Ohio State Qualfies 9 for NCAA Championships

Sunday, March 9

Evanston, Ill.

1/5:30 p.m.

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2025 Big Ten Championships - Session 3/4

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Ohio State Qualfies 9 for NCAA Championships

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Buckeyes turn attention to national championships March 20-22 in Philadelphia

2025 NCAA Allocations | 2025 Final Big Ten Brackets

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio State automatically qualified nine wrestlers for the 2025 NCAA Championships following the 2025 Big Ten Tournament over the weekend in Evanston, Illinois.
The NCAA Championships will be held at Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia March 20-22.

The 2025 NCAA Division I Men's Wrestling Selection Show will air at 8 p.m. Wednesday on NCAA.com.

As a team, Ohio State finished sixth with 95.5 points in the 2025 league championship standings.

Redshirt freshman Brandon Cannon, the No. 8 seed, took on No. 2 seed Tyler Kasak of Penn State for the Big Ten Title at 157.

Cannon fell behind 3-0 after a Kasak takedown with under 30 seconds to go in the first. Cannon escaped early in the second to trail 3-1 after five minutes. Kasak added an escape for a 4-1 lead. Kasak was called for stalling to give Cannon a point before Kasak got a takedown and four-point nearfall to win 12-2 after a point was added for riding time.

Cannon earned a pair of upset wins in the 157-pound bracket Saturday to earn a spot in the title match Sunday at Welsh-Ryan Arena on the NU Campus. His second-place finish was the best among the Buckeyes at the event.

Brendan McCrone finished ninth overall at 125 to qualify for one of the nine spots available to the Big Ten at the NCAA championships. He won twice Sunday to secure his spot in Philadelphia.

Nic Bouzakis (133), Jesse Mendez (141) and Carson Kharchla (174) wrestled back to battle for third place in their respective weight classes.

No. 9 seed Bouzakis took on No. 4 Braeden Davis of Penn State. Davis struck first with a takedown in the first. Bouzakis countered with a reversal. Bouzakis added another reversal and two-point near fall before earning the pin at 2:23 to claim third at 133.

Next up was No. 2 Mendez vs. No. 1 Beau Bartlett of Penn State in a rematch of the 2024 Big Ten and NCAA title match at 141. Bartlett won the regular-season meeting 4-2 in Columbus.

There was no score after the first period Sunday. Mendez was in top position to open the second and built nearly a minute of riding time before Bartlett earned an escape point to lead 1-0 going to the third. Mendez evened the match with an escape early in the third.

Bartlett then got a takedown with about 30 seconds left for a 4-1 lead. Mendez added an escape to finish fourth after the 4-2 Bartlett win by decision.

Dylan D'Emilio (149) won against Andrew Clark of Rutgers in the fifth-place match.

D'Emilio scored first with a takedown at the 40-second mark of the first. Clark escaped to make it 3-1 Buckeyes going to the second. D'Emilio built more than a minute of riding time before an escape by Clark to make it 3-2 D'Emilio after five minutes.
From bottom, D'Emilio escaped to go up 4-2 and claim the win by decision.

Paddy Gallagher took seventh at 165 with a win by medical forfeit over Christopher Minto of Nebraska.

At 174, Carson Kharchla faced Dan Braunagel of Illinois for third place.

There was no score in the opening period. Kharchla earned an escape to open the scoring in the second. Braunagel got the first takedown with under 30 seconds left to lead 3-1 after five minutes. Braunagel escaped early in the third to win by decision, 4-1.
At 197, Seth Shumate finished eighth after a medical forfeit in the seventh-place match against Evan Bates of NU.

Heavyweight Nick Feldman won in the fifth-place match against Luke Luffman of Illinois.

Feldman got out to a 3-1 lead with a quick takedown followed by a Luffman escape. That score held going to the second before a Feldman escape made it 4-1 Buckeyes. Luffman earned an escape early in the third to make it 4-2 Feldman, who added a late takedown to take fifth with a 7-2 win by decision.

Ryder Rogotzke finished 10th at 184 and will now await the possibility of an at-large selection to the NCAA tournament. The Big Ten received eight allocations at 184. There are five at-large spots available at that weight.

