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Live Updates: NCAA DI Men’s Wrestling Championships Quarterfinals

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by Brian Reinhardt

Jax Forrest (Oklahoma State) works on top in a preliminary match at the 2026 NCAA Division I Men's Wrestling Championships.

Jax Forrest (Oklahoma State) works on top in a preliminary match at the 2026 NCAA Division I Men's Wrestling Championships.

Session 3 from Rocket Arena begins at Noon (ET). TV coverage on ESPNU.

All quarterfinalists with a win advance to tonigh's semifinals and are 2026 All-Americans! Lose in the QFs, you move into the Blood Round tonight. In the consolation rounds, two wins this session moves you into the Blood Round to face the losers from the QF round.

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) vs. #8 Vance Vombaur (Minnesota)

#4 Anthony Echemendia (Iowa State) vs. #5 Luke Stanich (Lehigh)

#3 Brock Hardy (Nebraska) vs. #6 Vince Cornella (Cornell)

#2 Sergio Vega (Oklahoma State) vs. #7 Nasir Bailey (Iowa)


149 pounds

#1 Shayne Van Ness (Penn State) vs. #8 Casey Swiderski (Oklahoma State)

#12 Carter Young (Maryland) vs. #20 Chance Lamer (Nebraska)

#3 Cross Wasilewski (Penn) vs. #11 Lachlan McNeil (Michigan)

#10 Aden Valencia (Stanford) vs. #2 Jaxon Joy (Cornell)


157 pounds

#1 PJ Duke (Penn State) vs. #8 Brandon Cannon (Ohio State)

#4 Kalen Larkin (Arizona State) vs. #5 Landon Robideau (Oklahoma State)

#3 Meyer Shapiro (Cornell) vs. #11 Ty Watters (West Virginia)

#2 Antrell Taylor (Nebraska) vs. #7 Kannon Webster (Illinois)


165 pounds

#1 Mitchell Mesenbrink (Penn State) vs. #9 Bryce Hepner (North Carolina)

#4 Nico Ruiz (Arizona State) vs. #12 Cesar Alvan (Columbia)

#3 Mikey Caliendo (Iowa) vs. #27 EJ Parco (Stanford)

#2 Joey Blaze (Purdue) vs. #10 Will Denny (NC State)


174 pounds

#1 Levi Haines (Penn State) vs.#9 Beau Mantanona (Michigan)

#4 Carson Kharchia (Ohio State) vs. #5 Patrick Kennedy (Iowa)

#3 Christopher Minto (Nebraska) vs. #11 MJ Gaitan (Iowa State)

#7 Cam Steed (Missouri) vs. #15 Danny Wask (Navy)


184 pounds

#1 Rocco Welsh (Penn State) vs. #8 Silas Allred (Nebraska)

#5 Brock Mantanona (Michigan) vs. #20 Brian Soldano (Oklahoma)

#3 Max McEnelly (Minnesota) vs. #6 Eddie Neitenbach (Wyoming)

#2 Aeoden Sinclair (Missouri) vs. #7 Angelo Ferrari (Iowa)


197 pounds

#1 Josh Barr (Penn State) vs.#9 Angelo Posada (Stanford)

#5 Joey Novak (Wyoming) vs. #29 Colton Hawks (Arizona State)

#3 Stephen Little (Little Rock) vs. #11 seed Camden McDanel (Nebraska)

#7 Cody Merrill (Oklahoma State) vs. #15 Remy Cotton (Rutgers)


285 pounds

#1 Yonger Bastida (Iowa State) vs. #8 Ben Kueter (Iowa)

#4 AJ Ferrari (Nebraska) vs. #21 Juan Mora (Oklahoma)

#3 Taye Ghadliali (Michigan) vs. #27 Hunter Catka (Rutgers)

#2 Isaac Trumble (NC State) vs. #7 Konner Doucet (Oklahoma State)