Lucas Byrd
NCAA championship record, 2021–2026. Regular-season results are not included.
Lucas Byrd wrestled for Illinois at five NCAA championships, 2021–2026, and went 22–9. Byrd won the title at 133 lb in 2025 and placed fifth at 133 lb in 2021 and 2022, and eighth at 133 lb in 2026.
NCAA career
Every NCAA bout · 31
| Round | W/L | Opponent | Seed | Opp. seed | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · 133 lb | |||||
| Round of 32 | W | Dylan Shawver · Rutgers (NJ) | 7 | 26 | Dec 11–7 |
| Round of 16 | W | Braxton Brown · Maryland | 7 | 23 | Dec 5–1 |
| Quarterfinal | L | Ben Davino · Ohio State | 7 | 2 | MD 5–14 |
| Consolation round 4 | W | Julian Farber · Northern Iowa | 7 | 20 | Dec 5–4 |
| Consolation round 5 | L | Drake Ayala · Iowa | 7 | 6 | Dec 4–10 |
| 7th-place bout | L | Jacob Van Dee · Nebraska | 7 | 13 | Dec 5–6 |
| 2025 · 133 lb | |||||
| Round of 32 | W | Hunter Leake · California Baptist | 1 | 32 | Dec 3–2 |
| Round of 16 | W | Ryan Miller · Pennsylvania | 1 | 16 | MD 9–0 |
| Quarterfinal | W | Braeden Davis · Penn State | 1 | 8 | MD 12–1 |
| Semifinal | W | Zeth Romney · California-Poly | 1 | 4 | Dec 2–0 |
| Final | W | Drake Ayala · Iowa | 1 | 2 | Dec (no score) |
| 2023 · 133 lb | |||||
| Round of 32 | W | Brody Teske · Iowa | 10 | 23 | Dec 13–10 |
| Round of 16 | W | Michael Colaiocco · Pennsylvania | 10 | 7 | Dec 6–3 |
| Quarterfinal | L | Daton Fix · Oklahoma State | 10 | 2 | Dec 2–3 |
| Consolation round 4 | L | Jesse Mendez · Ohio State | 10 | 13 | Dec 3–3 (tiebreaker) |
| 2022 · 133 lb | |||||
| Round of 32 | L | Matt Ramos · Purdue (IN) | 7 | 26 | Fall 2:27 |
| Consolation round 1 | W | Tony Madrigal · Oklahoma | 7 | 23 | Dec 3–1 |
| Consolation round 2 | W | Michael Colaiocco · Pennsylvania | 7 | 9 | Dec 7–5 |
| Consolation round 3 | W | Joe Heilmann · North Carolina | 7 | 18 | Dec 6–1 |
| Consolation round 4 | W | Dylan Ragusin · Michigan | 7 | 6 | Dec 6–5 |
| Consolation round 5 | W | Chris Cannon · Northwestern (IL) | 7 | 10 | Dec 2–1 |
| Consolation semifinal | L | Austin DeSanto · Iowa | 7 | 5 | Dec 6–10 |
| 5th-place bout | W | Korbin Myers · Virginia Tech | 7 | 4 | Fall 6:59 |
| 2021 · 133 lb | |||||
| Round of 32 | W | Darren Miller · Bucknell (PA) | 7 | 26 | Dec 8–3 |
| Round of 16 | L | Louie Hayes · Virginia | 7 | 10 | Dec 4–6 |
| Consolation round 2 | W | Jacob Rundell · Purdue (IN) | 7 | 25 | MD 12–3 |
| Consolation round 3 | W | Devan Turner · Oregon State | 7 | 16 | Dec 3–1 |
| Consolation round 4 | W | George 'Micky' Phillippi · Pittsburgh (PA) | 7 | 5 | Dec 6–2 |
| Consolation round 5 | W | Chris Cannon · Northwestern (IL) | 7 | 8 | Dec 4–1 |
| Consolation semifinal | L | Korbin Myers · Virginia Tech | 7 | 3 | Dec 5–8 |
| 5th-place bout | W | Michael McGee · Arizona State | 7 | 9 | Fall 6:17 |
Scoring · 2021 to 2026
The sums over the bouts in scope.
