NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2025

2025 NCAA Championships

197 lb

Champion Stephen Buchanan, Iowa.Verified bracket Source bracket ↗

All-Americans

From the final and the 3rd, 5th, and 7th place bouts

  1. 1Stephen BuchananIOWA
  2. 2Josh BarrPSU
  3. 3AJ Ferrari Jr.CSUB
  4. 4Jacob CardenasMICH
  5. 5Joey NovakWYO
  6. 6Stephen LittleLR
  7. 7Mac StoutPITT
  8. 8Camden McDanelNEB

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Championship

Opening round · 1 bout

31 byes into the round of 32

  1. Wolfgang Frable (32), Army (NY) over Carson Floyd (33), Appalachian State (NC) — Dec 12–8 · View bout

Round of 32 · 16 bouts

  1. AJ Ferrari Jr. (3), California-Bakersfield over Ian Bush (30), West Virginia — Dec 8–1 · View bout
  2. Andy Smith (19), Virginia Tech over Zach Glazier (14), South Dakota State — Dec 4–2 · View bout
  3. Brock Zurawski (26), Rider (NJ) over Wyatt Voelker (7), Northern Iowa — Dec 5–2 · View bout
  4. Evan Bates (16), Northwestern (IL) over Nick Stemmet (17), Stanford (CA) — Dec 13–10 · View bout
  5. Gabe Sollars (24), Indiana (IN) over Zac Braunagel (9), Illinois — Dec 6–5 · View bout
  6. Jacob Cardenas (1), Michigan over Wolfgang Frable (32), Army (NY) — MD 10–0 · View bout
  7. Joey Novak (15), Wyoming over Dillon Bechtold (18), Bucknell (PA) — Dec 8–1 · View bout
  8. Josh Barr (4), Penn State over Tucker Hogan (29), Lock Haven (PA) — MD 9–1 · View bout
  9. Luke Stout (11), Princeton (NJ) over Mickey O'Malley (22), Drexel (PA) — Dec 4–3 · View bout
  10. Mac Stout (6), Pittsburgh (PA) over Mikey Dellagatta (27), Cornell (NY) — MD 12–0 · View bout
  11. Michael Beard (5), Lehigh (PA) over Payton Thomas (28), Navy (MD) — TF 19–4 · View bout
  12. Patrick Brophy (25), Citadel (SC) over Luke Surber (8), Oklahoma State — MD 18–7 · View bout
  13. Seth Shumate (23), Ohio State over Isaiah Salazar (10), Minnesota — Fall 4:12 · View bout
  14. Stephen Buchanan (2), Iowa over Remy Cotton (31), Michigan State — MD 22–9 · View bout
  15. Stephen Little (12), Arkansas-Little Rock over Levi Hopkins (21), Campbell (NC) — Dec 10–6 · View bout
  16. Trenton 'Trey' Munoz (13), Oregon State over Camden McDanel (20), Nebraska — Dec 4–2 · View bout

Round of 16 · 8 bouts

  1. AJ Ferrari Jr. (3), California-Bakersfield over Andy Smith (19), Virginia Tech — Dec 5–1 · View bout
  2. Gabe Sollars (24), Indiana (IN) over Patrick Brophy (25), Citadel (SC) — MD 13–4 · View bout
  3. Jacob Cardenas (1), Michigan over Evan Bates (16), Northwestern (IL) — Dec 4–1 · View bout
  4. Josh Barr (4), Penn State over Trenton 'Trey' Munoz (13), Oregon State — Dec 5–2 · View bout
  5. Mac Stout (6), Pittsburgh (PA) over Luke Stout (11), Princeton (NJ) — Dec 4–2 · View bout
  6. Michael Beard (5), Lehigh (PA) over Stephen Little (12), Arkansas-Little Rock — Dec 4–1 · View bout
  7. Seth Shumate (23), Ohio State over Brock Zurawski (26), Rider (NJ) — Dec 11–6 · View bout
  8. Stephen Buchanan (2), Iowa over Joey Novak (15), Wyoming — TF 16–1 · View bout

Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

  1. AJ Ferrari Jr. (3), California-Bakersfield over Mac Stout (6), Pittsburgh (PA) — Dec 2–0 · View bout
  2. Jacob Cardenas (1), Michigan over Gabe Sollars (24), Indiana (IN) — Dec 10–5 · View bout
  3. Josh Barr (4), Penn State over Michael Beard (5), Lehigh (PA) — MD 14–3 · View bout
  4. Stephen Buchanan (2), Iowa over Seth Shumate (23), Ohio State — TF 18–3 · View bout

Semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Josh Barr (4), Penn State over Jacob Cardenas (1), Michigan — Dec 5–3 · View bout
  2. Stephen Buchanan (2), Iowa over AJ Ferrari Jr. (3), California-Bakersfield — Dec 3–0 · View bout

