The 2025 NSAA Wrestling State Championships have concluded, and Central Nebraska had quite the medal haul. Check out the whole list of podium placers below.
CHAMPIONS (11)
Class A 132lbs – ALEX GATES (GRAND ISLAND) 37-2 won by decision over Isaac Ekdahl (Millard South) 26-4 (Dec 8-6)
Class B 106lbs – ACE SCHWEITZER (CENTRAL CITY) 49-4 won by fall over John White (McCook) 40-7 (Fall 1:31)
Class B 132lbs – DAYLEN NAYLOR (LEXINGTON) 46-2 won by decision over Devin Nuttelman (York) 47-4 (Dec 1-0)
Class C 165lbs – ROBERT NELSON (MINDEN) 40-1 won by decision over Brady Hochstein (Cedar Catholic) 48-1 (Dec 7-1)
Class C 175lbs – ALEX MEINECKE (ST. PAUL) 37-1 won by major decision over Wyatt Tramp (Crofton/Bloomfield) 47-4 (MD 13-5)
Class C 190lbs – JEREMY FELIX (ALMA) 53-0 won by major decision over Cope Smith (Amherst) 38-8 (MD 10-0)
Class C 215lbs – CAL WELLS (BROKEN BOW) 53-0 won by fall over Cooper Stokebrand (Tri County) 53-4 (Fall 1:59)
Class D 113lbs – BRODY JENSEN (BURWELL) 47-2 won by tech fall over Wyatt Forney (Southern) 37-3 (TF-1.5 2:28 (18-2))
Class D 132lbs – DREW DAWE (BURWELL) 44-5 won by decision over Dawson Mason (South Loup) 44-4 (Dec 5-3)
Class D 165lbs – ROWAN JAROSIK (SANDY CREEK) 42-1 won by fall over Graiden Ritner (Wilcox-Hildreth) 49-1 (Fall 4:13)
Class D 175lbs – MADDOX JONES (SEM) 48-1 won by fall over Griffin Bergen (Sutton) 42-5 (Fall 3:06)
RUNNERS-UP (13)
Class A 144lbs – Mason Masters (Millard North) 35-3 won by decision over Kaedun Goodman (Kearney) 44-13 (Dec 11-6)
Class B 126lbs – Benjamin Ziola (Omaha Skutt Catholic) 36-6 won by fall over Logan Svoboda (Aurora) 45-4 (Fall 1:47)
Class B 132lbs – Daylen Naylor (Lexington) 46-2 won by decision over Devin Nuttelman (York) 47-4 (Dec 1-0)
Class B 150lbs – Tyler Harrill (Omaha Skutt Catholic) 32-2 won by fall over Bryce Kunz (Central City) 45-5 (Fall 1:10)
Class B 165lbs – Riley Johnson (Omaha Skutt Catholic) 39-5 won by tech fall over Cesar Cano (Lexington) 38-7 (TF-1.5 3:31 (21-5))
Class B 175lbs – Merrick Johnson (Beatrice) 51-1 won in sudden victory – 1 over Brooks Loosvelt (York) 50-2 (SV-1 5-2)
Class B 285lbs – Carver Konzem (Ashland-Greenwood) 38-0 won by fall over Keagyn Linden (York) 51-1 (Fall 1:46)
Class C 113lbs – Ayden Wintz (Battle Creek) 48-4 won by fall over Jace Martin (Wood River) 44-4 (Fall 2:58)
Class C 144lbs – Easton Hochstein (Cedar Catholic) 51-0 won by decision over Colton Kelley (Kearney Catholic) 55-1 (Dec 6-5)
Class C 150lbs – Brenden Bolling (Pierce) 48-4 won by decision over Orrin Kuehn (Minden) 48-2 (Dec 5-4)
Class C 190lbs – Jeremy Felix (Alma) 53-0 won by major decision over Cope Smith (Amherst) 38-8 (MD 10-0)
Class D 165lbs – Rowan Jarosik (Sandy Creek) 42-1 won by fall over Graiden Ritner (Wilcox-Hildreth) 49-1 (Fall 4:13)
Class D 215lbs – Elijah Fjell (Shelby-Rising City) 50-1 won by decision over Luke Pawloski (Pleasanton) 48-1 (Dec 8-6)
3RD PLACE (13)
Class A 120lbs – Rudy Rodriguez (Grand Island) 46-8 won by decision over Kobi Streeter (Creighton Prep) 32-9 (Dec 9-2)
Class A 157lbs – Kaden Harder (Grand Island) 42-11 won by decision over Joe Novero (Creighton Prep) 33-16 (Dec 10-5)
