Bates and Mayfield Podium, Punch NCAA Tickets at B1G Championships

EVANSTON, Ill. - Evan Bates and Maxx Mayfield are headed back to the NCAA Championships later this month in Philadelphia after both wrestlers secured podium finishes and automatic qualification at the 2025 Big Ten Championships over the weekend. Mayfield finished sixth at 165 lbs, while Bates earned a seventh-place finish at 197 lbs.

Mayfield will return to the NCAA Championships for the third straight season after earning his berth on Saturday afternoon. Following a first-round setback, Mayfield won two straight bouts in consolation action to lock in his spot on the podium. He delivered a 5-1 decision over Andrew White (Rutgers) and upset third-seeded Christopher Minto of Nebraska in a thrilling 8-1 decision en route to his sixth-place finish.

Bates blanked a pair of opponents on Saturday to punch his ticket to Philadelphia for the NCAA Championships. In his opening round matchup, Northwestern's 197-pounder won a 10-0 major decision over Ben Vanadia (Purdue) to advance on. Later on, Bates beat Maryland's Chase Mielnik in consolation action via a 15-0 technical fall that secured his spot on the podium. It'll be back-to-back trips to the NCAA Championships for Bates, who received an at-large bid in 2024.

The NCAA will announce at-large bids for all weight classes on Tuesday, March 11, with brackets and seeding to follow the following evening. The 2025 NCAA Wrestling Championships will take place in Philadelphia, Pa., from Thursday, March 20, to Saturday, March 22.

A full listing of Northwestern's results from the Big Ten Wrestling Championships follows.

BIG TEN CHAMPIONSHIPS RESULTS
125
Champ. Round 1 - Dedrick Navarro won by decision over Brendan McCrone (Ohio State) (Dec 3-2)
Quarterfinal - Caleb Smith (Nebraska) won by tech fall over Dedrick Navarro (TF 17-2, 6:05)
Cons. Round 2 - Cooper Flynn (Minnesota) won by major decision over Dedrick Navarro (MD 10-0)
9th-Place Quarterfinal - Dedrick Navarro won by tech fall over Tyler Garvin (Maryland) (TF 17-1, 6:31)
9th-Place Semifinal - Brendan McCrone (Ohio State) won by major decision over Dedrick Navarro (MD 15-3)

133
Champ. Round 1 - Dylan Shawver (Rutgers) won by major decision over Massey Odiotti (MD 10-0)
Cons. Round 1 - Massey Odiotti won by decision over Andrew Hampton (Michigan State) (Dec 7-3)
Cons. Round 2 - Jacob Van Dee (Nebraska) won by tech fall over Massey Odiotti (TF 20-4, 4:34)
11th-Place Quarterfinal - Andrew Hampton (Michigan State) won by decision over Massey Odiotti (Dec 2-0)

141
Champ. Round 1 - Danny Pucino (Illinois) won by decision over Chris Cannon (Dec 7-1)
Cons. Round 2 - Greyson Clark (Purdue) won by decision over Chris Cannon (Dec 11-5)

149
Champ. Round 1 - Sam Cartella won by decision over Drew Roberts (Minnesota) (Dec 4-3)
Quarterfinal - Kyle Parco (Iowa) won by major decision over Sam Cartella 16-9 (MD 15-7)
Cons. Round 2 - Dylan Gilcher (Michigan) won in sudden victory - 1 over Sam Cartella (SV-1 6-3)
9th-Place Semifinal - Joey Buttler (Indiana) won by decision over Sam Cartella (Dec 4-3)

157
Champ. Round 1 - Trevor Chumbley won by decision over Conner Harer (Rutgers) (Dec 7-0)
Quarterfinal - Tyler Kasak (Penn State) won by decision over Trevor Chumbley (Dec 7-3)
Cons. Round 2 - Chase Saldate (Michigan) won by decision over Trevor Chumbley (Dec 6-3)
9th-Place Semifinal - Trevor Chumbley won by decision over Luke Mechler (Wisconsin) (Dec 11-5)
9th-Place Match - Conner Harer (Rutgers) won in TB-2 by riding time over Trevor Chumbley (TB-2 (RT) 2-1)

165
Champ. Round 1 - Paddy Gallagher (Ohio State) won by decision over Maxx Mayfield (Dec 7-2)
Cons. Round 2 - Maxx Mayfield won by decision over Anthony White (Rutgers) (Dec 5-1)
Cons. Round 3 - Maxx Mayfield won by decision over Christopher Minto (Nebraska) (Dec 8-1)
Cons. Semi - Beau Mantanona (Michigan) won by injury default over Maxx Mayfield (Inj. 6:22)
5th Place Match - Braeden Scoles (Illinois) won by medical forfeit over Maxx Mayfield (M. For.)

174
Champ. Round 1 - Lenny Pinto (Nebraska) won by tech. fall over Aiden Vandenbush (TF 21-6, 4:53)
Cons. Round 1 - Jackson Turley (Rutgers) won by decision over Aiden Vandenbush (Dec 8-2)
9th-Place Quarterfinal - Derek Gilcher (Indiana) won by major decision over Aiden Vandenbush (MD 17-5)

184
Champ. Round 1 - Edmond Ruth (Illinois) won in sudden victory - 1 over Jon Halvorsen (SV-1 4-1)
Cons. Round 1 - Jon Halvorsen won by decision over Dylan Russo (Wisconsin) Dec 4-0)
Cons. Round 2 - Gabe Arnold (Iowa) won by major decision over Jon Halvorsen (MD 10-1)
9th-Place Quarterfinal - Jon Halvorsen won by decision over Dylan Russo (Wisconsin) (Dec 8-1)
9th-Place Semifinal - Jaden Bullock (Michigan) won by decision over Jon Halvorsen (Dec 4-1)

197
Champ. Round 1 - Evan Bates won by major decision over Ben Vanadia (Purdue) (MD 10-0)
Quarterfinal - Jacob Cardenas (Michigan) won by decision over Evan Bates (Dec 8-1)
Cons. Round 2 - Evan Bates won by tech fall over Chase Mielnik (Maryland) (TF 15-0, 7:00)
Cons. Round 3 - Camden McDanel (Nebraska) won by decision over Evan Bates (Dec 5-2)
7th Place Match - Evan Bates won by medical forfeit over Seth Shumate (Ohio State) (MFFL)

285
Champ. Round 1 - Nick Feldman (Ohio State) won by tech fall over Dirk Morley (TF 21-6, 2:01)
Cons. Round 1 - Max Vanadia (Michigan State) won by major decision over Dirk Morley (MD 17-6)
11th-Place Quarterfinal - Gannon Rosenfeld (Wisconsin) won by fall over Dirk Morley (Fall 4:21)

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Dirk Morley

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