Day One Session 1 official thread

[Le duke]

Did PSU and Oklahoma St both advance all 10 but PSU is in first and the Cowboys in 4th? With an 8 point gap between them? Or are scores not updated from 22.5 to 14.5 that I see?

Bonus points.


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[MizzouFan01]

Mizzou was a win by Stoner away from having a great 1st round. Why he didn’t run those last seconds is beyond me. 

[AZ_wrestling]

5 minutes ago, 11986 said:

Did PSU and Oklahoma St both advance all 10 but PSU is in first and the Cowboys in 4th? With an 8 point gap between them? Or are scores not updated from 22.5 to 14.5 that I see?

I think that’s correct. Bonus points separated PSU from the pack. I expect OkSt to pass Iowa tonight or after session 1 tomorrow. 

[Elevator]

1 hour ago, Pinnacle said:

Round 1

40 Tds for Penn State

1 Td for their opponents (with 2 seconds left at Hwt)

this is a good tournament strategy that other teams should adopt or at least consider

[BigRedFan]

1 hour ago, Pinnacle said:

1 Td for their opponents (with 2 seconds left at Hwt)

That's one more TD than Cornell gave up (albeit with only five wrestlers).

[Elevator]

1 minute ago, BigRedFan said:

That's one more TD than Cornell gave up (albeit with only five wrestlers).

Big Red look strong - cannot deny that

[BigRedFan]

1 minute ago, Elevator said:

Big Red look strong - cannot deny that

When your lowest seed is #11, it''s not hard to "look strong" in the first session.  That said, they have the most team points per wrestler entered...behind PSU, of course.

[AZ_wrestling]

My takeaways from the top 4 after session 1:

PSU — met expectations (which were very high)

Okst — slightly exceeded expectations 

Ohio State — slightly disappointed 

Iowa — exceeded

 

 

[11986]

11 minutes ago, Le duke said:

Bonus points.


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Well yeah. Just wanted to verify the scores being accurate and that PSU is already doing the bonus thing they always seem to do to distance themselves from the pack. 

[ugarles]

34 minutes ago, BigRedFan said:

When your lowest seed is #11, it''s not hard to "look strong" in the first session.  That said, they have the most team points per wrestler entered...behind PSU, of course.

#11 Ferrara dodged a bullet. Redding, up 2-1, on top with RT over 1:00, got hit with locked hands at the same time his ankle got borked. Have to rewatch to see how it happened but i think it got trapped under the rolling bodies. He got taped up but had no juice. Ferrara escaped after the restart for the lead then a TD and rideout (of a clearly wincing Redding) for the W.

Everyone else looked great, though Ruiz gave up a leg to Cael Valencia a couple of times without conceding the points. Valencia hit the wall in the third and Ruiz started playing catch and release for the tech.

[Spladle08]

17 minutes ago, ugarles said:

#11 Ferrara dodged a bullet. Redding, up 2-1, on top with RT over 1:00, got hit with locked hands at the same time his ankle got borked. Have to rewatch to see how it happened but i think it got trapped under the rolling bodies. He got taped up but had no juice. Ferrara escaped after the restart for the lead then a TD and rideout (of a clearly wincing Redding) for the W.

Everyone else looked great, though Ruiz gave up a leg to Cael Valencia a couple of times without conceding the points. Valencia hit the wall in the third and Ruiz started playing catch and release for the tech.

Valencia is simply not good and Ruiz is #2.... thats why that was the first round matchup  (cake-walk for the top seeds is the idea) 

Ferra and Redding in a battle of 2 guys who should not place was rightfully close 

Glad you enjoyed the action 
 

[mr.nonothingatall]

3 hours ago, Spladle08 said:

For whatever reason, I don't like when people are fans of Kennedy. I loved him when he was a redshirt or a non-starter, just throwing up points on everyone.... but now that he is ranked high and respected....  for whatever reason I hope he loses every match.... I don't know what changed 

This sounds like a personal issue

[Spladle08]

Just now, mr.nonothingatall said:

This sounds like a personal issue

It absolutely is.  I personally hope he loses every match, but I think it's fueled by the fans. 
Like when you like a band before they go mainstream, then every time you hear their new stuff you're like "this sucks" 
Hope Schubert beats him.... and if he wins that ... I hope Kharchla beats him... and if he wins that... come on HAINES.... 
Genuinely a fan of anyone who wrestles him at this point 

[ugarles]

2 minutes ago, Spladle08 said:

Ferrara ...who should not place...

