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NCAA Releases the Field for the 2026 Wrestling Championships

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Bud Denega Wrestling 3/10/2026 2:20:00 PM
LARAMIE, Wyoming (3/10/26) – The NCAA released the entire field for the 2026 NCAA Wrestling Championships on Tuesday. A total of six Cowboys are headed to Cleveland, four automatic qualifiers and two at-large participants. It's the largest number of NCAA qualifiers for Wyoming since 2021.

Joey Novak (197), Eddie Neitenbach (184), Gabe Willochell (149), Riley Davis (174) all earned automatic bids by way of their finish at the Big 12 Championships. Christian Carroll (HWT) and Luke Willochell (133) needed at-large bids, and both were awarded one on Tuesday.

The NCAA will now seed the field, which will build the bracket at all 10 weights. That's set to be released on Wednesday at 6 p.m. The bracket reveal can be streamed on the NCAA's website.  

 
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Players Mentioned

Riley  Davis

Riley Davis

174
Redshirt Sophomore
Entrepreneurship
Eddie Neitenbach

Eddie Neitenbach

184
Sophomore
Energy Systems Engineering
Joey Novak

Joey Novak

197
Junior
Accounting
Gabe  Willochell

Gabe Willochell

149
Graduate Student
Sociology
Christian Carroll

Christian Carroll

HWT
Redshirt Freshman
Business
Luke Willochell

Luke Willochell

133
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Riley  Davis

Riley Davis

Redshirt Sophomore
Entrepreneurship
174
Eddie Neitenbach

Eddie Neitenbach

Sophomore
Energy Systems Engineering
184
Joey Novak

Joey Novak

Junior
Accounting
197
Gabe  Willochell

Gabe Willochell

Graduate Student
Sociology
149
Christian Carroll

Christian Carroll

Redshirt Freshman
Business
HWT
Luke Willochell

Luke Willochell

Freshman
133