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Jacob Warner celebrates after getting a come-from-behind victory at 197 pounds (Photo/Tony Rotundo, WrestlersAreWarriors.com) ST. LOUIS -- The Iowa Hawkeyes' quest to get back on the top of the podium got off to a strong start. In the first round of the 2021 NCAA Division I wrestling tournament, Iowa won all 10 of their matches and picked up bonus points in seven of those bouts. Spencer Lee (125), Austin DeSanto (133), Jaydin Eierman (141), Kaleb Young (157), Alex Marinelli (165), Michael Kemerer (174) and Anthony Cassioppi (285) all picked up bonus-point victories, and the squad finished with 19 team points. Following in the top five were Penn State (17), Missouri (14) and Arizona State and North Carolina State tied at fourth with 13 points. The Hawkeyes experienced the most trouble at 197 pounds. No. 28 Nick Reenan (North Carolina State), a Final X veteran, caught No. 5 Jacob Warner early with a headlock. Warner fought hard to avoid the fall but still ended up down 6-0. He fought hard to get back in the match, but still trailed 7-4 late in the third period. With about 10 seconds left in the bout, Warner got in on a takedown attempt. As he finished the takedown, the referee hit Reenan for stalling. Those scores tied the match, and Warner went on to win the bout with a takedown in sudden victory. Eight of the nine Penn State wrestlers advanced with only 165 pounder No. 23 Joe Lee coming up short against No. 10 Travis Wittlake (Oklahoma State). Penn State's Robert Howard knocked off Ohio State's Malik Heinselman at 125 (Photo/Tony Rotundo, WrestlersAreWarriors.com) The signature victory of the round came from true freshman No. 23 Robert Howard at 125 pounds. He had previously wrestled his first-round opponent, No. 10 Malik Heinselman (Ohio State) twice on the season and dropped a pair of 5-2 decisions. Howard was able to reverse that result on Thursday. He caught his opponent on his back and nearly scored the fall. The fall did not materialize, but he held on for the 6-4 victory. Another highlight match of the round came at 165 pounds. No. 3 Jake Wentzel (Pittsburgh) held on for a 1-0 victory against Drexel's Evan Barczak. Barczak appeared to finish at takedown as time expired. The points went up on the board, and he appeared to have pulled off the upset. However, after video review, the takedown was finished after the clock expired, and Wentzel advanced to the next round. NDSU's Owen Pentz pinned No. 2 Eric Schultz of Nebraska (Photo/Tony Rotundo, WrestlersAreWarriors.com) The biggest upset of the season came at 197 pounds. No. 2 Eric Schultz (Nebraska) finished second in the Big Ten and entered the tournament with a 10-1 record. In the first round on Thursday, he faced off against Owen Pentz (North Dakota State). Schultz held a 2-0 lead in the second period. However, Pentz hit a roll from the bottom, caught Schultz on his back and collected the fall. In addition to that upset, there were three wrestlers seeded seventh suffered upsets in the round. At 141, No. 26 Colin Valdiviez (Northwestern) knocked off Ian Parker (Iowa State) via 8-5 decision. Also in the morning session, No. 26 Johnny Lovett (Central Michigan) took a 3-2 decision over Jarrett Jacques (Missouri) at 157. Finally, at 197 No. 26 Jake Woodley (Oklahoma) defeated Rocky Elam (Missouri). Tonight's second session is scheduled to begin at 5 p.m. CT. Round 1 Results 125: No. 1 Spencer Lee (Iowa) tech. fall No. 32 Patrick McCormick (Virginia), 17-1 No. 17 Killian Cardinale (West Virginia) dec. No. 16 Codi Russell (Appalachian State), 7-6 SV2 No. 9 Devin Schroder (Purdue) dec. No. 24 Fabian Gutierrez (Chattanooga), 5-1 No. 8 RayVon Foley (Michigan State) maj. dec. No. 25 Logan Treaster (Navy), 14-0 No. 5 Brody Teske (Northern Iowa) pinned No. 28 Brandon Kaylor (Oregon State), 2:40 No. 12 Michael DeAugustino (Northwestern) dec. No. 21 Trevor Mastrogiovanni (Oklahoma State), 4-3 No. 13 Liam Cronin (Nebraska) pinned No. 20 Jake Ferri (Kent State), 6:29 No. 4 Drew Hildebrandt (Central Michigan) dec. No. 29 Zurich Storm (Campbell), 3-0 No. 3 Brandon Courtney (Arizona State) maj. dec. No. 30 Micah Roes (Binghamton), 18-7 No. 19 Eric Barnett (Wisconsin) dec. No. 14 Jaret Lane (Lehigh), 6-3 No. 11 Dylan Ragusin (Michigan) dec. No. 22 Daniel Vega (South Dakota State), 13-10 No. 6 Jakob Camacho (NC State) maj. dec. No. 27 Gage Curry (American), 21-9 No. 7 Taylor LaMont (Utah Valley) tech. fall No. 26 Jackson DiSario (Stanford), 19-1 (5:37) No. 23 Robert Howard (Penn State) dec. No. 10 Malik Heinselman (Ohio State), 6-4 No. 15 Patrick McKee (Minnesota) dec. No. 18 Noah Surtin (Missouri), 15-8 No. 2 Sam Latona (Virginia Tech) 10-0 vs. No. 31 Jonathan Tropea (Rider) 6-4 Pigtail: No. 32 Patrick McCormick (Virginia) dec. No. 33 Kysen Terukina (Iowa State), 6-2 133: No. 1 Daton Fix (Oklahoma State) maj. dec. No. 32 Cole Rhone (Bloomsburg), 16-3 No. 17 Malyke Hines (Lehigh) maj. dec. No. 16 Devan Turner (Oregon State), 8-0 No. 9 Michael McGee (Arizona State) maj. dec. No. 24 Richie Koehler (Rider), 13-4 No. 8 Chris Cannon (Northwestern) maj. dec. No. 25 Jacob Rundell (Purdue), 10-1 No. 5 Micky Phillippi (Pittsburgh) maj. dec. No. 28 Ty Smith (Utah Valley), 14-3 No. 12 Jarrett Trombley (NC State) dec. No. 21 Jared Van Vleet (Air Force), 3-2 No. 20 Ryan Sullivan (West Virginia) dec. No. 13 Zach Redding (Iowa State), 4-3 TB1 No. 4 Austin DeSanto (Iowa) tech. fall No. 29 Paul Bianchi (Little Rock), 19-4 (4:34) No. 3 Korbin Myers (Virginia Tech) maj. dec. No. 30 Jordan Hamdan (Michigan State), 13-4 No. 14 Zach Price (South Dakota State) dec. No. 19 Chance Rich (CSU Bakersfield), 4-2 SV No. 22 Mario Guillen (Ohio) dec. No. 11 Anthony Madrigal (Oklahoma), 4-2 SV2 No. 6 Matt Schmitt (Missouri) dec. No. 27 Jacob Allen (Navy), 4-1 No. 7 Lucas Byrd (Illinois) dec. No. 26 Darren Miller (Bucknell), 8-3 No. 10 Louie Hayes (Virginia) dec. No. 23 Boo Dryden (Minnesota), 5-2 No. 18 Kyle Burwick (Wisconsin) pinned No. 15 Mosha Schwartz (Northern Colorado), 4:38 No. 2 Roman Bravo-Young (Penn State) tech. fall No. 31 Sean Carter (Appalachian State), 20-5 (7:00) No. 32 Cole Rhone (Bloomsburg) dec. No. 33 Bryce West (Northern Illinois), 13-10 141: No. 1 Jaydin Eierman (Iowa) tech. fall No. 32 Cayden Rooks (Indiana), 20-5 (6:19) No. 16 Cole Matthews (Pittsburgh) maj. dec. No. 17 McKenzie Bell (Rider), 17-3 No. 9 Dresden Simon (Central Michigan) maj. dec. No. 24 Connor McGonagle (Lehigh), 18-6 No. 8 Chad Red (Nebraska) dec. No. 25 Drew Mattin (Michigan), 8-6 No. 5 Dom Demas (Oklahoma) dec. No. 28 Marcos Polanco (Minnesota), 6-2 No. 21 Real Woods (Stanford) dec. No. 12 Grant Willits (Oregon State), 6-3 No. 20 Brian Courtney (Virginia) dec. No. 13 D.J. Lloren (Fresno State), 10-5 No. 4 Tariq Wilson (NC State) tech. fall No. 29 Chase Zollmann (Wyoming), 17-0 (4:28) No. 3 Sebastian Rivera (Rutgers) dec. No. 30 Dylan D'Emilio (Ohio State), 8-1 No. 14 Dylan Duncan (Illinois) maj. dec. No. 19 Lane Peters (Army West Point), 13-2 No. 11 Cody Trybus (Navy) maj. dec. No. 22 Anthony Brito (Appalachian State), 10-1 No. 6 Allan Hart (Missouri) dec. No. 27 Angelo Martinoni (CSU Bakersfield), 9-2 No. 26 Colin Valdiviez (Northwestern) dec. No. 7 Ian Parker (Iowa State), 8-5 No. 10 Zachary Sherman (North Carolina) dec. No. 23 Saul Ervin (SIU Edwardsville), 2-0 No. 15 Clay Carlson (South Dakota State) dec. No. 18 Parker Filius (Purdue), 7-6 No. 2 Nick Lee (Penn State) tech. fall No. 31 Julian Flores (Drexel), 18-0 (2:33) Pigtail: No. 32 Cayden Rooks (Indiana) maj. dec. No. 33 Vinny Vespa (Hofstra), 10-1 149: No. 1 Sammy Sasso (Ohio State) pinned No. 33 Cameron Hunsaker (Utah Valley), 6:34 No. 17 Kyle Parco (Fresno State) dec. No. 16 P.J. Ogunsanya (Army West Point), 7-5 SV1 No. 9 Legend Lamer (Cal Poly) maj. dec. No. 24 Luke Nichter (Drexel), 16-2 No. 25 Yahya Thomas (Northwestern) dec. No. 8 Jaden Abas (Stanford), 6-2 No. 5 Ridge Lovett (Nebraska) dec. No. 28 Peyton Omania (Michigan State), 6-4 SV1 No. 12 Max Murin (Iowa) dec. No. 21 Graham Rooks (Indiana), 8-7 No. 20 Joshua Heil (Campbell) dec. No. 13 Mitch Moore (Oklahoma), 2-1 No. 4 Boo Lewallen (Oklahoma State) pinned No. 29 Kody Komara (Kent State), 1:26 No. 3 Brock Mauller (Missouri) vs. No. 30 Marcus Robinson (Cleveland State) No. 14 Michael Blockhus (Minnesota) maj. dec. No. 19 Casey Cobb (Navy), 10-0 No. 11 Kanen Storr (Michigan) dec. No. 22 Jimmy Hoffman (Lehigh), 3-2 No. 6 Bryce Andonian (Virginia Tech) pinned No. 27 Josh Finesilver (Duke), 3:17 No. 7 Jonathan Millner (Appalachian State) dec. No. 26 Anthony Cheloni (Northern Illinois), 7-3 No. 23 Tristan Lara (Northern Iowa) dec. No. 10 Mike Van Brill (Rutgers), 12-7 No. 15 Griffin Parriott (Purdue) dec. No. 18 Jarrett Degen (Iowa State), 10-7 No. 2 Austin O`Connor (North Carolina) maj. dec. No. 31 Cory Crooks (Arizona State), 12-4 Pigtail: No. 33 Cameron Hunsaker (Utah Valley) dec. No. 32 Greg Gaxiola (Hofstra), 5-1 157: No. 1 Ryan Deakin (Northwestern) dec. No. 33 Wyatt Sheets (Oklahoma State), 10-3 No. 17 Requir van der Merwe (Stanford) dec. No. 16 Justin McCoy (Virginia), 3-2 No. 9 Kendall Coleman (Purdue) maj. dec. No. 24 Nicholas Palumbo (Sacred Heart), 15-5 No. 8 Jared Franek (North Dakota State) dec. No. 25 Parker Kropman (Drexel), 5-2 No. 5 Kaleb Young (Iowa) maj. dec. No. 28 Caleb Licking (Nebraska), 10-2 No. 12 Brady Berge (Penn State) maj. dec. No. 21 Andrew Cerniglia (Navy), 12-4 No. 13 Hunter Willits (Oregon State) dec. No. 20 Cody Bond (Appalachian State), 11-5 No. 4 Jesse Dellavecchia (Rider) dec. No. 29 Joshua McClure (North Carolina), 5-0 No. 3 David Carr (Iowa State) maj. dec. No. 30 Markus Hartman (Army West Point), 16-2 No. 14 Will Lewan (Michigan) dec. No. 19 Holden Heller (Hofstra), 3-1 SV1 No. 11 Jacori Teemer (Arizona State) maj. dec. No. 22 Benjamin Barton (Campbell), 12-4 No. 6 Brayton Lee (Minnesota) dec. No. 27 Connor Brady (Virginia Tech), 2-0 No. 26 Johnny Lovett (Central Michigan) dec. No. 7 Jarrett Jacques (Missouri), 3-2 No. 23 Jacob Wright (Wyoming) dec. No. 10 Justin Thomas (Oklahoma), 5-4 TB2 No. 18 Cade DeVos (South Dakota State) dec. No. 15 Chase Saldate (Michigan State), 3-1 No. 2 Hayden Hidlay (NC State) maj. dec. No. 31 Michael Petite (Buffalo), 14-5 Pigtail: No. 33 Wyatt Sheets (Oklahoma State) dec. No. 32 Luca Frinzi (Lehigh), 8-2 165: No. 1 Alex Marinelli (Iowa) maj. dec. No. 33 Austin Yant (Northern Iowa), 19-6 No. 17 Thomas Bullard (NC State) dec. No. 16 William Formato (Appalachian State), 3-2 No. 9 Luke Weber (North Dakota State) dec. No. 24 Andrew Sparks (Minnesota), 8-5 No. 8 Shane Griffith (Stanford) dec. No. 25 Jake Tucker (Michigan State), 5-2 No. 5 Zach Hartman (Bucknell) dec. No. 28 Rodrick Mosley (Gardner-Webb), 8-6 No. 21 Peyton Hall (West Virginia) maj. dec. No. 12 Jake Keating (Virginia), 14-4 No. 13 Tanner Skidgel (Navy) dec. No. 20 Cole Moody (Wyoming), 3-2 No. 4 Mekhi Lewis (Virginia Tech) dec. No. 29 Brian Meyer (Lehigh), 8-3 No. 3 Jake Wentzel (Pittsburgh) dec. No. 30 Evan Barczak (Drexel), 1-0 No. 14 Peyton Robb (Nebraska) dec. No. 19 Gerrit Nijenhuis (Purdue), 4-1 No. 11 Cameron Amine (Michigan) dec. No. 22 Kennedy Monday (North Carolina), 5-3 SV No. 6 Keegan O`Toole (Missouri) pinned No. 27 Jake Silverstein (Rider), 4:10 No. 7 Ethan Smith (Ohio State) dec. No. 26 Andrew Nicholson (Chattanooga), 12-5 No. 10 Travis Wittlake (Oklahoma State) dec. No. 23 Joe Lee (Penn State), 8-1 No. 18 Izzak Olejnik (Northern Illinois) dec. No. 15 Dan Braunagel (Illinois), 6-1 No. 2 Anthony Valencia (Arizona State) maj. dec. No. 31 David Ferrante (Northwestern), 14-4 Pigtail: No. 33 Austin Yant (Northern Iowa) maj. dec. No. 32 Ricky Stamm (Hofstra), 12-4 174: No. 1 Michael Kemerer (Iowa) tech. fall No. 32 Drew Hughes (Michigan State), 23-8 (4:07) No. 17 Benjamin Pasiuk (Army West Point) dec. No. 16 Clay Lautt (North Carolina), 8-3 No. 9 Donnell Washington (Indiana) dec. No. 24 Jake Allar (Minnesota), 5-3 No. 8 Daniel Bullard (NC State) dec. No. 25 Cody Surratt (Air Force), 4-0 No. 5 Logan Massa (Michigan) pinned No. 28 Timothy Fitzpatrick (American), 4:56 No. 12 Bernie Truax (Cal Poly) tech. fall No. 21 Jacob Oliver (Edinboro), 19-3 (3:19) No. 20 Trey Munoz (Arizona State) dec. No. 13 Jackson Hemauer (Northern Colorado), 6-2 No. 4 Mikey Labriola (Nebraska) by medical forfeit over No. 29 Lance Runyon (Northern Iowa) No. 3 Carter Starocci (Penn State) maj. dec. No. 30 Victor Marcelli (Virginia), 10-2 No. 14 Hayden Hastings (Wyoming) dec. No. 19 Michael O`Malley (Drexel), 4-2 No. 11 Austin Murphy (Campbell) dec. No. 22 Mason Kauffman (Northern Illinois), 3-2 No. 6 Andrew McNally (Kent State) pinned No. 27 Cody Howard (Virginia Tech), 5:36 No. 7 Kaleb Romero (Ohio State) dec. No. 26 Jackson Turley (Rutgers), 7-2 No. 10 Peyton Mocco (Missouri) maj. dec. No. 23 Anthony Mantanona (Oklahoma), 12-2 No. 18 Dustin Plott (Oklahoma State) dec. No. 15 Thomas Flitz (Appalachian State), 7-5 No. 2 Demetrius Romero (Utah Valley) dec. No. 31 Jake Logan (Lehigh), 9-6 Pigtail: No. 32 Drew Hughes (Michigan State) dec. No. 33 Jacob Nolan (Binghamton), 7-0 184: No. 1 Aaron Brooks (Penn State) tech. fall No. 32 Jhaquan Anderson (Gardner-Webb), 17-1 (5:26) No. 17 Owen Webster (Minnesota) dec. No. 16 Max Lyon (Purdue), 5-3 No. 9 Jeremiah Kent (Missouri) pinned No. 24 Rocky Jordan (Ohio State), 2:15 No. 8 Taylor Venz (Nebraska) tech. fall No. 25 Matthew Waddell (Chattanooga), 19-0 (5:15) No. 5 Hunter Bolen (Virginia Tech) maj. dec. No. 28 Dylan Ammerman (Lehigh), 15-3 No. 12 Nelson Brands (Iowa) dec. No. 21 Dominic Ducharme (CSU Bakersfield), 8-6 No. 20 David Key (Navy) pinne dNo. 13 Christopher Weiler (Wisconsin), 5:48 No. 4 Parker Keckeisen (Northern Iowa) dec. No. 29 Samuel Colbray (Iowa State), 2-1 No. 3 Lou DePrez (Binghamton) dec. No. 30 Gregg Harvey (Pittsburgh), 6-4 No. 14 Caleb Hopkins (Campbell) dec. No. 19 Zach Braunagel (Illinois), 7-6 No. 11 Dakota Geer (Oklahoma State) maj. dec. No. 22 Devin Kane (North Carolina), 10-0 No. 6 John Poznanski (Rutgers) maj. dec. No. 27 Taylor Brown (Army West Point), 14-2 No. 7 Brit Wilson (Northern Illinois) dec. No. 26 DeAndre Nassar (Cleveland State), 10-3 No. 23 Charles Small (Hofstra) dec. No. 10 Tate Samuelson (Wyoming), 3-2 TB1 No. 18 Alan Clothier (Northern Colorado) dec. No. 15 Layne Malczewski (Michigan State), 8-3 No. 2 Trent Hidlay (NC State) tech. fall No. 31 Ryan Reyes (Oregon State), 17-2 (7:00) Pigtail: No. 32 Jhaquan Anderson (Gardner-Webb) dec. No. 33 Joe Accousti (Sacred Heart), 3-1 SV1 197: No. 1 Myles Amine (Michigan) maj. dec. No. 33 Billy Janzer (Rutgers), 8-0 No. 16 Jake Jakobsen (Lehigh) pinned No. 17 J.T. Brown (Army West Point), 7:50 No. 9 Noah Adams (West Virginia) dec. No. 24 Benjamin Smith (Cleveland State), 6-0 No. 8 Stephen Buchanan (Wyoming) pinned No. 25 J.J Dixon (Oregon State), 3:34 No. 5 Jacob Warner (Iowa) dec. No. 28 Nick Reenan (NC State), 9-7 SV1 No. 12 Lucas Davison (Northwestern) dec. No. 21 Marcus Coleman (Iowa State), 8-3 No. 13 Tanner Sloan (South Dakota State) dec. No. 20 Max Shaw (North Carolina), 4-2 No. 4 A.J. Ferrari (Oklahoma State) tech. fall No. 29 Colin McCracken (Kent State), 18-2 (4:52) No. 3 Kordell Norfleet (Arizona State) maj. dec. No. 30 Trey Rogers (Hofstra), 12-3 No. 19 Thomas Penola (Purdue) dec. No. 14 Greg Bulsak (Clarion), 6-4 No. 11 Jay Aiello (Virginia) maj. dec. No. 22 Chris Kober (Campbell), 10-2 No. 6 Nino Bonaccorsi (Pittsburgh) maj. dec. No. 27 Nick Stemmet (Stanford), 15-2 No. 26 Jake Woodley (Oklahoma) dec. No. 7 Rocky Elam (Missouri), 4-1 No. 10 Cameron Caffey (Michigan State) maj. dec. No. 23 Bryan McLaughlin (Drexel), 14-6 No. 15 Michael Beard (Penn State) maj. dec. No. 18 Jacob Koser (Navy), 14-4 No. 31 Owen Pentz (North Dakota State) pinned No. 2 Eric Schultz (Nebraska), 4:51 Pigtail: . No. 33 Billy Janzer (Rutgers) dec. No. 32 Logan Andrew (Chattanooga), 8-6 285: No. 1 Gable Steveson (Minnesota) pinned No. 32 Taye Ghadiali (Campbell), 1:27 No. 17 Wyatt Hendrickson (Air Force) pinned No. 16 Luke Luffman (Illinois), 2:12 No. 9 Greg Kerkvliet (Penn State) tech. fall No. 24 Johnathan Birchmeier (Navy), 18-0 (2:18) No. 8 Jordan Wood (Lehigh) dec. No. 25 Nathan Traxler (Stanford), 6-1 No. 5 Tony Cassioppi (Iowa) maj. dec. No. 28 Jon Spaulding (Edinboro), 9-1 No. 21 Tate Orndorff (Ohio State) dec. No. 12 Christian Lance (Nebraska), 2-1 No. 13 Brian Andrews (Wyoming) dec. No. 20 Quinn Miller (Virginia), 6-4 No. 4 Cohlton Schultz (Arizona State) maj. dec. No. 29 Austin Harris (Oklahoma State), 9-0 No. 3 Matt Stencel (Central Michigan) pinned No. 30 Joe Doyle (Binghamton), 6:31 No. 14 Trent Hillger (Wisconsin) dec. No. 19 Josh Heindselman (Oklahoma), 5-1 No. 11 Zach Elam (Missouri) maj. dec. No. 22 Brandon Metz (North Dakota State), 11-0 No. 6 Gannon Gremmel (Iowa State) dec. No. 27 Zachary Knighton-Ward (Hofstra), 5-2 No. 7 Ethan Laird (Rider) dec. No. 26 Sam Schuyler (Buffalo), 3-2 No. 10 Deonte Wilson (NC State) dec. No. 23 Michael McAleavey (The Citadel), 4-1 No. 15 Carter Isley (Northern Iowa) dec. No. 18 Hunter Catka (Virginia Tech), 3-1 No. 2 Mason Parris (Michigan) pinned No. 31 Andrew Gunning (North Carolina), 4:43

