CLEVELAND, Ohio – The NCAA has officially announced its full seeds and brackets ahead of the 2026 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships, set for March 19-21 at Rocket Arena in Cleveland, Ohio.
Arizona State is one of 16 schools nationwide to send seven or more wrestlers to the NCAA tournament.
Redshirt freshman Kaleb Larkin (157 pounds) and redshirt sophomore Nicco Ruiz (165 pounds), just days removed from winning Big 12 titles on March 7, headline the Sun Devils, as both secured a No. 4 seed in their respective weight classes.
Shortly behind them are freshman Kyler Larkin (133 pounds) and graduate David Szuba (heavyweight), who come in at No. 5 and No. 10, respectively, as the two other Sun Devils to earn top-10 seeds.
Graduates Colton Hawks (197 pounds) and Cael Valencia (174 pounds) automatically qualified for the NCAA Championships by placing within the top seven of their weight classes at the Big 12 Championships, while redshirt freshman Pierson Manville (141 pounds) earned an at-large bid to round out the seven Sun Devils set to compete in Cleveland.
Opening-round matchups (Thursday, March 19)
133 | No. 5 seed Kyler Larkin (18-2) vs. No. 28 seed Garrett Grice (Iowa State, 6-3)
141 | No. 28 seed Pierson Manville (17-9) vs. No. 5 seed Luke Stanich (Lehigh, 13-0)
157 | No. 4 seed Kaleb Larkin (24-2) vs. No. 29 seed Bryce Lowery (Indiana, 12-11)
165 | No. 4 seed Nicco Ruiz (23-5) vs. No. 29 seed Ryan Burgos (Edinboro, 20-7)
174 | No. 31 seed Cael Valencia (16-10) vs. No. 2 seed Simon Ruiz (Cornell, 16-0)
197 | No. 29 seed Colton Hawks (7-9) vs. No. 4 seed Sonny Sasso (Virginia Tech, 25-5)
HWT | No. 10 seed David Szuba (22-9) vs. No. 23 seed Stephen Monchery (Appalachian State, 23-7)
Full tournament schedule
Thursday, March 19
- Preliminaries: 9:00 a.m. MST
- Preliminaries and wrestle-backs: 4:00 p.m. MST
Friday, March 20 - Quarterfinals and wrestle-backs: 9:00 a.m. MST
- Semifinals and wrestle-backs: 5:00 p.m. MST
Saturday, March 21 - Consolation finals: 8:00 a.m. MST
- Championship finals: 3:30 p.m. MST
Sun Devil Wrestling Individual National Champions (13 titles won by 10 individuals)
Richard Figueroa, 125 (2024)
Zahid Valencia, 174 (2019)
Zahid Valencia, 174 (2018)
Anthony Robles, 125 (2011)
Bubba Jenkins, 157 (2011)
Eric Larkin, 149 (2003)
Markus Mollica, 167 (1995)
Markus Mollica, 158 (1993)
Ray Miller, 167 (1993)
Dan St. John, 167 (1990)
Dan St. John, 158 (1989)
Eddie Urbano, 150 (1985)
Curley Culp, HWT (1967)
Sun Devils in the postseason under head coach Zeke Jones
Year | Conference | NCAAs
2025-26 | 3rd | TBD
2024-25 | 11th | T-18th
2023-24 | 1st | 6th
2022-23 | 4th | 7th
2021-22 | 1st | 4th
2020-21 | 1st | 4th
2019-20 | 1st | N/A (Ranked #4 in last poll)
2018-19 | 2nd | 12th
2017-18 | 1st | 10th
2016-17 | 1st | 14th
2015-16 | 2nd | 33rd
2014-15 | 2nd | 29th
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