Indianapolis Updates on NCAA Wrestling Awards Standings

INDIANAPOLIS — The NCAA has announced the latest standings for the 2025 NCAA Wrestling Awards, which will be presented on March 22 at the end of the Division I Wrestling Championships. This marks the 13th year of the awards, which were first introduced at the 2012 wrestling championships. These awards are bestowed in each division and celebrate the Most Dominant Wrestler, along with recognizing student-athletes who have achieved the most falls and technical falls during both the regular season and postseason.

For an athlete’s results to count toward these awards, they must compete against fellow wrestlers in the same division. In case of a tie in the falls and tech falls categories, the rankings are settled based on the total time taken. To determine the Most Dominant Wrestler, the NCAA calculates the total amount of team points earned across match results and divides that by the number of matches wrestled. A minimum of 17 matches is needed, along with qualification for the national tournament, in order to be eligible for this prestigious award.

This year, Oklahoma State’s heavyweight champion, Wyatt Hendrickson, has dominated the standings for the Most Dominant Wrestler award. As the national championships approach, he has solidified his lead with an impressive average of 5.23 points per match. Teammates from Penn State, Mitchell Mesenbrink and Carter Starocci, are not far behind, both tied at 4.95 points per match.

In the Division I falls leaders category, Kelvin Griffin from Lehigh has maintained his lead since week one, recording a total of 18 falls in 53 minutes and 45 seconds. Bellarmine’s Daulton Mayer has narrowed the gap, now with 17 falls in a quicker time of 33 minutes and 2 seconds. Additionally, Mesenbrink has widened his lead in the technical falls category, achieving a total of 16 with an average time of 85 minutes and 17 seconds, while there is a three-way tie behind him with 13 tech falls each for Matt Ramos of Purdue, Wyatt Henson of Lock Haven, and Parker Keckeisen from Northern Iowa.

Fans eager for the final results can keep track of performances as the national championships unfold. The NCAA will finalize and announce the winners, reaffirming yet again the spirit of competition in collegiate wrestling.