No. 22 Indiana Throttles No. 15 Wisconsin in Madison

Saturday, February 7

Madison, Wis.

2:00 PM

Indiana University

#15 Wisconsin

No. 22 Indiana Throttles No. 15 Wisconsin in Madison

2/7/2026 6:59:00 PM | Wrestling

Match Results (PDF)

MADISON, Wis. ––– No. 22 Indiana Wrestling picked up their third ranked win and the one against its highest ranked opponent on Saturday (Feb. 7) afternoon, defeating No. 15 Wisconsin, 30-9.

The Hoosiers won eight-straight bouts from 125 to 184 lbs. to put together a dominant 30-0 lead. IU did not allow a takedown until the 197 lbs. bout.

With the win, Indiana's season record improves to 8-4 and 3-3 in the Big Ten.

KEY MOMENTS
• Indiana made a statement from the jump, as No. 14 Jacob Moran (125) used a third-period takedown to settle a 1-1 tie late in the match and defeat No. 15 Nicolar Rivera by decision, 4-2.
• True freshman Jackson Blum (133) went toe-to-toe with No. 8 Zan Fugitt, taking him down in the second period and holding on to a 4-1 decision win.
• Two matches after Blum earned the biggest win of his career, Joey Blum (149) did the same. He went to Sudden Victory at 1-1 with No. 12 Joe Zargo before securing a takedown to earn the 4-1 win.
• Bryce Lowery (157) only needed 1:56 into the match before pinning Wisconsin's No. 25 Luke Mechler.
• It was a scoring clinic for No. 19 Tyler Lillard (165) who scored 19 points in a tech fall to defeat No. 25 Cody Goebel.
• The 11-2 major decision for No. 14 Sam Goin (184) put Indiana up 30-0 in the team score.

NOTABLES
• Blum and Buttler both picked up their first career wins over ranked opponents.
• Indiana reached three Big Ten dual wins for the fourth consecutive year.
• The Hoosiers had five wins over ranked opponents in the match.
• It was Indiana's first win against Wisconsin since Jan. 23, 2004, when IU won 26-1.
• Three Hoosiers won in bonus-point fashion.
• That was Indiana's final road dual of the 2025-26 season.

MATCH RESULTS
125: No. 14 Jacob Moran (IU) def. No. 15 Nicolar Rivera (WIS)                 |Dec. 4-2 |        Score: IU up 3-0
133: Jackson Blum (IU) def. No. 8 Zan Fugitt (WIS)                                   |Dec. 4-1 |         Score: IU up 6-0
141: No. 25 Henry Porter (IU) def. Carson Exferd (WIS)                            |Dec. 5-1 |         Score: IU up 9-0
149: Joey Buttler (IU) def. No. 12 Joe Zargo (WIS)                                    |SV-1, 4-1 |     Score: IU up 12-0
157: Bryce Lowery (IU) def. No. 25 Luke Mechler (WIS)                          |Fall (1:56) |    Score: IU up 18-0
165: No. 19 Tyler Lillard (IU) def. No. 25 Cody Goebel (WIS)                 |TF, 19-3 (4:26) | Score: IU up 23-0
174: No. 29 Derek Gilcher (IU) def. Luke Condon (WIS)                            |Dec. 8-3 |      Score: IU up 26-0
184: No. 14 Sam Goin (IU) def. Matthew Jens (WIS)                                 |MD, 11-2 |    Score: IU up 30-0
197: No. 28 Wyatt Ingham (WIS) def. No. 18 Gabe Sollars (IU)                   |SV-1, 10-7 |   Score: IU up 30-3
285: No. 9 Braxton Amos (WIS) def. Caleb Marzolino (IU)              |Fall (4:23) |   Score: IU up 30-9

FINAL TEAM SCORE: No. 22 INDIANA 30, NO. 15 WISCONSIN 9

UP NEXT
• Indiana will return home for a dual against Nebraska next week on Sunday, Feb. 15 at noon in Wilkinson Hall.