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Live Updates: NCAA DI Men’s Wrestling Championships Semifinals & Blood Round

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by Brian Reinhardt

Josh Barr (Penn State) works for a takedown in the round-of-16 at the 2026 NCAA Division I Men's Wrestling Championships.

Josh Barr (Penn State) works for a takedown in the round-of-16 at the 2026 NCAA Division I Men's Wrestling Championships.

Session 4 begins at 8 p.m. (ET), TV coverage on ESPN2.

Semifinals – Win tonight and you wrestle for a national championship tomorrow. Lose tonight, and you return tomorrow for placement matches.

Blood Round – Win your first match and you are an All-American and have one more match during the session before coming back tomorrow for placement matches. Lose and your season is over and you fall one win shy of All-American honors.

8:59 PM - It will be #1 vs. #2, a four-time All-American (two-time defending champion) vs. a true freshman in the 141 finals. #1 Mendez of Ohio scored a takedown 25 seconds into extra time to defeat #5 Stanich of Lehigh. On the bottom side, #2 Vega of Oklahoma State used an escape and ride time point to prevail over returning NCAA finalist #3 Hardy of Nebraska, 5-3.

8:42 PM - Cleveland is LOUD as #2 Davino Ohio edges #3 Blaze of Penn State in ride outs. It was their 3rd meeting of the year, all going to ride outs. In the top half, #1 Forrest beat #4 Seidel of Virginia Tech for the second time this year, this time a 14-3 major.

8:16 PM - #10 McGowan will wrestle for a national championship tomorrow as his takedown with just 3 seconds left downs #14 Moran of Indiana. He will face top seeded Lilledahl of Penn State in the final, who used an eight-point first period to take out 2025 NCAA finalist #5 Spratley of Oklahoma State.

7:50 PM - Wrestlers, clear the mats!

Semifinal Results


125 pounds

#1 Luke Lilledahl (Penn State) dec. #5 Troy Spratley (Oklahoma State); 8-3

#10 Marc-Anthony McGowan (Princeton) dec. #14 Jacob Moran (Indiana); 4-1


133 pounds

#1 Jax Forrest (Oklahoma State) major dec. #4 Aaron Seidel (Virginia Tech); 14-3

#2 Ben Davino (Ohio State) dec. #3 Marcus Blaze (Penn State); 3-2 (TB1)


141 pounds

#1 Jesse Mendez (Ohio State) dec. #5 Luke Stanich (Lehigh); 4-1 (SV1)

#2 Sergio Vega (Oklahoma State) dec. #3 Brock Hardy (Nebraska); 5-3


149 pounds

#1 Shayne Van Ness (Penn State) vs. #20 Chance Lamer (Nebraska)

#11 Lachlan McNeil (Michigan) vs. #10 Aden Valencia (Stanford)


157 pounds

#1 PJ Duke (Penn State) vs. #5 Landon Robideau (Oklahoma State)

#11 Ty Watters (West Virginia) vs. #2 Antrell Taylor (Nebraska)


165 pounds

#1 Mitchell Messenbrink (Penn State) vs. #12 Cesar Alvan (Columbia)

#3 Mikey Caliendo (Iowa) vs. #2 Joey Blaze (Purdue)


174 pounds

#1 Levi Haines (Penn State) vs. #5 Patrick Kennedy (Iowa)

#3 Christopher Minto (Nebraska) vs. #7 Cam Steed (Missouri)


184 pounds

#1 Rocco Welsh (Penn State) vs. #5 Brock Mantanona (Michigan)

#3 Max McEnelly (Minnesota) vs. #7 Angelo Ferrari (Iowa)


197 pounds

#1 Josh Barr (Penn State) vs. #5 Joey Novak (Wyoming)

#3 Stephen Little (Little Rock) vs. #7 Cody Merrill (Oklahoma State)


285 pounds

#1 Yonger Bastida (Iowa State) vs. #4 AJ Ferrari (Nebraska)

#3 Taye Ghadiali (Michigan) vs. #2 Isaac Trumble (NC State)