Live Updates: NCAA DI Men’s Wrestling Championships Session II
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by Brian Reinhardt
Vincent Robinson (NC State) in round one of the 2026 NCAA Division I Championships.
The round-of-16 gets underway at 7 p.m. (ET). Tune in live to ESPN and ESPN+ to watch all the action live.
10:35 PM - A second cinderella run at heavyweight, as #27 seed Hunter Catka is also into the quarterfinals after his second upset of the day - in ride outs over #11 Devon Dawson of Northern Illinois.
10:24 PM - Add Oklahoma heavyweight Juan Mora to the list of 20+ seeds advancing to the quarterfinals as he takes out #5 seed Nick Feldman of Ohio State, 4-2.
10:20 PM - Boom! #15 seed Remy Cotton of Rutgers knocks off 4-time All-American #2 seed Rocky Elam of Iowa State at 197 pounds by major decision, 12-4.
10:13 PM - #11 seed Camden McDanel of Nebraska got the upset of 2025 U20 World Champion #6 seed Justin Rademacher of Oregon State.
10:09 PM - He is marching on! #29 seed Colton Hawks of Arizona State does it again, and is into the quarterfinals! Earlier he took out #4 Sasso, tonight it was #13 seed Berge of South Dakota State, 5-1.
9:41 PM - Another 20+ seed advances, this at 184 pounds as #20 Brian Soldano of Oklahoma takes out #4 seed James Conway of Franklin & Marshall, 4-1.
9:37 PM - The first #2 to taste defeat came at 174 pounds. #15 seed Danny Wask of Navy secured a 9-5 win over the previously undefeated #2 seed Simon Ruiz of Cornell with a final takedown in the last few seconds.
9:09 PM - He started the season at 149 pounds, but Stanford's EJ Parco is making a home at 165 pounds this weekend. Starting as the #27 seed, he opened with an upset over #6 AJ Araujo of Nebraska, then came back tonight and took out #11 Ryder Downey of Northern Iowa, 4-3, to move into the quarterfinals.
8:59 PM - That ROAR was from the Columbia Lion fans (and a majority of the arena) celebrating a fall by #12 Cesar Alvan in OT over Oklahoma State's #5 seed LaDarion Lockett of Oklahoma State.
8:49 PM - A 7-1 upset by #11 seed Ty Watters of West Virginia over #6 seed Jude Swisher of Penn kept 157 pounds from going chalk into the quarterfinals.
8:35 PM - Three-time All-American Lachlan McNeil of Michigan moves on with a slight 11-6 upset over SIUE's Caleb Tyus.
8:17 PM - Now the #5 seed at 149 pounds goes down, as #12 seed Carter Young from Maryland (he started the season at Oklahoma State) scores an 11-4 decision over NC State's #5 seed Koy Buesgens.
8:13 PM - Marching on for Nebraska. #20 seed Chance Lamer is into the quarterfinals with his second upset of the day. This was a 3-1 decision over #4 seed and ACC champion Collin Gaj of Virginia Tech.
7:56 PM - It's news, because it hasn't happened yet. Penn State takes its first loss, as returning NCAA finalist #3 seeded Brock Hardy of Nebraska take a 9-4 decision over #14 Davis.
7:48 PM - The 133-pound freshmen are on FIRE! #1 Forrest goes TF, #2 Davino goes TF, #3 Blaze goes TF, #4 Seidel goes TF and #5 Larkin goes Fall, as all 5 top seeds advance via bonus.
7:24 PM - 125 is going to 125! #14 seed Jacob Moran from Indiana goes 3-0 in takedowns and secures a 10-2 major decision over #3 seed Bouzakis of Ohio State.
7:18 PM - Revenge for Troy Spratley of Oklahoma State to start the evening. He reverses the 2025 NCAA final outcome against NC State's Vince Robinson with an 8-5 decision. It was a 7-point move in the 2nd period that gave Spratley his first win in 4 attempts vs. Robinson.
