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Wrestling 3/9/2025 8:14:00 PM

Maryland Wrestling Finishes 2025 Big Ten Championships With Program Records In Points, Team Place And Individual Placers

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

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.

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Players Mentioned

Braxton Brown: 133 lbs; Redshirt Junior

Dario Lemus: 141 lbs; Redshirt Freshman

Chase Mielnik: 197 lbs; Redshirt Senior

Ethen Miller: 157 lbs; Redshirt Junior

Kal Miller: 149 lbs; Junior

Seth Nevills: HWT; Graduate Student

Jaxon Smith: 184 lbs; Redshirt Junior

Branson John: 174 lbs; Freshman

Tyler Garvin: 125 lbs; Freshman

Alex Uryniak: 165 lbs; Freshman

Players Mentioned

Braxton Brown
: Redshirt Junior
: 133 lbs

Dario Lemus
: Redshirt Freshman
: 141 lbs

Chase Mielnik
: Redshirt Senior
: 197 lbs

Ethen Miller
: Redshirt Junior
: 157 lbs

Kal Miller
: Junior
: 149 lbs

Seth Nevills
: Graduate Student
: HWT

Jaxon Smith
: Redshirt Junior
: 184 lbs

Branson John
: Freshman
: 174 lbs

Tyler Garvin
: Freshman
: 125 lbs

Alex Uryniak
: Freshman
: 165 lbs