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Oklahoma State Delivers Three National Titles in Historical Performance at NCAA Wrestling Championships

CLEVELAND, Ohio – Oklahoma State won three individual national titles and finished runner-up as a team at the 2026 NCAA Wrestling Championships, becoming first program in NCAA history to have three freshman national champions in Jax Forrest (133 pounds), Sergio Vega (141 pounds) and Landon Robideau (159 pounds). The trio of crowns also gave the Big 12 Conference its most individual national championships since 2015.

OSU’s runner-up finish to Penn State in the team standings marked the highest finish by a Big 12 program at the NCAA Championships since the Cowboys were runner-up in 2016.

The Conference also had a pair of national runner-up finishes at 197 pounds with Cody Merrill from OSU and in the heavyweight division with Iowa State’s Yonger Bastida.


Sergio Vega (Oklahoma State) – NCAA Champion at 141 Pounds
Vega, one of the Cowboys’ vaunted freshmen, defeated Ohio State’s Jesse Mendez with a sudden victory takedown. The Tucson, Arizona native downed the two-time national champion and top seed in extra time after a back-and-forth battle through three periods. He became the first true freshman in NCAA Wrestling to finish an entire season undefeated since 1947, capping his season with a 24-0 record.


Landon Robideau (Oklahoma State) – NCAA Champion at 159 Pounds
Winning a national title as the No. 5 seed in the weight class, Robideau upset No. 2 seed Antrell Taylor of Nebraska to claim the Cowboys’ second NCAA crown of the evening from a freshman. The 4-2 decision over the defending national champion in the division saw Robideau earned two near fall points in the second period and never look back.


Jax Forrest (Oklahoma State) – NCAA Champion at 133 Pounds
In the final match of the night, a scoreless first period gave way to a 1-0 lead by Ohio State’s Ben Davino by way of an escape. Forrest scored an escape and a takedown in the opening seconds of the third period to seize a 4-1 lead. The Big 12 Freshman of the Year and Most Outstanding Wrestler of the Conference Championship would round out the freshman trio of national titles for Oklahoma State by a final score of 5-2.