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2025 Big 12 Wrestling Championship Brackets Released
03.03.2025 | Wrestling
AMES, Iowa - The Big 12 Conference released brackets for the 2025 Big 12 Wrestling Championship on Monday evening. In total, all 10 Iowa State wrestlers received a top-eight seed, five of which are seeded fourth or better. Eight Cyclones received a first-round matchup.
Evan Frost (133) and Cody Chittum (157) are both the top-seeded wrestlers at their respective weight classes. Paniro Johnson is the No. 2 seed at 149 pounds, Jacob Frost is No. 3 at 141 pounds and Evan Bockman is No. 4 at 184 pounds.
The Big 12 Championship will be held March 8-9 at the BOK Center in Tulsa, Okla. Sessions 1-3 will be streamed via Big 12 Now on ESPN+ while the Finals will be televised on ESPNU.
Iowa State Big 12 Championship Seeds
125: No. 8 Kysen Terukina (11-1) vs. Tristan Daugherty (NDSU, 8-11)
133: No. 1 Evan Frost (16-2) vs. Stockton O`Brien (WYO, 9-17)
141: No. 3 Jacob Frost (26-5) vs. Daniel Miranda (ASU, 4-8)
149: No. 2 Paniro Johnson (21-4) vs. Avery Allen (SDSU, 14-10)
157: No. 1 Cody Chittum (15-3) vs. Bryce Shelton (AF, 1-2)
165: No. 8 Aiden Riggins (11-15) received a bye
174: No. 7 MJ Gaitan (12-8) received a bye
184: No. 4 Evan Bockman (12-6) vs. Gage Musser (AF, 14-9)
197: No. 6 Nate Schon (14-9) vs. Jacob Meissner (ASU, 3-6)
285: No. 6 Daniel Herrera (21-11) vs. Andrew Blackburn-Forst (NDSU, 11-16)
Big 12 Championship Schedule
Saturday, March 8
Session 1: Preliminary & Quarterfinal Matches — 10 a.m. (ESPN+)
Session 2: Semifinal & Consolation Quarterfinal Matches — 5 p.m. (ESPN+)
Sunday, March 9
Session 3: Consolation Semifinals and Placing Matches — Noon (ESPN+)
Session 4: Finals — 8 p.m. (ESPNU)
The Big 12 was awarded 61 allocations, the second-most of any conference. Those allocations are broken down by weight class below and represent how many Big 12 Championship placewinners at each weight will automatically qualify for the NCAA Championships.
Big 12 Allocations By Weight
125: 7
133: 6
141: 7
149: 6
157: 7
165: 7
174: 6
184: 7
197: 4
285: 4
Total: 61
A full breakdown of the conference allocations can be found, here.
Big 12 Championship Seeds
125 Pounds
- Richard Figueroa – Arizona State
- Stevo Poulin – Northern Colorado
- Jett Strickenberger – West Virginia
- Troy Spratley – Oklahoma State
- Tanner Jordan – South Dakota State
- Antonio Lorenzo – Oklahoma
- Trever Anderson – Northern Iowa
- Kysen Terukina – Iowa State
133 Pounds
- Evan Frost – Iowa State
- Dominick Serrano – Northern Colorado
- Julian Farber – Northern Iowa
- Reece Witcraft – Oklahoma State
- Kyle Burwick – North Dakota State
- Cleveland Belton – Oklahoma
- Derrick Cardinal – South Dakota State
- Kade Moore – Missouri
141 Pounds
- Andrew Alirez – Northern Colorado
- Cael Happel – Northern Iowa
- Jacob Frost – Iowa State
- Tagen Jamison – Oklahoma State
- Mosha Schwartz - Oklahoma
- Josh Edmond – Missouri
- Haiden Drury – Utah Valley
- Julian Tagg – South Dakota State
149 Pounds
- Colin Realbuto – Northern Iowa
- Paniro Johnson – Iowa State
- Willie McDougald – Oklahoma
- Gabe Willochell – Wyoming
- Gavin Drexler – North Dakota State
- Paul Kelly – Cal Baptist
- Logan Gioffre – Missouri
- Benji Alanis – Northern Colorado
157 Pounds
- Cody Chittum – Iowa State
- Caleb Fish – Oklahoma State
- Ryder Downey – Northern Iowa
- Cobe Siebrecht – South Dakota State
- Jared Hill – Wyoming
- Vinny Zerban – Northern Colorado
- James Conway – Missouri
- Drayden Morton – Cal Baptist
165 Pounds
- Terrell Barraclough – Utah Valley
- Peyton Hall – West Virginia
- Cameron Amine – Oklahoma State
- Drake Rhodes – South Dakota State
- Cam Steed – Missouri
- Nicco Ruiz – Arizona State
- Jack Thomsen – Northern Iowa
- Aiden Riggins – Iowa State
174 Pounds
- Dean Hamiti – Oklahoma State
- Keegan O'Toole – Missouri
- Gaven Sax – Oklahoma
- Jared Simma – Northern Iowa
- Cade DeVos – South Dakota State
- Brody Conley – West Virginia
- MJ Gaitan – Iowa State
- Riley Davis – Wyoming
184 Pounds
- Parker Keckeisen – Northern Iowa
- Dustin Plott – Oklahoma State
- Bennett Berge – South Dakota State
- Evan Bockman – Iowa State
- Deanthony Parker Jr. – Oklahoma
- Eddie Neitenbach – Wyoming
- Dennis Robin – West Virginia
- Colton Hawks – Missouri
197 Pounds
- Luke Surber – Oklahoma State
- Joseph Novak – Wyoming
- Wyatt Voelker – Northern Iowa
- Zach Glazier – South Dakota State
- Ian Bush – West Virginia
- Nate Schon – Iowa State
- Brian Burburija – Air Force
- Bradley Hill – Oklahoma
285 Pounds
- Wyatt Hendrickson – Oklahoma State
- Cohlton Schultz – Arizona State
- Lance Runyon – Northern Iowa
- Seth Nitzel – Missouri
- Juan Mora – Oklahoma
- Daniel Herrera – Iowa State
- Luke Rasmussen – South Dakota State
- Sam Mitchell - Wyoming
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