NDSU Wrestling Announces 2025 Signee Class
8/25/2025 2:26:00 PM | Wrestling
FARGO, N.D. – North Dakota State wrestling and head coach Obenson Blanc announced the 2025 signing class Monday afternoon.
Javier Berg | 125 | Chatfield, Minn. | Chatfield HS
Four-year starter at Chatfield under the direction of Matt Mauseth … 2023 Minnesota Class A State Champion at 107 pounds … Four-time Minnesota State Qualifier … Three-time state placer; including 2024 runner up at 114 pounds and a third in 2025 at 121 pounds … Helped lead Chatfield to a 2024 Minnesota Class A State Team Championship and a 2025 runner-up team finish … Posted a career high school record of 163-24 … Earned first team all-conference honors all four years … Named the Section 1 Wrestler of the Year in 2023 … Tied the fastest pin in Minnesota history at just four seconds … Also lettered in football and track … Earned Academic All-Conference honors throughout his career and was named an Academic All-State honoree in 2024 and 2025 …
Ostin Blanchard | 125/133 | Kewaskum, Wis. | Campbellsport HS | Bellarmine
Spent two seasons at Bellarmine, including a redshirt season … Posted a 18-17 overall record, splitting time between 125 and 133 pounds … Posted a 10-9 redshirt campaign and an 8-8 record as a redshirt freshman … Recorded three tech falls and a major decision during the 2024-25 season … As a redshirt, recorded two pins, five tech falls and a major decision … Earned Academic Honor Roll honors throughout his time at Bellarmine … Four-year starter under Alex Costello at Campbellsport … 2023 Wisconsin Division II State Champion at 126 pounds … Three-time Wisconsin State Qualifier … Three-time state placer; including a third-place finish at 126 pounds in 2022 and a sixth-place finish at 120 pounds in 2021 … Posted a career high school record of 145-31 … Also lettered in cross country and football …
Brayden Canoyer | 149 | Walton, Neb. | Waverly HS
Four-year starter and two-time Nebraska Class B State Champion under the direction of Eric Dolezal at Waverly … Won the 144-pound state championship as a senior, posting a 54-1 record … Claimed the 138-pound state championship as a junior, finishing with a 50-2 record … Four-time qualifier and placer, also recording a second-place finish at 132 pounds as a sophomore and a third-place finish at 120 pounds as a freshman … Posted a career high school record of 196-25 … Helped Waverly claim the 2024 Nebraska Class B State Team Championship … Set the Waverly school record for career wins and career takedowns … Also lettered in football and track … An all-district and all-conference performer on the football field …
Peyton Cox | 141/149 | Mahomet, Ill. | Washington Community HS
Four-year Illinois Class 2A state Championship Finalist, including a 2025 144-pound Illinois State Championship … Four-year starter under Nick Miller at Washington Community … Posted a career high school record of 164-15, including a 44-4 record as a senior on his way to a state title … First-team all-conference all four seasons … Helped Washington to a pair of Illinois State Dual Team Championships …
Porter Craig | 157 | Vancouver, Wash. | Coeur d'Alene HS | North Idaho CC
Spent three seasons at North Idaho, qualifying for the NJCAA National Championships and earning All-American honors as a redshirt freshman with a third-place finish … Posted a 30-3 record in his All-American season … Redshirted his first season, posting a 7-6 record … Missed the 2024-25 season with an injury and a medical redshirt … Three-year start and two-time state championship qualifier in high school … Idaho 5A State Champion at 145 pounds as a senior at Coeur d'Alene, posting a 36-3 senior campaign after missing junior season due to Covid-19 … Washington State Qualifier at Camas High School as a sophomore at 106 pounds at Camas High School, placing 5th after a 35-13 campaign … Posted an 88-33 career high school record …
Brandon Dean | 157 | Colorado Springs, Colo. | Springs Studio for Academic Excellence
Three-year starter for West Morris Central (New Jersey) and a Colorado 4A State Champion at 157 pounds wrestling for Sand Creek as a senior … Posted a career high school record of 137-18 … Finished his senior year in Colorado with a 43-2 record … Placed sixth at 144 pounds in the New Jersey State Championships as a sophomore, going 45-8 … Was 14-0 before moving to Colorado as a junior … 2024 Junior Marine Corps National Greco Champion … Six-time Junior Marine Corps Nationals All-American with three freestyle accolades and three Greco accolades … Earned Outstanding Student-Athlete Award for Springs Studio …
Lawson Eller | 133 | New Prague, Minn. | New Prague HS
