Iowa Wrestling Results From Day Three Of NCAA Wrestling Championships – FloWrestling

As the sun shines on another day in Cleveland, Ohio, the final day of the 2026 NCAA D1 Wrestling Championships is in full force. With new national champions being crowned in just a few short hours, the medal matches have concluded. 

The Iowa Hawkeyes came to assert dominance and it definitely shown on the first two days of action from Cleveland. 

Following the medal matches, the Hawkeyes slot in fourth in the team standings with 92.5 total points. Ohio State trails behind with 84.5 points. 

The final matches from Ohio will start at approximately 6:30 PM ET/ 5:30 PM CT. Fans won’t want to miss any of the action so follow along to this article for all of the live updates.  

Iowa Hawkeyes Day 3 Results

3rd Place: 

174lbs: 

• Patrick Kennedy defeats Carson Kharchla, 9-6 by Dec. 

What Time Do The NCAA Wrestling Finals Start?

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NCAA Wrestling Championships Finals Matchups

Finals

• 125 lbs – (1) Luke Lilledahl (Penn State) vs. (10) Marc-Anthony McGowan (Princeton)
• 133 lbs – (1) Jax Forrest (OK State) vs. (2) Ben Davino (Ohio State)
• 141 lbs – (1) Jesse Mendez (Ohio State) vs. (2) Sergio Vega (OK State)
• 149 lbs – (1) Shayne Van Ness (Penn State) vs. (10) Aden Valencia (Stanford)
• 157 lbs – (5) Landon Robideau (OK State) vs. (2) Antrell Taylor (Nebraska)
• 165 lbs – (1) Mitchell Mesenbrink (Penn State) vs. (3) Mikey Caliendo (Iowa)
• 174 lbs – (1) Levi Haines (Penn State) vs. (3) Christopher Minto (Nebraska)
• 184 lbs – (1) Rocco Welsh (Penn State) vs. (3) Max McEnelly (Minnesota)
• 197 lbs – (1) Josh Barr (Penn State) vs. (7) Cody Merrill (OK State)
• 285 lbs – (1) Yonger Bastida (Iowa State) vs. (2) Isaac Trumble (NC State)

NCAA Wrestling Championships Team Scores

Last updated 1:13 p.m. ET, March 21. 

1. Penn State – 164.0
2. OK State – 119.0
3. Nebraska – 101.5
4. Iowa – 92.5
5. Ohio State – 84.5
6. Michigan – 66.0
7. Stanford – 63.5
8. Iowa State – 52.0
9. Minnesota – 44.5
10. Virginia Tech – 41.5

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NCAA Wrestling Championships 2026 Final Placements

125 lbs

1. TBD
2. TBD
3. Nico Provo (Stanford)
4. Vincent Robinson (NC State)
5. Troy Spratley (OK State)
6. Jacob Moran (Indiana)
7. Jore Volk (Minnesota)
8. Tyler Klinsky (Rider)

133 lbs

1. TBD
2. TBD
3. Aaron Seidel (Virginia Tech)
4. Marcus Blaze (Penn State)
5. Drake Ayala (Iowa)
6. Tyler Knox (Stanford)
7. Jacob Van Dee (Nebraska)
8. Lucas Byrd (Illinois)

141 lbs

1. TBD
2. TBD
3. Luke Stanich (Lehigh)
4. Brock Hardy (Nebraska)
5. Carter Nogle (Air Force)
6. Anthony Echemendia (Iowa State)
7. CJ Composto (Penn)
8. Wyatt Henson (Lock Haven)

149 lbs

1. TBD
2. TBD
3. Lachlan McNeil (Michigan)
4. Chance Lamer (Nebraska)
5. Collin Gaj (Virginia Tech)
6. Ryder Block (Iowa)
7. Cross Wasilewski (Penn)
8. Casey Swiderski (OK State)

157 lbs

1. TBD
2. TBD
3. PJ Duke (Penn State)
4. Brandon Cannon (Ohio State)
5. Kannon Webster (Illinois)
6. Ty Watters (West Virginia)
7. Cameron Catrabone (Michigan)
8. Meyer Shapiro (Cornell)

165 lbs

1. TBD
2. TBD
3. Cesar Alvan (Columbia)
4. Nicco Ruiz (Arizona State)
5. Andrew Sparks (Minnesota)
6. Joey Blaze (Purdue)
7. Bryce Hepner (North Carolina)
8. Paddy Gallagher (Ohio State)

