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Tony Robie has been promoted to head coach at Virginia Tech BLACKSBURG -- Director of Athletics Whit Babcock announced Tuesday that Tony Robie has been promoted to head wrestling coach at Virginia Tech after serving as interim head coach since February. Robie led the Hokies to the team title at the ACC Championship and a sixth-place finish at the 2017 NCAA Championships in St. Louis - Tech's fifth-straight top-10 finish at nationals. Robie has been an integral member of the Virginia Tech wrestling staff for 11 seasons, serving as associate head coach since joining the Hokies in 2006 before assuming interim head coach duties for the ACC and NCAA Championships this season. A former head coach at Binghamton University, Robie was a two-time All-America selection and an NCAA runner-up as a student-athlete at Edinboro University. His resume also includes assistant coaching tenures at Michigan, West Virginia and his alma mater. "We are proud that Tony Robie will continue to lead our wrestling program at Virginia Tech," Babcock said. "Tony has been loyal to Virginia Tech over the years and is respected by our student-athletes, as well as his peers in the wrestling community across the nation. He has done a very good job as our interim head coach, and we recognize the role he played over the past 11 years in building our program into a nationally elite one. We aspire to keep it that way and elevate it even further. Tony has proven his meddle as a leader, a recruiter and a teacher who represents all that we stand for at Virginia Tech. We looked at a number of candidates and Tony rose to the occasion. We have great confidence in him." Serving as the top assistant under former head coach Kevin Dresser, Robie helped elevate the profile of the Virginia Tech wrestling program since arriving in Blacksburg in 2006-07 as associate head coach. Since that first season, the Hokies have gone on to win three ACC Dual Meet Championships, three ACC tournament championships and finished in the top 10 at the NCAA Championships five times. He's also helped recruit and coach 17 ACC champions and 14 All-Americans. "I'm excited about the opportunity to lead the wrestling program at Virginia Tech," Robie said. "I have a tremendous appreciation for the high expectations at Virginia Tech and embrace that challenge. So many student-athletes and other individuals have contributed to the ascent of this program, and we welcome the opportunity to continue having Virginia Tech wrestling compete at the highest level and hopefully achieve our ultimate goal." Robie came to Blacksburg after serving as the head coach at Binghamton University in New York. A two-time collegiate All-American and 1997 NCAA runner-up, Robie took over a program that had been discontinued after the 2003-04 school year because of budget constraints. Before taking over at Binghamton, he was an assistant coach for four seasons at the University of Michigan. In seven years as a Division I assistant coach prior to coming to Blacksburg, Robie helped coach 23 All-Americans, nine Academic All-Americans and one national champion. As the Wolverines' top assistant coach, Robie recruited three top-10 classes, including the No. 2-ranked class in 2004. His one-on-one work with Michigan student-athlete Ryan Bertin culminated with Bertin's 2003 NCAA championship - the school's first national champion in 18 years. In all, Michigan's team earned national top-10 status all four years that Robie was a coach there. His dedication and influence off the mat resulted in the wrestling team winning the 2003 community service award at the school. A world-class wrestler in his own right, Robie racked up a 126-23 record on the collegiate mat and was a two-time All-American. A two-time captain for former Olympic gold medalist Bruce Baumgartner at Edinboro University, Robie was a three-time Eastern Wrestling League champion and a three-time Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) champion. As a senior, Robie led the Fighting Scots to a sixth-place national finish - the highest in school history and was the national runner-up. In 2008, he was inducted into the Edinboro Sports Hall of Fame. The Erie, Pennsylvania native was a Dean's List student at Edinboro and received the school's Academic Achievement Award before graduating with a bachelor's degree in criminal justice in 1997. Robie brings strong ties to the eastern wrestling hotbed, as he also served as an assistant coach at West Virginia (1998-99) and Edinboro (1999-00). Robie and his wife, Jennifer, reside in Christiansburg with their three children -- Nate, Luke and Jake.

Dan Gable watches the Iowa Hawkeyes at Carver-Hawkeye Arena (Photo/Mark Lundy) The one and only Dan Gable will be the one and only guest on this week's "On The Mat" broadcast Wednesday, March 22. Gable first made a name for himself as an Iowa state champion wrestler at Waterloo West High School who continued his folkstyle career at Iowa State for an incredible combined record of 181-1. He won the gold medal in freestyle at the 1972 Olympics in Munich, Germany without being scored upon. Gable then joined the coaching staff at the University of Iowa, where, as head coach, he led the Hawkeyes to 15 NCAA team titles. "On The Mat" is a presentation of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame Dan Gable Museum. The show can be heard live on the Internet at 1650thefan.com or locally in Northeast Iowa each Wednesday at 5 p.m. Central on AM 1650, The Fan. A podcast of the show is available online at mattalkonline.com. Email dgmstaff@nwhof.org with any questions or comments.

Picture yourself behind the wheel of a brand-new 2017 Infiniti QX30. It could be yours … only if you enter the 2017 CSU Bakersfield Wrestling car raffle. All proceeds from the ticket raffle benefit the CSU Bakersfield Roadrunner wrestling program. The winner will take home the stylish new Infiniti QX30 luxury crossover from Infiniti of Bakersfield. Among its features: an all-new turbocharged 3.0 liter engine, seven-speed dual-clutch automatic transmission, 34 cubic feet of cargo room, and Infiniti InTouch system that makes it easy for you to stay connected with text, email, your calendar, and your music. You've got to like your chances. Only 1,000 raffle tickets will be sold at just $100 each. There's no limit on the amount of tickets an individual may purchase. You need not live in Bakersfield -- or California -- to purchase a ticket. This car raffle is open to wrestling supporters anywhere. Prize drawing is June 29, 2017. Winner need not be present for the drawing. It's easy to purchase your car raffle ticket(s). The choice is yours: Go online at www.gorunners.com/tix and use your credit card Return the entry form with your check -- made payable to CSUB Wrestling -- to: CSUB Wrestling, 9001 Stockdale Hwy, 8 GYM, Bakersfield, CA 93311-1022 Purchase your tickets in person at the CSUB Wrestling office, or at the Infiniti of Bakerfield showroom Questions? Contact CSUB head wrestling coach Manny Rivera at (661) 654-2343 or email him at mrivera48@csub.edu ... or contact event organizer Craig Tobin at (661) 203-2726.

