Indiana University Athletics
Indiana’s NCAA Championships Seeds Announced
3/12/2025 8:15:00 PM | Wrestling
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. ––– The NCAA announced the seeding list and bracket placement at each of the ten weight classes for the 2025 NCAA Championships on Wednesday night.
Indiana has six wrestlers who qualified for the championships. Jacob Moran (125), Angelo Rini (133), Donnell Washington (184), Gabe Sollars (197) and Jacob Bullock (285) clinched automatic bids at the Big Ten Championships last weekend. Tyler Lillard (165) received an at-large bid yesterday.
This year's total marks back-to-back seasons with six qualifiers.
Indiana's highest seed is Moran who earned the No. 18 seed at 125 lbs. The rest of Indiana's entrants earned a seed in the 20s.
Graduate students Rini and Bullock each earned the No. 21 spot while Washington was at No. 22. Sollars was slotted at No. 24 while Lillard got No. 27 in his bracket.
Opening Matches:
125: No. 18 Jacob Moran (IU) vs. No. 15 Maximo Renteria (Oregon State)
133: No. 21 Angelo Rini (IU) vs. No. 12 Ethan Oakley (North Carolina)
165: No. 27 Tyler Lillard (IU) vs. No. 6 Beau Mantanona (Michigan)
184: No. 22 DJ Washington (IU) vs. No. 11 Gabe Arnold (Iowa)
197: No. 24 Gabe Sollars (IU) vs. No. 9 Zac Braunagel (Illinois)
285: No. 21 Jacob Bullock (IU) vs. No. 12 Nick Feldman (Ohio State)
The 2025 NCAA Championships will take place from March 20-22 at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pa.
Indiana has six wrestlers who qualified for the championships. Jacob Moran (125), Angelo Rini (133), Donnell Washington (184), Gabe Sollars (197) and Jacob Bullock (285) clinched automatic bids at the Big Ten Championships last weekend. Tyler Lillard (165) received an at-large bid yesterday.
This year's total marks back-to-back seasons with six qualifiers.
Indiana's highest seed is Moran who earned the No. 18 seed at 125 lbs. The rest of Indiana's entrants earned a seed in the 20s.
Graduate students Rini and Bullock each earned the No. 21 spot while Washington was at No. 22. Sollars was slotted at No. 24 while Lillard got No. 27 in his bracket.
Opening Matches:
125: No. 18 Jacob Moran (IU) vs. No. 15 Maximo Renteria (Oregon State)
133: No. 21 Angelo Rini (IU) vs. No. 12 Ethan Oakley (North Carolina)
165: No. 27 Tyler Lillard (IU) vs. No. 6 Beau Mantanona (Michigan)
184: No. 22 DJ Washington (IU) vs. No. 11 Gabe Arnold (Iowa)
197: No. 24 Gabe Sollars (IU) vs. No. 9 Zac Braunagel (Illinois)
285: No. 21 Jacob Bullock (IU) vs. No. 12 Nick Feldman (Ohio State)
The 2025 NCAA Championships will take place from March 20-22 at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pa.
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