Saturday, March 8
Evanston, IL
All Day
Maryland
vs
2025 Big Ten Championships
Maryland Wrestling Finishes 2025 Big Ten Championships With Program Records In Points, Team Place And Individual Placers
3/9/2025 8:14:00 PM | Wrestling
Evanston, IL – Maryland finished the 2025 Big Ten Championships with 54.0 team points, good for an eighth-place finish, the highest since joining the conference.
The Terps needed just one day to best its previous-best team score of 39.0 and they added to that total on Sunday thanks to wins from Jaxon Smith, Braxton Brown, Kal Miller and Seth Nevills. Those four plus Ethen Miller and Branson John all earned top-eight finishes and qualified for the 2025 NCAA Championships in Philadelphia, marking the highest total in both categories for the Terps since joining the Big Ten.
On Saturday, Maryland also pushed all six guys into the quarterfinals, the most for the program at Big Tens.
Smith defeated third-seeded Allred in the consolation semifinals and finished with a fourth-place finish. After dropping a close match to Penn State's Braeden Davis at the beginning of the day, Brown rebounded with a clutch takedown in sudden victory to defeat the 2024 Big Ten Champion Dylan Shawver at 133 pounds. Brown finished fifth, his best career finish.
Ethen Miller and Branson John both finished in sixth place. John, a true freshman, was the lone double-digit seed to make it to the placement matches in Session IV.
In the early session, Kal Miller defeated Michigan's Dylan Gilcher in the seventh-place match to secure his third win over Gilcher in as many tries this season. Miller's seventh-place finish is his first time making the podium in his career. Heavyweight Seth Nevills defeated Michigan State's Max Vanadia, 4-0, to finish in seventh place, the best finish of his career.
Dario Lemus and Chase Mielnik each picked up a victory on Day One to help Maryland earn team points.
Brown, Kal Miller, Ethen Miller, John, Smith and Nevills will represent the Terps at the 2025 NCAA Championships in Philadelphia on March 20-22. The six NCAA qualifiers are the program's most since the 2011-12 season when the Terps had seven.
Full Results
125: 14-seed Tyler Garvin
133: 3-seed Braxton Brown: 5th Place
141: 12-seed Dario Lemus
149: 8-seed Kal Miller: 7th Place
157: 1-seed Ethen Miller: 6th Place
165: 12-seed Alex Uryniak
174: 12-seed Branson John: 6th Place
184: 5-seed Jaxon Smith: 4th Place
197: 12-seed Chase Mielnik
285: 9-seed Seth Nevills: 7th Place
Up Next
The Terps needed just one day to best its previous-best team score of 39.0 and they added to that total on Sunday thanks to wins from Jaxon Smith, Braxton Brown, Kal Miller and Seth Nevills. Those four plus Ethen Miller and Branson John all earned top-eight finishes and qualified for the 2025 NCAA Championships in Philadelphia, marking the highest total in both categories for the Terps since joining the Big Ten.
On Saturday, Maryland also pushed all six guys into the quarterfinals, the most for the program at Big Tens.
Smith defeated third-seeded Allred in the consolation semifinals and finished with a fourth-place finish. After dropping a close match to Penn State's Braeden Davis at the beginning of the day, Brown rebounded with a clutch takedown in sudden victory to defeat the 2024 Big Ten Champion Dylan Shawver at 133 pounds. Brown finished fifth, his best career finish.
Ethen Miller and Branson John both finished in sixth place. John, a true freshman, was the lone double-digit seed to make it to the placement matches in Session IV.
In the early session, Kal Miller defeated Michigan's Dylan Gilcher in the seventh-place match to secure his third win over Gilcher in as many tries this season. Miller's seventh-place finish is his first time making the podium in his career. Heavyweight Seth Nevills defeated Michigan State's Max Vanadia, 4-0, to finish in seventh place, the best finish of his career.
Dario Lemus and Chase Mielnik each picked up a victory on Day One to help Maryland earn team points.
Brown, Kal Miller, Ethen Miller, John, Smith and Nevills will represent the Terps at the 2025 NCAA Championships in Philadelphia on March 20-22. The six NCAA qualifiers are the program's most since the 2011-12 season when the Terps had seven.
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: 5th Place
- 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
- Consi Semis: No. 4 Braeden Davis (Penn State) dec. (9-7) Brown
- 5th-Place Match: Brown SV (9-6) No. 5 Dylan Shawver (Rutgers)
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: 7th Place
- 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
- 7th-Place Match: Miller SV (4-1) No. 9 Dylan Gilcher (Michigan)
157: 1-seed Ethen Miller: 6th Place
- 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)
- Consi Semis: No. 3 Antrell Taylor (Nebraska) fall (7:46) Miller
- 5th Place Match: No. 5 Tommy Askey (Minnesota) dec. (7-3) Miller
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: 6th Place
- 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)
- Consi Semis: No. 7 Dan Braunagel (Illinois) tech fall (19-4, 6:43) John
- 5th Place Match: No. 4 Patrick Kennedy (Iowa) fall (1:59) John
184: 5-seed Jaxon Smith: 4th Place
- 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
- Consi Semis: Smith dec. (4-2) No. 3 Silas Allred (Nebraska)
- 3rd Place Match: (6) Edmond Ruth (Illinois) dec. (5-2) 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
285: 9-seed Seth Nevills: 7th Place
- 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
- 7th-Place Match: Nevills dec. (4-0) No. 12 Max Vanadia (Michigan State)
Up Next
- The Terps will head to Philadelphia to wrap up their seasons at the 2025 NCAA Wrestling Championships on March 20-22.
Players Mentioned
133 lbs
/ Wrestling
125 lbs
/ Wrestling
174 lbs
/ Wrestling
141 lbs
/ Wrestling
197 lbs
/ Wrestling
157 lbs
/ Wrestling
149 lbs
/ Wrestling
HWT
/ Wrestling
184 lbs
/ Wrestling
165 lbs
/ WrestlingB1G Jackie Robinson Award Winner | Joey Schneck
Wednesday, April 15
Maryland Wrestling | Laying Brick
Wednesday, February 18
Maryland Wrestling Highlights | Maryland 20, Rutgers 21
Saturday, February 08
Maryland Wrestling Highlights | Maryland 9, Iowa 34
Sunday, February 02
