NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2026

2026 NCAA Championships

165 lb

Champion Mitchell Mesenbrink, Penn State.Verified bracket Source bracket ↗

All-Americans

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

  1. 1Mitchell MesenbrinkPSU
  2. 2Mikey CaliendoIOWA
  3. 3Cesar AlvanCOL
  4. 4Nicco RuizASU
  5. 5Andrew SparksMINN
  6. 6Joey BlazePUR
  7. 7Bryce HepnerUNC
  8. 8Paddy GallagherOHST

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Championship

Opening round · 1 bout

31 byes into the round of 32

  1. Cody Walsh (32), Drexel (PA) over Ryan Vigil (33), Virginia Military — MD 12–2 · View bout

Round of 32 · 16 bouts

  1. Andrew Sparks (13), Minnesota over Ty Whalen (20), Princeton (NJ) — MD 10–1 · View bout
  2. Bryce Hepner (9), North Carolina over Sean Seefeldt (24), Pennsylvania — Dec 11–4 · View bout
  3. Cesar Alvan (12), Columbia (NY) over Brock Woodcock (21), Southern Illinois Edwardsville — MD 12–2 · View bout
  4. Connor Euton (15), Iowa State over Gunner Filipowicz (18), Army (NY) — TF 17–2 · View bout
  5. EJ Parco (27), Stanford (CA) over LJ Araujo (6), Nebraska — Dec 8–7 · View bout
  6. Joey Blaze (2), Purdue (IN) over Jared Keslar (31), Pittsburgh (PA) — Dec 5–0 · View bout
  7. LaDarion Lockett (5), Oklahoma State over Cody Goebel (28), Wisconsin — Dec 9–2 · View bout
  8. Matty Bianchi (8), Arkansas-Little Rock over Mac Church (25), Virginia Tech — Dec 5–2 · View bout
  9. Max Brignola (7), Lehigh (PA) over Tyler Lillard (26), Indiana (IN) — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  10. Mikey Caliendo (3), Iowa over Thomas Snipes (30), Citadel (SC) — Fall 2:44 · View bout
  11. Mitchell Mesenbrink (1), Penn State over Cody Walsh (32), Drexel (PA) — TF 21–5 · View bout
  12. Nicco Ruiz (4), Arizona State over Ryan Burgos (29), Edinboro (PA) — MD 17–5 · View bout
  13. Noah Mulvaney (19), Bucknell (PA) over Andrew Barbosa (14), Rutgers (NJ) — Dec 8–2 · View bout
  14. Paddy Gallagher (16), Ohio State over Braeden Scoles (17), Illinois — MD 13–4 · View bout
  15. Ryder Downey (11), Northern Iowa over Matthew Olguin (22), Oregon State — Dec 10–4 · View bout
  16. Will Denny (10), North Carolina State over Chris Earnest (23), Kent State (OH) — MD 13–1 · View bout

Round of 16 · 8 bouts

  1. Bryce Hepner (9), North Carolina over Matty Bianchi (8), Arkansas-Little Rock — Dec 3–0 · View bout
  2. Cesar Alvan (12), Columbia (NY) over LaDarion Lockett (5), Oklahoma State — Fall 7:05 · View bout
  3. EJ Parco (27), Stanford (CA) over Ryder Downey (11), Northern Iowa — Dec 4–3 · View bout
  4. Joey Blaze (2), Purdue (IN) over Connor Euton (15), Iowa State — MD 10–1 · View bout
  5. Mikey Caliendo (3), Iowa over Noah Mulvaney (19), Bucknell (PA) — TF 20–5 · View bout
  6. Mitchell Mesenbrink (1), Penn State over Paddy Gallagher (16), Ohio State — MD 12–0 · View bout
  7. Nicco Ruiz (4), Arizona State over Andrew Sparks (13), Minnesota — Dec 2–1 · View bout
  8. Will Denny (10), North Carolina State over Max Brignola (7), Lehigh (PA) — Dec 12–9 · View bout

Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

  1. Cesar Alvan (12), Columbia (NY) over Nicco Ruiz (4), Arizona State — Dec 4–2 · View bout
  2. Joey Blaze (2), Purdue (IN) over Will Denny (10), North Carolina State — Dec 4–3 · View bout
  3. Mikey Caliendo (3), Iowa over EJ Parco (27), Stanford (CA) — MD 14–3 · View bout
  4. Mitchell Mesenbrink (1), Penn State over Bryce Hepner (9), North Carolina — Dec 6–0 · View bout

Semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Mikey Caliendo (3), Iowa over Joey Blaze (2), Purdue (IN) — Dec 8–5 · View bout
  2. Mitchell Mesenbrink (1), Penn State over Cesar Alvan (12), Columbia (NY) — TF 15–0 · View bout

