Well look who came crawling back: me, to my computer, after waking up at 4AM Sunday morning to return home to Austin, Texas after a wonderful time of wrestling and sandwiches in New Jersey, my home state, and also perhaps the most powerful state in the union. 

The Weekly Round Up is back as well! Because the new NCAA D1 college wrestling season is upon us, which necessitates its round-up on a weekly basis. So let's get to it! 

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Let's start with the all-stars who competed at the appropriately named NWCA All-Star Classic, presented by the good people of Nike Wrestling!

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Below is a list of the NCAA D1 men's results, plus one insight we gleaned from each match, with a caveat for each insight being that it was one match on the first day of the season. 

149: #5 Casey Swiderski (Oklahoma State) DEC #3 Lachlan McNeil (Michigan), 4-2

• A change of scenery is working out pretty well for Swiderski, who transferred from Iowa State to Oklahoma State in the offseason. The same could be said for McNeil, who went from UNC to Michigan, but it was Swiderski who did what it took to get his hand raised. 

174: #3 Simon Ruiz (Cornell) DEC #8 Lenny Pinto (Rutgers), 9-6

• Rutgers fans are in for a treat, as Lenny Pinto, who transferred from Nebraska to the banks of the Raritan River for his final year of eligibility, is an electric factory. Simon Ruiz, however, had enough dog in him to complete the best comeback of the evening. 

197: #4 Stephen Little (Little Rock) DEC #3 Joey Novak (Wyoming), 2-1 SV

• This was, without a doubt, the worst way to end a very evenly matched bout between two elite competitors giving it their all. Not saying it was the wrong call, just a very unsatisfying conclusion, and I think both wrestlers would agree!

125: #4 Eddie Ventresca (Virginia Tech) DEC #5 Sheldon Seymour (Lehigh), 4-0

• Fast Eddie V is going to be a problem at 125 in his senior campaign. Wrestling in his home state couldn't have hurt his performance either. 

157: #5 Ty Watters (West Virginia) DEC #4 Daniel Cardenas (Stanford), 7-2 SV

• I would watch 1,000 rematches between these two exquisite scramblers. Watters' trip for the feet-to-back match-ender was as slick as they come. 
• I'd award Ty the 'Move of the Night' if such a thing existed.

Ty Watters hitting Daniel Cardenas with the Helen Maroulis slide-by foot sweep in OT for the win 🗣️ TOO SMOOTH #AllStarClassic presented by @AthletePS pic.twitter.com/cyzKOmaAk6

— FloWrestling (@FloWrestling) November 2, 2025

165: #4 Hunter Garvin (Stanford) DEC #7 Max Brignola (Lehigh), 4-1

• You do not want to let Hunter Garvin hang around a match and give him a chance to win it late, because he will make you pay, as he did against a very game Max Brignola. 

184: #7 Zack Ryder (Oklahoma State) MD #4 Jaxon Smith (Maryland), 14-4

• What a statement by the freshman Zach Ryder, who, like Swiderski, joined the Cowboys in the offseason. Ryder left Penn State but he doesn't appear to be missing a beat in his new home, as evidenced by his major decision (the only bonus point win of the evening), over All-American Jaxon Smith. 
• I'd give Ryder the 'Performance of the Night' if such a thing existed. 

Zack Ryder is for real. He MAJORS Jaxon Smith 14-4#AllStarClassic presented by @AthletePS pic.twitter.com/ASWeBb6ftR

— FloWrestling (@FloWrestling) November 2, 2025

285: #3 Yonger Bastida (Iowa State) DEC #4 Taye Ghadiali (Michigan), 8-2

• Bastida is a title contender and potentially the favorite. He's got all the tools necessary to make it to the top of the heavyweight podium and they were all on full display against fellow All-American Taye Ghadiali, who he controlled for the entire bout. 

133: #1 Lucas Byrd (Illinois) DEC #7 Dylan Shawver (Rutgers), 7-1

• Byrd is ready to defend his title, though he isn't taking anything for granted, especially not a fellow Ohioan like Dylan Shawver, who is always ready to scrap. 

141: #1 Jesse Mendez (Ohio State) DEC #7 Anthony Echemendia (Iowa State), 7-3

• Jesse Mendez is an absolute dog. He just may be the most dog of any wrestler in the NCAA. Echemendia is going to be a force this season, but he ran into a buzzsaw in the form of a returning two-time NCAA champ who is at the start of what could be a historic season for the Buckeyes. 

