TEMPE – Sun Devil Wrestling will continue its Big 12 Conference stretch with a pair of duals this week.
First up, Arizona State is set to welcome No. 17 Missouri (6-6, 0-1) to Tempe on Thursday night. Afterwards, the Sun Devils will hit the road to pay a visit to Northern Colorado (2-3, 1-0) on Sunday afternoon.
Schedule
Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026
No. 11 Arizona State vs. No. 17 Missouri
Desert Financial Arena | MMA Night | 6:30 p.m. MST
ESPN+
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Sunday, Jan. 18, 2026
No. 11 Arizona State at. Northern Colorado
Greely, Colo. | Bank of Colorado Arena | 2:00 p.m. MST
Flo.TV
*Rankings are based on Intermat’s team tournament polls.
Where to Watch
Fans can tune into Thursday night's match via ESPN+ with a subscription. Blake Niemann alongside former Sun Devil Wrestler and UFC star Aaron Simpson will have the call.
Sunday’s action will be available via FLO.TV with a subscription.
Last Time Out
West Virginia Dual (L, 20-19)
The Sun Devils fell just short after both Kyler and Kaleb Larkin, Pierson Manville, Nicco Ruiz and David Szuba each picked up individual wins in their respective weight classes. Kaleb Larkin took out No. 1 Ty Watters by decision, while Ruiz and Szuba each earned wins by TF.
Kaleb Larkin nabs Big 12 honors
A pair of ranked wins over top three opponents in West Virginia’s No. 1 Ty Watters and Iowa State’s No. 3 Vinny Zerban for Kaleb Larkin earned him Big 12 Wrestler of the Week honors, the conference announced on Tuesday. In his two matches in the new 157-lb. weight class, Larkin is 2-0 and moves to 15-1 on the season with a team-leading nine bonus point wins (4 TF, 3 MD, 2 F). He is tied for the team lead in major decisions (3) between his time at 149 lbs. and 157 lbs.
ASU Probables
125: Damian Moreno (Jr., 6-8) -OR- An’ee Vigil (Jr. 6-4)
133: No. 5 Kyler Larkin (Fr., 13-1)
141: No. 26 Pierson Manville (R-Fr., 10-4)
149: Daniel Miranda (So., 0-2) -OR- Jamar Dixon (Fr., 0-1)
157: No. 2 Kaleb Larkin (R-So., 15-1) -OR- Chance McLane (Gr., 10-5)
165: No. 13 Nicco Ruiz (R-So., 13-3)
174: Leo Tukhlynovych (Jr., 7-5) -OR- Cael Valencia (R-Sr., 8-5)
184: No. 30 Shay Addison (R-Jr., 5-6) -OR- Aziz Fayzullaev (Sr., 0-5)
197: Colton Hawks (Gr., 0-2)
HWT: No. 19 David Szuba (Gr., 10-8)
Scouting the Opposition
No. 17 Missouri (6-6, 0-1 Big 12)
The Tigers are off to a 6-6 start in dual play, while sitting at 0-1 in Big 12 Conference action. They’re coming off a tournament win at the Soldier Solute, where three different wrestlers each placed first in their respective weight class. The Tigers are headlined by Aedeon Sinclair, who currently sits at No. 2 in the 184-lb. division with an 18-1 record this season. His lone loss came to Iowa’s No. 1 Angelo Ferarri.
Missouri Probables:
125: No. 25 Mack Mauger -or- Hank Benter
133: Gage Walker
141: Zeke Seltzer -or- Owen Uhls
149: No. 18 Josh Edmond
157: No. 15 Teague Travis
165: J Conway -or- Joel Mylin
174: No. 11 Cam Steed
184: No. 2 Aeoden Sinclair
197: No.16 Evan Bates
285: No. 25 Jarrett Stoner
Northern Colorado (2-3, 1-0 Big 12)
The Bears have only competed in five duals thus far, picking up wins over Campbell and Cal Baptist, but fell to North Carolina, NC State and Penn. The Sun Devils are set to take on the Bears for ninth time in program history, where they hold a 6-2-1 record despite dropping the most recent contest (L, 21-17) on Feb. 2, 2025.