Final · 1 bout

  1. Stephen Buchanan (2), Iowa over Josh Barr (4), Penn State — Dec 5–2 · View bout

Consolation

Consolation opening round · 1 bout

  1. Ian Bush (30), West Virginia over Carson Floyd (33), Appalachian State (NC) — Dec 5–4 · View bout

Consolation round 1 · 8 bouts

  1. Camden McDanel (20), Nebraska over Tucker Hogan (29), Lock Haven (PA) — MD 13–2 · View bout
  2. Dillon Bechtold (18), Bucknell (PA) over Remy Cotton (31), Michigan State — Fall 0:58 · View bout
  3. Levi Hopkins (21), Campbell (NC) over Payton Thomas (28), Navy (MD) — MD 14–4 · View bout
  4. Mikey Dellagatta (27), Cornell (NY) over Mickey O'Malley (22), Drexel (PA) — MD 10–0 · View bout
  5. Nick Stemmet (17), Stanford (CA) over Wolfgang Frable (32), Army (NY) — Dec 9–8 · View bout
  6. Wyatt Voelker (7), Northern Iowa over Isaiah Salazar (10), Minnesota — Dec 4–1 · View bout
  7. Zac Braunagel (9), Illinois over Luke Surber (8), Oklahoma State — MD 14–3 · View bout
  8. Zach Glazier (14), South Dakota State over Ian Bush (30), West Virginia — Dec 4–3 · View bout

Consolation round 2 · 8 bouts

  1. Camden McDanel (20), Nebraska over Andy Smith (19), Virginia Tech — Dec 4–1 · View bout
  2. Dillon Bechtold (18), Bucknell (PA) over Evan Bates (16), Northwestern (IL) — Dec 4–1 · View bout
  3. Joey Novak (15), Wyoming over Nick Stemmet (17), Stanford (CA) — Fall 4:23 · View bout
  4. Luke Stout (11), Princeton (NJ) over Levi Hopkins (21), Campbell (NC) — TF 22–6 · View bout
  5. Stephen Little (12), Arkansas-Little Rock over Mikey Dellagatta (27), Cornell (NY) — MD 16–5 · View bout
  6. Trenton 'Trey' Munoz (13), Oregon State over Zach Glazier (14), South Dakota State — Dec 4–1 · View bout
  7. Wyatt Voelker (7), Northern Iowa over Patrick Brophy (25), Citadel (SC) — Dec 8–6 · View bout
  8. Zac Braunagel (9), Illinois over Brock Zurawski (26), Rider (NJ) — MD 10–2 · View bout

Consolation round 3 · 4 bouts

  1. Camden McDanel (20), Nebraska over Luke Stout (11), Princeton (NJ) — Dec 9–3 · View bout
  2. Joey Novak (15), Wyoming over Zac Braunagel (9), Illinois — Fall 5:31 · View bout
  3. Stephen Little (12), Arkansas-Little Rock over Trenton 'Trey' Munoz (13), Oregon State — Dec 4–2 · View bout
  4. Wyatt Voelker (7), Northern Iowa over Dillon Bechtold (18), Bucknell (PA) — Dec 8–6 · View bout

Consolation round 4 · 4 bouts

  1. Camden McDanel (20), Nebraska over Gabe Sollars (24), Indiana (IN) — Dec 7–3 · View bout
  2. Joey Novak (15), Wyoming over Michael Beard (5), Lehigh (PA) — MD 13–4 · View bout
  3. Mac Stout (6), Pittsburgh (PA) over Wyatt Voelker (7), Northern Iowa — Dec 4–2 · View bout
  4. Stephen Little (12), Arkansas-Little Rock over Seth Shumate (23), Ohio State — TF 15–0 · View bout

Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

  1. Joey Novak (15), Wyoming over Camden McDanel (20), Nebraska — Dec 4–2 · View bout
  2. Stephen Little (12), Arkansas-Little Rock over Mac Stout (6), Pittsburgh (PA) — Dec 4–1 · View bout

Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. AJ Ferrari Jr. (3), California-Bakersfield over Joey Novak (15), Wyoming — Dec 5–3 · View bout
  2. Jacob Cardenas (1), Michigan over Stephen Little (12), Arkansas-Little Rock — Dec 5–2 · View bout

Placement bouts

3rd-place bout · 1 bout

  1. AJ Ferrari Jr. (3), California-Bakersfield over Jacob Cardenas (1), Michigan — Dec 2–0 · View bout

5th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Joey Novak (15), Wyoming over Stephen Little (12), Arkansas-Little Rock — MD 8–0 · View bout

7th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Mac Stout (6), Pittsburgh (PA) over Camden McDanel (20), Nebraska — MD 12–3 · View bout