NCAA Wrestling Championships, 2025: Final round results

PHILADELPHIA – The final round of the 2025 NCAA Wrestling Championships started off in historic fashion.

Penn State’s 184-pounder Carter Starocci kicked off the finals and in the process became the first five-time NCAA Division I wrestling champion in both Penn State’s, and more importantly, the sport’s history.

And thanks to Oklahoma State’s Wyatt Hendrickson, the night ended in historic fashion as well as Hendrickson knocked off Minnesota heavyweight Gable Steveson — a two-time NCAA champ and Olympic gold medalists — in one of the biggest upsets in NCAA wrestling history.

Here are the rest of the results from the final round, following the order in which the bouts were wrestled.

Finals results

184 pounds

  • Carter Starocci (Penn State) dec. Parker Keckeisen (Northern Iowa), 4-3

125 pounds

  • Vincent Robinson (NC State) dec. Troy Spratley (Oklahoma State), 2-1 (TB1)

133 pounds

  • Lucas Byrd (Illinois) dec. Drake Ayala (Iowa), 3-2 (TB2)

141 pounds

  • Jesse Mendez (Ohio State) dec. Brock Hardy (Nebraska), 12-9

149 pounds

  • Ridge Lovett (Nebraska) dec. Caleb Henson (Virginia Tech), 1-0

157 pounds

  • Antrell Taylor (Nebraska) dec. Joey Blaze (Purdue), 4-2

165 pounds

  • Mitchell Mesenbrink (Penn State) dec. Mike Caliendo (Iowa), 8-2

174 pounds

  • Dean Hamiti (Oklahoma State) dec. Keegan O`Toole (Missouri), 4-1 (SV)

197 pounds

  • Stephen Buchanan (Iowa) dec. Josh Barr (Penn State), 5-2

285 pounds

  • Wyatt Hendrickson (Oklahoma State) dec. Gable Steveson (Minnesota), 5-4

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