Four-year Minnesota State Championship Finalist under the direction of Dan Wagner at New Prague … Claimed the 121-pound Class AAA state title in 2025, posting a 47-3 record as a senior … Claimed the 106-pound Class AA state title in 2023, posting a 54-3 record as a sophomore … Helped New Prague to a team runner-up finish in the state championships … Finished as a runner up at AAA 121 in 2024 and at AA 106 in 2022 … Finished with a career high school record of 203-19 … Six-time 16 U and Junior Marine Corps Nationals All-American …
Gabriel Gallardo | 149/157 | Sahuarita, Ariz. | Sahuarita HS
Four-time Arizona D3 State Champion … Under the direction of Paul Vasquez, led Sahuarita to four-straight Arizona State team titles … Arizona Freshman of the Year in 2022 … Three-time Arizona D3/D4 Wrestler of the Year (2023, 2024, 2025) … Won the 144-pound title as a freshman with a 56-1 campaign … As a sophomore, claimed the 150-pound title after a 55-4 season … Completed a perfect undefeated junior campaign, going 54-0 on his way to a 157-pound title as a junior … Closed out his career as a senior with a 61-3 record on his way to his second 157-pound championship … Finished with a career high school record of 226-8 … Recorded 156 career pins, tying the Arizona state record … Also recorded 12 tech falls and seven major decisions … Two-time Folkstyle Nationals finalist …
Devon Harrison | 141/149 | Kansas City, Mo. | Liberty HS
Four-time Missouri State Championship finalist … 2025 Missouri Class 4 132-Pound State Champion … Posted a 43-5 record as a senior … Recorded runner-up finishes at 106, 113, and 126 pounds in freshman, sophomore and junior seasons … Posted a career high school record of 153-30 … Helped Liberty to four-straight state championships, extending the program's streak to six overall … Reached a high of No. 13 in the national rankings … Junior Marine Corps Nationals All-American … Ironman All-American … Also lettered in football, earning second-team all-conference … Four-time wrestling Academic All-State team … Also earned Academic All-State in football …
Luke Hoag | 174 | Hutchinson, Minn. | Hutchinson HS
Four-year starter at Hutchinson under the direction of Todd Card and Jordan Rozeboom … Finished high school career as the runner up at the Minnesota AA State Championships at 160 pounds … Wrapped career with a 169-34 record … Recorded 82 career pins and 39 tech falls … Four-time USA Wrestling All-American, recording a third in folkstyle in 2023, eighth in freestyle in 2023 and fifth in greco in 2023 and 2025 … Set multiple program records at Hutchinson, including season records for team points (284), tech falls in a season (22), and all-time four-point near falls (32) …
Ben Schultz | 184/197 | Maple Grove, Minn. | Maple Grove Senior HS
Three-time state placer at Maple Grove … Placed second and third at 215 pounds in the Minnesota AAA State Championships in junior and senior seasons, respectively … Placed sixth as a sophomore at 195 pounds … Posted a high school career record of 157-25 … Earned all-conference honors from 7th through 12th grade … Set Maple Grove all-time records for wins, pins and team points … Also lettered in football for three seasons, helping program to a state championship …
Aidan Wells | 141 | Lennox, S.D. | Sioux Falls Jefferson HS
Four-time state placer at the South Dakota Class A State Championships … Claimed the 144-pound title as a senior in 2025, posting a season record of 56-1 … Took third-place finishes at 106 and 126 pounds as a sophomore and junior, respectively … Placed seventh as a freshman at 106 pounds … Posted a career record of 208-31 … Three-time First Team Metro Conference … Set single season records for Sioux Falls Jefferson in wins (52), win percentage (98%), takedowns (134), 2pt near falls (17), 3pt near falls (23), and most team points (325.5) … Tri-Valley Butch Bachman Outstanding Wrestler …
Zytavius Williams | 141 | Minneapolis, Minn. | Eden Prairie HS
Five-time Minnesota State Championship qualifier … Won the 2023 Minnesota AAA State Championship at 120 pounds … Placed third at 139 pounds in 2025 as a senior … Took fifth at 127 pounds as a junior … Posted a career high school record of 167-42, including his eighth-grade year, where he became the first Mounds View wrestler to qualify for the state championships as an eighth grader … Two-time first team all-conference … Also lettered and started in football, baseball and track …
The class features 13 newcomers, including 11 freshmen and two transfers. The class includes 16 state championships and over a dozen junior national and NHSCA All-American honors. The signee class comes from nine different states.
