Five Nebraska wrestlers advanced to the Big Ten Championships finals, propelling the Cornhuskers to a third-place finish in the conference championships, the third straight year that Nebraska has finished in the top three.
Brock Hardy (141), Antrell Taylor (157), Christopher Minto (174), Camden McDanel (197) and AJ Ferrari (285) all finished as runners-up in their weight class. LJ Araujo (165) finished fifth, adding a sixth top-five finisher.
Silas Allred finished sixth at 184 pounds, while Jacob Van Dee finished eighth at 133 pounds. Kael Lauridsen took seventh at 125 pounds, clinching his bid to NCAAs.
The NCAA Championships are March 19-21 in Cleveland, Ohio.
Final Team Scores
Penn State (184)
Ohio State (148.5)
Nebraska (116.5)
Iowa (87)
Michigan (86.5)
Illinois (78)
Minnesota (76.5)
Rutgers (63.5)
Wisconsin (55)
Indiana (40)
Maryland (35.5)
Purdue (29.5)
Northwestern (14.5)
Michigan State (10.5)
Big Ten Wrestling Championships
Bryce Jordan Center | State College, Pa.
Sessions I – IV
March 7-8, 2026
125: No. 11 Kael Lauridsen | 7th (4-2)
Round 1: No. 6 Jore Volk (MINN) tech. fall No. 11 Kael Lauridsen (NEB) (5:32) 16-0
Cons. Round 1: No. 11 Kael Lauridsen (NEB) dec. No. 14 Abram Cline (MD) 1-0
Cons. Round 2: No. 11 Kael Lauridsen dec. (NEB) No. 12 Nick Corday (MSU) 3-2
Cons. Round 3: No. 8 Dean Peterson (IOWA) dec. No. 11 Kael Lauridsen (NEB) 4-3
7th-Place Match: No. 11 Kael Lauridsen (NEB) dec. No. 5 Ayden Smith (RUT) 6-3
133: No. 6 Jacob Van Dee | 8th (2-3)
Round 1: No. 6 Jacob Van Dee (NEB) dec. No. 11 Caleb Weiand (MSU) 9-3
Quarterfinals: No. 3 Ben Davino (OSU) dec. No. 6 Jacob Van Dee (NEB) 5-1
Cons. Round 2: No. 6 Jacob Van Dee (NEB) tech. fall No.12 Blaine Frazier (IND) (5:22) 19-4
Cons. Round 3: No. 2 Lucas Byrd (ILL) over No. 6 Jacob Van Dee (NEB) (MFFL) 1-0
7th-Place Match: No. 7 Sean Spidle (NU) over No. 6 Jacob Van Dee (NEB) (MFFL)
141: No. 2 Brock Hardy | 2nd (2-1)
Round 1: Bye
Quarterfinals: No. 2 Brock Hardy (NEB) major dec. No. 10 Joey Olivieri (RUT) 8-0
Semifinals: No. 2 Brock Hardy (NEB) dec. No. 3 Vance Vombaur (MIN) 9-2
1st-Place Match: No. 1 Jesse Mendez (OSU) dec. No. 2 Brock Hardy 7-2
149: No. 6 Chance Lamer | 10th (2-3)
Round 1: No. 6 Chance Lamer (NEB) major dec. No. 11 Joey Buttler (IND) 9-1
Quarterfinals: No. 3 Joseph Zargo (WIS) dec. No. 6 Chance Lamer (NEB) 9-6
Cons. Round 2: No. 13 Clayton Jones (MSU) pinned No. 6 Chance Lamer (NEB) 0:35
9th-Place Semi: No. 6 Chance Lamer (NEB) major dec. No. 10 Drew Roberts (MIN) 11-3
9th-Place Match: No. 8 Ryder Block (IOWA) dec. No. 6 Chance Lamer (NEB) SV-1 8-7
157: No. 1 Antrell Taylor | 2nd (2-1)
Round 1: Bye
Quarterfinals: No. 1 Antrell Taylor (NEB) dec. No. 8 Luke Mechler (WIS) 8-1
Semifinals: No. 1 Antrell Taylor (NEB) dec. No. 4 Cameron Catrabone (MICH) 7-1
1st-Place Match: No. 2 PJ Duke (PSU) major dec. No. 1 Antrell Taylor (NEB) 12-4
165: No. 4 LJ Araujo | 4th (4-2)
Round 1: No. 4 LJ Araujo (NEB) pinned No. 13 AJ Rodrigues (MD) 6:18
Quarterfinals: No. 5 Andrew Sparks (MIN) dec. No. 4 LJ Araujo (NEB) 3-1
Cons. Round 2: No. 4 LJ Araujo (NEB) pinned No. 14 Jack Conley (MSU) 2:17
Cons. Round 3: No. 4 LJ Araujo (NEB) dec. No. 8 Paddy Gallagher (OSU) 2-0
Cons. Semi: No. 4 LJ Araujo (NEB) major dec. No. 7 Andrew Barbosa (RUT) 11-0
3rd-Place Match: No. 2 Joey Blaze (PUR) over No. 4 LJ Araujo (NEB) (MFFL)
174: No. 2 Christopher Minto | 2nd (2-1)
Round 1: Bye
Quarterfinals: No. 2 Christopher Minto (NEB) major dec. No. 7 Ethan Riddle (MIN) 11-1
Semifinals: No. 2 Christopher Minto (NEB) dec. No. 3 Patrick Kennedy (IOWA) 5-1
1st-Place Match: No. 1 Levi Haines (PSU) dec. No. 2 Christopher Minto (NEB) 2-1
184: No. 3 Silas Allred | 6th (2-2)
Round 1: No. 3 Silas Allred tech. fall No. 14 Cale Anderson (WIS) (6:44) 20-2
Quarterfinals: No. 3 Silas Allred dec. No. 6 Dylan Fishback (OSU) SV-1 4-1
Semifinals: No. 2 Max McEnelly (MIN) over No. 3 Silas Allred (NEB) (MFFL)
5th-Place Match: No. 7 Shane Cartagena-Walsh (RUT) over No. 3 Silas Allred (NEB) (MFFL)
197: No. 2 Camden McDanel | 2nd (2-1)
Round 1: Bye
Quarterfinals: No. 2 Camden McDanel (NEB) tech. fall No. 7 Kael Wisler (MSU) (6:22) 18-2
Semifinals: No. 2 Camden McDanel (NEB) dec. No. 6 Wyatt Ingham (WIS) 10-3
1st-Place Match: No. 1 Josh Barr (PSU) tech. fall No. 2 Camden McDanel (NEB) (6:46) 19-4
285: No. 2 AJ Ferrari | 2nd (2-1)
Round 1: Bye
Quarterfinals: No. 2 AJ Ferrari (NEB) dec. No. 10 Ben Kueter (IOWA) 5-2
Semifinals: No. 2 AJ Ferrari (NEB) dec. No. 3 Nick Feldman (OSU) 2-1
1st-Place Match: No. 1 Taye Ghadiali (MICH) dec. No. 2 AJ Ferrari (NEB) 5-2