Northwestern's Yahya Thomas knocked off No. 8 Jaden Abas of Stanford in the first round at 149 (Photo/Tony Rotundo, WrestlersAreWarriors.com) 125: No. 1 Spencer Lee (Iowa) tech. fall No. 32 Patrick McCormick (Virginia), 17-1 No. 17 Killian Cardinale (West Virginia) dec. No. 16 Codi Russell (Appalachian State), 7-6 SV2 No. 9 Devin Schroder (Purdue) dec. No. 24 Fabian Gutierrez (Chattanooga), 5-1 No. 8 RayVon Foley (Michigan State) maj. dec. No. 25 Logan Treaster (Navy), 14-0 No. 5 Brody Teske (Northern Iowa) pinned No. 28 Brandon Kaylor (Oregon State), 2:40 No. 12 Michael DeAugustino (Northwestern) dec. No. 21 Trevor Mastrogiovanni (Oklahoma State), 4-3 No. 13 Liam Cronin (Nebraska) pinned No. 20 Jake Ferri (Kent State), 6:29 No. 4 Drew Hildebrandt (Central Michigan) dec. No. 29 Zurich Storm (Campbell), 3-0 No. 3 Brandon Courtney (Arizona State) maj. dec. No. 30 Micah Roes (Binghamton), 18-7 No. 19 Eric Barnett (Wisconsin) dec. No. 14 Jaret Lane (Lehigh), 6-3 No. 11 Dylan Ragusin (Michigan) dec. No. 22 Daniel Vega (South Dakota State), 13-10 No. 6 Jakob Camacho (NC State) maj. dec. No. 27 Gage Curry (American), 21-9 No. 7 Taylor LaMont (Utah Valley) tech. fall No. 26 Jackson DiSario (Stanford), 19-1 (5:37) No. 23 Robert Howard (Penn State) dec. No. 10 Malik Heinselman (Ohio State), 6-4 No. 15 Patrick McKee (Minnesota) dec. No. 18 Noah Surtin (Missouri), 15-8 No. 2 Sam Latona (Virginia Tech) 10-0 vs. No. 31 Jonathan Tropea (Rider) 6-4 Pigtail: No. 32 Patrick McCormick (Virginia) dec. No. 33 Kysen Terukina (Iowa State), 6-2 133: No. 1 Daton Fix (Oklahoma State) maj. dec. No. 32 Cole Rhone (Bloomsburg), 16-3 No. 17 Malyke Hines (Lehigh) maj. dec. No. 16 Devan Turner (Oregon State), 8-0 No. 9 Michael McGee (Arizona State) maj. dec. No. 24 Richie Koehler (Rider), 13-4 No. 8 Chris Cannon (Northwestern) maj. dec. No. 25 Jacob Rundell (Purdue), 10-1 No. 5 Micky Phillippi (Pittsburgh) maj. dec. No. 28 Ty Smith (Utah Valley), 14-3 No. 12 Jarrett Trombley (NC State) dec. No. 21 Jared Van Vleet (Air Force), 3-2 No. 20 Ryan Sullivan (West Virginia) dec. No. 13 Zach Redding (Iowa State), 4-3 TB1 No. 4 Austin DeSanto (Iowa) tech. fall No. 29 Paul Bianchi (Little Rock), 19-4 (4:34) No. 3 Korbin Myers (Virginia Tech) maj. dec. No. 30 Jordan Hamdan (Michigan State), 13-4 No. 14 Zach Price (South Dakota State) dec. No. 19 Chance Rich (CSU Bakersfield), 4-2 SV No. 22 Mario Guillen (Ohio) dec. No. 11 Anthony Madrigal (Oklahoma), 4-2 SV2 No. 6 Matt Schmitt (Missouri) dec. No. 27 Jacob Allen (Navy), 4-1 No. 7 Lucas Byrd (Illinois) dec. No. 26 Darren Miller (Bucknell), 8-3 No. 10 Louie Hayes (Virginia) dec. No. 23 Boo Dryden (Minnesota), 5-2 No. 18 Kyle Burwick (Wisconsin) pinned No. 15 Mosha Schwartz (Northern Colorado), 4:38 No. 2 Roman Bravo-Young (Penn State) tech. fall No. 31 Sean Carter (Appalachian State), 20-5 (7:00) No. 32 Cole Rhone (Bloomsburg) dec. No. 33 Bryce West (Northern Illinois), 13-10 141: No. 1 Jaydin Eierman (Iowa) tech. fall No. 32 Cayden Rooks (Indiana), 20-5 (6:19) No. 16 Cole Matthews (Pittsburgh) maj. dec. No. 17 McKenzie Bell (Rider), 17-3 No. 9 Dresden Simon (Central Michigan) maj. dec. No. 24 Connor McGonagle (Lehigh), 18-6 No. 8 Chad Red (Nebraska) dec. No. 25 Drew Mattin (Michigan), 8-6 No. 5 Dom Demas (Oklahoma) dec. No. 28 Marcos Polanco (Minnesota), 6-2 No. 21 Real Woods (Stanford) dec. No. 12 Grant Willits (Oregon State), 6-3 No. 20 Brian Courtney (Virginia) dec. No. 13 D.J. Lloren (Fresno State), 10-5 No. 4 Tariq Wilson (NC State) tech. fall No. 29 Chase Zollmann (Wyoming), 17-0 (4:28) No. 3 Sebastian Rivera (Rutgers) dec. No. 30 Dylan D'Emilio (Ohio State), 8-1 No. 14 Dylan Duncan (Illinois) maj. dec. No. 19 Lane Peters (Army West Point), 13-2 No. 11 Cody Trybus (Navy) maj. dec. No. 22 Anthony Brito (Appalachian State), 10-1 No. 6 Allan Hart (Missouri) dec. No. 27 Angelo Martinoni (CSU Bakersfield), 9-2 No. 26 Colin Valdiviez (Northwestern) dec. No. 7 Ian Parker (Iowa State), 8-5 No. 10 Zachary Sherman (North Carolina) dec. No. 23 Saul Ervin (SIU Edwardsville), 2-0 No. 15 Clay Carlson (South Dakota State) dec. No. 18 Parker Filius (Purdue), 7-6 No. 2 Nick Lee (Penn State) tech. fall No. 31 Julian Flores (Drexel), 18-0 (2:33) Pigtail: No. 32 Cayden Rooks (Indiana) maj. dec. No. 33 Vinny Vespa (Hofstra), 10-1 149: No. 1 Sammy Sasso (Ohio State) pinned No. 33 Cameron Hunsaker (Utah Valley), 6:34 No. 17 Kyle Parco (Fresno State) dec. No. 16 P.J. Ogunsanya (Army West Point), 7-5 SV1 No. 9 Legend Lamer (Cal Poly) maj. dec. No. 24 Luke Nichter (Drexel), 16-2 No. 25 Yahya Thomas (Northwestern) dec. No. 8 Jaden Abas (Stanford), 6-2 No. 5 Ridge Lovett (Nebraska) dec. No. 28 Peyton Omania (Michigan State), 6-4 SV1 No. 12 Max Murin (Iowa) dec. No. 21 Graham Rooks (Indiana), 8-7 No. 20 Joshua Heil (Campbell) dec. No. 13 Mitch Moore (Oklahoma), 2-1 No. 4 Boo Lewallen (Oklahoma State) pinned No. 29 Kody Komara (Kent State), 1:26 No. 3 Brock Mauller (Missouri) vs. No. 30 Marcus Robinson (Cleveland State) No. 14 Michael Blockhus (Minnesota) maj. dec. No. 19 Casey Cobb (Navy), 10-0 No. 11 Kanen Storr (Michigan) dec. No. 22 Jimmy Hoffman (Lehigh), 3-2 No. 6 Bryce Andonian (Virginia Tech) pinned No. 27 Josh Finesilver (Duke), 3:17 No. 7 Jonathan Millner (Appalachian State) dec. No. 26 Anthony Cheloni (Northern Illinois), 7-3 No. 23 Tristan Lara (Northern Iowa) dec. No. 10 Mike Van Brill (Rutgers), 12-7 No. 15 Griffin Parriott (Purdue) dec. No. 18 Jarrett Degen (Iowa State), 10-7 No. 2 Austin O`Connor (North Carolina) maj. dec. No. 31 Cory Crooks (Arizona State), 12-4 Pigtail: No. 33 Cameron Hunsaker (Utah Valley) dec. No. 32 Greg Gaxiola (Hofstra), 5-1 157: No. 1 Ryan Deakin (Northwestern) dec. No. 33 Wyatt Sheets (Oklahoma State), 10-3 No. 17 Requir van der Merwe (Stanford) dec. No. 16 Justin McCoy (Virginia), 3-2 No. 9 Kendall Coleman (Purdue) maj. dec. No. 24 Nicholas Palumbo (Sacred Heart), 15-5 No. 8 Jared Franek (North Dakota State) dec. No. 25 Parker Kropman (Drexel), 5-2 No. 5 Kaleb Young (Iowa) maj. dec. No. 28 Caleb Licking (Nebraska), 10-2 No. 12 Brady Berge (Penn State) maj. dec. No. 21 Andrew Cerniglia (Navy), 12-4 No. 13 Hunter Willits (Oregon State) dec. No. 20 Cody Bond (Appalachian State), 11-5 No. 4 Jesse Dellavecchia (Rider) dec. No. 29 Joshua McClure (North Carolina), 5-0 No. 3 David Carr (Iowa State) maj. dec. No. 30 Markus Hartman (Army West Point), 16-2 No. 14 Will Lewan (Michigan) dec. No. 19 Holden Heller (Hofstra), 3-1 SV1 No. 11 Jacori Teemer (Arizona State) maj. dec. No. 22 Benjamin Barton (Campbell), 12-4 No. 6 Brayton Lee (Minnesota) dec. No. 27 Connor Brady (Virginia Tech), 2-0 No. 26 Johnny Lovett (Central Michigan) dec. No. 7 Jarrett Jacques (Missouri), 3-2 No. 23 Jacob Wright (Wyoming) dec. No. 10 Justin Thomas (Oklahoma), 5-4 TB2 No. 18 Cade DeVos (South Dakota State) dec. No. 15 Chase Saldate (Michigan State), 3-1 No. 2 Hayden Hidlay (NC State) maj. dec. No. 31 Michael Petite (Buffalo), 14-5 Pigtail: No. 33 Wyatt Sheets (Oklahoma State) dec. No. 32 Luca Frinzi (Lehigh), 8-2 165: No. 1 Alex Marinelli (Iowa) maj. dec. No. 33 Austin Yant (Northern Iowa), 19-6 No. 17 Thomas Bullard (NC State) dec. No. 16 William Formato (Appalachian State), 3-2 No. 9 Luke Weber (North Dakota State) dec. No. 24 Andrew Sparks (Minnesota), 8-5 No. 8 Shane Griffith (Stanford) dec. No. 25 Jake Tucker (Michigan State), 5-2 No. 5 Zach Hartman (Bucknell) dec. No. 28 Rodrick Mosley (Gardner-Webb), 8-6 No. 21 Peyton Hall (West Virginia) maj. dec. No. 12 Jake Keating (Virginia), 14-4 No. 13 Tanner Skidgel (Navy) dec. No. 20 Cole Moody (Wyoming), 3-2 No. 4 Mekhi Lewis (Virginia Tech) dec. No. 29 Brian Meyer (Lehigh), 8-3 No. 3 Jake Wentzel (Pittsburgh) dec. No. 30 Evan Barczak (Drexel), 1-0 No. 14 Peyton Robb (Nebraska) dec. No. 19 Gerrit Nijenhuis (Purdue), 4-1 No. 11 Cameron Amine (Michigan) dec. No. 22 Kennedy Monday (North Carolina), 5-3 SV No. 6 Keegan O`Toole (Missouri) pinned No. 27 Jake Silverstein (Rider), 4:10 No. 7 Ethan Smith (Ohio State) dec. No. 26 Andrew Nicholson (Chattanooga), 12-5 No. 10 Travis Wittlake (Oklahoma State) dec. No. 23 Joe Lee (Penn State), 8-1 No. 18 Izzak Olejnik (Northern Illinois) dec. No. 15 Dan Braunagel (Illinois), 6-1 No. 2 Anthony Valencia (Arizona State) maj. dec. No. 31 David Ferrante (Northwestern), 14-4 Pigtail: No. 33 Austin Yant (Northern Iowa) maj. dec. No. 32 Ricky Stamm (Hofstra), 12-4 174: No. 1 Michael Kemerer (Iowa) tech. fall No. 32 Drew Hughes (Michigan State), 23-8 (4:07) No. 17 Benjamin Pasiuk (Army West Point) dec. No. 16 Clay Lautt (North Carolina), 8-3 No. 9 Donnell Washington (Indiana) dec. No. 24 Jake Allar (Minnesota), 5-3 No. 8 Daniel Bullard (NC State) dec. No. 25 Cody Surratt (Air Force), 4-0 No. 5 Logan Massa (Michigan) pinned No. 28 Timothy Fitzpatrick (American), 4:56 No. 12 Bernie Truax (Cal Poly) tech. fall No. 21 Jacob Oliver (Edinboro), 19-3 (3:19) No. 20 Trey Munoz (Arizona State) dec. No. 13 Jackson Hemauer (Northern Colorado), 6-2 No. 4 Mikey Labriola (Nebraska) by medical forfeit over No. 29 Lance Runyon (Northern Iowa) No. 3 Carter Starocci (Penn State) maj. dec. No. 30 Victor Marcelli (Virginia), 10-2 No. 14 Hayden Hastings (Wyoming) dec. No. 19 Michael O`Malley (Drexel), 4-2 No. 11 Austin Murphy (Campbell) dec. No. 22 Mason Kauffman (Northern Illinois), 3-2 No. 6 Andrew McNally (Kent State) pinned No. 27 Cody Howard (Virginia Tech), 5:36 No. 7 Kaleb Romero (Ohio State) dec. No. 26 Jackson Turley (Rutgers), 7-2 No. 10 Peyton Mocco (Missouri) maj. dec. No. 23 Anthony Mantanona (Oklahoma), 12-2 No. 18 Dustin Plott (Oklahoma State) dec. No. 15 Thomas Flitz (Appalachian State), 7-5 No. 2 Demetrius Romero (Utah Valley) dec. No. 31 Jake Logan (Lehigh), 9-6 Pigtail: No. 32 Drew Hughes (Michigan State) dec. No. 33 Jacob Nolan (Binghamton), 7-0 184: No. 1 Aaron Brooks (Penn State) tech. fall No. 32 Jhaquan Anderson (Gardner-Webb), 17-1 (5:26) No. 17 Owen Webster (Minnesota) dec. No. 16 Max Lyon (Purdue), 5-3 No. 9 Jeremiah Kent (Missouri) pinned No. 24 Rocky Jordan (Ohio State), 2:15 No. 8 Taylor Venz (Nebraska) tech. fall No. 25 Matthew Waddell (Chattanooga), 19-0 (5:15) No. 5 Hunter Bolen (Virginia Tech) maj. dec. No. 28 Dylan Ammerman (Lehigh), 15-3 No. 12 Nelson Brands (Iowa) dec. No. 21 Dominic Ducharme (CSU Bakersfield), 8-6 No. 20 David Key (Navy) pinne dNo. 13 Christopher Weiler (Wisconsin), 5:48 No. 4 Parker Keckeisen (Northern Iowa) dec. No. 29 Samuel Colbray (Iowa State), 2-1 No. 3 Lou DePrez (Binghamton) dec. No. 30 Gregg Harvey (Pittsburgh), 6-4 No. 14 Caleb Hopkins (Campbell) dec. No. 19 Zach Braunagel (Illinois), 7-6 No. 11 Dakota Geer (Oklahoma State) maj. dec. No. 22 Devin Kane (North Carolina), 10-0 No. 6 John Poznanski (Rutgers) maj. dec. No. 27 Taylor Brown (Army West Point), 14-2 No. 7 Brit Wilson (Northern Illinois) dec. No. 26 DeAndre Nassar (Cleveland State), 10-3 No. 23 Charles Small (Hofstra) dec. No. 10 Tate Samuelson (Wyoming), 3-2 TB1 No. 18 Alan Clothier (Northern Colorado) dec. No. 15 Layne Malczewski (Michigan State), 8-3 No. 2 Trent Hidlay (NC State) tech. fall No. 31 Ryan Reyes (Oregon State), 17-2 (7:00) Pigtail: No. 32 Jhaquan Anderson (Gardner-Webb) dec. No. 33 Joe Accousti (Sacred Heart), 3-1 SV1 197: No. 1 Myles Amine (Michigan) maj. dec. No. 33 Billy Janzer (Rutgers), 8-0 No. 16 Jake Jakobsen (Lehigh) pinned No. 17 J.T. Brown (Army West Point), 7:50 No. 9 Noah Adams (West Virginia) dec. No. 24 Benjamin Smith (Cleveland State), 6-0 No. 8 Stephen Buchanan (Wyoming) pinned No. 25 J.J Dixon (Oregon State), 3:34 No. 5 Jacob Warner (Iowa) dec. No. 28 Nick Reenan (NC State), 9-7 SV1 No. 12 Lucas Davison (Northwestern) dec. No. 21 Marcus Coleman (Iowa State), 8-3 No. 13 Tanner Sloan (South Dakota State) dec. No. 20 Max Shaw (North Carolina), 4-2 No. 4 A.J. Ferrari (Oklahoma State) tech. fall No. 29 Colin McCracken (Kent State), 18-2 (4:52) No. 3 Kordell Norfleet (Arizona State) maj. dec. No. 30 Trey Rogers (Hofstra), 12-3 No. 19 Thomas Penola (Purdue) dec. No. 14 Greg Bulsak (Clarion), 6-4 No. 11 Jay Aiello (Virginia) maj. dec. No. 22 Chris Kober (Campbell), 10-2 No. 6 Nino Bonaccorsi (Pittsburgh) maj. dec. No. 27 Nick Stemmet (Stanford), 15-2 No. 26 Jake Woodley (Oklahoma) dec. No. 7 Rocky Elam (Missouri), 4-1 No. 10 Cameron Caffey (Michigan State) maj. dec. No. 23 Bryan McLaughlin (Drexel), 14-6 No. 15 Michael Beard (Penn State) maj. dec. No. 18 Jacob Koser (Navy), 14-4 No. 31 Owen Pentz (North Dakota State) pinned No. 2 Eric Schultz (Nebraska), 4:51 Pigtail: . No. 33 Billy Janzer (Rutgers) dec. No. 32 Logan Andrew (Chattanooga), 8-6 285: No. 1 Gable Steveson (Minnesota) pinned No. 32 Taye Ghadiali (Campbell), 1:27 No. 17 Wyatt Hendrickson (Air Force) pinned No. 16 Luke Luffman (Illinois), 2:12 No. 9 Greg Kerkvliet (Penn State) tech. fall No. 24 Johnathan Birchmeier (Navy), 18-0 (2:18) No. 8 Jordan Wood (Lehigh) dec. No. 25 Nathan Traxler (Stanford), 6-1 No. 5 Tony Cassioppi (Iowa) maj. dec. No. 28 Jon Spaulding (Edinboro), 9-1 No. 21 Tate Orndorff (Ohio State) dec. No. 12 Christian Lance (Nebraska), 2-1 No. 13 Brian Andrews (Wyoming) dec. No. 20 Quinn Miller (Virginia), 6-4 No. 4 Cohlton Schultz (Arizona State) maj. dec. No. 29 Austin Harris (Oklahoma State), 9-0 No. 3 Matt Stencel (Central Michigan) pinned No. 30 Joe Doyle (Binghamton), 6:31 No. 14 Trent Hillger (Wisconsin) dec. No. 19 Josh Heindselman (Oklahoma), 5-1 No. 11 Zach Elam (Missouri) maj. dec. No. 22 Brandon Metz (North Dakota State), 11-0 No. 6 Gannon Gremmel (Iowa State) dec. No. 27 Zachary Knighton-Ward (Hofstra), 5-2 No. 7 Ethan Laird (Rider) dec. No. 26 Sam Schuyler (Buffalo), 3-2 No. 10 Deonte Wilson (NC State) dec. No. 23 Michael McAleavey (The Citadel), 4-1 No. 15 Carter Isley (Northern Iowa) dec. No. 18 Hunter Catka (Virginia Tech), 3-1 No. 2 Mason Parris (Michigan) pinned No. 31 Andrew Gunning (North Carolina), 4:43