Javier Berg | 125 | Chatfield, Minn. | Chatfield HS
Four-year starter at Chatfield under the direction of Matt Mauseth … 2023 Minnesota Class A State Champion at 107 pounds … Four-time Minnesota State Qualifier … Three-time state placer; including 2024 runner up at 114 pounds and a third in 2025 at 121 pounds … Helped lead Chatfield to a 2024 Minnesota Class A State Team Championship and a 2025 runner-up team finish … Posted a career high school record of 163-24 … Earned first team all-conference honors all four years … Named the Section 1 Wrestler of the Year in 2023 … Tied the fastest pin in Minnesota history at just four seconds … Also lettered in football and track … Earned Academic All-Conference honors throughout his career and was named an Academic All-State honoree in 2024 and 2025 …
Ostin Blanchard | 125/133 | Kewaskum, Wis. | Campbellsport HS | Bellarmine
Spent two seasons at Bellarmine, including a redshirt season … Posted a 18-17 overall record, splitting time between 125 and 133 pounds … Posted a 10-9 redshirt campaign and an 8-8 record as a redshirt freshman … Recorded three tech falls and a major decision during the 2024-25 season … As a redshirt, recorded two pins, five tech falls and a major decision … Earned Academic Honor Roll honors throughout his time at Bellarmine … Four-year starter under Alex Costello at Campbellsport … 2023 Wisconsin Division II State Champion at 126 pounds … Three-time Wisconsin State Qualifier … Three-time state placer; including a third-place finish at 126 pounds in 2022 and a sixth-place finish at 120 pounds in 2021 … Posted a career high school record of 145-31 … Also lettered in cross country and football …
Brayden Canoyer | 149 | Walton, Neb. | Waverly HS
Four-year starter and two-time Nebraska Class B State Champion under the direction of Eric Dolezal at Waverly … Won the 144-pound state championship as a senior, posting a 54-1 record … Claimed the 138-pound state championship as a junior, finishing with a 50-2 record … Four-time qualifier and placer, also recording a second-place finish at 132 pounds as a sophomore and a third-place finish at 120 pounds as a freshman … Posted a career high school record of 196-25 … Helped Waverly claim the 2024 Nebraska Class B State Team Championship … Set the Waverly school record for career wins and career takedowns … Also lettered in football and track … An all-district and all-conference performer on the football field …
Peyton Cox | 141/149 | Mahomet, Ill. | Washington Community HS
Four-year Illinois Class 2A state Championship Finalist, including a 2025 144-pound Illinois State Championship … Four-year starter under Nick Miller at Washington Community … Posted a career high school record of 164-15, including a 44-4 record as a senior on his way to a state title … First-team all-conference all four seasons … Helped Washington to a pair of Illinois State Dual Team Championships …
Porter Craig | 157 | Vancouver, Wash. | Coeur d'Alene HS | North Idaho CC
Spent three seasons at North Idaho, qualifying for the NJCAA National Championships and earning All-American honors as a redshirt freshman with a third-place finish … Posted a 30-3 record in his All-American season … Redshirted his first season, posting a 7-6 record … Missed the 2024-25 season with an injury and a medical redshirt … Three-year start and two-time state championship qualifier in high school … Idaho 5A State Champion at 145 pounds as a senior at Coeur d'Alene, posting a 36-3 senior campaign after missing junior season due to Covid-19 … Washington State Qualifier at Camas High School as a sophomore at 106 pounds at Camas High School, placing 5th after a 35-13 campaign … Posted an 88-33 career high school record …
Brandon Dean | 157 | Colorado Springs, Colo. | Springs Studio for Academic Excellence
Three-year starter for West Morris Central (New Jersey) and a Colorado 4A State Champion at 157 pounds wrestling for Sand Creek as a senior … Posted a career high school record of 137-18 … Finished his senior year in Colorado with a 43-2 record … Placed sixth at 144 pounds in the New Jersey State Championships as a sophomore, going 45-8 … Was 14-0 before moving to Colorado as a junior … 2024 Junior Marine Corps National Greco Champion … Six-time Junior Marine Corps Nationals All-American with three freestyle accolades and three Greco accolades … Earned Outstanding Student-Athlete Award for Springs Studio …
Lawson Eller | 133 | New Prague, Minn. | New Prague HS