OSU at the 2025 Big Ten Championships
125-Brendan McCrone (2-2/9^th/NCAA Qualifier)

Champ. Rnd. 1 - Dedrick Navarro (NU) 19-12 won by decision over Brendan McCrone (OSU) 19-9 (Dec 3-2)
Cons. Rnd. 2 - Nicolar Rivera (Wisconsin) 20-4 won by major decision over Brendan McCrone (OSU) 19-9 (MD 14-4)

125 (9^th-Place Bracket) Brendan McCrone

Semifinal - Brendan McCrone (OSU) 2-0 won by major decision over Dedrick Navarro (NU) 1-1 (MD 15-3)
1st Place Match - Brendan McCrone (OSU) 2-0 won by decision over Joey Cruz (IOWA) 1-1 (Dec 8-1)

133-Nic Bouzakis (4-1/3^rd/NCAA Qualifier)

Champ. Rnd. 1 - Angelo Rini (IND) 20-9 won by decision over Nic Bouzakis (OSU) 20-6 (Dec 8-6)
Cons. Rnd. 2 - Nic Bouzakis (OSU) 20-6 won by fall over Zan Fugitt (Wisconsin) 17-7 (Fall 2:30)
Cons. Rnd. 3 - Nic Bouzakis (OSU) 20-6 won by injury default over Jacob Van Dee (NEB) 14-9 (Inj. 1:05)
Cons. Semi - Nic Bouzakis (OSU) 22-6 won by decision over Dylan Shawver (RUT) 19-8 (Dec 6-4)
3rd Place Match - Nic Bouzakis (OSU) 22-6 won by fall over Braeden Davis (PSU) 12-5 (Fall 2:23)

141-Jesse Mendez (2-2/4^th/NCAA Qualifier)

Quarterfinal - Jesse Mendez (OSU) 24-2 won by tech fall over Danny Pucino (ILL) 13-6 (TF-1.5 5:13 (19-4)
Semifinal - Brock Hardy (NEB) 22-3 won by decision over Jesse Mendez (OSU) 24-2 (Dec 9-8)
Cons. Semi - Jesse Mendez (OSU) 25-3 won by major decision over Sergio Lemley (MICH) 20-9 (MD 11-3)
3rd Place Match - Beau Bartlett (PSU) 21-1 won by decision over Jesse Mendez (OSU) 25-3 (Dec 4-2)

149-Dylan D`Emilio (4-2/5^th/NCAA Qualifier)

Champ. Rnd. 1 - Dylan D`Emilio (OSU) 20-4 won by tech fall over Joey Buttler (IND) 2-6 (TF-1.5 5:43 (18-0)
Quarterfinal - Kannon Webster (ILL) 14-5 won by decision over Dylan D`Emilio (OSU) 20-4 (Dec 5-1)
Cons. Rnd. 2 - Dylan D`Emilio (OSU) 20-4 won by decision over Isaac Ruble (Purdue) 9-13 (Dec 5-1)
Cons. Rnd. 3 - Dylan D`Emilio (OSU) 20-4 won by fall over Kal Miller (UMD) 21-10 (Fall 1:19)
Cons. Semi - Kyle Parco (Iowa) 20-3 won by major decision over Dylan D`Emilio (OSU) 21-5 (MD 9-0)
5th Place Match - Dylan D`Emilio (OSU) 21-5 won by decision over Andrew Clark (RUT) 22-13 (Dec 4-2)

157-Brandon Cannon (3-1/2^nd/NCAA Qualifier)

Champ. Rnd. 1 - Brandon Cannon (OSU) 20-2 won by tech fall over Chase Saldate (MICH) 10-8 (TF-1.5 6:24 (15-0))
Quarterfinal - Brandon Cannon (OSU) 20-2 won by decision over Ethen Miller (UMD) 22-1 (Dec 9-2)
Semifinal - Brandon Cannon (OSU) 20-2 won by decision over Tommy Askey (MINN) 22-4 (Dec 10-3)
1st Place Match - Tyler Kasak (PSU) 17-1 won by major decision over Brandon Cannon (OSU) 20-3 (MD 12-2)

165-Paddy Gallagher (3-2/7^th/NCAA Qualifier)