The most recent updates appear at the top of the page. Refresh/reload the page for the latest updates. Links: Results | ESPN Live Streams 2:50 p.m. CT That concludes the first round. Thanks for following. We will be back for the second round action, which is scheduled to begin at 5 p.m. CT. 2:50 p.m. CT No. 10 Deonte Wilson (NC State) scored a third-period takedown to help propel him to a 3-1 win over No. 23 Michael McAleavey (The Citadel). 2:49 p.m. CT No. 2 Mason Parris (Michigan) won by fall over No. 31 Andrew Gunning (North Carolina) to advance to the second round. 2:48 p.m. CT No. 3 Matt Stencel (Central Michigan) found himself trailing early but battled back to grab the lead before pinning No. 30 Joe Doyle (Binghamton) in the third period. 2:46 p.m. CT No. 7 Ethan Laird (Rider) used a third-period takedown to help him beat No. 26 Sam Schuyler (Buffalo) 3-2 at 285 pounds. 2:44 p.m. CT No. 5 Tony Cassioppi (Iowa) claimed a major decision (9-1) over No. 28 Jon Spaulding (Edinboro) at 285 pounds. 2:42 p.m. CT No. 15 Carter Isley (Northern Iowa) topped No. 18 Hunter Catka (Virginia Tech) 3-1 at 285 pounds. 2:41 p.m. CT In a Big Ten heavyweight battle, No. 21 Tate Orndorff (Ohio State) edged No. 12 Christian Lance (Nebraska) 2-1. 2:35 p.m. CT No. 4 Cohlton Schultz (Arizona State) remained undefeated as a freshman after getting a 9-0 shutout over No. 29 Austin Harris (Oklahoma State) at 285 pounds. 2:34 p.m. CT Penn State picked up wins from No. 15 Michael Beard (197) and No. 9 Greg Kerkvliet (285). Beard won 14-4, while Kerkvliet won 18-0. 2:32 p.m. CT No. 8 Jordan Wood (Lehigh) topped No. 25 Nathan Traxler (Stanford) 6-1 to earn a spot in the second round at 285 pounds. 2:31 p.m. CT No. 26 Jake Woodley (Oklahoma) gave No. 7 Rocky Elam (Missouri) his first loss of the season at 197 pounds. Woodley won 4-1. 2:30 p.m. CT No. 31 Owen Pentz (North Dakota State) pulls the stunner of the first round, pinning No. 2 Eric Schultz (Nebraska) at 197 pounds. 2:27 p.m. CT No. 1 Gable Steveson (Minnesota) gets a first-period fall over No. 32 Taye Ghadiali (Campbell). 2:25 p.m. CT No. 17 Wyatt Hendrickson (Air Force) is the first to advance at 285 pounds after pinning No. 16 Luke Luffman (Illinois). 2:22 p.m. CT No. 11 Jay Aiello (Virginia) picked up a 10-2 major decision over No. 22 Chris Kober (Campbell) at 197 pounds. 2:20 p.m. CT No. 4 A.J. Ferrari (Oklahoma State) rolled into the second round with a technical fall (18-2) over No. 29 Colin McCracken (Kent State) at 197 pounds. 2:17 p.m. CT No. 1 Myles Amine (Michigan) blanked No. 33 Billy Janzer (Rutgers) 8-0 to advance to the second round at 197 pounds. 2:15 p.m. CT No. 16 Jake Jakobsen (Lehigh) earned a fall in sudden victory over No. 17 J.T. Brown (Army West Point) to advance to the second round at 197 pounds. 2:13 p.m. CT No. 5 Jacob Warner (Iowa) came from behind to defeat No. 28 Nick Reenan (NC State) 9-7 in sudden victory. Reenan threw Warner in a headlock in the opening period and nearly secured the fall. Warner battled back to force overtime and eventually earn the victory with a takedown. 2:12 p.m. CT No. 8 Stephen Buchanan (Wyoming) is the first wrestler to advance to the second round at 197 pounds after he pinned No. 25 J.J Dixon (Oregon State). 2:10 p.m. CT No. 1 Aaron Brooks (Penn State) was dominant in getting a 17-1 technical fall over No. 32 Jhaquan Anderson (Gardner-Webb) at 184 pounds. 2:07 p.m. CT No. 14 Caleb Hopkins (Campbell) edged No. 19 Zach Braunagel (Illinois) 7-6 to move into the second round at 184 pounds. 2:02 p.m. CT No. 2 Trent Hidlay (NC State) cruised to technical fall (17-2) over No. 31 Ryan Reyes (Oregon State) at 184 pounds. 2 p.m. CT No. 3 Lou Deprez (Binghamton) won a hard-fought 8-6 battle over No. 30 Gregg Harvey (Pittsburgh) at 184 pounds. 1:58 p.m. CT No. 4 Parker Keckeisen (Northern Iowa) edged No. 29 Samuel Colbray (Iowa State) 2-1 at 184 pounds. 1:57 p.m. CT No. 20 David Key (Navy) trailed late before getting a fall over No. 13 Christopher Weiler (Wisconsin) at 184 pounds. 1:56 p.m. CT No. 5 Hunter Bolen (Virginia Tech) rolled to a 15-3 major decision over No. 28 Dylan Ammerman (Lehigh) at 184 pounds. 1:54 p.m. CT No. 8 Taylor Venz (Nebraska) had no trouble in his first match, getting a 19-0 technical fall over No. 25 Matthew Waddell (Chattanooga) at 184 pounds. 1:52 p.m. CT No. 17 Owen Webster (Minnesota) edged No. 16 Max Lyon (Purdue) 5-3 in a Big Ten battle at 184 pounds. 1:51 p.m. CT No. 12 Nelson Brands (Iowa) topped No. 21 Dominic Ducharme (CSU Bakersfield) 8-6 at 184 pounds. 1:50 p.m. CT No. 9 Jeremiah Kent (Missouri) used a cradle to earn a first-period fall over No. 24 Rocky Jordan (Ohio State) at 184 pounds. 1:48 p.m. CT No. 2 Demetrius Romero (Utah Valley) was pushed in his first match but prevailed 8-5 over No. 31 Jake Logan (Lehigh) at 174 pounds. 1:47 p.m. CT At 174 pounds, No. 20 Trey Munoz (Arizona State) scored a mild upset over No. 13 Jackson Hemauer (Northern Colorado), 6-2. 1:45 p.m. CT Freshman Carter Starocci (Penn State) rolled to a 10-2 major decision over No. 30 Victor Marcelli (Virginia) at 174 pounds. 1:43 p.m. CT No. 6 Andrew McNally (Kent State) advanced to the second round with a third-period pin over No. 27 Cody Howard (Virginia Tech) at 174 pounds. 1:39 p.m. CT No. 11 Austin Murphy (Campbell) held on for a 3-2 win over No. 22 Mason Kauffman (Northern Illinois) at 174 pounds. 1:34 p.m. CT No. 10 Travis Wittlake (Oklahoma State) controlled No. 23 Joe Lee (Penn State) 8-1 to advance to the second round at 165 pounds. 1:31 p.m. CT No. 2 Anthony Valencia (Arizona State) rolled into the second round with a 14-4 major decision over No. 31 David Ferrante (Northwestern) at 165 pounds. 1:29 p.m. CT No. 12 Bernie Truax (Cal Poly) looked impressive in his first match, getting a 19-3 win over No. 21 Jacob Oliver (Edinboro) at 174 pounds. 1:28 p.m. CT No. 5 Logan Massa (Michigan) gave up the first takedown but came back to pin No. 28 Timothy Fitzpatrick (American) at 174 pounds. 1:27 p.m. CT At 165 pounds, No. 11 Cameron Amine (Michigan) needed overtime to beat No. 22 Kennedy Monday (North Carolina), 5-3. 1:24 p.m. CT No. 3 Jake Wentzel (Pittsburgh) narrowly won his first match, 1-0, over No. 30 Evan Barczak (Drexel) at 165 pounds. 1:22 p.m. CT 2019 NCAA champion Mekhi Lewis (Virginia Tech) topped No. 29 Brian Meyer (Lehigh) 8-3 to move into the second round at 165 pounds. 1:20 p.m. CT Freshman Keegan O`Toole (Missouri), seeded No. 6, advanced to the second round with a fall over No. 27 Jake Silverstein (Rider) at 165 pounds. 1:15 p.m. CT Pac-12 runner-up Shane Griffith (Stanford) earned a 5-2 victory over No. 25 Jake Tucker (Michigan State) at 165 pounds. 1:14 p.m. CT Big 12 champion Luke Weber (North Dakota State) advanced to the second round with an 8-5 win over No. 24 Andrew Sparks (Minnesota) at 165 pounds. 1:12 p.m. CT No. 5 Zach Hartman (Bucknell) was pushed in his first match but prevailed 8-6 over No. 28 Rodrick Mosley (Gardner-Webb) at 165 pounds. 1:05 p.m. CT Session 1B is underway with matches at 165 pounds through 285 pounds. 12:05 p.m. CT We will be back for Session 1B at 1 p.m. CT, which includes pigtail and first-round matches for 165 pounds to 285 pounds. 12:03 p.m. CT No. 23 Jacob Wright (Wyoming) edged No. 10 Justin Thomas (Oklahoma) 3-2 in the second tiebreaker in the final match of Session 1A. 12:01 p.m. CT No. 2 Hayden Hidlay (NC State) rolled to a 14-5 victory over No. 31 Michael Petite (Buffalo) at 157 pounds. 11:54 a.m. CT No. 6 Brayton Lee (Minnesota) was pushed in his first match but prevailed 2-0 over No. 27 Connor Brady (Virginia Tech) at 157 pounds. 11:53 a.m. CT No. 26 Johnny Lovett (Central Michigan) stunned No. 7 Jarrett Jacques (Missouri) 3-2 at 157 pounds. 11:51 a.m. CT No. 3 David Carr (Iowa State) looked sharp in his first match, earning a 16-2 major decision over No. 30 Markus Hartman (Army West Point) at 157 pounds. 11:49 a.m. CT No. 17 Requir van der Merwe (Stanford) edged No. 16 Justin McCoy (Virginia) 3-2 at 157 pounds. 11:46 a.m. CT No. 5 Kaleb Young (Iowa) advanced to tonight's second round with a 10-2 win over No. 28 Caleb Licking (Nebraska). 11:44 a.m. CT No. 12 Brady Berge (Penn State) claimed a 12-4 major decision over No. 21 Andrew Cerniglia (Navy). 11:43 a.m. CT No. 1 Ryan Deakin (Northwestern) topped No. 33 Wyatt Sheets (Oklahoma State) 10-3 at 157 pounds. 11:37 a.m. CT Second-seeded Austin O'Connor (North Carolina) claimed a 12-4 major decision over No. 31 Cory Crooks (Arizona State) at 149 pounds. 11:34 a.m. CT No. 14 Michael Blockhus (Minnesota) shut out No. 19 Casey Cobb (Navy) 10-0 at 149 pounds. 11:33 a.m. CT It has been a tough round for Iowa State as a clearly injured Jarrett Degen (Iowa State) falls 10-7 to No. 15 Griffin Parriott (Purdue) at 149 pounds. 11:32 a.m. CT No. 11 Kanen Storr (Michigan) edged No. 22 Jimmy Hoffman (Lehigh) 3-2 to move into the second round at 149 pounds. 11:30 a.m. CT No. 6 Bryce Andonian (Virginia Tech) advanced with a second-period fall over No. 27 Josh Finesilver (Duke) at 149 pounds. 11:28 a.m. CT No. 3 Brock Mauller (Missouri) cruised to a 12-1 major decision over No. 30 Marcus Robinson (Cleveland State) at 149 pounds. 11:23 a.m. CT Top-seeded Sammy Sasso (Ohio State) earned a fall at 149 pounds, as did No. 4 Boo Lewallen (Oklahoma State). 11:22 a.m. CT No. 5 Ridge Lovett (Nebraska), a Big Ten finalist, needed overtime to beat No. 28 Peyton Omania (Michigan State) 6-4 at 149 pounds. 11:20 a.m. CT The Hawkeyes picked up a couple wins with Jaydin Eierman getting a technical fall at 149 pounds and Max Murin holding on to win 8-7 at 141 pounds. 11:18 a.m. CT No. 25 Yahya Thomas (Northwestern) pulled an upset at 149 pounds, beating No. 8 Jaden Abas (Stanford) 6-2 in the opening round. 11:14 a.m. CT No. 15 Clay Carlson (South Dakota State) came back to beat No. 18 Parker Filius (Purdue) 7-6 at 141 pounds. 11:12 a.m. CT No. 1 Spencer Lee (Iowa) earned a 17-1 technical fall over No. 32 Patrick McCormick (Virginia) at 125 pounds. 11:11 a.m. CT In the biggest upset thus far, No. 26 Colin Valdiviez (Northwestern), who entered the tournament with a 4-8 record, knocked off No. 7 Ian Parker (Iowa State) 8-5 at 141 pounds. 11:10 a.m. CT No. 2 Nick Lee (Penn State) rolled to an 18-0 technical fall over No. 31 Julian Flores (Drexel) at 141 pounds. 11:08 a.m. CT No. 4 Tariq Wilson (NC State) scored early and often in picking up a 17-1 technical fall over No. 29 Chase Zollmann (Wyoming) at 141 pounds. 11:06 a.m. CT No. 3 Sebastian Rivera (Rutgers) topped No. 30 Dylan D'Emilio (Ohio State) 8-1 in the opening round at 141 pounds. 11:03 a.m. CT In one of the most-anticipated first-round matchups, No. 21 Real Woods (Stanford) defeated No. 12 Grant Willits (Oregon State) 6-3 at 141 pounds, avenging a loss from this year's Pac-12 finals. 11:02 a.m. CT No. 5 Dom Demas (Oklahoma) moved into the second round after beating No. 28 Marcos Polanco (Minnesota) 6-2 at 141 pounds. 11:01 a.m. CT No. 8 Chad Red (Nebraska) won a tough battle over No. 25 Drew Mattin (Michigan) 8-6 to advance to the second round at 141 pounds. 10:56 a.m. CT No. 16 Cole Matthews (Pittsburgh) looked strong in his first match, picking up a 17-3 major decision over No. 17 McKenzie Bell (Rider) at 141 pounds. 10:53 a.m. CT No. 2 Roman Bravo-Young (Penn State) was dominant in the opening round at 133 pounds, picking up a 20-5 technical fall over No. 31 Sean Carter (Appalachian State). 10:51 a.m. CT In a Big 12 battle at 133 pounds, No. 20 Ryan Sullivan (West Virginia) edged No. 13 Zach Redding (Iowa State) 4-3 in the second tiebreaker. 10:51 a.m. CT No. 10 Louie Hayes (Virginia) moved into the second round at 133 pounds with a 5-2 win over No. 23 Boo Dryden (Minnesota). 10:49 a.m. CT No. 22 Mario Guillen (Ohio) pulled an upset at 133 pounds, beating No. 11 Anthony Madrigal (Oklahoma) 4-2 in double overtime. 10:47 a.m. CT No. 12 Jarrett Trombley (NC State) held on to beat No. 21 Jared Van Vleet (Air Force) 3-2 and advance to the second round at 133 pounds. 10:44 a.m. CT No. 4 Austin DeSanto (Iowa) gave the Hawkeyes their first win as he rolled to a 19-4 technical fall over No. 29 Paul Bianchi (Little Rock) at 133 pounds. 10:40 a.m. CT No. 17 Malyke Hines (Lehigh) was dominant in blanking No. 16 Devan Turner (Oregon State) 8-0 in a first-round match at 133 pounds. 10:38 a.m. CT No. 23 Robert Howard (Penn State) picked up a big win for the Nittany Lions as he topped No. 10 Malik Heinselman (Ohio State) 6-4 in the opening round at 125 pounds. 10:37 a.m. CT No. 15 Patrick McKee (Minnesota) overcame a 6-0 deficit to win 15-7 over No. 18 Noah Surtin (Missouri) at 125 pounds. 10:34 a.m. CT No. 2 Sam Latona (Virginia Tech) survived a scare in the opening round against No. 31 Jonathan Tropea (Rider). He trailed 4-1 early before knotting the match at 6-6 after two. Latona pulled away in the third period to win 12-7. 10:31 a.m. CT No. 7 Taylor LaMont (Utah Valley) cruised to a third-period technical fall (19-1) over No. 26 Jackson DiSario (Stanford) at 125 pounds. 10:28 a.m. CT No. 12 Michael DeAugustino (Northwestern) won a hard-fought 4-3 battle over No. 21 Trevor Mastrogiovanni (Oklahoma State) to advance to the second round at 125 pounds. 10:25 a.m. CT No. 6 Jakob Camacho (NC State) looked strong in rolling to a 21-9 win over No. 27 Gage Curry (American) at 125 pounds. 10:22 a.m. CT No. 5 Brody Teske (Northern Iowa) fell behind early, but came back to get a fall over No. 28 Brandon Kaylor (Oregon State) at 125 pounds. 10:19 a.m. CT No. 32 Patrick McCormick (Virginia) controlled No. 33 Kysen Terukina (Iowa State) 6-2 in a pigtail match at 125 pounds. 10:17 a.m. CT No. 17 Killian Cardinale (West Virginia) moved into the second round with a 7-6 double overtime win over No. 16 Codi Russell (Appalachian State). 10:15 a.m. CT A wild pigtail match at 133 pounds, with No. 32 Cole Rhone (Bloomsburg) winning 13-10 over No. 33 Bryce West (Northern Illinois). 10:13 a.m. CT No. 8 RayVon Foley (Michigan State) looked dominant in picking up a 13-0 victory over No. 25 Logan Treaster (Navy) at 125 pounds. 10 a.m. CT Wrestling is underway at the 2021 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships in St. Louis. Pigtail matches and first-round matches for 125 pounds to 157 pounds. 9:39 a.m. CT Session 1A includes pigtail and first-round matches at 125 pounds through 157 pounds. 9:34 a.m. CT InterMat is providing a running notebook -- with periodic updates -- throughout the 2021 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships in St. Louis, which gets underway at 10 a.m. CT. Thanks for following.