Class B 150lbs – Aaron Wilson (Cozad) 39-8 won by major decision over Kaleb Griffith (Mt. Michael Benedictine) 42-6 (MD 16-6)
Class B 165lbs – Brock Malcom (Cozad) 32-4 won in sudden victory – 1 over Noah Bordovsky (Wahoo) 40-4 (SV-1 6-3)
Class C 113lbs – Rylan Rasmussen (St. Paul) 40-7 won by major decision over Kolten Wragge (Pierce) 37-12 (MD 14-6)
Class C 126lbs – Layne Baker (St. Paul) 48-5 won by decision over Draydin Gossman (Pierce) 41-13 (Dec 6-4)
Class C 132lbs – Cade Harsin (Minden) 51-9 won by decision over Braeden Kleinschmit (Cedar Catholic) 42-3 (Dec 5-4)
Class C 285lbs – Evan Lutkemeier (Minden) 46-2 won by major decision over Brody Jakubowski (ONeill) 28-7 (MD 11-3)
Class D 106lbs – Kason Palser (Ravenna) 33-5 won by decision over Kamden Robinson (Elm Creek) 45-6 (Dec 2-1)
Class D 144lbs – Grady Rasmussen (Ravenna) 44-6 won by fall over Jamison Slaymaker (West Holt) 40-17 (Fall 3:39)
Class D 157lbs – Trentin Brown (Burwell) 32-9 won by fall over Austin Pelster (Homer) 42-6 (Fall 1:46)
Class D 190lbs – Cale Buss (Burwell) 47-6 won by decision over Chase Thomas (Neligh-Oakdale) 44-7 (Dec 3-1)
Class D 285lbs – Andy Cash (Ansley-Litchfield) 32-12 won by fall over Kenan Hasenauer (Pleasanton) 33-17 (Fall 1:35)
4TH PLACE (9)
Class A 215lbs – Michael Novero (Creighton Prep) 36-9 won in the ultimate tie breaker over Ryan Boehle (Grand Island) 43-11 (UTB 1-1)
Class B 138lbs – Brodee Scobee (Bennington) 49-8 won by decision over Colt Eimermann (York) 44-11 (Dec 4-1)
Class C 138lbs – Ethan Elliott (Hershey) 39-3 won by decision over Koltdyn Heath (Minden) 45-7 (Dec 11-9)
Class C 150lbs – Iverson Mejia (Wilber-Clatonia) 51-2 won by decision over Zayden Delgado (Doniphan-Trumbull) 43-10 (Dec 4-2)
Class D 106lbs – Kason Palser (Ravenna) 33-5 won by decision over Kamden Robinson (Elm Creek) 45-6 (Dec 2-1)
Class D 126lbs – Hudson Urkoski (High Plains Community) 47-8 won by decision over Carter Horner (Loomis) 43-10 (Dec 2-1)
Class D 132lbs – Colt Kromarek (Plainview) 41-9 won by major decision over Connor Rempe (Sandy Creek) 43-14 (MD 15-4)
Class D 138lbs – Josue Munoz (Homer) 41-7 won by decision over Austin Mayfield (Burwell) 43-6 (Dec 5-2)
Class D 285lbs – Andy Cash (Ansley-Litchfield) 32-12 won by fall over Kenan Hasenauer (Pleasanton) 33-17 (Fall 1:35)
5TH PLACE (14)
Class A 113lbs – Jack Sponenburgh (Kearney) 43-8 won by fall over Oscar Kriegler (Papillion-La Vista South) 38-10 (Fall 1:39)
Class A 126lbs – Kaden Kowalek (Kearney) 40-13 won by decision over Jaxsen Draves (Grand Island) 38-18 (Dec 12-7)
Class A 165lbs – Taj Wilson (Kearney) 50-10 won by fall over Joseph Schaffer (Lincoln Southeast) 40-14 (Fall 1:45)
Class A 175lbs – John Florell (Kearney) 42-13 won by major decision over David Washington (Millard West) 38-16 (MD 8-0)
Class B 144lbs – Allen Diaz (Lexington) 41-8 won by decision over Isaiah Murillo (Gering) 40-10 (Dec 7-1)
Class B 150lbs – Isaac Kelley (Hastings) 34-15 won by fall over Grant Maas (Wayne) 35-9 (Fall 2:33)
Class B 157lbs – Zane Thomsen (Hastings) 36-13 won by medical forfeit over Emmitt Dirks (York) 44-4 (M. For.)