Champ. Rnd. 1 - Paddy Gallagher (OSU) 6-3 won by decision over Maxx Mayfield (NU) 18-9 (Dec 7-2)
Quarterfinal - Mitchell Mesenbrink (Penn State) 21-0 won by injury default over Paddy Gallagher (OSU) 6-3 (Inj. 0:01)
Cons. Rnd. 2 - Paddy Gallagher (OSU) 6-3 won by decision over Tyler Lillard (IND) 19-8 (Dec 7-4)
Cons. Rnd. 3 - Andrew Sparks (MINN) 22-6 won by decision over Paddy Gallagher (OSU) 6-3 (Dec 4-1)
7th Place Match - Paddy Gallagher (OSU) 7-3 won by medical forfeit over Christopher Minto (NEB) 19-5 (MFFL)

174-Carson Kharchla (3-2/4^th/NCAA Qualifier)

Quarterfinal - Dan Braunagel (ILL) 10-8 won by decision over Carson Kharchla (OSU) 13-2 (Dec 10-7)
Cons. Rnd. 2 - Carson Kharchla (OSU) 13-2 won by tech fall over Lucas Condon (Wisconsin) 14-11 (TF-1.5 7:00 (19-4))
Cons. Rnd. 3 - Carson Kharchla (OSU) 13-2 won by decision over Clayton Whiting (MINN) 15-10 (Dec 8-2)
Cons. Semi - Carson Kharchla (OSU) 14-3 won by decision over Patrick Kennedy (IOWA) 13-5 (Dec 4-2)
3rd Place Match - Dan Braunagel (ILL) 12-9 won by decision over Carson Kharchla (OSU) 14-3 (Dec 4-1)

184-Ryder Rogotzke (1-3/10^th)

Champ. Rnd. 1 - Donnell Washington (IND) 13-8 won by decision over Ryder Rogotzke (OSU) 8-7 (Dec 9-4)
Cons. Rnd. 2 - Shane Cartagena-Walsh (RUT) 21-11 won by disqualification over Ryder Rogotzke (OSU) 8-7 (DQ)

184 (9^th-Place Bracket) Ryder Rogotzke

Semifinal - Ryder Rogotzke (OSU) 1-1 won by tech fall over Lucas Daly (MSU) 1-1 (TF-1.5 3:21 (16-1)
1st Place Match - Jaden Bullock (MICH) 2-0 won in sudden victory - 1 over Ryder Rogotzke (OSU) 1-1 (SV-1 8-5)

197-Seth Shumate (2-3/8^th/NCAA Qualifier)

Champ. Rnd. 1 - Seth Shumate (OSU) 11-9 won by decision over Gabe Sollars (IND) 15-11 (Dec 9-5)
Quarterfinal - Stephen Buchanan (IOWA) 20-0 won by major decision over Seth Shumate (OSU) 11-9 (MD 8-0)
Cons. Rnd. 2 - Seth Shumate (OSU) 11-9 won by decision over Remy Cotton (MSU) 11-11 (Dec 7-3)
Cons. Rnd. 3 - Isaiah Salazar (MINN) 17-5 won by major decision over Seth Shumate (OSU) 11-9 (MD 13-0)
7th Place Match - Evan Bates (NW) 19-10 won by medical forfeit over Seth Shumate (OSU) 11-10 (MFFL)

285-Nick Feldman (3-2/5^th/NCAA Qualifier)

Champ. Rnd. 1 - Nick Feldman (OSU) 16-4 won by tech fall over Dirk Morley (NU) 4-17 (TF-1.5 2:01 (21-6))
Quarterfinal - Nick Feldman (OSU) 16-4 won by decision over Luke Luffman (ILL) 16-4 (Dec 4-3)
Semifinal - Gable Steveson (MINN) 13-0 won by major decision over Nick Feldman (OSU) 16-5 (MD 15-4)
Cons. Semi - Ben Kueter (IOWA) 17-6 won by decision over Nick Feldman (OSU) 17-6 (Dec 2-0)
5th Place Match - Nick Feldman (OSU) 17-6 won by decision over Luke Luffman (ILL) 16-6 (Dec 7-2)