Contact: Sam Fretto, Athletics Communication Graduate Assistant, sjfretto@noctrl.edu
Press Release
MANHEIM, Pa. (Dec. 31, 2025)- The North Central College men's wrestling team enters the new year as the 5th-ranked team in the country according to the latest National Wrestling Coaches' Association (NWCA) poll. Additionally, the Cardinals are the seventh-ranked duals team and have three wrestlers ranked in their respective weight classes, including top-ranked 125-pound
Chip Guzman and 133-pound
Ethan Spacht. The NWCA released their poll Wednesday morning at 10 a.m.
The top five saw minimal movement, as Wartburg College retained the top-ranked spot in the country, followed by Augsburg University in second place. The University of Wisconsin-La Crosse and The College of New Jersey switched places, with UW-La Crosse slotting to third and TCNJ moving to fourth. Meanwhile, North Central maintains its highest ranking of the season, rounding out the top five.
Guzman is undefeated this season with a 21-0 record, with 15 of the wins coming by way of technical fall. Guzman has competed in the Pointer Open, the Concordia Wisconsin Open, The New Standard Corporation Invitational, and the North Central College Invitational, all of which he won in the 125-pound weight class. He also competed in two duals this season, one against No. 7 University of Wisconsin-Whitewater and one against Augustana College.
Spacht enters 2026 with a 21-1 record, pinning 10 of his opponents to end the match. Spacht placed first in the 133-pound division in the Pointer Open, the New Standard Corporation Invitational, and the North Central College Invitational and finished third at the CUW Open. Spacht has competed in high-profile matchups with ranked wins over No. 4 Garrett Totten, No. 6 Peyton Ellis, and No. 5 Brody Neighbor.
Joshua Robison is the third Cardinal ranked in the NWCA poll as the sixth-ranked 141-pound wrestler. Robison is 10-3 overall, competing in the Pointer Open and CUW Open. Robison kicked off the year with a fourth-place finish at the Pointer Open but placed first in the CUW Open with a win over No. 7-ranked U-Chicago's Sean Conway.
North Central returns to action for the NWCA National Duals starting on Friday, Jan. 9 and going to Saturday, Jan. 10 in Cedar Falls, Iowa.