174 lbs

1. TBD
2. TBD
3. Patrick Kennedy (Iowa)
4. Carson Kharchla (Ohio State)
5. Cam Steed (Missouri)
6. Danny Wask (Navy)
7. Beau Mantanona (Michigan)
8. MJ Gaitan (Iowa State)

184 lbs

1. TBD
2. TBD
3. Aeoden Sinclair (Missouri)
4. Caleb Campos (American)
5. Brock Mantanona (Michigan)
6. Angelo Ferrari (Iowa)
7. Eddie Neitenbach (Wyoming)x
8. Zack Ryder (OK State)

197 lbs

1. TBD
2. TBD
3. Stephen Little (Little Rock)
4. Joey Novak (Wyoming)
5. Camden McDanel (Nebraska)
6. Angelo Posada (Stanford)
7. Gabe Arnold (Iowa)
8. Branson John (Maryland)

285 lbs

1. TBD
2. TBD
3. Taye Ghadiali (Michigan)
4. Konner Doucet (OK State)
5. Ben Kueter (Iowa)
6. AJ Ferrari (Nebraska)
7. David Szuba (Arizona State)
8. Christian Carroll (Wyoming)

Iowa Hawkeyes Day 2 Results

Semifinals:     

165lbs: 

• No. 3 Mikey Caliendo walked away with a victory over No. 2 Joey Blaze, 8-5 by Dec SV. 

174lbs: 

• No. 5 Patrick Kennedy suffers a loss to to No. 1 Levi Haines, 18-3 in TF.  

184lbs: 

• No. 7 Angelo Ferrari is defeated by No. 3 Max McEnelly, 3-1 in TB-1.   

Quarterfinals: 

125lbs: 

• No. 8 Dean Peterson defeats No. 9 Maximo Renteria, 4-1 in Dec. 

133lbs: 

• No. 6 Drake Ayala takes down No. 11 Tyler Ferrara, 19-4 by TF.  

141lbs: 

• No. 7 Nasir Bailey picks up a major win over No. 10 Jack Consiglio, 11-5 in Dec. 

149lbs: 

• No. 15 Ryder Block suffers a loss to No. 2 Jaxon Joy, 10-3 in Dec.  

165lbs: 

• No. 3 Mikey Caliendo walked away with a victory over No. 19 Noah Mulvaney. Caliendo wins with a TF, 20-5.

174lbs: 

• No. 5 Patrick Kennedy takes down No. 12 Carter Shubert. Kennedy wins 2-1 in Dec. 

184lbs: 

• No. 7 Angelo Ferrari takes down No. 10 Caleb Campos, 11-5 in Dec. 

285lbs: 

•  No. 8 Ben Kueter takes down No. 9 Cole Mirasola in Dec, 4-0. 

NCAA Wrestling Championships Finals Matchups

Finals

• 125 lbs – (1) Luke Lilledahl (Penn State) vs. (10) Marc-Anthony McGowan (Princeton)
• 133 lbs – (1) Jax Forrest (OK State) vs. (2) Ben Davino (Ohio State)
• 141 lbs – (1) Jesse Mendez (Ohio State) vs. (2) Sergio Vega (OK State)
• 149 lbs – (1) Shayne Van Ness (Penn State) vs. (10) Aden Valencia (Stanford)
• 157 lbs – (5) Landon Robideau (OK State) vs. (2) Antrell Taylor (Nebraska)
• 165 lbs – (1) Mitchell Mesenbrink (Penn State) vs. (3) Mikey Caliendo (Iowa)
• 174 lbs – (1) Levi Haines (Penn State) vs. (3) Christopher Minto (Nebraska)
• 184 lbs – (1) Rocco Welsh (Penn State) vs. (3) Max McEnelly (Minnesota)
• 197 lbs – (1) Josh Barr (Penn State) vs. (7) Cody Merrill (OK State)
• 285 lbs – (1) Yonger Bastida (Iowa State) vs. (2) Isaac Trumble (NC State)

NCAA Wrestling Championships Team Scores

Last updated 11:45 p.m. ET, March 20. 