Four-year Minnesota State Championship Finalist under the direction of Dan Wagner at New Prague … Claimed the 121-pound Class AAA state title in 2025, posting a 47-3 record as a senior … Claimed the 106-pound Class AA state title in 2023, posting a 54-3 record as a sophomore … Helped New Prague to a team runner-up finish in the state championships … Finished as a runner up at AAA 121 in 2024 and at AA 106 in 2022 … Finished with a career high school record of 203-19 … Six-time 16 U and Junior Marine Corps Nationals All-American …
Gabriel Gallardo | 149/157 | Sahuarita, Ariz. | Sahuarita HS
Four-time Arizona D3 State Champion … Under the direction of Paul Vasquez, led Sahuarita to four-straight Arizona State team titles … Arizona Freshman of the Year in 2022 … Three-time Arizona D3/D4 Wrestler of the Year (2023, 2024, 2025) … Won the 144-pound title as a freshman with a 56-1 campaign … As a sophomore, claimed the 150-pound title after a 55-4 season … Completed a perfect undefeated junior campaign, going 54-0 on his way to a 157-pound title as a junior … Closed out his career as a senior with a 61-3 record on his way to his second 157-pound championship … Finished with a career high school record of 226-8 … Recorded 156 career pins, tying the Arizona state record … Also recorded 12 tech falls and seven major decisions … Two-time Folkstyle Nationals finalist …
Devon Harrison | 141/149 | Kansas City, Mo. | Liberty HS
Four-time Missouri State Championship finalist … 2025 Missouri Class 4 132-Pound State Champion … Posted a 43-5 record as a senior … Recorded runner-up finishes at 106, 113, and 126 pounds in freshman, sophomore and junior seasons … Posted a career high school record of 153-30 … Helped Liberty to four-straight state championships, extending the program's streak to six overall … Reached a high of No. 13 in the national rankings … Junior Marine Corps Nationals All-American … Ironman All-American … Also lettered in football, earning second-team all-conference … Four-time wrestling Academic All-State team … Also earned Academic All-State in football …
Luke Hoag | 174 | Hutchinson, Minn. | Hutchinson HS
Four-year starter at Hutchinson under the direction of Todd Card and Jordan Rozeboom … Finished high school career as the runner up at the Minnesota AA State Championships at 160 pounds … Wrapped career with a 169-34 record … Recorded 82 career pins and 39 tech falls … Four-time USA Wrestling All-American, recording a third in folkstyle in 2023, eighth in freestyle in 2023 and fifth in greco in 2023 and 2025 … Set multiple program records at Hutchinson, including season records for team points (284), tech falls in a season (22), and all-time four-point near falls (32) …
Ben Schultz | 184/197 | Maple Grove, Minn. | Maple Grove Senior HS
Three-time state placer at Maple Grove … Placed second and third at 215 pounds in the Minnesota AAA State Championships in junior and senior seasons, respectively … Placed sixth as a sophomore at 195 pounds … Posted a high school career record of 157-25 … Earned all-conference honors from 7th through 12th grade … Set Maple Grove all-time records for wins, pins and team points … Also lettered in football for three seasons, helping program to a state championship …
Aidan Wells | 141 | Lennox, S.D. | Sioux Falls Jefferson HS
Four-time state placer at the South Dakota Class A State Championships … Claimed the 144-pound title as a senior in 2025, posting a season record of 56-1 … Took third-place finishes at 106 and 126 pounds as a sophomore and junior, respectively … Placed seventh as a freshman at 106 pounds … Posted a career record of 208-31 … Three-time First Team Metro Conference … Set single season records for Sioux Falls Jefferson in wins (52), win percentage (98%), takedowns (134), 2pt near falls (17), 3pt near falls (23), and most team points (325.5) … Tri-Valley Butch Bachman Outstanding Wrestler …
Zytavius Williams | 141 | Minneapolis, Minn. | Eden Prairie HS
Five-time Minnesota State Championship qualifier … Won the 2023 Minnesota AAA State Championship at 120 pounds … Placed third at 139 pounds in 2025 as a senior … Took fifth at 127 pounds as a junior … Posted a career high school record of 167-42, including his eighth-grade year, where he became the first Mounds View wrestler to qualify for the state championships as an eighth grader … Two-time first team all-conference … Also lettered and started in football, baseball and track …
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