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How the Top 25 (and more) Fared: Feb. 3-9
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How the Top 25 (and more) Fared: Feb. 3-9

A look at how all the teams in Division I did this week based on their ranking in the NWCA Division I Men's Wrestling Coaches Poll.

Feb 10, 2025
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Here’s a breakdown of how the action unfolded in Division I Men’s Wrestling this past week. Teams are sorted by their rank in the NWCA Division I Coaches Poll, then followed by the teams receiving votes (in the order they received votes), then the unranked teams in alphabetical order.

  • Highlighted in the dual results are upsets or ranked head-to-head matches of note. Individual rankings are via InterMat.


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Top 25

1. Penn State (12-0)
Defeated #19 Michigan 39-0
Defeated Maryland 35-10

141: #3 Beau Bartlett (Penn State) over #11 Sergio Lemley (Michigan) D;3-2
149: #4 Shayne Van Ness (Penn State) over #23 Dylan Gilcher (Michigan) D;7-1
165: #1 Mitchell Mesenbrink (Penn State) over #10 Beau Mantanona (Michigan) M;18-4
174: #2 Levi Haines (Penn State) over #28 Joseph Walker (Michigan) F;2:37
184: #1 Carter Starocci (Penn State) over #23 Jaden Bullock (Michigan) T;19-4
197: #4 Josh Barr (Penn State) over #2 Jacob Cardenas (Michigan) D;3-2 TB
285: #2 Greg Kerkvliet (Penn State) over #9 Josh Heindselman (Michigan) D;6-0

149: #4 Shayne Van Ness (Penn State) over #32 Kal Miller (Maryland) T;17-2
157: #6 Ethen Miller (Maryland) over #3 Tyler Kasak (Penn State) Default
184: #1 Carter Starocci (Penn State) over #11 Jaxon Smith (Maryland) T;20-3
285: #2 Greg Kerkvliet (Penn State) over #12 Seth Nevills (Maryland) D;8-3

2. Oklahoma State (13-0)
Defeated #16 Little Rock 25-13

149: #12 Jordan Williams (Little Rock) over #17 Carter Young (Oklahoma State) D;3-2 TB
157: #18 Matty Bianchi (Little Rock) over #12 Caleb Fish (Oklahoma State) F;5:26
165: #6 Cameron Amine (Oklahoma State) over #33 Joey Bianchi (Little Rock) D;4-2
184: #3 Dustin Plott (Oklahoma State) over #17 Brock DelSignore (Little Rock) D;7-2
197: #7 Luke Surber (Oklahoma State) over #5 Stephen Little (Little Rock) D;5-4

3. Iowa (11-1)
Defeated #7 Nebraska 19-16

125: #8 Caleb Smith (Nebraska) over #26 Joey Cruz (Iowa) D;2-1
133: #3 Drake Ayala (Iowa) over #14 Jacob Van Dee (Nebraska) D;4-2
149: #2 Kyle Parco (Iowa) over #3 Ridge Lovett (Nebraska) D;3-2
165: #2 Mikey Caliendo (Iowa) over #8 Christopher Minto (Nebraska) D;5-1
174: #14 Lenny Pinto (Nebraska) over #6 Patrick Kennedy (Iowa) D;18-11
184: #8 Silas Allred (Nebraska) over #5 Gabe Arnold (Iowa) D;4-1 SV
197: #1 Stephen Buchanan (Iowa) over #20 Camden McDanel (Nebraska) F;6:52
285: #11 Ben Kueter (Iowa) over #22 Harley Andrews (Nebraska) M;8-0

4. Ohio State (13-2)
Lost to #8 Minnesota 20-17
Defeated #22 Indiana 27-13

125: #18 Brendan McCrone (Ohio State) over #9 Cooper Flynn (Minnesota) M;9-0
133: Ben Davino (Ohio State) over #18 Tyler Wells (Minnesota) D;3-1 TB
141: #1 Jesse Mendez (Ohio State) over #8 Vance Vombaur (Minnesota) D;6-5 TB
149: #9 Dylan D'Emilio (Ohio State) over #25 Drew Roberts (Minnesota) M;11-3
174: #5 Carson Kharchla (Ohio State) over #25 Clayton Whiting (Minnesota) D;7-1
184: #4 Max McEnelly (Minnesota) over #19 Ryder Rogotzke (Ohio State) M;15-5
197: #9 Isaiah Salazar (Minnesota) over #18 Seth Shumate (Ohio State) D;4-1 SV
285: #1 Gable Steveson (Minnesota) over #7 Nick Feldman (Ohio State) M;13-4

