2025 Iowa Wrestling Big Ten Championship results

The Iowa Wrestling team competes in the 2025 Big Ten Wrestling Championships on 8-9. March at Welsh Ryan Arena on Campus at Northwestern University. Follow their results right here. We will update them throughout the event.

Big Ten Championships will be available to look at the Big Ten Network and BTN Plus. Flowrestling hosts another screen Experience Watch Party for Saturday and Sunday night sessions in the conference saint.

Big Ten Wrestling Championship Brackets

Interactive parentheses for this year’s event are available on trackwrestling here.

Big Ten Wrestling Plan

*All stated times are eastern

March 8

11.00 – Session 1 (first round, quarterfinals, wrestlebacks)

18:00 – Session 2 (comforting matches, wrestlebacks)

20.00 – Session 2 (semi -final)

March 9

13: 00-session 3 (Consolation semi-finals, Seventh-Place Matches)

17: 30- Session 4 (matches in third and fifth place)

17:30 – Session 4 (Championships)

125 LBS – #14 Joey Cruz (5 Seeds) | 2-3, 10th place

Master. Round 1-Joey Cruz (Iowa) 13-9 won by decision on Christian Tanefeu (Michigan) 8-10 (December 11-7)

Quarterfinal-Luke Lilledahl (Penn State) 17-2 won by major decision on Joey Cruz (Iowa) 13-10 (MD 11-1)

Disadvantages. Round 2-Caleb Weiand (Michigan State) 12-14 won by decision on Joey Cruz (Iowa) 13-11 (December 10-5)

9. SemiFinal-Joey Cruz (Iowa) 1-0 won by major decision on Caelan Riley (Illinois) 1-1 (MD 11-2)

1. Space Match-Brendan McCrone (Ohio State) 2-0 won after decision over Joey Cruz (Iowa) 1-1 (8-1)

133 lbs – #1 Drake Ayala (1 Seed) | 2-1 2

Master. Round 1 – Bye

Quarterfinal-Drake Ayala (Iowa) 15-1 Won of Decision Over Angelo Rini (Indiana) 18-8 (13-9 December)

SemiFinal-Drake Ayala (Iowa) 16-1 won by decision over Dylan Shawver (Rutgers) 19-7 (8-2 December)

1. Space match-lucas burd (Illinois) 18-1 won by Fall over Drake Ayala (Iowa) 16-2 (Autumn 3:16)

141 lbs – Cullan Schries (11 Seeds) | 0-2 removed

Master. Round 1-Joseph Olivieri (Rutgers) 16-6 won by decision over Cullan Schries (Iowa) 5-9 (December 4-2)

Disadvantages. Round 2-Sergio Lemley (Michigan) 18-8 won by decision on Cullan Schries (Iowa) 6-10 (8-3 December)

149 lbs – #3 Kyle Parco (2 Seeds) | 2-2 4th space

Master. Round 1 – Bye

Quarterfinals-kyle parco (Iowa) 19-1 won by major decision on Sam Cartella (Northwestern) 16-8 (MD 15-7)

SemiFinal-Ridge Lovett (Nebraska) 19-2 won by major decision over Kyle Parco (Iowa) 19-2 (MD 14-2)

Disadvantages. SEMI-KYLE PARCO (IOWA) 20-2 won by major decision on Dylan d`emilio (Ohio State) 20-5 (MD 9-0)

3rd space match-shayne van ness (Penn State) 20-2 won by larger decision over Kyle Parco (Iowa) 20-3 (MD 13-0)

157 lbs – #2 Jacori Teems (4 Seeds) | 3-2 7th place

Master. Round 1-Jacori Teems (Iowa) 6-2 won by decision over Luke Mechler (Wisconsin) 7-12 (7-2 December)

Quarterfinal-Tommy Asky (Minnesota) 22-3 won in sudden victory-1 over Jacori Teems (Iowa) 6-3 (SV-1 4-1)

Disadvantages. Round 2-Jacori Teems (Iowa) 7-3 won by major decision over Jason Kraisser (Illinois) 10-9 (MD 20-9)

Disadvantages. Round 3-Ten Miller (Maryland) 22-1 won in sudden victory-1 over Jacori Teems (Iowa) 7-4 (SV-1 2-1)

7th place Match-Jacori Teems (Iowa) 8-4 won by decision over Chase Saldate (Michigan) 10-9 (8-3 December)

