With five wrestlers set to compete in the semifinals, the Buckeyes will return to action at 12 p.m. ET Saturday with consolation action, while the semifinals will begin at 1 p.m. ET.
Freshman Hunter Stieber (141) arguably scored the biggest win of the tournament when he downed No. 1 Kellen Russell of Michigan, 6-5, thanks to a takedown in the waning seconds of the third period. Earlier in the day, Stieber, who hails from Monroeville, Ohio, recorded a major decision against Brown's Zachary Tanenbaum, 10-1.
Johnni Dijulius (125) and Logan Stieber (133) were the first pair of Buckeyes to advance to the semifinals Friday night courtesy of bonus-point wins.
A true freshman, Dijulius wrapped up the day with a 15-6 major decision vs. Tyler Iwamur of Cal State Bakersfield. The Buckeye from Aurora, Ohio, began the day with an 11-8 victory against North Dakota State's Trent Sprenkle.
Stieber won all three of his matches Friday via pins, including a 49-second pin in the second round against Shawn Jones of Boise State. Prior to that impressive outing, the Monroeville, Ohio, native pinned Brock Livorio (North Carolina) in 1:43. The redshirt freshman then ended the evening pinning Harvard's Steven Keith near the 4:40 mark.
Redshirt-sophomore Nick Heflin (174) was the fourth Buckeye to advance to the semifinals after posting a 3-2 decision against Patrick Martinez of Wyoming. The Massillon, Ohio, native opened the tournament with a 5-1 victory vs. Lance Bryson of West Virginia before defeating Arizona State's Jacob Graham, 11-3, in the second round.
Peter Capone, a redshirt sophomore from Johnson City, N.Y., secured his place in the semifinals courtesy of his 5-2 win over Michigan's Ben Apland. Capone's previous match was a hard-fought 2-1 tiebreaking win vs. Ernest James of Edinboro. That win was after an 11-2 victory in the first round vs. Leonard Romero of Menlo Calif.
Cam Tessari, a native of Monroeville, Ohio, dropped to the wrestleback bracket after suffering a 7-4 defeat to Air Force's Cole VonOhlen. In the opening session, Tessari won back-to-back matches, both by decision. In his first bout, Tessari downed Jonathan Burns (North Carolina), 8-2, before beating Hofstra's Justin Accordino, 8-3.
C.J. Magrum, a redshirt junior from Oak Harbor, Ohio, also will contend for third place after dropping a 16-1 decision to No. 2 seed Joe LeBlanc of Wyoming in the quarterfinals. Magrum started the day strong with a 2:49 pin over Stanford's Spence Patrick. Magrum then decisioned Hofstra's Ben Clymer in a 4-3 tiebreaking thriller.
Joining Tessari and Magrum in their attempts to finish in the Top 3 is freshman Andrew Campolattano.
The Bound Brook, N.J., native lost a close 6-4 decision in sudden victory to Taylor Meeks of Oregon State after notching consecutive wins. Campolattano earned a 52-second pin over North Idaho College's Justin Korthuis and followed with an 8-3 decision against Mac Mancuso.
At 157 pounds, redshirt freshman Josh Demas rebounded from a first-round 8-2 setback to win three consecutive matches in consolation action. A 4-3 decision over Victor DeJesus (Arizona State) began the run and that win was followed by a 5-4 triumph vs. Shawn Perry of Wisconsin. Demas concluded the day with a 3-1 win against Napoleon Aniciete of Utah Valley.
Freshman Derek Garcia was forced to bow out of the tournament because of an illness.
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