Blair Academy repeated as national champion Only one team in the entirety of the Fab 50 national high school team rankings went the whole season without losing a dual meet or finishing outside of first in a bracketed event, and that was No. 37 Camden County, Ga. Said team also did not compete in a tournament or dual meet with another nationally ranked team. Given that paradigm, how should one go about determining the No. 1 team? Three obvious components come to mind: roster talent, dominance, and performance against other elite competition. This year's top ranked team certainly meets and exceeds those three standards. Blair Academy, N.J. has seven wrestlers in the top 20 of their respective weight classes as of the most recent rankings. Only one other team has even four, which multiple other squads have a trio of nationally ranked wrestlers. When it comes to dominance and performance against other elite competition, take a look at their performances at the Walsh Jesuit Ironman, Beast of the East, Geary Invitational, and National Prep Championships. All of those events featured multiple other nationally ranked teams in the field. In addition, look at their 3-1 dual meet record against other teams ranked in the top 11 of the country. The wins were 40-18 over No. 4 Lake Highland Prep, 42-8 over No. 6 Malvern Prep, and 46-9 over No. 11 Bergen Catholic (N.J.). Even in the 30-27 defeat against No. 8 Wyoming Seminary, Blair Academy earned victories in eight of the fourteen weight classes. This marks a fifth national title in six years for the Buccaneers. Unlike last year, this title is also a "wire-to-wire" crown for Blair Academy. Below is a listing of the previously crowned national champions by InterMat, since the website has compiled the Fab 50 national high school team rankings: 2016-17: Blair Academy (N.J.) 2015-16: Blair Academy (N.J.) 2014-15: St. Paris Graham (Ohio) 2013-14: Blair Academy (N.J.) 2012-13: Blair Academy (N.J.) 2011-12: Blair Academy (N.J.) 2010-11: Apple Valley (Minn.) Rounding out the top ten of the national rankings are the following squads: No. 2 Buchanan (Calif.): Champions of the Zinkin Classic and Doc Buchanan Invitational; champions of The Clash National High School Duals (lost to No. 25 Park Hill (Mo.) but earned victories over No. 3 St. Edward, No. 4 Lake Highland Prep, and No. 43 Anoka (Minn.); dual meet victory over No. 7 Clovis; state tournament champions No. 3 St. Edward (Ohio): Walsh Jesuit Ironman runners-up, runners-up at The Clash National High School Duals, went 9-1 in dual meets against members of the final Fab 50 rankings (includes wins over No. 4 Lake Highland Prep and No. 5 St. Paris Graham, the lone loss against No. 2 Buchanan), state dual meet tournament champions, state tournament champions No. 4 Lake Highland Prep (Fla.): Walsh Jesuit Ironman third place, third place at The Clash National High School Duals (beat Park Hill (Mo.), lost to Buchanan and St. Edward), runners-up at Who's Number One Duals (beat Bethlehem Catholic, lost to Blair Academy), state tournament champions No. 5 St. Paris Graham (Ohio): Walsh Jesuit Ironman fourth place, split weight classes in dual meet loss against St. Edward, state dual meet champions, state tournament champions No. 6 Malvern Prep (Pa.): Walsh Jesuit Ironman sixth place, Beast of the East fourth place, Escape the Rock Tournament champions, Who's Number One Duals third place (beat Bergen Catholic (N.J.) and Bethlehem Catholic, lost to Blair Academy), National Prep third place No. 7 Clovis (Calif.): Runners-up of the Zinkin Classic and Doc Buchanan Invitational, split weight classes in dual meet loss against Buchanan, state tournament runners-up No. 8 Wyoming Seminary (Pa.): Walsh Jesuit Ironman tenth place, Powerade champions, dual meet victories over Blair Academy and Bethlehem Catholic, National Prep runners-up No. 9 Nazareth (Pa.): Walsh Jesuit Ironman ninth place, Beast of the East seventh place (no Stefanik), state dual meet champions (went 2-1 in dual meets against Bethlehem Catholic), state tournament champions No. 10 Bethlehem Catholic (Pa.): Walsh Jesuit Ironman fifth place; Beast of the East runners-up; regular season dual meet losses against Lake Highland Prep, Malvern Prep, and Wyoming Seminary); state dual meet runners-up (went 1-2 in dual meets against Nazareth), state tournament runners-up (though beat Nazareth at the district and regional meets) Teams from 20 states were represented in the rankings to start the season, while only 18 states have teams represented in the end of season rankings. Leading the way with nine Fab 50 teams is the Buckeye State of Ohio, while the Keystone State of Pennsylvania is next in line with seven. Five teams from the state of Illinois are ranked, while it's four each from Oklahoma, Minnesota, and Iowa. Three teams from California crack the rankings, all among the top thirteen. New Jersey, Colorado, and Missouri have a pair of teams are ranked. Single teams from Florida, Michigan, Texas, Georgia, Indiana, New York, Oregon, and Kansas round out the rankings. From the preseason to end of season rankings, there was a turnover of 10 teams, which is much less than last year's 18 team switch-over. Nine of the teams switched out were ranked 40th to 50th in the preseason rankings, while the other team started the season 31st in the rankings. The two highest positioned teams that were not ranked in the initial rankings are No. 22 Kiski Area (Pa.) and No. 23 Wadsworth (Pa.), while No. 28 Massillon Perry (Ohio) was also not in the initial rankings. Three other teams within the top 40 are new from the start of the season, as are four of the last seven teams in the rankings. Final Fab 50 Rankings of 2016-17 No. 1 Blair Academy, New Jersey No. 2 Buchanan, California No. 3 St. Edward, Ohio No. 4 Lake Highland Prep, Florida No. 5 St. Paris Graham, Ohio No. 6 Malvern Prep, Pennsylvania No. 7 Clovis, California No. 8 Wyoming Seminary, Pennsylvania No. 9 Nazareth, Pennsylvania No. 10 Bethlehem Catholic, Pennsylvania No. 11 Bergen Catholic, New Jersey No. 12 Elyria, Ohio No. 13 Poway, California No. 14 Tuttle, Oklahoma No. 15 Detroit Catholic Central, Michigan No. 16 Olentangy Liberty, Ohio No. 17 Allen, Texas No. 18 Sand Springs, Oklahoma No. 19 Lockport, Illinois No. 20 Pomona, Colorado No. 21 Pueblo County, Colorado No. 22 Kiski Area, Pennsylvania No. 23 Wadsworth, Ohio No. 24 Montini Catholic, Illinois No. 25 Park Hill, Missouri No. 26 Kasson-Mantorville, Minnesota No. 27 Southeast Polk, Iowa No. 28 Massillon Perry, Ohio No. 29 Apple Valley, Minnesota No. 30 Shakopee, Minnesota No. 31 Broken Arrow, Oklahoma No. 32 Choctaw, Oklahoma No. 33 Oak Park River Forest, Illinois No. 34 Mason, Ohio No. 35 Staley, Missouri No. 36 Brecksville, Ohio No. 37 Camden County, Georgia No. 38 Chicago Mount Carmel, Illinois No. 39 Brownsburg, Indiana No. 40 Fort Dodge, Iowa No. 41 West Des Moines Valley, Iowa No. 42 Long Beach, New York No. 43 Anoka, Minnesota No. 44 Northampton, Pennsylvania No. 45 Washington, Illinois No. 46 Roseburg, Oregon No. 47 New Hampton, Iowa No. 48 Goddard, Kansas No. 49 Reynolds, Pennsylvania No. 50 Cincinnati Elder, Ohio

