Shayne Van Ness Season 2025-26

Parents: DAWN AND RODNEY VAN NESS
Major: PSYCHOLOGY

CAREER NOTES:
Athletic: 2X All-American (2023, 2025...Big Ten Wrestler of the Week (12/7/22)...Big Ten Wrestler of the Week (11/14/23)...NWCA All-Star Classic (2025).

2024-25 / INJURY REDSHIRT SEASON:
Season: Rolled to his second All-America honor...Went 25-3 overall with seven pins, five techs and nine majors...Went 13-1 in dual meets...Went 5-1 at NCAAs to finish third for second time.
NWCA Exhibition (11/16): Rolled to 16-4 major over #3 Ty Watters of West Virginia. Black Knight Invitational (11/24): Won Black Knight title with 4-0 mark including two techs and a major. Lehigh (12/8): Rolled to 17-3 major over Matt Repos. Wyoming (12/15): Pinned #22 Gabe Willochell at 4:27. Journeymen Collegiate (12/22): Went 3-0 in Nashville, all by fall, including pinning #16 Jordan Williams of Little Rock at 4:39. Michigan State (1/10): Pinned Clayton Jones in the first period (2:25). Rutgers (1/24): Dominant 17-2 tech fall (5:26) over Alex Nini. Iowa (1/31): Dominated #2 Kyle Parco, including an eight point second period, in a 17-6 major decision with 1:33 in riding time. Michigan (2/7): Grabbed 7-1 win over Dylan Gilcher. Maryland (2/9): Impressive 17-2 tech fall over #32 Kal Miller (2:53). Ohio State: Third period takedown led to 4-2 win over #7 Dylan D’Emilio in Penn State’s 27-13 win over the Buckeyes. Illinois (2/16): Majored #14 Kannan Webster 15-4. American (2/21): Teched Gage Owen 16-1 (5:51).
Big Ten Championships (3/8-9): Went 3-1 to take third place in Evanston. Majored #29 Kal Miller of Maryland 12-2, lost 4-2 to #16 Kannon Webster of Illinois, majored #18 Andrew Clark of Rutgers 12-1 and then majored #3 Kyle Parco of Iowa 13-0 in third place bout.
NCAA Championships (3/20-22): Placed third at the NCAA Championships for the second time, becoming a two-time All-American with a 5-1 run in Philadelphia. Beat #30, #9 and #6 Lachlan McNeil of North Carolina to advance to semifinals before losing to #2 Ridge Lovett of Nebraska. Rebounded with a pin over #12 Ethan Stiles of Oklahoma State and a major over #13 Dylan D’Emilio of Ohio State in the third place bout. 

2023-24 / INJURY REDSHIRT SEASON:
Season: Began the season with a 3-0 mark and a win in the NWCA All-Star Classic before an injury ended campaign...Received medical redshirt, maintaining sophomore eligibility heading into 2024-25 year, results count towards overall record. Journeymen (11/12): Rolled to three wins, all by fall and all in the first period, at season opening event. Wrestled 6:34 of a possible 21:00 minutes. Named Big Ten Wrestler of the Week (11/14). NWCA All-Star Classic (11/21): Rolled to a 5-1 win over #3 Kyle Parco of Arizona State in Rec Hall (exhibition/not an official result).

