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Wyatt Hendrickson is an American wrestler who won the 2025 NCAA national championship at heavyweight, defeating Gable Steveson in a major upset. He competed for the Air Force Falcons and Oklahoma State Cowboys, and is a second lieutenant in the U.S. Air Force.

Wyatt Hendrickson is a senior heavyweight wrestler who transferred from Air Force to Oklahoma State in 2023-24. He is a three-time NCAA All-American, a two-time Big 12 champion and a U23 World bronze medalist.

Wyatt Hendrickson. Class: Senior; Hometown: Newton, KS; High School: Newton; Weight Class: HWT; Squadron: 03 / Dogs of War; ... 2021-22 Sophomore: Capped his historic 2022 season at the 2022 NCAA Wrestling Championships where he was announced as the Most Dominant Wrestler in NCAA Division I ... concluded his season with a record of 26-2 and his ...

PHILADELPHIA — Once upon a time, Wyatt Hendrickson dreamed of wrestling for Oklahoma State. Not only were the Cowboys one of the most prominent programs in the country, they were also the closest to his hometown of Newton, Kansas — a state with no major-college wrestling teams.. He watched OSU’s national success with intrigue. He made trips to Gallagher-Iba Arena.

USAF ACADEMY, Colo. – Air Force second lieutenant and 2024 USAFA graduate Wyatt Hendrickson battled to a heavyweight national title at the 2025 NCAA Wrestling Championships, March 22, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Hendrickson, a graduate student at Oklahoma State, became the Cowboys' 145 th national champion in program history. As the most heavily favored wrestler in the finals, Minnesota's ...

Oklahoma State’s Wyatt Hendrickson produced what commentators dubbed the “biggest upset in NCAA history” as he stunned Olympic champion Gable Steveson to win the heavyweight wrestling ...

Oklahoma State heavyweight Wyatt Hendrickson has earned the trophy for the 2024-25 season. He received 30 first-place votes. ... He finished third in the country in the previous two seasons while wrestling for the Air Force Academy. Since Hendrickson had graduated and had a year of eligibility remaining, he was allowed to transfer to Oklahoma ...

One of the biggest upsets in the history of the NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships unfolded Saturday night in Philadelphia, as Oklahoma State’s Wyatt Hendrickson stunned Minnesota’s heavily favored Gable Steveson, 5-4, in the 285-pound heavyweight final. >> Subscribe to Sports Spectrum Magazine for more stories where sports and faith connect <<

Hendrickson was a renowned figure in college wrestling who hadn't won the ultimate prize. Both were unproven figures awaiting a clash with a daunting opponent. Faith and resilience emboldened both. And like David, Hendrickson prevailed — not with a sling, but a takedown with 18 seconds remaining in the match.

The moment his son, Wyatt Hendrickson, uttered the words, “Dad, I got a letter from the Air Force Academy,” Todd beamed with joy. ... Little did Todd know that “fiasco” would lead to a nonparallel college wrestling career. Wyatt enlisted in the Air Force, committed to the wrestling team as the No. 2 pound-for-pound recruit in the 2020 ...

Wyatt Hendrickson won his NCAA title in down-to-the-wire fashion. He won the Hodge Trophy in the same manner. The Oklahoma State heavyweight won college wrestling’s most prestigious individual ...

Oklahoma State heavyweight Wyatt Hendrickson has been named the recipient of the 2025 WIN Magazine/Culture House Dan Hodge Trophy, an honor presented annually by ASICS Wrestling to the nation’s ...

STILLWATER – Oklahoma State heavyweight Wyatt Hendrickson was named Big 12 Wrestler of the Year, the conference announced Friday morning. He is the first Cowboy to become the league's Wrestler of the Year since Alex Dieringer and Dean Heil in the first two years it was awarded in 2016 and 2017, respectively.

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO - Lackland, Texas - An Air Force officer is the nation’s top men’s college wrestler after winning the Dan Hodge trophy, Mar. 31, 2025.. For 2nd Lt. Wyatt Hendrickson the Hodge award caps off a heady two weeks. First, he won the NCAA heavyweight wrestling National Championship, then was named Big 12 Wrestler of the Year, and is now recognized as the best in collegiate ...

Wyatt Hendrickson etched his name in NCAA wrestling history with a stunning upset over Olympic gold medalist and undefeated collegiate champion Gable Steveson. Competing for Oklahoma State, Hendrickson overcame a 4-2 deficit in the final moments, securing a dramatic 5-4 victory with a decisive takedown.

Oklahoma State's Wyatt Hendrickson won the NCAA heavyweight wrestling championship in 2025 by beating Olympic champion Gable Steveson in a stunning buzzer-beater. Hendrickson, a former Air Force wrestler, then saluted President Trump, who was in attendance, after his historic victory.

Who is Sam Barber? Sam Barber is the head coach of the Air Force wrestling program, and he coached Wyatt Hendrickson when he was on the team. In 2024–2025, Barber began his eleventh season as head coach. Barber has 17 seasons of coaching experience at the Academy, having served as a full-time assistant coach and recruiting coordinator for the preceding five years before assuming the head ...

Oklahoma State’s Wyatt Hendrickson, a Newton, Kansas native, stunned NCAA wrestling world by winning national title and saluting Trump.

Wyatt Hendrickson set the sports world on fire Saturday night when he defeated Gable Steveson to win the NCAA national championship ... and while the Oklahoma State wrestling product doesn't have ...

Air Force Academy's Wyatt Hendrickson adjusts his headgear during a match at the NCAA DI Wrestling Championships at the T-Mobile Center in Kansas City, Missouri, on Thursday, March 21, 2024.