Photo by: Geoffrey Riccio/Northwestern Athletics
Chumbley Earns All-American Honors on Day Two of NCAA Championships
3/22/2025 12:12:00 AM | Wrestling
PHILADELPHIA, Pa. - Graduate student Trevor Chumbley earned the first All-American honors of his career on day two of the 2025 NCAA Wrestling Championships on Friday inside Wells Fargo Center. Chumbley will continue on in Session V on Saturday morning, looking to climb the podium at 157 lbs.
Maxx Mayfield (165 lbs) also began his Friday with a victory, defeating No. 33 Chandler Amaker (Central Michigan) by 8-6 decision. His weekend would come to an end shortly after, however, as he dropped a heartbreaker in sudden victory to Virginia's Nick Hamilton.
At 197 pounds, Evan Bates bowed out Friday morning as well, falling to No. 18 Dillon Bechtold (Bucknell) by 4-1 decision.
Though No. 8 Joey Blaze (Purdue) edged Chumbley out in their Friday night meeting in the semifinal, Northwestern's 157-pounder can still finish as high as third place with a pair of wins on Saturday morning. He'll take on No. 7 Vinny Zerban (Northern Colorado) in the first of two matches that will determine his podium placement. Session V action begins at 10 a.m. CT.
A listing of Northwestern's results through the first two days of the NCAA Championships follows.
149
Champ. Round 1 - Ridge Lovett (Nebraska) won by decision over Sam Cartella (Dec 10-8)
Cons. Round 1 - Ethan Fernandez (Cornell) won by decision over Sam Cartella (Dec 3-2)
157
Champ. Round 1 - Trevor Chumbley won by decision over Jared Hill (Wyoming) (Dec 2-0)
Champ. Round 2 - Trevor Chumbley won in tie breaker - 1 over Rafael Hipolito (Virginia Tech) (TB-1 2-1)
Quarterfinal - Trevor Chumbley won by decision over Caleb Fish (Oklahoma State) (Dec 6-4)
Semifinal - Joey Blaze (Purdue) won by decision over Trevor Chumbley (Dec 4-2)
165
Champ. Round 1 - Maxx Mayfield won by decision over Nicco Ruiz (Arizona State) (Dec 7-6)
Champ. Round 2 - Peyton Hall (West Virginia) won by tech fall over Maxx Mayfield (TF-1.5 5:36 (20-4))
Cons. Round 2 - Maxx Mayfield won in tie breaker - 1 over Chandler Amaker (Central Michigan) (TB-1 2-2)
Cons. Round 3 - Nick Hamilton (Virginia) won in sudden victory - 1 over Maxx Mayfield (SV-1 4-1)
197
Champ. Round 1 - Evan Bates won by decision over Nikolas Stemmet (Stanford) (Dec 13-10)
Champ. Round 2 - Jacob Cardenas (Michigan) won by decision over Evan Bates (Dec 4-1)
Cons. Round 2 - Dillon Bechtold (Bucknell) won by decision over Evan Bates (Dec 4-1)
Following his pair of upset victories on Thursday, Chumbley picked up right where he left off with his quarterfinal matchup on Friday afternoon. Faced with 12th-seeded Caleb Fish (Oklahoma State) in a rematch of their 2024 meeting at the CKLV Invitational, Chumbley staged a thrilling comeback to secure a 6-4 decision and lock in his spot on the NCAA podium. The deciding takedown came with less than 30 seconds left in the bout, sending Chumbley to the national semifinals in thrilling fashion.??????-???????????????? ????
— Northwestern Wrestling (@NUWrestle) March 21, 2025
For the first time in his career, Trevor Chumbley is an @NCAAWrestling All-American!#GoCats | #NCAAWrestling pic.twitter.com/oVUqXq1Lrn
TO THE SEMIS ??
— NCAA Wrestling (@NCAAWrestling) March 21, 2025
(20) Trevor Chumbley of @NUWrestle defeats (12) Caleb Fish 6-4 to advance to the 157 semifinals. #NCAAWrestling pic.twitter.com/f4WZCgfT93
Maxx Mayfield (165 lbs) also began his Friday with a victory, defeating No. 33 Chandler Amaker (Central Michigan) by 8-6 decision. His weekend would come to an end shortly after, however, as he dropped a heartbreaker in sudden victory to Virginia's Nick Hamilton.
At 197 pounds, Evan Bates bowed out Friday morning as well, falling to No. 18 Dillon Bechtold (Bucknell) by 4-1 decision.
Though No. 8 Joey Blaze (Purdue) edged Chumbley out in their Friday night meeting in the semifinal, Northwestern's 157-pounder can still finish as high as third place with a pair of wins on Saturday morning. He'll take on No. 7 Vinny Zerban (Northern Colorado) in the first of two matches that will determine his podium placement. Session V action begins at 10 a.m. CT.
A listing of Northwestern's results through the first two days of the NCAA Championships follows.
149
Champ. Round 1 - Ridge Lovett (Nebraska) won by decision over Sam Cartella (Dec 10-8)
Cons. Round 1 - Ethan Fernandez (Cornell) won by decision over Sam Cartella (Dec 3-2)
157
Champ. Round 1 - Trevor Chumbley won by decision over Jared Hill (Wyoming) (Dec 2-0)
Champ. Round 2 - Trevor Chumbley won in tie breaker - 1 over Rafael Hipolito (Virginia Tech) (TB-1 2-1)
Quarterfinal - Trevor Chumbley won by decision over Caleb Fish (Oklahoma State) (Dec 6-4)
Semifinal - Joey Blaze (Purdue) won by decision over Trevor Chumbley (Dec 4-2)
165
Champ. Round 1 - Maxx Mayfield won by decision over Nicco Ruiz (Arizona State) (Dec 7-6)
Champ. Round 2 - Peyton Hall (West Virginia) won by tech fall over Maxx Mayfield (TF-1.5 5:36 (20-4))
Cons. Round 2 - Maxx Mayfield won in tie breaker - 1 over Chandler Amaker (Central Michigan) (TB-1 2-2)
Cons. Round 3 - Nick Hamilton (Virginia) won in sudden victory - 1 over Maxx Mayfield (SV-1 4-1)
197
Champ. Round 1 - Evan Bates won by decision over Nikolas Stemmet (Stanford) (Dec 13-10)
Champ. Round 2 - Jacob Cardenas (Michigan) won by decision over Evan Bates (Dec 4-1)
Cons. Round 2 - Dillon Bechtold (Bucknell) won by decision over Evan Bates (Dec 4-1)
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