Moc Wrestlers Finish NCAA Champions On Friday

  • Friday, March 21, 2025
The Chattanooga Mocs weekend came to an abrupt end Friday afternoon at the NCAA Championships in Philadelphia at the Wells Fargo Center. The Mocs final two – Noah Castillo & Sergio Desiante – saw their run to the podium end.

Castillo drew Iowa State’s Cody Chittum in consolation round two at 157 after knocking 2024 national runner-up Jacori Teemer of Iowa Thursday night. Castillo could not breach Chittum’s defense as the Cyclone managed the lone takedown of the match in a 5-3 decision.

Desiante faced a rematch from his Southern Scuffle Championship match in Oklahoma’s Gaven Sax.
He dispatched the Sooner before heading to the third round of consolations and 8-seed Lenny Pinto from Nebraska. That one got away from him after falling behind and getting caught while chasing the result. 

Team Score
T48th of 65: 3.0

Lineup with Results (Seed in parenthesis)
133: (20) Blake Boarman
1st: (13) Tyler Knox, Stanford, L, Dec. (SV-1), 3-6
Conso 1: (29) Tyler Ferrara, Cornell, L, Dec., 3-5

157: (31) Noah Castillo
1st: (2) Meyer Shapiro, Cornell, L, TF (4:30), 2-20
Conso 1: (18) Jacori Teemer, Iowa, W, Dec., 8-5
Conso 2: (16) Cody Chittum, Iowa State, L, Dec., 3-5

174: (17) Sergio Desiante
1st: (16) Lorenzo Norman, Stanford, L, MD, 3-14
Conso 1: (33) Michael Wilson, Rider, W, TF (4:22), 17-2
Conso 2: (18) Gaven Sax, Oklahoma, W, Dec., 4-2
Conso 3: (8) Lenny Pinto, Nebraska, L, MD, 7-15
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