Quarterfinals set for NWCA National Duals
Invitational sponsored by Paycom 

The first session of the 2025 NWCA National Duals Invitational presented by Paycom wrapped up inside the BOK Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma, on Saturday afternoon. 

The morning saw dominant performances from Iowa, Nebraska, North Carolina State and Ohio State. 

The third-ranked Hawkeyes won nine of 10 matches over No. 16 Missouri, including a top-10 matchup at 184 pounds, where No. 2  Angelo Ferrari squeaked out a 2-1 win in tiebreaker periods against No. 9 Aeoden Sinclair. Overall, Iowa collected three wins with bonus points, two falls and one major decision. 

Iowa will take on No. 15 Illinois in tonight’s quarterfinals. The Illini defeated No. 22 Little Rock, 22-13.

No. 4 Ohio State captured eight wins in the dual—five of which came with bonus points. At 141 pounds, two-time NCAA champion and top-ranked Jesse Mendez earned a first-period fall in just over 30 seconds. Following up Mendez’s performance, the Buckeyes scored a major decision and a technical fall at 149 and 157 pounds, respectively.

Tonight, Ohio State faces No. 9 Minnesota, who defeated No. 10 Virginia Tech, 19-17.

Second-ranked Nebraska put on a show, recording eight wins with six bonus-point victories. At 141 pounds, 2025 NCAA finalist Brock Hardy earned a late fall at 6:11, and at heavyweight, 2021 NCAA champion (197) AJ Ferrari closed out the dual with a 19-4 technical fall. 

Though Lehigh didn’t advance in the winners’ bracket, there was a standout performer in No. 23 Logan Rozynski, recorded a 9-1 major decision against reigning NCAA champion and top-ranked Antrell Taylor.

To advance to the quarters, Michigan stormed back after giving up three of the first four matches to Arizona State. Michigan won the remaining six bouts for a 30-10 win. 

North Carolina State, ranked seventh in the nation, picked up eight bout wins, defeating No. 14 Northern Iowa, 27-8. Leading the way were No. 1 and reigning NCAA champion Vincent Robinson at 125 pounds and No. 5 Matty Singleton at 174 pounds. 

NC State takes on hometown team and No. 5 Oklahoma State in the quarters, who edged out No. 12 Cornell in the first round, 22-12. Tonight’s matchup features a rematch of the 2025 NCAA finals as Robinson is slated to take on NCAA runner-up and second-ranked Troy Spratley to kick off the dual. 

Session 2 begins at 3 p.m. CT with a consolation round, followed by quarterfinals at 5 p.m. and another round of consolation matches at 7 p.m. Fans can watch all the action live on FloWrestling.org. 