Zahid Valencia was ranked No. 3 in 2015, and finished behind No. 1 recruits Mark Hall and Bo Jordan (Photo/John Sachs, Tech-Fall.com) One of the big keys for team success at the NCAA tournament is having a talented roster that can then perform at peak levels during the event. A tool available to assess the raw talent of the wrestlers is to see where they were ranked as high school prospects. Here is a look at where the All-Americans were ranked during their senior year in the season-end graduating class rankings (NOTE: WC = weight class but not graduating class, NR = ranked in neither). It is also of interest to note that of the five NCAA champions that Penn State had over the weekend, all were "can't-miss" recruits out of high school, the lowest being a pair ranked No. 7 in their graduating class (Jason Nolf and Vincenzo Joseph). 125: 1. Darian Cruz (Lehigh) -- No. 50 in Class of 2013 2. Ethan Lizak (Minnesota) -- No. 73 in Class of 2014 3. Thomas Gilman (Iowa) -- No. 10 in Class of 2012 4. Nick Piccininni (Oklahoma State) -- No. 26 in Class of 2015 5. Joey Dance (Virginia Tech) -- No. 8 in Class of 2013 6. Jack Mueller (Virginia) -- No. 25 in Class of 2016 7. Sean Russell (Edinboro) -- No. 54 in Class of 2014 8. Nathan Kraisser (Campbell) -- No. 42 in Class of 2012 133: 1. Cory Clark (Iowa) -- No. 15 in Class of 2012 2. Seth Gross (South Dakota State) -- No. 58 in Class of 2014 3. Nathan Tomasello (Ohio State) -- No. 15 in Class of 2013 4. Stevan Micic (Michigan) -- No. 19 in Class of 2014 5. Kaid Brock (Oklahoma State) -- No. 23 in Class of 2015 6. Eric Montoya (Nebraska) -- NR in Class of 2012 7. Zane Richards (Illinois) -- No. 21 in Class of 2012 8. Scott Parker (Lehigh) -- No. 66 in Class of 2014 141: 1. Dean Heil (Oklahoma State) -- No. 17 in Class of 2013 2. George DiCamillo (Virginia) -- No. 20 in Class of 2012 3. Kevin Jack (North Carolina State) -- WC in Class of 2014 4. Bryce Meredith (Wyoming) -- NR in Class of 2014 5. Jaydin Eierman (Missouri) -- No. 52 in Class of 2015 6. Anthony Ashnault (Rutgers) -- No. 7 in Class of 2013 7. Matthew Kolodzik (Princeton) -- No. 9 in Class of 2015 8. Tommy Thorn (Minnesota) -- No. 21 in Class of 2014 149: 1. Zain Retherford (Penn State) -- No. 3 in Class of 2013 2. Lavion Mayes (Missouri) -- NR in Class of 2012 3. Brandon Sorensen (Iowa) -- No. 62 in Class of 2013 4. Micah Jordan (Ohio State) -- No. 6 in Class of 2014 5. Max Thomsen (Nothern Iowa) -- No. 14 in Class of 2015 6. Solomon Chishko (Virginia Tech) -- No. 11 in Class of 2014 7. Ken Theobold (Rutgers) -- NR in Class of 2012 8. Alex Kocer (South Dakota State) -- NR in Class of 2012 157: 1. Jason Nolf (Penn State) -- No. 7 in Class of 2014 2. Joey Lavallee (Missouri) -- No. 72 in Class of 2013 3. Michael Kemerer (Iowa) -- No. 11 in Class of 2015 4. Joseph Smith (Oklahoma State) -- No. 16 in Class of 2014 5. Tyler Berger (Nebraska) -- No. 29 in Class of 2014 6. Dylan Palacio (Cornell) -- No. 64 in Class of 2012 7. Paul Fox (Stanford) -- No. 92 in Class of 2014 8. Sal Mastriani (Virginia Tech) -- WC in Class of 2012 165: 1. Vincenzo Joseph (Penn State) -- No. 7 in Class of 2015 2. Isaiah Martinez (Illinois) -- No. 5 in Class of 2013 3. Logan Massa (Michigan) -- No. 2 in Class of 2015 4. Isaac Jordan (Wisconsin) -- No. 19 in Class of 2012 5. Chandler Rogers (Oklahoma State) -- No. 20 in Class of 2014 6. Daniel Lewis (Missouri) -- No. 34 in Class of 2014 7. Chad Walsh (Rider) -- No. 91 in Class of 2014 8. Brandon Womack (Cornell) -- WC in Class of 2014 174: 1. Mark Hall (Penn State) -- No. 1 in Class of 2016 2. Bo Jordan (Ohio State) -- No. 1 in Class of 2013 3. Zahid Valencia (Arizona State) -- No. 3 in Class of 2015 4. Myles Amine (Michigan) -- No. 40 in Class of 2015 5. Brian Realbuto (Cornell) -- No. 18 in Class of 2012 6. Zac Brunson (Illinois) -- No. 47 in Class of 2012 7. Kyle Crutchmer (Oklahoma State) -- No. 22 in Class of 2012 8. Jake Residori (SIU Edwardsville) -- NR in Class of 2012 184: 1. Bo Nickal (Penn State) -- No. 5 in Class of 2014 2. Gabe Dean (Cornell) -- WC in Class of 2012 3. T.J. Dudley (Nebraska) -- No. 17 in Class of 2012 4. Sam Brooks (Iowa) -- No. 14 in Class of 2012 5. Myles Martin (Ohio State) -- No. 4 in Class of 2015 6. Nolan Boyd (Oklahoma State) -- No. 100 in Class of 2012 7. Drew Foster (Northern Iowa) -- NR in Class of 2014 8. Nate Jackson (Indiana) -- NR in Class of 2012 197: 1. J'den Cox (Missouri) -- No. 6 in Class of 2013 2. Brett Pfarr (Minnesota) -- NR in Class of 2012 3. Kollin Moore (Ohio State) -- No. 32 in Class of 2015 4. Jared Haught (Virginia Tech) -- No. 68 in Class of 2013 5. Aaron Studebaker (Nebraska) -- NR in Class of 2012 6. Preston Weigel (Oklahoma State) -- WC in Class of 2014 7. Ryan Wolfe (Rider) -- NR in Class of 2012 8. Kevin Beazley (Old Dominion) -- WC in Class of 2012 285: 1. Kyle Snyder (Ohio State) -- No. 1 in Class of 2014 2. Connor Medbery (Wisconsin) -- No. 59 in Class of 2011 3. Tanner Hall (Arizona State) -- No. 10 in Class of 2011 4. Ty Walz (Virginia Tech) -- WC in Class of 2012 5. Nick Nevills (Penn State) -- No. 4 in Class of 2014 6. Jacob Kasper (Duke) -- NR in Class of 2013 7. Michael Kroells (Minnesota) -- No. 41 in Class of 2012 8. Denzel DeJournette (Appalachian State) -- NR in Class of 2012 All-Americans by high school graduating class: 2011 = 2 2012 = 29 2013 = 13 2014 = 22 2015 = 12 2016 = 2 All-Americans by final grade rank: Top 10 = 19 (of the 80 total) Top 20 = 33 Top 30 = 40 Top 50 = 47 Top 100 = 60 Not in Top 100 = 20 (7 were ranked in weight class, 13 not ranked at all)

Fan voting for the 2017 WIN Magazine/Culture House Dan Hodge Trophy has begun. The Hodge Trophy is the top award in college wrestling and has been presented annually since 1994 to the nation's most dominant collegiate wrestler. This year's finalists are J'den Cox (Missouri), Jason Nolf (Penn State), Zain Retherford (Penn State) and Kyle Snyder (Ohio State). Link: Vote for Dan Hodge Trophy!

CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- With the announcement of the addition of men's wrestling to Queens University of Charlotte's Department of Athletics, Queens Director of Athletics Cherie Swarthout reveals that Olympian Ken Chertow will lead the program. Ken Chertow"Ken will make an immediate impact on our new wrestling program," said Swarthout. "There is not a better person to start this effort and to foster an environment of excellence. Ken has been successful in all of his endeavors and we look forward to him leading our program and building a strong foundation." Chertow has found success in wrestling at all levels of competition, both as an athlete and as a coach. Currently he is the coordinator and owner of Ken Chertow's Gold Medal Training Camp System, which he began in 1989 after conducting summer day camps throughout his collegiate career. The summer camp has grown from 100 to over 2,000 students from 49 states and many countries making it the largest wrestling camp in the world. Many of Chertow's campers have gone on to win NCAA Championships. Chertow also has a large six-day winter break training camp and has operated Ken Chertow's Home Training Center in Boalsburg, Pennsylvania since 1997. In addition to running world renowned camps, Chertow spent time as an assistant wrestling coach at Penn State and at Ohio State following his collegiate career with the Nittany Lions. During his stint as a collegiate coach, Chertow helped Penn State become the National Dual Meet Champions and take second in the NCAA Championships. At the time it was the best finish since their 1953 season. At Ohio State, Chertow helped build the Buckeyes into a national powerhouse as they grabbed fourth and fifth place finishes at the 1991 and 1992 NCAA Championships, respectively. As a student-athlete at Penn State Chertow was a three-time NCAA All-American, World Espoir Champion, and Pan American Champion. He also excelled in the classroom, earning academic all-American honors three times. In 1988 Chertow was the U.S.A. Olympic Trials Champion, going on to compete in the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. Chertow would go on to be a six-time U.S.A. National Team member, and in 1996 he was honored with the chance to be an Olympic Torch Runner in in Atlanta. Chertow received his bachelor's degree in biology from Penn State in 1989. There are currently 60 NCAA Division II wrestling programs in the U.S. and Canada. Though it is not a South Atlantic Conference sponsored sport, seven schools in the southeast region currently house the sport as part of the Eastern College Athletic Conference. SAC members Coker and Newberry are both members.

Te'Shan Campbell won an ACC title (Photo/Pitt Sports Information) Three days after competing at the NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships, Te'Shan Campbell announced that he is transferring from the University of Pittsburgh to Ohio State University. Campbell, a Pittsburgh native, won an ACC title this season at 165 pounds for the Panthers. He entered the NCAAs as the No. 10 seed and went 2-2. Campbell finished the season with a record of 24-6. He has two seasons of eligibility remaining and has not redshirted. He was a PIAA state champion for Penn Hills (Pa.).

