A brand new group of champions are going to be topped throughout 10 totally different weight lessons on Saturday night time in Philadelphia on the 2025 NCAA Division I Wrestling Nationwide Championships.
The motion kicks off at 7 p.m. ET on Saturday night time.
Headlining the stellar card in 2020 Olympic gold medalist Gable Steveson, who returned to varsity for his ultimate yr of eligibility on the College of Minnesota. So far, Steveson has lived as much as his championship credentials whereas operating roughshod over the competitors however Oklahoma State’s Wyatt Hendrickson makes an attempt to drag off the upset after he punched his ticket to the finals.
Penn State standout Carter Starocci has an opportunity to make historical past with a possibility to change into the primary ever five-time NCAA champion if he can win his ultimate match on Saturday. Starocci took benefit of the “free yr” granted to varsity athletes competing through the world pandemic and he’s made probably the most of his alternative with championships in 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024.
Now Starocci makes an attempt to assert his fifth title — this time in a brand new division — when he faces Parker Keckeisen from Northern Iowa, who presents an fascinating problem because the returning champion at 184 kilos.
MMA Preventing will present full outcomes for all the championship spherical on Saturday.
Listed below are the complete lineup of matches set for the 2025 NCAA Division I Wrestling Nationwide Championships:
125 kilos: Vincent Robinson (NC State) vs. Troy Spratley (Oklahoma State)
133 kilos: Lucas Byrd (Illinois) vs. Drake Ayala (Iowa)
141 kilos: Brock Hardy (Nebraska) vs. Jesse Mendez (Ohio State)
149 kilos: Caleb Henson (Virginia Tech) vs. Ridge Lovett (Nebraska)
157 kilos: Joey Blaze (Purdue) vs. Antrell Taylor (Nebraska)
165 kilos: Mitchell Mesenbrink (Penn State) vs. Mike Caliendo (Iowa)
174 kilos: Keegan O`Toole (Missouri) vs. Dean Hamiti (Oklahoma State)
184 kilos: Carter Starocci (Penn State) vs. Parker Keckeisen (Northern Iowa)
197 kilos: Josh Barr (Penn State) vs. Stephen Buchanan (Iowa)
285 kilos: Gable Steveson (Minnesota) vs. Wyatt Hendrickson (Oklahoma State)