Live Updates: NCAA DI Men’s Wrestling Championships Quarterfinals

2:15 PM - #5 seed Mantanona of Michigan scores first-period a FALL over #20 Soldano of Oklahaoma to secure All-American honors. This is the R-Fr. first trip to the NCAAs.

2:04 PM - In a battle of 2025 All-Americans, #7 Steed of Missouri scored a seven-point move in OT to advance past #15 Wask of Navy and into the semifinals.

1:46 PM - A pair of 2025 NCAA finalists will meet in the semifinals at 165 pounds. #3 seed Caliendo became a four-time All-American by taking out #27 Parco of Parco. He meets #2 Blaze of Purdue for a return trip to the finals, who won a tight 4-3 battle over #10 Denny of NC State.

1:29 PM - Outside of #1 Duke's tech fall, the other three 157-pounds quarterfinals were exciting till the end. #5 Robideau of Oklahoma State secured a takedown in extra time over #4 Larkin of Arizona State and gets Duke next in a battle of true freshmen. In the bottom of the bracket, returning champion #2 Taylor of Nebraska iced it with a late takedown over #7 Webster of Illinois, 5-2. He gets #11 seed Watters from WVU who got an escape in the final 30 seconds to upset #3 Shapiro of Cornell, 6-5.

1:14 PM - So much excitement at 149 pounds, it all happened at the same time. #10 seed Valencia of Stanford recorded three third-period takedowns to comeback for the 12-9 win over #2 Joy of Cornell. 149 pounds has been the most exciting matches thus far - #1 vs. #20 and #11 vs. #10 in tonight's semifinals.

1:11 PM - EXPLOSION!!! #1 seed Van Ness gets the winning takedown with one second left in extra time to take out #8 Swiderski of Oklahoma State, 5-2.

1:10 PM - More excitement at 149 pounds. At his 4th NCAA Championships for his third school, #20 Lamer of Nebraska is an All-American for the first time in his career after a 12-0 major over #12 seed Young of Maryland.

1:06 PM - 4-time All-American honors came via FALL! #11 seed McNeil of Michigan gets the takedown and turns into into a third-period fall over #3 Wasilewski of Penn to reach the semifinals.

12:50 PM - Now a four-time All-American, #1 seed Mendez of Ohio State rolls to a 16-4 major decision and into the semifinals over #8 Vombaur of Minnesota. Also accomplishing his fourth All-American honors, #3 Hardy gets by #6 Cornella of Cornell, 5-3.

12:37 PM - 4 freshmen got the top 4 seeds at 133 pounds, and all four are into the semifinals. #4 Seidel of Virginia Tech got a 16-1 tech fall over #5 seed Larkin of Arizona State and will get a rematch with #1 Forrest in the semifinals. Meeting Davino in bottom half of the bracket, #3 seed Blaze of Penn State took out two-time NCAA finalist #6 Ayala of Iowa for the third time this year (5-3).

12:33 PM - Down on the other side of 133 pounds, #2 seed Davino scores a 14-5 major decision over defending national champion #7 seed Byrd of Illinois.

12:28 PM - 3 matches at his first NCAAs, 3 matches that did not make it out of the first period. Oklahoma State freshman Jax Forrest opened the 133 pounds QFs with an 18-3 tech over #8 Baker of Northern Illinois. Thus far, Forrest has gone: Fall (2:00), 16-1 tech (2:03), 18-3 tech (2:38).

12:19 PM - 125 went 125 again as upsets opened the morning session. #14 Moran of Indiana score a third-period takedown and took out #6 Volk while #10 McGowan of Princeton used ride outs to get by #2 Ventresca of Virginia Tech. The #14 and #10 will meet in one semifinal. The top half of the bracket saw a very tight match go to ride outs, but #1 Lilledahl of Penn State downed #8 Peterson of Iowa for the third time this year. He will get returning NCAA finalist #5 seed Sprately of Oklahoma State, who downed fellow returning All-American #4 Seymour of Lehigh, 8-2.

11:50 AM - Wrestlers, clear the mats!

