NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2026

2026 NCAA Championships

197 lb

Champion Josh Barr, Penn State.Verified bracket Source bracket ↗

All-Americans

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

  1. 1Josh BarrPSU
  2. 2Cody MerrillOKST
  3. 3Stephen LittleLR
  4. 4Joey NovakWYO
  5. 5Camden McDanelNEB
  6. 6Angelo PosadaSTAN
  7. 7Gabe ArnoldIOWA
  8. 8Branson JohnMD

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Championship

Opening round · 1 bout

31 byes into the round of 32

  1. Blake Schaffer (32), Kent State (OH) over Karson Tompkins (33), Air Force (CO) — Dec 4–2 · View bout

Round of 32 · 16 bouts

  1. Angelo Posada (9), Stanford (CA) over Brock Zurawski (24), Rider (NJ) — Fall 2:56 · View bout
  2. Bennett Berge (13), South Dakota State over Wyatt Ingham (20), Wisconsin — Dec 8–5 · View bout
  3. Camden McDanel (11), Nebraska over Devin Wasley (22), North Dakota State — Dec 7–2 · View bout
  4. Cody Merrill (7), Oklahoma State over Ben Vanadia (26), Purdue (IN) — TF 18–3 · View bout
  5. Colton Hawks (29), Arizona State over Sonny Sasso (4), Virginia Tech — Dec 12–8 · View bout
  6. Dillon Bechtold (17), Bucknell (PA) over Branson John (16), Maryland — Dec 4–1 · View bout
  7. Evan Bates (25), Missouri over DJ Parker (8), Oklahoma — Dec 4–3 · View bout
  8. Joey Novak (5), Wyoming over Kael Wisler (28), Michigan State — Fall 4:43 · View bout
  9. Josh Barr (1), Penn State over Blake Schaffer (32), Kent State (OH) — TF 20–4 · View bout
  10. Justin Rademacher (6), Oregon State over Gabe Arnold (27), Iowa — Dec 2–2 · View bout
  11. Mac Stout (10), Pittsburgh (PA) over Mikey Squires (23), Binghamton (NY) — Dec 5–2 · View bout
  12. Remy Cotton (15), Rutgers (NJ) over Andrew Reall (18), Brown (RI) — Dec 4–2 · View bout
  13. Rocky Elam (2), Iowa State over Kael Bennie (31), Utah Valley — Dec 9–3 · View bout
  14. Rune Lawrence (21), West Virginia over Luke Geog (12), Ohio State — Dec 9–6 · View bout
  15. Stephen Little (3), Arkansas-Little Rock over Kade Rule (30), Tennessee-Chattanooga — Dec 10–3 · View bout
  16. Zayne Lehman (19), Ohio over Gabe Sollars (14), Indiana (IN) — Dec 6–4 · View bout

Round of 16 · 8 bouts

  1. Angelo Posada (9), Stanford (CA) over Evan Bates (25), Missouri — Dec 9–4 · View bout
  2. Camden McDanel (11), Nebraska over Justin Rademacher (6), Oregon State — MD 13–5 · View bout
  3. Cody Merrill (7), Oklahoma State over Mac Stout (10), Pittsburgh (PA) — Dec 2–1 · View bout
  4. Colton Hawks (29), Arizona State over Bennett Berge (13), South Dakota State — Dec 5–1 · View bout
  5. Joey Novak (5), Wyoming over Rune Lawrence (21), West Virginia — Fall 4:56 · View bout
  6. Josh Barr (1), Penn State over Dillon Bechtold (17), Bucknell (PA) — MD 11–3 · View bout
  7. Remy Cotton (15), Rutgers (NJ) over Rocky Elam (2), Iowa State — MD 12–4 · View bout
  8. Stephen Little (3), Arkansas-Little Rock over Zayne Lehman (19), Ohio — Dec 7–1 · View bout

Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

  1. Cody Merrill (7), Oklahoma State over Remy Cotton (15), Rutgers (NJ) — Dec 8–3 · View bout
  2. Joey Novak (5), Wyoming over Colton Hawks (29), Arizona State — MD 17–5 · View bout
  3. Josh Barr (1), Penn State over Angelo Posada (9), Stanford (CA) — TF 19–3 · View bout
  4. Stephen Little (3), Arkansas-Little Rock over Camden McDanel (11), Nebraska — Dec 4–1 · View bout

Semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Cody Merrill (7), Oklahoma State over Stephen Little (3), Arkansas-Little Rock — Dec 2–2 · View bout
  2. Josh Barr (1), Penn State over Joey Novak (5), Wyoming — MD 14–3 · View bout