2022-23 / REDSHIRT FRESHMAN SEASON:
Season: Posted a 24-7 overall record...Had seven majors, two techs and five pins...Placed fourth at first Big Ten Championship to earn trip to NCAAs...Posted a 5-1 mark at first national tournament to become freshman All-American with third place finish at 149.
Lock Haven (11/11): Made Nittany Lion debut by pinning Connor Eck in Rec Hall (6:32). Black Knight (11/20): Notched late takedown to beat #14 Johnny Lovett of Central Michigan 5-3 in finals, capping off 3-0 run to 149-pound title. Rider (12/2): Convincing 11-6 win over #24 Quinn Kinner for dual road win. Lehigh (12/4): Key first period pin of #26 Manzona Bryant IV (2:28) in dual road win. Oregon State (12/11): Posted 6-1 win over Noah Tolantino. Collegiate Duals (12/19-20): Pinned #20 Johnny Lovett of Central Michigan, then posted 2-0 win over North Carolina’s Jayden Scott. Dropped hard-fought 3-2 dec. to #5 Paniro Johnson of Iowa State. Wisconsin (1/6): Lost hard-fought 6-2 decision to #2 Austin Gomez in B1G debut in Madison. Michigan (1/20): Majored Fidel Mayora 14-4 in BJC Dual. Michigan State (1/22): Pinned Braden Staffenberg (5:44) in Rec Hall. Iowa (1/27): Dropped tough 4-1 decision to #7 Max Murin. Ohio State (2/3): Lost tough 6-3 decision to #3 Sammy Sasso in Columbus. Indiana (2/5): Majored #30 Graham Rooks 17-5. Rutgers (2/10): Majored Tony White 21-9. Maryland (2/12): Dominated #18 Ethan Miller, posting 19-4 tech fall (3:25) in B1G regular season clinching dual win in Rec Hall. Clarion (2/19): Teched Kyle Schickel 17-1 (4:59) in dual finale.
Big Ten Championships (3/4-5): Placed fourth in his first Big Ten Championship tournament. Went 4-2 with three majors, only two losses to #6 Max Murin of Iowa. Majored #28 Graham Rooks of Indiana, Jake Harrier of Illinois and Jaden Reynolds of Purdue. Also beat #30 Chance Lamer of Michigan.
NCAA Championships (3/16-18): Entered first NCAA Championship tournament as the 12th-seed and rolled to a third place finish and All-America status as a freshman. Opened tournament by roaring back from an early 8-0 deficit to overtake and then pin #21 Ethan Miller of Maryland (6:26) in the first round. Dominated #5 Paniro Johnson of Iowa State 14-8 in round two. Notched another come-from-behind win, this time 10-7 over #20 Graham Rooks in the quarterfinals. Led eventual national champion #1 Yianni Diakomihalis into the third period before dropping tough decision in semifinals. Responded with a 5-3 win over #4 Caleb Henson of Virginia Tech and #3 Kyle Parco of Arizona State to take third place (beat three of the top five seeds overall).

2021-22 / REDSHIRT SEASON:
Season:  Went 2-0 in one open tournament at the start of his redshirt season.
HIGH SCHOOL / PERSONAL:
A two-time National Prep Champion at Blair Academy...Won the 2019 Who’s #1 All-Star tournament...Blair Academy team captain...Honored with the Northeastern Regional Dave Schultz High School Excellence Award...Has one younger sister, Sydnie...Considering a biology major at Penn State.

VAN NESS MATCH-BY-MATCH

2024-25
Date    Wt.    Result    Opponent    Place    Rec
11/24    149    W, 18-1    Yanni Vines, Columbia (TF; 4:40)    BK    1-0
11/24    149    W, 15-2    Joe Giordano, Gardner Webb (major)    BK    2-0
11/24    149    W, 5-0    Richard Fedalen, Columbia    BK    3-0
11/24    149    W, 19-4    Andrew Clark, Rutgers (TF; 7:00)    BK    4-0
12/8    149    W, 17-3    Matt Repos, Lehigh (major)    dual    5-0
12/15    149    WBF    #22 Gabe Willochell, Wyoming (4:27)    dual    6-0
12/22    149    WBF    Caleb Sweet, Binghamton (2:49)    dual    7-0
12/22    149    WBF    #16 Jordan Williams, Little Rock (4:39)    dual    8-0
12/22    149    WBF    Zeke Seltzer, Missouri (1:57)    dual    9-0
1/10    149    WBF    Clayton Jones, Michigan State (2:25)    dual    10-0
1/17    149    L, 2-10    #4 Ridge Lovett, Nebraska    dual    10-1
1/24    149    W, 17-2    Alex Nini, Rutgers (TF; 5:26)    dual    11-1
1/31    149    W, 17-6    #2 Kyle Parco, Iowa (major)    dual    12-1
2/7    149    W, 7-1    Dylan Gilcher, Michigan    dual    13-1
2/9    149    W, 17-2    #32 Kal MIller, Maryland (TF; 2:53)    dual    14-1
2/14    149    W, 4-2    #7 Dylan D’Emilio, Ohio State    dual    15-1
2/16    149    W, 15-4    #14 Kannan Webster, Illinois (major)    dual    16-1
2/21    149    W, 16-1    Gage Owen, American (TF; 5:51)    dual    17-1
3/8    149    W, 12-2    #29 Kal Miller, Maryland (major)    B1G    18-1
3/8    149    L, 2-4    #16 Kannon Webster, Illinois    B1G    18-2
3/9    149    W, 12-1    #18 Andrew Clark, Rutgers (major)    B1G    19-2
3/9    149    W, 13-0    #3 Kyle Parco, Iowa (major)    B1G (3rd)    20-2
3/20    149    WBF    #30 Gabe Willochell, Wyoming (4:11)    NCAA    21-2
3/20    149    W, 11-1    #19 Andrew Clark, Rutgers (major)    NCAA    22-2
3/21    149    W, 7-2    #6 Lachlan McNeil, North Carolina    NCAA    23-2
3/21    149    L, 8-14    #2 Ridge Lovett, Nebraska    NCAA    23-3
3/22    149    WBF    #12 Ethan Stiles, Oklahoma St. (1:06)    NCAA    24-3
3/22    149    W, 15-4    #13 Dylan D’Emilio, Ohio St. (maj.)    NCAA (3rd)    25-3

