NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2026

2026 NCAA Championships

149 lb

Champion Aden Valencia, Stanford (CA).Verified bracket Source bracket ↗

All-Americans

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

  1. 1Aden ValenciaSTAN
  2. 2Shayne Van NessPSU
  3. 3Lachlan McNeilMICH
  4. 4Chance LamerNEB
  5. 5Collin GajVT
  6. 6Ryder BlockIOWA
  7. 7Cross WasilewskiPENN
  8. 8Casey SwiderskiOKST

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Championship

Opening round · 1 bout

31 byes into the round of 32

  1. Austin McBurney (33), Brown (RI) over Clayton Jones (32), Michigan State — Dec 11–9 · View bout

Round of 32 · 16 bouts

  1. Aden Valencia (10), Stanford (CA) over Max Petersen (23), North Dakota State — MD 18–6 · View bout
  2. Caleb Rathjen (14), Northern Iowa over Brock Herman (19), Arkansas-Little Rock — Dec 3–1 · View bout
  3. Caleb Tyus (6), Southern Illinois Edwardsville over Andre Gonzales (27), California-Poly — Dec 5–1 · View bout
  4. Carter Young (12), Maryland over Gabe Willochell (21), Wyoming — Dec 16–12 · View bout
  5. Casey Swiderski (8), Oklahoma State over Michael Gioffre (25), Illinois — Dec 7–2 · View bout
  6. Chance Lamer (20), Nebraska over Joey Zargo (13), Wisconsin — Dec 4–1 · View bout
  7. Collin Gaj (4), Virginia Tech over Kaden Cassidy (29), George Mason (VA) — Dec 9–4 · View bout
  8. Cross Wasilewski (3), Pennsylvania over Dylan Layton (30), Rider (NJ) — MD 12–1 · View bout
  9. David Evans (9), Utah Valley over Andrew Clark (24), Rutgers (NJ) — Dec 11–5 · View bout
  10. Ethan Stiles (7), Ohio State over Anderson Heap (26), Davidson (NC) — MD 10–2 · View bout
  11. Jacob Frost (16), Iowa State over Lucas Kapusta (17), Lock Haven (PA) — Fall 3:48 · View bout
  12. Jaxon Joy (2), Cornell (NY) over Ryan Michaels (31), Edinboro (PA) — TF 16–1 · View bout
  13. Koy Buesgens (5), North Carolina State over Kade Brown (28), Pittsburgh (PA) — Dec 4–0 · View bout
  14. Lachlan McNeil (11), Michigan over Eligh Rivera (22), Princeton (NJ) — MD 13–3 · View bout
  15. Ryder Block (15), Iowa over Eugene Harney (18), Morgan State (MD) — MD 11–2 · View bout
  16. Shayne Van Ness (1), Penn State over Austin McBurney (33), Brown (RI) — TF 19–4 · View bout

Round of 16 · 8 bouts

  1. Aden Valencia (10), Stanford (CA) over Ethan Stiles (7), Ohio State — Dec 7–5 · View bout
  2. Carter Young (12), Maryland over Koy Buesgens (5), North Carolina State — Dec 11–4 · View bout
  3. Casey Swiderski (8), Oklahoma State over David Evans (9), Utah Valley — MD 14–4 · View bout
  4. Chance Lamer (20), Nebraska over Collin Gaj (4), Virginia Tech — Dec 3–1 · View bout
  5. Cross Wasilewski (3), Pennsylvania over Caleb Rathjen (14), Northern Iowa — Dec 8–5 · View bout
  6. Jaxon Joy (2), Cornell (NY) over Ryder Block (15), Iowa — Dec 10–3 · View bout
  7. Lachlan McNeil (11), Michigan over Caleb Tyus (6), Southern Illinois Edwardsville — Dec 5–3 · View bout
  8. Shayne Van Ness (1), Penn State over Jacob Frost (16), Iowa State — Fall 2:23 · View bout

Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

  1. Aden Valencia (10), Stanford (CA) over Jaxon Joy (2), Cornell (NY) — Dec 12–9 · View bout
  2. Chance Lamer (20), Nebraska over Carter Young (12), Maryland — MD 12–0 · View bout
  3. Lachlan McNeil (11), Michigan over Cross Wasilewski (3), Pennsylvania — Fall 5:54 · View bout
  4. Shayne Van Ness (1), Penn State over Casey Swiderski (8), Oklahoma State — Dec 5–2 · View bout

Semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Aden Valencia (10), Stanford (CA) over Lachlan McNeil (11), Michigan — Dec 9–5 · View bout
  2. Shayne Van Ness (1), Penn State over Chance Lamer (20), Nebraska — TF 22–1 · View bout

