Vega Caps Unbeaten Freshman Season with NCAA Title — OSU's 141-Pounder Upsets Top Seed Mendes in Sudden Victory
OSU freshman becomes first undefeated true freshman NCAA champion since 1947
Oklahoma State freshman Sergio Vega concluded his undefeated freshman season without being taken down.
On Saturday, the second-seeded Vega upset unbeaten and top-seeded Jesse Mendes of Ohio State with a 4-1 decision in sudden victory, clinching the 141-pound title at the 2026 NCAA Wrestling Championships at Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse in Cleveland. And for a feather in the cap, Vega became the first undefeated true freshman in college wrestling since 1947.
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