Wrestling to close 2025 with visit to Wisconsin

TEMPE – Sun Devil Wrestling will compete in its final event of the 2025 calendar year by heading to Madison for a dual against Wisconsin on Saturday, Dec. 20 at 12:00 pm MST / 1:00 pm CST at Wisconsin Field House. This will be the first road matchup against the Badgers in program history, and the first dual between the teams in 15 years.  

Arizona State’s clash with Wisconsin comes in a rather rare midseason matchup. The two sides have only squared off twice before in the illustrious history of each respective program. The all-time series stands at 1-1, with both duals coming at neutral sites. The first matchup dates back all the way to 1988, while the most recent was in 2010.

This will be the first true road dual for the Sun Devils (0-3, 0-1 Big 12) this season after competing at the National Duals Invitational and playing host to Oklahoma State. The Badgers (5-0, 0-0 Big Ten) are set for a tri-meet alongside Lock Haven and Utah Valley before welcoming the Sun Devils to town. 

The match will be available to stream via Big Ten+. Live updates will be provided on Track Wrestling and the team’s official X account, ASUWrestling.

ASU Probables
125 | Damian Moreno (Jr., 6-5)
133 | No. 5 Kyler Larkin (Fr., 10-1) -OR- Carter Dibert (R-Jr., 0-2)
141 | No. 25 Pierson Manville (R-Fr., 8-3)
149 | No. 3 Kaleb Larkin (R-So., 12-1) -OR- Jamar Dixon (Fr., 0-0)
157 | No. 16 Chance McLane (Gr., 9-5)
165 | No. 16 Nicco Ruiz (R-So., 9-3)
174 | Leo Tukhlynovych (Jr., 7-3)
184 | No. 32 Shay Addison (Sr., 4-5)
197 | Aidan Ysaguirre (Fr., 3-1)
HWT | No. 19 David Szuba (Gr., 8-6)
All rankings via FloWrestling

Last time out
The Sun Devils turned in a solid showing at the annual Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational with five different wrestlers placing within the top-five of their respective weight classes. The five individual placements were the most individual placements at the CKLV in program history dating back to 2010. 

Redshirt sophomore Nicco Ruiz (165-lb) and freshman Kyler Larkin (133-lb) each landed in second place, with Larkin’s championship hopes sidelined due to a medical forfeit. Redshirt sophomore Kaleb Larkin (149-lb) claimed third, while graduate students David Szuba (HWT) and Chance McLane (157-lb) earned fourth and fifth place in their respective brackets. 

In team scoring, ASU took fifth place with 92 points. It was the highest finish for the Sun Devils since taking third in 2019 with 103 points. ASU has now placed within the top-five of team scoring at the CKLV five times under head coach Zeke Jones since 2014. 

By the Numbers
2: Nicco Ruiz has matched his single season career high of two major decisions after picking up his first two MD’s of the season at the CKLV. 

4: Kyler Larkin has defeated four opponents ranked within the top-30 this season: No. 6 Tyler Knox (Stanford), No. 11 Dillon Campbell (Virginia Tech), No. 17 Richard Figueroa II (Oklahoma State), No. 30 Jarvis Little (Appalachian State).

6: The Larkin brothers have combined to go a perfect 6-0 across three duals this season. They are the only Sun Devils to remain undefeated in duals this season.

6: Junior Damian Moreno earned the highest ranked win of his career by defeating then-No.6 Brady Roark (South Dakota State) by MD 12-4. 

7: The Sun Devils boast a season-high seven wrestlers featured in FloWrestling’s national rankings.
133 | No. 5 Kyler Larkin
141 | No. 25 Pierson Manville
149 | No. 3 Kaleb Larkin
157 | No. 16 Chance McLane
165 | No. 16 Nicco Ruiz
184 | No. 32 Shay Addison
HWT | No. 19 David Szuba 

9: Kaleb Larkin leads the Sun Devils with nine bonus point victories (4 TF, 3 MD, 2 F).

9: After spending the majority of the 2024-25 season at 174-lb, Chance McLane saw limited action and notched four wins. The graduate student has competed at the 157-lb mark in the 2025-26 season and has already more than doubled his win total from a season ago, with nine victories so far. 

21: Kyler Larkin climbed 21 spots in FloWrestling's weekly rankings in the 133-lb division from No. 26 to No. 5 after an impressive showing at the CKLV.

29: David Szuba recorded the fastest fall of the season in just 29 seconds over Davidson’s DJ Spring at the MSU Open. The 29-second pin was the third-fastest of Szuba’s career between Rider and ASU.  He leads the team with four wins by fall this season. 

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