| 111th Annual Big Ten Conference Wrestling Championships |
Wrestling Tournament
@ Welsh-Ryan Arena (Evanston, Illinois)
Saturday-Sunday, March 8-9, 2025
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Nittany Lions Storm to 2025 Big Ten Wrestling Championship
The Penn State Nittany Lion wrestling team (15-0, 8-0 B1G) stormed the field at the 2025 Big Ten Championship to claim its ninth Big Ten Championship, all under head coach Cael Sanderson. The Nittany Lions ran away from the field, winning the title with 181.5 points, a new school record (breaking the mark of 170.5 set last year). Five Nittany Lions won individual titles, also tying a school record. Photo shared by Penn State Wrestling.
Varsity (Level: Collegiate, Style: Folkstyle)
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Indiana University, Bloomington [IN], Michigan State University [MI], Northwestern University [IL], Ohio State University [OH], Pennsylvania State University [PA], Purdue University [IN], Rutgers University [NJ], University of Illinois [IL], University of Iowa [IA], University of Maryland, College Park [MD], University of Michigan [MI], University of Minnesota, Twin Cities [MN], University of Nebraska [NB], University of Wisconsin-Madison [WI] |
| Team Final |
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| Award Winners |
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| Championship Final (1st) |
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125 lbs:
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Luke Lilledahl (Pennsylvania State University [PA]) > Caleb Smith (University of Nebraska [NB]),
DEC 4-3 |
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133 lbs:
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Lucas Byrd (University of Illinois [IL]) > Drake Ayala (University of Iowa [IA]),
FALL 3:16 |
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141 lbs:
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Brock Hardy (University of Nebraska [NB]) > Vance Vombaur (University of Minnesota, Twin Cities [MN]),
FALL 1:59 |
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149 lbs:
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Ridge Lovett (University of Nebraska [NB]) > Kannon Webster (University of Illinois [IL]),
DEC 1-0 |
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157 lbs:
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Tyler Kasak (Pennsylvania State University [PA]) > Brandon Cannon (Ohio State University [OH]),
MD 12-2 |
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165 lbs:
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Mitchell Mesenbrink (Pennsylvania State University [PA]) > Mike Caliendo (University of Iowa [IA]),
DEC 4-1 |
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174 lbs:
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Levi Haines (Pennsylvania State University [PA]) > Lenny Pinto (University of Nebraska [NB]),
MD 12-1 |
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184 lbs:
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Carter Starocci (Pennsylvania State University [PA]) > Max McEnelly (University of Minnesota, Twin Cities [MN]),
SV 8-5 (1OT) |
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197 lbs:
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Jacob Cardenas (University of Michigan [MI]) > Stephen Buchanan (University of Iowa [IA]),
DEC 4-2 |
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285 lbs:
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Gable Steveson (University of Minnesota, Twin Cities [MN]) > Greg Kerkvliet (Pennsylvania State University [PA]),
DEC 10-3 |
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| Consolation Final (3rd) |
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125 lbs:
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Matt Ramos (Purdue University [IN]) > Nicolar Rivera (University of Wisconsin-Madison [WI]),
DEC 8-5 |
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133 lbs:
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Nic Bouzakis (Ohio State University [OH]) > Braeden Davis (Pennsylvania State University [PA]),
FALL 2:23 |
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141 lbs:
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Beau Bartlett (Pennsylvania State University [PA]) > Jesse Mendez (Ohio State University [OH]),
DEC 4-2 |
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149 lbs:
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Shayne Van Ness (Pennsylvania State University [PA]) > Kyle Parco (University of Iowa [IA]),
MD 13-0 |
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157 lbs:
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Joey Blaze (Purdue University [IN]) > Antrell Taylor (University of Nebraska [NB]),
TB 3-2 (1OT) |
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165 lbs:
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Beau Mantanona (University of Michigan [MI]) > Andrew Sparks (University of Minnesota, Twin Cities [MN]),
DEC 2-1 |
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174 lbs:
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Dan Braunagel (University of Illinois [IL]) > Carson Kharchla (Ohio State University [OH]),
DEC 4-1 |
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184 lbs:
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Edmond Ruth (University of Illinois [IL]) > Jaxon Smith (University of Maryland, College Park [MD]),
DEC 5-2 |
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197 lbs:
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Zac Braunagel (University of Illinois [IL]) > Isaiah Salazar (University of Minnesota, Twin Cities [MN]),
SV 4-1 (1OT) |
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285 lbs:
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Ben Kueter (University of Iowa [IA]) > Joshua Heindselman (University of Michigan [MI]),
DEC 2-1 |
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| Consolation Final (5th) |
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125 lbs:
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Jacob Moran (Indiana University, Bloomington [IN]) > Dean Peterson (Rutgers University [NJ]),
FFT |
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133 lbs:
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Braxton Brown (University of Maryland, College Park [MD]) > Dylan Shawver (Rutgers University [NJ]),