1. Penn State – 153.0
2. OK State – 111.5
3. Nebraska – 90.5
4. Iowa – 81.0
5. Ohio State – 77.5
6. Stanford – 58.0
7. Iowa State – 52.0
8. Michigan – 48.0
9. Minnesota – 39.5
10. NC State – 37.0

Iowa Hawkeyes Day 1 Results

Round of 16: 

125lbs: 

• No. 8 Dean Peterson defeats No. 9 Maximo Renteria, 4-1 in Dec. 

133lbs: 

• No. 6 Drake Ayala takes down No. 11 Tyler Ferrara, 19-4 by TF.  

141lbs: 

• No. 7 Nasir Bailey picks up a major win over No. 10 Jack Consiglio, 11-5 in Dec. 

149lbs: 

• No. 15 Ryder Block suffers a loss to No. 2 Jaxon Joy, 10-3 in Dec.  

165lbs: 

• No. 3 Mikey Caliendo walked away with a victory over No. 19 Noah Mulvaney. Caliendo wins with a TF, 20-5.

174lbs: 

• No. 5 Patrick Kennedy takes down No. 12 Carter Shubert. Kennedy wins 2-1 in Dec. 

184lbs: 

• No. 7 Angelo Ferrari takes down No. 10 Caleb Campos, 11-5 in Dec. 

285lbs: 

•  No. 8 Ben Kueter takes down No. 9 Cole Mirasola in Dec, 4-0. 

Round of 32: 

125lbs: 

• No. 8 Peterson takes down No. 25 Kael Lauridsen, 9-1 in MD.

133lbs: 

• No. 6 Ayala takes down No. 21 Marcel Lopez, 11-1 in MD.

141lbs: 

• No. 7 Bailey defeats No. 26 Braden Basile, 14-3 in MD. 

149lbs: 

• No. 15 Block takes down No. 18 Eugene Harney, 11-2 in MD.

165lbs: 

• No. 3 Caliendo demolishes No. 30 Thomas Spines by Fall in 2:44. 

174lbs: 

• No. 5 Kennedy takes down No.28 Holden Garcia by Dec, 8-2.

184lbs: 

• No. 7 Ferrari takes a major win over No. 26 Chase Kranitz, 10-0 in MD.

197lbs: 

• No. 27 Gabe Arnold suffers defeat against No. 6 Justin Rademacher in a 2-2 Dec.

285lbs: 

• No. 8 Kueter takes down No. 25 Alex Semenenko, 2-0 in Dec. 

Iowa Wrestling At NCAA Wrestling Championships

• 125 lbs – Dean Peterson (8)
• 133 lbs – Drake Ayala (6)
• 141 lbs – Nasir Bailey (7)
• 149 lbs – Ryder Block (15)
• 165 lbs – Mikey Caliendo (3)
• 174 lbs – Patrick Kennedy (5)
• 184 lbs – Angelo Ferrari (7)
• 197 lbs – Gabe Arnold (27)
• 285 lbs – Ben Kueter (8)

NCAA Wrestling Championships Brackets (Quarterfinals)

Quarterfinals

125 lbs

• (1) Luke Lilledahl (Penn State) vs. (8) Dean Peterson (Iowa)
• (5) Troy Spratley (OK State) vs. (4) Sheldon Seymour (Lehigh)
• (14) Jacob Moran (Indiana) vs. (6) Jore Volk (Minnesota)
• (10) Marc-Anthony McGowan (Princeton) vs. (2) Eddie Ventresca (Virginia Tech)

133 lbs

• (1) Jax Forrest (OK State) vs. (8) Markel Baker (Northern Illinois)
• (5) Kyler Larkin (Arizona State) vs. (4) Aaron Seidel (Virginia Tech)
• (3) Marcus Blaze (Penn State) vs. (6) Drake Ayala (Iowa)
• (7) Lucas Byrd (Illinois) vs. (2) Ben Davino (Ohio State)

141 lbs

• (1) Jesse Mendez (Ohio State) vs. (8) Vance Vombaur (Minnesota)
• (5) Luke Stanich (Lehigh) vs. (4) Anthony Echemendia (Iowa State)
• (3) Brock Hardy (Nebraska) vs. (6) Vince Cornella (Cornell)
• (7) Nasir Bailey (Iowa) vs. (2) Sergio Vega (OK State)

149 lbs

• (1) Shayne Van Ness (Penn State) vs. (8) Casey Swiderski (OK 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 lbs

