2025 Iowa Wrestling Big Ten Championship Results
2025 Iowa Wrestling Big Ten Championship Results
Find Iowa Wrestling results from the 2025 Big Ten Wrestling Championships right here.

The Iowa Wrestling team competes in the 2025 Big Ten Wrestling Championships on March 8-9 at Welsh Ryan Arena on the campus of Northwestern University. Follow their results right here. We'll be updating them throughout the event.
The Big Ten Championships will be available to watch on the Big Ten Network and BTN Plus. FloWrestling will host a second-screen experience watch party for the Saturday and Sunday evening sessions of conference weekend.
Big Ten Wrestling Championship Brackets
Interactive brackets for this year's event are available on Trackwrestling here.
Big Ten Wrestling Schedule
*all times listed are Eastern
March 8
11 a.m. – Session 1 (First Round, Quarterfinals, Wrestlebacks)
6 p.m. – Session 2 (Consolation Matches, Wrestlebacks)
8 p.m. – Session 2 (Semifinals)
March 9
1 p.m. – Session 3 (Consolation Semifinals, Seventh-Place Matches)
5:30 p.m. – Session 4 (Third- And Fifth-Place Matches)
5:30 p.m. – Session 4 (Championships)
125 lbs - #14 Joey Cruz (5 seed) | 2-3, 10th place
Champ. Round 1 - Joey Cruz (Iowa) 13-9 won by decision over Christian Tanefeu (Michigan) 8-10 (Dec 11-7)
Quarterfinal - Luke Lilledahl (Penn State) 17-2 won by major decision over Joey Cruz (Iowa) 13-10 (MD 11-1)
Cons. Round 2 - Caleb Weiand (Michigan State) 12-14 won by decision over Joey Cruz (Iowa) 13-11 (Dec 10-5)
9th Semifinal - Joey Cruz (Iowa) 1-0 won by major decision over Caelan Riley (Illinois) 1-1 (MD 11-2)
1st Place Match - Brendan McCrone (Ohio State) 2-0 won by decision over Joey Cruz (Iowa) 1-1 (Dec 8-1)
133 lbs - #1 Drake Ayala (1 seed) | 2-1 2nd place
Champ. Round 1 - bye
Quarterfinal - Drake Ayala (Iowa) 15-1 won by decision over Angelo Rini (Indiana) 18-8 (Dec 13-9)
Semifinal - Drake Ayala (Iowa) 16-1 won by decision over Dylan Shawver (Rutgers) 19-7 (Dec 8-2)
1st Place Match - Lucas Byrd (Illinois) 18-1 won by fall over Drake Ayala (Iowa) 16-2 (Fall 3:16)
141 lbs - Cullan Schriever (11 seed) | 0-2 eliminated
Champ. Round 1 - Joseph Olivieri (Rutgers) 16-6 won by decision over Cullan Schriever (Iowa) 5-9 (Dec 4-2)
Cons. Round 2 - Sergio Lemley (Michigan) 18-8 won by decision over Cullan Schriever (Iowa) 6-10 (Dec 8-3)
149 lbs - #3 Kyle Parco (2 seed) | 2-2 4th place
Champ. Round 1 - bye
Quarterfinal - Kyle Parco (Iowa) 19-1 won by major decision over 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)
Cons. Semi - Kyle Parco (Iowa) 20-2 won by major decision over Dylan D`Emilio (Ohio State) 20-5 (MD 9-0)
3rd Place Match - Shayne Van Ness (Penn State) 20-2 won by major decision over Kyle Parco (Iowa) 20-3 (MD 13-0)
157 lbs - #2 Jacori Teemer (4 seed) | 3-2 7th place
Champ. Round 1 - Jacori Teemer (Iowa) 6-2 won by decision over Luke Mechler (Wisconsin) 7-12 (Dec 7-2)
Quarterfinal - Tommy Askey (Minnesota) 22-3 won in sudden victory - 1 over Jacori Teemer (Iowa) 6-3 (SV-1 4-1)
Cons. Round 2 - Jacori Teemer (Iowa) 7-3 won by major decision over Jason Kraisser (Illinois) 10-9 (MD 20-9)
Cons. Round 3 - Ethen Miller (Maryland) 22-1 won in sudden victory - 1 over Jacori Teemer (Iowa) 7-4 (SV-1 2-1)
7th Place Match - Jacori Teemer (Iowa) 8-4 won by decision over Chase Saldate (Michigan) 10-9 (Dec 8-3)
165 lbs - #2 Michael Caliendo (2 seed) | 2-1 2nd place
Champ. 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))
1st Place Match - Mitchell Mesenbrink (Penn State) 22-0 won by decision over Mike Caliendo (Iowa) 20-2 (Dec 4-1)
174 lbs - #7 Patrick Kennedy (4 seed) | 3-2 5th place
Champ. 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 (Dec 10-3)
Cons. Semi - Carson Kharchla (Ohio State) 14-2 won by decision over Patrick Kennedy (Iowa) 12-5 (Dec 4-2)
5th Place Match - Patrick Kennedy (Iowa) 13-5 won by fall over Branson John (Maryland) 14-17 (Fall 1:59)
184 lbs - #7 Gabe Arnold (4 seed) | 4-2 5th place
Champ. 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 by riding time over Gabe Arnold (Iowa) 14-3 (TB-2 (RT) 3-2)
Cons. Round 2 - Gabe Arnold (Iowa) 15-3 won by major decision over Jon Halvorsen (Northwestern) 9-13 (MD 10-1)
Cons. Round 3 - Gabe Arnold (Iowa) 16-3 won by injury default over Donnell Washington (Indiana) 13-8 (Inj. 0:02)
Cons. 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 (Dec 4-3)
197 lbs - #1 Stephen Buchanan (1 seed) | 2-1 2nd place
Champ. Round 1 - bye
Quarterfinal - 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 (Dec 4-0)
1st Place Match - Jacob Cardenas (Michigan) 20-1 won by decision over Stephen Buchanan (Iowa) 21-1 (Dec 4-2)
285 lbs - #11 Ben Kueter (7 seed) | 5-1 3rd place
Champ. Round 1 - Ben Kueter (Iowa) 14-5 won by decision over Hayden Filipovich (Purdue) 11-14 (Dec 5-1)
Quarterfinal - Greg Kerkvliet (Penn State) 17-0 won by fall over Ben Kueter (Iowa) 14-6 (Fall 1:54)
Cons. Round 2 - Ben Kueter (Iowa) 15-6 won by decision over Jacob Bullock (Indiana) 16-10 (Dec 5-1)
Cons. Round 3 - Ben Kueter (Iowa) 16-6 won by decision over Max Vanadia (Michigan State) 16-16 (Dec 8-2)
Cons. Semi - Ben Kueter (Iowa) 17-6 won by decision over Nick Feldman (Ohio State) 16-6 (Dec 2-0)
3rd Place Match - Ben Kueter (Iowa) 18-6 won by decision over Joshua Heindselman (Michigan) 22-4 (Dec 2-1)