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FloWrestling announced the lineup for the 2026 NWCA All-Star Classic on Monday night. The event is Tuesday, Nov. 24, inside Penn State's Rec Hall and streams live on FloWrestling. The card features nine D1 men's matches (285 is still to be announced), a D2 vs. D3 national champions matchup and four women's matches.
The D1 Matches
Rankings are InterMat's.
- 125: #6 Eddie Ventresca (Virginia Tech) vs. #8 Ezekiel Witt (North Dakota State)
- 133: #3 Aaron Seidel (Virginia Tech) vs. #9 TK Davis (Gardner-Webb)
- 141: #1 Luke Stanich (Lehigh) vs. #5 Bo Bassett (Virginia Tech)
- 149: #1 Caleb Henson (Virginia Tech) vs. #4 Shayne Van Ness (Penn State)
- 157: #6 Ty Watters (West Virginia) vs. #8 Collin Gaj (Virginia Tech)
- 165: #7 Paddy Gallagher (Oklahoma) vs. #8 Cam Catrabone (Michigan)
- 174: #5 Danny Wask (Navy) vs. #8 Beau Mantanona (Michigan)
- 184: #2 Rocco Welsh (Penn State) vs. #5 Brock Mantanona (Michigan)
- 197: #1 Josh Barr (Penn State) vs. #3 Stephen Little (Little Rock)
- 285: To be announced
Virginia Tech Owns the First Half
The Hokies have a wrestler in five of the nine D1 matches, and they're the first five on the card: Eddie Ventresca, Aaron Seidel, Bo Bassett, Caleb Henson and Collin Gaj, back to back from 125 through 157.
The headliner might be at 141, where Bassett gets #1 Luke Stanich of Lehigh. At 149, #1 Caleb Henson meets Penn State's Shayne Van Ness in Van Ness' home building.
Penn State at Home
The Nittany Lions send three wrestlers to the mat in Rec Hall: Van Ness at 149, Rocco Welsh against Michigan's Brock Mantanona at 184, and NCAA champion Josh Barr against #3 Stephen Little of Little Rock at 197.
Michigan's Mantanona Brothers
Michigan has three wrestlers on the card, including both Mantanona brothers on back-to-back matches: Beau against #5 Danny Wask of Navy at 174, and Brock against Welsh at 184.
Also on the Card
D2 vs. D3 (174): Otgonbayar Batsuuri (Nebraska-Kearney) vs. Tanner Gerber (Wisconsin-La Crosse)
Women's matches:
- 105: Val Solorio (Iowa) vs. Zoey Haney (Indiana Tech)
- 124: Riley Rayome (North Central) vs. Rose Kaplan (Indiana Tech)
- 131: Janida Garcia (Life) vs. Cassia Zammit (West Liberty)
- 160: Vida Boskovic (Southern Oregon) vs. Stella Steigler (King)
The 2026 NWCA All-Star Classic is Tuesday, Nov. 24, at Rec Hall, live on FloWrestling. We'll preview the biggest matches on Basch & The Brain. Subscribe on YouTube so you don't miss an episode.