There was also a highly entertaining bout between D2 and D3 studs won by West Liberty's Khyvon Grace, as well as four women's bouts, all won by NCAA wrestlers over NAIA opponents. Match winners Reece Larramendy of Iowa, Bella Mir of North Central, and Katie Lange and Sage Mortimer, both of Grand Valley State, are all embarking on a quest to make history and become NCAA champs in the first year that women's wrestling is an officially sanctioned NCAA sport. 

And a quick shout out to Coach Goodale and the Rutgers wrestling staff, as well as the crew at Jersey Mike's Arena and everyone else who helped put on that event. Rutgers were gracious hosts and everyone put in a lot of hard work to produce the show!

DUALS DUALS DUALS

And now for the duals! We had just two days in week one -- a Saturday and a Sunday -- so action was more limited than usual. 

Utah Valley Defeats A Short-Staffed Stanford

The Wolveriners took advantage of the fact that Stanford's dual squad was without the services of Daniel Cardenas and Hunter Garvin, who were at the aforementioned All-Star Classic, and defeated the Cardinal 19-12. Putting UVU over the top was one of their newest wrestlers, David Evans, who transferred from Penn State in the offseason. Evans hit a match-winning headlock in the final seconds of his match with Aden Valencia to secure the dub. 

What a finish at 149 for David Evans in his Wolverine debut! #GoUVU | #ValleyForged pic.twitter.com/WojMeZnEOf

— UVU Wrestling (@UVUwre) November 2, 2025

Wisconsin Starts The Season With A Statement

The Badgers trounced North Dakota State in a Big 10 vs Big 12 battle in Madison. Wisconsin was powered by two upset wins by Luke Mechler at 157 and Cale Anderson at 184, who are both unranked and who both defeated top 10 opponents. It was also the debut of Braxton Amos at heavyweight. Amos has been out of competition for the last two seasons and was down at 197 prior to that. The West Virginia native returned to the mat with a pinfall. 

Purdue and Pittsburgh Packed Punches In Prevailing Performances

The Boilermakers and Panthers defeated Cal Poly and Navy, respectively on Saturday, both on the road. Purdue followed that up with a win over CSU-Bakersfield on Sunday to complete their weekend tour of the Bear Republic, while Pittsburgh stayed in Annapolis to compete in the Navy Classic tournament. 

Boilermaker 157lb NCAA finalist Joey Blaze had two techs in his debut up at 165. Pitt picked up a clutch win at 165 when Dylan Evans, ranked #21 at 157, was up at 165 and beat a ranked Midshipman. Navy got revenge with a buzzer-beater win from Danny Wask at 174 and an upset (or is it? more on this matchup later) of #10 Dayton Pitzer by #29 Spencer Lanosga at heavyweight. 

THE LAST-SECOND TAKEDOWN 😮‍💨

#7 Danny Wask of @NavyWrestling defeats #16 Luca Augustine of Pittsburgh, 6-5, at 174 pounds. #NCAAWrestling x 🎥 Navy Athletics Youtubepic.twitter.com/WvBHryAylG

— NCAA Men's Wrestling (@NCAAWrestling) November 2, 2025

And Duke had an absolute barn burner with Sacred Heart. If you slept on this dual you missed a thrilling contest that saw the Blue Devils peel off five of six wins to complete the come-from-behind victory! The match started at 133 and saw Duke trail by two team points going into the last match. Duke's 125-er Riley Rowan came through when they needed him most, with a 2-0 victory to seal the deal.

I counted duals between D1 programs versus non-D1 programs, and they all went exactly as you'd expect. So that does it for week 1 duals!

It's Tourney Time!

There were four high-quality tournaments popping off on Sunday. The Clarion Open, the Southeast Open, the Princeton Open, and the Navy Classic. They all featured deep fields with multiple ranked wrestlers in almost every bracket. 

The Clarion Open had perhaps the most intriguing fields, as over a dozen nationally ranked blue-chip high schoolers entered the tournament, as well as some grey-shirting Cornell commits, who are deferring eligibility for a year by not enrolling in college, as is not uncommon at Ivy League schools among other institutions. 

