INDIANAPOLIS — The NCAA has released updated standings for the 2025 NCAA Wrestling Awards that will be awarded in March at the respective Division I, II and III Wrestling Championships.
The inaugural NCAA Wrestling Awards were presented at the 2012 wrestling championships. The three awards, given in each division, honor the Most Dominant Wrestler as well as the student-athletes that have accumulated the most falls and the most technical falls throughout the course of the regular and postseasons.
For results to be counted for the awards they must come against opponents in the same division (i.e. Division II vs. Division II). Ties in the falls and tech falls categories are broken based on the aggregate time.
This week features the unveiling of standings for the Most Dominant Wrestler award, which features a 16-match minimum to qualify for the standings.
The Most Dominant Wrestler standings are calculated by adding the total number of team points awarded through match results and dividing that number by the total number of matches wrestled. Points per match are awarded as follows.
* Fall, forfeit, injury default or DQ = 6 points (-6 points for a loss)
* Tech falls = 5 points (-5 points for a loss)
* Major decision = 4 points (-4 points for a loss)
* Decision = 3 points (-3 points for a loss)
Last year’s Most Dominant Wrestler award winner, Oklahoma State’s heavyweight Wyatt Hendrickson, has jumped out to the early lead with an average of 5.25 points per match. Ohio State’s Jesse Mendez sits second with a 4.7 average.
In Division II, 165-pounder David Hunsberger of Lander leads the way with a 4.28 average. Studd Morris of Central Oklahoma sits second at 4.05 while John Parker-Wilson of Newberry and Jakason Burks of Central Missouri are tied for third with four points per match.
Atop Division III sits RIT’s Josh Harkless with an average of 5.5 for the heavyweight class. Merchant Marine’s Tyler Withers comes in second at 5.39.
The top three in Division I falls remains unchanged this week. Kelvin Griffin of Lehigh continues to lead Division I in falls with 15.
With three falls this week, King (Tennessee) 165-pounder Trent Mahoney has pulled into second in Division II with 12 falls in 38:26. Heavyweight Caleb Wunsch of Newman continues to lead with12 in 31:52.
There is a shake-up at the top of the Division III standings after some big weeks by the top four. Springfield teammates, Myles Leonard and Benjamin Katz hold the top two spots with 20 and 19 falls, respectively. Right behind them sits Micah Martinez of Messiah and Caleb Burkhart of Wilkes, both with 18.
Purdue’s Matt Ramos continues to lead Division I in tech falls for the third straight week. The 125-pounder has some company with Mitchell Messenbrink of Penn State picking up two tech falls this week to tie at 12.
In Division II, Drury’s 157-pound Will Kuster gained three tech falls to take the lead with a time of 49:22.
The top three in Division III stays the same this week with Avery Leonard of SUNY Oneonta leading the way with 18 tech falls in 55:38.
MOST DOMINANT LEADERS THROUGH 2/3/2025
NAME/INSTITUTION/WEIGHT/AVG. PTS.
