Thursday, March 20
Philadelphia, Pa.
12:00 PM
Lehigh University
at
NCAA Championships
Photo by: Matt Hawley
Three Mountain Hawks Advance In Championship Bracket At NCAAs
3/20/2025 4:21:00 PM | Men's Wrestling
PHILADELPHIA – Three Lehigh wrestlers advanced to the championship round of 16 Thursday as the NCAA Championships opened up at Wells Fargo Center. The three Mountain Hawks that earned top eight seeds: junior Sheldon Seymour (125), senior Michael Beard (197) and graduate student Owen Trephan (285) all won their round of 32 bouts to advance in the championship bracket.
The Mountain Hawks went 4-3 in Thursday's afternoon session with sophomore Caden Rogers winning his pigtail round bout at 184.
Lehigh finished Session 1 with seven points, leaving the Mountain Hawks in 12th place.
Seymour secured a takedown late in the first period, added a second period escape and picked up a second takedown in the third to defeat Army's Charlie Farmer 7-0. The No. 8 seed at 125, Seymour will next face No. 9 Caleb Smith of Nebraska.
Beard scored five first-period takedowns to build a 15-4 lead and then added an escape and takedown in the second to defeat Navy's Payton Thomas in a 19-4 technical fall, secured at 3:45. He will next face No. 12 Stephen Little of Little Rock in a rematch from last year's NCAA seventh place match.
Trephan also secured a win by technical fall, defeating Cornell's Ashton Davis 17-2 in 5:39. He will next face Seth Nevills of Maryland in a 4-versus-13 matchup Thursday night.
The first Lehigh wrestler on the mats, Rogers won a 6-3 decision over TJ McDonnell of Oregon State. Rogers picked up a first period takedown plus a second period escape and a pair of stalling points. In the round of 32, Rogers fell to top seed and four-time NCAA Champion Carter Starocci of Penn State by technical fall. He will next face No. 17 Gavin Kane of North Carolina in a first round consolation.
Senior Malyke Hines dropped his first bout at 149 by fall against Jordan Williams of Little Rock. Hines initiated a shot but ended up stuck underneath Williams who secured the fall at 1:43. He will face Mason Shrader of Central Michigan in the consolations Thursday night.
First-year Logan Rozynski dropped a tight 2-0 decision to Caleb Fish of Oklahoma State at 157. Rozynski had a good shot in the final seconds of the first period but could not score. Fish escaped early in the second period and then rode out the third period to account for the final margin. Rozynski will next face No. 28 Christopher Hamblin of Oregon State in the consolations.
Gallery: (3-20-2025) NCAA Session 1, 3/20/25
The 2025 NCAA Wrestling Championships continue Thursday night at 7 p.m. with the championship round of 16 and first round consolations. The session will be televised on ESPN with streaming of every mat on ESPN+.
The 2024-25 Lehigh wrestling season is presented by the Historic Hotel Bethlehem.
125 – No. 8 Sheldon Seymour
Rd. of 32: dec. No. 25 Charlie Farmer (Army) 7-0
Rd. of 16: No. 9 Caleb Smith (Nebraska)
149 – No. 25 Malyke Hines
Rd. of 32: L by fall No. 8 Jordan Williams (Little Rock) 1:43
First round consolation: No. 24 Mason Shrader (CMU)
157 – No. 21 Logan Rozynski
Rd. of 32: L by dec. No. 12 Caleb Fish (Oklahoma State) 2-0
First round consolation: No. 28 Christopher Hamblin (Oregon State)
184 – No. 32 Caden Rogers
Pigtail: dec. No. 33 TJ McDonnell (Oregon State) 6-3
Rd. of 32: L by tech fall No. 1 Carter Starocci (Penn State) 18-2, 6:19
First round consolation: No. 17 Gavin Kane (North Carolina)
197 – No. 5 Michael Beard
Rd. of 32: tech fall No. 28 Payton Thomas (Navy) 19-4, 3:45
Rd. of 16: No. 12 Stephen Little (Little Rock)
285 – No. 4 Owen Trephan
Rd. of 32: tech fall No. 29 Ashton Davis (Cornell) 17-2, 5:39
Rd. of 16: No. 13 Seth Nevills (Maryland)
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The Mountain Hawks went 4-3 in Thursday's afternoon session with sophomore Caden Rogers winning his pigtail round bout at 184.
Lehigh finished Session 1 with seven points, leaving the Mountain Hawks in 12th place.
Seymour secured a takedown late in the first period, added a second period escape and picked up a second takedown in the third to defeat Army's Charlie Farmer 7-0. The No. 8 seed at 125, Seymour will next face No. 9 Caleb Smith of Nebraska.
Beard scored five first-period takedowns to build a 15-4 lead and then added an escape and takedown in the second to defeat Navy's Payton Thomas in a 19-4 technical fall, secured at 3:45. He will next face No. 12 Stephen Little of Little Rock in a rematch from last year's NCAA seventh place match.
Trephan also secured a win by technical fall, defeating Cornell's Ashton Davis 17-2 in 5:39. He will next face Seth Nevills of Maryland in a 4-versus-13 matchup Thursday night.
The first Lehigh wrestler on the mats, Rogers won a 6-3 decision over TJ McDonnell of Oregon State. Rogers picked up a first period takedown plus a second period escape and a pair of stalling points. In the round of 32, Rogers fell to top seed and four-time NCAA Champion Carter Starocci of Penn State by technical fall. He will next face No. 17 Gavin Kane of North Carolina in a first round consolation.
Senior Malyke Hines dropped his first bout at 149 by fall against Jordan Williams of Little Rock. Hines initiated a shot but ended up stuck underneath Williams who secured the fall at 1:43. He will face Mason Shrader of Central Michigan in the consolations Thursday night.
First-year Logan Rozynski dropped a tight 2-0 decision to Caleb Fish of Oklahoma State at 157. Rozynski had a good shot in the final seconds of the first period but could not score. Fish escaped early in the second period and then rode out the third period to account for the final margin. Rozynski will next face No. 28 Christopher Hamblin of Oregon State in the consolations.
The 2025 NCAA Wrestling Championships continue Thursday night at 7 p.m. with the championship round of 16 and first round consolations. The session will be televised on ESPN with streaming of every mat on ESPN+.
The 2024-25 Lehigh wrestling season is presented by the Historic Hotel Bethlehem.
125 – No. 8 Sheldon Seymour
Rd. of 32: dec. No. 25 Charlie Farmer (Army) 7-0
Rd. of 16: No. 9 Caleb Smith (Nebraska)
149 – No. 25 Malyke Hines
Rd. of 32: L by fall No. 8 Jordan Williams (Little Rock) 1:43
First round consolation: No. 24 Mason Shrader (CMU)
157 – No. 21 Logan Rozynski
Rd. of 32: L by dec. No. 12 Caleb Fish (Oklahoma State) 2-0
First round consolation: No. 28 Christopher Hamblin (Oregon State)
184 – No. 32 Caden Rogers
Pigtail: dec. No. 33 TJ McDonnell (Oregon State) 6-3
Rd. of 32: L by tech fall No. 1 Carter Starocci (Penn State) 18-2, 6:19
First round consolation: No. 17 Gavin Kane (North Carolina)
197 – No. 5 Michael Beard
Rd. of 32: tech fall No. 28 Payton Thomas (Navy) 19-4, 3:45
Rd. of 16: No. 12 Stephen Little (Little Rock)
285 – No. 4 Owen Trephan
Rd. of 32: tech fall No. 29 Ashton Davis (Cornell) 17-2, 5:39
Rd. of 16: No. 13 Seth Nevills (Maryland)
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