We'll see! I don't like his chances against Ayala but I do like his backside draw if he gets the expected path to the blood round - he'd face whoever Forrest beats in the QF.

[mr.nonothingatall]

Just now, Spladle08 said:

It absolutely is.  I personally hope he loses every match, but I think it's fueled by the fans. 
Like when you like a band before they go mainstream, then every time you hear their new stuff you're like "this sucks" 
Hope Schubert beats him.... and if he wins that ... I hope Kharchla beats him... and if he wins that... come on HAINES.... 
Genuinely a fan of anyone who wrestles him at this point 

I do hate it when my favorite band goes mainstream, but I still love Kennedy for sticking it out at Iowa and waiting his turn when he easily could have transferred out. 

[Spladle08]

5 minutes ago, mr.nonothingatall said:

I do hate it when my favorite band goes mainstream, but I still love Kennedy for sticking it out at Iowa and waiting his turn when he easily could have transferred out. 

He's a dog! Just a dog I've turned against. Solid Chappelle Show reference, I have become a fan of yours, hope you destroy everyone on these boards. 

[Spladle08]

7 minutes ago, ugarles said:

We'll see! I don't like his chances against Ayala but I do like his backside draw if he gets the expected path to the blood round - he'd face whoever Forrest beats in the QF.

What do you like about it? 
He loses to Ayala
Then he probably loses to Grice...... 
but if he beats Grice, he gets Van Dee
If he beats Van Dee, he gets Serrano (who is unreliable but a dog never-the-less)

I don't see anything good about this 
 

[Southend]

3 hours ago, pawrestler said:

The ref in the Lillard match sucks

Who were those dick heads? So far the worst refed  match of 2026 championships 

[Southend]

The one ref was making bad calls, and the other one were swearing by it

[ugarles]

Just now, Spladle08 said:

What do you like about it? 
He loses to Ayala
Then he probably loses to Grice...... 
but if he beats Grice, he gets Van Dee
If he beats Van Dee, he gets Serrano (who is unreliable but a dog never-the-less)

I don't see anything good about this 
 

well, spladle, it's a hard tournament! nothing comes easy for the 11 seed. Obviously I liked it better before Van Dee lost to Farber but 28-13 is a pretty good path to the 8/9 blood round for the hardware for an 11. Obviously that's chalk but I like Ferrara more than you do to begin with. LGR. 

[Southend]

I vote that they need to turn in their whistles, both of them, and whoever was running the desk on the sidelines needs to retire

[Rassling]

15 minutes ago, mr.nonothingatall said:

I do hate it when my favorite band goes mainstream, but I still love Kennedy for sticking it out at Iowa and waiting his turn when he easily could have transferred out. 

one of the BEST Chappell skits ever. I love the part when Dave tells the guy wearing the fur coat what he thought it was made of. truly lol material

[Spladle08]

4 minutes ago, ugarles said:

well, spladle, it's a hard tournament! nothing comes easy for the 11 seed. Obviously I liked it better before Van Dee lost to Farber but 28-13 is a pretty good path to the 8/9 blood round for the hardware for an 11. Obviously that's chalk but I like Ferrara more than you do to begin with. LGR. 

Dog like who you're going to like, no hate here. He's a tough 11 (though its based on Cornell's weaker schedule)...
You just mentioned you liked his backside draw, and it didn't look great to me. 

Hope he pulls it out for you, but I think Grice might be his last match, it'll be fun to keep up with him! 
 

[Rassling]

I may have missed it but what do you think of AJ Ferrs performance and his chances going forward? 