2023-24
Date    Wt.    Result    Opponent    Place    Rec
11/12    149    WBF    Eddie Hummel, Army (2:06)    Jrny    1-0
11/12    149    WBF    Cade Balestrini, Bloomsburg (2:58)    Jrny    2-0
11/12    149    WBF    Kelvin Griffin, Lehigh (1:30)    Jrny    3-0

2022-23
Date    Wt.    Result    Opponent    Place    Rec
11/11    149    WBF    Connor Eck, Lock Haven (6:32)    dual    1-0
11/20    149    W, 15-7    Kaleb Burgess, Buffalo (major)    BK    2-0
11/20    149    W, 8-2     Graham Rooks, Indiana    BK    3-0
11/20    149    W, 5-3    #14 Johnny Lovett, Central Michigan    BK (1st)    4-0
12/2    149    W, 11-6    #24 Quinn Kinner, Rider    dual    5-0
12/4    149    WBF    #26 Manzona Bryant IV, Lehigh (2:28)    dual    6-0
12/11    149    W, 6-1    Noah Tolantino, Oregon State    dual    7-0
12/19    149    WBF    #20 Johnny Lovett, Central Michigan (4:47)    dual    8-0
12/19    149    W, 2-0    Jayden Scott, North Carolina    dual    9-0
12/20    149    L, 2-3    #5 Paniro Johnson, Iowa State     dual    9-1
1/6    149    L, 2-6    #2 Austin Gomez, Wisconsin    dual    9-2
1/20    149    W, 14-4    Fidel Mayora, Michigan (major)    dual    10-2
1/22    149    WBF    Braden Stauffenberg, Michigan St. (5:44)    dual    11-2
1/27    149    L, 1-4    #7 Max Murin, Iowa    dual    11-3
2/3    149    L, 3-6    #3 Sammy Sasso, Ohio State    dual    11-4
2/5    149    W, 17-5    #30 Graham Rooks, Indiana (major)    dual    12-4
2/10    149    W, 21-9    Tony White, Rutgers (major)    dual    13-4
2/12    149    W, 19-4    #18 Ethan Miller, Maryland (TF; 3:25)    dual    14-4
2/19    149    W, 17-1    Kyle Schickel, Clarion (TF; 4:59)    dual    15-4
3/4    149    W, 16-4    Jake Harrier, Illinois (major)    B1G    16-4
3/4    149    L, 2-4    #6 Max Murin, Iowa    B1G    16-5
3/4    149    W, 19-7    Jaden Reynolds, Purdue (major)    B1G    17-5
3/4    149    W, inj.def.    #30 Chance Lamer, Michigan    B1G    18-5
3/5    149    W, 12-4    #28 Graham Rooks, Indiana (major)    B1G    19-5
3/5    149    L, 2-3    #6 Max Murin, Iowa    B1G (4th)    19-6
3/16    149    WBF    #21 Ethan Miller, Maryland (6:26)    NCAA    20-6
3/16    149    W, 14-8    #5 Paniro Johnson, Iowa State    NCAA    21-6
3/17    149    W, 10-7    Graham Rooks, Indiana    NCAA    22-6
3/17    149    L, 3-8    #1 Yianni Diakomihalis, Cornell    NCAA    22-7
3/18    149    W, 5-3    #4 Caleb Henson, Virginia Tech    NCAA    23-7
3/18    149    W, 7-2    #3 Kyle Parco, Arizona State    NCAA (3rd)    24-7

CAREER STATISTICS

*Medical red shirt season, results count towards career record