Oklahoma State to face Iowa, Nebraska takes on Ohio State in
Sunday semifinals

Four teams – Iowa, Nebraska, Ohio State and Oklahoma State – have secured their spot in the semifinals of the NWCA National Duals Invitational sponsored by Paycom. The semis will take place on Sunday at 10 a.m. CT at the BOK Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma. 

The night featured two 2025 NCAA finals rematches. Both results favored the reigning champs. 

At 125 pounds, Vincent Robinson of North Carolina State defeated Oklahoma State’s Troy Spratley, 3-2. It was No. 5 Oklahoma State that went on to win the dual fueled, in part, by a 2-0 decision from No. 20 Sergio Vega over Wolfpack’s No. 8 Ryan Jack. 

The Cowboys advance to take on a familiar foe in No. 3 Iowa and continue a storied rivalry between the powerhouses.  

Iowa had an NCAA championship rematch of its own at 133 pounds, with the win also going to its opposition. No. 1 Lucas Byrd, the returning champ for Illinois, defeated 2025 finalist Drake Ayala with a convincing 7-2 result. A technical fall at 141 and a major decision at 197 propelled the Hawkeyes to a 24-13 win over the Fighting Illini. 

On the other end of the bracket, two Big Ten squads will battle it out as No. 2 Nebraska is set to face No. 4 Ohio State, where another NCAA finals rematch seems likely at 141 pounds between Ohio State’s Jesse Mendez, the 2025 champ, and Nebraska’s Brock Hardy, the runner-up. 

Nebraska traded matches with No. 11 Michigan throughout the night but prevailed 24-14, thanks to a pair of tech falls and two more major decisions. 2025 NCAA champion Antrell Taylor bounced back from a loss in the first round, racking up 20 points in a tech fall over No. 30 Cameron Catrabone at 157 pounds. 

The Buckeyes cruised past No. 9 Minnesota, winning eight of the 10 bouts. Mendez was strong in the quarters, taking out No. 5 Vance Vombaur with a dominant 14-5 major decision. Other Buckeye bonus points came from Ben Davino (133), Brandon Cannon (157) and Carson Kharchla (174). 

The first of the prize money was doled out on day one as Paycom presented team takedown bonuses, a $10,000 prize, to the squad with the fastest average takedown time in each of Saturday’s sessions. Each team’s five fastest takedowns, recorded by five different wrestlers, were averaged to determine the winners. The five winners were: 

Session One
Round of 16 Group One - Illinois, 1:53 

Round of 16 Group Two - Ohio State, 0:18

Session Two

Quarterfinals - Ohio State, 0:56

Consolation Round One - Virginia Tech, 0:49

Consolation Quarterfinals - Missouri, 1:08

Session 3 begins Sunday morning at 10 a.m. CT with the championship semis and consolation semis, followed by placement matches at noon, live on FloWrestling.org. 

Session 4, the championship finals, are set for Sunday at 6 p.m on ESPN2.

CHAMPIONSHIP BRACKET RESULTS

Semifinal matchups
No. 3 Iowa vs. No. 5 Oklahoma State
No. 2 Nebraska vs. No. 4 Ohio State 

