Gable Steveson of Minnesota advances to the quarterfinals at the 2025 NCAA DI National Championships in Philadelphia, Pa.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa. – Penn State continued to push ahead of the pack in the team standings, moving its total score to 39.5 after the second session at the 2025 NCAA DI National Championships at the Wells Fargo Center.
All 10 No. 1 seeds advanced to the quarterfinals, set for Friday morning at Noon ET.
The Nittany Lions continued their run of dominance, going 20-0 on the first day of action in Philadelphia. The night session began with No. 1 Luke Lilledahl besting No. 16 Blake West of Northern Illinois at 125 pounds.
Mitchell Mesenbrink of Penn State secured a spot in the quarterfinals after defeating Kyle Mosher of Hofstra, 22-6. Mesenbrink is a U20 World Champion and U23 World silver medalist. In the quarterfinals, he is slated to face No. 8 Cameron Amine of Oklahoma State.
Top seed Carter Starocci of Penn State used a 15-0 technical fall to get by Shane Cartagena-Walsh of Rutgers at 184 pounds. Starocci remains in the hunt for a fifth NCAA title, and will face 2022 U20 World Team member Jaxon Smith of Maryland in the quarterfinals.
No. 4 Josh Barr of Penn State, a 2024 U20 World silver medalist, got the crowd on their feet with a takedown in sudden victory over No. 13 Trey Munoz of Oregon State. Barr will face No. 5 Michael Beard of Lehigh in the semifinals.
Meyer Shapiro of Cornell, the No. 2 seed at 157 pounds, took down Johnny Lovett of Central Michigan in a 10-4 decision. Shapiro is also a U20 World Champion, and placed third at last year’s NCAA National tournament.
No. 1 Keegan O’Toole of Missouri, a two-time age-group World Champion and past Senior National Team member, reached the quarterfinals once again after a come-from-behind victory over No. 16 Lorenzo Norman of Stanford.
Age-group World Champions Greg Kerkvliet of Penn State, Ben Kueter of Iowa, Cohlton Schultz of Arizona State, Isaac Trumble of NC State and Wyatt Hendrickson of Oklahoma State, and 2021 Tokyo Olympic Champion Gable Steveson of Minnesota all continued on the championship side of the bracket.
The upsets continued on the night as No. 12 Dean Peterson of Rutgers secured a spot in the quarterfinals after he pinned defending NCAA National champion Richard Figueroa of Arizona State. No. 2 Matt Ramos of Purdue moved on to the quarterfinals with an 8-0 major decision over Indiana’s Jacob Moran.
There were two upsets by seed in this round at 133 pounds, with No. 5 Dominick Serrano of Northern Colorado falling to No. 21 Angelo Rini of Indiana. Rini also pulled off an upset in the first round, defeating No. 12 Ethan Oakley of North Carolina in his opening match. Zan Fugitt of Wisconsin, the No. 14 seed, took out No. 3 Nasir Bailey of Little Rock with a takedown in sudden victory overtime.
In the 141-pound bracket, No. 8 Andrew Alirez of Northern Colorado, a 2023 NCAA National Champion, fell in the second round to No. 9 Jacob Frost of Iowa State, 6-1.
At 149 pounds, Oregon State’s Ethan Stiles, seeded No. 12, bested No. 5 Kyle Parco of Iowa to advance. Stiles shut down Parco’s offensive attacks for an 8-0 major decision. He will face Ohio State’s Dylan D’Emilio in the quarterfinals.
There were three upsets by seed during this round in the 157-pound bracket, No. 12 Caleb Fish of Oklahoma State defeated No. 5 Brandon Cannon of Ohio State, No. 20 Trevor Chumbley of Northwestern defeated No. 4 Rafael Hipolito of Virginia Tech, and No. 11 Matty Bianchi of Little Rock defeated No. 6 Ryder Downey of Northern Iowa.
Action continues at Noon ET at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Tune in broadcast on ESPNU and ESPN+.