• (1) PJ Duke (Penn State) vs. (8) Brandon Cannon (Ohio State)
• (5) Landon Robideau (OK State) vs. (4) Kaleb Larkin (Arizona State)
• (3) Meyer Shapiro (Cornell) vs. (11) Ty Watters (West Virginia)
• (7) Kannon Webster (Illinois) vs. (2) Antrell Taylor (Nebraska)

165 lbs

• (1) Mitchell Mesenbrink (Penn State) vs. (9) Bryce Hepner (North Carolina)
• (12) Cesar Alvan (Columbia) vs. (4) Nicco Ruiz (Arizona State)
• (3) Mikey Caliendo (Iowa) vs. (27) EJ Parco (Stanford)
• (10) Will Denny (NC State) vs. (2) Joey Blaze (Purdue)

174 lbs

• (1) Levi Haines (Penn State) vs. (9) Beau Mantanona (Michigan)
• (5) Patrick Kennedy (Iowa) vs. (4) Carson Kharchla (Ohio State)
• (3) Christopher Minto (Nebraska) vs. (11) MJ Gaitan (Iowa State)
• (7) Cam Steed (Missouri) vs. (15) Danny Wask (Navy)

184 lbs

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

197 lbs

• (1) Josh Barr (Penn State) vs. (9) Angelo Posada (Stanford)
• (5) Joey Novak (Wyoming) vs. (4) Colton Hawks (Arizona State)
• (3) Stephen Little (Little Rock) vs. (11) Camden McDanel (Nebraska)
• (7) Cody Merrill (OK State) vs. (15) Remy Cotton (Rutgers)

285 lbs

• (1) Yonger Bastida (Iowa State) vs. (8) Ben Kueter (Iowa)
• (21) Juan Mora (Oklahoma) vs. (4) AJ Ferrari (Nebraska)
• (3) Taye Ghadiali (Michigan) vs. (27) Hunter Catka (Rutgers)
• (7) Konner Doucet (OK State) vs. (2) Isaac Trumble (NC State)

NCAA Wrestling Championships TV Schedule 2026

Thursday, March 19

• 12:00 p.m. ET: Session I (First Round) – ESPN2
• 7:00 p.m. ET: Session II (Second Round, Consolation Matches) – ESPN

Friday, March 20

• 12:00 p.m. ET: Session III (Quarterfinals, Consolation Matches) – ESPNU
• 8:00 p.m. ET: Session IV (Semifinals, Consolation Matches) – ESPN2

Saturday, March 21

• 11:00 a.m. ET: Session V (Medal Matches) – ESPNU
• 6:30 p.m. ET: Session VI (Finals) – ESPN

NCAA Wrestling Championships Team Scores

Last updated 10:41 p.m. ET, March 19. 

• 1. Penn State – 40.5  
• 2. Nebraska – 27.0  
• 3. Iowa – 25.0  
• 3. OK State – 25.0  
• 5. Ohio State – 23.0  
• 6. Iowa State – 21.5  
• 7. Arizona State – 17.0  
• 8. Stanford – 15.0  
• 9. Cornell – 14.0  
• 9. Michigan – 14.0  
• 9. Virginia Tech – 14.0  
• 12. Minnesota – 12.5  

How To Watch NCAA Wrestling Championships 2026

• The 2026 NCAA Wrestling Championships will be broadcast across ESPN, ESPN2 and ESPNU from March 19-21 in Cleveland. 
• Every match will also be streamed on ESPN+, including concurrent mat coverage.

Where To Watch The NCAA Wrestling Championships 2026?

The 2026 NCAA Wrestling Championships will be broadcast March 19, 20 and 21 across ESPN, ESPN2 and ESPNU. Every match will also be streamed live on ESPN+, including concurrent mat coverage.

When Is NCAA Wrestling Championships 2026

The 2026 NCAA Wrestling Championships begin March 19 and run through March 21 at Rocket Arena in Cleveland, Ohio.

What Time Does The NCAA Wrestling Tournament Start?

On March 19, the NCAA Wrestling Championships begin at 12:00 p.m. ET with Session II starting at 7:00 p.m. ET.

NCAA Wrestling Today

Today, March 19, is the beginning of the 2026 NCAA Wrestling Championships. Session I starts at 12:00 p.m. ET. The tournament runs through March 21. Stay tuned for results and live updates.

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