SIOUX FALLS, S.D. -- There were fireworks in the opening round of the 2026 NCAA Division II Wrestling Championships as two No. 1s went down.

At 133 pounds, No. 10 Dominic Ducato of St. Cloud State stunned No. 1 Tanner Halling of Frostburg State, 4-3.

At 141 pounds, No. 10 Ronan Schuelke of McKendree pinned returning national champion Johnny Lopez of San Francisco State.

Brackets & Team Standings | Schedule

Note: The Open Mat rankings are referenced, not championship seeds.

Round 1 Results

125:
No. 1 Isaiah Gamez (Adams State) dec. No. 6 Cole Hunt (Montevallo), 5-0
No. 10 Logan Sallot (Gannon) dec. No. 12 Sloan Johannsen (Northern State), 3-2
No. 9 Logan Davis (West Liberty) dec. No. 4 Eli Kirk (Central Oklahoma), 4-3
No. 5 Shane Corrigan (UW-Parkside) tech. fall No. 17 Jacob Houpt (Seton Hill), 16-0
No. 3 Jack Parker (Grand Valley State) dec. No. 13 Nathan Smith (Indianapolis), 6-0
No. 15 Nic Allison (Kutztown) pinned No. 7 Devin Gomez (Western Colorado), 0:22
No. 8 Quade Smith (Chadron State) pinned No. 11 Ricky Springs (Newberry), 0:39
No. 2 Anthony Aniciete (Tiffin) maj. dec. No. 16 Cooper Davis (UNC Pembroke), 10-2

133:
No. 10 Dominic Ducato (St. Cloud State) dec. No. 1 Tanner Halling (Frostburg State), 4-3
No. 6 Jacob Myers (CSU Pueblo) dec. No. 17 James Armstrong Jr. (West Liberty), 5-4
No. 8 James Joplin (Lander) dec. No. 9 Zach Ourada (Nebraska-Kearney), 10-6
No. 4 Thaddeus Long (McKendree) maj. dec. No. 14 Elijah Carrington (Belmont Abbey), 14-4
No. 3 Jason Henschel (Central Oklahoma) maj. dec. No. 12 Chase Beckett (Minnesota State), 16-3
No. 5 Jakob Romero (Adams State) dec. No. 15 Logan Robinson (UNC Pembroke), 5-1
No. 7 Jacob Strausbaugh (UMary) tech. fall No. 13 Jak Keller (Grand Valley State), 18-0
No. 2 Jerry Echevarria (Gannon) dec. No. 16 Zach Parker (Glenville State), 9-4

141:
No. 10 Ronan Schuelke (McKendree) pinned No. 1 Johnny Lopez (San Francisco State), 6:12
No. 7 Ethan Hardy (Glenville State) dec. No. 15 Kieran Thompson (Adams State)
No. 4 Joe Airola (Nebraska-Kearney) dec. No. 17 Joey Ortega (Kutztown), 5-0
No. 3 Colton Stoneking (Fairmont State) dec. No. 16 Carsen Richards (Lake Erie), 2-1 TB1
No. 5 Sean Solis (UMary) dec. No. 18 Brayden Gibson (Shorter), 14-8
No. 13 Elijah Lusk (Lander) dec. No. 8 James Wright (Central Missouri), 7-2
No. 6 Khyvon Grace (West Liberty) dec. No. 11 Colton Hush (Minnesota State), 3-0
No. 9 Josh Taylor (Central Oklahoma) dec. No. 2 Jake Niffenegger (Gannon), 8-5 SV1

149:
No. 1 Chris Donathan (Grand Valley State) dec. No. 8 Brennan Watkins (King), 7-2
No. 9 Kenny Kiser (Gannon) dec. No. 11 Skyler Caban (Belmont Abbey), 13-6
No. 7 Rudy Lopez (Northern State) dec. No. 16 Gavin Garcia (Indianapolis), 4-2
No. 3 Matt Sarbo (Pitt-Johnstown) maj. dec. No. 12 Sabian Russell (Quincy), 16-5
No. 4 Cody Thompson (Colorado School of Mines) maj. dec. No. 18 Bam West (Central Oklahoma), 1-2
No. 5 Gabe Onorato (Glenville State) maj. dec. No. 17 Alex Castaneda (Colorado Mesa), 10-2
No. 6 Hayden Kuhn (Ashland) dec. No. 14 Angel Flores (Adams State), 8-3
No. 2 Jalen Spuhler (UW-Parkside) maj. dec. No. 13 Ty Linsenbigler (Seton Hill), 13-2