Tom Brands was named NWCA Coach of the Year (Photo/Darren Miller, HawkeyeSports.com) ST. LOUIS -- On Wednesday the National Wrestling Coaches Association announced the NCAA Division I National Coach of the Year and seven finalists as selected by their peers. The award is presented to the coach that has demonstrated outstanding effort throughout the season in developing and elevating their program on campus and in the community. The NWCA National Coach of the Year awards program is presented by Defense Soap, the official Hygiene partner of the NWCA. "In continuing our mission, Defense Soap is proud to partner with the NWCA, to keep wrestlers on the mat with our products and education in hygiene." Guy Sako, Founder and CEO of Defense Soap. The recipient of this year's NCAA Division I National Coach of the Year is Tom Brands of the University of Iowa. Coach Brands is in his 15th year as Head Coach at Iowa and his achievements this season include a 5-0 dual record, Co-Big Ten regular-season title, Big Ten tournament championship, nine wrestlers with automatic NCAA berths, and a tenth wrestler received an at-large birth. Entering the NCAA tournament, four Hawkeyes have the top seed in their respective weight classes. "On behalf of the NWCA and our Board of Directors, it is my privilege to award Coach Tom Brands, for the second year in a row, the NWCA Division I National Coach of the Year award," said Mike Moyer, NWCA Executive Director. "Tom continues to do a phenomenal job at Iowa and this season has been another demonstration of the strength of the Hawkeye wrestling program. Good luck to Coach Brands and his squad this week as they compete at the NCAA Championships." 2021 NCAA DIVISION I COACH OF THE YEAR AWARD FINALISTS ACC | Pat Popolizio, North Carolina State University Big 10 | Tom Brands, University of Iowa Big 12 | Lou Rosselli, University of Oklahoma EIWA | Pat Santoro, Lehigh University MAC | Brian Smith, University of Missouri Pac 12 | Jason Borelli, Stanford University SoCon | Scotti Sentes, Campbell University ABOUT THE NWCA The National Wrestling Coaches Association, established in 1928, is a non-profit organization for the advancement of all levels of the sport of wrestling with a primary emphasis on developing coaches who work in academic environments. The three core competencies of the NWCA are: Coaching Development, Student-Athlete Welfare, and the Promotion of Wrestling.

The InterMat staff writers have broken down the brackets for the 2021 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships in St. Louis and made their predictions. Andrew Hipps 125: Spencer Lee (Iowa) over Sam Latona (Virginia Tech) 133: Daton Fix (Oklahoma State) over Roman Bravo-Young (Penn State) 141: Nick Lee (Penn State) over Tariq Wilson (NC State) 149: Austin O'Connor (North Carolina) over Boo Lewallen (Oklahoma State) 157: Ryan Deakin (Northwestern) over Hayden Hidlay (NC State) 165: Alex Marinelli (Iowa) over Keegan O'Toole (Missouri) 174: Michael Kemerer (Iowa) over Carter Starocci (Penn State) 184: Hunter Bolen (Virginia Tech) over Trent Hidlay (NC State) 197: Myles Amine (Michigan) over Rocky Elam (Missouri) 285: Gable Steveson (Minnesota) over Mason Parris (Michigan) Top five teams: Iowa, Penn State, NC State, Oklahoma State, Missouri T.R. Foley 125: Spencer Lee (Iowa) over Sam Latona (Virginia Tech) 133: Roman Bravo-Young (Penn State) over Daton Fix (Oklahoma State) 141: Jaydin Eierman (Iowa) over Nick Lee (Penn State) 149: Austin O'Connor (North Carolina) over Sammy Sasso (Ohio State) 157: Hayden Hidlay (NC State) over Ryan Deakin (Northwestern) 165: Shane Griffith (Stanford) over Jake Wentzel (Pittsburgh) 174: Michael Kemerer (Iowa) over Carter Starocci (Penn State) 184: Aaron Brooks (Penn State) over Trent Hidlay (NC State) 197: A.J. Ferrari (Oklahoma State) over Eric Schultz (Nebraska) 285: Gable Steveson (Minnesota) over Mason Parris (Michigan) Top five teams: Iowa, NC State Oklahoma State, Penn State, Michigan Richard Mann 125: Spencer Lee (Iowa) over Sam Latona (Virginia Tech) 133: Daton Fix (Oklahoma State) over Roman Bravo-Young (Penn State) 141: Nick Lee (Penn State) over Jaydin Eierman (Iowa) 149: Austin O'Connor (North Carolina) over Sammy Sasso (Ohio State) 157: Hayden Hidlay (NC State) over Ryan Deakin (Northwestern) 165: Shane Griffith (Stanford) over Jake Wentzel (Pittsburgh) 174: Michael Kemerer (Iowa) over Carter Starocci (Penn State) 184: Aaron Brooks (Penn State) over Trent Hidlay (NC State) 197: AJ Ferrari (Oklahoma State) over Eric Schultz (Nebraska) 285: Gable Steveson (Minnesota) over Mason Parris (Michigan) Top five teams: Iowa, Penn State, NC State, Oklahoma State, Missouri Craig Sesker 125: Spencer Lee (Iowa) over Brandon Courtney (Arizona State) 133: Daton Fix (Oklahoma State) over Roman Bravo-Young (Penn State) 141: Jaydin Eierman (Iowa) over Sebastian Rivera (Rutgers) 149: Austin O'Connor (North Carolina) over Sammy Sasso (Ohio State) 157: Ryan Deakin (Northwestern) over Hayden Hidlay (NC State) 165: Alex Marinelli (Iowa) over Anthony Valencia (Arizona State) 174: Michael Kemerer (Iowa) over Carter Starocci (Penn State) 184: Aaron Brooks (Penn State) over Trent Hidlay (NC State) 197: Myles Amine (Michigan) over Eric Schultz (Nebraska) 285: Gable Steveson (Minnesota) over Mason Parris (Michigan) Top five teams: Iowa, Penn State, NC State, Arizona State, Oklahoma State Christopher Miller 125: Spencer Lee (Iowa) over Sam Latona (Virginia Tech) 133: Daton Fix (Oklahoma State) over Roman Bravo-Young (Penn State) 141: Jaydin Eierman (Iowa) over Sebastian Rivera (Rutgers) 149: Sammy Sasso (Ohio State) over Austin O'Connor (North Carolina) 157: Ryan Deakin (Northwestern) over Hayden Hidlay (NC State) 165: Alex Marinelli (Iowa) over Jake Wentzel (Pitt) 174: Michael Kemerer (Iowa) over Carter Starocci (Penn State) 184: Aaron Brooks (Penn State) over Trent Hidlay (NC State) 197: Myles Anime (Michigan) over Eric Schultz (Nebraska) 285: Gable Steveson over Mason Paris (Michigan) Top five teams: Iowa, Penn State, NC State, Virginia Tech, Oklahoma State Steve Elwood 125: Spencer Lee (Iowa) over Sam Latona (Virginia Tech) 133: Roman Bravo-Young (Penn State) over Daton Fix (Oklahoma State) 141: Sebastian Rivera (Rutgers) over Jaydin Eierman (Iowa) 149: Brock Mauler (Missouri) over Sammy Sasso (Ohio State) 157: David Carr (Iowa State) over Ryan Deakin (Northwestern) 165: Shane Griffith (Stanford) over Anthony Valencia (Arizona State) 174: Michael Kemerer (Iowa) over Carter Starocci (Penn State) 184: Aaron Brooks (Penn State) over Trent Hidlay (NC State) 197: Myles Amine (Michigan) over Eric Schultz (Nebraska) 285: Gable Steveson (Minnesota) over Mason Parris (Michigan) Top five teams: Iowa, Penn State, NC State, Michigan, Oklahoma State Jim Beezer 125. Spencer Lee (Iowa) over Sam Latona (Virginia Tech) 133. Roman Bravo-Young (Penn State) over Daton Fix (Oklahoma State) 141. Sebastian Rivera (Rutgers) over Jaydin Eierman (Iowa) 149. Sammy Sasso (Ohio State) over Brock Mauller (Missouri) 157. Hayden Hidlay (NC State) over Kaleb Young (Iowa) 165. Anthony Valencia (Arizona State) over Alex Marinelli (Iowa) 174. Michael Kemerer (Iowa) over Carter Starocci (Penn State) 184. Aaron Brooks (Penn State) over Trent Hidlay (NC State) 197. Myles Amine (Michigan) over Kordell Norfleet (Arizona State) 285. Gable Steveson (Minnesota) over Mason Parris (Michigan) Top five teams: Iowa, NC State, Penn State, Oklahoma State, Arizona State