• At 125, Cornell grey shirt Anthony Knox was defeated by Ohio State's Nic Bouzakis, an erstwhile 133lb round of 12 finisher who made the drop down to 125. Bouzakis made the finals in Clarion but lost to teammate Brandon McCrone 5-4. McCrone also beat Cornell's Marcello Milani, who beat another Buckeye, Vinny Kilkeary 5-3 in the quarters. McCrone also defeated Penn State commit and Who's Number One winner Landon Sidun in the quarters. This would all appear to give McCrone pole position in the battle for Ohio State's leadoff spot. 
• Ohio State's Ben Davino reaffirmed his status as an NCAA contender by claiming a title at 133, a field which included a win over Cornell's grey shirting Isaiah Cortez in sudden victory, by far Davino's toughest bout of the tournament. 
• Isaiah's brother and fellow Cornell commit Elijah had more success at 141, where he was crowned champion. 
• We got the Bo Show at 149, as the senior at Bishop McCort tore through the field, beating two ranked wrestlers, Caleb Tyus and Jaxon Joy, on his way to a title. Ohio State's Ethan Stiles, who All-Americaned at Oregon State last season before transferring to the Buckeyes, finished fourth. 

Virginia Tech commit Bo Bassett took out Cornell’s #16 Jaxon Joy in the Clarion Open finals! pic.twitter.com/dA47JC7FlT

— FloWrestling (@FloWrestling) November 2, 2025

• Another high schooler won 157, as Bo's teammate Melvin Miller triumphed at the next weight class up, which included a win over #9 Brandon Cannon in the semifinals. 
• 165 was won by Ohio State's Paddy Gallagher, but Cornell's grey shirting Alessio Perentin showed out with a third-place finish with wins over Penn State commit Jayden James and Ohio State's e'Than Birden.
• The most interesting weight of the upper weights was 197, which featured a three-way roster battle from the Buckeyes. Luke Geog emerged victorious, with a win over teammate Ryder Rogotzke in the finals. The third Ohio State contender, Seth Shumate, lost in the first round to Air Force's Karson Tompkins, who finished third after losing to Geog in the semifinals.

Minnesota had four champs at the Southeast Open, which was a very successful trip to Salem, Virginia for the Gophers. Six other programs each had a champ, including the Citadel and Franklin & Marshall. Notably, Minnesota appears to have a new standard bearer for 'Heavyweight U' as redshirt freshman Koy Hopke dominated #14 Jimmy Mullen in the semis and then beat his teammate, Bennet Tabor, in the finals. Tabor previously beat #20 Nolan Neves in his semifinal bout. 

Army West Point had the most champs at the Princeton Open, although Oregon State had two varsity wrestlers win titles with a third winning while wrestling unattached. Senior Chance Lamer, a three-time qualifier and two-time bloodrounder formerly of both Michigan and Cal Poly, won the 149lb bracket for his current and final team, Nebraska. 

There were a few notable results at the Navy Classic, starting at 133 where American University's Raymond Lopez beat Nebraska All-American Jacob Van Dee in the semifinals. Lopez and then defeated his teammate, Max Leete in the finals. Leete was a national qualifier at 133 in 2024, which means American is building some impressive depth as they finish building their new athletic center. 

Nebraska fans did have something to cheer about at 165, as LJ Araujo won a bracket that featured three ranked wrestlers in his debut as a Husker varsity starter. And it looks like Chris Minto will have no problem moving from 165 to 174, as he beat #22 Myles Takats and #7 Danny Wask on his way to a title.

The 197 final in Anapolis was better news for Panther fans than Husker fans, however, as #5 Mac Stout beat #7 Camden McDanel, which is not all that noteworthy until you consider it was 20-4 tech-fall drubbing administered by Stout.

And in the Heavyweight final, it was Navy's #29 Spencer Lanosga again with a win over #10 Dayotn Pitzer, which is why I doubted whether you could still call this result an upset when it happened in the Panther vs Midshipman dual meet on Saturday. 

The FloWrestling YouTube Vid of the Century... of the Week!

Just remembered I forgot to do a 'Dual of the Century of the Week' so maybe I'll do two next week. Anyway, FloWrestling's YouTube page is filled with awesome content. I'd like to highlight one of my fav's here every week on the off chance you, the wise and learned Roundup Reader, have yet to watch it. 

And if you have watched it, now would be a good time to send it to a friend! 

This week I'd like to direct your eyeballs to our latest on Angelo Ferrari, created by our very own Tyler Meisinger. You'll probably see a lot of Tyler's videos in this space in the coming weeks. 

Okay, we made it through week 1 and I'm already exhausted. Here's to five more months of being exhausted!