Quarterfinal results

No. 3 Iowa 24, No. 15 Illinois 13

125: No. 10 Dean Peterson (IOWA) dec. No. 16 Spencer Moore (ILL), 4-2

133: No. 1 Lucas Byrd (ILL) dec. No. 3 Drake Ayala (IOWA), 7-2

141: No. 9 Nasir Bailey (IOWA) TF Joe Ruzic (ILL), 17-2, 4:15

149: Kael Voinovich (IOWA) dec. Danny Nini (ILL), 2-1

157: No. 8 Kannon Webster (ILL) MD No. 7 Jordan Williams (IOWA), 11-2

165: No. 2 Michael Caliendo (IOWA) dec. No. 9 Braeden Scoles (ILL), 9-4

174: No. 2 Patrick Kennedy (IOWA) dec. Colin Kelly (ILL), 5-3

184: No. 2 Angelo Ferrari (IOWA) dec. Chris Moore (ILL), 7-3

197: No. 16 Massoma Endene (IOWA) MD No. 21 Cade Lautt (ILL), 14-4

HWT: No. 7 Luke Luffman (ILL) DEF Gage Marty (IOWA), 3:22

No. 2 Nebraska 24, No. 11 Michigan 14

125: No. 21 Diego Sotelo (MICH) dec. Kael Lauridsen (NEB), 5-2

133: No. 11 Jacob Van Dee (NEB) MD Gauge Botero (MICH), 9-0

141: No. 2 Brock Hardy (NEB) TF Eren Sement (MICH), 20-5, 7:00

149: No. 8 Lachlan McNeil (MICH) MD Nikade Zinkin (NEB), 15-5

157: No. 1 Antrell Taylor (NEB) TF No. 30 Cameron Catrabone (MICH), 20-5, 7:00

165: Dylan Gilcher (MICH) MD Dez Garterell (NEB), 11-1

174: No. 4 Christopher Minto (NEB) dec. No. 8 Beau Mantanona (MICH), 4-1 SV

184: No. 14 Brock Mantanona (MICH) dec. No. 6 Silas Allred (NEB), 10-8

197: No. 7 Camden McDanel (NEB) dec. No. 32 Hayden Walters (MICH), 4-1 SV

HWT: No. 1 AJ Ferrari (NEB) MD No. 4 Taye Ghadiali (MICH), 11-3 

No. 4 Ohio State 29, No. 9 Minnesota 6

125: Nic Bouzakis (OHST) dec. No. 8 Jore Volk (MINN), 8-5 SV

133: No. 8 Ben Davino (OHST) TF Chris Cannon (MINN), 21-5, 6:49

141: No. 1 Jesse Mendez (OHST) MD No. 5 Vance VomBaur (MINN), 14-5

149: No. 10 Ethan Stiles (OHST) dec. Jager Eisch (MINN), 15-9

157: No. 9 Brandon Cannon (OHST) MD No. 20 Charlie Millard (MINN), 18-8

165: No. 10 Andrew Sparks (MINN) dec. No. 16 Paddy Gallagher (OHST), 3-2 SV

174: No. 9 Carson Kharchla (OHST) TF No. 22 Ethan Riddle (MINN), 19-4, 4:10

184: No. 1 Max McEnelly (MINN) dec. No. 7 Dylan Fishback (OHST), 4-1 SV

197: Seth Shumate (OHST) dec. No. 22 Gavin Nelson (MINN), 3-2

HWT: No. 6 Nick Feldman (OHST) dec. No. 18 Koy Hopke (MINN), 4-2

No. 5 Oklahoma State 23, No. 7 NC State 11

125: No. 1 Vincent Robinson (NCST) dec. No. 2 Troy Spratley (OKST), 3-2

133: Ronnie Ramirez (OKST) dec. No. 22 Zach Redding (NCST), 4-2

141: No. 20 Sergio Vega (OKST) dec. No. 8 Ryan Jack (NCST), 2-0

149: No. 8 Koy Buesgens (NCST) dec. No. 4 Casey Swiderski (OKST), 2-1

• NC State deducted one team point for bench misconduct.

