KINGS POINT, N.Y. (March 13, 2025) – USMMA wrestling senior Reid Garrison (Broadway, Va.) and sophomore Tyler Withers (Gettysburg, Pa.) will travel with their coaches to Providence, R.I., this weekend to compete at the 2025 NCAA Division III National Championship Meet. The two-day event, hosted by Johnson & Wales University, will take place Friday and Saturday, March 14-15, at the Amica Mutual Pavilion.
 
The brackets for the championships were released on Wednesday night and both Garrison and Withers were both seeded at #7 in the 285-pound and 184-pound brackets, respectively.
 
Important Links

• JWU's Championship Central Website
• Purchase Tickets
• Live Results (Track Wrestle)
• Live Video (By Mat, Scroll Down The Page Each Day For "DIII Wrestling")
• Withers' 184-Pound Bracket (PDF)
• Garrison's 285-Pound Bracket (PDF)

 
Ticket Information
Tickets must be purchase for entry into the NCAA DIII Wrestling Championship Meet. They are available via Ticketmaster at this link. You can buy single day tickets, good for the two sessions of either specific day, or two-day passes which are good for all four sessions.
 
This Weekend's Schedule
Action gets underway tomorrow, Friday, March 14, at 10 a.m. (ET) with the opening-round bouts. Friday's first session will be all of the main-bracket first-round bouts.
 
The second session on Friday evening beginning at 5 p.m. (ET), will be the main-bracket second-round bouts as well as the first and second rounds of the "wrestleback" consolation bracket.
 
All wrestlers who make it through Friday night are guaranteed a top-eight finish at Nationals and an All-American distinction.
 
On Saturday morning, March 15, wrestling begins at 10 a.m. (ET) once again, and the first session of the day consists of the main-bracket semifinals and the rest of the wrestlebacks including the seventh-, fifth- and third-place bouts.
 
All of the first-place National Championship bouts will take place in the final session on Saturday night, beginning at 6 p.m. (ET).
 
How They Got Here
Withers went an undefeated 4-0 to win the individual championship at the NCAA Region III Championship Meet Feb. 28-March 1. The sophomore recorded one pin and two major decisions to finish atop the 184-pound bracket.
 
He currently sits at 29-3 overall on the season with 21 pins, two technical falls and three major decisions. Withers has been ranked among the national leaders in "most falls" and "most dominant" throughout the 2024-25 season.
 
Garrison is returning to the NCAA National Championships for the second-straight season. He went 3-1 at the Regional Championship Meet earlier this month to finish in second place at 285 and punch his ticket to Providence. The senior won his first three bouts with two pins and a major decision, but lost in the finals via a close 13-10 decision to Alvernia's Mauro Pellot.
 
His current record this season is 25-2 with 13 pins, two tech. falls and four major decisions.
 
A Closer Look At The Brackets
The top eight wrestlers in the nation are seeded 1-8 in each bracket. The remaining 10 wrestlers in the bracket are drawn into a position within the bracket with the intent to avoid any in-regional matchups.
 
Withers' first matchup in the 184-pound bracket is against Gavin Kohel of Wisconsin-Whitewater, currently slated as bout #40 on Friday. The rest of the ranked wrestlers in the bracket are Jack Ryan of SUNY Oneonta at #1, Kasey Ross of Wartburg at #2, Brandt Bombard of Augsburg at #3, Sampson Wilkins of Castleton at #4, Marcus Orlandoni of Wisconsin-La Crosse at #5, Jared Voss of Coe at #6 and Blake Williams of Adrian at #8.
 
Garrison's first matchup in the 285-pound bracket is against Titus Waters of Wabash, slated as bout #49 on Friday. The rest of the ranked wrestlers in the bracket are Michael Douglas of Wisconsin-La Crosse at #1, Rayshawn Dixon of Ferrum at #2, Josh Harkless of RIT at #3, Walter West of Luther at #4, Austin Cooley of Schreiner at #5, Mauro Pellot of Alvernia at #6 and Carl DiGiorgio of Coast Guard at #8.
 
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