North Carolina State University Athletics
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Isaac Trumble Wins Wrestling Heavyweight National Championship
3/21/2026 10:03:00 PM | Wrestling
CLEVELAND, Ohio – Isaac Trumble claims the heavyweight national title at 285 lbs by completing his perfect season 21-0 at the Rocket Arena in Cleveland at the 2026 NCAA Wrestling Championships. Trumble defeated Iowa State's No. 1 seed Yonger Bastida 5-0 to become the Wolfpack's 10th national champion.
After a scoreless first period, Isaac Trumble got an escape and a takedown in the second period to command his win over top-seeded Yonger Bastida in the championship match. A riding time point tacked on for good measure led the sixth-year senior comfortably into the final moments of the match.
After Nick Gwiazdowski last won the heavyweight title back-to-back in 2014 and 2015, Trumble is now the fifth national champion for NC State at 285 lbs.
With the win, NC State was propelled into the 10th-place spot on the team leaderboard with 44.5 total points to jump in front of Virginia Tech. The Pack has now been in the top-10 NCAA final team scores six times under head coach Pat Popolizio.
After six seasons in Raleigh, the match marked Trumble's final bout of his collegiate career, finishing with a total record of 88-20 across both 197 lbs and 285 lbs divisions. The Springfield, Nebraska, native looks to begin his career in the U.S. Army Infantry as a field artillery officer.
Trumble claimed All-American honors for the second season in a row after placing fourth last year in Philadelphia on a torn ACL, MCL, and meniscus.
The win also marks the second straight season for the Wolfpack to hold an individual national champion with Vincent Robinson claiming the 125 lbs title last season.
RESULTS
Session 6
National Final
285 - (1) Younger Bastida (Iowa State) vs. (2) Isaac Trumble (NC State), 5-0
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