[Rassling]

update from the NCAA's home page

Upsets from Session I

These are the athletes who outperformed their seed in the opening session, ranked from most dramatic to least dramatic: 

• 197 pounds: No. 29 Colton Hawks (Arizona State) over No. 4 Sonny Sasso (Virginia Tech), 12-8
• 285 pounds: No. 27 Hunter Catka (Rutgers) over No. 6 Nathan Taylor (Lehigh), 6-3
• 165 pounds: No. 27 EJ Parco (Stanford) over No. 6 LJ Araujo (Nebraska), 8-7
• 197 pounds: No. 25 Evan Bates (Missouri) over No. 8 DJ Parker (Oklahoma), 4-3
• 141 pounds: No. 24 Nash Singleton (Oregon State) over No. 9 Joey Oliveri (Indiana), 2-1
• 133 pounds: No. 23 Braxton Brown (Maryland) over No. 10 Maximillian Leete (American), 4-2 
• 184 pounds: No. 22 Zack Ryder (Oklahoma State) over No. 11 Shane Cartenga-Walsh (Rutgers), 4-1
• 285 pounds: No. 21 Juan Mora (Oklahoma) over No. 12 Braxton Amos (Wisconsin), 4-3
• 197 pounds: No. 21 Rune Lawrence (West Virginia) over No. 12 Luke Geog (Ohio State), 9-6
• 157 pounds: No. 21 Charlie Millard (Indiana) over No. 12 Vinny Zerban (Iowa State),12-6
• 141 pounds: No. 21 Tyler Wells (Oklahoma) over No. 12 Luke Simcox (North Carolina), 3-2
• 285 pounds: No. 20 Dayton Pitzer (Pitt) over No. 13 Spencer Lanosga (Navy), 3-2
• 184 pounds: No. 20 Brian Soldano (Oklahoma) over No. 13 Isaac Dean (Iowa State), 4-1
• 174 pounds: No. 20 Dashle Lamer (Oregon State) over No. 13 Carter Baer (Binghamton), 2-0 
• 157 pounds: No. 20 Jimmy Harrington (Harvard) over No.13 Derek Raike (Ohio), 4-1
• 149 pounds: No. 20 Chance Lamer (Nebraska) over No. 13 Joe Zargo (Wisconsin), 4-1
• 133 pounds: No. 20 Julian Farber (Northern Iowa) over No. 13 Jacob Van Dee (Nebraska)
• 197 pounds: No. 19 Zayne Lehman (Ohio) over No. 14 Gabe Sollars (Indiana), 6-4
• 174 pounds: No. 19 Logan Messer (George Mason) over No. 14 Moses Espinoza-Owens (South Dakota State), 6-3
• 165 pounds: No. 19 Noah Mulvaney (Bucknell) over No. 14 Andrew Barbosa (Rutgers), 8-2
• 133 pounds: No. 19 Gage Walker (Missouri) over No. 14 Ethan Berginc (Army), 5-0
• 125 pounds: No. 18 Spencer Moore (Illinois) over No. 15 Koda Holeman (Cal Poly)
• 197 pounds: No. 17 Dillon Bechtold (Bucknell) over No. 16 Branson John (Maryland), 4-1
• 157 pounds: No. 17 Luke Mechler (Wisconsin) over No. 16 Cael Swensen (South Dakota State), 2-1
• 133 pounds: No. 17 TK Davis (Gardner-Webb) over No. 16 Zan Fuggit (Wisconsin), 4-1
• 125 pounds: No. 17 Jett Strickenberger (West Virginia) over No. 16  Ezekiel Witt (North Dakota State) 13-5.
• 174 pounds: No. 33 Grant O'Dell (Bellarmine) over No. 32 Luke Condon (Wisconsin), 4-1
• 157 pounds: No. 33 Yannis Charles (Morgan State) over No. 32 Jeb Prechtel (Bellarmine), 15-10
• 149 pounds: No. 33 Austin McBurney (Brown) over No. 32 Clayton Jones (Michigan State), 11-9
• 141 pounds: No. 33 Aldo Hernandez (App) over No. 32 Matthew Martino (Princeton), 8-5
• 133 pounds: No. 33 Carter Schmidt (Oklahoma) over No. 32 Andrew Austin (Central Michigan), 11-3