CLEVELAND, Ohio – Danny Wask turned in the signature performance of the day for Navy on Thursday at the NCAA Wrestling Championship at Rocket Arena in Cleveland, Ohio, advancing to the quarterfinals at 174 pounds for the second-straight season behind a pair of wins that included a 9-5 upset over second-seeded Simon Ruiz of Cornell.
 
With the victory, Wask handed Ruiz his first loss of the season and moved within one win of securing All-America honors for the second time in his career.
 
174 / Round One / No. 15 Danny Wask def. No. 18 Colin Kelly (Illinois), 7-3 Decision
Wask established control early and dictated the pace throughout his opening-round bout. He converted a double-leg takedown midway through the first period to take a 3-0 lead, then limited Kelly's offense the rest of the way. After a Kelly escape made it 3-1, Wask responded with an escape of his own to begin the second and nabbed his second takedown. Kelly added escapes in the final two periods, but Wask's positional control and steady pressure carried him to a 7-3 decision.
 
174 / Round of 16 / No. 15 Danny Wask def. No. 2 Simon Ruiz (Cornell), 9-5 Decision
Wask delivered the biggest result of the day against Ruiz, a 2025 All-American. After a scoreless first period, Wask struck first with an escape to open the second. Ruiz answered with a late takedown to take a 3-1 lead, but Wask immediately countered with a reversal in the closing seconds to even the match at 3-3. Ruiz regained the lead with an escape early in the third, only for Wask to respond with a takedown and near fall sequence that swung momentum for good. Ruiz trimmed the deficit to one, but Wask sealed the upset with a final takedown in the closing seconds.
 
"Danny Wask had an outstanding match, knocking off the No. 2 seed who hadn't lost all season," Navy head coach Cary Kolat said.
 
Wask advances to the quarterfinals where he will face No. 7 Cam Steed (Missouri) on Friday.
 
141 / Round One / No. 17 Caedyn Ricciardi def. No. 16 Ryan Jack (NC State), 4-1 Decision Sudden Victory
Ricciardi earned one of Navy's top opening-round wins, outlasting Jack, a 2024 All-American, in sudden victory. The match remained scoreless through the first period before Jack took a 1-0 lead with an escape in the second. Ricciardi answered in the third to force overtime, where he capitalized on a counter opportunity and converted a body lock takedown to secure the 4-1 victory.
 
141 / Round of 16 / No. 1 Jesse Mendez (Ohio State) def. No. 17 Caedyn Ricciardi, 22-6 Tech. Fall
Ricciardi ran into top-seeded Jesse Mendez, a two-time defending national champion, in the round of 16. Mendez built a commanding lead behind an early takedown and near fall and continued to apply pressure with a series of takedowns. Ricciardi fought for escapes throughout the bout, but Mendez secured the 22-6 technical fall in the second period.
 
Ricciardi will continue in the consolation bracket on Friday where he is scheduled to face No. 18 Carter Nogle (Air Force).
 
"We have two freshmen in Caedyn Ricciardi and Spencer Lanosga who are still competing in the consolation brackets and have the ability to earn All-America honors if they put the right matches together."
 
285 / Round One / No. 20 Dayton Pitzer (Pittsburgh) def. No. 13 Spencer Lanosga, 3-2 Decision TB
Lanosga dropped a tightly contested opening-round match to Pitzer that required tiebreakers. After a scoreless first period, Lanosga took a 2-0 lead with a reversal in the second. Pitzer chipped away with escapes to force overtime, and neither wrestler scored in sudden victory. In the tiebreakers, Pitzer secured the decisive riding-time point to claim the 3-2 win.
 
285 / Consolation Round One / No. 13 Spencer Lanosga def. No. 29 Luke Rasmussen (South Dakota State), 9-4 Decision
Lanosga responded with a strong showing in the consolation bracket. He wasted little time, scoring a takedown and four-point near fall in the opening period to build a 7-0 advantage. After extending the lead with a reversal, Lanosga maintained control despite a late push from Rasmussen to earn the 9-4 decision.
 
Lanosga advances to face No. 14 Koy Hopke (Minnesota) in the next consolation round on Friday.
 
125 / Round One / No. 5 Troy Spratley (Oklahoma State) def. No. 28 Andrew Binni, 11-2 Major Decision
Spratley, a 2025 All-American and national runner-up, controlled the match from the outset. He secured an early takedown and built a significant riding-time advantage through the opening period. Binni worked free late to cut the deficit to 3-1, but Spratley maintained control with an escape in the second and added multiple takedowns in the third to extend the margin. Riding time pushed the final to 11-2.
 
125 / Consolation Round One / No. 21 Conrad Hendricksen (Oklahoma) def. No. 28 Andrew Binni, 2-1 Decision
Hendricksen, who dropped his opening bout to 12^th-seed Vincent Robinson (NC State), edged Binni in a tightly contested match. A stalling point gave Hendricksen a 1-0 lead in the first before Binni answered with an escape in the second. Hendricksen regained the advantage with an escape of his own in the third and held off late attempts to secure the 2-1 decision, ending Binni's first NCAA Championship appearance.
 
157 / Round One / No. 7 Kannon Webster (Illinois) def. No. 26 Jonathan Ley, 6-2 Decision
Webster used a late first-period takedown to seize control and carried that momentum through the match. Ley battled back with a penalty point and escape in the second to cut the deficit to one, but Webster extended the lead with an escape in the third and added a stall point along with riding time to secure the 6-2 decision.
 
157 / Consolation Round One / No. 23 Kaleb Burgess (Buffalo) def. No. 26 Jonathan Ley, 12-1 Major Decision
Burgess, who fell to 10^th-seed Logan Rozynski (Lehigh) in the opening round, built a decisive lead early in the consolation bout. He opened with a takedown and later added a takedown-to-near-fall sequence that stretched the margin to double digits. Riding time capped the scoring at 12-1, ending Ley's season in his first NCAA Championship appearance.
 
"Andrew Binni and Jonathan Ley gained valuable experience against tough competition and can build on it moving forward into next year," Kolat said.