Grand View out in front entering day two of NAIA Championships

PARK CITY, Kan. – The 2025 NAIA Men’s Wrestling National Championships completed its first day of action at Hartman Arena, with two full sessions of high-level competition setting up Friday’s quarterfinal round. With team title contenders emerging and upsets reshaping brackets, the race for individual and team championships is heating up.

At the end of Day One, Grand View University leads the team standings with 51.0 points, followed by Southeastern (37.0), Life (34.5), Providence (33.0), and Doane (26.5).

Day Two begins Friday, March 7, at 11:00 a.m. CT with Session III, featuring quarterfinals and consolation matches.

• Aden Reeves (Grand View) – No. 1 Seed
• Gabe Gonzales (Grand View) – No. 3 Seed

• Thaddeus Long (Life) – No. 2 Seed
• Aaron Lucio (Southeastern) – No. 4 Seed
• Jackson Cockrell (Grand View) – No. 5 Seed

• Carson Taylor (Grand View) – No. 1 Seed
• Kael Brisker (Southeastern) – No. 4 Seed

• Nathan Lendt (Doane) - No. 2 Seed
• Elijah Larsen (Grand View) - No. 8 Seed
• Mario De La Torre (Southeastern) - No. 13 Seed

• Aden Graves (Providence) – No. 4 Seed
• Fabian Padilla (Life) – No. 9 Seed
• Hunter Hobbs (Providence) – No. 10 Seed

• Cam Robinson (Grand View) – No. 3 Seed
• Dylan Whitt (Grand View) – No. 4 Seed
• Anthony Federico (Southeastern) – No. 5 Seed
• Reese Jones (Life) - No. 9 Seed

• Alex Reynolds (Grand View) – No. 1 Seed
• Tre Morrisette (Life) – No. 2 Seed

• JD Perez (Life) – No. 1 Seed
• Tyson Beauperthuy (Doane) – No. 3 Seed
• Kendall Norfleet (Life) – No. 4 Seed
• Sawyer Hobbs (Providence) – No. 7 Seed
• Jameel Coles (Grand View) - No. 11 Seed

• Garavous Kouekabakilaho (Grand View) – No. 1 Seed
• Brad Antesberger (Doane) – No. 2 Seed
• Khalil Abdushshakur (Life) – No. 3 Seed
• Kasten Grape (Doane) – No. 5 Seed
• Gentry Smith (Southeastern) - No. 11 Seed

• Gage Braun (Southeastern) – No. 1 Seed
• Earnest Johnson (Life) – No. 2 Seed
• Kenneth Copley (Embry-Riddle) – No. 5 Seed

At the conclusion of Day One, Grand View’s strong showing with 10 quarterfinalists has solidified their position at the top. Southeastern and Life continue to battle for second place, while Providence and Doane are well-positioned to push for a top-three finish.

Each of these teams has multiple wrestlers still in contention, making Friday’s quarterfinals and later rounds critical in shaping the final standings.

The 2025 NAIA Men’s Wrestling National Championships continue on Friday, March 7, with Session III beginning at 11:00 a.m. CT. The quarterfinals will take place in the morning session, followed by Session IV at 6:00 p.m. CT, featuring semifinals and continued consolation rounds.

Fans can watch the event live via FloWrestling or follow real-time results on TrackWrestling.

For more information on the 2025 NAIA Men’s Wrestling National Championships, visit NAIA.org/wrestling.