157: No. 4 Landon Robideau (OKST) dec. No. 11 Jackson Arrington (NCST), 8-2

165: No. 4 LaDarion Lockett (OKST) dec. Will Denny (NCST), 7-2

174: No. 5 Matthew Singleton fall No. 10 Alex Facundo (OKST), 5:09

184: No. 4 Zach Ryder (OKST) dec. Don Cates (NCST), 2-1

197: No. 9 Cody Merrill (OKST) dec. Cason Howle (NCST), 5-1

HWT: No. 9 Konner Doucet (OKST) TF Everest Ouellette, 20-4, 4:34

CONSOLATION BRACKET RESULTS

Consolation semifinals matchups

No. 10 Virginia Tech vs. No. 15 Illinois
No. 9 Minnesota vs. No. 16 Missouri

Consolation quarterfinals results

No. 16 Missouri 26, No. 11 Michigan 10

125: Mack Mauger (MIZ) fall No. 21 Diego Sotelo (MICH), 1:35

133: No. 20 Kade Moore (MIZ) dec. Gauge Botero (MICH), 10-9

141: No. 22 Zeke Seltzer (MIZ) dec. Eren Sement (MICH), 6-1

149: No. 2 Lachlan McNeil (MICH) dec. No. 16 Josh Edmond (MIZ), 7-4 SV

157: Seth Mendoza (MIZ) dec. No. 30 Cameron Catrabone (MICH), 7-1

165: Dylan Gilcher (MICH) dec. No. 11 Maxx Mayfield (MIZ), 8-4

174: No. 16 Cam Steed (MIZ) dec. No. 8 Beau Mantanona (MICH), 5-3

184: No. 9 Aeoden Sinclair (MIZ) TF No. 14 Brock Mantanona (MICH), 21-4, 5:22

197: No. 14 Evan Bates (MIZ) dec. No. 32 Hayden Walters (MICH), 8-3

HWT: No. 4 Taye Ghadiali (MICH) MD No. 25 Jarrett Stoner (MIZ), 17-7

No. 9 Minnesota 22, No. 14 Northern Iowa 16

125: No. 8 Jore Volk (MINN) dec. No. 12 Trever Anderson (UNI), 5-2

133: No. 13 Julian Farber (UNI) MD Chris Cannon (MINN), 16-3

141: Cory Land (UNI) dec. No. 5 Vance VomBaur (MINN), 9-8

149: No. 11 Caleb Rathjen (UNI) MD Jager Eisch (MINN), 11-2

157: No. 20 Charlie Millard (MINN) TF No. 26 RJ Weston (UNI), 19-4, 6:45

165: No. 10 Andrew Sparks (MINN) dec. Jack Thomsen (UNI), 10-4

174: No. 7 Ryder Downey (UNI) TF No. 22 Ethan Riddle (MINN), 16-0, 1:33

184: No. 1 Max McEnelly (MINN) TF No. 32 CJ Walrath (UNI), 21-6, 5:13

197: No. 22 Gavin Nelson (MINN) dec. Kalob Runyon (UNI), 4-1 SV

HWT:  No. 18 Koy Hopke (MINN) dec. No. 10 Wyatt Voelker (UNI), 9-5

 No. 9 Virginia Tech 25, No. 7 NC State 9

125: No. 4 Eddie Ventresca (VT) dec. No. 1 Vincent Robinson (NCST), 4-1

133: No. 15 Dillon Campbell (VT) dec. No. 22 Zach Redding (NCST), 5-1

141: No. 8 Ryan Jack (NCST) dec. No. 17 Tom Crook (VT), 8-4

149: No. 8 Koy Buesgens (NCST) dec. Collin Gaj (VT), 4-1

157: Noah Nininger (VT) dec. No. 11 Jackson Arrington (NCST), 7-6

165: Ryan Burton (VT) MD Will Denny (NCST), 15-7

174: No. 5 Matthew Singleton (NCST) dec. No. 23 Sergio Desiante (VT), 7-1

184: No. 23 Jaden Bullock (VT) dec. Don Cates (NCST), 4-1

197: No. 27 Sonny Sasso (VT) MD Cason Howle (NCST), 11-0

HWT: No. 19 Jimmy Mullen (VT) TF Everest Ouellette (NCST), 22-5, 4:17

No. 15 Illinois 21, No. 8 Lehigh 13

125: No. 5 Sheldon Seymour (LEH) dec. No. 16 Spencer Moore (ILL), 7-2

133: No. 1 Lucas Byrd (ILL) TF Mason Ziegler (LEH), 20-4, 6:31

141: Carter Bailey (LEH) MD Kole Brower (ILL), 14-0

149: Anthony Evanitsky (LEH) dec. Danny Nini (ILL), 4-1 SV

157: No. 8 Kannon Webster (ILL) dec. No. 23 Logan Rozynski (LEH), 8-2