| Opponent | Round | Result | Score | Mat time | TD | E | R | NF | Stall | RT | Pts | Sheet | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F | A | F | A | F | A | F | A | D | C | F | A | F | A | ||||||
| 2026 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Dylan Shawver · Rutgers (NJ) | Round of 32 | W Decision | 11–7 | 7:00 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 7 | Sheet |
| Braxton Brown · Maryland | Round of 16 | W Decision | 5–1 | 7:00 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | Sheet |
| Ben Davino · Ohio State | Quarterfinal | L Major decision | 5–14 | 7:00 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 14 | Sheet |
| Julian Farber · Northern Iowa | Consolation round 4 | W Decision | 5–4 | 7:00 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | Sheet |
| Drake Ayala · Iowa | Consolation round 5 | L Decision | 4–10 | 7:00 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10 | Sheet |
| Jacob Van Dee · Nebraska | 7th-place bout | L Decision | 5–6 | 10:00 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | Sheet |
| 2025 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Hunter Leake · California Baptist | Round of 32 | W Decision | 3–2 | 7:00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | Sheet |
| Ryan Miller · Pennsylvania | Round of 16 | W Major decision | 9–0 | 7:00 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | Sheet |
| Braeden Davis · Penn State | Quarterfinal | W Major decision | 12–1 | 7:00 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 1 | Sheet |
| Zeth Romney · California-Poly | Semifinal | W Decision | 2–0 | 7:00 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | Sheet |
| Drake Ayala · Iowa | Final | W Decision | – | 10:00 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | Sheet |
| 2023 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Brody Teske · Iowa | Round of 32 | W Decision | 13–10 | 7:00 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 10 | Sheet |
| Michael Colaiocco · Pennsylvania | Round of 16 | W Decision | 6–3 | 7:00 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | Sheet |
| Daton Fix · Oklahoma State | Quarterfinal | L Decision | 2–3 | 7:00 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | Sheet |
| Jesse Mendez · Ohio State | Consolation round 4 | L Decision | 3–3 | 10:00 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | Sheet |
| 2022 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Matt Ramos · Purdue (IN) | Round of 32 | L Fall | – | 2:27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Sheet |
| Tony Madrigal · Oklahoma | Consolation round 1 | W Decision | 3–1 | 7:00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | Sheet |
| Michael Colaiocco · Pennsylvania | Consolation round 2 | W Decision | 7–5 | 8:30 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | Sheet |
| Joe Heilmann · North Carolina | Consolation round 3 | W Decision | 6–1 | 7:00 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | Sheet |
| Dylan Ragusin · Michigan | Consolation round 4 | W Decision | 6–5 | 7:00 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | Sheet |
| Chris Cannon · Northwestern (IL) | Consolation round 5 | W Decision | 2–1 | 7:00 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | Sheet |
| Austin DeSanto · Iowa | Consolation semifinal | L Decision | 6–10 | 7:00 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 10 | Sheet |
| Korbin Myers · Virginia Tech | 5th-place bout | W Fall | – | 6:59 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | Sheet |
| 2021 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Darren Miller · Bucknell (PA) | Round of 32 | W Decision | 8–3 | 7:00 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | Sheet |
| Louie Hayes · Virginia | Round of 16 | L Decision | 4–6 | 7:28 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | Sheet |
| Jacob Rundell · Purdue (IN) | Consolation round 2 | W Major decision | 12–3 | 7:00 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 3 | Sheet |
| Devan Turner · Oregon State | Consolation round 3 | W Decision | 3–1 | 7:00 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | Sheet |
| George 'Micky' Phillippi · Pittsburgh (PA) | Consolation round 4 | W Decision | 6–2 | 9:00 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | Sheet |
| Chris Cannon · Northwestern (IL) | Consolation round 5 | W Decision | 4–1 | 7:00 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | Sheet |
| Korbin Myers · Virginia Tech | Consolation semifinal | L Decision | 5–8 | 7:00 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | Sheet |
| Michael McGee · Arizona State | 5th-place bout | W Fall | – | 6:17 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3 | Sheet |
TD takedowns · E escapes · R reversals · NF near-fall points · Stall stalling drawn / called · RT riding-time points · Pts points; F for, A against.
How these are counted
Every figure here is counted from the scoring record, bout by bout, from the counts on each scoring sheet.
A bout counts once for each side: a wrestler's for columns are their own counts and the against columns are the opponent's; a team's are the sums over its qualifiers' bouts that year.
- Takedowns
- For: takedowns scored. Against: takedowns allowed.
- Escapes
- For: escapes. Against: escapes allowed.
- Reversals
- For: reversals. Against: reversals allowed.
- Near-fall points
- For: near-fall points. Against: near-fall points allowed.
- Stalling calls
- For: drawn, the stalling calls against the opponent. Against: called, the stalling calls against this side.
- Riding-time points
- For: riding-time points. Against: riding-time points allowed.
- Points
- For: points scored. Against: points allowed.
Points is the sum of every scoring row credited to that side, penalties and riding time included; points allowed is the opponent's sum. Cautions, penalty points and the tiebreak riding-time rows are carried in the data and shown on the bout page, not in these tables.
Statistics include only bouts whose scoring sheet is reconciled: the sheet's rows add up to every printed period total and to the scoreboard. A sheet that does not reconcile, and a bout with no wrestling, are left out, and the scoring record's hub says how many and why.
The scoring record begins in 2012, the first championship with full bout-level data: every bout's scoring sheet, not only its result. Earlier championships have their brackets and results in the record, but not their scoring sheets.
Totals are the sums over the bouts in scope. Per qualifier divides the totals by the record's qualifier count for that program and year, the same count the program page prints (team rows only). Per bout divides the totals by the bouts in scope. Per 7 min is the totals times 420 divided by the sum of the mat time, in seconds, over the bouts in scope: one pooled rate, never a mean of per-bout rates. A bout with no mat time is left out of both the numerator and the denominator of that unit, and the page says how many are left out.
Rates list wrestlers with three or more bouts; a wrestler with fewer is left out of the per-bout and per-7-minute lists.
Cite this page: “Lucas Byrd”, March Matness, NCAA Division I championship record, release affad6e7. https://www.marchmatness.app/wrestlers/wr_nsydmcoxouoi4nv4/lucas-byrd