McNeil, Ghadiali Invited to Compete in Annual NWCA All-Star Classic

AUSTIN, Texas — Graduate college students Lachlan McNeil and Taye Ghadiali of the University of Michigan wrestling group have been chosen to take part within the National Wrestling Coaches Association’s 57th All-Star Classic. The occasion is slated for Sunday, Nov. 1, at Rutgers’ Jersey Mike’s Arena.

The NWCA All-Star Classic will characteristic 10 highly-ranked Division I folkstyle matchups, together with 4 cross-divisional girls’s freestyle matches and one Division II vs. Division III males’s match.

McNeil, ranked No. 3 at 149 kilos by FloWrestling, is scheduled to face Oklahoma State’s No. 5 Casey Swiderski. A 3-time All-American at North Carolina, McNeil joined the Wolverines after taking fifth place at 149 kilos final season in Philadelphia. He compiled an 83-24 report over his 4 years at UNC, together with a 25-7 mark final yr.

Ghadiali, the nation’s No. 4-ranked heavyweight, will face Iowa State’s No. 3 Yonger Bastida. The 2024 SoCon Wrestler of the Year, Ghadiali took eighth place on the 2024 NCAA Championships and was a three-time SoCon champion for Campbell. He posted a 102-28 report over his tenure at Campbell, together with a stellar 36-6 mark in 2023-24, and boasted 62 bonus wins with 29 falls. He earned an 8-3 All-Star Classic win over Ohio State’s Nick Feldman final fall earlier than struggling a season-ending harm in early January.

The duo represents the forty second and forty third Michigan wrestlers to earn a NWCA All-Star choice and the primary since Will Lewan in 2022.

The Wolverines will kick off the 2025-26 season on the annual Michigan State Open on Saturday, Nov. 8, earlier than internet hosting VMI at 2 p.m. the next day (Sunday, Nov. 9) for his or her season dual-meet opener. For data on season tickets, renewals, single-match tickets and group tickets, go to the wrestling ticket data web page.

• FloWrestling Release (Full All-Star Lineup)