125: #20 Jacob Moran (Indiana) over #18 Brendan McCrone (Ohio State) D;3-2
133: #33 Angelo Rini (Indiana) over #10 Nic Bouzakis (Ohio State) D;6-3
184: #19 Ryder Rogotzke (Ohio State) over #29 Donnell Washington (Indiana) F;:59
197: #21 Gabe Sollars (Indiana) over #18 Seth Shumate (Ohio State) D;10-6
285: #7 Nick Feldman (Ohio State) over #19 Jacob Bullock (Indiana) D;4-2

5. Northern Iowa (12-1)
Defeated North Dakota State 33-6

149: #14 Colin Realbuto (Northern Iowa) over #31 Gavin Drexler (North Dakota State) T;24-9
184: #2 Parker Keckeisen (Northern Iowa) over #32 Aidan Brenot (North Dakota State) T;22-7

6. NC State (10-1)
No Dual Meet Competition

7. Nebraska (9-3)
Lost to #3 Iowa 19-16

125: #8 Caleb Smith (Nebraska) over #26 Joey Cruz (Iowa) D;2-1
133: #3 Drake Ayala (Iowa) over #14 Jacob Van Dee (Nebraska) D;4-2
149: #2 Kyle Parco (Iowa) over #3 Ridge Lovett (Nebraska) D;3-2
165: #2 Mikey Caliendo (Iowa) over #8 Christopher Minto (Nebraska) D;5-1
174: #14 Lenny Pinto (Nebraska) over #6 Patrick Kennedy (Iowa) D;18-11
184: #8 Silas Allred (Nebraska) over #5 Gabe Arnold (Iowa) D;4-1 SV
197: #1 Stephen Buchanan (Iowa) over #20 Camden McDanel (Nebraska) F;6:52
285: #11 Ben Kueter (Iowa) over #22 Harley Andrews (Nebraska) M;8-0

8. Minnesota (10-1)
Defeated #4 Ohio State 20-17
Defeated Purdue 35-6

125: #18 Brendan McCrone (Ohio State) over #9 Cooper Flynn (Minnesota) M;9-0
133: Ben Davino (Ohio State) over #18 Tyler Wells (Minnesota) D;3-1 TB
141: #1 Jesse Mendez (Ohio State) over #8 Vance Vombaur (Minnesota) D;6-5 TB
149: #9 Dylan D'Emilio (Ohio State) over #25 Drew Roberts (Minnesota) M;11-3
174: #5 Carson Kharchla (Ohio State) over #25 Clayton Whiting (Minnesota) D;7-1
184: #4 Max McEnelly (Minnesota) over #19 Ryder Rogotzke (Ohio State) M;15-5
197: #9 Isaiah Salazar (Minnesota) over #18 Seth Shumate (Ohio State) D;4-1 SV
285: #1 Gable Steveson (Minnesota) over #7 Nick Feldman (Ohio State) M;13-4

174: #25 Clayton Whiting (Minnesota) over #26 Brody Baumann (Purdue) D;4-1 SV

9. Cornell (9-1)
Defeated Princeton 32-8
Defeated Penn 26-10

141: #31 Joshua Saunders (Cornell) over #29 Eligh Rivera (Princeton) D;11-7
184: #7 Chris Foca (Cornell) over #25 Kole Mulhauser (Princeton) M;11-1
197: #15 Luke Stout (Princeton) over #23 Michael Dellagatta (Cornell) T;17-2

133: #30 Tyler Ferrara (Cornell) over #20 Ryan Miller (Penn) D;2-1
141: #9 CJ Composto (Penn) over #31 Joshua Saunders (Cornell) D;6-4
149: #15 Cross Wasilewski (Penn) over #18 Ethan Fernandez (Cornell) D;5-4
157: #2 Meyer Shapiro (Cornell) over #23 Jude Swisher (Penn) D;6-2
174: #11 Simon Ruiz (Cornell) over #10 Nick Incontrera (Penn) D;4-3
184: #7 Chris Foca (Cornell) over #21 Maximus Hale (Penn) T;17-0

10. Virginia Tech (7-2)
Defeated #17 Stanford 30-13

133: #19 Connor McGonagle (Virginia Tech) over #6 Tyler Knox (Stanford) D;3-0 SV
141: #10 Sam Latona (Virginia Tech) over #21 Jason Miranda (Stanford) D;9-6 SV
149: #1 Caleb Henson (Virginia Tech) over #7 Jaden Abas (Stanford) T;17-1
165: #14 Hunter Garvin (Stanford) over #29 Mac Church (Virginia Tech) M;11-3
197: #22 Nick Stemmet (Stanford) over #8 Andy Smith (Virginia Tech) D;4-2
285: #14 Jimmy Mullen (Virginia Tech) over #32 Peter Ming (Stanford) F;2:34

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