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The Pac-12 Conference will be well represented at the 2026 NCAA Wrestling Championships in Cleveland, with 14 student-athletes taking part in this year’s event from March 19-21.  2026 Pac-12 team champion OREGON STATE leads the conference with six wrestlers headed to the NCAA Championships.  The Beavers’ lineup includes four individual champions from last week’s conference championships:  Gabe Whisenhunt (133), Nash Singleton (141), Matthew Olguin (165) and Daschle Lamer (174).  Maximo Renteria, the 2025 Pac-12 champion who reached the finals again this year, is the #9 seed at 125.

Two other schools will send four representatives each.  LITTLE ROCK will be represented by three 2026 Pac-12 champs including the Pac-12 Championships’ Wrestler of the Meet Stephen Little (197) along with Brock Herman (149) and Jaivon Jones (157).  Little is the highest seeded Pac-12 wrestler in this tournament at #3 in his weight class.  Matty Bianchi, the #8 seed at 165, is the conference’s only at-large berth.  CAL POLY is also sending three 2026 conference champions in Koda Holeman (125), Ceasar Garza (184) and Trevor Tinker (285).   

First- and second-round championship matches begin on Thursday, March 19 with the National championships held on Saturday, March 21. Additional championship meet information can be found here.

Below is the complete list of Pac-12 student-athletes competing in the 2026 NCAA Wrestling Championships, separated by school and weight class:

By School
Oregon State - 6 
Little Rock - 4
Cal Poly - 4

125 (2) 
#9 - Maximo Renteria, Oregon State
#15 - Koda Holeman, Cal Poly

133 (1)
#30 - Gabe Whisenhunt, Oregon State

141 (1)
#24 - Nash Singleton, Oregon State

149 (2)
#19 - Brock Herman, Little Rock
#27 - Andre Gonzales, Cal Poly

157 (1)
#24 - Jaivon Jones, Little Rock

165 (2) 
#8 - Matty Bianchi, Little Rock (at-large)
#22 - Matthew Olguin, Oregon State

174 (1)
#20 - Daschle Lamer, Oregon State

184 (1)
#23 - Ceasar Garza, Cal Poly

197 (2) 
#3 - Stephen Little, Little Rock
#6 - Justin Rademacher, Oregon State

285 (1)
#22 - Trevor Tinker, Cal Poly