Interesting Factoids
• Penn State scored 172.5pts eclipsing Iowa's previous mark of 170 from 1997.• 133 of their team points return next year.
• Since 2000, 133pts would have won 14 of the 24 NCAA team titles.
• Penn State won by exactly 100 points over runners-up Cornell who had 72.5.
• Cornell finished 2nd with just three All Americans.
• Carter Starocci and Aaron Brooks became the fifth and sixth 4-time NCAA Champions joining Pat Smith, Cael Sanderson, Yianni Diakomihalis, and Kyle Dake.
• Daton Fix (OKST) joined only Myles Amine as five-time All Americans.
• The following became four-time All Americans: Vito Arujau (Cornell), Kyle Parco (ASU), David Carr (ISU), Keegan O'Toole (MIZZ), Carter Starocci (PSU), Shane Griffith (MICH), Mekhi Lewis (VT), Parker Keckeisen (UNI), Bernie Truax (PSU), Aaron Brooks (PSU), Trent Hidlay (NCST), Rocky Elam (MIZZ), Cohlton Schultz (ASU).
• Of those 4-time AA's above, Parco, O'Toole, Starocci, Keckeisen, Elam and Schultz have another year left.
• Michigan had three former All Americans fail to place and still took home a team trophy.
• Michigan had four All Americans. Three of them transferred in this year.
• The state of Wisconsin produced five AA's. Just one of them (Eric Barnett) wrestled for the Badgers.
• California had five All Americans. None of them represented a California school.
• Five of Pennsylvania's eleven All Americans were Freshmen.
• At 125 and 157, four former All Americans failed to place.
• South Dakota State had four All Americans. Two of them lost in the first round and wrestled all the way back.
• At the 2023 NCAA Championships, there were three True Freshmen All Americans. This year, All three of them won national titles: Jesse Mendez, Caleb Henson, and Levi Haines.
All Americans By State
Pennsylvania (11) - Ryan Crookham, Beau Bartlett, Tyler Kasak, Ty Watters, Levi Haines, Rocco Welsh, Carter Starocci, Edmond Ruth, Trent Hidlay, Michael Beard, Nick FeldmanOhio (7) - Tanner Jordan, Dylan Shawver, Peyten Kellar, Bryce Andonian, David Carr, Lenox Wolak, Ben Pasiuk
California (5) - Richard Figueroa, Kyle Parco, Izzak Olejnik, Trey Munoz, Bernie Truax
New Jersey (5) - Luke Stanich, Quinn Kinner, Shane Griffith, Mekhi Lewis, Jacob Cardenas
Wisconsin (5) - Eric Barnett, Mitchell Mesenbrink, Keegan O'Toole, Parker Keckeisen, Stephen Buchanan
Colorado (4) - Vance Vombaur, Daniel Cardenas, Isaiah Salazar, Cohlton Schultz
Illinois (4) - Nasir Bailey, Dylan Ragusin, Austin Gomez, Mike Caliendo
Iowa (4) - Drake Ayala, Hunter Garvin, Cade DeVos, Tanner Sloan
Minnesota (4) - Jore Volk, Peyton Robb, Bennett Berge, Greg Kerkvliet
Missouri (3) - Kai Orine, Rocky Elam, Zach Elam
New York (3) - Anthony Noto, Vito Arujau, Jacori Teemer
Georgia (2) - Caleb Henson, David Key
Indiana (2) - Jesse Mendez, Lucas Davison
Maryland (2) - Meyer Shapiro, Aaron Brooks
Michigan (2) - Casey Swiderski, Taye Ghadiali
Oklahoma (2) - Daton Fix, Dustin Plott
Connecticut (1) - Ryan Jack
Idaho (1) - Ridge Lovett
Kansas (1) - Wyatt Hendrickson
Kentucky (1) - Stephen Little
Louisiana (1) - Evan Frost
New Mexico (1) - Real Woods
Nebraska (1) - Antrell Taylor
North Carolina (1) - Caleb Smith
North Dakota (1) - Jared Franek
Utah (1) - Brock Hardy
Virginia (1) - Thomas Stewart
West Virginia (1) - Peyton Hall
International
Cuba - Anthony Echemendia
Canada - Lachlan McNeil
Belarus - Yaraslau Slavikouski of Rutgers
Former All Americans That Didn't AA
(125)Pat McKee - Minnesota
Matt Ramos - Purdue
Brandon Kaylor - Oregon St.
