The opening day of action at the 2026 NCAA D1 Wrestling Championships had ended. As all is calm in Cleveland, OH for now, the Iowa State Cyclones are hoping to carry the momentum of mostly positive day in to the second day of action. 

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As the dust settled on Mar. 19, the Cyclones find themselves in sixth in the team standings. In the middle of the pack also lies teams like Ohio State and fellow Big 12 rival Arizona State. 

With a full day of wrestling under their belts, Iowa State managed to walk away with 21.5 points after a gruesome day on the mats. 

Here is a look at how the Cyclones handled business on the opening day. 

Iowa State Wrestling Round of 16 Results On Mar. 19

125lbs: 

• No.13 Stevo Poulin is defeated by No. 4 Sheldon Seymour, 5-4 in Dec. 

141lbs: 

• No.4 Anthony Echemendia picks up the Cyclones first win of the day. Enchmendia defeats no. 13 Wyatt Henson, 14-4 in a MD.

149lbs: 

•  No.16 Jacob Frost drops the match to No. 1 Shayne Van Ness in a Fall in 2:23. 

165lbs: 

• No.15 Connor Euton drops the match to No. 2 Joey Blaze in MD, 10-1.

174lbs: 

• No. 11 MJ Gaitan upsets No. 6 Matty Singleton in a Dec, 6-3. 

197lbs: 

• No. 2 Rocky Elam suffers a major defeat against No. 15 Remy Cotton. Elam falls in MD fashion, 12-4.

285lbs: 

• No. 1 Yonnger Bastida demolishes No. 16 Jimmy Mullen by a major TF, 20-4. 

Iowa State Wrestling First Round Results

125 lbs

• (13) Stevo Poulin (Iowa State) vs. (20) Diego Sotelo (Michigan): Poulin wins by Dec 10-6

133lbs

• (4) Anthony Echemendia (Iowa State) vs. (29) Jordan Titus (West Virginia): Echemendia wins by Dec 5-1

149 lbs

• (16) Jacob Frost (Iowa State) vs. (17) Lucas Kapusta (Lock Haven): Frost wins by Fall (3:48)

157 lbs

• (21) Charlie Millard (Minnesota) vs. (12) Vinny Zerban (Iowa State): Millard wins by Dec 12-6

165 lbs

• (15) Connor Euton (Iowa State) vs. (18) Gunner Filipowicz (Army): Euton wins by TF 17-2 (6:09)

174 lbs

• (11) MJ Gaitan (Iowa State) vs. (22) Brody Baumann (Purdue): Gaitan wins by Fall (2:41)

184 lbs

• (20) Brian Soldano (Oklahoma) vs. (13) Isaac Dean (Iowa State): Soldano wins by Dec 4-1

197 lbs

• (2) Rocky Elam (Iowa State) vs. (31) Kael Bennie (Utah Valley): Elam wins by Dec 9-3

285 lbs

• (1) Yonger Bastida (Iowa State) vs. (32) Emmanuel Ulrich (American): Bastida wins by TF 22-5 (3:20)

NCAA Wrestling Championships Brackets (Quarterfinals)

Quarterfinals

125 lbs

• (1) Luke Lilledahl (Penn State) vs. (8) Dean Peterson (Iowa)
• (5) Troy Spratley (OK State) vs. (4) Sheldon Seymour (Lehigh)
• (14) Jacob Moran (Indiana) vs. (6) Jore Volk (Minnesota)
• (10) Marc-Anthony McGowan (Princeton) vs. (2) Eddie Ventresca (Virginia Tech)

133 lbs

• (1) Jax Forrest (OK State) vs. (8) Markel Baker (Northern Illinois)
• (5) Kyler Larkin (Arizona State) vs. (4) Aaron Seidel (Virginia Tech)
• (3) Marcus Blaze (Penn State) vs. (6) Drake Ayala (Iowa)
• (7) Lucas Byrd (Illinois) vs. (2) Ben Davino (Ohio State)

141 lbs

• (1) Jesse Mendez (Ohio State) vs. (8) Vance Vombaur (Minnesota)
• (5) Luke Stanich (Lehigh) vs. (4) Anthony Echemendia (Iowa State)
• (3) Brock Hardy (Nebraska) vs. (6) Vince Cornella (Cornell)
• (7) Nasir Bailey (Iowa) vs. (2) Sergio Vega (OK State)

149 lbs

• (1) Shayne Van Ness (Penn State) vs. (8) Casey Swiderski (OK State)
• (12) Carter Young (Maryland) vs. (20) Chance Lamer (Nebraska)
• (3) Cross Wasilewski (Penn) vs. (11) Lachlan McNeil (Michigan)
• (10) Aden Valencia (Stanford) vs. (2) Jaxon Joy (Cornell)