165 lbs – #2 Michael Caliendo (2 Seeds) | 2-1 2

Master. Round 1 – Bye

Quarterfinal-Mike Caliendo (Iowa) 19-1 Won by Tech Fall over Anthony White (Rutgers) 14-10 (TF-1.5 4:49 (21-4))

SemiFinal-Mike Caliendo (Iowa) 20-1 won by Tech Fall over Braeden Scoles (Illinois) 15-4 (TF-1.5 6:46 (23-7))

1. Space Match-Mitchell Mesenbrink (Penn State) 22-0 Won by decision over Mike Caliendo (Iowa) 20-2 (4-1) 4-1)

174 lbs – #7 Patrick Kennedy (4 Seeds) | 3-2 5th place

Master. Round 1-Patrick Kennedy (Iowa) 11-3 won by Tech Fall over Ceasar Garza (Michigan State) 12-13 (TF-1.5 5:21 (22-5))

Quarterfinal Patrick Kennedy (Iowa) 12-3 won by Tech Fall over Branson John (Maryland) 12-15 (TF-1.5 5:28 (20-3))

SemiFinal-Levi Haines (Penn State) 19-1 won by decision over Patrick Kennedy (Iowa) 12-4 (10-3 December)

Disadvantages. SEMI-CARSON KHARCHLA (OHIO STATE) 14-2 won after decision over Patrick Kennedy (Iowa) 12-5 (December 4-2)

5th place Match-Patrick Kennedy (Iowa) 13-5 won by falling over Branson John (Maryland) 14-17 (autumn 1:59)

184 lbs – #7 Gabe Arnold (4 Seeds) | 4-2 5th place

Master. Round 1 – Gabe Arnold (Iowa) 14-2 won by tech. Fall over Orlando Cruz (Purdue) 5-7 (TF-1 0:00 (19-4))

Quarterfinal-Jaxon Smith (Maryland) 19-5 won in TB-2 at riding time over Gabe Arnold (Iowa) 14-3 (TB-2 (RT) 3-2)

Disadvantages. Round 2-Gabe Arnold (Iowa) 15-3 won by major decision over Jon Halvorsen (Northwestern) 9-13 (MD 10-1)

Disadvantages. Round 3-Gabe Arnold (Iowa) 16-3 won by Damage Standard over Donnell Washington (Indiana) 13-8 (inj. 0:02)

Disadvantages. Semi-Edmond Ruth (Illinois) 13-7 won in Tie Breaker-1 over Gabe Arnold (Iowa) 16-4 (TB-1 2-1)

5th place Match-Gabe Arnold (Iowa) 17-4 won by decision over Silas Allred (Nebraska) 19-6 (December 4-3)

197 LBS – #1 Stephen Buchanan (1 Seed) | 2-1 2

Master. Round 1 – Bye

Quarterfinals-Stephen Buchanan (Iowa) 20-0 won by major decision over Seth Shumate (Ohio State) 10-8 (MD 8-0)

SemiFinal-Stephen Buchanan (Iowa) 21-0 won by decision over Zac Braunagel (Illinois) 13-6 (December 4-0)

1st place Match-Jacob Cardenas (Michigan) 20-1 won by decision over Stephen Buchanan (Iowa) 21-1 (December 4-2)

285 LBS – #11 Ben Kueter (7 Seeds) | 5-1 3rd place

Master. Round 1-Ben Kueter (Iowa) 14-5 won by decision over Hayden Filipovich (Purdue) 11-14 (5.-1) 5-1)

Quarterfinal-Greg Kerkvliet (Penn State) 17-0 won with falls over Ben Kueter (Iowa) 14-6 (Autumn 1:54)

Disadvantages. Round 2-Ben Kueter (Iowa) 15-6 won by decision over Jacob Bullock (Indiana) 16-10 (December 5th. December)

Disadvantages. Round 3-Ben Kueter (Iowa) 16-6 won by decision over Max Vanadia (Michigan State) 16-16 (8-2 December)

Disadvantages. Semi-Ben Kueter (Iowa) 17-6 won by decision on Nick Feldman (Ohio State) 16-6 (2-0 December)

3rd place Match-Ben Kueter (Iowa) 18-6 won by decision over Joshua Heindselman (Michigan) 22-4 (2-1) 2-1)