2026 NCAA Championships

March 19-21, 2026 · Rocket Arena · Cleveland, OH

Team Champion

Penn State181.5 pts

Head Coach: Cael Sanderson · Runner-up: Oklahoma State

WT	CHAMPION	RUNNER-UP	3RD PLACE
125 lbs	Luke Lilledahl PSU	Marc-Anthony McGowan PRIN	Nico Provo STAN
133 lbs	Jax Forrest OKST	Ben Davino OSU	Aaron Seidel VT
141 lbs	Sergio Vega OKST	Jesse Mendez OSU	Luke Stanich LEH
149 lbs	Aden Valencia STAN	Shayne Van Ness PSU	Lachlan McNeil MICH
157 lbs	Landon Robideau OKST	Antrell Taylor NEB	PJ Duke PSU
165 lbs	Mitchell Mesenbrink PSU	Michael Caliendo III IOWA	Cesar Alvan COLU
174 lbs	Levi Haines PSU	Christopher Minto NEB	Patrick Kennedy IOWA
184 lbs	Max McEnelly MINN	Rocco Welsh PSU	Aeoden Sinclair MIZZ
197 lbs	Josh Barr PSU	Cody Merrill OKST	Stephen Little UALR
285 lbs	Isaac Trumble NCST	Yonger Bastida ISU	Taye Ghadiali MICH

Weight:

125 lbs 133 lbs 141 lbs 149 lbs 157 lbs 165 lbs 174 lbs 184 lbs 197 lbs 285 lbs

Round:

All Rounds Finals Medal Round Consi Semi Semifinal Consi 4 Consi 8 #2 Quarterfinal Consi 8 #1 Consi 16 #2 Round of 16 Consi 16 #1 Round of 32 Pigtail

WINNER	METHOD	OPPONENT
Finals
Mitchell Mesenbrink PSU1st	TF 20-4	Michael Caliendo III IOWA2nd
Medal Round
Cesar Alvan COLU3rd	DEC 7-2	Nicco Ruiz ASU4th
Andrew Sparks MINN5th	FORFEIT	Joey Blaze PUR6th
Bryce Hepner UNC7th	MAJ DEC 9-1	Paddy Gallagher OSU8th
Consi Semi
Cesar Alvan COLU	DEC 5-2	Andrew Sparks MINN
Nicco Ruiz ASU	DEC 2-1	Joey Blaze PUR
Semifinal
Mitchell Mesenbrink PSU	TF 15-0	Cesar Alvan COLU
Michael Caliendo III IOWA	DEC 8-5	Joey Blaze PUR
Consi 4
Andrew Sparks MINN	MAJ DEC 10-2	Paddy Gallagher OSU
Nicco Ruiz ASU	DEC 2-0	Bryce Hepner UNC
Consi 8 #2
Andrew Sparks MINN	DEC 8-7	Will Denny NCST
Bryce Hepner UNC	DEC 1-0	Ryder Downey UNI
Nicco Ruiz ASU	DEC 8-2	Max Brignola LEH
Paddy Gallagher OSU	DEC 5-2	EJ Parco STAN
Quarterfinal
Cesar Alvan COLU	DEC 4-2	Nicco Ruiz ASU
Michael Caliendo III IOWA	MAJ DEC 14-3	EJ Parco STAN
Joey Blaze PUR	DEC 4-3	Will Denny NCST
Mitchell Mesenbrink PSU	DEC 6-0	Bryce Hepner UNC
Consi 8 #1
Ryder Downey UNI	TF 18-2	Noah Mulvaney BUCK
Andrew Sparks MINN	DEC 10-3	LaDarion Lockett OKST
Max Brignola LEH	DEC 6-4	Cody Walsh DREX
Paddy Gallagher OSU	DEC 4-3	Matty Bianchi UALR
Consi 16 #2
LaDarion Lockett OKST	DEC 8-3	LJ Araujo NEB
Noah Mulvaney BUCK	DEC 9-4	Ty Whalen PRIN
Paddy Gallagher OSU	DEC 2-1	Jared Keslar PITT
Matty Bianchi UALR	DEC 4-3	Tyler Lillard IND
Andrew Sparks MINN	DEC 7-2	Thomas Snipes CIT
Max Brignola LEH	DEC 8-5	Sean Seefeldt PENN
Cody Walsh DREX	DEC 14-11	Connor Euton ISU
Ryder Downey UNI	TF 18-3	Cody Goebel WIS
Round of 16
Joey Blaze PUR	MAJ DEC 10-1	Connor Euton ISU
Mitchell Mesenbrink PSU	MAJ DEC 12-0	Paddy Gallagher OSU
Nicco Ruiz ASU	DEC 2-1	Andrew Sparks MINN
Cesar Alvan COLU	PIN	LaDarion Lockett OKST
Will Denny NCST	DEC 12-9	Max Brignola LEH
Michael Caliendo III IOWA	TF 20-5	Noah Mulvaney BUCK
Bryce Hepner UNC	DEC 3-0	Matty Bianchi UALR
EJ Parco STAN	DEC 4-3	Ryder Downey UNI
Consi 16 #1
Thomas Snipes CIT	DEC 3-1	Andrew Barbosa RU
Jared Keslar PITT	MAJ DEC 14-4	Gunner Filipowicz ARMY
LJ Araujo NEB	TF 16-0	Matthew Olguin ORST
Ty Whalen PRIN	MAJ DEC 18-9	Ryan Burgos EDIN
Thomas Snipes CIT	MAJ DEC 15-4	Ryan Vigil VMI
Sean Seefeldt PENN	DEC 4-1	Mac Church VT
Tyler Lillard IND	PIN	Chris Earnest KENT
Cody Goebel WIS	DEC 11-7	Brock Woodcock SIUE
Cody Walsh DREX	MAJ DEC 14-4	Braeden Scoles ILL
Round of 32
Joey Blaze PUR	DEC 5-0	Jared Keslar PITT
LaDarion Lockett OKST	DEC 9-2	Cody Goebel WIS
EJ Parco STAN	DEC 8-7	LJ Araujo NEB
Paddy Gallagher OSU	MAJ DEC 13-4	Braeden Scoles ILL
Michael Caliendo III IOWA	PIN	Thomas Snipes CIT
Matty Bianchi UALR	DEC 5-2	Mac Church VT
Ryder Downey UNI	DEC 10-4	Matthew Olguin ORST
Mitchell Mesenbrink PSU	TF 21-5	Cody Walsh DREX
Cesar Alvan COLU	MAJ DEC 12-2	Brock Woodcock SIUE
Max Brignola
Pigtail
Cody Walsh DREX	MAJ DEC 12-2	Ryan Vigil VMI