Grimes, seeded sixth in his weight class, won a pair of matches on Friday and picked up where he left off. In the semifinal, Grimes defeated second-seeded Matt Couglin of Indiana, 3-1, to advance to the final. In the championship bout, Grimes bested Jake Patacsil of Purdue to take first place.
Pat Castillo, seeded seventh at 125, advanced to the semis with three wins on Friday. In his first Saturday match, Castillo dropped a 3-1 decision to third-seeded Angel Escobedo of Indiana. In the wrestleback, Castillo rebounded with a victory in the fifth-place match over Illinois' John Weinert.
Entering the final round of competition, the Huskies had 56.0 points as a team, placing them 10th in the 56-team field. NIU returns to the mat on January 14 with a MAC dual meet at Buffalo.
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