The same night as twenty of the top college wrestlers were doing battle in the finals of the 2017 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships, former college wrestling champ Deron Winn was making his professional mixed martial arts debut in the San Francisco Bay area. Winn, a two-time junior college wrestling champ and freestyle competitor, barely broke a sweat as he knocked out Mike "Chunk" Morales of Susanville, Calif. in less than a half-minute at Conquer Fighting Championships' Conquer 3 MMA event at Craneway Pavilion in Richmond, Calif. Saturday night. Deron WinnIn his pro MMA debut, Winn stormed across the cage toward Morales, executed a double-leg takedown against the fence, then body-slammed the veteran MMA fighter. Conquer 3's co-main-event bout at 205 pounds - slated for three five-minute rounds -- was over in less than 30 seconds. "While most rookies are slowly ushered along, the matchmakers at CFC inked a deal that, seemingly, tossed the debutante to the wolves," is how Conquer Fighting set up Winn's pro MMA debut in an article at its website just days before the fight. "Standing across from Winn will be Morales, a journeyman with thirteen fights under his belt. 'Chunk' will roll into Richmond's Craneway Pavilion with a win at Global Knockout 8 at the end of 2016 in his rearview mirror, so, regardless of his record, a surge of success and a wealth of experience could lead the product of Iron Pit Fight Team to the top of the podium." Instead, Winn, the rookie product of Dethrone Fresno, made short work of Morales, who has been fighting professionally since Aug. 2013. "I'm here to be the best in the world," is what Winn told InterMat. In September 2016, InterMat reported that Winn announced he had signed with Zinkin Entertainment, an organization that represents a number of former mat stars entering mixed martial arts competition. In announcing he had signed with Zinkin, Winn explained how he decided to enter the world of MMA competition. "Just a few weeks back I went to train in San Jose at AKA (American Kickboxing Academy) with the UFC light heavyweight champ Daniel Cormier," Winn said. "Before going there I would say I had little to no interest in being a professional fighter. After I training MMA for about a week my interest skyrocketed." (Prior to launching his successful pro MMA career, Cormier was a junior college champ who became an NCAA All-American at Oklahoma State and a two-time U.S. Olympic freestyle wrestling team member.) Winn's own amateur wrestling resume is impressive. He was a three-time Missouri state wrestling champ for Liberty High School outside Kansas City. Winn then enrolled at St. Louis Community College, Meramec where he was a two-time NJCAA (National Junior College Athletic Association) champ. At the 2008 NJCAA Nationals, Winn was named the Outstanding Wrestler at the championships. In addition, Winn has also wrestled freestyle for USA Wrestling at 98 kilograms/189 pounds.

Services will be held this Tuesday for Tom Clark, 2008 Olympic referee and USA Wrestling Official of the Year that same year, who died March 10 in his home in Fishers, Ind. of an apparent heart attack. He was 58. Tom ClarkA Celebration of Life memorial service will be held at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, March 21, at Grace Church, 5504 E 146th St, Noblesville, Ind., with visitation beginning at 4:30 p.m. Burial will take place in his hometown of Bluffton, Ohio on Friday, March 24, 2017 at Maple Grove Cemetery. Condolences may be expressed online at the funeral home website. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the trust fund for his son Hayden to this address: Trust for the Benefit of Hayden J. Clark, c/o Eric M. Douthit, CCH+A 2 North 9th Street, Noblesville, IN; or, Bluffton High School Athletic Department, 106 W College Ave, Bluffton, OH 45817. Thomas G. Clark was born in Bluffton, Ohio on Feb. 22, 1959 to James A. and Mary (Canaan) Clark. After graduating from Bluffton High School, Clark attended Ohio State University. It was in his native Ohio that Clark launched his wrestling officiating career which spanned 35 years. Although much of Tom Clark's officiating took place in Ohio and Indiana, his career took him throughout the world. He was a referee at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, and worked dozens of World Championships and major international competitions at the Senior Level. He also served as a board member of the U.S. Wrestling Officials Association for many years, and, in fact, was USWOA Vice-President at time of his passing. "He was an overall good guy. I have been on so many trips with him and we have been good friends for so long," said U.S. Wrestling Officials Association president Rick Tucci. "Tom was an excellent referee. He worked himself up from the grassroots, and became well respected on the national and international levels. He was a wonderful human being. He could make you smile and always had a good comeback. He was a fun guy, who always brought people back to a sense of humor and humanity. I will miss him terribly. He made our officials organization better by his presence on it." Clark was also a leader within USA Wrestling, having been named USA Wrestling Official of the Year in 2008. He was active in USA Wrestling programs in Indiana and Ohio. Clark was also named Indiana State Wrestling Association Official of the Year in 2005, and the Indiana Interscholastic Athletic Officials Association Award for excellence in wrestling in 2007. "He is one of the true 'good guys' in the sport. Tom's friendly and fun-loving spirit will be deeply missed," said USA Wrestling Executive Director Rich Bender. "He was a true lover of the sport, deeply committed to helping others. The thoughts and prayers of the entire wrestling community are with Tom's family at this difficult time of loss." Clark is survived by his son, Hayden James Clark; a brother, Steve (Mary) Clark; niece, Catharine Clark; and great-nieces, Naomi and Miriam Robinson.

125: 1st: Darian Cruz (Lehigh) dec. Ethan Lizak (Minnesota), 6-3 3rd: Thomas Gilman (Iowa) dec. Nick Piccininni (Oklahoma State), 13-6 5th: Joey Dance (Virginia Tech) by medical forfeit over Jack Mueller (Virginia) 7th: Sean Russell (Edinboro) dec. Nathan Kraisser (Campbell), 10-3 133: 1st: Cory Clark (Iowa) dec. Seth Gross (South Dakota State), 4-3 3rd: Nathan Tomasello (Ohio State) dec. Stevan Micic (Michigan), 5-2 5th: Kaid Brock (Oklahoma State) dec. Eric Montoya (Nebraska), 5-3 7th: Zane Richards (Illinois) maj. dec. Scotty Parker (Lehigh), 14-4 141: 1st: Dean Heil (Oklahoma State) dec. George DiCamillo (Virginia), 6-3 3rd: Kevin Jack (NC State) pinned Bryce Meredith (Wyoming), 6:20 5th: Jaydin Eierman (Missouri) dec. Anthony Ashnault (Rutgers), 4-2 7th: Matthew Kolodzik (Princeton) dec. Tommy Thorn (Minnesota), 3-1 149: 1st: Zain Retherford (Penn State) tech. fall Lavion Mayes (Missouri), 18-2 3rd: Brandon Sorensen (Iowa) dec. Micah Jordan (Ohio State), 4-0 5th: Max Thomsen (Northern Iowa) dec. Solomon Chishko (Virginia Tech), 10-4 7th: Kenny Theobold (Rutgers) pinned Alex Kocer (South Dakota State), 1:37 157: 1st: Jason Nolf (Penn State) maj. dec. Joey LaVallee (Missouri), 14-6 3rd: Michael Kemerer (Iowa) dec. Joseph Smith (Oklahoma State), 7-1 SV 5th: Tyler Berger (Nebraska) dec. Dylan Palacio (Cornell), 6-3 7th: Paul Fox (Stanford) pinned Sal Mastriani (Virginia Tech), 5:00 165: 1st: Vincenzo Joseph (Penn State) pinned Isaiah Martinez (Illinois), 5:25 3rd: Logan Massa (Michigan) maj. dec. Isaac Jordan (Wisconsin), 11-2 5th: Chandler Rogers (Oklahoma State) dec. Daniel Lewis (Missouri), 9-6 7th: Chad Walsh (Rider) dec. Brandon Womack (Cornell), 8-5 174: 1st: Mark Hall (Penn State) dec. Bo Jordan (Ohio State), 5-2 3rd: Zahid Valencia (Arizona State) maj. dec. Myles Amine (Michigan), 15-5 5th: Brian Realbuto (Cornell) pinned Zac Brunson (Illinois), 1:15 7th: Kyle Crutchmer (Oklahoma State) dec. Jake Residori (SIUE), 9-4 184: 1st: Bo Nickal (Penn State) dec. Gabe Dean (Cornell), 4-3 3rd: TJ Dudley (Nebraska) pinned Sammy Brooks (Iowa), 2:38 5th: Myles Martin (Ohio State) dec. Nolan Boyd (Oklahoma State), 10-6 7th: Drew Foster (Northern Iowa) dec. Nathan Jackson (Indiana), 11-7 197: 1st: J'den Cox (Missouri) dec. Brett Pfarr (Minnesota), 8-2 3rd: Kollin Moore (Ohio State) pinned Jared Haught (Virginia Tech), 2:27 5th: Aaron Studebaker (Nebraska) maj. dec. Preston Weigel (Oklahoma State), 9-0 7th: Ryan Wolfe (Rider) dec. Kevin Beazley (Old Dominion), 2-1 285: 1st: Kyle Snyder (Ohio State) dec. Connor Medbery (Wisconsin), 6-3 3rd: Tanner Hall (Arizona State) dec. Ty Walz (Virginia Tech), 5-4 SV 5th: Nick Nevills (Penn State) dec. Jacob Kasper (Duke), 4-3 SV 7th: Michael Kroells (Minnesota) tech. fall Denzel Dejournette (Appalachian State), 17-2