Northern Colorado Probables:
125: Bryson Valdez
133: Dom Serrano
141: Ramon Salazar -or- KJ Evans
149: Emilio Trujillo-Deen -or- Brady Hankin
157: Daishun Powe
165: Kilian Schultz
174: Murphy Menke
184: Mahonri Rushton
197: Tyler Perry
HWT: Enzo Cappabianca
By the Numbers
2. Kyler Larkin ranks No. 2 nationally at 133 lbs. in the RPI, posting a 0.7007 rating through 14 matches.
3: Nicco Ruiz has set a new single-season career high with three wins by major decision, topping his previous career high of two in 2024.
3: Kaleb Larkin has defeated three opponents ranked in the top three this season across two weight classes:
149: No. 2 Lachlan McNeil (Michigan) MD 12-2
157: No.1 Ty Watters (West Virginia) Dec. 4-2
157: No. 3 Vinny Zerban (Iowa State) Dec. 4-1
3: The Sun Devils have three separate duos of brothers on the active roster: The Larkins (Kaleb and Kyler), The Szubas (Ben and David), and the Ysaguirres (Aidan and Emilio).
5: Kyler Larkin has defeated five opponents ranked within the top 30 at 133 lbs. this season:
No. 6 Tyler Knox (Stanford)
No. 11 Dillon Campbell (Virginia Tech)
No. 16 Gunner Andrick (West Virginia)
No. 17 Richard Figueroa II (Oklahoma State)
No. 30 Jarvis Little (Appalachian State)
5: Redshirt sophomore Pierson Manville leads the team with five wins by TF this season after recording his fifth against Wisconsin’s Brock Bobzien (TF, 21-5 / 4:12) on Dec. 20, 2025.
6: The Sun Devils feature six wrestlers ranked in FloWrestling and Intermats weekly rankings:
133 | No. 5 Kyler Larkin
141 | No. 26 Pierson Manville
157 | No. 2 Kaleb Larkin
165 | No. 13 Nicco Ruiz
184 | No. 30 Shay Addison
HWT | No. 19 David Szuba
7: Kaleb Larkin’s last seven bouts have seen him lined up against opponents ranked within the top 25, where he has gone 6-1 in that stretch:
No. 24 Alek Martin (SDSU) W, 7-3
No. 9 Jaxon Joy (Cornell) L, TF (15-0 / 2:53)
No. 14 Aden Valencia (Stanford) W, 10-6
No. 21 Alek Martin (SDSU) W, 5-2
No. 3 Vinny Zerban (Iowa State) W, 4-1
No. 1 Ty Watters (West Virginia) W, 4-2
9: Kaleb Larkin and Nicco Ruiz share a team lead with nine bonus-point victories. (Larkin - 4 TF, 3 MD, 2 F // Ruiz - 5 TF, 3 MD, 1 F)
9: Nicco Ruiz has won nine of his last 10 matches, including four-straight wins and back-to-back wins by tech fall.
12: The Larkin brothers have combined to go a perfect 12-0 across three duals this season. They are the only Sun Devils to remain undefeated in duals this season.
29: Graduate student David Szuba recorded the fastest fall of the season so far in just 29 seconds over Davidson’s DJ Spring. The 29-second takedown was the third fastest of Szuba’s career between Rider and ASU.
80: A win for David Szuba would mark the 80th career win between his time at ASU and Rider.
197: Sun Devil 197-pounder Colton Hawks is set to face off against his former school of Missouri for the first time since transferring to ASU over the summer. Hawks spent five seasons with the Tigers, amassed 60+ wins and was a three-time NCAA qualifier.
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