Evanston, Ill. – Wisconsin wrestling officially entered the 2024-25 post-season wrestling at the B1G Championships, hosted by Northwestern, Mar. 8-9. 

Nicolar Rivera secured a 4th place finish in the 125 bracket, securing his spot in the NCAA Championships. Zan Fugitt (133) and Cody Goebel (165) also qualified for the NCAA's. 

Redshirt freshman Nicolar Rivera led the Badgers with an impressive 4th-place podium finish, among the top wrestlers in the country. Rivera wrestled six matches in total, winning two by major decision and one by technical fall. Rivera ultimately fell in the 3rd place match against Purdue's Matt Ramos. 

Zan Fugitt had early success but was ultimately eliminated from the tournament after dropping to Lucas Byrd (Illinois), the B1G Champion, and getting caught by Nic Bouzakis (Ohio), the third-place winner. 
In the qualifying tournament, Fugitt was able to bounce back with one technical fall win and one major decision win. He earned 9th place in the B1G, securing his qualification for the NCAA tournament. 

Cody Goebel was also found success in the qualifying brackets after being eliminated. He started his 165 qualifying run with two pins in the quarterfinal and semifinal rounds. The first pin against Maryland's Alex Uryniak (Fall 2:00), and the second against Indiana's Tyler Lillard (Fall 3:31). He secured his spot in 9th place with a SV-1 win over Anthony White (Rutgers). 

Three other Badgers placed in the qualifying rounds, including Luke Mechler - 12th (157), Luke Condon - 10th (174), and Gannon Rosenfeld - 11th (285). 

Wisconsin Results: 

125 - Nicolar Rivera placed 4th and scored 17.0 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Nicolar Rivera (Wisconsin) won by tech fall over Cooper Flynn (Minnesota) (TF-1.5 6:45 (17-0))
Quarterfinal - Matt Ramos (Purdue) won by fall over Nicolar Rivera (Wisconsin) (Fall 7:56)
Cons. Round 2 - Nicolar Rivera (Wisconsin) won by major decision over Brendan McCrone (Ohio State) (MD 14-4)
Cons. Round 3 - Nicolar Rivera (Wisconsin) won by major decision over Caleb Weiand (Michigan State) (MD 12-1)
Cons. Semi - Nicolar Rivera (Wisconsin) won by medical forfeit over Dean Peterson (Rutgers) (MFFL)
3rd Place Match - Matt Ramos (Purdue) won by decision over Nicolar Rivera (Wisconsin) (Dec 8-5)

133 - Zan Fugitt placed 9th (Qualifying Bracket) 
Champ. Round 1 - Zan Fugitt (Wisconsin) won in sudden victory - 1 over Tyler Wells (Minnesota) (SV-1 4-1)
Quarterfinal - Lucas Byrd (Illinois) won by decision over Zan Fugitt (Wisconsin) (Dec 9-2)
Cons. Round 2 - Nic Bouzakis (Ohio State) won by fall over Zan Fugitt (Wisconsin) (Fall 2:30)
Quarterfinal - Zan Fugitt (Wisconsin) received a bye () (Bye)
Semifinal - Zan Fugitt (Wisconsin) won by tech fall over Andrew Hampton (Michigan State) (TF-1.5 4:41 (17-2))
9th Place Match - Zan Fugitt (Wisconsin) won by major decision over Nolan Wertanen (Michigan) (MD 8-0)

141 - Brock Bobzien place is unknown 
Champ. Round 1 - Vance Vombaur (Minnesota) won by major decision over Brock Bobzien (Wisconsin) (MD 12-2)
Cons. Round 1 - Dario Lemus (Maryland) won by fall over Brock Bobzien (Wisconsin) (Fall 3:16)

149 - Royce Nilo place is unknown
Champ. Round 1 - Ridge Lovett (Nebraska) won by tech fall over Royce Nilo (Wisconsin) (TF-1.5 2:21 (19-4))
Cons. Round 1 - Isaac Ruble (Purdue) won by decision over Royce Nilo (Wisconsin) (Dec 6-1)
Quarterfinal - Isaac Ruble (Purdue) won by fall over Royce Nilo (Wisconsin) (Fall 5:22)