DIVISION I MEN
Wyatt Hendrickson Oklahoma State 285 5.25
Jesse Mendez Ohio State 141 4.7
Matt Ramos Purdue 125 4.57
Dean Hamiti Oklahoma State 174 4.53
Parker Keckeisen Northern Iowa 184 4.5
Peyton Hall West Virginia 165 4.1
Lorenzo Norman Stanford 174 3.89
Joshua Heindselman Michigan 285 3.89
Luke Surber Oklahoma State 197 3.79
Ben Davino Ohio State 133 3.74
DIVISION II MEN
David Hunsberger Lander 165 4.28
Studd Morris Central Oklahoma 125 4.05
John Parker-Wilson Newberry 197 4
Jakason Burks Central Missouri 125 4
Reece Barnhardt UMary 133 3.95
Caleb Wunsch Newman 285 3.95
Gabe Johnson Central Oklahoma 157 3.88
Sevi Garza Ashland 174 3.86
Brent Nicolosi Mount Olive 165 3.78
Carter Blough Grand Valley State 285 3.76
DIVISION III MEN
Josh Harkless RIT 285 5.5
Tyler Withers Merchant Marine 184 5.39
Myles Leonard Springfield 184 5.33
Jacob Reed Ohio Northern 141 5.33
Joziah Fry Johnson & Wales 125 5.21
Peter Kane Williams 157 5.15
Jared Stricker UW-Eau Claire 174 5.05
Jack Ryan Oneonta State 184 5.05
Christian Guzman North Central 125 5.05
Colby Frost Southern Maine 149 5.04
*16 MATCH MINIMUM
FALLS LEADERS THROUGH 2/3/2025
NAME/INSTITUTION/WEIGHT/# OF FALLS/TIME
DIVISION I MEN
Kelvin Griffin Lehigh 149 15 45:31
Brian Soldano Rutgers 184 12 38:59
Daulton Mayer Bellarmine 285 11 24:39
Cory Day Binghamton 285 10 64:52
Nate Roth Kent State 149 9 24:49
Max Leete American 133 8 7:42
Alex Semenenko Brown 285 8 18:57
Brayden Roberts LIU 157 8 25:27
Carter Nogle Air Force 141 8 29:53:00
Patrick Jordon VMI 149 8 37:38
DIVISION II MEN
Caleb Wunsch Newman 285 12 31:52:00
Trent Mahoney King 165 12 38:26:00
Giulian Bodiu Findlay 285 10 12:20
John Parker-Wilson Newberry 197 10 38:12:00
Cannon Potts Minot State (N.D.) 197 8 16:48
Zander Graham Ashland 157 8 18:53
Gabe Mortensen UMary 141 8 19:34
Ashtan Hendricks King 141 8 23:44
Nick Johnson Glenville State 197 8 25:18:00
Mason Gutenberger UMary 125 7 13:06
Matt Weinberg Kutztown 184 7 13:11
DIVISION III MEN
Myles Leonard Springfield 184 20 39:48:00
Benjamin Katz Springfield 285 19 56:52:00
Micah Martinez Messiah 285 18 36:48:00
Caleb Burkhart Wilkes 285 18 39:11:00
Alaq Dowd-Grant Castleton 285 18 39:12:00
Ganon Smith Elizabethtown 184 17 45:03:00
Braeden Fluke Averett 285 17 45:55:00
Mason Sprinkel Norwich 285 17 52:51:00
Peter Kane Williams College 157 16 19:19
Jake Deguire Springfield 174 16 28:16:00
TECH FALL LEADERS THROUGH 2/3/2025
NAME/INSTITUTION/WEIGHT/# OF TF/TIME
DIVISION I MEN
Matt Ramos Purdue 125 12 54:23:00
Mitchell Mesenbrink Penn State 165 12 61:31:00
Max McEnelly Minnesota 184 10 51:46:00
Michael Beard Lehigh 197 8 33:49:00
Joshua Heindselman Michigan 285 8 35:04:00
Andrew Christie Army West Point 174 8 37:28:00
Nick Feldman Ohio State 285 8 37:45:00
Parker Keckeisen Northern Iowa 184 8 41:44:00
Dean Hamiti Oklahoma State 174 8 41:48:00
Lenny Pinto Nebraska 174 8 43:26:00
DIVISION II MEN
Will Kuster Drury 157 9 49:22
Isham Peace Lander 141 8 38:27
Max Ramberg Augustana (SD) 197 8 49:46
Shane Corrigan Wisconsin-Parkside 125 7 28:06
Wyatt Turnquist Northern State 149 6 28:35
Guy Deleonardis Glenville State 157 7 37:12:00
Ethen Doty Upper Iowa 149 6 23:06:00
Max Shore Tiffin 133 6 23:42:00
Owen Butler Frostburg State 174 6 23:46:00
Jakason Burks Central Missouri 125 6 25:35:00
DIVISION III MEN
Avery Leonard Oneonta State 157 18 55:38:00
Joziah Fry Johnson & Wales (RI) 125 17 93:20:00
Angelo Centrone Cortland State 149 14 45:15:00
Eli Crum Lycoming 184 14 47:58
Will Davis Elizabethtown 197 14 49:37
Cooper Pontelandolfo NYU 157 13 40:15:00
Myles Johnson Ohio Northern 285 13 60:39:00
Josh Wilson Greensboro 141 12 13:41
Austin Brass Messiah 174 13 72:38:00
Keegan Demarest Messiah 165 12 42:12:00
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