UNC Bears wrestler Mahonri Rushton qualified for the NCAA Championships later this month with his performance at the Big12 Conference Championships last weekend. Mahonri Rushton
Rushton, a senior from McCall, Idaho, finished fifth at 184 pounds at the conference tournament. He reached the NCAA championships on an automatic qualification in the weight class.
UNC Bears wrestler Mahonri Rushton at the 2026 Big 12 Conference Championships in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Rushton, a senior from McCall, Idaho, qualified for the NCAA Wrestling Championships with his fifth-place finish at the Big 12 championships. He wrestles at 184 pounds for UNC and he'll compete March 19-21 at NCAAs in Cleveland, Ohio. (Courtesy/UNC Athletics).The NCAA Wrestling Championships are March 19-21 at Rocket Arena in Cleveland, Ohio.
Rushton lost his opening match Friday at the Big 12 championships, sending him into the consolation round. Rushton won his first consolation-round match on a 6-4 decision over Brian Soldano of Oklahoma. Rushton earned a spot in the consolation semifinals when his next opponent took a medical forfeit.Ian Bush of West Virginia defeated Rushton on a technical fall 17-1 in the consolation semifinals. This result dropped Rushton into the fifth-place match, where he clinched fifth on a another medical forfeit.
Dominick Serrano, a graduate student from Windsor and UNC’s highest-seeded wrestler at the Big 12 championships, lost in a quarterfinal match Friday at 133 pounds. Serrano, the third seed, was beaten by No. 6 Gage Walker of Missouri 4-1. Serrano moved into the consolation round where he lost his first match to Carter Schmidt of Oklahoma on a 3-0 decision.
Northern Colorado Bears wrestler Dominick Serrano listens to coaches with his teammates at the start of a wrestling practice on the campus of the University of Northern Colorado in Greeley on Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2026. (Brice Tucker/Staff Photographer)Serrano qualified for NCAAs last year, but did not place.
Oklahoma State won the Big 12 team title for the second straight year. UNC was 14th of 14 teams.
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