FARGO, N.D. – North Dakota State wrestling and head coach Obenson Blanc announced the 2025 signing class Monday afternoon.
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 2033 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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