Matthew Kolodzik It didn't take long for the first freshman All-American in Princeton wrestling history to start looking towards his own bright future, as well as the one for a program that has meant so much to him since the day his older brother, Daniel, first put on the Orange and Black. Matthew Kolodzik wrapped up an incredible freshman season -- All-American, EIWA champion, 30 victories, Ivy League Rookie of the Year and first-team All-Ivy League honoree -- by rallying in the third period of his seventh-place match for a 3-1 victory over 14th-seeded Thomas Thorn of Minnesota. Trailing 1-0 entering the final period, Kolodzik selected the down position and slipped behind Thorn for a reversal (see video highlights above) to grab a 2-1 lead. He rode the Minnesota sophomore the remainder of the period to pick up a 3-1 victory and finish seventh in the nation, the best for a Princeton wrestler since Greg Parker '03 reached the 2002 championship match. "I knew he was planning on throwing everything out at me today, and I planned on doing the same," Kolodzik said afterwards. "So that's what I did. I take a little bit of frustration with me [after the weekend]. I'm happy for the team, I'm happy for me, I'm happy that I [earned All-American] and ultimately bring this program another step closer to where it wants to be. At the end of the day, this is the seventh step on that podium. There's another six above it, and the goal is to be at the top of all of them." Kolodzik's win helped Princeton finish 25th in the NCAA Championships, which marks only the seventh time in program history that the Tigers achieved that milestone, and the first since 1985. The Tigers finished with 15.5 points after bringing a program-best seven wrestlers -- Kolodzik, Pat D'Arcy, Mike D'Angelo, Jonathan Schleifer, and the senior captain trio of Brett Harner, Jordan Laster and Ray O'Donnell -- to St. Louis. "I feel good," Ivy League and EIWA Coach of the Year Chris Ayres said afterwards. "You know me, I'm never totally satisfied. Go back to Easterns, the guys wrestled hard, and they wrestled hard here too. We got six into Day 2, we got another All-American, so it's a pretty good jump for our program." And it's a bright future ahead.

Jake Residori ST. LOUIS -- Jake Residori guaranteed himself All-American status at 174 pounds Friday at the NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships at the Scottrade Center. He became the first SIUE wrestler to earn All-American honors in SIUE's Division I era and the eighth Cougar wrestler all-time to earn Division I All-American status. The last was four-time Division II national champion Tim Wright, who placed third at the 1987 NCAA Division I Championships. Previous SIUE wrestlers who earned Division I All-American status include Mark Hattendorf (1978 and 1979), Tom Reed (1980), Don Stevens (1983 and 1984), Alan Grammer (1985 and 1986) and Al Sears (1985). Residori's rise as an unseeded wrestler at the 2017 Championships was impressive even before he defeated fourth-seeded Zach Epperley of Virginia Tech 8-3, earning a spot in the top eight nationally. In his first two matches, he bested both of the Big 12 Conference finalists and ended up being the only wrestler to win a pigtail match at the Championships and gain All-American honors. "The road he took to do it is unbelievable," said SIUE Head Coach Jeremy Spates. "He never stopped in the whole tournament. He fought from whistle to whistle in every match." Through the matches late Friday, Residori accumulated the most wins by any wrestler at the Championships. "That's not easy but because this isn't an easy tournament," said Spates. After the win over Epperley that guaranteed All-American status, Residori dropped a 12-2 decision to Michigan's Myles Amine. Residori will compete Saturday for seventh place against Kyle Crutchmer, of Oklahoma State, who he previously defeated 6-5 in the first round of the tournament. Friday's events lifted the spirits of SIUE wrestling fans everywhere. Spates, in his fourth season as head coach, started using the Twitter hastag #RestoreTheGlory as a battle cry for his team and a reminder of the program's deep history. Residori's All-American status puts SIUE back on the national scene. "That's the ultimate goal in our program - to be an All-American and be a national champ," said Spates. "It's a big step in the right direction. I'm so happy for Jake and for our coaches and everybody who have worked so hard to get there." SIUE nearly had a second wrestler advance to the top eight. Freddie Rodriguez lost in the 125-pound quarterfinals 15-0 to Minnesota's Ethan Lizak, who moved forward for a shot in the finals. Fellow Southern Conference rival Nathan Kraisser grabbed a 4-1 decision in the consolation round over Rodriguez. "Freddie has done a great job for us," said Spates. "He has won big dual matches for us. Today, he came out here and was a hair away. He wrestled hard. He fought the whole time too. He just came up a little bit short." "People now know SIUE because of Jake and Freddie," said Spates. "They laid it on the line and fought hard."