2025 NCAA DIV. I CHAMPIONSHIPS
At Philadelphia, Pa., March 20
Quarterfinal pairings (with seeds)
125 pounds
No. 1 Luke Lilledahl (Penn State) vs. No. 8 Sheldon Seymour (Lehigh)
No. 12 Dean Peterson (Rutgers) vs. No. 4 Vincent Robinson (NC State)
No. 3 Eddie Ventresca (Virginia Tech) vs. No. 6 Jett Strickenberger (West Virginia)
No. 7 Troy Spratley (Oklahoma State) vs. No. 2 Matt Ramos (Purdue)
133 pounds
No. 1 Lucas Byrd (Illinois) vs. No. 8 Braeden Davis (Penn State)
No. 21 Angelo Rini (Indiana) vs. No. 4 Zeth Romney (Cal Poly)
No. 14 Zan Fugitt (Wisconsin) vs. No. 6 Connor McGonagle (Virginia Tech)
No. 7 Nic Bouzakis (Ohio State) vs. No. 2 Drake Ayala (Iowa)
141 pounds
No. 1 Brock Hardy (Nebraska) vs. No. 9 Jacob Frost (Iowa State)
No. 5 Cael Happel (Northern Iowa) vs. No. 4 Josh Koderhandt (Navy)
No. 3 Jesse Mendez (Ohio State) vs. No. 6 Vance VomBaur (Minnesota)
No. 10 CJ Composto (Penn) vs. No. 2 Beau Bartlett (Penn State)
149 pounds
No. 1 Caleb Henson (Virginia Tech) vs. No. 8 Jordan Williams (Little Rock)
No. 12 Ethan Stiles (Oregon State) vs. No. 13 Dylan D’Emilio (Ohio State)
No. 3 Shayne Van Ness (Penn State) vs. No. 6 Lachlan McNeil (North Carolina)
No. 7 Kannon Webster (Illinois) vs. No. 2 Ridge Lovett (Nebraska)
157 pounds
No. 1 Tyler Kasak (Penn State) vs. No. 8 Joey Blaze (Purdue)
No. 12 Caleb Fish (Oklahoma State) vs. No. 20 Trevor Chumbley (Northwestern)
No. 3 Antrell Taylor (Nebraska) vs. No. 11 Matty Bianchi (Little Rock)
No. 7 Vinny Zerban (Northern Colorado) vs. No. 2 Meyer Shapiro (Cornell)
165 pounds
No. 1 Mitchell Mesenbrink (Penn State) vs. No. 8 Cameron Amine (Oklahoma State)
No. 12 Christopher Minto (Nebraska) vs. No. 4 Terrell Barraclough (Utah Valley)
No. 3 Mike Caliendo (Iowa) vs. No. 6 Beau Mantanona (Michigan)
No. 7 Hunter Garvin (Stanford) vs. No. 2 Peyton Hall (West Virginia)
174 pounds
No. 1 Keegan O’Toole (Missouri) vs. No. 24 Lennox Wolak (Virginia Tech)
No. 5 Simon Ruiz (Cornell) vs. No. 13 Cade DeVos (South Dakota State)
No. 3 Dean Hamiti (Oklahoma State) vs. No. 11 Patrick Kennedy (Iowa)
No. 7 Danny Wask (Navy) vs. No. 2 Levi Haines (Penn State)
184 pounds
No. 1 Carter Starocci (Penn State) vs. No. 8 Jaxon Smith (Maryland)
No. 12 Silas Allred (Nebraska) vs. No. 4 Dustin Plott (Oklahoma State)
No. 3 Max McEnelly (Minnesota) vs. No. 6 Chris Foca (Cornell)
No. 10 Edmond Ruth (Illinois) vs. No. 2 Parker Keckeisen (Northern Iowa)
197 pounds
No. 1 Jacob Cardenas (Michigan) vs. No. 24 Gabe Sollars (Indiana)
No. 5 Michael Beard (Lehigh) vs. No. 4 Josh Barr (Penn State)
No. 3 AJ Ferrari (CSU-Bakersfield) vs. No. 6 Mac Stout (Pittsburgh)
No. 23 Seth Shumate (Ohio State) vs. No. 2 Stephen Buchanan (Iowa)
285 pounds
No. 1 Gable Steveson (Minnesota) vs. No. 9 Cohlton Schultz (Arizona State)
No. 5 Ben Kueter (Iowa) vs. No. 4 Owen Trephan (Lehigh)
No. 3 Greg Kerkvliet (Penn State) vs. No. 6 Joshua Heindselman (Michigan)
No. 7 Isaac Trumble (NC State) vs. No. 2 Wyatt Hendrickson (Oklahoma State)
Number of Quarterfinalists by Team
10 – Penn State
6 – Oklahoma State
5 – Nebraska, Iowa
4 – Virginia Tech, Ohio State,
3 – Lehigh, Illinois, Minnesota, Michigan, Cornell
2 – NC State, West Virginia, Purdue, Indiana, Little Rock, Northern Iowa, Navy,
1 – Rutgers, Cal Poly, Wisconsin, Penn, Oregon State, North Carolina, Iowa State, Northern Colorado, CSU-Bakersfield, Pittsburgh, Maryland, Stanford, Northwestern, South Dakota State
Team Standings after session two
1 Penn State, 39.5 points
2 Nebraska, 28.0 points
3 Oklahoma State, 27.0 points
4 Iowa, 18.0 points
4 Minnesota, 18.0 points
4 Ohio State, 18.0 points
7 Northern Iowa, 17.5 points
8 Cornell, 17.0 points
9 Illinois, 16.5 points
9 Michigan, 16.5 points
11 Virginia Tech, 12.0 points
12 Lehigh, 11.0 points
13 Indiana, 10.5 points
13 NC State, 10.5 points
13 Pennsylvania, 10.5 points
16 Purdue, 10.0 points
17 Maryland, 9.5 points
18 Iowa State, 9.0 points
18 Oregon State, 9.0 points
18 Rutgers, 9.0 points
18 South Dakota State, 9.0 points
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