Team Moran Wins Indiana Wrestle-Offs, 26-17
Jacob Moran's squad defeated DJ Washington's team in the Hoosiers' annual intrasquad event in Bloomington on Friday night.
Updated on Nov. 1, 2026 in Wrestling
Indiana wrestling held its annual intrasquad wrestle-offs at Wilkinson Hall in Bloomington on Friday night. Team Moran defeated Team Washington 26-17 across 11 matches.
Why it matters
The intrasquad event gives Indiana's coaches and wrestlers a live competitive look before the team's official season begins. The results offer an early indication of how the roster is shaping up.
Team Moran won 26-17 over Team Washington across 11 intrasquad matches, with Anthony Gutierrez pinning Chase Leech at 174 pounds in 5:59. Team Washington won the final four matches of the event, though the extraction does not indicate how these intrasquad results will carry over to the official season.
The players
Jacob Moran
Former Indiana NCAA All-American who coached Team Moran in the intrasquad wrestle-offs.
DJ Washington
Former Indiana NCAA All-American who coached Team Washington in the intrasquad wrestle-offs.
The details
Jacob Moran and DJ Washington, both former Indiana NCAA All-Americans, coached their respective squads. Team Moran took an early lead through victories from Lucas Peters, Gavin Jendreas and Jackson Blum before winning three consecutive bonus-point matches.
Timeline
Friday night: Indiana held its annual intrasquad wrestle-offs at Wilkinson Hall in Bloomington.
Nov. 7: The Hoosiers begin their official season at Journeymen WrangleMania in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.
Season Trajectory
The wrestle-offs are an annual fixture of Indiana's preseason, and this year's results give an early read on the roster ahead of the Hoosiers' Nov. 7 opener at Journeymen WrangleMania. The event sets up the team's first competitive test against Commonwealth University-Lock Haven and Lehigh University in Pennsylvania.
The intrasquad results give fans an early look at which Hoosier wrestlers are locking in weight classes before the season opener. The Nov. 7 start at Journeymen WrangleMania is the first chance to see how those results hold up against outside competition.
The takeaway
Intrasquad events like Indiana's wrestle-offs show how depth charts can shift before a season starts. Readers tracking the Hoosiers should watch the Nov. 7 opener to see whether preseason form carries into competition.
What happens next
The Hoosiers will officially begin their season Nov. 7 at Journeymen WrangleMania in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, competing against Commonwealth University-Lock Haven and Lehigh University.
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