Final · 1 bout

  1. Aden Valencia (10), Stanford (CA) over Shayne Van Ness (1), Penn State — Dec 8–5 · View bout

Consolation

Consolation opening round · 1 bout

  1. Dylan Layton (30), Rider (NJ) over Clayton Jones (32), Michigan State — Dec 4–1 · View bout

Consolation round 1 · 8 bouts

  1. Andre Gonzales (27), California-Poly over Eligh Rivera (22), Princeton (NJ) — Dec 9–8 · View bout
  2. Austin McBurney (33), Brown (RI) over Lucas Kapusta (17), Lock Haven (PA) — Dec 4–3 · View bout
  3. Brock Herman (19), Arkansas-Little Rock over Dylan Layton (30), Rider (NJ) — Dec 10–3 · View bout
  4. Eugene Harney (18), Morgan State (MD) over Ryan Michaels (31), Edinboro (PA) — Dec 9–7 · View bout
  5. Gabe Willochell (21), Wyoming over Kade Brown (28), Pittsburgh (PA) — Dec 7–4 · View bout
  6. Kaden Cassidy (29), George Mason (VA) over Joey Zargo (13), Wisconsin — Fall 4:23 · View bout
  7. Max Petersen (23), North Dakota State over Anderson Heap (26), Davidson (NC) — MD 12–2 · View bout
  8. Michael Gioffre (25), Illinois over Andrew Clark (24), Rutgers (NJ) — TF 18–1 · View bout

Consolation round 2 · 8 bouts

  1. Caleb Rathjen (14), Northern Iowa over Kaden Cassidy (29), George Mason (VA) — Dec 10–5 · View bout
  2. Collin Gaj (4), Virginia Tech over Brock Herman (19), Arkansas-Little Rock — MD 13–1 · View bout
  3. Gabe Willochell (21), Wyoming over Caleb Tyus (6), Southern Illinois Edwardsville — Dec 8–3 · View bout
  4. Jacob Frost (16), Iowa State over Eugene Harney (18), Morgan State (MD) — Dec 4–2 · View bout
  5. Koy Buesgens (5), North Carolina State over Andre Gonzales (27), California-Poly — Dec 4–1 · View bout
  6. Max Petersen (23), North Dakota State over David Evans (9), Utah Valley — Fall 4:21 · View bout
  7. Michael Gioffre (25), Illinois over Ethan Stiles (7), Ohio State — Dec 3–1 · View bout
  8. Ryder Block (15), Iowa over Austin McBurney (33), Brown (RI) — Dec 8–1 · View bout

Consolation round 3 · 4 bouts

  1. Collin Gaj (4), Virginia Tech over Koy Buesgens (5), North Carolina State — Dec 6–1 · View bout
  2. Gabe Willochell (21), Wyoming over Caleb Rathjen (14), Northern Iowa — MD 11–1 · View bout
  3. Jacob Frost (16), Iowa State over Max Petersen (23), North Dakota State — Dec 10–6 · View bout
  4. Ryder Block (15), Iowa over Michael Gioffre (25), Illinois — MD 18–5 · View bout

Consolation round 4 · 4 bouts

  1. Casey Swiderski (8), Oklahoma State over Gabe Willochell (21), Wyoming — Dec 4–1 · View bout
  2. Collin Gaj (4), Virginia Tech over Jaxon Joy (2), Cornell (NY) — Dec 7–2 · View bout
  3. Cross Wasilewski (3), Pennsylvania over Jacob Frost (16), Iowa State — Dec 9–5 · View bout
  4. Ryder Block (15), Iowa over Carter Young (12), Maryland — Dec 4–1 · View bout

Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

  1. Collin Gaj (4), Virginia Tech over Cross Wasilewski (3), Pennsylvania — Dec 8–5 · View bout
  2. Ryder Block (15), Iowa over Casey Swiderski (8), Oklahoma State — Dec 8–5 · View bout

Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Chance Lamer (20), Nebraska over Collin Gaj (4), Virginia Tech — Dec 4–2 · View bout
  2. Lachlan McNeil (11), Michigan over Ryder Block (15), Iowa — Dec 6–3 · View bout

Placement bouts

3rd-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Lachlan McNeil (11), Michigan over Chance Lamer (20), Nebraska — Dec 10–5 · View bout

5th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Collin Gaj (4), Virginia Tech over Ryder Block (15), Iowa — Dec 4–0 · View bout

7th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Cross Wasilewski (3), Pennsylvania over Casey Swiderski (8), Oklahoma State — Dec 5–2 · View bout