When the dust settled and 290 matches were contested at the Super Region 3 meet on Saturday (Feb. 28), five Ashland University wrestlers had qualified for the 2026 NCAA Division II Championships, in Sioux Falls, S.D., on March 13-14.
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Two Eagles – redshirt freshman 184-pounder
Fletcher Rose and No. 6-ranked junior 197-pounder
Peyton Lemon – were regional runners-up. Three more – No. 7-ranked junior 149-pounder
Hayden Kuhn, senior 165-pounder
Nate Barrett and No. 9-ranked senior 174-pounder
Sevriano Garza – earned nationals spots by winning third-place matches.
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Rose was 2-1 with two decisions, and Lemon ended 3-1 with a pin, a major decision and a decision. Both will make their initial nationals appearance.
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Kuhn (pin, technical fall, decision, medical default), Barrett (two tech falls, major decision, decision) and Garza (tech fall, three decisions) all ended Saturday at 4-1. Barrett will go to nationals for the fourth time, Garza for the third time, and Kuhn for a second consecutive season.
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In the final team standings, the No. 16-ranked Eagles scored 103 points, placing fifth in the 12-team field. Ending in the top four were Glenville State (142), Grand Valley State (140.5), Tiffin 119) and West Liberty (118.5).
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