PARK CITY, Kan. – The 2025 NAIA Men’s Wrestling National Championships completed its first day of action at Park City Arena, with two full sessions of high-level competition setting up Friday’s quarterfinal round. With team title contenders emerging and upsets reshaping brackets, the race for individual and team championships is heating up.

At the end of Day One, Grand View University leads the team standings with 51.0 points, followed by Southeastern (37.0), Life (34.5), Providence (33.0), and Doane (26.5).

Day Two begins Friday, March 7, at 11:00 a.m. CT with Session III, featuring quarterfinals and consolation matches.

Quarterfinalists from the Top Five Teams

125 lbs

• Aden Reeves (Grand View) – No. 1 Seed
• Gabe Gonzales (Grand View) – No. 3 Seed
• Kobi Johnson (Providence) – No. 9 Seed (Lower Seed Advancing)
• Hunter Bennett (Doane) – No. 12 Seed (Lower Seed Advancing)

133 lbs

• Jackson Cockrell (Grand View) – No. 5 Seed
• Aaron Lucio (Southeastern) – No. 4 Seed
• Thaddeus Long (Life) – No. 2 Seed
• Matthew Terrence (Doane) – No. 9 Seed (Lower Seed Advancing)

141 lbs

• Carson Taylor (Grand View) – No. 1 Seed
• Kael Brisker (Southeastern) – No. 4 Seed
• Devin Avedissian (Doane) – No. 12 Seed (Lower Seed Advancing)

157 lbs

• Fabian Padilla (Life) – No. 9 Seed (Lower Seed Advancing)
• Ben Miller (Doane) – No. 8 Seed
• Aden Graves (Providence) – No. 4 Seed
• Hunter Hobbs (Providence) – No. 10 Seed (Lower Seed Advancing)

165 lbs

• Dylan Whitt (Grand View) – No. 4 Seed
• Cam Robinson (Grand View) – No. 3 Seed
• Anthony Federico (Southeastern) – No. 5 Seed
• Bridger Hall (Providence) – No. 10 Seed (Lower Seed Advancing)

174 lbs

• Alex Reynolds (Grand View) – No. 1 Seed
• Alex Couto (Life) – No. 5 Seed
• Graham Calhoun (Southeastern) – No. 8 Seed
• Tre Morrisette (Life) – No. 2 Seed

184 lbs

• JD Perez (Life) – No. 1 Seed
• Tyson Beauperthuy (Doane) – No. 3 Seed
• Sawyer Hobbs (Providence) – No. 7 Seed
• Kendall Norfleet (Life) – No. 4 Seed

197 lbs

• Garavous Kouekabakilaho (Grand View) – No. 1 Seed
• Kasten Grape (Doane) – No. 5 Seed
• Khalil Abdushshakur (Life) – No. 3 Seed
• Brad Antesberger (Doane) – No. 2 Seed

285 lbs

• Gage Braun (Southeastern) – No. 1 Seed
• Earnest Johnson (Life) – No. 2 Seed
• Kenneth Copley (Embry-Riddle) – No. 5 Seed
• Ethan DeRoche (Providence) – No. 12 Seed (Lower Seed Advancing)

Team Race Update

At the conclusion of Day One, Grand View’s strong showing with five quarterfinalists has solidified their position at the top. Southeastern and Life continue to battle for second place, while Providence and Doane are well-positioned to push for a top-three finish.

Each of these teams has multiple wrestlers still in contention, making Friday’s quarterfinals and later rounds critical in shaping the final standings.

Day Two Preview

The 2025 NAIA Men’s Wrestling National Championships continue on Friday, March 7, with Session III beginning at 11:00 a.m. CT. The quarterfinals will take place in the morning session, followed by Session IV at 6:00 p.m. CT, featuring semifinals and continued consolation rounds.

Fans can watch the event live via FloWrestling or follow real-time results on TrackWrestling.

For more information on the 2025 NAIA Men’s Wrestling National Championships, visit NAIA.org/wrestling.