157:
No. 1 Gabe Johnson (Central Oklahoma) pinned No. 16 Basil Othman (San Francisco State), 1:37
No. 9 Brent Nicolosi (Mount Olive) dec. No. 12 Michael Ortega (Indianapolis), 5-2
No. 6 Nico Taddy (West Liberty) dec. No. 14 Richie DeFulvio (Millersville), 2-0
No. 5 Easton Worachek (UW-Parkside) dec. No. 15 Jimmie Bailes (Glenville State), 10-4
No. 3 Aaden Valdez (Adams State) dec. No. 17 Griffin Lundeen (Northern State), 5-0
No. 4 Owen Cline (Colorado Mesa) dec. No. 11 R.J. Noble (Lander), 10-8
No. 7 Holden Huhn (Gannon) pinned No. 13 Maclain Morency (Grand Valley State), 2:25
No. 2 Joel Jesuroga (St. Cloud State) dec. No. 10 Nick Zamora (Maryville), 7-3

165:
No. 1 Nolan Gessler (Tiffin) maj. dec. No. 13 Lane Ewing (UMary), 12-2
No. 10 Brody Hemauer (UW-Parkside) tech. fall No. 15 Bo Perkins (Newberry), 15-0
No. 5 Trenton Munoz (Nebraska-Kearney) dec. No. 12 Kole Marko (Minnesota State), 6-1
No. 3 Grant MacKay (Gannon) dec. No. 14 Cason Lindsey (Fort Hays State), 1-1 TB
No. 4 Sam Richardson (McKendree) dec. No. 18 Jakob Chisolm (Montevallo), 8-1
No. 17 Nate Barrett (Ashland) maj. dec. No. 6 Ivan Smith Jr. (New Mexico Highlands), 14-6
No. 8 Gage Bernall (Central Missouri) dec. No. 9 Trent Hoover (Pitt-Johnstown), 8-3
No. 2 David Hunsberger (Lander) pinned No. 11 Bryce Dauphin (Central Oklahoma), 3:24

174:
No. 1 Hunter Jump (Central Oklahoma) dec. No. 9 Bryce Dagel (St. Cloud State), 6-3 SV1
No. 17 Anthony Erickson (Central Missouri) dec. No. 8 Sevi Garza (Ashland), 4-1 SV1
No. 13 Max Kiel (Lander) dec. No. 5 Dalton Gimbor (Kutztown), 4-1 SV1
No. 3 Josh Kenny (Grand Valley State) dec. No. 11 Clint Morrisette (King), 9-4
No. 4 Otgonbayar Batsuuri (Nebraska-Kearney) dec. No. 12 Cole Ritter (Maryville), 9-3
No. 7 Emilio Arellano (Tiffin) dec. No. 18 Christian Arrington (Belmont Abbey), 2-1
No. 16 Kydyn Lima (San Francisco State) dec. No. 6 Ty Morrison (Pitt-Johnstown), 8-6
No. 14 Jakob Smith (Colorado School of Mines) dec. No. 2 Coy Gunderson (Augustana), 9-4

184:
No. 1 Cole Glazier (St. Cloud State) maj. dec. No. 10 Luka Ciampa (East Stroudsburg), 11-2
No. 17 Sullivan Ramos (UW-Parkside) dec. No. 8 Dylan Kohn (Lander), 6-5
No. 5 Kaden Hart (Nebraska-Kearney) dec. No. 12 Oliver Byerly (West Liberty), 2-1
No. 4 Damon Ashworth (Central Missouri) dec. No. 15 Wyatt Reisz (Colorado School of Mines), 4-2
No. 3 Darion Johnson (McKendree) dec. No. 14 Kyler Pickard (Belmont Abbey), 14-8
No. 6 Branson Britten (Central Oklahoma) maj. dec. No. 18 Jack Mackiernan (Mount Olive), 10-0
No. 7 Patrick Jackson (Gannon) dec. No. 9 Charlie Petit (Augustana), 3-1
No. 2 Keegan Gehlhausen (Chadron State) dec. No. 16 Bradley Mayse (Grand Valley State), 12-5