157 lbs

• (1) PJ Duke (Penn State) vs. (8) Brandon Cannon (Ohio State)
• (5) Landon Robideau (OK State) vs. (4) Kaleb Larkin (Arizona State)
• (3) Meyer Shapiro (Cornell) vs. (11) Ty Watters (West Virginia)
• (7) Kannon Webster (Illinois) vs. (2) Antrell Taylor (Nebraska)

165 lbs

• (1) Mitchell Mesenbrink (Penn State) vs. (9) Bryce Hepner (North Carolina)
• (12) Cesar Alvan (Columbia) vs. (4) Nicco Ruiz (Arizona State)
• (3) Mikey Caliendo (Iowa) vs. (27) EJ Parco (Stanford)
• (10) Will Denny (NC State) vs. (2) Joey Blaze (Purdue)

174 lbs

• (1) Levi Haines (Penn State) vs. (9) Beau Mantanona (Michigan)
• (5) Patrick Kennedy (Iowa) vs. (4) Carson Kharchla (Ohio State)
• (3) Christopher Minto (Nebraska) vs. (11) MJ Gaitan (Iowa State)
• (7) Cam Steed (Missouri) vs. (15) Danny Wask (Navy)

184 lbs

• (1) Rocco Welsh (Penn State) vs. (8) Silas Allred (Nebraska)
• (5) Brock Mantanona (Michigan) vs. (20) Brian Soldano (Oklahoma)
• (3) Max McEnelly (Minnesota) vs. (6) Eddie Neitenbach (Wyoming)
• (7) Angelo Ferrari (Iowa) vs. (2) Aeoden Sinclair (Missouri)

197 lbs

• (1) Josh Barr (Penn State) vs. (9) Angelo Posada (Stanford)
• (5) Joey Novak (Wyoming) vs. (4) Colton Hawks (Arizona State)
• (3) Stephen Little (Little Rock) vs. (11) Camden McDanel (Nebraska)
• (7) Cody Merrill (OK State) vs. (15) Remy Cotton (Rutgers)

285 lbs

• (1) Yonger Bastida (Iowa State) vs. (8) Ben Kueter (Iowa)
• (21) Juan Mora (Oklahoma) vs. (4) AJ Ferrari (Nebraska)
• (3) Taye Ghadiali (Michigan) vs. (27) Hunter Catka (Rutgers)
• (7) Konner Doucet (OK State) vs. (2) Isaac Trumble (NC State)

NCAA Wrestling Championships TV Schedule 2026

Thursday, March 19

• 12:00 p.m. ET: Session I (First Round) - ESPN2
• 7:00 p.m. ET: Session II (Second Round, Consolation Matches) - ESPN

Friday, March 20

• 12:00 p.m. ET: Session III (Quarterfinals, Consolation Matches) - ESPNU
• 8:00 p.m. ET: Session IV (Semifinals, Consolation Matches) - ESPN2

Saturday, March 21

• 11:00 a.m. ET: Session V (Medal Matches) - ESPNU
• 6:30 p.m. ET: Session VI (Finals) - ESPN

NCAA Wrestling Championships Team Scores

Last updated 10:41 p.m. ET, March 19. 

• 1. Penn State - 40.5  
• 2. Nebraska - 27.0  
• 3. Iowa - 25.0  
• 3. OK State - 25.0  
• 5. Ohio State - 23.0  
• 6. Iowa State - 21.5  
• 7. Arizona State - 17.0  
• 8. Stanford - 15.0  
• 9. Cornell - 14.0  
• 9. Michigan - 14.0  
• 9. Virginia Tech - 14.0  
• 12. Minnesota - 12.5  

How To Watch NCAA Wrestling Championships 2026

• The 2026 NCAA Wrestling Championships will be broadcast across ESPN, ESPN2 and ESPNU from March 19-21 in Cleveland. 
• Every match will also be streamed on ESPN+, including concurrent mat coverage.

Where To Watch The NCAA Wrestling Championships 2026?

The 2026 NCAA Wrestling Championships will be broadcast March 19, 20 and 21 across ESPN, ESPN2 and ESPNU. Every match will also be streamed live on ESPN+, including concurrent mat coverage.

When Is NCAA Wrestling Championships 2026

The 2026 NCAA Wrestling Championships begin March 19 and run through March 21 at Rocket Arena in Cleveland, Ohio.

What Time Does The NCAA Wrestling Tournament Start?

On March 19, the NCAA Wrestling Championships begin at 12:00 p.m. ET with Session II starting at 7:00 p.m. ET.

NCAA Wrestling Today

Today, March 19, is the beginning of the 2026 NCAA Wrestling Championships. Session I starts at 12:00 p.m. ET. The tournament runs through March 21. Stay tuned for results and live updates.

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