This week sees the return of the NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships, bravely and steadfastly pushing forward despite this seemingly never-ending COVID-19 pandemic, as well as, another UFC Fight Night card, serving up MMA action of the highest caliber. Prominently featured in the co-main event is the very talented former NCAA Division I wrestling champion Gregor Gillespie. At this point in time Gillespie is the lone fighter on the UFC roster with a Division I national title, but you will find others scattered throughout the ranks of MMA's other promotions. Here we will list every fighter who has ever found themselves atop the collegiate wrestling world. Some are well known, others not so much. Here goes. Mark Coleman (Ohio State, 1988, 190 pounds) The original world-class wrestler to enter MMA (along with Dan Severn), The Hammer and Godfather of ground and pound, Coleman forged a path many a top-flight wrestler would later follow. Coleman, with his size, strength, and ferocity, accomplished it all in the cage, leaving an everlasting legacy behind. With his MMA exploits lasting nearly a decade and a half, Coleman experienced it all during his remarkable run in the sport. Mark Kerr (Syracuse, 1992, 190 pounds) Another pioneering MMA big man with a cool (and appropriate) nickname, Mark "The Smashing Machine" Kerr was something of a protégé of the aforementioned Coleman. Kerr had the size, strength, and physique of his mentor, but his fighting style was a tad more deliberate and sophisticated. Kerr's struggles are well-documented (his HBO documentary was fantastic), but during his prime he was perhaps the most formidable fighter in the entire world. Kevin Randleman Kevin Randleman (Ohio State, 1992-1993, 177 pounds) Another student of Mark Coleman -- "The Monster" -- with his bleached-blonde hair, Mr. Olympia physique, and his off-the-charts athleticism, left a lasting image. Many will remember his in-cage warmup, often consisting of plyometric squats that saw him launched into the air. Randleman developed more dangerous hands than his predecessors, and his wrestling was great fun to watch (look up the "Randleplex"), attributes he used to win a UFC title and become a tremendous attraction while fighting in Japan. R.I.P. Kevin. Mark Schultz (Oklahoma, 1981, 1982, 1983, 167 and 177 pounds twice Schultz is something of a myth in MMA circles. A man with all the combative skill in the world but a man we got to see very little of. Schultz took his only official fight at UFC 9 with mere hours to prepare, replacing his injured teammate at the very last minute. He won in impressive fashion, executing high-powered takedowns with incredible ease and showing great finishing instincts. He eventually took up Brazilian Jiu-jitsu and is viewed by most as a grappling god. Kenny Monday (Photo/Justin Hoch, JHoch.com) Kenny Monday (Oklahoma State, 1984, 150 pounds) The supremely talented Monday entered the world of submission and no-holds-barred fighting a year or so after his third and final Olympic Games appearance. He faced a very dangerous and already accomplished foe in his sole cage fight, looking quite stellar in the process. Monday would refocus his efforts towards the wrestling world, but remains involved in MMA as a coach and promoter. Royce Alger (Iowa, 1987 & 1988, 167 and 177 pounds) Billed as "Dan Gable's most ferocious wrestler" ahead of his MMA debut at UFC 13 (1997), Alger spent two years and five fights as an MMA fighter. Another entry on this list associated with Mark Coleman's Team Hammer House, Alger fought his heart out against extremely tough opposition in tallying a 3-2 record inside the cage. Rico Chiapparelli (Iowa, 1987, 177 pounds) Chiapparelli initially found his way into MMA as a coach and cornerman for his fellow wrestlers taking to the cage. He has immersed himself in the sport ever since, first with his Team R.A.W (Real American Wrestlers), then with his time spent perfecting the union of wrestling and submission-fighting, and furthermore as a fighter (1-0), promoter, and highly sought after coach. Mike Van Arsdale (Iowa State, 1988, 167 pounds) Van Arsdale entered the MMA orbit via "The Contenders" submission-fighting tournament that also featured Kenny Monday and other top wrestlers. From there on out Van Arsdale has been a fixture on the MMA scene as a damn good fighter (8-5 record), grappler, and coach of some of the sport's biggest names. Van Arsdale's fight with Randy Couture remains one of my favorite bouts pitting top wrestlers against each other. Alan Fried Alan Fried (Oklahoma State, 1994, 142 pounds) Ohio and Oklahoma wrestling royalty, Alan Fried never had designs on entering MMA. Yet, here he stands with a record of 0-1 and his singular fight taking place against one of the most dangerous fighters of his time. How? Why? Well, thanks to an offer from Rico Chiapparelli, Fried got to fly to Japan in 1997 to fight Rumina Sato (look him up, trust me) on 3 days' notice. A complete neophyte, Fried hung tough but ultimately got his elbow badly injured by the Japanese legend. This injury played a significant part in Fried's eventual retirement from competitive wrestling. Rex Holman (Ohio State, 1993, 190 pounds) Yet another wrestler-turned fighter associated with Mark Coleman. In 2007, a 4-1 Rex Holman got his shot in the big show thanks to a bit of a perfect storm of factors. The UFC was set to hold its first event in the state of Ohio when fellow wrestler and Ohio native Matt Hamill lost his opponent. Holman tapped some connections and voila, just like that he was Hamill's new dance partner. Carlton Haselrig Carlton Haselrig (Pittsburgh, Johnstown, 1987, 1988, & 1999, 275 pounds) Haselrig owns an absolutely legendary collegiate resume complete with seven All-America finishes and six national titles (three a piece in DI and DII). He entered MMA too late to make a real run, but he fought well nonetheless, going 3-2 over roughly a one-year stretch at 42 years old. One of two collegiate wrestlers named by the great Kurt Angle as his most formidable foes, Haselrig possessed the kind of athletic potential that could have seen him become an all-time great had he began MMA earlier. R.I.P. Carlton. Sylvester Terkay (North Carolina State, 1993, 275 pounds) A sort of predecessor to the likes of Brock Lesnar, Terkay was the first behemoth pro and amateur wrestling star to enter MMA. From 2003 to 2006 Terkay immersed himself into the world of Japanese combat sports. Competing against a who's who of top opponents in MMA, K-1 kickboxing, and Japanese Shoot-style pro-wrestling, Terkay performed admirably as he scored quite a few impressive wins in the land of the rising sun. Cary Kolat (Lock Haven, 1996 & 1997, 134 and 142 pounds) Several years removed from one of the strongest American wrestling careers in history, with the bitterness of the highly controversial 2000 Olympic Games still present, Kolat decided to try MMA. With the backing of Randy Couture and fellow Sydney Olympian Matt Lindland, Kolat was set. Undersized against a very dangerous and savvy fighter with 10 fights to his zero, Kolat found himself tapping out in the first round despite showing real promise as a fighter. It was his only foray into MMA. John Kading (Oklahoma, 1996, 190 pounds) Despite being quite an intriguing MMA prospect due to his wrestling background and a his judo acumen, Kading's one and only foray into MMA was probably ill-advised. A late replacement in the now-defunct International Fight League, Kading endured a massive weight cut en route to facing a 16-fight veteran in his MMA debut. Surprisingly, he decked his foe early and had him on rubber legs, but overzealousness and overconfidence saw him knocked out shortly thereafter. Gable Steveson with Brock Lesnar Brock Lesnar (Minnesota, 2000, 285 pounds) Well-known to most, Lesnar's exploits in wrestling and in MMA are combat sports folklore at this point. Going straight from NCAA wrestling to pro wrestling, Lesnar found himself gravitating towards fighting by the time 2007 rolled around. He made a huge splash in MMA, fighting nothing but world-class opposition throughout his nine-fight MMA run. With a UFC heavyweight title in his closet, Lesnar is likely done with MMA at this point in his life. Stephen Abas (Fresno State, 1999, 2001, & 2002, 125 pounds) Abas had the disposition, athleticism and the connections to really make a splash in mixed martial arts. He was hooked up with several fighters from MMA's core disciplines and became a part of the coaching staff at the Arena MMA gym in San Diego, California. Abas went 3-0 in his brief MMA run, looking great in the process. When a fight with wrestling rival and eventual UFC champ Henry Cejudo failed to materialize, Abas returned to the wrestling world as a coach. Eric Juergens (Iowa, 2000 & 2001, 133 pounds) Juergens may have entered MMA on a whim at the urging MMA legend and Iowa native Pat Miletich, but he sure did make quite the impression. Training out of Miletich's world-famous Bettendorf gym, Juergens may have easily won his only three fights between 2007-2008, but it's the ringing endorsements from industry insiders that spoke loudest. According to those in the know, Juergens was equipped to take on the very best in the sport after just one year of training. Josh Koscheck (Edinboro, 2001, 174 pounds) One of the more successful and polarizing figures to cross from wrestling over to MMA, Koscheck had a great run in the UFC from 2005 to 2015. As a member of the famed American Kickboxing Academy, Koscheck flourished. Initially "just" a hyper-athletic wrestler with an impossible to stop power-double, Koscheck improved with each fight, becoming equally threatening with his hands and his wrestling. He fought for the UFC title in 2010. Mark Munoz (Oklahoma State, 2001, 197 pounds) Equally successful as a fighter and as a coach/gym owner, Munoz made the most out of his eight years spent in MMA. Despite losing his UFC debut in emphatic fashion, Munoz fought well as he ascended the UFC 185-pound ranks, looking great as he compiled wins. He was at his best when he could use his strength and wrestling to pin opponents to the cage or mat and unleash hellacious punches, something he accomplished many times. In all, he went 9-6 inside the UFC. Eric Larkin (Arizona State, 2003, 149 pounds) A very high profile entry into MMA back in 2010, Larkin was part of an army of Arizona-based wrestlers who came to MMA in the 2000s. Like many of his contemporaries, Larkin impressed immediately and was flashing combative athleticism on a ridiculously high level. It took just two fights for Larkin to be snatched up by Bellator MMA, and by the time his debut came, his kickboxing and grappling was at an almost expert level. Matt Lackey (Illinois, 2003, 165 pounds) When Lackey's wrestling pursuits took him to the state of Colorado, he organically gravitated towards the world of competitive submission fighting, pankration (amateur MMA), and mixed martial arts. Despite having just one pro fight on his record, a first-round submission win in 2005, Lackey remained in the world of grappling and fighting until 2009 when he returned to wrestling as a coach for Lock Haven and then Buffalo. Jake Rosholt (Oklahoma State, 2003, 2005, & 2006, 184 and 197 pounds twice) Powerhouse Rosholt had the MMA world buzzing in 2007 when he made the rounds to MMA's top gyms to train. Along with several other big-time wrestlers, Rosholt was a part of the cutting edge Team Takedown. Word spread of Rosholt's "embarrassing" of seasoned fighters in training, and in 2009 he was signed by the UFC. Undeniably talented but inconsistent, the former Cowboy never fully hit his stride in MMA. Johny Hendricks Johny Hendricks (Oklahoma State, 2005 & 2006, 165 pounds) Mere months after wrapping up his college career, Hendricks was fully committed to MMA and had everything he needed to make a mark in the sport. Paired with some of the best coaches, training partners, and facilities in the sport, Hendricks was off and running. Adding vicious striking and a crushing left hand to his wrestling chops along the way, Hendricks captured UFC gold in 2014 before inexplicably beginning a sharp decline in his performances. Steve Mocco (Iowa, Oklahoma State, 2003 & 2005, 285 pounds) Mostly due to connections from wrestling, Mocco was closing in on MMA for some years before strapping on the 4-ounce gloves. People were pumped for Mocco's arrival. His size, wrestling, no-nonsense disposition, judo experience, and his joining American Top Team made for high expectations. Mocco went 5-1 from 2012 to 2015, proving to be a real handful for any heavyweight fighter, but really found his groove training other fighters and running a wrestling academy out of the main American Top Team facility. Cole Konrad (Minnesota, 2006 & 2007, 285 pounds) Konrad doesn't get much props for his MMA accomplishments, but he definitely should. Training with the likes of Brock Lesnar and fellow NCAA champ Marty Morgan, Konrad went undefeated over two years and nine fights, capturing and defending the Bellator heavyweight title in the process. Despite not employing the most electrifying brand of fighting, Konrad won each of his fights, most of them against very tough opposition, with ease. Mark Ellis (Missouri, 2009, 285 pounds) Ellis made a brief splash in mixed martial arts, going 1-1 in 2011 against much more experienced fighters. He was a big, strong, athletic heavyweight and his affiliation with American Kickboxing Academy seemed to bode well for his potential. Unfortunately his potential will remain just that, potential, as returned to wrestling as a coach for Grand Canyon. Ben Askren warming up before his Beat the Streets matchup against Jordan Burroughs (Photo/Tony Rotundo, WrestlersAreWarriors.com) Ben Askren (Missouri, 2006 & 2007, 174 pounds) Popular as he was and is in wrestling, Ben Askren has made quite a name for himself in MMA as well. Askren hooked up with famed trainer Duke Roufus in 2008, and while his striking never amounted to much, submission grappling was the perfect complement to his wrestling style. He put his expanded grappling chops to great use in the Bellator cage for three years as an undefeated, dominant champion. Ben wound up in the UFC in 2019 but time and injuries took a major toll and he retired without accomplishing what he should have. Phil Davis Phil Davis (Penn State, 2008, 197 pounds) Davis was another high-profile acquisition for the MMA world, as he had made known his intentions to fight well before his wrestling career was over. Davis was intriguing. Obviously his wrestling chops were top notch, but he wasn't the typical, hard-nosed, explosive wrestler that didn't always capitalize on takedowns. Creative and physically gifted, Davis found himself in the UFC after just four fights, and he enjoyed a very successful 9-3-1 run in the world's top show before moving to Bellator, capturing a title, and resuming his winning ways. Darrion Caldwell (North Carolina State, 2009, 149 pounds) As his wrestling career wound down, it was a combination of injuries and burnout that saw Caldwell enter MMA. After two years on the regional scene, along with many other top wrestlers, Caldwell signed with Bellator MMA in 2014. It's hard to believe that he is closing in on a decade as a fighter, but at this point we know what we can expect from the New Jersey native. Extremely talented with all the physical tools he'll ever need, it's not beyond the realm of possibility for the confident Caldwell to win a major MMA title, but will become less likely with each fight. Bubba Jenkins (Photo/Bellator) Bubba Jenkins (Arizona State, 2011, 157 pounds) A big coup for the MMA world, Bubba Jenkins was seen as a perfect fit for the sport. Always a showman, Jenkins is a well-rounded fighter, strong as an ox and with great instincts, but the knock on him has been that he's lost the big fights he's been in, which is fair. However, fighting abroad for a stretch and returning to his wrestling roots seems to have invigorated the 33-year-old Jenkins, and he's now set to fight fellow NCAA great Lance Palmer in his biggest fight yet. Ed Ruth (Photo/Bellator) Ed Ruth (Penn State, 2012, 2013, & 2014, 174 and 184 pounds twice) Ruth was a known commodity in the MMA world well before his failed 2016 Olympic bid. Not only did he sign with Bellator MMA in 2015 but he would stop by various MMA gyms from time to time to flash his otherworldly skill and athleticism, as many a star fighter touted Ruth's future greatness. Ruth debuted in 2016 and thus far has been an incredibly quick study, learning on the job while fighting at the highest level. As a result of this accelerated curriculum, Ruth has shined in most wins and suffered a few very tough but valuable losses. It remains to be seen where his combative ceiling is. Well, there you have it. The complete history of NCAA Division I wrestling champs in MMA. As MMA grows and more wrestlers choose this path, this list will grow. Look for Bo Nickal, Anthony Cassar, and others who may soon follow suit and join the MMA ranks.

Army West Point's Bobbly Heald getting ready to wrestle in the EIWA finals (Photo/Sam Janicki, SJanickiPhoto.com) WEST POINT, N.Y. -- Due to an abundance of caution regarding COVID-19 protocols, senior captain Bobbly Heald has withdrawn from competing for Army at the 2021 NCAA DI Wrestling Tournament this upcoming weekend. Despite an unexpected end to his wrestling career with the Black Knights, Heald has had an immense impact on the Army Wrestling program over his last four years. The Bedford, N.H. native has played an integral role in Army's success, competing to a 55-32 record overall and 12-8 in dual competition. In his freshman season, he frequented the mat for the Black Knights, moving to a 12-16 record, and most notably defeating Austin Faunce (Navy) 2-1 in the second tiebreak period to clinch the Star Meet victory. He escaped with 17 seconds to give Army its second-ever dual victory in Annapolis, Md., and first since the 1961 season. During his tenor, Heald helped the Black Knights to a 3-1 record against the Mids. He went on to compete to even better records in the following two years, tallying his career best record of 22-8 as a sophomore. "Obviously, we are gutted for Bobby and he's incredibly disappointed he doesn't have the opportunity to finish his Army Wrestling career on his own terms," said head coach Kevin Ward. "But he has so much to be proud of - he has made an incredible impact on our team and has accomplished so much as an individual. It is unfortunate that circumstances outside of his control close this chapter of his life, but we all know that there are great things in store for him as he looks forward to graduation and commissioning this May." Heading into the tournament, Heald was ranked 23rd at 285 pounds after posting a second-place finish at the EIWA Tournament on Feb. 26. The senior was expected to face Nathan Traxler of Stanford in the Round of 32. "To say that it's been the ride of a lifetime would be an understatement," said Heald. "My time with Army Wrestling has brought my family and I some of the greatest moments of our lives. With that has come moments of heartbreak and loss, too. I am so incredibly grateful for both, as they have molded me into who I am today. I came into this program as an 18-year-old kid without a clue of the path that lay ahead. I leave as a 23-year-old man, with a lifetime of lessons learned, relationships forged, and memories made. I will forever be in debt to the coaches who took a chance on me, the ORs and instructors who had my back, and the brothers who loved me enough to push me every step of the way. It has been the greatest honor of my life to toe the line with Army across my chest. Army Wrestling will always be a part of me. BHAW." Bobby is set to graduate this May and will commission as a 2LT in the United States Army. Post-graduation, Bobby will be branching Infantry and will be stationed in Fort Riley, KS.

The NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships return to ESPN networks, with live coverage of the annual event from start to finish. Action from Enterprise Center in St. Louis begins Thursday, March 18, with the first round on ESPNU, and continues with early sessions on ESPNU, three primetime sessions on ESPN and ESPN2, with the championship on ESPN. Additionally, every mat will be available for individual viewing on ESPN3 via the ESPN App. ESPN has aired the NCAA wrestling championships since 1980, the first year as a network. ESPN Airs Second Round and Semifinals in Prime Time; ESPNU Presents First Round and Quarterfinals Primetime coverage begins with the second round on Thursday, March 18, and continues with the semifinals on March 19, at 8 p.m. On Thursday and Friday, ESPNU will also air the first round and quarterfinals at 11 a.m. Championship Saturday Night ESPN's Championship Saturday night coverage will conclude the three-day event, with the network airing each national championship match beginning at 7 p.m. ET. Earlier in the day, ESPN2 and ESPN3 will begin the final day of competition with coverage of the Medal Round at 11 a.m. Coverage highlights One Screen, Multiple Mats: TV coverage will often show multiple mats at one time, with a scroll of both individual results and team standings continuously updating in real time Robotic cameras will be stationed around the arena for the first time, including two on towers in the center to allow for a 360-degree view of all adjacent mats - providing a new and unique view ESPN3 will offer individual feeds of each mat for all sessions, including all eight mats for the first round, second round, quarterfinals and semifinals, and all four mats in the medal round Join the Conversation: Fans can follow the action on Twitter through @NCAAWrestling and join the conversation by tagging their tweets #NCAAWrestling Recognizable Voices in the Sports Complement ESPN Coverage Tim Johnson: The "voice of college wrestling" returns once again to ESPN's coverage, having been a part of it for more than a decade. Johnson was named the 2007 broadcaster of the year by the National Wrestling Media Association. His broadcasting and leadership roles in the sport of wrestling span more than 30 years, including being the director of wrestling for the Los Angeles Olympic Games in 1984. He was inducted into the National Wrestling Hall of Fame as the recipient of the prestigious Order of Merit award honoring a lifetime of contributions to the sport of wrestling. Jim Gibbons: A former NCAA Wrestling Coach of the Year, he won an NCAA National Championship as the Cyclones head coach following a collegiate wrestling career where he was a three-time All-American and two-time Big Eight winner at Iowa State. He was inducted in the Iowa Wrestling Hall of Fame in 2003. For the fourth year, Mike Couzens will call the action at the wrestling championships, handling all the prime-time sessions. Shawn Kenney returns to the coverage and will handle the play-by-play for the first Round, quarterfinals and medal round. Quint Kessenich will be the reporter on all telecasts. For more information on the NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships: http://www.ncaa.com/wrestling.

MINNEAPOLIS -- Rev Wrestling Corp. has signed a definitive agreement to sell InterMat (InterMatWrestle.com), one of the nation's leading wrestling content websites, to MatScouts LLC. The sale will be officially completed on April 1. MatScouts LLC, based in Easton, Pennsylvania, is led by Willie Saylor. InterMat, under its new ownership, will remain a separate entity from the MatScouts channel on Rokfin. "We are pleased to be selling InterMat to MatScouts LLC," said Rev Wrestling Corp. vice president Andrew Hipps. "Willie Saylor has been an important voice in wrestling media for several years. It will be exciting to see where Willie takes InterMat. Willie is the ideal person to lead the company because of his passion for wrestling and expertise, as well as his vision, drive and thorough understanding of the ever-evolving wrestling media landscape." Saylor has been a prominent member of wrestling media for more than a decade. He started his career in wrestling media at The Open Mat in 2008 before joining FloWrestling in 2012, where he served as the website's senior editor. In 2019, Saylor launched MatScouts on Rokfin, where he provides a channel focusing on wrestling scouting and recruiting. Saylor has been recognized as the nation's top wrestling journalist by multiple wrestling media outlets throughout his career, receiving the honor in 2012 from the National Wrestling Media Association and in 2016 from WIN Magazine. "InterMat has been a keystone of national and international wrestling journalism for decades," Saylor said. "The opportunity to sustain its excellence and increase the brand and products is something I once could have only dreamed of. The plan is to keep MatScouts a separate entity for the hardcore recruiting audience and have InterMat serve as the hub for news and editorial wrestling content worldwide. It is with great pride and responsibility that I embark on making InterMat the voice of the sport." InterMat was launched in 1995 by Tom Owens, becoming the first independent website dedicated to covering amateur wrestling. The website was later sold to the National Wrestling Coaches Association before Rev Wrestling Corp. acquired InterMat in April of 2009. InterMat has twice been named Outlet of the Year by the National Wrestling Media Association. The website provides wrestling news, feature stories, rankings, recruiting information and more.

From 2014-2018, the NCAA only seeded the top 16 wrestlers. The rest of the field was completed by random draw. Now, the field is seeded all the way to No. 33. While unseeded wrestlers breaking through and going on an unlikely run was one of the bright spots of the tournament, that spirit can live on with the lower seeds. The following looks at some of the top dark-horse candidates to become an All-American despite being seeded 16th or lower. 125: No. 16 Codi Russell (Appalachian State) Despite a 13-1 record and a third straight qualifying season, Russell received the 16th seed at this NCAA tournament. His lone loss came against North Carolina State's No. 6 Jakob Camacho via 11-4 decision back in early January. Since then, Russell won 10 straight matches and won the SoCon conference title with victories over Benny Gomez (Presbyterian) and Zurich Storm (Campbell). If Russell is going to make it onto the podium, he will likely need to make a run in the consolation bracket. He starts the tournament with a tough match against No. 17 Killian Cardinale (West Virginia). With a victory there, the Appalachian State wrestler would likely move on to face No. 1 Spencer Lee (Iowa). Malyke Hines won the EIWA title at 133 pounds (Photo/Sam Janicki, SJanickiPhoto.com) 133: No. 17 Malyke Hines (Lehigh) Hines joined Lehigh last year as a three-time state champion and a top-100 recruit. On the high school level he finished with a 267-4 record and was a two-time NHSCA champion and a two-time Super 32 placer. The Lehigh wrestler redshirted his first year on campus and took a few uncharacteristic losses. However, he still finished with a 16-4 record and won the Mat-Town Open. This year, Hines joined the starting lineup and took a step forward. He dropped his first match of the season against No. 5 Micky Phillippi (Pittsburgh) but then won his next six matches. Along the way, he picked up the EIWA championship with bonus points in two of his three matches. Hines finds himself in the top half of the bracket with No. 1 Daton Fix (Oklahoma State). It could be an early match if he gets past Oregon State's Devan Turner. Hines is still relatively inexperienced on the college level, but his high school accolades and strong performance at the EIWA make him a dark-horse candidate in this division. 141: No. 21 Real Woods (Stanford) Woods nearly did not qualify for this tournament. He did not compete until the Pac 12 tournament, and while he made the finals, he suffered an upset via fall against No. 12 Grant Willits (Oregon State). In order to meet the qualification criteria, Woods wrestled a pair of extra matches against Jose Landin (CSU Bakersfield) where he won via first-period fall and 16-0 technical fall. That loss against Willits at the Pac 12 tournament was only the second official loss of Woods' collegiate career. Last year, as a redshirt freshman, he went 19-1 with his only defeat coming against Luke Pletcher in overtime. During the season, Woods scored victories over Sa'Derian Perry, Kaden Gfeller (Oklahoma State) and Dusty Hone (Oklahoma State). Interestingly enough, Woods will get a rematch against Willits in his first match of the NCAA tournament. Despite giving up the fall at the recent tournament, he has had the upperhand in the series. The two wrestled twice during the 2020 season with Woods taking a pair of major decisions. It will certainly be a tough road from the 21st spot, but the Stanford wrestler could get off to a hot start if he can get past his Pac-12 rival. 149: No. 28 Peyton Omania (Michigan State) On paper, Omania might look like the wildest dark horse on this list. Not only does he enter the tournament as the 28th seed, but he also actually has a losing record on the season. Even after qualifying through the Big Ten tournament, he holds a 4-6 record. Despite the record, Omania has done an impressive job of implementing his Greco Roman offense in folkstyle matches. He is a junior world bronze medalist in the Olympic styles, and recently, he has been throwing his opponents off the mat. For example, in a recent match against No. 11 Kanen Storr (Michigan), Omania won a 15-8 decision with 12 of those points coming on headlock throws from neutral. Obviously, Omania is still vulnerable and can be ridden at times. However, his throwing style makes him a dangerous opponent in the bracket. If a few things fall the right way, he could be standing on the podium on Saturday. His tournament starts against No. 5 Ridge Lovett (Nebraska). Lovett is at his best on the mat, so this is probably not a good style matchup for Omania. However, he is and will remain a wildcard. 157: No. 21 Andrew Cerniglia (Navy) Cerniglia was a two-time Pennsylvania state champion in high school, and he has quickly made a name for himself at Navy. The true freshman enters the NCAA tournament with an 8-1 record. His only defeat was a surprising upset at the hands of Jaden Fisher (Bucknell) in the EIWA tournament. He has not faced the toughest competition on the year, but he has managed to put up bonus points in six of his eight victories. At the 21st seed, he will not start the tournament with an easy opener. He will face off against No. 12 Brady Berge (Penn State). Berge has bounced back from a series of injuries and put together a nice season. Cerniglia will need to find a way to get to his offense, since Berge has shown tremendous ability to control matches. It will be a long shot, but Cernigilia could certainly shock some people in this tournament. Minnesota true freshman Andrew Sparks enters the NCAAs as the No. 24 seed at 165 pounds (Photo/Sam Janicki, SJanickiPhoto.com) 165: No. 24 Andrew Sparks (Minnesota) Sparks would likely find himself with a much higher seed if he had a better performance at the Big Ten tournament. The Minnesota freshman entered the bracket with record of 8-1, but he went 1-2 and medically forfeited his last match. If he is able to turn things around, he will be a very dangerous 24th seed. During the regular season, Sparks' only defeat came against No. 1 Alex Marinelli (Iowa). Other than that, he was perfect through the Big Ten schedule where he picked up key wins over No. 14 Peyton Robb (Nebraska) and No. 19 Gerrit Nijenhuis (Purdue). Sparks will get a chance to show if the Big Ten tournament was an outlier or not early in the NCAA bracket. He will face No. 9 Luke Weber (North Dakota State) in his first match. Weber will be a tough challenge as he is coming off a surprising upset of Travis Wittlake (Oklahoma State) and Big 12 tournament title winning performance. Army West Point's Ben Pasiuk takes a shot on Drexel's Michael O'Malley in the EIWA finals (Photo/Sam Janicki, SJanickiPhoto.com) 174: No. 17 Ben Pasiuk (Army) Pasiuk was a four-time Ohio state finalist in high school, and he has found his way into the Army lineup as a freshman. He wrestled only two matches before entering the EIWA tournament. He scored victories over Jake Logan (Lehigh) and Dean Caravela (Navy). Despite the lack of experience, Pasiuk won the EIWA tournament. His most impressive performance on the day was a 2-1 decision over No. 19 Michale O'Malley (Drexel), who spent time in the InterMat rankings during the year. Pasiuk's tournament gets off to a tough start against No. 16 Clay Lautt (North Carolina). The Tar Heel junior went 6-3 against a mostly ACC schedule this year. He went to sudden victory and ultimately defeated Logan, which is his only common opponent with Pasiuk this year. Iowa State's Sammy Colbray gets in on a shot against Arizona State's Cade Belshay (Photo/Tony Rotundo, WrestlersAreWarriors.com) 184: No. 29 Sammy Colbray (Iowa State) Even though Iowa State was one of the busiest college teams this winter, Colbray did not wrestle his first match until mid-February. He went 2-1 during the abbreviated regular season with victories over Jacob Schoon (South Dakota State) and Cade Belshay (Arizona State) as well as a defeat against No. 4 Parker Keckeisen (Northern Iowa) before entering the Big 12 tournament. Colbray went 4-2 in the Big 12 bracket to earn a spot in this NCAA tournament. This will be the third time he has qualified for the tournament. He made it to the round of 12 as a sophomore in 2019, and the tournament did not happen last year. Colbray will likely have the opportunity to come back next year if he wants it, but if this is the end of the road for him, he could make some noise in this bracket. The Iowa State representative starts his day with a rematch against Keckeisen. The freshman defeated Colbray back in February. However, it was a one-point match. If a few of the exchanges go another way, this could be one of the biggest upsets of the opening rounds. 197: No. 26 Jake Woodley (Oklahoma) Over the last few seasons, Woodley has been an essential part of the Oklahoma rebuild that culminated in a share of the Big 12 tournament title. For the third straight season, he has qualified for the NCAA tournament. This season, the 197-pound division seemingly became extremely deep overnight. The field in the Big 12 especially seemed to improve with the addition of No. 4 A.J. Ferrari (Oklahoma State) and the development of No. 9 Noah Adams (West Virginia), No. 13 Tanner Sloan (South Dakota State) and No. 8 Stephen Buchanan (Wyoming). Despite this, Woodley was able to fight his way through the conference and qualify. He will enter this tournament with a 9-7 record on the year. Woodley will have a tough match right out of the gate. On Thursday morning, he will face off against No. 7 Rocky Elam (Missouri). Not only is Elam undefeated on the year at 7-0, but he is also a junior world silver medalist in freestyle. 285: No. 18 Hunter Catka (Virginia Tech) Catka likely would have earned a higher seed if he had been the starter throughout the season. He split time with John Borst who ultimately dropped out of the lineup with an injury. The opening created a spot for Catka who has made the most of it. He entered the ACC tournament with a 9-1 record. Not only did he make the finals of the tournament, but he avenged his only loss of the season up to that point. No. 20 Quinn Miller (Virginia) had defeated him earlier in the year, but he reversed that with a 4-3 decision. In the finals, Catka faced off against No. 10 Deonte Wilson (North Carolina State) and dropped a 2-1 match in rideouts. The top of the heavyweight division is very strong, so there will likely be tough competition for the final All-American slots. Catka is still a true freshman and learning on the job. If he takes another step forward, he could leapfrog some seasoned wrestlers and find his way on the podium.

We know you'd like to attend the U.S. Olympic Team Trials in Fort Worth, to see the greatest wrestlers in the nation battle for coveted spots on the U.S. Olympic Team that will compete in Tokyo this summer. We get it. Not everybody can get there and tickets are limited this time due to health protocols. You can still be there, well, at least a picture of you can. USA Wrestling is selling the popular cardboard cutouts of fans, similar to those seen at major professional and college sports events throughout the pandemic. There will be 5,200 fans allowed at Dickies Arena for the U.S. Olympic Team Trials, and many thousands more of empty seats. Help add to the atmosphere by filling empty seats with a picture of yourself or someone who loves wrestling, all for a great cause. Proceeds raised from this project will support the Living the Dream Medal Fund, which provides bonuses directly to wrestlers who win medals for USA Wrestling at the Olympic Games and World Championships. The Living the Dream Medal fund will provide $250,000 to any U.S. wrestler who wins a gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics, $50,000 for an Olympic silver medal and $25,000 for an Olympic bronze medal. At the Senior World Championships, payouts are $50,000 for a World gold, $25,000 for a World silver and $15,000 for a World bronze. The cost is just $50, and can be purchased through the USA Wrestling Membership System. Simply login to the Membership System, go to Extra's at the top of the page and select 2021 Olympic Trials Cutouts. Do not wait!!! All photos must be submitted to USA Wrestling by Monday, March 22. All of those who purchase a cut out will also be included in a drawing for two tickets to the 2022 U.S. World Team Trials. See the Official Rules for the sweepstakes. Join other wrestling fans who will be in attendance at the U.S. Olympic Team Trials with a photo of themselves!!! USA Wrestling thanks you in advance for helping make the Olympic Trials more special, while supporting our elite U.S. wrestlers who represent our nation at the Olympics and World Championships.

Hunter Bolen received the No. 5 seed at 184 pounds after falling to Trent Hidlay in the ACC finals (Photo/Virginia Tech Athletics) Sadly, for all the NCAA Division I wrestling fans out there, you had a weekend free from competition. On the bright side, we are now just three days away from the pinnacle event of the season: 2021 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships at Enterprise Center in St. Louis, March 18-20. With no new Division I events to derive my typical five takeaways article from, I decided to use this piece to give commentary on some issues I had with the brackets. Here are some thoughts: The NCAA Wrestling Committee did Hunter Bolen wrong with his seed As the saying goes, everybody is a critic. Whether the saying has any truth to it or not, I won't hesitate to criticize the decisions made when seeding the 184-pound weight class. Hunter Bolen is the No. 5 seed and that is entirely too low in my opinion. At worst I believe he should be the No. 3 seed behind Aaron Brooks (Penn State) at No. 1 and Trent Hidlay (NC State) at No. 2. Bolen is 6-1. His lone loss is a 3-1 sudden victory defeat to second-seeded Hidlay in the finals of the ACC Championships. Bolen also beat Hidlay in a 2-1 decision when the two teams met for a dual meet. By putting undefeated conference champions Lou DePrez (Binghamton) No. 3 and Parker Keckeisen (UNI) No. 4, it shows that the NCAA prioritizes undefeated records and conference champions over all else, including signature wins.

Campbellsville won its first NAIA national championship JAMESTOWN, N.D. -- For the first time in Campbellsville University history, an NAIA team championship banner is coming back to campus, as Lady Tiger wrestling won the second annual NAIA Invitational in a big way over the weekend. In addition to the team title, McKayla Campbell claimed the 109-pound title with a thrilling victory in the final 12 seconds. Campbellsville scored 185 points as a team to beat runner-up and rival Life University by 50.5 points. The Lady Tigers qualified a record 12 wrestlers for the championship and 10 of earned All-American honors - one champion, four runner-ups, three in third place and two placing fourth. Behind Campbell, Alexandra Castillo (170), Randi Robison (136), Angie Vitiritti (130) and Charlotte Fowler all finished runner-up. Brianna Staebler and Jacqueline Ghent both finished fourth at 191 pounds and 123 pounds, respectfully. Emma Walker (143), Katlyn Pizzo (123) and Kendra Thompson (155) all finished third earlier on Saturday. In the finals at 109 pounds, No. 1 seed Campbell got down early and at the end was facing a 14-11 deficit with only 12 seconds left. Her opponent, No. 3-seed Asia Ray, was called for stalling cutting the deficit to two, 14-12, and then with two seconds remaining on the clock Campbell earned a four-point throw to bring the entire Jamestown University gymnasium crowd to its feet. Campbell ended up winning 16-14. The individual championship is also the first in Campbellsville University women's wrestling history as the sport is just in its second year being recognized by the NAIA.

