Stephen Little (3), Arkansas-Little Rock — Dec 2–2 (tiebreaker) · View bout
  2. Josh Barr (1), Penn State over Joey Novak (5), Wyoming — MD 14–3 · View bout

Final · 1 bout

  1. Josh Barr (1), Penn State over Cody Merrill (7), Oklahoma State — Dec 6–3 · View bout

Consolation

Consolation opening round · 1 bout

  1. Karson Tompkins (33), Air Force (CO) over Kade Rule (30), Tennessee-Chattanooga — Dec 2–0 · View bout

Consolation round 1 · 8 bouts

  1. Andrew Reall (18), Brown (RI) over Kael Bennie (31), Utah Valley — Dec 2–0 · View bout
  2. Branson John (16), Maryland over Blake Schaffer (32), Kent State (OH) — Dec 5–0 · View bout
  3. Brock Zurawski (24), Rider (NJ) over DJ Parker (8), Oklahoma — Dec 12–5 · View bout
  4. Gabe Arnold (27), Iowa over Devin Wasley (22), North Dakota State — Dec 7–2 · View bout
  5. Gabe Sollars (14), Indiana (IN) over Karson Tompkins (33), Air Force (CO) — TF 15–0 · View bout
  6. Luke Geog (12), Ohio State over Kael Wisler (28), Michigan State — Dec 6–4 · View bout
  7. Mikey Squires (23), Binghamton (NY) over Ben Vanadia (26), Purdue (IN) — MD 11–2 · View bout
  8. Sonny Sasso (4), Virginia Tech over Wyatt Ingham (20), Wisconsin — Fall 4:27 · View bout

Consolation round 2 · 8 bouts

  1. Andrew Reall (18), Brown (RI) over Dillon Bechtold (17), Bucknell (PA) — Dec 4–2 · View bout
  2. Branson John (16), Maryland over Rocky Elam (2), Iowa State — Dec 11–4 · View bout
  3. Evan Bates (25), Missouri over Mikey Squires (23), Binghamton (NY) — Dec 8–4 · View bout
  4. Gabe Arnold (27), Iowa over Rune Lawrence (21), West Virginia — Dec 7–1 · View bout
  5. Gabe Sollars (14), Indiana (IN) over Bennett Berge (13), South Dakota State — TF 18–3 · View bout
  6. Luke Geog (12), Ohio State over Justin Rademacher (6), Oregon State — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  7. Mac Stout (10), Pittsburgh (PA) over Brock Zurawski (24), Rider (NJ) — Dec 10–3 · View bout
  8. Zayne Lehman (19), Ohio over Sonny Sasso (4), Virginia Tech — Dec 3–2 · View bout

Consolation round 3 · 4 bouts

  1. Andrew Reall (18), Brown (RI) over Evan Bates (25), Missouri — Dec 5–4 · View bout
  2. Branson John (16), Maryland over Mac Stout (10), Pittsburgh (PA) — Dec 4–1 · View bout
  3. Gabe Arnold (27), Iowa over Gabe Sollars (14), Indiana (IN) — Dec 5–4 · View bout
  4. Luke Geog (12), Ohio State over Zayne Lehman (19), Ohio — Dec 6–3 · View bout

Consolation round 4 · 4 bouts

  1. Angelo Posada (9), Stanford (CA) over Luke Geog (12), Ohio State — MD 9–0 · View bout
  2. Branson John (16), Maryland over Colton Hawks (29), Arizona State — Dec 5–1 · View bout
  3. Camden McDanel (11), Nebraska over Andrew Reall (18), Brown (RI) — Dec 4–2 · View bout
  4. Gabe Arnold (27), Iowa over Remy Cotton (15), Rutgers (NJ) — Dec 4–3 · View bout

Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

  1. Angelo Posada (9), Stanford (CA) over Branson John (16), Maryland — Dec 5–2 · View bout
  2. Camden McDanel (11), Nebraska over Gabe Arnold (27), Iowa — Dec 4–2 · View bout

Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Joey Novak (5), Wyoming over Camden McDanel (11), Nebraska — Dec 7–3 · View bout
  2. Stephen Little (3), Arkansas-Little Rock over Angelo Posada (9), Stanford (CA) — MD 14–4 · View bout

Placement bouts

3rd-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Stephen Little (3), Arkansas-Little Rock over Joey Novak (5), Wyoming — Dec 7–4 · View bout

5th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Camden McDanel (11), Nebraska over Angelo Posada (9), Stanford (CA) — Dec 13–6 · View bout

7th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Gabe Arnold (27), Iowa over Branson John (16), Maryland — Dec 6–2 · View bout