TEMPE, Ariz. – Arizona State University wrestling will host Lehigh University on Saturday, February 21, 2026, at 7:00 p.m. MST at Desert Financial Arena, marking the final regular season dual for the Sun Devils.
Prior to the competition, Arizona State will honor its graduating seniors, and during intermission, the program will celebrate its alumni as part of the annual Alumni Weekend festivities. The match will be broadcast on ESPN+, with commentary provided by Blake Niemann and former Sun Devil wrestler and UFC star Aaron Simpson.
Arizona State comes into the dual following a 31-9 victory over Cal Baptist on February 13, a match where they secured a season-high 31 points and eight individual wins. The Sun Devils overcame an early 9-0 deficit by winning eight consecutive bouts at 157, 165, 174, 184, 197, heavyweight, 125, and 133 pounds.
Redshirt sophomore Kaleb Larkin achieved his team-best 20th win of the season during the Cal Baptist match, whereas his brother, Kyler Larkin, returned to the lineup after a hiatus since January 15 and also secured a victory.
The Sun Devils currently boast five wrestlers ranked in the most recent Intermat and Flo Wrestling polls: No. 5 Kyler Larkin (133 lbs), No. 20 Pierson Manville (141 lbs), No. 5 Kaleb Larkin (157 lbs), No. 12 Nicco Ruiz (165 lbs), and No. 18 David Szuba (HWT). Ten ASU wrestlers have recorded 10 or more wins this season, a significant increase from only five wrestlers achieving that milestone last season.
Lehigh, ranked No. 22 with an 11-6 overall record and a 5-0 mark in EIWA competition, enters the match on an eight-dual winning streak, which began with a 20-17 victory over then-No. 20 Cornell on January 10. This will be the second meeting between ASU and Lehigh this season, after the Sun Devils fell 24-18 to the Mountain Hawks at the National Duals Invitational in Tulsa, Oklahoma, on November 15, 2025. It marks the first time ASU has faced the same opponent twice in a single season since the 2018-19 campaign, when they met Oklahoma twice.
The all-time series between Arizona State and Lehigh favors the Mountain Hawks, 8-3, though Lehigh has not secured a win in Tempe since February 9, 2018. A key matchup to watch will be at 165 pounds, where No. 9 Max Brignola of Lehigh and No. 12 Nicco Ruiz of ASU are set to compete in a rematch. Brignola previously defeated Ruiz in overtime earlier this season.
Arizona State’s probable lineup includes An’ee Vigil (125), No. 5 Kyler Larkin (133), No. 20 Pierson Manville (141), Benji Alanis or Daniel Miranda (149), No. 5 Kaleb Larkin (157), No. 12 Nicco Ruiz (165), Cael Valencia (174), Shay Addison (184), Colton Hawks (197), and No. 18 David Szuba (HWT). Lehigh’s probable lineup features No. 4 Sheldon Seymour (125), Logan Wadle (133), No. 5 Luke Stanich or Seamus Mack (141), Owen Reinsel (149), No. 12 Logan Rozynski or Griffin Gonzalez (157), No. 9 Max Brignola (165), Richie Grungo (174), No. 20 Rylan Rogers (184), No. 27 JT Davis or Jack Wilt (197), and No. 5 Nathan Taylor (285).
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