Penn State's Vincenzo Joseph pinned Isaiah Martinez of Illinois (Photo/Tony Rotundo, WrestlersAreWarriors.com) ST. LOUIS -- Penn State sent five wrestlers into the finals at the 2017 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships at Scottrade Center in St. Louis Saturday night ... and all five came off the mat with individual titles. The five Nittany Lions who made up something of a Murderers' Row by winning five consecutive championships: Zain Retherford at 149 pounds, Jason Nolf at 157, Vincenzo Joseph at 165, 174-pounder Mark Hall, and, in the marquee match-up, Bo Nickal at 184. Arguably the most thrilling for Penn State fans was Joseph's pin of Illinois' Isaiah Martinez ... the only pin in the finals. At 165, Vincenzo Joseph, the third-seed from Penn State, pinned the two-time NCAA champ and top seed from the Fighting Illini in the third period to avenge two previous losses to Imar. The match went back and forth between the freshman and seasoned junior, until Joseph put the Illini onto his back for the pin. Joseph had his praise for Martinez. "He's a phenomenal wrestler," Joseph said of Martinez. "He's a bully on the mat. And this time I was definitely ready for that. I was coming right back at him." At 149 pounds, defending champ Zain Retherford of Penn State held onto his title -- and a 63-match win streak (the nation's longest) -- with an18-2 technical fall over No. 3 Lavion Mayes of Missouri. The Tiger made a splash with an early takedown, but the Nittany Lion did all the rest of the scoring in the match, racking up 12 unanswered points in the third period via a trio of 4-point nearfalls. Retherford addressed the way the Penn State wrestling room operates by saying, "It's what we do every day in our room, have fun with it, compete hard, and learn. So it's hard to show up in practice and be a different person than match day, just being that same person consistently every day. I think that's what happens." Nolf, the top seed at 157, ended his perfect 26-0 season with a 14-6 win over No. 3 seed Joey Lavallee of Missouri. The Nittany Lion, who was runner-up in the same weight class last year, scored takedown after takedown, including four in the third period. Nolf talked about the one-upmanship going on with his teammates, especially Retherford, trying to outdo each other, saying, "Yeah, I mean our guys are pretty good, as you can see. We've got five guys in the finals back to back to back to back to back. So those guys are definitely some of the toughest guys I get to wrestle." Penn State's Mark Hall won the NCAA title as a No. 5 seed (Photo/Tony Rotundo, WrestlersAreWarriors.com) In a rematch of the 174-pound title bout at the 2017 Big Ten Championships, Penn State true freshman Mark Hall -- the No. 5 seed -- avenged that conference loss to Ohio State's Bo Jordan, the No. 3 seed, 5-2. There was no scoring in the opening period; in the second, Hall scored his first of two takedowns, the second coming in the closing seconds of the NCAA finals. "It's a tough tournament," Hall said after his title win. "I've wrestled a lot of places. This is one of the tougher places. There's a lot of people out there. I've wrestled around the world, different people, different countries." Nickal kept the Nittany Lion momentum going to close out the evening. After being a runner-up at 174 at last year's NCAA finals, Nickal moved up to 184 pounds, and took on two-time defending champ Gabe Dean of Cornell who was on a 45-match win streak. Nickal denied Dean a third title -- and snapped the streak -- with a 4-3 win in the finals. Nickal was very respectful of Dean after his upset win. "Hats off to him, because he's a strong dude, good technique, holds good position. It was hard for me to get to my angles and positions but I capitalized when I needed to." At the end of the competition, Penn State coach Cael Sanderson said, "They're the best of the best. And I'm just grateful that they're coaching with me and we're working together. We love what we do. And we trust each other and we have a great staff. And I think that it's the kids trust the coaches and we're here for the kids. It's not about me. It's not about Coach Casey. It's not about Cody. "I'm still kind of like it's just crazy because usually you have somebody lose or something doesn't go right, and as a competitor your heart is always with the kid that doesn't reach his goal. And so this is very special." No other team with more than one finalist had the same perfect outcome as the Nittany Lions. Of Missouri's three finalists, only one left with a title... while Ohio State wrestlers were 1-1 on Saturday night. J'den Cox of Missouri claimed his third NCAA title (Photo/Tony Rotundo, WrestlersAreWarriors.com) While Mizzou's Lavion Mayes and Joey Lavallee came out on the losing end of their matches at 149 and 157 respectively, top-seeded J'den Cox scored a total of three takedowns to defeat second-seeded Brett Pfarr of Minnesota, 8-3, to win his third NCAA title and extend his win streak to 48 matches. Although Cox -- who won a bronze medal in freestyle at the 2016 Rio Olympics -- has concluded his collegiate mat career, he is discussing the possibility of becoming a middle linebacker for the Missouri Tiger football team. "I'm honored to have accomplished another great feat, not only for myself but for my school, for my teammates and for my family," said Cox after his latest championship. "And I'm very proud of the way I represented every single one of those for myself, my team and everything to the program, my family. I'm proud I represented them throughout my years wrestling in college and I'm just really proud of the outcomes." Ohio State's Kyle Snyder repeated as NCAA champion (Photo/Tony Rotundo, WrestlersAreWarriors.com) As for the Buckeyes ... while Bo Jordan was runner-up at 174, top-seeded Kyle Snyder -- 2016 Olympic gold medalist and defending heavyweight champ -- earned a 6-3 win over No. 2 Connor Medbery of Wisconsin. The big Buckeye, who weighed in today at 226 pounds, lifted the 264-pound Medbery and brought him to the mat for a first-round takedown. The Maryland native managed to score a second takedown in the second period to win the title despite having injured his ribs during the quarterfinals against Minnesota's Michael Kroells. When asked about that injury -- and being able to lift Medbery as he did to get the takedown -- Snyder replied, "Yeah, that was a cool take-down. I don't think I ever lifted Connor up like that in practice or any matches. So that's good. Means I'm getting stronger." Darian Cruz topped Ethan Lizak to win the NCAA title (Photo/Tony Rotundo, WrestlersAreWarriors.com) The 125-pound title match featured a battle of childhood rivals in the Valley Elementary League in Pennsylvania. No. 4 Darian Cruz of Lehigh defeated sixth-seeded Ethan Lizak of Minnesota, 6-2. The match was tied through much of the second and third periods until Cruz scored a takedown with 21 seconds left ... then added to his lead with a last-second takedown -- his third of the match. Cruz becomes Lehigh's first NCAA champ since Zack Rey won the heavyweight title in 2011. Asked about having some history with Lizak going back to an early age, and Cruz responded, "I definitely have doubt. The kid whooped my butt at Scuffle and he was beating me up at the mat. But so, of course, there's a lot of doubt. And I think you need to have that drive, and you've got to be a little bit scared and nervous to dig deep and push yourself. So, yeah, of course there's a little bit of doubt." At 133 pounds, the third time was the charm for Iowa's Cory Clark. The fourth seed, in his third appearance in the finals, grabbed his first title with a 4-2 win over former Hawkeye teammate Seth Gross, the No. 2 seed who had been at Iowa until two years ago, but now at South Dakota State. Gross had led into the third period when Clark scored a reversal with one minute left. After getting that elusive championship, Clark playfully flipped assistant head coach Terry Brands onto the mat. "It's incredible to finally get this done," said Clark in the after-match press conference. "I've had two years in a row where I spent a week … weeks in my basement just pouting, just being a baby, just not doing, not in a good spot. Not doing the right things. "And today I can look forward and know in two weeks I won't be in my basement with my headphones turned all the way up and crying two weeks from now. You know? So that's a good thing." Two high school rivals from the Cleveland area faced off in the 141 pound finals. Top-seeded Dean Heil of Oklahoma State successfully defended his NCAA title -- and completed his season undefeated -- by defeating No. 6 seed George DiCamillo of Virginia, 6-3. The Cowboy scored a takedown with 45 seconds left in the third period to extend his lead. "Last time I wrestled George in an official match, aside from the Scuffle, was my freshman year in high school," said Heil in talking about his history with DiCamillo. "He's just another opponent. After I thought about it, just going in to today, there's nothing to worry about, it's just another match. I've been here. He hasn't. I think that's why I had the upper hand." Penn State had entered the finals already knowing it had nailed down the team title earlier on Saturday, for its sixth championship in seven years. At the end of the night, the Nittany Lions had racked up 145.5 points. Ohio State placed second with 110 points ... and Oklahoma State was third with 103 points. In fourth place in the team standings was Iowa, with 97 points, followed by Missouri with 86.5. There were 19,657 fans in the stands for the finals, the second-largest attendance figure for Session 6 in NCAA Division I history. (The all-time record of 19,715 was set in St. Louis in 2015.) One year from now, wrestlers and coaches and fans will descend on downtown Cleveland for the 2018 NCAAs to be held at Quicken Loans Arena. Finals Results: 125: No. 4 Darian Cruz (Lehigh) dec. No. 6 Ethan Lizak (Minnesota), 6-3 133: No. 4 Cory Clark (Iowa) dec. No. 2 Seth Gross (South Dakota State), 4-3 141: No. 1 Dean Heil (Oklahoma State) dec. No. 6 George DiCamillo (Virginia), 6-3 149: No. 1 Zain Retherford (Penn State) tech. fall No. 3 Lavion Mayes (Missouri), 18-2 157: No. 1 Jason Nolf (Penn State) maj. dec. No. 3 Joey LaVallee (Missouri), 14-6 165: No. 3 Vincenzo Joseph (Penn State) fall No. 1 Isaiah Martinez (Illinois), 5:25 174: No. 5 Mark Hall (Penn State) dec. No. 3 Bo Jordan (Ohio State), 5-2 184: No. 2 Bo Nickal (Penn State) dec. No. 1 Gabe Dean (Cornell), 4-3 197: No. 1 J'den Cox (Missouri) dec. No. 2 Brett Pfarr (Minnesota), 8-2 285: No. 1 Kyle Snyder (Ohio State) dec. No. 2 Connor Medbery (Wisconsin), 6-3 Team Standings (Top 25): 1. Penn State 146.5 2. Ohio State 110 3. Oklahoma State 103 4. Iowa 97 5. Missouri 86.5 6. Virginia Tech 63.5 7. Minnesota 62.5 8. Cornell 60.5 9. Nebraska 59.5 10. Michigan 47.5 11. Illinois 43.5 12. Lehigh 40 13. Wisconsin 39.5 14. Arizona State 39 15. Virginia 29.5 16. South Dakota State 28.5 17. NC State 26 18. Northern Iowa 25.5 19. Rutgers 24.5 20. Edinboro 20.5 21. Rider 20 21. Wyoming 20 23. Central Michigan 19.5 24. Stanford 16 25. Princeton 15.5

