No. 7 seed Caleb Elvin Noble (IL) flips Super 32 at 113
Caleb Elvin Noble (IL) won the 113 title after we gave him a 3% chance, delivering the sharpest rebuke to our pre-event picks.
A 3% title chance looks pretty small next to a championship. Caleb Elvin Noble (IL), seeded 7 at 113, won his final 15-10 at the 2026 Super 32 Challenge in Greensboro. Our vote for the biggest story of the boys tournament goes to him.
The champions, weight by weight
- 106: Nelson Villafane III (PA), final win by Fall 2:24.
- 113: Caleb Elvin Noble (IL), final win by Dec 15-10.
- 120: Cameron Sontz (NJ), final win by Dec 6-2.
- 126: Mateo Gallegos (PA), final win by Dec 4-2.
- 132: Israel Borge (MO), final win by Dec 5-2.
- 138: Dean Anderson (AZ), final win by Dec 7-1.
- 144: Matthew Oneill (PA), final win by Dec 2-0.
- 150: Arseni Kikiniou (CA), final win by Dec 4-1.
- 157: Mac Crosson (IA), final win by Dec 2-1.
- 165: Melvin Miller (PA), final win by Dec 7-3.
- 175: Lucas Boe (FL), final win by Dec 6-5.
- 190: Tanner Hodgins (NJ), final win by Dec 5-4.
- 215: Maximus Konopka (CT), final win by Dec 5-0.
- 285: Satoshi Davis (NV), final win by Dec 4-2.
The bracket upsets started early
- 132, Round of 64: Jeffrey Dunaway (IL) beat No. 4 seed Cooper Mathews (CO) by decision, 12-8.
- 132, Round of 64: Oleksandr Havrylkiv (IL) beat No. 6 seed Jaxon Lane (TN) by major decision, 12-4.
- 126, Round of 64: Nathan Reynolds (CA) beat No. 5 seed Cael Floerchinger (MT) by decision, 2-1.
- 126, Round of 128: Robert Estrada (CA) beat No. 7 seed Preston Waughtel (IL) by decision, 4-3.
- 144, Round of 128: Raymond Castillo (CA) beat No. 6 seed Landyn Shaffer (NY) by decision, 8-5.
- 138, Round of 16: Jack Simpson (CO) beat No. 6 seed Matthew Orbeta (CA) by decision, 7-2.
- 120, Round of 32: Mason Brown (NC) beat No. 6 seed Daniel Brown (IN) by decision, 11-4.
- 165, Round of 32: Paul Wright (FL) beat No. 8 seed Tyler Morales (MI) by decision, 5-4.
Our picks: half right, plenty to answer for
We called 7 champions across 14 weights. Noble (IL) was our loudest miss: a 3% title chance, then the 113 championship. He gets the title; we get to reread the forecast.
Dean Anderson (AZ) should sting, too. He entered as the No. 1 seed and our No. 2 nationally at 138, yet we gave him a 16% title chance and picked elsewhere. His 7-1 final win makes that choice hard to defend.
Melvin Miller (PA) gave us less trouble at 165. Our pre-event favorite carried a 72% title chance and won his final 7-3. The wrestler atop our pound-for-pound ranking delivered.
Our bet for the name every college coach will be talking about: Caleb Elvin Noble (IL). A No. 7 seed winning 113 is the conversation we would start.