2025-26 Iowa State Wrestle-Offs: Brackets & Info – Iowa State Athletics

AMES, Iowa – Iowa State head wrestling coach Kevin Dresser released the brackets for ISU’s 2025-26 wrestle-offs, which will take place this weekend. Semifinals will be wrestled Saturday, Oct. 25 at 11 a.m. on the Lied Rec Center main floor. Finals will take place the following day at Ames High School at 2 p.m.

Seven matches will be wrestled Saturday with nine on Sunday. A full bout order can be viewed at the end of this story. 

Stevo Poulin, Evan Frost and Rocky Elam will be held out of competition this weekend and will wrestle off in the coming weeks. Daniel Herrera will also miss this weekend’s wrestle-offs due to his participation in the U23 World Championships in Novi Sad, Serbia Saturday and Sunday.

Additionally, Dresser also announced that Nando Villaescusa, Sawyer Bartelt, Carson Floyd and Carter Fousek will miss the 2025-26 season due to injury and will pursue a medical redshirt.

Results from the inaugural Cyclone Invitational Presented by Daily’s Premium Meats, in which two wrestlers per team can enter, will also factor in to setting the ISU lineup.

To see the full wrestle-off brackets, CLICK HERE.

Wrestle-off results will be posted to Cyclones.com following each round.

Fans attending Saturday’s wrestle-offs are encouraged to park in Lot 68 and walk to the Lied Rec Center. Plan for increased traffic in the area due to the football gameday.

IOWA STATE WRESTLE-OFF SCHEDULE

Semifinals

Date: Saturday, Oct. 25

Time: 11 a.m.

Location: Lied Rec Center

Finals

Date: Sunday, Oct. 26

Time: 2 p.m.

Location: Ames High School

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SATURDAY MATCH ORDER

125: Adrian Meza vs. Ethan Perryman

141: Anthony Echemendia vs. Osmany Diversent*

149: Paniro Johnson vs. Logan Stotts

165: Connor Euton vs. Manny Rojas

165: Aiden Riggins vs. Owen Helgeson

174: Melton Powe vs. Jacob Helgeson

285: McCrae Hagarty vs. Xavier Bruening

SUNDAY MATCH ORDER

125: Christian Castillo vs. Meza/Perryman*

133: Garrett Grice vs. Carter Pearson

149: Jacob Frost vs. Johnson/Stotts

157: Vinny Zerban vs. Kane Naaktgeboren

165: Euton/Rojas vs. Riggins/O. Helgeson

174: MJ Gaitan vs. Powe/J. Helgeson

184: Isaac Dean vs. Tate Naaktgeboren

197: CJ Carter vs. Rowan Udell

285: Yonger Bastida vs. Hagarty/Bruening

*Denotes exhibition