Evanston, IL – Maryland wrestling completed Day One of the 2025 Big Ten Championships in record-setting fashion. The Terps finished the day with 47.5 points, breaking the program record of 39 points set at the 2024 Big Ten Championships with one day still to go. Additionally, Maryland set a new program-record with six placers, besting the record of four that was set last season.

Braxton Brown (133), Kal Miller (149), Ethen Miller (157), Branson John (174), Jaxon Smith (184) and Seth Nevills (285) all earned top-eight finishes in addition to automatic qualifications to the 2025 NCAA Championships in Philadelphia.

Brown and Smith earned semifinal berths and will be able to finish as high as third tomorrow. Ethen Miller and John both won a pair of matches in the wrestlebacks to push through to the consolation semifinals as well, and can also place as high as third. John, a true freshman, entered the weekend as the 12-seed and went 3-1 on the day with three victories over higher-seeded opponents. 

Kal Miller and Nevills each won a match on the backside of the bracket to clinch their spot in tomorrow's seventh-place match. 

Maryland currently sits in eighth place with its 47.5 points. 

Session III gets underway tomorrow at 1 pm EST. Session IV and the placement matches with air on BTN at 5:30 pm EST. 

Full Results

125: 14-seed Tyler Garvin

• Round of 16: No. 3 Dean Peterson (Rutgers) dec. (6-3) Garvin
• Consi Round 1: No. 11 Caleb Weiand dec. (5-0) Garvin
• 9th-Place Bracket: No. 10 Dedrick Navarro TF (17-1, 6:31)

133: 3-seed Braxton Brown

• Round of 16: Brown major dec. (13-2) No. 14 Nolan Wertanen (Michigan) 
• Quarterfinals: Brown dec. (2-0) No. 6 Jacob Van Dee (Michigan)
• Semifinals: No. 2 Lucas Byrd (Illinois) dec. (5-1) Brown

141: 12-seed Dario Lemus

• Round of 16: No. 5 Sergio Lemley (Michigan) dec. (4-2) Lemus 
• Consi Round 1: Lemus fall (3:16) No. 13 Brock Bobzien (Wisconsin)
• Consi Round 2: No. 6 Joseph Olivieri dec. (4-2) Lemus

149: 8-seed Kal Miller

• Round of 16: Miller dec. (2-1) No. 9 Dylan Gilcher (Michigan)
• Quarterfinals: No. 1 Shayne Van Ness (Penn State) major dec. (12-2) Miller 
• Consi Round 2: Miller dec. (4-3) No. 10 Drew Roberts (Minnesota)
• Consi Round of 8: Dylan D'Emilio Ohio State fall (1:19) Miller

157: 1-seed Ethen Miller

• Round of 16: Bye
• Quarterfinals: No. 8 Brandon Cannon (Ohio State) dec. (9-2) Miller 
• Consi Round 2: Miller dec. (5-2) No. 10 Conner Harer (Rutgers)
• Consi Round of 8: Miller SV (2-1) No. 4 Jacori Teemer (Iowa)

165: 12-seed Alex Uryniak

• Round of 16: No. 5 Andrew Sparks (Minnesota) tech fall (18-1, 5:50) Uryniak 
• Consi Round 1: No. 13 Cody Goebel (Wisconsin) dec. (5-0) Uryniak
• 9th-Place Bracket: No. 13 Cody Goebel (Wisconsin) fall (2:00) Uryniak

174: 12-seed Branson John

• Round of 16: John dec. (5-2) No. 12 Clayton Whiting (Minnesota) 
• Quarterfinals: No. 4 Patrick Kennedy (Iowa) tech fall (20-3, 5:28) John
• Consi Round 2: John dec. (6-4) No. 6 Jackson Turley (Rutgers) 
• Consi Round 8: John dec. (9-4) No. 8 Brody Baumann (Purdue)

184: 5-seed Jaxon Smith

• Round of 16: Smith tech fall (19-4, 6:00) No. 12 Lucas Daly (Michigan State)
• Quarterfinals: Smith TB-2 (3-2) No. 5 Gabe Arnold (Iowa)
• Semifinals: No. 1 Carter Starocci (Penn State) major dec. (12-2) Smith 

197: 12-seed Chase Mielnik

• Round of 16: No. 5 Zac Braunagel (Illinois) tech fall (16-0, 5:24)
• Consi Round 1: Mielnik fall (4:58) No. 13 PJ Casale (Rutgers) 
• Consi Round 2: No. 6 Evan Bates (Northwestern) tech fall (15-0, 7:00) Mielnik
• 9th-Place Bracket: No. 13 PJ Casale (Rutgers) tech fall (15-0, 5:30) Mielnik

285: 9-seed Seth Nevills

• Round of 16: Nevills dec. (3-0) No. 8 Jacob Bullock (Indiana)
• Quarterfinals: No. 1 Gable Steveson (Minnesota) tech fall (21-5, 4:58) Nevills
• Consi Round 2: Nevills dec. (5-0) No. 10 Hayden Filipovich (Purdue) 
• Consi Round of 8: No. 5 Luke Luffman (Illinois) dec. (3-2) Nevills