165: No. 8 Max Brignola (LEH) dec. No. 9 Braeden Scoles (ILL), 4-2

174: Colin Kelly (ILL) dec. Dom Federici (LEH), 5-1

184: Chris Moore (ILL) dec. No. 29 Rylan Rogers (LEH), 3-2 TB1

197: No. 21 Cade Lautt (ILL) MD Remy Brancato (LEH), 11-3

HWT: No. 7 Luke Luffman (ILL) dec. Calvin Lachman (LEH), 11-4

Consolation first round results

No. 14 Northern Iowa 26, No. 12 Cornell 8

125: No. 12 Trever Anderson (UNI) dec. No. 25 Marcello Milani (COR), 10-5

133: No. 13 Julian Farber (UNI) dec. Tyler Ferrara (COR), 10-7

141: Cory Land (UNI) MD Gabriel Bouyssou (COR), 9-0

149: No. 9 Jaxon Joy (COR) MD No. 11 Caleb Rathjen (UNI), 11-2

157: No. 26 RJ Weston (UNI) MD Nate Wade (COR), 11-0

165: No. 7 Ryder Downey (UNI) dec. Louie Cerchio (COR), 2-1

174: No. 3 Simon Ruiz (COR) MD No. 20 Jared Simma (UNI), 18-4

184: No. 32 CJ Walrath (UNI) dec. Christian Hansen (COR), 8-3

197: Kalob Runyon (UNI) dec. Aiden Hanning (COR), 2-0

HWT: No. 10 Wyatt Voelker (UNI) dec. Ashton Davis (COR), 5-1

No. 10 Virginia Tech 25, No. 24 Wyoming 12

125: No. 4 Eddie Ventresca (VT) MD Sefton Douglass (WYO), 14-3

133: No. 15 Dillon Campbell (VT) TF David Saenz (WYO), 18-0, 2:41

141: No. 17 Tom Crook (VT) TF John Alden (WYO), 20-5, 4:19

149: No. 24 Gabe Willochell (WYO) dec. Noah Nininger (VT), 10-8

157: No. 16 Jared Hill (WYO) dec. Collin Gaj (VT), 9-6 SV

165: Ryan Burton (VT) MD Sloan Swan (WYO), 12-3

174: Riley Davis (WYO) dec. No. 23 Sergio Desiante (VT), 5-4

184: No. 15 Eddie Neitenbach (WYO) dec. No. 23 Jaden Bullock (VT), 5-3

197: No. 27 Sonny Sasso (VT) MD No. 4 Joey Novak (WYO), 12-2

HWT: No. 19 Jimmy Mullen (VT) dec. Christian Carroll (WYO), 5-4

No. 16 Missouri 34, No. 22 Little Rock 6

125: Mack Mauger (MIZ) fall Tyson Roach (LR), 2:46

133: No. 20 Kade Moore (MIZ) TF Jackson Tucker (LR), 18-1, 2:54

141: No. 22 Zeke Seltzer (MIZ) dec. Brennan Van Hoecke (LR), 4-1 SV

149: No. 16 Josh Edmond (MIZ) dec. No. 22 Brock Herman (LR), 6-2

157: Seth Mendoza (MIZ) MD No. 27 Jaivon Jones (LR), 11-3

165: No. 6 Matt Bianchi (LR) dec. Joel Mylin (MIZ), 5-0

174: No. 16 Cam Steed (MIZ) fall Gunner Holland (LR), 0:16

184: No. 9 Aeoden Sinclair (MIZ) MD No. 24 Brock DelSignore (LR), 15-6

197: No. 3 Stephen Little (LR) dec. No. 14 Evan Bates (MIZ), 5-4

HWT: No. 25 Jarrett Stoner (MIZ) dec. Kaden Darwin (LR), 2-0

No. 8 Lehigh 24, Arizona State 18

125: No. 5 Sheldon Seymour (LEH) fall Anee Vigil (ASU), 4:16

133: Kyler Larkin (ASU) TF Mason Ziegler (LEH), 21-6, 5:00

141: No. 33 Pierson Manville (ASU) MD Carter Bailey (LEH), 11-1

149: Kaleb Larkin (ASU) dec. Owen Reinsel (LEH), 19-4, 7:00

157: No. 23 Logan Rozynski (LEH) dec. No. 24 Chance McLane (ASU), 2-1

165: No. 8 Max Brignola (LEH) dec. No. 12 Nicco Ruiz (ASU), 5-2 SV

174: Zeke Dubler (LEH) dec. Leo Tukhlynovych (ASU), 4-0

184: No. 29 Rylan Rogers (LEH) dec. Azizbek Fayzullaev (ASU), 4-1 SV

197: Remy Brancato (LEH) fall Max Acciardi (ASU), 2:27

HWT: No. 33 David Szuba (ASU) MD Calvin Lachman (LEH), 14-5