Two Bears Wrap up Medal Rounds

Saturday, March 22

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3/22/2025 4:07:00 PM | Wrestling

Poulin, Zerban Complete Season with Hardware

By: Michael High, Assistant Athletics Director for Strategic Communications

PHILADELPHIA – Stevo Poulin (125 pounds) and Vincent Zerban (157 pounds) completed their run at the 2025 NCAA Wrestling Championships, with eighth and sixth place finishes in their respective weight classes at the Wells Fargo Center Saturday.

"We are proud of Stevo and Vinny," head coach Troy Nickerson said. "They wrestled with a ton of grit and gave everything they had, with both wrestling above their seeds."

Poulin fell to Caleb Smith in the seventh-place match, concluding his campaign with his first All-American accolade. He tallied 24 victories in 30 bouts.

Zerban fell to Trevor Chumbley in the consolation semifinals, setting up a rematch with Meyer Shapiro. Zerban fell to Shapiro for the second time in the championships, completing his season with a 22-7 mark and his first All-American honor.

Northern Colorado sat in a three-way tie for 29th out of 65 teams, with the 10 championship bouts remaining.

125 | No. 10 Stevo Poulin (24-6) Eighth Place
Round 1 | Stevo Poulin (UNC) over No. 23 Tanner Jordan (South Dakota State) | Dec 9-5
Round 2 | No. 7 Troy Spratley (Oklahoma State) over Stevo Poulin (UNC) | Dec 2-1
Cons #2 | Stevo Poulin (UNC) over No. 25 Charlie Farmer (Army) | Dec 7-4
Cons #3 | Stevo Poulin (UNC) over No. 18 Jacob Moran (Indiana) | Dec 1-0
Cons #4 | Stevo Poulin (UNC) over No. 12 Dean Peterson (Rutgers) | Dec 6-4
Cons #5 | No. 1 Luke Lilledahl (PSU) over Stevo Poulin (UNC) | Dec 3-0
7th-Place Match | No. 9 Caleb Smith (Nebraska) over Stevo Poulin (UNC) | MD 18-5

133 | No. 10 Dominick Serrano (22-4)
Round 1 | Dominick Serrano (UNC) over No. 23 Colton Camacho (Edinboro) | Dec 8-6
Round 2 | No. 21 Angelo Rini (Indiana) over Dominick Serrano (UNC) | MD 15-7
Cons #2 | No. 22 Tyler Wells (Minn.) over Dominick Serrano (UNC) | SV-1;            4-1

141 | No. 8 Andrew Alirez (17-3)
Round 1 | Andrew Alirez (UNC) over No. 25 AJ Rallo (Bellarmine) | Dec 5-0
Round 2 | No. 9 Jacob Frost (Iowa State) over Andrew Alirez (UNC) | Dec 6-1
Cons #2 | No. 26 Eligh Rivera (Princeton) over Andrew Alirez (UNC) | Dec 11-6

157 | No. 7 Vincent Zerban (22-7) | Sixth Place
Round 1 | Vincent Zerban (UNC) over No. 26 Blake Saito (Brown) | Fall 6:49
Round 2 | Vincent Zerban (UNC) over No. 23 Chase Saldate (Michigan) | Dec 5-1
Quarters | No. 2 Meyer Shapiro (Cornell) over Vincent Zerban (UNC) | Dec 9-4
Cons #4 | Vincent Zerban (UNC) over No. 5 Brandon Cannon (Ohio State) | Dec 11-6
Cons #5 | Vincent Zerban (UNC) over No. 11 Matt Bianchi (Little Rock) | SV-1; 4 – 1
Cons Semis | No. 20 Trevor Chumbley (Northwestern) over Vincent Zerban (UNC) | 5-3
5th-Place Match | No. 2 Meyer Shapiro over Vincent Zerban (UNC) | MD 11-0

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