Trevor Brandvold remembers the nerves he felt that day in Wisconsin when he toed the line for a training camp simulation match against the 15-year-old phenom.

College wrestling’s biggest weight class has produced some of the sport’s biggest stars during the past 25 years.

Survey a few of those who had an up-close look at history and ask what it was like to train alongside Cael Sanderson in the Iowa State practice room or to compete against him during his 159-0 march to college wrestling immortality and you’ll hear a wide-ranging list of superlatives.

By the time we get to the finish line with the Flowrestling All-Quarter Century Team presented by Defense Soap, roughly 60 percent of the finalists will be wrestlers who finished their college wrestling careers after 2013.

Quentin Wright won two NCAA titles at Penn State, where he was one of college wrestling’s most electrifying performers.

The All-Quarter Century project gave us an opportunity to reflect two weeks ago on the superstars who ruled college wrestling’s 165-pound class — a weight that featured 10 multi-time NCAA champions — during the last 25 years.

In the days after winning his first NCAA title, Carter Starocci went into Cael Sanderson’s office for a conversation that resonated with the Penn State star throughout the remainder of his career with the Nittany Lions.

Take 10 wrestling enthusiasts and ask them to pare a list of the sport’s top 160 stars from the past 25 years down to 40 and you’re bound to get a wide range of opinions and some spirited debate.

Kyle Dake fully intended to finish his college career at 157 pounds.

The biggest challenge we faced in assembling the All-Quarter Century Team might have been the dilemma we encountered at 165 pounds.

Jason Nolf remembers the conversations inside the Penn State locker room with trainers discussing the diagnosis and the possibility he’d miss the remainder of his junior season.

Our introduction of the 149-pound finalists last week included some historical context.

It was a jarring display of dominance that left Brent Metcalf astonished and intrigued.

Last week, we highlighted the unusual trend of repeat NCAA champions at 141 pounds.

Yianni Diakomihalis was a freshman phenom rocketing up the national rankings.