Nico Megaludis has decided to hang up his singlet.
The three-time PIAA Class 3A champion at Franklin Regional finished with a 170-1 career record in high school before becoming a NCAA champion, two-time runner-up and third-place finisher at Penn State.
He recently announced on Instagram that he was going to focus on his business and family.
Megaludis and his wife Franki are expecting a baby soon. He works with his father at Megaludis Financial-Northwestern Mutual.
“It’s time for me to be a dad,” Megaludis said after competing in his final event, the 2025 USA Wrestling U.S. Open in Las Vegas on April 26. “I was in the toughest weight classes. There were five national champions in the class. It was a lot of fun.”
Megaludis was the first wrestler to put Franklin Regional on the map. Fellow standouts such as Spencer Lee, Josh Shields, Josh Maruca, Tyler Smith, Finn Solomon and Devin Brown followed him and continued to build the Panthers’ tradition.
Megaludis defeated Iowa’s Thomas Gilman, 6-3, to win the 125-pound NCAA title in 2016 at Madison Square Garden in New York City.
He finished second in 2012 and ‘13 and third in 2014. Iowa’s Matt McDonough defeated Megaludis, 4-1, in 2012, and Illinois’ Jesse Delgado defeated Megaludis, 7-4, the next year.
Other career achievements included being crowned the 2017 Paris International champion, 2016 Bill Farrell International champion, 2015 Guelph Open champion and University Nationals champion in both 2013 and ‘16. He also placed fourth in the 2014 U.S. World Team Trials and was a four-time All-American.
He also was the 2016 World Freestyle Clubs Cup champion.
Megaludis said he may volunteer to coach wrestling in the future.
“I’d like to help mentor wrestlers mentally and physically,” Megaludis said. “I have had enough for now. I have had a great career, now I am looking forward to help raise a baby.”
Lee ranked No. 1
Lee is officially the No. 1-ranked wrestler in the world at 57 kg by FloWrestling.
These rankings put him right at the top of a weight class that’s been stacked with outstanding competitors lately.
Lee is a three-time NCAA champion and won a silver medal in the 2024 Olympics.
He will compete in the World Championships on June 14 in Newark, N.J.