157 - Luke Mechler placed 12th (Qualifying Bracket) 
Champ. Round 1 - Jacori Teemer (Iowa) won by decision over Luke Mechler (Wisconsin) (Dec 7-2)
Cons. Round 1 - Luke Mechler (Wisconsin) won by decision over Ryan Garvick (Indiana) (Dec 2-1)
Cons. Round 2 - Joey Blaze (Purdue) won by decision over Luke Mechler (Wisconsin) (Dec 5-1)
Quarterfinal - Luke Mechler (Wisconsin) won by decision over Ryan Garvick (Indiana) (Dec 6-4)
Semifinal - Trevor Chumbley (Northwestern) won by decision over Luke Mechler (Wisconsin) (Dec 11-5)

165 - Cody Goebel placed 9th (Qualifying Bracket) 
Champ. Round 1 - Beau Mantanona (Michigan) won by fall over Cody Goebel (Wisconsin) (Fall 0:30)
Cons. Round 1 - Cody Goebel (Wisconsin) won by decision over Alex Uryniak (Maryland) (Dec 5-0)
Cons. Round 2 - Christopher Minto (Nebraska) won by decision over Cody Goebel (Wisconsin) (Dec 14-9)
Quarterfinal - Cody Goebel (Wisconsin)  won by fall over Alex Uryniak (Maryland) (Fall 2:00)
Semifinal - Cody Goebel (Wisconsin) won by fall over Tyler Lillard (Indiana)  (Fall 3:31)
9th Place Match - Cody Goebel (Wisconsin) won in sudden victory - 1 over Anthony White (Rutgers) (SV-1 4-1)

174 - Luke Condon placed 10th (Qualifying bracket)
Champ. Round 1 - Brody Baumann (Purdue) won by decision over Lucas Condon (Wisconsin)  (Dec 14-7)
Cons. Round 1 - Lucas Condon (Wisconsin)  received a bye () (Bye)
Cons. Round 2 - Carson Kharchla (Ohio State) won by tech fall over Lucas Condon (Wisconsin) (TF-1.5 7:00 (19-4))
Quarterfinal - Lucas Condon (Wisconsin) received a bye () (Bye)
Semifinal - Lucas Condon (Wisconsin) won by decision over Derek Gilcher (Indiana) (Dec 4-2)
9th Place Match - Jackson Turley (Rutgers) won by fall over Lucas Condon (Wisconsin) (Fall 1:53)

184 - Dylan Russo place is unknown
Champ. Round 1 - Silas Allred (Nebraska) won by fall over Dylan Russo (Wisconsin) (Fall 2:46)
Cons. Round 1 - Jon Halvorsen (Northwestern) won by decision over Dylan Russo (Wisconsin) (Dec 4-0)
Quarterfinal - Jon Halvorsen (Northwestern) won by decision over Dylan Russo (Wisconsin) (Dec 8-1)

197 - Niccolo Colucci place unknown. 
Champ. Round 1 - Jacob Cardenas (Michigan) won by tech fall over Niccolo Colucci (Wisconsin) (TF-1.5 2:09 (15-0))
Cons. Round 1 - Ben Vanadia (Purdue) won by fall over Niccolo Colucci (Wisconsin) (Fall 4:07)
Quarterfinal - Ben Vanadia (Purdue) won by tech fall over Niccolo Colucci (Wisconsin) (TF-1.5 5:32 (17-2))

285 - Gannon Rosenfeld placed 11th (Qualifying Bracket)
Champ. Round 1 - Joshua Heindselman (Michigan) won by tech. fall over Gannon Rosenfeld (Wisconsin) (TF-1 0:00 (23-8))
Cons. Round 1 - Harley Andrews (Nebraska) won by fall over Gannon Rosenfeld (Wisconsin)  (Fall 4:38)
Quarterfinal - Gannon Rosenfeld (Wisconsin) won by fall over Dirk Morley (Northwestern) (Fall 4:21)
Semifinal - Jacob Bullock (Indiana) won by decision over Gannon Rosenfeld (Wisconsin) (Dec 9-5)
11th Place Match - Gannon Rosenfeld (Wisconsin) won by decision over Harley Andrews (Nebraska) (Dec 10-3)

Looking Ahead: 

The NCAA D1 Championships will be hosted at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Penn, from March 20-22, 2025.