Lindenwood's Abner Romero won the national title at 174 pounds (Photo/Don Adams Jr.) 125: 1st: Cole Laya (West Liberty) maj. dec. Nick Daggett (UNC Pembroke), 12-2 3rd: Joe Arroyo (Wis.-Parkside) dec. Christian Wellman (Ashland), 4-3 5th: Christian Mejia (McKendree) dec. Paxton Rosen (Central Okla.), 7-6 7th: Isaiah De La Cerda (Adams State) dec. Trenton McManus (Minnesota State), 6-2 133: 1st: Tyler Warner (West Liberty) dec. Garrett Vos (St. Cloud State), 9-4 3rd: Tanner Cole (Central Okla.) dec. Wesley Dawkins (Neb.-Kearney), 12-7 5th: Patrick Allis (Western Colo.) dec. Tyler Kreith (Maryville), 1:56 7th: Tanner Hitchcock (Lindenwood) dec. Jacob Dunlop (Gannon), 3-2 141: 1st: Isiah Royal (Newberry) dec. Joey Bianchini (St. Cloud State), 7-6 3rd: Colby Smith (Lindenwood) maj. dec. Kelan McKenna (Notre Dame), 10-0 5th: Christian Small (King) dec. Tate Murty (Upper Iowa), 5-4 7th: Nick James (Neb.-Kearney) dec. Branson Proudlock (Findlay), 9-8 149: 1st: Lukas Martin (Fairmont State) dec. Garrett Aldrich (St. Cloud State), 12-5 3rd: Gavin Londoff (Lindenwood) dec. Sam Turner (Neb.-Kearney), 6-4 SV 5th: Carson Speelman (Ashland) dec. Noah Hermosillo (Adams State), 9-6) 7th: Kyle Rathman (Minnesota State) dec. Jacob Ealy (Pitt-Johnstown), 3-0) 157: 1st: James Wimer (Findlay) dec. Ronald Gentile (Lindenwood), 7-3 3rd: Colby Njos (St. Cloud State) dec. Dawson Combest (Indianapolis), 5-2 5th: Ty Lucas (Central Okla.) dec. Nick Young (Gannon), 9-3 7th: Jacob Wasser (Neb.-Kearney) dec. Will Evans (Newberry), 10-8 165: 1st: Fred Green (Colorado Mesa) dec. Alex Farenchak (Gannon), 7-3 3rd: Devin Fitzpatrick (St. Cloud State) pinned Cory Peterson (McKendree), 2:16 5th: Matt Malcom (Neb.-Kearney) tech. fall John Dean (Belmont Abbey), 16-0 7th: Baltazar Gonzalez (American Int'l) maj. dec. Braydon Huber (Mary), 11-3 174: 1st: Abner Romero (Lindenwood) dec. Trevor Turriff (Minnesota State), 8-2 3rd: Daniel Beemer (Ashland) dec. Josh Jones (McKendree), 3-1 5th: Andrew Sams (Indianapolis) dec. Brock Biddle (Pitt-Johnstown), 9-4 7th: Terrell Garraway (Neb.-Kearney) dec. Noah Curreri (Queens), 8-1) 184: 1st: Heath Gray (Central Okla.) dec. Connor Craig (West Liberty), 3-2 3rd: Dan Fillipek (McKendree) dec. Austin Eldredge (Neb.-Kearney), 5-2 5th: Caden Steffen (Southwest Minn. State) dec. Bailey Kelly (Maryville), 10-3 7th: Aidan Pasiuk (Ashland) dec. Anderson Salisbury (Colo. Sch. Of Mines), 7-5 197: 1st: Ryan Vasbinder (McKendree) dec. Dalton Abney (Central Okla.), 1-0 3rd: Zach Ryg (Upper Iowa) dec. Joseph Reimers (Neb.-Kearney), 12-7 5th: Donald Negus (Colorado Mesa) dec. Jackson Ryan (Southwest Minn. State), 4-3 7th: Noah Ryan (St. Cloud State) pinned Chris Droege (Lake Erie), 2:17 285: 1st: Kameron Teacher (St. Cloud State) dec. Weston Hunt (Colo. Sch. Of Mines), 6-5 3rd: Steven Hajas (Augustana) dec. Lee Herrington (Neb.-Kearney), 10-4 5th: AJ Cooper (Fort Hays State) maj. dec. Tristen Weirich (Ashland), 8-0 7th: Francesco Borsellino (West Liberty) pinned Jared Rennick (Drury), 1:18

NWCA Division III national champions (Photo/Sam Janicki, SJanickiPhoto.com) 125: 1st: Alex Friddle (Coe College) dec. Brady Kyner (Wartburg), 6-3 3rd: Samuel Braswell (Averett) dec. Bradley Rosen (North Central), 7-4 5th: Dylan Mcchesney (Simpson College) dec. Cristian Chavez (Luther), 2-0 7th: Jared Hensley (Loras) maj. dec. Chase Poston (Central College), 13-0 133: 1st: Brock Henderson (Coe College) dec. Robbie Precin (North Central), 4-2 3rd: Joe Pins (Wartburg) dec. Eron Haynes (Nebraska Wesleyan), 9-8 5th: Zach Thompson (Loras) dec. Joshua Wilson (Greensboro), 6-5 7th: Shandon Akeo (Central College) dec. Austin Vincent (Concordia-WI), 10-4 141: 1st: Jimmy Mcauliffe (Elmhurst) dec. Kristian Rumph (Wartburg), 6-3 3rd: A.j. Pagliarulo (Coast Guard) dec. Kyle Slendorn (Stevens Institute of Technology), 10-5 5th: Riley Wright (Coe College) dec. Jalen Schropp (Loras), 10-3 7th: Luis Ramos (Central College) dec. Tyler Difiore (Luther), 7-0 149: 1st: Josh Gerke (Coe College) dec. Brady Fritz (Wartburg), 4-2 3rd: Brett Kaliner (Stevens Institute of Technology) dec. Zeke Smith (Loras), 7-2 5th: Garret Cornell (Messiah) pinned Peter Mccusker (Millikin), 1:20 7th: Noah Caskey (Coast Guard) maj. dec. Noah Nieman (Adrian), 19-5 157: 1st: David Hollingsworth (Wartburg) pinned Brady Henderson (Coe College), 4:17 3rd: Tyler Shilson (Augsburg) tech fall. Anthony Ulaszek Greeley, CO (Coast Guard), 23-7 5:44 5th: Killian Perrigon (Cornell College) pinned Jack O`donnell (Concordia-WI), 1:45 7th: Daniel Ruiz (Loras) dec. Cole Cervantes (North Central), 4-0 165: 1st: Bradan Birt (Millikin) tech fall. Zane Mulder (Wartburg), 15-0 5:24 3rd: Philip Rogers (Coast Guard) maj. dec. Gabe Fiser (Loras), 10-2 5th: Casey Allen (Cornell College) pinned Rafael Roman (North Central), 3:48 7th: Alex Turley (Averett) pinned Ryker Kurimski (Coe College), 4:00 174: 1st: Kyle Briggs (Wartburg) maj. dec. Solomon Nielsen (Augsburg), 8-0 3rd: Jacob Krakow (Loras) dec. Zachary Wells (Olivet College), 8-3 5th: Brian Shermeyer (Messiah) maj. dec. George Moseley (Averett), 12-0 7th: Alexander Skaare (Concordia-MN) pinned Tristin Westphal (Coe College), 4:52 184: 1st: Shane Liegel (Loras) dec. Paul Detwiler (Coast Guard), 4-1 3rd: Ira Kuehn (Luther) dec. Brock Montford (North Central), 8-7 5th: Nick Rogge (Augsburg) pinned Ryan Schott (Coe College), 1:11 7th: David Stevens (Messiah) dec. Helton Vandenbush (Milwaukee School of Engineering), 5-3 197: 1st: Cody Baldridge (North Central) maj. dec. Gabriel Zierden (Concordia-MN), 10-2 3rd: Logan Hagerbaumer (Millikin) pinned Donovan Corn (Luther), 4:43 5th: Jonathan Wagner (Coast Guard) dec. Bentley Schwanebeck-ostermann (Augsburg), 3-2 7th: Chris Nielsen (Dubuque) pinned Don Phillips ii (Buena Vista), 2:25 285: 1st: Wyatt Wriedt (Loras) dec. Tyler Kim (Augsburg), 4-3 3rd: Kaleb Reeves (Coe College) pinned Dominick Wilson (Olivet College), 2:14 5th: Nico Ramirez (Southern Virginia) M FOR Jordon Brandon (Wartburg) 7th: Ben Bergen (North Central) M FOR Isaiah Espinoza (Adrian)

Wyatt Wriedt gets his hand raised after winning the national title at heavyweight (Photo/Sam Janicki, SJanickiPhoto.com) CORALVILLE, Iowa -- The No. 9-ranked Loras College wrestling team completed the 2021 season on a high note at the 2021 NWCA Division III Wrestling Championships, earning a program-record nine All-Americans as well as crowning two national champions in Shane Liegel at 184 pounds and Wyatt Wriedt at 285 pounds. Taking place over a two-day period, the Duhawks sent a grappler in all ten weights. At 125 pounds, ninth-seeded Jared Hensley outperformed his seed by placing seventh. After a bye in the first round, Hensley avenged an earlier loss to eighth seed Dylan McChesney of Simpson College in the Round of 16, defeating McChesney by major decision. After a setback against No. 1 seed Samuel Braswell, Hensley rebounded by winning his blood round match against Brock Davis of Westminster College to claim All-America honors. Coming in as the twelfth seed, Perry, Iowa native Zach Thompson turned in a strong performance at 133 pounds. Thompson cruised to the quarterfinals and upset fourth-seed Charlie Pickell of Augsburg University in the final seconds of the 133 lbs. quarterfinal bout. Thompson recorded a hard-earned decision victory over Greensboro College's Joshua Wilson to score a fifth-place finish and All-America honors. Wrestling in his first national tournament in the purple and gold and seeded third Jalen Schropp rebounded from an early loss to gain All-America honors at 141 lbs. In the blood round, Schropp defeated eighth-ranked Brandon Gross of Augsburg by 8-3 decision to become an All-American as a freshman. Schropp, a native of Williamsburg, Iowa, had his tournament culminate in a sixth-place finish. Following in his brother Eddie Smith's '20 footsteps, Zeke Smith ended his first national tournament in fourth place at 149 pounds. Smith, who had a bye to start the tournament, defeated Rob Cleary of New Jersey City University and Adrian College's Noah Nieman to clinch an All-American trophy. After a setback in the semifinals, Smith rebounded with a decision over Messiah College's Garret Cornell, ending up as the fourth-place finisher at 149 lbs. Moving up a weight from last year, Daniel Ruiz competed in a number of hard-fought matches at 157 lbs., recording a seventh place finish in a tough weight class. Ruiz started his tournament with victories over Ferrum College's Christian Hite and the United States Coast Guard Academies (USCGA) Anthony Ulaszek to gain a spot in the quarterfinals. After a setback, Ruiz rebounded and gutted out two victories to earn All-American honors and seventh place finish. Sophomore and Virginia native Gabe Fiser turned in magical tournament run at 165 lbs. that included a number of upsets and a quadruple overtime victory in the quarterfinals. After scoring an upset win over fifth seed Rafael Roman of North Central College, Fiser matched up with fourth-seed Zarik Anderson of the University of Dubuque. A back-and-forth, action packed bout needed four overtime periods to claim the winner with Fiser seeing his hand raised to become an All-American. Fiser concluded his first national tournament with a fourth-place finish. Marengo, Iowa native Jacob Krakow collected his third All-America honor at 174 lbs. Krakow cruised to the semifinals by collecting two major decisions and one decision victory. A setback in the semifinals didn't distract Krakow from the next best thing, which was earning a third-place medal against Zachary Wells of Olivet College. Krakow displayed a mix of technical skills and the heart of a champion by rebounding on the back side of the bracket to finish in third. Sophomore Shane Liegel left Coralville, Iowa as the best wrestler in his weight class by being crowned the 184-pound champion. Liegel, who became the first Duhawk champion since James Buss in 2014, cruised the semifinals by collecting a fall, technical fall and decision to face off against familiar foe (6) Ira Kuehn of Luther. After being tied at two points apiece in the third period, Liegel sunk in a deep arm bar to pin Kuehn at the 5:35 mark. In the finals, Liegel toed the line against top-seeded Paul Detwiler of USCGA and proved the seeding committee wrong by churning out a decision against the top-ranked Detwiler, bringing the Duhawk faithful to their feet as he became a national champion. In the final match of the tournament, sixth-seeded Wyatt Wriedt had his run in the 285-pound weight class culminate in a national title. Wriedt started his journey with two decisions to reach the quarterfinals. Going against conference foe and third-seeded Kaleb Reeves of Coe College, Wriedt avenged a previous loss in 2021 to reach the semifinals. A decision victory over No.2-seed Dominick Wilson of Olivet College meant a matchup with eighth seed Tyler Kim of Augsburg in the finals. In a back-and-forth affair, Wriedt used a late takedown against Kim to become the second national champion of 2021 for the Duhawks which becomes a program first. In addition to a program record nine All-Americans and two national champions, the Duhawks compiled a dual record of 6-4 including dual victories over ranked opponents during the shortened 2021 season. The Duhawks will return all ten starters for the 2021-22 season.

David Hollingsworth won the national title at 157 pounds (Photo/Sam Janicki, SJanickiPhoto.com) CORALVILLE, Iowa -- The top-ranked Wartburg wrestling team concluded competition at the NWCA Division III National Championships on Saturday, March 13 at the Xtream Arena with one third-place finish, four national runner-ups, two national champions and eight All-Americans. Junior David Hollingsworth and senior Kyle Briggs highlighted the tournament with national championships at 157 pounds and 174 pounds. Briggs ran through the first four rounds when he pinned all of his opponents and then won by major decision in the finals. Brady Kyner, Kris Rumph, Brady Fritz and Zane Mulder all finished in second in their respected weight class. After falling in his quarterfinal match, Joe Pins swept the consolation bracket and earned a third place spot on the podium. During day two, the Knights went 11-6 with four pins, one technical fall and two major decisions. The Orange & Black concluded the weekend with an overall record of 40-11 with 17 pins, three technical falls and eight major decisions. Wartburg finished the year with a record of 9-1 overall and 8-0 in the American Rivers Conference.

Josh Gerke celebrates after winning the national title at 149 pounds (Photo/Sam Janicki, SJanickiPhoto.com) CORALVILLE, Iowa -- After securing nine All-Americans on the opening day of the National Wrestling Coaches Association (NWCA) Division III National Championships, Coe College's wrestling team continued a historic weekend on Saturday at Xtream Arena. The Kohawks' Alex Friddle, Brock Henderson and Josh Gerke topped the podium in their respective weight classes, giving Coe three NWCA national champions for the first time in program history. Coe had the most individual national champions of any team in the field as the A-R-C claimed 7-of-10 titles. Friddle, Brock Henderson, and Gerke were joined by teammate Brady Henderson as national finalists after Saturday's first session, setting the stage for the finals. Third-seeded Friddle (125 pounds) opened the evening against Wartburg's Brady Kyner, the fourth-seed, in their second matchup of 2021. Much like the first tilt, the Morris, Ill.-native dispatched Kyner in a tight match, using a late takedown to claim national champion status, 6-3. At 133 pounds, second-seeded Brock Henderson defeated top-seed Robbie Precin of North Central, 4-2. The North Linn prep did so in dramatic fashion, taking down Precin in overtime for a sudden victory and the Kohawks' second national title of the night. Coe's dominance at the lighter weights continued at 149 pounds as Gerke edged out Wartburg's Brady Fritz with a takedown in the final seconds after a wild scramble between both wrestlers. After a coaches' challenge from the Knights was unsuccessful, Gerke notched the 4-2 victory and topped the podium as a national champion. Brady Henderson had a solid two days at 157 pounds, advancing all the way to the national final. Henderson battled his opponent from Wartburg, David Hollingsworth, but was ultimately pinned at the 4:17 mark in the match.

St. Cloud State won its third consecutive NCAA Division II national championship (Photo/Thomas Breach) Link: Results ST. LOUIS, Mo. -- It was supposedly a down season for the St. Cloud State University wrestling team. The perennial power had supposedly taken a back seat. Despite completing a perfect season in Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC) play, the Huskies were ranked third in the final National Wrestling Coaches Association (NWCA) rankings with just six wrestlers individuals ranked in the top-10. The University Nebraska-Kearney surged from third to first, with nine wrestlers nationally ranked in the final poll entering the Super Regional and NCAA Championship. In the words of Michael Jordan ... St. Cloud State took that personally. The Huskies proved just how dominant they are and put the naysayers to bed in the best way possible: by winning their third consecutive NCAA championship. After seeing the 2019-20 championship canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and falling behind 58-51.5 after the opening day of the 2020-21 competition, St. Cloud State outlasted Nebraska-Kearney, winning the national championship with 107 total points compared to the Lopers 105.5. The Huskies did everything they needed to in Saturday's morning session, as all seven wrestlers advanced to the championship round with wins in both the semifinal and consolation semifinal matches. In fact, four of those seven qualified for the championship bout, as Garrett Vos (Bonifacius, Minn. / Waconia), Joseph Bianchini (Elk Grove Village, Ill. / Immaculate Conception), Garrett Aldrich (Albert Lea, Minn. / Albert Lea) and Kameron Teacher (Grove City, Ohio / Central Crossings) advanced with wins in their semifinal matches. Colby Njos (Anoka, Minn. / Anoka) and Devin FitzPatrick (Mahtomedi, Minn. / Mahtomedi) advanced to wrestle in the third place match, while Noah Ryan (Mantorville, Minn. / Kasson-Mantorville) battled his way to the seventh place match after a first round loss on Friday. Right on St. Cloud State's heels, though, was Nebraska-Kearney, the No. 1 team in the nation that sent 10 wrestlers to the NCAA Championship. In fact, the two teams traded leads early and often during the opening session, with the Lopers holding a 100-96 lead after Saturday's opening session. St. Cloud State looked to close the gap with perfect performances in the third and seventh place matches. The Huskies did just that, starting with Njos in the 157 third place match. After earning his place with a tightly contested 4-3 win in the semis, the redshirt-freshman left no doubt about his standing in the nation, as he upended No. 2 seed Dawson Combest 5-2 to win the third place match. Immediately following Njos, FitzPatrick kept the good times rolling, as he defeated No. 8 Cory Peterson by fall in 2:16 to potentially close his collegiate career with a "W". Ryan closed the consolation finals with a pin win of his own, and he was nearly as quick as FitzPatrick. The junior downed Chris Groege at 2:17 in the first period to finish in seventh place at 197 pounds. Still, for all St. Cloud State's success, the team could not regain the lead from Nebraska-Kearney, as the Lopers did just enough to hold a slim 105-103 lead over the Huskies entering the championship bouts. However, St. Cloud State seemingly had nothing to fret, as the team had four different wrestlers competing in the finals matches Saturday evening. First up, at 133 pounds, was Vos, the No. 1 wrestler in the weight class for the entire 2020-21 season. The redshirt-junior had seemingly the toughest matchup of the night, as he was set to face No. 2 Tyler Warner, the defending national champion at 133 pounds. Despite a strong game plan, Vos was defeated by Warner 8-4 in the championship bout. Even with Vos' loss, the Huskies were feeling confident, with three more wrestlers in championship matches. In fact, the very next weight class featured a St. Cloud State wrestler, as Bianchini was battling Newberry's Isiah Royal for the national championship at 141. Despite falling into a 2-0 hole just seconds in, Bianchini battled his way back into the match, evening the score 2-2 and taking a 3-2 lead at the end of the first period. The sophomore, though, suffered a takedown late in the third, resulting in a 7-6 loss by decision for Bianchini. Down 105-103 with two championship matches to go, Aldrich came to the mat, hoping to clinch his team its third consecutive national title. The redshirt junior came up short, falling by 12-5 decision at the 149 weight class. In the end, it all came down to Teacher. The senior came to the mat relaxed and loose, ready to win the first individual title of his impeccable career. More importantly, though, Teacher was ready to win the championship for his team. Meer seconds into the match, the senior earned a key takedown against Colorado Mines' Weston Hunt, taking a 2-1 lead early in the first period. Teacher continued his aggressive style of play, containing Hunt and its hopes of upending the No. 1 ranked wrestler at 285. After earning an escape and another takedown, Teacher held the slimmest of leads, one point at 6-5, with a minute remaining in the third period. The seconds ticked away, far too slow for the St. Cloud State fanbase, but when the clock struck zero, Teacher was proclaimed the victor, as he clinched the national title for both himself and the Huskies with the 6-5 decision win. Thanks to Teacher's win, St. Cloud State outpaced Nebraska-Kearney 107-105.5 to win its third consecutive national title and five in the last seven total years. Perhaps more impressive is the fact that the Huskies have won five of the last six national titles, as the 2019-20 championship was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Teacher closed his season, and potentially career, with a perfect 13-0 season at 285-pounds. The senior additionally led the team in points scored at the national tournament, tallying 21.0 total over the course of the two day tournament. FitzPatrick tallied 18.0 points over the weekend thanks to his third place finish at the 165 pound weight class. The senior closed his season with a 13-2 record and will graduate from St. Cloud State as a three-time All-American. Vos, Bianchini and Aldrich all scored 16.0 points for the Huskies over the weekend, earning All-American honors with their second place finishes at their respective weight classes. Vos closes the season with an 11-1 record, while Bianchini closes with a 12-1 mark. Aldrich finishes the season with an 8-3 record at 149 pounds. Njos came seemingly out of nowhere to earn 12.0 points for St. Cloud State at the NCAA Championships, as the unseeded redshirt freshman finished third at 157 pounds. Njos closes the 2020-21 season with a 10-3 record and earns All-America honors for the first time in his career. Ryan earned All-America honors with his seventh place finish on Saturday and earned 8.0 points towards the team score. He closes the season with a 10-4 record, while Billy Pitzner's (Jefferson, Wis. / Milton) season came to a close at the national championships on Friday.

Link: Results CORALVILLE, Iowa -- The top-ranked Wartburg wrestling team concluded day one of the NWCA Division III National Wrestling Championships on Friday, March 12 inside the Xtream Arena, sending seven athletes into the semifinals while eight wrestlers remain alive in their respective weight class brackets. Eight Knights secured a spot on the podium with All-American status. Day one was highlighted with Brady Kyner, Kris Rumph, Brady Fritz, David Hollingsworth, Zane Mulder, Kyle Briggs and Jordon Brandon all going 3-0 to reach the semifinals. Joe Pins stayed alive in the consolation bracket after falling in quarterfinals and advanced to the second day. Cael Krueger bowed out of the tournament in his consolation round of eight #2 match as did Kobe Woods. Senior Briggs stole the show when he pinned all three of his opponents with times of 10 seconds, 16 seconds and 2:12. As a whole, the Knights posted some staggering numbers with a record of 29-5 including 13 pins, two technical falls and six major decisions.

Link: Results ST. LOUIS -- The top-ranked Nebraska-Kearney wrestling steam started and finished strong and leads after the first day of the 2021 NCAA Division II Championships in St. Louis The socially-distanced meet with limited attendance is being held at the America's Center Convention Complex. The second session runs Saturday from 12-5 p.m. with finals set for 7 p.m. Live results and a live video stream are available. UNK, the only school with 10 qualifiers in the 44-team field, secured nine All-Americans (top eight finish) by going 7-1 in the consolation/elimination round. Receiving four early byes the Lopers went 5-1 in round one but struggled in the quarterfinals before finishing the day on a high note. By winning its last seven matches UNK zoomed up the team standings to be at 58.0 points. Defending national champion St. Cloud State is second (51.5) with St. Louis-area schools Lindenwood (43.5) and McKendree (42.5) sitting in third and fourth, respectively. Headed to the semifinals again are Iowa senior Matt Malcom (165 lbs.) and Lincoln senior Wesley Dawkins (133 lbs.). Bouncing back from either a first or quarterfinal loss to be an All-American are Colorado senior Sam Turner (149 lbs.), Pennsylvania senior Jacob Wasser (157 lbs.), Kansas junior Austin Eldredge (184 lbs.), Kansas junior Terrell Garraway (174 lbs.), Kearney sophomore Lee Herrington (285 lbs.), Kearney redshirt freshman Nick James (141 lbs.), and Seward redshirt freshman Joseph Reimers (197 lbs.). UNK Wrestling UNK had eight All-Americans in 2007 (national runners up) and 2008 (national champs). To win that title in 2008 the Lopers had just two finalists but four third place finishers and two in eighth. Dawkins had an early takedown in his first-round match before sticking Logan Selga of North Carolina-Pembroke at the 3:00 minute mark. He then used two takedowns and a late escape to best sixth-seeded and previously unbeaten Jacob Dunlap of Gannon (Pa.), 5-1. Second-seed and unbeaten Tyler Warner of West Liberty (W.V.) is up next. Four classes higher Malcom was equally as dominant. He had four takedowns and riding time to major previously undefeated James Penfold of Lake Erie (Ohio), 11-3. The now four-time All-American then got by sixth-seed Shane Gantz of Wisconsin-Parkside, 5-3, thanks to building up riding time in the third and an early takedown in the second. Second-seed and nemesis Fred Green of Colorado Mesa awaits; Malcom has lost to him in each of the last two regional finals. In the afternoon consolation round, Herrington was up 6-0 when he pinned King's Cade Ridley at 3:00 with Turner having a fall at 2:04. Like Herrington he had already racked up a takedown and near fall points. Next, Garraway dominated the third period to beat eighth-seed Caleb Spears of Newberry (S.C.), 10-4, with James starting the big run of wins with a last second takedown of Ashland's Luke Wymer. James trailed 4-2 in the third with an escape getting him close before the late action. UNK's other freshman stepped as well as Reimers was rolling second-seeded Nick Mason of Tiffin, 8-3, before getting him on his back at 5:45 Finally, Eldredge scored four in the third to beat Gannon's Cam Page, 5-3, with Wasser leading his match against Mount Olive's Colby Teague the entire way, 7-3. Iowa senior Josh Portillo (125 lbs.) majored his first foe but lost each of his next two matches. The three-time All-American and two-time Elite 80 award winner is returning next season, taking advantage of a "free season."

JAMESTOWN, N.D. -- On Thursday evening the NAIA hosted a virtual National Championship Coaches Social. At the conclusion of the event, National Wrestling Coaches Association Executive Director Mike Moyer recognized the five finalists for the NAIA Women's National Coach of the Year and announced the winner as selected by their peers. The award is presented to the coach that has demonstrated outstanding effort throughout the season in developing and elevating their program on campus and in the community. The NWCA National Coach of the Year awards program is presented by Defense Soap, the official Hygiene partner of the NWCA. "In continuing our mission, Defense Soap is proud to partner with the NWCA, to keep wrestlers on the mat with our products and education in hygiene." Guy Sako, Founder and CEO of Defense Soap. Lee MiracleThe recipient of this year's NAIA Women's National Coach of the Year is Lee Miracle of Campbellsville University (KY). Coach Miracle is in his 8th season as head coach and his achievements this season include an 8-0 dual meet record capped by a regular-season Mid-South Conference championship, a 3rd MSC Individual Tournament title with seven finalists, five individual conference champions, and 12 athletes qualified for the NAIA Championships. His current roster is comprised of 43 wrestlers. "It's an honor to recognize Coach Lee Miracle as the National Coach of the Year," Said NWCA Executive Director Mike Moyer, NWCA. "What Lee has been able to build at Campbellsville is absolutely amazing. His athletes continue to simply find ways to win and can't ever be counted out. Good luck to him and his athletes this weekend as they compete for at the national championships." 2021 NAIA COACH OF THE YEAR AWARD FINALISTS KCAC - Daviaire Dickerson, Midland University KCAC - Shauna Kemp, University of Jamestown HAAC - Cody Garcia, Baker University MSC - Lee Miracle, Campbellsville University SAC - Kiiler Stephens, Wayland Baptist University ABOUT THE NWCA The National Wrestling Coaches Association, established in 1928, is a non-profit organization for the advancement of all levels of the sport of wrestling with primary emphasis on developing coaches who work in academic environments. The three core competencies of the NWCA are: Coaching Development, Student-Athlete Welfare, and the Promotion of Wrestling.

The NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships are only a week away and the constant buzzing you hear is the chatter of wrestlers, coaches, families and friends aglow about the reinstitution of the sport's most meaningful weekend. Like most of you I will not be in attendance. The ticket situation is grim and the press allocations seem difficult. Also, having just been in Rome for the Matteo Pellicone I'm smarter than to leave my family for another weekend. However, for those who are attending, I hope that there is some semblance of normalcy. There won't be loud cheers and pulsing crowds, but there still can be those unexpected conversations and light moments of connection that we've all been missing this past year. Wrestling is about community and the NCAA tournament is our annual gathering spot. I've covered this in previous years, but in the late 19th and early 20th century there was something called "March Meetings" where farmers from across Vermont, New Hampshire, and other states would gather to discuss how best to get their goods to market and utilize each other's resources to cut costs. Travel to the event would take several days, as would travel home, so the men and boys would stay for a week or so chatting and plotting. However, as men left alone are prone to do, they also consumed a gargantuan amount of alcohol and challenged each other to wrestling matches. The style of the day was Irish inspired collar-and-elbow so there were fun throws and plenty of pins. There was also gambling, fighting, and other crude side shows. As the meetings became more and more popular and necessary the extracurricular wrestling became a showcase for small communities to promote theirs as the toughest of local lots. Enter wrestling promotions! There were posters, nicknames, and costumes of sort, but from what is known, the matches did not seem to be rigged. In fact, it was the bragging rights many famers sought and not the extra cash for competition. Alas, all that is old is new again and this March as those who can migrate from their villages, towns, and cities they too will look to the center of the mat and see their representative taking battle for not much more than bragging rights. It's a simple sport and a simple concept, but it's fundamental to who we are and complaints about seeding and bracketing and COVID aside, it's our moment to connect, to cheer and to celebrate. To your questions … Gable Steveson is undefeated and seeded No. 1 at the NCAAs (Photo/Sam Janicki, SJanickiPhoto.com) Q: Is Gable Steveson the Hodge frontrunner after what he did to Mason Parris in the Big Ten finals? -- Mike C. Foley: Yes and I think he's the frontrunner to represent the United States at the 2021 Olympics in Tokyo. Q: Any takeaways on the NCAA tournament seeds/brackets? -- Mike C. Foley: Bracketology is a sub-market of the larger sports industrial complex. It's profitable, exciting, and ultimately pointless but there are few things that get more thumbs rattling than a bad seed or a good draw. The main takeaway is that there was a lot more parity among the conferences than I would have expected. The ACC is far better than its allotment and the Ivy-less EIWA was gifted a large number of spots. That's maybe not fair, but the NCAA did the best they could given COVID and the uncertain nature of the season. A positive side effect of the wacky allotments was that some non-traditional programs were able to earn qualifications, including Sacred Heart and the newbie program Little Rock. That's an incredible opportunity for those programs to lift their profile in their respective athletic departments and possibly fundraise for their future. MULTIMEDIA HALFTIME Day 3 Matteo Pellicone Highlights Vicky had a monster tournament Q: What did you think of the calls/refereeing in the Burroughs vs. Chamizo match at the Matteo Pelicone? -- Mike C. Foley: The call was always going to be difficult. Once Chamizo starts scrambling he's constantly changing his points of contact and simultaneously endangering his opponent in ways that most fans and referees don't see very often. I think that the initial exchange was just so complicated to understand in real time (and wasn't reviewed) that there was no way a referee and fans could agree on what they were seeing. Chamizo had three points of contact on the mat, but he also had Jordan's leg wrapped in his arm. The former is almost always a takedown. However, the latter prevents almost all takedowns from being called. Initially I thought it was a takedown and would have been called IF Chamizo hadn't made an explosive movement at the end of the exchange. If instead Chamizo had stalemated the position or they'd gone out of bounds together then Burroughs would have been given the exchange. As it was, the over-the-back throw was the difference maker. As we were flying back I had the opportunity to chat with referees who all believe it should have been reviewed. In their estimation it would have either been white paddled for points or Burroughs would have been given two points. But without the benefit of the review, it wasn't possible to change the call. To be fair to the coaching staff it was so early and the expectation was for a lot of points to be scored so it wasn't seen as the most critical exchange, as it later became after very little offense. I will say that Chamizo controlled the center and earned the passivity calls against Jordan. He set the tempo and walked Jordan back. He didn't take as many shots, but also remember that half shots aren't normally counted as heavily as control of the center.

INDIANAPOLIS -- Originally named an alternate for next week's 2021 NCAA Wrestling Championships, Utah Valley University sophomore Cameron Hunsaker has officially been named an injury replacement and will now also compete at nationals as UVU will now send four wrestlers to the NCAA Championships. Cameron HunsakerHe will join the two-time Big 12 champion and second-seeded senior Demetrius Romero at 174 pounds, the seventh-seeded junior Taylor LaMont at 125, and the redshirt freshman and No. 28 seed Ty Smith at 133 pounds. Hunsaker's seed and updated 149-pound bracket will be announced at a later time. Hunsaker will enter his first trip to the NCAA Championships off of a seventh-place finish in his weight class at the Big 12 Championships last week. He holds a 9-7 overall record on the year and is currently ranked 31st in the latest NCAA Coaches Panel Ranking. The NCAA previously released seeding and brackets for the rest of the field on Wednesday and the No. 2 seed that Romero was awarded is UVU's highest national seed in program history. LaMont's No. 7 seed also matches for the second highest seed, as he was previously also the No. 7 seed at 125 pounds during his freshman season in 2018. This marks the third time that both Romero and LaMont have qualified for nationals and the first for both Hunsaker and Smith. It is also the second time in program history that a UVU grappler has been named an injury replacement to compete at nationals, as former three-time NCAA qualifier Tanner Orndorff qualified that way in 2018. The four qualifiers marks the most qualifiers for Utah Valley since 2019 when the Wolverines sent a program best six that season. The 2021 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships will run Thursday to Saturday, March 18-20, at the Enterprise Center in St. Louis. All seven sessions of this year's championship event will be televised live on the ESPN Family of Networks.

Andrew Alirez withdrew from the NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships (Photo/Anna-Lee Marie) GREELEY, Colo. -- Northern Colorado sophomore wrestler Andrew Alirez has withdrawn from the 2021 NCAA Championships. Alirez, who qualified as an at-large selection, will not compete at the championships due to an injury sustained in practice prior to the Big 12 Championships. "My heart breaks for Andrew. He had a tremendous fall and start to the season and was ready to compete for the NCAA title this season," said head coach Troy Nickerson. "We look forward to getting him back to 100%." The Greeley native is a two-time NCAA qualifier and will have a chance to be a five-time qualifier as the NCAA has already announced this year as a zero year. None of this year's wrestlers lose eligibility for competing in the 2021 season. Northern Colorado is still sending three wrestlers to the NCAA Championships in Mosha Schwartz (133), Jackson Hemauer (174) and Alan Clothier (184). All three automatically qualified for the NCAA Championship based on their finishes at the Big 12 Championships. The NCAA unveiled the 2021 NCAA Championship brackets on Wednesday.