CLEVELAND, Ohio – Sun Devil Wrestling is set to take the mats at the 2026 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships, with seven student-athletes in action at Rocket Arena from March 19-21.
Fresh off Big 12 championships, redshirt freshman Kaleb Larkin (157 pounds) and redshirt sophomore Nicco Ruiz (165 pounds) lead the charge for Arizona State, each entering the tournament as the No. 4 seeds in their respective weight classes to headline the Sun Devil squad.
Not far behind, freshman Kyler Larkin (133 pounds) and graduate heavyweight David Szuba come in as the No. 5 and No. 10 seeds in their respective brackets.
The veteran duo of graduate students Colton Hawks (197 pounds) and Cael Valencia (174 pounds) return to the national stage looking to cap their careers with podium finishes. Redshirt freshman Pierson Manville (141 pounds) rounds out the Sun Devils’ lineup while making his first NCAA championships appearance after receiving an at-large bid.
The tournament will be streamed live all weekend on ESPN+ with a subscription. More information on the schedule with Individual mat streams can be found HERE.
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
Individual national champions under Coach Jones
Zahid Valencia, 174 (2018)
Zahid Valencia, 174 (2019)
Richard Figueroa, 125 (2024)
National runner-up under Coach Jones
Brandon Courtney, 125 (2021)
Cohlton Schultz, HWT (2022)
Jacori Teemer, 157 (2024)
All-Americans under Coach Jones (by year, weight, place)
Blake Stauffer, 2015 (184/4th)
Zahid Valencia, 2017 (174/3rd)
Tanner Hall, 2017 (HWT/3rd)
Zahid Valencia, 2018 (174/1st)
Josh Shields, 2018 (157/7th)
Jason Tsirtsis, 2018 (149/7th)
Zahid Valencia, 2019 (174/1st)
Josh Shields, 2019 (165/6th)
Christian Pagdilao, 2019 (157/7th)
Josh Shields, 2020* (165/First-Team)
Anthony Valencia, 2020* (174/First-Team)
Tanner Hall, 2020* (HWT/First-Team)
Brandon Courtney, 2020* (Second-Team)
Jacori Teemer, 2020* (Second-Team
Kordell Norfleet, 2020* (Second-Team)
Brandon Courtney, 2021 (125/2nd)
Michael McGee, 2021 (133/6th)
Jacori Teemer, 2021 (157/4th)
Cohlton Schultz, 2021 (HWT/4th)
Anthony Valencia, 2021 (165/8th)
Brandon Courtney, 2022 (125/6th)
Michael McGee, 2022 (133/6th)
Kyle Parco, 2022 (149/8th)
Jacori Teemer, 2022 (157/6th
Cohlton Schultz, 2022 (HWT/2nd)
Brandon Courtney, 2023 (125/3rd)
Michael McGee, 2023 (133/3rd)
Kyle Parco, 2023 (149/5th
Cohlton Schultz, 2023 (HWT/7th)
Richard Figueroa, 2024 (125/1st)
Kyle Parco, 2024 (149/5th)
Jacori Teemer, 2024 (157/2nd)
Cohlton Schultz, 2024 (HWT/6th)
Cohlton Schultz, 2025 (HWT/3rd)
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