Quarterfinal Results

125 pounds

#1 Luke Lilledahl (Penn State) dec. #8 Dean Peterson (Iowa); 2-1 (TB1)

#5 Troy Spratley (Oklahoma State) dec. #4 Sheldon Seymour (Lehigh); 8-2

#14 Jacob Moran (Indiana) dec. #6 Jore Volk (Minnesota); 5-4

#2 Eddie Ventresca (Virginia Tech) dec. #10 Marc-Anthony McGowan (Princeton); 2-1 (TB1)

133 pounds

#1 Jax Forrest (Oklahoma State) tech fall #8 Markel Baker (Northern Ill.); 18-3

#4 Aaron Seidel (Virginia Tech) tech fall #5 Kyler Larkin (Arizona State)l 16-1

#3 Marcus Blaze (Penn State) dec. #6 Drake Ayala (Iowa); 5-3

#2 Ben Davino (Ohio State) major dec. #7 Lucas Byrd (Illinois); 14-5

141 pounds

#1 Jesse Mendez (Ohio State) major dec. #8 Vance Vombaur (Minnesota); 16-4

#5 Luke Stanich (Lehigh) dec. #4 Anthony Echemendia (Iowa State); 6-4

#3 Brock Hardy (Nebraska) dec. #6 Vince Cornella (Cornell); 5-3

#2 Sergio Vega (Oklahoma State) dec. #7 Nasir Bailey (Iowa); 4-1

149 pounds

#1 Shayne Van Ness (Penn State) dec. #8 Casey Swiderski (Oklahoma State); 5-2 (SV1)

#20 Chance Lamer (Nebraska) major dec. #12 Carter Young (Maryland); 12-0

#11 Lachlan McNeil (Michigan) WBF #3 Cross Wasilewski (Penn); 5:53

#10 Aden Valencia (Stanford) dec. #2 Jaxon Joy (Cornell); 12-9

157 pounds

#1 PJ Duke (Penn State) tech fall #8 Brandon Cannon (Ohio State); 21-5

#5 Landon Robideau (Oklahoma State) dec. #4 Kalen Larkin (Arizona State); 9-6 (SV1)

#11 Ty Watters (West Virginia) dec. #3 Meyer Shapiro (Cornell); 6-5

#2 Antrell Taylor (Nebraska) dec. #7 Kannon Webster (Illinois); 5-2

165 pounds

#1 Mitchell Mesenbrink (Penn State) dec. #9 Bryce Hepner (North Carolina); 6-0

#12 Cesar Alvan (Columbia) dec. #4 Nico Ruiz (Arizona State); 4-2

#3 Mikey Caliendo (Iowa) major dec. #27 EJ Parco (Stanford); 14-3

#2 Joey Blaze (Purdue) dec. #10 Will Denny (NC State); 4-3

174 pounds

#1 Levi Haines (Penn State) tech fall #9 Beau Mantanona (Michigan); 18-3

#5 Patrick Kennedy (Iowa) dec. #4 Carson Kharchia (Ohio State); 2-1 (TB1)

#3 Christopher Minto (Nebraska) major dec. #11 MJ Gaitan (Iowa State); 11-3

#7 Cam Steed (Missouri) dec. #15 Danny Wask (Navy); 9-2 (SV1)

184 pounds

#1 Rocco Welsh (Penn State) INJ #8 Silas Allred (Nebraska); 5:11

#5 Brock Mantanona (Michigan) WBF #20 Brian Soldano (Oklahoma); 2:40

#3 Max McEnelly (Minnesota) dec. #6 Eddie Neitenbach (Wyoming); 8-6

#7 Angelo Ferrari (Iowa) dec. #2 Aeoden Sinclair (Missouri); 4-1 (SV1)

197 pounds

#1 Josh Barr (Penn State) tech fall #9 Angelo Posada (Stanford); 19-3

#5 Joey Novak (Wyoming) major dec. #29 Colton Hawks (Arizona State); 17-5

#3 Stephen Little (Little Rock) dec. #11 seed Camden McDanel (Nebraska); 4-1 (SV1)

#7 Cody Merrill (Oklahoma State) dec. #15 Remy Cotton (Rutgers); 8-3

285 pounds

#1 Yonger Bastida (Iowa State) dec. #8 Ben Kueter (Iowa); 5-2

#4 AJ Ferrari (Nebraska) dec. #21 Juan Mora (Oklahoma); 4-3

#3 Taye Ghadliali (Michigan) major dec. #27 Hunter Catka (Rutgers); 8-0

#2 Isaac Trumble (NC State) dec. #7 Konner Doucet (Oklahoma State); 4-0