The new group of champions will be crowned 10 different weight classes on Saturday night in Philadelphia at the 2025 NCAA Division I Wrestling National Championships.
The action begins on Saturday night at 7pm.
Headlines for the star card of gold medalist Gable Steveson at the 2020 Olympics returned to college in his final year at the University of Minnesota. So far, Steveson has maintained his championship qualifications while running roughly the Chaudes in the competition, but Oklahoma’s Wyatt Hendrickson tries to pull the upset away after punching tickets to the finals.
Pennsylvania standout Carter Starch will have the opportunity to make history by having the opportunity to become a five-time NCAA champion for the first time if he can win his final game on Saturday. Starocci took advantage of the “freedom year” granted to university athletes competing during the global pandemic to make the most of his opportunities in championships in 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024.
Currently, Starocci is about to win his fifth title (in the new category this time) when he faces Northern Iowa’s Parker Keckeisen, who presents an interesting challenge as a return champion at 184 pounds.
MMA Fighting will provide the perfect result for the entire championship round on Saturday.
This is the complete lineup of matches set for the 2025 NCAA Division I Wrestling National Championships.
125 pounds: Vincent Robinson (NC) vs. Troyish Platory (Oklahoma)
133 pounds: Lucasbird (Illinois) vs. Drake Ayala (Iowa)
141 pounds: Brock Hardy (Nebraska) vs. Jesse Mendes (Ohio)
149 pounds: Caleb Henson (Virginia Tech) vs. Ridge Lavet (Nebraska)
157 pounds: Joey Blaze (Purdue) vs. Antrell Taylor (Nebraska)
165 pounds: Mitchell Mesenbrink (Pa.) vs. Mike Caliendo (Iowa)
174 pounds: Keegan O’Toole (Missouri) vs. Dean Hamity (Oklahoma)
184 pounds: Carter Starch (Pa.) vs. Parker Kekchsen (Northern Iowa)
197 pounds: Josh Barr (Pa.) vs. Stephen Buchanan (Iowa)
285 pounds: Gable Steveson (Minnesota) vs. Wyatt Hendrickson (Oklahoma)