Final · 1 bout

  1. Mitchell Mesenbrink (1), Penn State over Mikey Caliendo (3), Iowa — TF 20–4 · View bout

Consolation

Consolation opening round · 1 bout

  1. Thomas Snipes (30), Citadel (SC) over Ryan Vigil (33), Virginia Military — MD 15–4 · View bout

Consolation round 1 · 8 bouts

  1. Cody Goebel (28), Wisconsin over Brock Woodcock (21), Southern Illinois Edwardsville — Dec 11–7 · View bout
  2. Cody Walsh (32), Drexel (PA) over Braeden Scoles (17), Illinois — MD 14–4 · View bout
  3. Jared Keslar (31), Pittsburgh (PA) over Gunner Filipowicz (18), Army (NY) — MD 14–4 · View bout
  4. LJ Araujo (6), Nebraska over Matthew Olguin (22), Oregon State — TF 16–0 · View bout
  5. Sean Seefeldt (24), Pennsylvania over Mac Church (25), Virginia Tech — Dec 4–1 · View bout
  6. Thomas Snipes (30), Citadel (SC) over Andrew Barbosa (14), Rutgers (NJ) — Dec 3–1 · View bout
  7. Ty Whalen (20), Princeton (NJ) over Ryan Burgos (29), Edinboro (PA) — MD 18–9 · View bout
  8. Tyler Lillard (26), Indiana (IN) over Chris Earnest (23), Kent State (OH) — Fall 5:20 · View bout

Consolation round 2 · 8 bouts

  1. Andrew Sparks (13), Minnesota over Thomas Snipes (30), Citadel (SC) — Dec 7–2 · View bout
  2. Cody Walsh (32), Drexel (PA) over Connor Euton (15), Iowa State — Dec 14–11 · View bout
  3. LaDarion Lockett (5), Oklahoma State over LJ Araujo (6), Nebraska — Dec 8–3 · View bout
  4. Matty Bianchi (8), Arkansas-Little Rock over Tyler Lillard (26), Indiana (IN) — Dec 4–3 · View bout
  5. Max Brignola (7), Lehigh (PA) over Sean Seefeldt (24), Pennsylvania — Dec 8–5 · View bout
  6. Noah Mulvaney (19), Bucknell (PA) over Ty Whalen (20), Princeton (NJ) — Dec 9–4 · View bout
  7. Paddy Gallagher (16), Ohio State over Jared Keslar (31), Pittsburgh (PA) — Dec 2–1 · View bout
  8. Ryder Downey (11), Northern Iowa over Cody Goebel (28), Wisconsin — TF 18–3 · View bout

Consolation round 3 · 4 bouts

  1. Andrew Sparks (13), Minnesota over LaDarion Lockett (5), Oklahoma State — Dec 10–3 · View bout
  2. Max Brignola (7), Lehigh (PA) over Cody Walsh (32), Drexel (PA) — Dec 6–4 · View bout
  3. Paddy Gallagher (16), Ohio State over Matty Bianchi (8), Arkansas-Little Rock — Dec 4–3 · View bout
  4. Ryder Downey (11), Northern Iowa over Noah Mulvaney (19), Bucknell (PA) — TF 18–2 · View bout

Consolation round 4 · 4 bouts

  1. Andrew Sparks (13), Minnesota over Will Denny (10), North Carolina State — Dec 8–7 · View bout
  2. Bryce Hepner (9), North Carolina over Ryder Downey (11), Northern Iowa — Dec 1–0 · View bout
  3. Nicco Ruiz (4), Arizona State over Max Brignola (7), Lehigh (PA) — Dec 8–2 · View bout
  4. Paddy Gallagher (16), Ohio State over EJ Parco (27), Stanford (CA) — Dec 5–2 · View bout

Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

  1. Andrew Sparks (13), Minnesota over Paddy Gallagher (16), Ohio State — MD 10–2 · View bout
  2. Nicco Ruiz (4), Arizona State over Bryce Hepner (9), North Carolina — Dec 2–0 · View bout

Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Cesar Alvan (12), Columbia (NY) over Andrew Sparks (13), Minnesota — Dec 5–2 · View bout
  2. Nicco Ruiz (4), Arizona State over Joey Blaze (2), Purdue (IN) — Dec 2–1 · View bout

Placement bouts

3rd-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Cesar Alvan (12), Columbia (NY) over Nicco Ruiz (4), Arizona State — Dec 7–2 · View bout

5th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Andrew Sparks (13), Minnesota over Joey Blaze (2), Purdue (IN) — MFF · View bout

7th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Bryce Hepner (9), North Carolina over Paddy Gallagher (16), Ohio State — MD 9–1 · View bout