Class B 165lbs – Logan Clark (Hastings) 35-9 won by decision over Zech Roggasch (Sidney) 40-9 (Dec 4-1)
Class C 113lbs – Easton Malleck (Amherst) 38-10 won by decision over Tate Abbott (Bishop Neumann) 45-8 (Dec 5-3)
Class C 138lbs – Chaz Erickson (Kearney Catholic) 50-8 won by fall over Dakota Gibson (Doniphan-Trumbull) 36-9 (Fall 0:28)
Class C 175lbs – Cael Smith (Minden) 44-17 won by decision over Riley Kopf (Tri County) 41-11 (Dec 5-4)
Class D 132lbs – Gavin Patterson (Wilcox-Hildreth) 49-9 won by decision over Oliver Nutter (Sutherland) 40-3 (Dec 6-3)
Class D 157lbs – Dominick Larraga (Shelton) 35-7 won by fall over Luke Harms (Weeping Water) 45-11 (Fall 2:37)
Class D 190lbs – Wyatt Stieb (Arcadia/Loup City) 35-7 won by fall over Kreyton Wiese (Wauneta-Palisade) 31-9 (Fall 2:18)
6TH PLACE (10)
Class A 106lbs – Cayden Engel (Lincoln East) 40-11 won by decision over Owen Launer (Kearney) 22-8 (Dec 9-6)
Class A 132lbs – Jesus Monrroy (Norfolk) 30-9 won by decision over Zaen Green (Kearney) 38-18 (Dec 4-0)
Class B 132lbs – James Ferguson (Elkhorn North) 41-6 won by fall over Karsten Hohm (Aurora) 35-13 (Fall 3:00)
Class B 138lbs – Dalton VanLaningham (Fairbury) 45-11 won by decision over Drake Hasbrouck (Cozad) 36-13 (Dec 13-8)
Class B 157lbs – Zane Thomsen (Hastings) 36-13 won by medical forfeit over Emmitt Dirks (York) 44-4 (M. For.)
Class B 215lbs – Cayson Schlotfeld (Gretna) 31-7 won by decision over Brody Mattox (York) 42-17 (Dec 5-4)
Class C 120lbs – Blayne Williams (Tekamah-Herman) 42-11 won by fall over Riley Bishop (Doniphan-Trumbull) 45-12 (Fall 2:34)
Class C 138lbs – Chaz Erickson (Kearney Catholic) 50-8 won by fall over Dakota Gibson (Doniphan-Trumbull) 36-9 (Fall 0:28)
Class C 215lbs – 5th Place Match – Tyson Sanger (Crofton/Bloomfield) 47-12 won by decision over Jose Ramirez-Aguilar (Gibbon) 39-20 (Dec 5-4)
Class D 144lbs – Cooper Arehart (Neligh-Oakdale) 47-11 won by decision over Brody Patterson (Wilcox-Hildreth) 46-14 (Dec 14-12)