PSU's Vincenzo Joseph stunned Isaiah Martinez of Illinois in the finals (Photo/Tony Rotundo, WrestlersAreWarriors.com) InterMat is providing a running notebook throughout the 2017 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships at the Scottrade Center in St. Louis. The latest updates will appear at the top. Updates will be posted after each finals match. Links: Updated Brackets & Team Scores | Watch ESPN 184 No. 2 Bo Nickal (Penn State) dec. No. 1 Gabe Dean (Cornell), 4-3 Bo Nickal (Penn State) capped off the 2016 NCAAs by edging two-time NCAA champion Gabe Dean (Cornell) 4-3, giving the Nittany Lions five consecutive NCAA champions. Dean struck first, scoring a takedown midway through the first period, but Nickal battled back, getting an escape and takedown to take a 3-2 lead into the second period. Nickal escaped in the second period to extend his lead to 4-2. A quick escape by Dean in the third period made the score 4-3 in favor of Nickal. Dean nearly scored a takedown on the edge of the mat, but they went out of bounds. Nickal held on for the victory. 174 No. 5 Mark Hall (Penn State) dec. No. 3 Bo Jordan (Ohio State), 5-2 True freshman Mark Hall (Penn State), the nation's No. 1 recruit in 2016, gave Penn State its fourth consecutive NCAA champion. After a scoreless first period, Hall chose down in the second period and escaped in the first 10 seconds to take a 1-0 lead. The Penn State true freshman scored a takedown with just over 40 seconds left in the second period to go up 3-0. Jordan escaped, and the second period ended 3-1 in favor of Hall. Jordan started the third period in the down position and escaped to make the score 3-2. Jordan kept the pressure on, and Hall was warned for stalling. The two continued to battle, and with five seconds left Hall shot a double leg and put the match away with a takedown. 165 No. 3 Vincenzo Joseph (Penn State) pinned No. 1 Isaiah Martinez (Illinois), 5:26 Freshman Vincenzo Joseph (Penn State) pinned Isaiah Martinez (Illinois) in the finals, stunning the two-time NCAA champion. The two wrestlers traded takedowns and escapes in the first period, and the first period ended with the score 3-3. Martinez chose down to start the second period and escaped to take a 4-3 lead. Joseph came back with a takedown to take a 5-4 lead. Martinez escaped and the second period ended tied 5-5. Joseph, with 1:05 riding time, chose down to start the second period and escaped within five seconds to grab a 6-5 lead and preserve riding time. A short time later the two locked up and Joseph used double overs to throw Martinez to his back and get the pin. 157 No. 1 Jason Nolf (Penn State) maj. dec. No. 3 Joey Lavallee (Missouri), 14-6 Top-seeded Jason Nolf (Penn State) came through to win his first NCAA title after falling short in the NCAA finals last season. Retherford picked up a 14-6 major decision over No. 3 Joey Lavallee (Missouri) in the finals. Lavallee kept the score close early in the match, and trailed just 2-1 after the opening period. Nolf extended his lead to 6-1 after two periods, and then turned it up in the third periods, scoring four takedowns to get the major decision. 149 No. 1 Zain Retherford (Penn State) tech. fall No. 3 Lavion Mayes (Missouri), 18-2 Zain Retherford (Penn State) completed an undefeated season, winning his second straight NCAA title with an 18-2 technical fall over No. 3 Lavion Mayes (Missouri). The Missouri Tiger started fast, scoring a takedown in the first 30 seconds to take a 2-0 lead. But it was all the points he would score. Retherford dominated the rest of the way. After an escape and takedown, he took a 3-2 lead into the second period. He added a takedown in the second period and extended his lead to 6-2 after two periods. Mayes, trailing by four, chose the down position in the third period … and paid for it. Retherford scores three sets for four-point nearfalls to close out the technical fall with less than 30 seconds remaining in the match. 141 No. 1 Dean Heil (Oklahoma State) dec. No. 6 George DiCamillo (Virginia), 6-3 Dean Heil (Oklahoma State) repeated as NCAA champion, defeating No. 6 George DiCamillo (Virginia) 6-3 in the championship match. Heil scored a first-period takedown and led 2-1 after one. Heil escaped in the second period to grab a 3-1 lead. DiCamillo kept the pressure on in the second period and nearly scored a takedown on the edge of the mat with a throw -- and again at the close of the period -- but the period would end 3-1 in favor of Heil. DiCamillo escaped in the first 30 seconds of the final period to cut the deficit to 3-2. With 40 seconds on the clock, Heil scored a takedown to extend his lead. He would add an additional point for riding time. 133 No. 4 Cory Clark (Iowa) dec. No. 2 Seth Gross (South Dakota State), 4-3 Cory Clark (Iowa) claimed the NCAA title after finishing runner-up in each of the two previous seasons. The Hawkeye senior edged No. 2 Seth Gross (South Dakota State) 4-3 in the championship match. Gross jumped out to a 2-0 lead with a first-period takedown. After an escape by Clark, Gross led 2-1 after the first period. Clark chose the down position in the second period and escaped with just over a minute remaining in the period to tie the match at 2-2 after two periods. Gross started the third period in the down position, and re-took the lead, 3-2, after an escape. With 1:20 left in the match, Gross shot a single leg and converted it for a takedown to take a 4-3 lead. He then erased Gross' riding time and took the one-point victory. 125 No. 4 Darian Cruz (Lehigh) dec. No. 6 Ethan Lizak (Minnesota), 6-3 A day after knocking off top-seeded Thomas Gilman (Iowa), No. 4 Darian Cruz (Lehigh) came through to win the NCAA title with a 6-3 victory over No. 6 Ethan Lizak (Minnesota), avenging a loss from the Southern Scuffle. Cruz scored a first-period takedown and led 2-1 after the first period. Lizak chose the down position in the second period and escaped in 30 seconds to knot the score at 2-2. With the match tied 2-2 after two periods, Cruz chose to start the period in neutral. With 30 seconds left, Cruz scored the go-ahead takedown. The call was challenged by Minnesota and upheld. Lizak cut the deficit to 4-3 after an escape, but Cruz added a takedown at the buzzer to win by three. 285 No. 1 Kyle Snyder (Ohio State) dec. No. 2 Connor Medbery (Wisconsin), 6-3 Olympic champion Kyle Snyder (Ohio State) repeated as NCAA champion with a 6-3 win over Connor Medbery (Wisconsin) in a rematch from the Big Ten finals. Snyder scored a takedown midway through the first period, lifting Medbery ande finishing with a double leg. Medbery escaped, and a short time later Snyder earned a point off a fleeing the mat call. Snyder extended his lead to 5-1 in the second period. Medbery, trailing by four, chose the top position in the final period. Snyder escaped 15 seconds into the period to make it 6-1. Medbery would add a late takedown, but it too little too late. 197 No. 1 J'den Cox (Missouri) dec. No. 2 Brett Pfarr (Minnesota), 8-2 Olympic bronze medalist J'den Cox (Missouri) opened the NCAA finals with an 8-2 victory over No. 2 Brett Pfarr (Minnesota) to capture his third NCAA title. Cox scored three takedowns -- one in each of the three periods, with the final takedown coming at the buzzer. He added a point for riding time to win by six. It was Cox's second win over Pfarr this season. The first one came in the finals of the Southern Scuffle.

