Composto, Wasilewski Place Seventh on Final Day of NCAA Championships

**CLEVELAND, Ohio – **The University of Pennsylvania wrestling team concluded the 2026 NCAA Wrestling Championships on Saturday morning at Rocket Arena, with

CJ Composto and

Cross Wasilewski winning their podium matches.

Senior Composto (141) and sophomore Wasilewski (149) both placed seventh at their weights to become Penn's first pair of All-Americans since the 2006 campaign, when head coach

Matt Valenti and Matt Herrington landed podium finishes.

As a team, the Quakers finished in 19th place with 21 points, the third-highest in the Ivy League.

Composto won the 141 seventh-place bout against Lock Haven's #13 Wyatt Henson, getting a pin in 4:03 to close out his collegiate career as a three-time All-American.

Wasilewski grabbed the 149 seventh-place bout against Oklahoma State's #8 Casey Swiderski, tallying a first-period takedown to secure a 5-2 win and the first All-American and podium finish of his career.

Results

**125 **

**#22 **Davis Motyka

CHAMPS R1: #11 Tyler Klinsky (Rider) def. Motyka, 19-2 TF

CONS PRELIM: Motyka def. #27 Brady Roark (SDSU),13-4 MD

133

**#12 **Evan Mougalian

CHAMPS R1: Mougalian def. #21 Sean Spidle (Northwestern), 8-1 DEC

CHAMPS R2: #5 Kyler Larkin (ASU) def. Mougalian, 6:31 F

CONS R2: Mougalian def. #27 Marcel Lopez (SIUE), 2:15 F

CONS R3: #20 Julian Farber (Northern Iowa) def. Mougalian, 6-5 DEC

**141 **

**#11 **CJ Composto – SEVENTH PLACE

CHAMPS R1: Composto def. #22 Lorenzo Frezza (Columbia), 2-0 DEC

CHAMPS R2: #6 Vince Cornella (Cornell) def. Composto, 12-2 MD

CONS R2: Composto def. #12 Luke Simcox (North Carolina), 7-3 DEC

CONS R3: Composto def. #14 Braeden Davis (Penn State), 5-2 DEC

CONS R4: Composto def. #8 Vince Vombaur (Minnesota), 4-3 DEC

CONS R5: #4 Anthony Echemendia (Iowa State) def. Composto, 10-2 MD

7th: Composto def. #13 Wyatt Henson (Lock Haven), 4:05 F

149

**#3 **Cross Wasilewski – SEVENTH PLACE

CHAMPS R1: Wasilewski def. #30 Dylan Layton (Rider), 12-1 MD

CHAMPS R2: Wasilewski def. #14 Caleb Rathjen (Northern Iowa), 8-5 DEC SV

QF: #11 Lachlan McNeil (Michigan) def. Wasilewski, 5:54 F

CONS R4: Wasilewski def. #16 Jacob Frost (Iowa State), 9-5 DEC

CONS R5: #4 Collin Gaj (VT) def. Wasilewski, 8-5 DEC SV

7th: Wasilewski def. #8 Casey Swiderski (Oklahoma State), 5-2 DEC

157

**#6 **Jude Swisher

CHAMPS R1: Swisher def. #27 Dylan Evans (Pitt), 8-2 DEC

CHAMPS R2: #11 Ty Watter (West Virginia) def. Swisher, 7-1 DEC

CONS R2: Swisher def. #12 Vinny Zerban (Iowa State), 6-3 DEC

CONS R3: Swisher def. #14 Ethen Miller (VT), 8-3 DEC

CONS R4: #8 Brandon Cannon (Ohio State) def. Swisher, 17-3 MD

165

**#24 **Sean Seefeldt

CHAMPS R1: #9 Bryce Hepner (North Carolina) def. Seefeldt, 11-4 DEC

CONS PRELIM: Seefeldt def. #25 Mac Church (VT), 4-1 DEC

CONS R2: #7 Max Brignola (Lehigh) def. Seefeldt, 8-5 DEC SV

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