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 second standings of 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)
In Division I, Oklahoma State heavyweight Wyatt Hendrickson, remains in the top spot for Most Dominant Wrestler with an average of 5.24 points per match. Mitchell Mesenbrink of Penn State has climbed into the second spot at 5.06 points. Mesenbrink has also moved to the tech falls lead with 13 in 66:30.
In Division II, West Liberty’s Ty McGeary has risen to the top with 5.25 points per match. Last week’s leader, 165-pounder David Hunsberger of Lander moves to second.
In Division III, RIT’s heavyweight Josh Harkless leads for the second week in a row with 5.55 points per match. Jacob Reed of Ohio Northern moves up to second with a 5.36 average.
For the fourth straight week, Lehigh’s Kelvin Griffin holds steady on top of Division I falls leaders with 15. Bellarmine’s Daulton Mayer picked up two falls last week to propel him to second with 13.
In Division II falls, King (Tennessee) 165-pounder Trent Mahoney has taken the lead after bringing his total to 13 in 42:02. Newman’s Caleb Wunsch falls back to second with 12 falls in 31:52.
The Springfield duo of Myles Leonard and Benjamin Katz continue to hold the top two spots in Division III falls. Six wrestlers behind them have 18 falls each lead by 157-pound Peter Kane of Williams with a time of 24:34.
In Division II tech falls, Lander’s Isham Peace has regained the lead with nine in 41:53. Drury’s Will Kuster and Augustana (South Dakota)’s Max Ramberg follow close behind.
After picking up three tech falls this week in Division III, Avery Leonard continues to set the pace representing SUNY Oneonta. The 157-pounder leads all divisions with 21 tech falls.
TECH FALLS LEADERS THROUGH 2/10/2025
NAME/INSTITUTION/WEIGHT/# OF TF/TIME
DIVISION I MEN
Mitchell Mesenbrink Penn State 165 13 66:30
Matt Ramos Purdue 125 12 54:23
Max McEnelly Minnesota 184 11 57:25
Andrew Sparks Minnesota 165 10 62:14
Michael Beard Lehigh 197 9 38:57
Wyatt Henson Lock Haven 141 9 43:49
Parker Keckeisen Northern Iowa 184 9 48:44
Jesse Mendez Ohio State 141 9 50:38
Julian Ramirez Cornell 165 8 33:13
Joshua Heindselman Michigan 285 8 35:04
DIVISION II MEN
Isham Peace Lander 141 9 41:53
Will Kuster Drury 157 9 49:22
Max Ramberg Augustana (SD) 197 9 53:31
Wyatt Turnquist Northern State 149 8 32:52
Shane Corrigan Wisconsin-Parkside 125 8 33:50
Orion Wilson Grand Valley State 125 8 36:29
Hayden Pummel Glenville State 174 7 30:57
Guy Deleonardis Glenville State 157 7 37:12
Sean Solis UMary 141 7 41:59
Ethen Doty Upper Iowa 149 6 23:06
DIVISION III MEN
Avery Leonard Oneonta State 157 21 65:06
Joziah Fry Johnson & Wales (RI) 125 17 93:20
Will Davis Elizabethtown 197 15 53:02
Cooper Pontelandolfo NYU 157 14 41:32
Angelo Centrone Cortland State 149 14 45:15
Eli Crum Lycoming 184 14 47:58
Myles Johnson Ohio Northern 285 13 60:39
Josh Wilson Greensboro 141 13 66:01
Austin Brass Messiah 174 13 72:38
Keegan Demarest Messiah 165 12 42:14
MOST DOMINANT THROUGH 2/10/2025
NAME/INSTITUTION/WEIGHT/AVG. PTS.
DIVISION I MEN
Wyatt Hendrickson Oklahoma State 285 5.24
Mitchell Mesenbrink Penn State 165 5.06
Stephen Buchanan Iowa 197 4.69
Jesse Mendez Ohio State 141 4.64
Matt Ramos Purdue 125 4.55
Parker Keckeisen Northern Iowa 184 4.53
Max McEnelly Minnesota 184 4.53
Dean Hamiti Oklahoma State 174 4.44
Owen Trephan Lehigh 285 4.44
Julian Ramirez Cornell 165 4.13
DIVISION II MEN
Ty McGeary West Liberty 184 5.25
David Hunsberger Lander 165 4.37
Dominic Murphy St. Cloud State 197 4.31
Dean Noble Western Colorado 149 4.31
Logan Kvien McKendree 197 4.29
Reece Barnhardt UMary 133 4.04
Studd Morris Central Oklahoma 125 4
Jakason Burks Central Missouri 125 4
Gabe Johnson Central Oklahoma 157 3.89
Sevi Garza Ashland 174 3.86
DIVISION III MEN
Josh Harkless RIT 285 5.55
Jacob Reed Ohio Northern 141 5.36
Myles Leonard Springfield 184 5.33
Tyler Withers Merchant Marine 184 5.3
Joziah Fry Johnson & Wales 125 5.21
Peter Kane Williams 157 5.17
Jared Stricker UW-Eau Claire 174 5.1
Michael Petrella Baldwin Wallace 157 5.08
Colby Frost Southern Maine 149 5.04
Chase Randall Coast Guard 133 5.06
*16 MATCH MINIMUM
FALLS LEADERS THROUGH 2/10/2025
NAME/INSTITUTION/WEIGHT/# OF FALLS/TIME
DIVISION I MEN
Kelvin Griffin Lehigh 149 15 45:31
Daulton Mayer Bellarmine 285 13 26:27
Brian Soldano Rutgers 184 12 38:59
Cory Day Binghamton 285 12 70:24
Alex Semenenko Brown 285 10 24:21
Nate Roth Kent State 149 9 24:49
Carter Nogle Air Force 141 9 33:56
Max Leete American 133 8 7:42
Evan Maag George Mason 165 8 19:13
Brayden Roberts LIU 157 8 25:27
DIVISION II MEN
Trent Mahoney King 165 13 42:02
Caleb Wunsch Newman 285 12 31:52
Giulian Bodiu Findlay 285 11 13:46
John Parker-Wilson Newberry 197 10 38:12
Gabe Mortensen UMary 141 9 22:02
Ashtan Hendricks King 141 9 27:07
Nick Johnson Glenville State 197 9 28:17
Ty McGeary West Liberty 184 9 31:54
Mason Gutenberger UMary 125 8 14:01
Cannon Potts Minot State (N.D.) 197 8 16:48
DIVISION III MEN
Myles Leonard Springfield 184 20 39:48
Benjamin Katz Springfield 285 19 56:52
Peter Kane Williams College 157 18 24:34
Micah Martinez Messiah 285 18 36:48
Caleb Burkhart Wilkes 285 18 39:11
Alaq Dowd-Grant Castleton 285 18 39:12
Ganon Smith Elizabethtown 184 18 47:48
Mason Sprinkel Norwich 285 18 56:44
Robert Cunningham Cortland State 184 17 41:28
Braeden Fluke Averett 285 17 45:55
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