SV 9-6 (1OT) |
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141 lbs:
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Sergio Lemley (University of Michigan [MI]) > Joseph Olivieri (Rutgers University [NJ]),
DEC 5-1 |
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149 lbs:
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Dylan D'Emilio (Ohio State University [OH]) > Andrew Clark (Rutgers University [NJ]),
DEC 4-2 |
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157 lbs:
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Tommy Askey (University of Minnesota, Twin Cities [MN]) > Ethen Miller (University of Maryland, College Park [MD]),
DEC 7-3 |
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165 lbs:
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Braeden Scoles (University of Illinois [IL]) > Maxx Mayfield (Northwestern University [IL]),
FFT |
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174 lbs:
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Patrick Kennedy (University of Iowa [IA]) > Branson John (University of Maryland, College Park [MD]),
FALL 1:59 |
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184 lbs:
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Gabe Arnold (University of Iowa [IA]) > Silas Allred (University of Nebraska [NB]),
DEC 4-3 |
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197 lbs:
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Camden McDanel (University of Nebraska [NB]) > Josh Barr (Pennsylvania State University [PA]),
FFT |
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285 lbs:
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Nick Feldman (Ohio State University [OH]) > Luke Luffman (University of Illinois [IL]),
DEC 7-2 |
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| Consolation Final (7th) |
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125 lbs:
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Cooper Flynn (University of Minnesota, Twin Cities [MN]) > Caleb Weiand (Michigan State University [MI]),
FFT |
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133 lbs:
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Angelo Rini (Indiana University, Bloomington [IN]) > Jacob Van Dee (University of Nebraska [NB]),
FFT |
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141 lbs:
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Greyson Clark (Purdue University [IN]) > Henry Porter (Indiana University, Bloomington [IN]),
DEC 7-1 |
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149 lbs:
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Kal Miller (University of Maryland, College Park [MD]) > Dylan Gilcher (University of Michigan [MI]),
SV 4-1 (1OT) |
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157 lbs:
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Jacori Teemer (University of Iowa [IA]) > Chase Saldate (University of Michigan [MI]),
DEC 8-3 |
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165 lbs:
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Paddy Gallagher (Ohio State University [OH]) > Christopher Minto (University of Nebraska [NB]),
FFT |
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174 lbs:
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Clayton Whiting (University of Minnesota, Twin Cities [MN]) > Brody Baumann (Purdue University [IN]),
FALL 6:52 |
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184 lbs:
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Donnell Washington (Indiana University, Bloomington [IN]) > Shane Cartagena-Walsh (Rutgers University [NJ]),
FFT |
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197 lbs:
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Camden McDanel (University of Nebraska [NB]) > Josh Barr (Pennsylvania State University [PA]),
FFT |
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197 lbs:
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Evan Bates (Northwestern University [IL]) > Seth Shumate (Ohio State University [OH]),
FFT |
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285 lbs:
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Seth Nevills (University of Maryland, College Park [MD]) > Max Vanadia (Michigan State University [MI]),
DEC 4-0 |
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| Consolation Final (9th) |
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125 lbs:
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Brendan McCrone (Ohio State University [OH]) > Joey Cruz (University of Iowa [IA]),
DEC 8-1 |
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133 lbs:
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Zan Fugitt (University of Wisconsin-Madison [WI]) > Nolan Wertanen (University of Michigan [MI]),
MD 8-0 |
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149 lbs:
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Drew Roberts (University of Minnesota, Twin Cities [MN]) > Joey Buttler (Indiana University, Bloomington [IN]),
DEC 5-2 |
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157 lbs:
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Conner Harer (Rutgers University [NJ]) > Trevor Chumbley (Northwestern University [IL]),
TB 2-1 (1OT) |
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165 lbs:
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Cody Goebel (University of Wisconsin-Madison [WI]) > Anthony White (Rutgers University [NJ]),
DEC 4-1 |
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174 lbs:
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Jackson Turley (Rutgers University [NJ]) > Lucas Condon (University of Wisconsin-Madison [WI]),
FALL 1:53 |
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184 lbs:
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Jaden Bullock (University of Michigan [MI]) > Ryder Rogotzke (Ohio State University [OH]),
SV 8-5 (1OT) |
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197 lbs:
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Gabe Sollars (Indiana University, Bloomington [IN]) > Remy Cotton (Michigan State University [MI]),
FFT |
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285 lbs:
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Jacob Bullock (Indiana University, Bloomington [IN]) > Hayden Filipovich (Purdue University [IN]),
DEC 5-2 |
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