ST. LOUIS -- The morning after going 5-0 in the semifinals, Penn State clinched its second straight NCAA team title in Saturday's Session V at the NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships at the Scottrade Center in St. Louis. The Nittany Lions, despite only having only wrestler, Nick Nevills (285), competing in Session V, mathematically wrapped up their second straight NCAA title before tonight's finals. It's the seventh NCAA title won by the program. Penn State has five wrestlers competing for the championship tonight and currently has 122 points. Big Ten champion Ohio State sits in second place, 16 points behind the Nittany Lions. Oklahoma State (99), Iowa (93) and Missouri (82.5) round out the top five teams heading into tonight. Nevills claimed a fifth-place finish at 285 pounds with a 4-3 win in sudden victory over Jacob Kasper (Duke), avenging a loss from Friday's quarterfinal round. Three No. 1 seeds who fell in the semifinals came back to finish third on Saturday: Iowa's Thomas Gilman (125), Ohio State's Nathan Tomasello (133) and Arizona State's Zahid Valencia (174). Thomas Gilman defeated OSU's Nick Piccininni for third place (Photo/Mark Lundy, Lutte-Lens.com) Gilman topped No. 2 seed Joey Dance (Virginia Tech) 5-2 in the consolation semifinals before picking up a 13-6 victory over Nick Piccininni (Oklahoma State) in the third-place match. For Gilman, it's not about the bronze medal. "The bigger deal for me is losing, refocusing, coming back," said Gilman. "That not only shows the kind of wrestler I am, but the person I am, the man I've become. I was in the same position two years ago when we were here in St. Louis. I was that close, but I wasn't mature enough to really ice the cake there against (Alan) Waters in the bronze-medal match." Two other Hawkeye wrestlers, Brandon Sorensen (149) and Michael Kemerer (157), also finished third. Sammy Brooks (184) finished fourth. Tomasello earned his second straight third-place finish by defeating a couple Big Ten wrestlers, Eric Montoya (Nebraska) in the consolation semifinals and Stevan Micic (Michigan) in the third-place match. "No one wants to be here," said of Tomasello of wrestling in the consolation rounds. "Everybody wants to be in the finals wrestling on the big stage. It's about being tough, finishing off the way you want to finish off with the highest place you can get. That was my mentality going into this one." Valencia, a freshman, was dominant on Saturday. He opened his day by pinning Zac Brunson (Illinois) in the first period. He then picked up a 15-5 major decision over Myles Amine (Michigan) in the third-place match. Session V attendance was 18,953, bringing the total attendance to 91,797. Tonight's NCAA finals are set for 7 p.m. CT and will air live on ESPN. The finals will start at 197 pounds and conclude at 184 pounds. All-Americans 125: 3rd: Thomas Gilman (Iowa) dec. Nicholas Piccininni (Oklahoma State), 13-6 5th: Joey Dance (Virginia Tech) by medical forfeit over Jack Mueller (Virginia) 7th: Sean Russell (Edinboro) dec. Nathan Kraisser (Campbell), 10-3 133: 3rd: Nathan Tomasello (Ohio State) dec. Stevan Micic (Michigan), 5-2 5th: Kaid Brock (Oklahoma State) dec. Eric Montoya (Nebraska), 5-3 7th: Zane Richards (Illinois) maj. dec. Scotty Parker (Lehigh), 14-4 141: 3rd: Kevin Jack (NC State) pinned Bryce Meredith (Wyoming), 6:20 5th: Jaydin Eierman (Missouri) dec. Anthony Ashnault (Rutgers), 4-2 7th: Matthew Kolodzik (Princeton) dec. Tommy Thorn (Minnesota), 3-1 149: 3rd: Brandon Sorensen (Iowa) dec. Micah Jordan (Ohio State), 4-0 5th: Max Thomsen (Northern Iowa) dec. Solomon Chishko (Virginia Tech), 10-4 7th: Kenny Theobold (Rutgers) pinned Alex Kocer (South Dakota State), 1:37 157: 3rd: Michael Kemerer (Iowa) dec. Joseph Smith (Oklahoma State), 7-1 SV 5th: Tyler Berger (Nebraska) dec. Dylan Palacio (Cornell), 6-3 7th: Paul Fox (Stanford) pinned Sal Mastriani (Virginia Tech), 5:00 165: 3rd: Logan Massa (Michigan) maj. dec. Isaac Jordan (Wisconsin), 11-2 5th: Chandler Rogers (Oklahoma State) dec. Daniel Lewis (Missouri), 9-6 7th: Chad Walsh (Rider) dec. Brandon Womack (Cornell), 8-5 174: 3rd: Zahid Valencia (Arizona State) maj. dec. Myles Amine (Michigan), 15-5 5th: Brian Realbuto (Cornell) pinned Zac Brunson (Illinois), 1:15 7th: Kyle Crutchmer (Oklahoma State) dec. Jake Residori (SIUE), 9-4 184: 3rd: TJ Dudley (Nebraska) pinned Sammy Brooks (Iowa), 2:38 5th: Myles Martin (Ohio State) dec. Nolan Boyd (Oklahoma State), 10-6 7th: Drew Foster (Northern Iowa) dec. Nathan Jackson (Indiana), 11-7 197: 3rd: Kollin Moore (Ohio State) pinned Jared Haught (Virginia Tech), 2:27 5th: Aaron Studebaker (Nebraska) maj. dec. Preston Weigel (Oklahoma State), 9-0 7th: Ryan Wolfe (Rider) dec. Kevin Beazley (Old Dominion), 2-1 285: 3rd: Tanner Hall (Arizona State) dec. Ty Walz (Virginia Tech), 5-4 SV 5th: Nick Nevills (Penn State) dec. Jacob Kasper (Duke), 4-3 SV 7th: Michael Kroells (Minnesota) tech. fall Denzel Dejournette (Appalachian State), 17-2

PSU's Zain Retherford celebrates after pinning Iowa's Brandon Sorensen (Photo/Tony Rotundo, WrestlersAreWarriors.com) ST. LOUIS -- Penn State had the luck of the Irish on St. Patrick's Day, as the Nittany Lions built an impressive lead in the team title race and advanced all five semifinalists into the finals on Day 2 of the 2017 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships at Scottrade Center in St. Louis on Friday. The five Nittany Lions who will be wrestling for individual titles on Saturday night: Zain Retherford at 149 pounds, Jason Nolf at 157, Vincenzo Joseph at 165, Mark Hall at 174, and Bo Nickal at 184. By any measure, Penn State had an incredible second day at the NCAAs. In addition to going 5-0 in the semifinals, the team from Happy Valley was 7-2 on Friday, and 29-5 over the past two days to help put the Lions in first place in the team standings, with 121 points. Helping to propel the Lions into first place in the team title race: PSU wrestlers racked up 28 bonus points with four major decisions, eight technical falls, and six pins ... all despite having Nick Suriano scratched from the competition at 125 pounds because of injury. "We're going to come in here and do the best we can, regardless," said Penn State head coach Cael Sanderson at the conclusion of Friday night's action. "Yeah, we know we have to wrestle great to win. We talked about that before. Every team is in the same boat. But I don't know if there's doubt. We believe in our kids, and we see the potential. We see the positives, and we've got to go with that." Ohio State's Bo Jordan won in dramatic fashion over Cornell's Brian Realbuto (Photo/Tony Rotundo, WrestlersAreWarriors.com) Ohio State, 2017 Big Ten champs and 2015 NCAA team title winner, is in second place with 89.5 points. Two Buckeyes made it into the finals: Bo Jordan at 174, and defending heavyweight champ -- and 2016 Olympic gold medalist in freestyle -- Kyle Snyder. Oklahoma State, 2017 Big 12 champs, find themselves in third in the team point race, with 86 points. The Cowboys have Dean Heil in the 141 finals. MIssouri's Joey Lavallee celebrates after winning in the semifinals (Photo/Mark Lundy, Lutte-Lens.com) Missouri, 2017 Mid-American Conference titlewinners, is in fourth place as of Friday night, with three Tigers vying for individual titles: Lavion Mayes at 149, Joey LaVallee at 157, and at 197, defending champ and 2016 Olympic bronze medalist J'den Cox. Seth Gross hugs his coach Chris Bono after winning in the semifinals (Photo/Tony Rotundo, WrestlersAreWarriors.com) The 2017 NCAA finals may be one of redemption for two individual wrestlers, and an entire program. In the 133-pound title match, Seth Gross -- the first South Dakota State wrestler to earn NCAA Division I All-American honors and make it to the finals -- once wrestled at University of Iowa until being arrested after being accused of theft and fleeing police two years ago. "I made some mistakes when I was at Iowa," said Gross. "I screwed up. I made some bad choices. I was lucky enough Coach Bono took me on and brought me right in like family and really just helped me get things back together." Now he will meet a wrestler from his former school, Iowa's Cory Clark, who will be making his third appearance in the NCAA finals. Minnesota's Ethan Lizak gets his hand raised after winning in the semifinals (Photo/Tony Rotundo, WrestlersAreWarriors.com) And, at 125, Ethan Lizak was one of the University of Minnesota wrestlers suspended from the program in the Xanax scandal which led to the firing of long-time head coach J Robinson in September 2016. However, with associate head coach Brandon Eggum promoted to the helm, the Gophers overcame the turmoil, placing two wrestlers in the finals (in addition to Lizak, Brett Pfarr at 197). "It was really sad what happened this past year," said Lizak. "I knew I had to make up for it big time." Oklahoma State's Dean Heil topped Anthony Ashnault of Rutgers (Photo/Mark Lundy, Lutte-Lens.com) Of the ten wrestlers who started Saturday with perfect records, seven enter the finals with those flawless seasons still intact: Oklahoma State's Dean Heil (141), Penn State's Zain Retherford (149) and Jason Nolf (157), Illinois' