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Dozens Of Upsets Kick-Off Week 1 Of The NCAA D1 Wrestling Season

Dozens Of Upsets Kick-Off Week 1 Of The NCAA D1 Wrestling Season

All the upsets between D1 NCAA wrestlers from week 1 of the 2023-24 season.

Nov 6, 2023 by Andrew Spey
Dozens Of Upsets Kick-Off Week 1 Of The NCAA D1 Wrestling Season

Just one week into the 2023-24 NCAA D1 wrestling season (technically just five days) and already we've got dozens of upsets!

Check out all the upsets based on our national rankings.

Top Ten Upsets

133: Gabe Whisenhunt, Oregon State over #4 Sam Latona, Virginia Tech - D;10-9

133: Vincent Santaniello, Pittsburgh over #8 Nic Bouzakis, Ohio State - D;11-4

133: #17 Angelo Rini, Columbia over #8 Nic Bouzakis, Ohio State - D;14-8


Top Twenty Upsets

125: Spencer Moore, North Carolina over #14 Brandon Kaylor, Oregon State - D;2-0

125: Jett Strickenberger, West Virginia over #14 Brandon Kaylor, Oregon State - D;4-1 SV

165: Garrett Thompson, Ohio over #14 Peyton Hall, West Virginia - D;8-5

184: #19 Caleb Hopkins, Campbell over #14 Benjamin Pasiuk, Army West Point - M;8-0

165: Noah Mulvaney, Bucknell over #15 Joshua Ogunsanya, Columbia - D;6-4

125: #23 Jack Maida, American over #15 Braxton Brown, Maryland - M;13-4

141: #27 Dylan Layton, Cleveland State over #17 Jacob Frost, Iowa State - D;22-18

285: #18 Taye Ghadiali, Campbell over #17 Michael Wolfgram, West Virginia - F;3:13

149: Finn Solomon, Pittsburgh over #18 Dylan Chappell, Bucknell - D;6-5 TB

149: Derek Raike, Ohio over #18 Michael Gioffre, Virginia - M;17-7

149: Zach Price, Gardner-Webb over #18 Dylan Chappell, Bucknell - M;18-8

184: #27 Dennis Robin, West Virginia over #19 Caleb Hopkins, Campbell - M;16-2

197: Justin Rademacher, Oregon State over #20 Austin Cooley, West Virginia - D;4-2

149: Derek Raike, Ohio over #20 Shannon Hanna, Campbell - D;5-2


More Upsets

133: Andre Gonzales, Ohio State over #21 Hunter Adrian, Brown - D;4-1

184: James Conway, Franklin & Marshall over #21 Zayne Lehman, Ohio - D;8-3

157: Chris Earnest, Campbell over #21 Nathan Lukez, Army West Point - D;9-6 SV

184: #27 Dennis Robin, West Virginia over #21 Zayne Lehman, Ohio - D;7-4

285: John Meyers, Clarion over #24 Dorian Crosby, Bucknell - D;5-3

174: Gaven Sax, North Dakota State over #24 Elise Brown Ton, Nebraska - D;8-3

133: Mason Leiphart, Franklin & Marshall over #24 Haiden Drury, Utah Valley - F;4:38

197: Fernando Villaescusa, Iowa State over #24 Benjamin Smith, Cleveland State - M;16-8

184: Aaron Ayzerov, Columbia over #25 Seth Shumate, Ohio State - D;9-3

184: James Conway, Franklin & Marshall over #29 Hadyn Danals, Virginia - D;17-14

141: #30 Jack Gioffre, Virginia over #29 Sam Hillegas, West Virginia - M;14-6

149: Nick Stampoulos, Buffalo over #31 Kyle Schickel, Clarion - D;11-7

149: Kaleb Burgess, Buffalo over #31 Kyle Schickel, Clarion - D;4-1 SV

165: Hunter Mays, Lehigh over #31 Avery Bassett, Lock Haven - D;9-6 SV

197: Justin Rademacher, Oregon State over #31 John Crawford, Franklin & Marshall - M;14-4

197: Lucas Daly, Michigan State over #32 Sam Mitchell, Buffalo - D;5-4

141: Christian White, Purdue over #32 Todd Carter, Gardner-Webb - D;9-6 SV

285: Mikey Lytle, Queens over #32 Aydin Guttridge, North Carolina - F;1:15

125: Drew West, Gardner-Webb over #33 Colton Camacho, Pittsburgh - F;5:19

197: Gabe Sollars, Indiana over #33 Tyler Kocak, George Mason - M;12-2


"Upsets" By Guys Who Aren't Ranked Because We Have One Of Their Teammates Ranked

149: Tom Crook, Virginia Tech over #18 Michael Gioffre, Virginia - D;4-1

133: Ryan Crookham, Lehigh over #20 Gable Strickland, Lock Haven - M;11-3

157: Clayton Ulrey, Virginia Tech over #25 Caleb Dowling, West Virginia - D;4-1 SV

174: Rocco Welsh, Ohio State over #28 John Worthing, Clarion - D;5-2

133: Ryan Crookham, Lehigh over #28 Richie Koehler, Rider - M;14-4

165: Kekana Fouret, Oregon State over #28 Nick Hamilton, Virginia - F;2:33

174: Mason Reiniche, Oregon State over #30 Sal Perrine, Ohio - D;5-4

141: Joe Olivieri, Rutgers over #31 Wyatt Henson, Lock Haven - D;7-3

141: Brandon Cannon, Ohio State over #32 Todd Carter, Gardner-Webb - D;10-6

There were also several high schoolers who entered the Clarion Open and knocked off some ranked wrestlers. You may have already heard about one of them. If you want to see more of the results from that tournament, you find the brackets here