Quarterfinal matchups

No. 3 Iowa vs. No. 15 Illinois

No. 7 NC State vs. No. 5 Oklahoma State

No. 4 Ohio State vs. No. 9 Minnesota

No. 11 Michigan vs. No. 2 Nebraska

Session 1 results

No. 3 Iowa 34, No. 16 Missouri 3

125: Leo DeLuca (IOWA) dec. Mack Mauger (MIZ), 2-0

133: No. 3 Drake Ayala (IOWA) fall No. 20 Kade Moore (MIZ), 3:57

141: No. 9 Nasir Bailey (IOWA) dec. No. 22 Zeke Seltzer (MIZ), 2-0

149: Ryder Block (IOWA) dec. No. 16 Josh Edmond (MIZ), 2-1 TB1

157: No. 7 Jordan Williams (IOWA) dec. Seth Mendoza (MIZ), 8-1

165: No. 2 Michael Caliendo (IOWA) MD No. 11 Maxx Mayfield (MIZ), 11-3

174: No. 2 Patrick Kennedy (IOWA) dec. No. 16 Cam Steed (MIZ), 6-4

184: No. 2 Angelo Ferrari (IOWA) dec. No. 9 Aeoden Sinclair (MIZ), 3-2 TB1

197: No. 16 Massoma Endene (IOWA) fall No. 14 Evan Bates (MIZ), 2:20

HWT: No. 25 Jarrett Stoner (MIZ) dec. Gage Marty (IOWA), 2-0

No. 15 Illinois 22, No. 22 Little Rock 13

125: No. 16 Spencer Moore (ILL) MD Tyler Harper (LR), 15-1

133: No. 1 Lucas Byrd (ILL) TF Dillon Cooper (LR), 20-3, 4:35

141: Brennan Van Hoecke (LR) dec. Kole Brower (ILL), 8-4

149: No. 22 Brock Herman (LR) dec. Will Baysingar (ILL), 13-6

157: No. 8 Kannon Webster (ILL) dec. No. 27 Jaivon Jones (LR), 7-3

165: No. 6 Matt Bianchi (LR) dec. No. 9 Braeden Scoles (ILL), 4-1

174: Colin Kelly (ILL) MD Gunner Holland (LR), 14-2

184: Chris Moore (ILL) dec. No. 24 Brock DelSignore (LR), 9-4

197: No. 3 Stephen Little (LR) MD Dylan Connell (ILL), 13-4

HWT: No. 7 Luke Luffman (ILL) dec. Michael Gasper (LR), 5-1

No. 7 NC State 27, No. 14 Northern Iowa 8

125: No. 1 Vincent Robinson (NCST) dec. No. 12 Trever Anderson (UNI), 4-2

133: No. 22 Zach Redding (NCST) dec. No. 13 Julian Farber (UNI), 5-2 SV

141: No. 8 Ryan Jack (NCST) dec. Cory Land (UNI), 4-3

149: No. 8 Koy Buesgens (NCST) dec. No. 11 Caleb Rathjen (UNI), 10-7 SV

157: No. 11 Jackson Arrington (NCST) dec. No. 26 RJ Weston (UNI), 3-1

165: Will Denny (NCST) dec. No. 7 Ryder Downey (UNI), 6-4

174: No. 5 Matthew Singleton (NCST) dec. No. 20 Jared Simma (UNI), 9-5

184: Don Cates (NCST) def. Nick Fox (UNI), 3:07

197: Kalob Runyon (UNI) dec. Cason Howle (NCST), 5-0

HWT: No. 10 Wyatt Voelker (UNI) TF Everest Ouellette (NCST), 19-4, 6:00

No. 5 Oklahoma State 22, No. 12 Cornell 12

125: No. 2 Troy Spratley (OSU) MD No. 25 Marcello Milani (COR), 14-5

133: Tyler Ferrara (COR) dec. No. 12 Richard Figueroa II (OSU), 11-9 

141: Sergio Vega (OSU) dec. Gabriel Bouyssou (COR), 5-0

149: No. 9 Jaxon Joy (COR) dec. No. 4 Casey Swiderski (OSU), 4-3

157: No. 4 Landon Robideau (OSU) TF Benny Rogers (COR), 19-4, 5:26

165: No. 4 LaDarion Lockett (OSU) dec. Louis Cerchio (COR), 6-3

174: No. 3 Simon Ruiz (COR) dec. No. 10 Alex Facundo (OSU), 2-0

184: Christian Hansen (COR) dec. No. 4 Zach Ryder (OSU), 4-2