Michael DeAugustino - Michigan
(133)
Aaron Nagao, Penn St.
(141)
Clay Carlson, South Dakota St.
CJ Composto, Penn
(157)
Michael Blockhus, Minnesota
Ed Scott, NC State
Will Lewan - Michigan
Brock Mauller - Missouri
(165)
Cam Amine - Michigan
Dean Hamiti - Wisconsin
(174)
Peyton Mocco - Missouri
(184)
Will Feldkamp - Iowa St.
Chris Foca - Cornell
Gavin Kane - N. Carolina
(197)
John Poznanski - Rutgers
Louie DePrez - Binghamton
Lowest Seeds to Place
141: (26) Vance Vombaur, MINN184: (25) David Key, Navy
125: (23) Tanner Jordan, SDSU
165: (20) Hunter Garvin, STAN
184: (18) Ben Pasiuk, Army
Top 5 Seeds to Not Place
125: (1) Braeden Davis, PSU285: (2) Yonger Bastida, ISU
149: (3) Jackson Arrington, NCST
157: (4) Ed Scott, NCST
125: (4) Matt Ramos, PUR
157: (5) Ryder Downey, UNI
174: (5) Phil Conigliaro, HAR
184: (5) Lenny Pinto, NEB
285: (5): Nathan Taylor, LEH
Ultimate Road Warrior - Lost First Round, Took 3rd
Ty Kasak, PSU (149) - lost to Jaden Abas (STAN)Road Warrior - Lost First Round, AA'd
Jore Volk, WYO - lost to Diego Sotelo (HAR)Tanner Jordan, SDSU - lost to Eric Barnett (WISC)
Quinn Kinner, Rider (149) - lost to Gabe Willochell (WYO)
Bennett Berge, SDSU (184) - lost to Shane Liegel (WISC)
Heartbreaker - Made Quarters, Lost Two Straight to DNP
125: (1) Braeden Davis, PSU (Richie Figueroa/Jore Volk)125: (4) Matt Ramos, Purdue (Anthony Noto/Luke Stanich)
125: (6) Troy Spratley, OK State (Drake Ayala/Tanner Jordan)
149: (3) Jackson Arrington, NC State (Austin Gomez/Ty Kasak)
149: (10) Chance Lamer, Cal Poly (Kyle Parco/Quinn Kinner)
157: (4) Ed Scott, NC State (Bryce Andonian/Peyton Keller)
165: (3) Julien Ramirez, Cornell (Michael Caliendo/Peyton Hall)
165: (5) Dean Hamiti, Wisconsin (David Carr/Izaak Olejnik)
165: (10) Cam Amine, Michigan (Izaak Olejnik/Hunter Garvin)
174: (28) Jared Simma, UNI (Shane Griffith/Ben Pasiuk)
184: (5) Lenny Pinto, Nebraska (Trey Munoz/Bennett Berge)
197: (6) Louie DePrez, Binghamton (Tanner Sloan/Stephen Little)
197: (10) Silas Allred, Nebraska (Trent Hidlay/Jacob Cardenas)
285: (2) Yonger Bastida, Iowa Sta. (Luke Davison/Yara Slavikouski)
285: (5) Nate Taylor, Lehigh (Cohlton Schultz/Taye Ghadiali)
Semi Slide - Made Semi's, Fell to 6th
Lachlan McNeil, UNC (141)Ridge Lovett, NEB (149)
Bryce Andonian, VT (157)
Lennox Wolak, CU (174)
Isaiah Salazar, MINN (184)
Zach Elam, MIZZ (197)
Cohlton Schultz, ASU (285)
Not Again! - Lost in Blood Round for Second Straight Year
125: Stevo Poulin, NCO149: Jackson Arrington, NCST
149: Chance Lamer, CP
165: Julian Ramirez, COR
197: Silas Allred, NEB
