Big 12 Wrestling Conference Announces Tournament Brackets and Pre-seeds
3/3/2025 5:03:00 PM | Wrestling
IRVING, Texas – The Big 12 Conference has announced its seeding and brackets for the 2025 Big 12 Wrestling Championships, setting the stage for the two-day event at the BOK Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Air Force's Brian Burburija is seeded No. 7 in the 197 division for the Falcons' only seed of the highly competitive tournament.
The Big 12 Wrestling Championships are set to begin at 10 a.m. CT on Saturday, March 8 with the first two sessions of action. Sunday will begin with the third session at 12 p.m. CT before the Championship finals begin at 8 p.m. CT. The first three sessions will be carried on ESPN+ with the championship round broadcast on ESPNU.
Six different schools received top billing in 10 weight classes with Iowa State, Northern Iowa and Oklahoma State all earning multiple top seeds.
Iowa State, the reigning Big 12 team champion, looks to defend its title with a pair of top seeds in Evan Frost at 133 pounds and Cody Chittum in the 157-pound division. Northern Iowa's two top seeds include Parker Keckeisen who was the Conference's champion at 184 pounds last year. Oklahoma State earned three top seeds with Dean Hamiti (174 pounds), Luke Surber (197 pounds) and Wyatt Hendrickson (285 pounds).
Big 12 Championship participants will also compete for berths in the NCAA Wrestling Championship, which will be held at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia March 20-22.
The 2025 Big 12 Wrestling Championship will also feature an enhanced club space that offers an up-close view of the action with front row seats and more in The Podium Club presented by Undeniably Dairy. The 250-person, open-air, premium hospitality space is located mat-side and is available as an add-on to any valid all-session ticket.
Single session tickets are now on sale for the event and can be purchased on Ticketmaster or through the BOK Center Box Office. All-session tickets remain on sale as well, beginning at just $37.
Top Eight Seeds by Weight Class
125 Pounds
174 Pounds
The Big 12 Wrestling Championships are set to begin at 10 a.m. CT on Saturday, March 8 with the first two sessions of action. Sunday will begin with the third session at 12 p.m. CT before the Championship finals begin at 8 p.m. CT. The first three sessions will be carried on ESPN+ with the championship round broadcast on ESPNU.
Six different schools received top billing in 10 weight classes with Iowa State, Northern Iowa and Oklahoma State all earning multiple top seeds.
Iowa State, the reigning Big 12 team champion, looks to defend its title with a pair of top seeds in Evan Frost at 133 pounds and Cody Chittum in the 157-pound division. Northern Iowa's two top seeds include Parker Keckeisen who was the Conference's champion at 184 pounds last year. Oklahoma State earned three top seeds with Dean Hamiti (174 pounds), Luke Surber (197 pounds) and Wyatt Hendrickson (285 pounds).
Big 12 Championship participants will also compete for berths in the NCAA Wrestling Championship, which will be held at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia March 20-22.
The 2025 Big 12 Wrestling Championship will also feature an enhanced club space that offers an up-close view of the action with front row seats and more in The Podium Club presented by Undeniably Dairy. The 250-person, open-air, premium hospitality space is located mat-side and is available as an add-on to any valid all-session ticket.
Single session tickets are now on sale for the event and can be purchased on Ticketmaster or through the BOK Center Box Office. All-session tickets remain on sale as well, beginning at just $37.
Top Eight Seeds by Weight Class
125 Pounds
- Richard Figueroa – Arizona State
- Stevo Poulin – Northern Colorado
- Jett Strickenberger – West Virginia
- Troy Spratley – Oklahoma State
- Tanner Jordan – South Dakota State
- Antonio Lorenzo – Oklahoma
- Trever Anderson – Northern Iowa
- Kysen Terukina – Iowa State
- Evan Frost – Iowa State
- Dominick Serrano – Northern Colorado
- Julian Farber – Northern Iowa
- Reece Witcraft – Oklahoma State
- Kyle Burwick – North Dakota State
- Cleveland Belton – Oklahoma
- Derrick Cardinal – South Dakota State
- Kade Moore – Missouri
- Andrew Alirez – Northern Colorado
- Cael Happel – Northern Iowa
- Jacob Frost – Iowa State
- Tagen Jamison – Oklahoma State
- Mosha Schwartz - Oklahoma
- Josh Edmond – Missouri
- Haiden Drury – Utah Valley
- Julian Tagg – South Dakota State
- Colin Realbuto – Northern Iowa
- Paniro Johnson – Iowa State
- Willie McDougald – Oklahoma
- Gabe Willochell – Wyoming
- Gavin Drexler – North Dakota State
- Paul Kelly – Cal Baptist
- Logan Gioffre – Missouri
- Benji Alanis – Northern Colorado
- Cody Chittum – Iowa State
- Caleb Fish – Oklahoma State
- Ryder Downey – Northern Iowa
- Cobe Siebrecht – South Dakota State
- Jared Hill – Wyoming
- Vinny Zerban – Northern Colorado
- James Conway – Missouri
- Drayden Morton – Cal Baptist
- Terrell Barraclough – Utah Valley
- Peyton Hall – West Virginia
- Cameron Amine – Oklahoma State
- Drake Rhodes – South Dakota State
- Cam Steed – Missouri
- Nicco Ruiz – Arizona State
- Jack Thomsen – Northern Iowa
- Aiden Riggins – Iowa State
174 Pounds
- Dean Hamiti – Oklahoma State
- Keegan O'Toole – Missouri
- Gaven Sax – Oklahoma
- Jared Simma – Northern Iowa
- Cade DeVos – South Dakota State
- Brody Conley – West Virginia
- MJ Gaitan – Iowa State
- Riley Davis – Wyoming
- Parker Keckeisen – Northern Iowa
- Dustin Plott – Oklahoma State
- Bennett Berge – South Dakota State
- Evan Bockman – Iowa State
- Deanthony Parker Jr. – Oklahoma
- Eddie Neitenbach – Wyoming
- Dennis Robin – West Virginia
- Colton Hawks – Missouri
- Luke Surber – Oklahoma State
- Joseph Novak – Wyoming
- Wyatt Voelker – Northern Iowa
- Zach Glazier – South Dakota State
- Ian Bush – West Virginia
- Nathan Schon – Iowa State
- Brian Burburija – Air Force
- Bradley Hill – Oklahoma
- Wyatt Hendrickson – Oklahoma State
- Cohlton Schultz – Arizona State
- Lance Runyon – Northern Iowa
- Seth Nitzel – Missouri
- Juan Mora – Oklahoma
- Daniel Herrera – Iowa State
- Luke Rasmussen – South Dakota State
- Sam Mitchell - Wyoming
Players Mentioned
197
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