197: No. 9 Cody Merrill (OSU) dec. Aiden Hanning (COR), 8-2

HWT: No. 9 Konner Doucet (OSU) MD Ashton Davis (COR), 10-2

No. 4 Ohio State 33, No. 24 Wyoming 6

125: No. 19 Brendan McCrone (OHST) dec. Sefton Douglass (WYO), 9-3

133: No. 8 Ben Davino (OHST) TF David Saenz (WYO), 17-2, 2:28

141: No. 1 Jesse Mendez (OHST) fall John Alden (WYO), 0:33

149: Maddox Shaw (OHST) MD Antonio Avila (WYO), 8-0

157: No. 9 Brandon Cannon (OHST) TF No. 16 Jared Hill (WYO), 18-3, 4:27

165: Sloan Swan (WYO) dec. Ethan Birden (OHST), 5-3

174: No. 9 Carson Kharchla (OHST) MD Riley Davis (WYO), 15-6

184: No. 7 Dylan Fishback (OHST) dec. No. 15 Eddie Neitenbach, 10-7

197: No. 4 Joey Novak (WYO) dec. No. 10 Luke Geog (OHST), 7-0

HWT: No. 6 Nick Feldman (OHST) dec. No. 26 Christian Carroll (WYO), 7-3

No. 9 Minnesota 19, No. 10 Virginia Tech 17

125: No. 8 Jore Volk (MINN) dec. No. 4 Eddie Ventresca (VT), 3-1 TB1

133: No. 15 Dillon Campbell (VT) dec. Chris Cannon (MINN), 5-3

141: No. 5 Vance Vombaur (MINN) dec. No. 17 Tom Crook (VT), 5-4

149: Noah Nininger (VT) TF Rhett Koenig (MINN), 16-1, 6:14

157: No. 20 Charlie Millard (MINN) TF Matt Henrich (VT), 16-1, 6:14

165: Ryan Burton (VT) dec. No. 10 Andrew Sparks (MINN), 7-4

174: No. 22 Ethan Riddle (MINN) dec. No. 23 Sergio Desiante (VT), 2-1 TB1

184: No. 1 Max McEnelly (MINN) TF No. 23 Jaden Bullock (VT), 24-7, 6:52

197: No. 27 Sonny Sasso (VT) dec. No. 22 Gavin Nelson (MINN), 8-4

HWT: No. 19 Jimmy Mullen (VT) dec. No. 18 Bennett Tabor (MINN), 3-1

No. 11 Michigan 30, Arizona State 10

125: No. 21 Diego Sotelo (MICH) MD Damian Moreno (ASU), 9-0

133: Kyler Larkin (ASU) dec. Gauge Botero (MICH), 13-9

141: No. 33 Pierson Manville (ASU) dec. Eren Sement (MICH), 3-1

149: Kaleb Larkin (ASU) MD No. 2 Lachlan McNeil (MICH), 12-3

157: No. 30 Cameron Catrabone (MICH) MD No. 24 Chance McLane (ASU), 12-4

165: Dylan Gilcher (MICH) dec. No. 12 Nico Ruiz (ASU), 4-1

174: No. 8 Beau Mantanona (MICH) fall Cael Valencia (ASU), 0:50

184: No. 14 Brock Mantanona (MICH) MD Azizbek Fayzyllaev (ASU), 15-6

197: No. 32 Hayden Walters (MICH) MD Jacob Meissner (ASU), 9-1

HWT: No. 4 Taye Ghadiali (MICH) TF No. 33 David Szuba (ASU), 19-4, 7:00

No. 2 Nebraska 35, No. 8 Lehigh 7

125: No. 5 Sheldon Seymour (LEH) dec. Alan Koehler (NEB), 4-3

133: Omar Ayoub (NEB) MD Mason Ziegler (LEH), 11-2

141: No. 2 Brock Hardy (NEB) fall Carter Bailey (LEH), 6:11

149: Nikade Zinkin (NEB) dec. Anthony Evanitsky (LEH), 4-1

157: No. 23 Logan Rozynski (LEH) MD No. 1 Antrell Taylor (NEB), 9-1

165: No. 18 LJ Araujo (NEB) fall No. 8 Max Brignola (LEH), 5:56

174: No. 4 Christopher Minto (NEB) MD Zeke Dubler (LEH), 11-2

184: No. 6 Silas Allred (NEB) dec. No. 29 Rylan Rogers (LEH), 4-2

197: No. 7 Camden McDanel (NEB) MD No. 20 JT Davis (LEH), 15-6 HWT: No. 1 AJ Ferrari (NEB) TF Calvin Lachman (LEH), 19-4, 6:36