The NCAA has revealed the updated standings for the 2026 NCAA Men’s Wrestling Awards, which will be presented in March at the Division I, II, and III Wrestling Championships.
The inaugural NCAA Men’s Wrestling Awards were presented during the 2012 wrestling championships. The three awards, one for each division, recognise the Most Dominant Wrestler as well as the student-athletes with the most falls and technical falls during the regular and postseasons.
To be eligible for awards, falls and tech falls must be against opponents in the same division. Ties in the two categories are broken using the aggregate time.
Columbia’s 285-pounder Vincent Mueller leads Division I with 10 falls in 15:54 this season. Malachi DuVall of George Mason at 184 pounds and heavyweight James Campbell of Michigan State complete the top three with nine and eight, respectively.
In Division II, Glenville State’s Ethan Mitchell leads the way with ten falls at 141 pounds. Pitt-Johnstown heavyweight Isaiah Vance and Lander 149-pounder George Maholtz each have nine.
Sean Malenfant of Alfred State leads Division III at 184 pounds with 21 falls in 57:27. Braeden Fluke of Elizabethtown weighs 17 pounds, and Luther’s 165-pounder Clayton McDonough has had the same number of falls.
In Division I technical falls, Franklin and Marshall’s 184-pounder James Conaway leads with 10 in 58:32. Ohio State’s Ben Davino, 133 pounds, trails by one at nine.
David Hunsberger of Lander leads Division II with 10 technical falls this season. Ethan Farnell of Indianapolis is close behind, with eight.
Division III highlights include Messiah’s 165-pounder Keegan Demarest, who has 21 technical falls. Avery Leonard of Oneonta State and Christian Guzman of North Central are next in line, knotted at 15 each.
The initial Most Dominant Wrestler standings will be revealed later this season, allowing wrestlers to complete the needed amount of matches to be eligible for the standings.
Falls leaders through 1/12/2026
| Name | Institution | Weight | # of falls | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vincent Mueller | Columbia | 285 | 10 | 15:54 |
| Malachi DuVall | George Mason | 184 | 9 | 18:09 |
| James Campbell | Michigan State | 285 | 8 | 23:22 |
| Joe Curtis | Columbia | 184 | 7 | 11:41 |
| Kelly Dunnigan | Penn | 149 | 7 | 14:30 |
| BJ Russell | Army West Point | 285 | 7 | 22:30 |
| Brayden Roberts | LIU | 157 | 6 | 13:01 |
| Alex Semenenko | Brown | 285 | 6 | 13:54 |
| Mitchell Mesenbrink | Penn State | 165 | 6 | 17:15 |
| Max Norman | Brown | 165 | 6 | 19:15 |
| Name | Institution | Weight | # of falls | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ethan Mitchell | Glenville State | 141 | 10 | 24:34:00 |
| Isaiah Vance | Pitt-Johnstown | 285 | 9 | 13:34 |
| George Maholtz | Lander | 149 | 9 | 15:23 |
| Wyatt Bailey | Ashland | 285 | 9 | 20:41 |
| John Parker-Wilson | Newberry | 197 | 9 | 28:10:00 |
| Giulian Bodiu | Findlay | 285 | 8 | 11:19 |
| Jordan Blanchard | Wisconsin-Parkside | 197 | 8 | 17:14 |
| Ethan Hardy | Glenville State | 141 | 8 | 18:06 |
| Jamarius Koshko | King | 141 | 7 | 15:04 |
| Ryan Hirschkorn | Northern State | 197 | 7 | 16:13 |
| Name | Institution | Weight | # of falls | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sean Malenfant | Alfred State | 184 | 21 | 57:27:00 |
| Ganon Smith | Elizabethtown | 184 | 17 | 38:54:00 |
| Clayton McDonough | Luther | 165 | 17 | 44:28:00 |
| Josh Harkless | RIT | 285 | 16 | 18:45 |
| Dalton Monger | Messiah | 149 | 16 | 25:20:00 |
| Peter Kane | Williams College | 157 | 14 | 21:02 |
| Anthony Cerulli | Ursinus | 174 | 14 | 23:22 |
| Culley Bellino | Cortland State | 141 | 13 | 17:28 |
| Braden Kmak | Ursinus | 157 | 13 | 25:33:00 |
| Hayden McLellan | Alvernia University | 184 | 13 | 25:43:00 |
Tech falls leaders through 1/12/2026
| Name | Institution | Weight | # of TF | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Conway | Franklin & Marshall | 184 | 10 | 58:32:00 |
| Ben Davino | Ohio State | 133 | 9 | 41:06:00 |
| Aaron Seidel | Virginia Tech | 133 | 7 | 21:20:00 |
| Hunter Catka | Rutgers | 285 | 7 | 25:35:00 |
| Yonger Bastida | Iowa State | 285 | 7 | 33:26:00 |
| Joseph Zargo | Wisconsin | 149 | 7 | 33:28:00 |
| Ben Weader | Virginia Tech | 165 | 7 | 34:55:00 |
| Max McEnelly | Minnesota | 184 | 7 | 36:59:00 |
| Nick Fine | Columbia | 174 | 7 | 38:49:00 |
| Shane Cartagena-Walsh | Rutgers | 184 | 7 | 44:09:00 |
| Name | Institution | Weight | # of TF | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Hunsberger | Lander | 165 | 10 | 41:13:00 |
| Ethan Farnell | Indianapolis | 197 | 8 | 2:17 |
| Drew Stanfield | Central Missouri | 133 | 7 | 13:33 |
| Brady Westall | Northern State | 184 | 6 | 1:22 |
| Caleb Moore | Belmont Abbey | 197 | 6 | 25:32:00 |
| Preston LeFevre | Grand Valley State | 149 | 5 | 11:11 |
| Grant MacKay | Gannon | 165 | 5 | 18:58 |
| Elijah Carrington | Belmont Abbey | 133 | 5 | 19:43 |
| James Wright | Central Missouri | 141 | 5 | 23:08 |
| Brayden Mirjavadi | Grand Valley State | 197 | 5 | 0:55 |
| Name | Institution | Weight | # of TF | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keegan Demarest | Messiah | 165 | 21 | 71:36:00 |
| Avery Leonard | Oneonta State | 141 | 15 | 50:01:00 |
| Christian Guzman | North Central | 125 | 15 | 62:14:00 |
| Tucker Seidel | Messiah | 197 | 13 | 31:43:00 |
| Justice Hockenberry-Folk | Elizabethtown | 165 | 13 | 50:28:00 |
| Charlie Dojan | Wartburg | 157 | 11 | 40:22:00 |
| Freddy Pimental | Johns Hopkins | 157 | 11 | 41:36:00 |
| Will Davis | Elizabethtown | 197 | 11 | 45:05:00 |
| Jacob Cunningham | Messiah | 157 | 11 | 57:32:00 |
| Josh Stahl | York (PA) | 197 | 10 | 30:37:00 |
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