Indiana University Athletics
Thursday, March 19
Cleveland, Ohio
12 PM & 7 PM
Indiana University
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NCAA Championships
Six Hoosiers Set for NCAA Championships
3/17/2026 9:30:00 PM | Wrestling
CLEVELAND, Ohio ––– The Indiana Wrestling program will compete in the NCAA Wrestling Championships from March 19-21 at Rocket Arena in Cleveland, Ohio.
The Hoosiers will have Jacob Moran (125), Bryce Lowery (157), Tyler Lillard (165), Derek Gilcher (174), Sam Goin (184) and Gabe Sollars (197) will represent the Cream and Crimson.
ELEVATING AT BIG TENS:
-For the fourth consecutive season, Indiana Wrestling continued to make strides at the Big Ten Championships.
-Indiana earned a 10th place finish with 40.0 points scored at Big Tens at the Bryce Jordan Center in University Park, Pa.
-It was the best showing from the Hoosiers since 2012 when the team scored 41.0 points and tied for 10th place.
-The Hoosiers had three wrestlers finish on the podium with Jacob Moran and Gabe Sollars taking fourth place and Bryce Lowery earning sixth place.
-Moran and Sollars finishing in fourth marked the best finish by an individual Hoosier since Elijah Oliver took fourth place at 125 lbs. in 2019.
-Moran reached the semifinals before dropping his match to No. 1 Luke Lilledahl (Penn State). He then defeated No. 9 Diego Sotelo (Michigan) before losing in a tight 4-2 decision to No. 2 Nic Bouzakis (Ohio State) in the 3rd Place match.
-Sollars lost in the quarterfinals before working his way all the way to the 3rd Place match on the backside of the bracket. He knocked off two higher ranked seeds en route to a battle with No. 5 Seed Luke Geog (Ohio State). Sollars got down early but pushed the pace before narrowly losing in a 7-5 decision.
THE NATIONAL SCENE:
-Indiana will have six wrestlers at the National Tournament for the third-consecutive year.
-That mark ties for the most under Angel Escobedo in his time as head coach of the program.
-Of the six Hoosiers, Jacob Moran (125) and Gabe Sollars (197) each enter the tournament with the best seed at No. 14 at their weight.
-Tyler Lillard (165) and Derek Gilcher (174) each got the No. 26 seed while Bryce Lowery (157) is No. 29. Sam Goin (184) will wrestle in the pigtail match to start the tournament at the No. 33 spot.
-This is Lillard's third NCAA Tournament and the second for Moran, Sollars and Gilcher. It is the first trip to Nationals for Lowery and Goin.
-Last year, Sollars reached the Blood Round and Moran made it to the Round of 16.
NCAA HOOSIER HISTORY:
-In 2025, DJ Washington became the program's first All-American since 2017.
-Washington, the No. 22 Seed at 184 lbs. last year lost his opening round match before winning four-straight to claim All-American status.
-He defeated No. 10 Edmond Ruth (Illinois) in the Blood Round to earn his spot in Hoosier lore.
-The Hoosiers also finished with 18.5 points to tie for 24th place, the program's best showing since 2011.
-Indiana is seeking its first National Champion since 2008 when head coach Angel Escobedo earned first place at 125 lbs. as a redshirt sophomore.
-In the program's history, Indiana has 11 NCAA Champions and 81 All-Americans. The Hoosiers also have won NCAA Team Title, winning the 1932 NCAA Championship.
The Hoosiers will have Jacob Moran (125), Bryce Lowery (157), Tyler Lillard (165), Derek Gilcher (174), Sam Goin (184) and Gabe Sollars (197) will represent the Cream and Crimson.
ELEVATING AT BIG TENS:
-For the fourth consecutive season, Indiana Wrestling continued to make strides at the Big Ten Championships.
-Indiana earned a 10th place finish with 40.0 points scored at Big Tens at the Bryce Jordan Center in University Park, Pa.
-It was the best showing from the Hoosiers since 2012 when the team scored 41.0 points and tied for 10th place.
-The Hoosiers had three wrestlers finish on the podium with Jacob Moran and Gabe Sollars taking fourth place and Bryce Lowery earning sixth place.
-Moran and Sollars finishing in fourth marked the best finish by an individual Hoosier since Elijah Oliver took fourth place at 125 lbs. in 2019.
-Moran reached the semifinals before dropping his match to No. 1 Luke Lilledahl (Penn State). He then defeated No. 9 Diego Sotelo (Michigan) before losing in a tight 4-2 decision to No. 2 Nic Bouzakis (Ohio State) in the 3rd Place match.
-Sollars lost in the quarterfinals before working his way all the way to the 3rd Place match on the backside of the bracket. He knocked off two higher ranked seeds en route to a battle with No. 5 Seed Luke Geog (Ohio State). Sollars got down early but pushed the pace before narrowly losing in a 7-5 decision.
THE NATIONAL SCENE:
-Indiana will have six wrestlers at the National Tournament for the third-consecutive year.
-That mark ties for the most under Angel Escobedo in his time as head coach of the program.
-Of the six Hoosiers, Jacob Moran (125) and Gabe Sollars (197) each enter the tournament with the best seed at No. 14 at their weight.
-Tyler Lillard (165) and Derek Gilcher (174) each got the No. 26 seed while Bryce Lowery (157) is No. 29. Sam Goin (184) will wrestle in the pigtail match to start the tournament at the No. 33 spot.
-This is Lillard's third NCAA Tournament and the second for Moran, Sollars and Gilcher. It is the first trip to Nationals for Lowery and Goin.
-Last year, Sollars reached the Blood Round and Moran made it to the Round of 16.
NCAA HOOSIER HISTORY:
-In 2025, DJ Washington became the program's first All-American since 2017.
-Washington, the No. 22 Seed at 184 lbs. last year lost his opening round match before winning four-straight to claim All-American status.
-He defeated No. 10 Edmond Ruth (Illinois) in the Blood Round to earn his spot in Hoosier lore.
-The Hoosiers also finished with 18.5 points to tie for 24th place, the program's best showing since 2011.
-Indiana is seeking its first National Champion since 2008 when head coach Angel Escobedo earned first place at 125 lbs. as a redshirt sophomore.
-In the program's history, Indiana has 11 NCAA Champions and 81 All-Americans. The Hoosiers also have won NCAA Team Title, winning the 1932 NCAA Championship.
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