Final · 1 bout

  1. Josh Barr (1), Penn State over Cody Merrill (7), Oklahoma State — Dec 6–3 · View bout

Consolation

Consolation opening round · 1 bout

  1. Karson Tompkins (33), Air Force (CO) over Kade Rule (30), Tennessee-Chattanooga — Dec 2–0 · View bout

Consolation round 1 · 8 bouts

  1. Andrew Reall (18), Brown (RI) over Kael Bennie (31), Utah Valley — Dec 2–0 · View bout
  2. Branson John (16), Maryland over Blake Schaffer (32), Kent State (OH) — Dec 5–0 · View bout
  3. Brock Zurawski (24), Rider (NJ) over DJ Parker (8), Oklahoma — Dec 12–5 · View bout
  4. Gabe Arnold (27), Iowa over Devin Wasley (22), North Dakota State — Dec 7–2 · View bout
  5. Gabe Sollars (14), Indiana (IN) over Karson Tompkins (33), Air Force (CO) — TF 15–0 · View bout
  6. Luke Geog (12), Ohio State over Kael Wisler (28), Michigan State — Dec 6–4 · View bout
  7. Mikey Squires (23), Binghamton (NY) over Ben Vanadia (26), Purdue (IN) — MD 11–2 · View bout
  8. Sonny Sasso (4), Virginia Tech over Wyatt Ingham (20), Wisconsin — Fall 4:27 · View bout

Consolation round 2 · 8 bouts

  1. Andrew Reall (18), Brown (RI) over Dillon Bechtold (17), Bucknell (PA) — Dec 4–2 · View bout
  2. Branson John (16), Maryland over Rocky Elam (2), Iowa State — Dec 11–4 · View bout
  3. Evan Bates (25), Missouri over Mikey Squires (23), Binghamton (NY) — Dec 8–4 · View bout
  4. Gabe Arnold (27), Iowa over Rune Lawrence (21), West Virginia — Dec 7–1 · View bout
  5. Gabe Sollars (14), Indiana (IN) over Bennett Berge (13), South Dakota State — TF 18–3 · View bout
  6. Luke Geog (12), Ohio State over Justin Rademacher (6), Oregon State — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  7. Mac Stout (10), Pittsburgh (PA) over Brock Zurawski (24), Rider (NJ) — Dec 10–3 · View bout
  8. Zayne Lehman (19), Ohio over Sonny Sasso (4), Virginia Tech — Dec 3–2 · View bout

Consolation round 3 · 4 bouts

  1. Andrew Reall (18), Brown (RI) over Evan Bates (25), Missouri — Dec 5–4 · View bout
  2. Branson John (16), Maryland over Mac Stout (10), Pittsburgh (PA) — Dec 4–1 · View bout
  3. Gabe Arnold (27), Iowa over Gabe Sollars (14), Indiana (IN) — Dec 5–4 · View bout
  4. Luke Geog (12), Ohio State over Zayne Lehman (19), Ohio — Dec 6–3 · View bout

Consolation round 4 · 4 bouts

  1. Angelo Posada (9), Stanford (CA) over Luke Geog (12), Ohio State — MD 9–0 · View bout
  2. Branson John (16), Maryland over Colton Hawks (29), Arizona State — Dec 5–1 · View bout
  3. Camden McDanel (11), Nebraska over Andrew Reall (18), Brown (RI) — Dec 4–2 · View bout
  4. Gabe Arnold (27), Iowa over Remy Cotton (15), Rutgers (NJ) — Dec 4–3 · View bout

Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

  1. Angelo Posada (9), Stanford (CA) over Branson John (16), Maryland — Dec 5–2 · View bout
  2. Camden McDanel (11), Nebraska over Gabe Arnold (27), Iowa — Dec 4–2 · View bout

Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Joey Novak (5), Wyoming over Camden McDanel (11), Nebraska — Dec 7–3 · View bout
  2. Stephen Little (3), Arkansas-Little Rock over Angelo Posada (9), Stanford (CA) — MD 14–4 · View bout

Placement bouts

3rd-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Stephen Little (3), Arkansas-Little Rock over Joey Novak (5), Wyoming — Dec 7–4 · View bout

5th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Camden McDanel (11), Nebraska over Angelo Posada (9), Stanford (CA) — Dec 13–6 · View bout

7th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Gabe Arnold (27), Iowa over Branson John (16), Maryland — Dec 6–2 · View bout