7:05 PM - Out of the gate, 125 pounds is fire to start! 7 PM on ESPN. Four 2025 All-Americans do battle, winners face off in QFs: #5 Spratley (Oklahoma State) vs. #12 Robinson (NC State) - a 2025 NCAA Finals rematch and #4 Seymour (Lehigh) vs. #13 Poulin (Iowa State).
6:50 PM - Wrestlers, clear the mats!
On the championship side of the bracket, the winners tonight will advance to tomorrow's quarterfinals.
In the consolation bracket, the losers will be eliminated while the winners advance to tomorrow.
Here are a few intriguing matchups to keep an eye on this session.
No. 5 Troy Spratley (Oklahoma State) vs. No. 12 Vincent Robinson (NC State)
No. 3 Brock Hardy (Nebraska) vs. No. 14 Braeden Davis (Penn State)
No. 6 Vince Cornella (Cornell) vs. No. 11 CJ Composto (Pennsylvania)
No. 9 Beau Mantanona (Michigan) vs. No. 8 Alex Facundo (Oklahoma State)
No. 5 Brock Mantanona (Michigan) vs. No. 12 Dylan Fishback (Ohio State)
No. 13 Bennett Berge (South Dakota State) vs. No. 29 Colton Hawks (Arizona State)
No. 11 Camden McDanel (Nebraska) vs. No. 6 Justin Rademacher (Oregon State)
No. 9 Cole Mirasola (Penn State) vs. No. 8 Ben Kueter (Iowa)
No. 14 Jacob Moran (Indiana) maj. dec. No. 3 Nic Bouzakis (Ohio State), 10-2
No. 10 Marc-Anthony McGowan (Princeton) dec. No. 7 Nico Provo (Stanford), 4-2
None – top eight seeds to quarterfinals
None – top eight seeds to quarterfinals
No. 12 Carter Young (Maryland) dec. No. 5 Koy Buesgens (NC State), 11-4
No. 20 Chance Lamer (Nebraska) dec. No. 4 Collin Gaj (Virginia Tech), 3-1
No. 11 Lachlan McNeil (Michigan) dec. No. 6 Caleb Tyus (SIUE), 5-3
No. 10 Aden Valencia (Stanford) dec. No. 7 Ethan Stiles (Ohio State), 7-5
No. 11 Ty Watters (West Virginia) dec. No. 6 Jude Swisher (Penn), 7-1
No. 9 Bryce Hepner (North Carolina) dec. No. 8 Matty Bianchi (Little Rock), 3-0
No. 12 Cesar Alvan (Columbia) fall No. 5 Ladarion Lockett (Oklahoma State), 8:04 (SV)
No. 27 EJ Parco (Stanford) dec. No. 11 Ryder Downey (Northern Iowa), 4-3
No. 10 Will Denny (NC State) dec. No. 7 Max Brignola (Lehigh), 12-9 (SV)
No. 9 Beau Mantanona (Michigan) dec. No. 8 Alex Facundo (Oklahoma State), 7-3
No. 11 MJ Gaitan (Iowa State) dec. No. 6 Matty Singleton (NC State), 6-3
No. 15 Danny Wask (Navy) dec. No. 2 Simon Ruiz (Cornell), 9-5
No. 29 Colton Hawks (Arizona State) dec. No. 13 Bennett Berge (South Dakota State), 5-1
No. 11 Camden McDanel (Nebraska) maj. dec. Justin Rademacher (Oregon State), 13-5
No. 15 Remy Cotton (Rutgers) maj. dec. No. 2 Rocky Elam (Iowa State), 12-4
No. 21 Juan Mora (Oklahoma) dec. No. 5 Nick Feldman (Ohio State), 4-2
No. 27 Hunter Catka (Rutgers) dec. No. 11 Devon Dawson (Northern Illinois), 2-1 (TB1)
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