2025 Mid-American Conference (MAC) Wrestling Championships
Friday, March 7 – Saturday, March 8
Hosted by Rider University | Trenton, NJ | CURE Arena
Schedule of Events
Friday, March 7
11:00 AM | Doors to CURE Insurance Arens Open to the public
11:57 AM | National Anthem
12:00 PM | Opening Round (50 Matches, 4 Mats)
2:00 PM | Championship Quarterfinals (40 Matches, 3 Mats)
| Consolation Round 1 (10 Matches, 1 Mat)
5:00 PM | Championship Semifinals (20 Matches, 2 Mats)
Consolation Round 2 (40 Matches, 2 Mats)
(Consolation Round 2 moves to all four mats once the Semifinals are concluded)
Saturday, March 8
8:00 AM | Doors to CURE Insurance Arens Open to the public
11:30 AM | Consolation Quarterfinals (20 Matches, 4 Mats)
1:00 PM | Consolation Semifinals (20 Matches, 4 Mats)
2:50 PM | Championship Finals Parade & Face-off Introductions
2:57 PM | National Anthem
3:00 PM | Championship Finals
| 3rd Place, 5th Place, 7th Place Matches and 9thPlace matches where applicable (4 Mats)
NCAA Qualifying Spot Matches to follow if necessary
Clarion Lineup
125: Travis Clawson (10-11)
133: Scott Johnson (13-8)
141: Gianni Silvestri (13-14)
149: Kyle Schickel (19-13)
157: John Altieri (2-11)
165: Wesley Barnes (13-17)
174: John Worthing (16-5)
184: Adrian Gacek (8-17)
197: Ethan Wiant (14-15)
285: Austin Chapman (16-13)
NCAA Allocations for the MAC
125 – 1
133 – 3
141 – 1
149 – 3
157 – 3
165 – 2
174 – 3
184 – 3
197 – 1
285 – 3
Tournament Pre-Seeds
125 lbs.
- Blake West, Northern Illinois
- Noah Michaels, Rider
- Benjamin Aranda, Cleveland State
- Drew Davis, SIUE
- Chris Vargo, Edinboro
- Ben Monn, George Mason
- Travis Clawson, Clarion
- Max Elton, Buffalo
133 lbs.
- Anthony Noto, Lock Haven
- Sean Spidle, Central Michigan
- Markel Baker, Northern Illinois
- Colton Camacho, Edinboro
- Nick Molchak, Cleveland State
- Marcel Lopez, SIUE
- Scott Johnson, Clarion
- Will Betancourt, Rider
141 lbs.
- Wyatt Henson, Lock Haven
- Andrew Austin, Central Michigan
- Jordan Decatur, Kent State
- Danny Martinez, SIUE
- Jacob Brya, Northern Illinois
- Anthony Ferraro, Edinboro
- Ethan Mitchell, Cleveland State
- Dominic Hargrove, George Mason
149 lbs.
- Sammy Alvarez, Rider
- Mason Shrader, Central Michigan
- Kaden Cassidy, George Mason
- Billy Meiszner, Kent State
- Lucas Kapusta, Lock Haven
- Derek Raike, Ohio
- Hayden Whidden, SIUE
- Kyle Schickel, Clarion
157 lbs.
- Johnny Lovett, Central Michigan
- Colton Washleski, Rider
- DJ McGee, George Mason
- Nick Stampoulos, Lock Haven
- Landen Johnson, Northern Illinois
- Kaleb Burgess, Buffalo
- Eric Almarinez, SIUE
- Carson Miller, Kent State
165 lbs.
- Enrique Munguia, Rider
- Evan Maag, George Mason
- Tate Geiser, Cleveland State
- Jack Lledo, Ohio
- Ethan Barr, Kent State
- Chandler Amaker, Central Michigan
- Caden Dobbins, Lock Haven
- Hunter Shaut, Buffalo
174 lbs.
- Alex Cramer, Central Michigan
- Garrett Thompson, Ohio
- Avery Bassett, Lock Haven
- John Worthing, Clarion
- Logan Messer, George Mason
- Michael Wilson, Rider
- Tommy Bennett, Northern Illinois
- Brody Evans, Edinboro
184 lbs.
- Isaac Dean, Rider
- Colin Fegley, Lock Haven
- Malachi Duvall, George Mason
- Marcus Petite, Buffalo
- Jeremy Olszko, Ohio
- Adrien Cramer, Central Michigan
- Jared McGill, Edinboro
- Holden Martin, Kent State
197 lbs.
- Tucker Hogan, Lock Haven
- Luke Cochran, Central Michigan
- Brock Zurawski, Rider
- Tyler Kocak, George Mason
- Blake Schaffer, Kent State
- Nick Nosler, SIUE
- Sean Carroll, Northern Illinois
- Joey Lyons, Cleveland State
285 lbs.
- Jordan Greer, Ohio
- Gavin Hoffman, Lock Haven
- Daniel Bucknavich, Cleveland State
- Austin Chapman, Clarion
- James Blackman, George Mason
- Bryan Caves, Central Michigan
- Brentan Simmerman, Kent State
- Aden Roe, Edinboro
The Golden Eagles wrestling team will look for NCAA bids at the 2025 Mid-American Conference (MAC) Championships, hosted this year by Rider at CURE Arena. Action will kick off Friday afternoon and conclude on Saturday.
This year the conference's NCAA allocations appear to line up well with the weights where the Golden Eagles have been strongest over the course of the season. Of the classes where the conference will send three wrestlers to NCAAs, two of them – 133 and 174 pounds – will feature Clarion wrestlers returning from midyear injuries.
At 133 pounds, seventh-seeded
Scott Johnson was perhaps the Golden Eagles' most consistent wrestler before suffering an injury at the Southern Scuffle; the redshirt freshman had been on a tear at that point, winning five out of his last six matches with three tech falls and a major before an injury default against Chattanooga's Bryce Luna.
The other starter returning to the lineup is fourth-seeded 174-pounder
John Worthing, who was at one point featured in the NCAA coaches ranking as well as the RPI. The sixth-year senior last qualified for the NCAA Championships in 2023, going 2-2 with a major decision. Last year Worthing came up one spot short of making NCAAs, losing in a true second place match to Rider's Michael Wilson.
Three other Golden Eagles appear in the pre-seeds for this year's event. Austin Chapman is the fourth seed at heavyweight, and the senior will look to crack the top-three to earn his first NCAA bid. Chapman went 6-2 in conference dual matches over the course of the season.
Kyle Schickel is the eighth seed at 149 pounds, and he too will be looking to cap his Clarion career with a trip to the NCAA Championships. Schickel went 5-3 in MAC duals in the regular season but over the last two months of the year was the Golden Eagles' leading scorer. Rounding out the pre-seeds is125-pounder
Travis Clawson, who checks in at seventh at his weight. Clawson recently enjoyed a stretch of five straight wins - including four major decisions - before losing in his regular season finale to Rider's Noah Michaels.