197:
No. 1 Max Ramberg (Augustana) dec. No. 9 Joey Lyons (Gannon), 4-1
No. 8 Brad Morrison (Pitt-Johnstown) dec. No. 16 Ben Tonnessen (Adams State), 6-3
No. 5 Logan Kvien (McKendree) maj. dec. No. 10 Wayne McIntyre (Kutztown), 12-1
No. 4 Jackson Kinsella (Nebraska-Kearney) maj. dec. No. 17 Ethan Farnell (Indianapolis), 12-4
No. 15 Marvelous Rutledge (Lander) dec. No. 3 Peyton Lemon (Ashland), 4-1 SV1
No. 7 Mason Villwok (Chadron State) maj. dec. No. 12 Jordan Blanchard (UW-Parkside), 12-3
No. 6 Brayden Mirjavadi (Grand Valley State) maj. dec. No. 18 Jeremiah Larson (Maryville), 8-0
No. 2 Nick Johnson (Glenville State) maj. dec. No. 14 David Bertrand (King), 8-0

285:
No. 1 Dorian Crosby (Gannon) dec. No. 18 James Bankston (UNC Pembroke), 2-1
No. 8 Tyler Doyle (Colorado Mesa) pinned No. 10 Torin Forsyth (Central Missouri), 6:59
No. 4 Freddie Retter (Kutztown) pinned No. 15 Parker Bentley (West Liberty), 1:46
No. 7 Carter Blough (Grand Valley State) tech. fall No. 16 Eli Reese (Chadron State), 19-4
No. 3 Zach Glazier (St. Cloud State) tech. fall No. 13 B.K. Seago (Ouachita Baptist), 17-2
No. 5 Isaiah Vance (Pitt-Johnstown) dec. No. 9 Isaac Sheeren (Lander), 11-6
No. 6 Luke Tweeton (UMary) dec. No. 11 Cale Gray (Indianapolis), 5-4
No. 2 Crew Howard (Nebraska-Kearney) maj. dec. No. 12 Jake Powell (Tiffin), 15-1

Preliminary Match Results

125:
No. 12 Sloan Johannsen (Northern State) dec. No. 18 Bryson Humphries (Drury), 6-0
No. 11 Ricky Springs (Newberry) dec. No. 14 Ben Aranda (St. Cloud State), 12-7

133:
No. 17 James Armstrong Jr. (West Liberty) dec. No. 18 Brady Baker (Pitt-Johnstown), 5-1
No. 13 Jak Keller (Grand Valley State) dec. No. 11 Drew Stanfield (Central Missouri), 13-10

141:
No. 15 Kieran Thompson (Adams State) maj. dec. No. 14 Pedro Velazquez (MSU Moorhead), 9-0
No. 11 Colton Hush (Minnesota State) pinned No. 12 Luke Kunath (Belmont Abbey), 4:45

149:
No. 11 Skyler Caban (Belmont Abbey) pinned No. 10 Ethen Doty (Upper Iowa), 6:55
No. 14 Angel Flores (Adams State) dec. No. 15 Isham Peace (Lander)

157:
No. 12 Michael Ortega (Indianapolis) dec. No. 8 Mike Zacur (Seton Hill), 8-1
No. 13 Maclain Morency (Grand Valley State) maj. dec. No. 18 Carson Freeman (Montevallo), 14-3

165:
No. 15 Bo Perkins (Newberry) dec. No. 7 Nick Delp (Shippensburg), 11-5
No. 9 Trent Hoover (Pitt-Johnstown) dec. No. 16 Leo Hess (Glenville State), 9-3

174:
No. 17 Anthony Erickson (Central Missouri) dec. No. 15 Kane Kettering (Seton Hill), 8-1
No. 16 Kydyn Lima (San Francisco State) maj. dec. No. 10 Drake Hayward (Minnesota State, 20-10

184:
No. 17 Sullivan Ramos (UW-Parkside) dec. No. 11 Cole Casilio (Kutztown), 4-1 SV1
No. 9 Charlie Petit (Augustana) maj. dec. No. 13 Fletcher Rose (Ashland), 14-4

197:
No. 16 Ben Tonnessen (Adams State) dec. No. 11 Tyson Meyer (St. Cloud State), 12-5 SV1
No. 18 Jeremiah Larson (Maryville) dec. No. 13 Caleb Moore (Belmont Abbey), 12-6

285:
No. 8 Tyler Doyle (Colorado Mesa) dec. No. 14 Cooper Caraway (UW-Parkside), 8-2
No. 11 Cale Gray (Indianapolis) dec. No. 17 Nathan Coley (King), 4-3