Brackets / Results (FloWrestling.org)
CLEVELAND - The Lock Haven men's wrestling team opened the 2026 NCAA Division I Men's Wrestling Championship today (Thursday, March 19) and
Wyatt Henson led the way with a victory in round one.
Henson (141) was one of four Bald Eagles to compete in Session 1 as
Gable Strickland (133),
Lucas Kapusta (149) and
Avery Bassett (174) also kicked off their journeys at the National Championship.
Henson, the No. 13 seed at 141 pounds, opened the tournament with an 11-2 major decision over No. 20 Julian Tagg (South Dakota State).
Henson earned his second straight opening-round victory in back-to-back seasons and improves to 2-2 in his NCAA Championship career.
Avery Bassett, seeded 29
th at 174, dropped an 8-3 decision to No. 4 Carson Kharchla (Ohio State).
Gable Strickland, seeded 31
st at 133, fell to No. 2 Ben Davino (Ohio State) via tech fall (17-2, 5:07).
Lucas Kapusta, seeded 17
th at 149, was pinned by No. 16 Jacob Frost (Iowa State).
Today (Thursday) is the first of three days of competition at the 2026 NCAA Championship as the national tournament is scheduled for March 19-21 (Thurs. – Sat.) at Rocket Arena in Cleveland, Ohio.
Session 2 at the 2026 NCAA DI Championship will start tonight at 7 p.m. EST and will air live on ESPN.
Lock Haven Session 1 results / Session 2 Matchups
# = NCAA Tournament Seed
133: #31 Gable Strickland
First Round vs. #2 Ben Davino (Ohio State) – L, TF (17-2, 5:07)
Consolation First Round vs. #18 Gunner Andrick (West Virginia) –
Tournament Record: 0-1
141: #13 Wyatt Henson
First Round vs. #20 Julian Tagg (South Dakota State) – W, MD (11-2)
Second Round vs. #4 Anthony Echemendia (Iowa State)
Tournament Record: 1-0
149: #17 Lucas Kapusta
First Round vs. #16 Jacob Frost (Iowa State) – L, Fall (3:48)
Consolation First Round vs. #33 Austin McBurney (Brown)
Tournament Record: 0-1
174: #29 Avery Bassett
First Round vs. #4 Carson Kharchia (Ohio State) – L, Dec. (8-3)
Consolation First Round vs. #13 Carter Baer (Binghamton)
Tournament Record: 0-1
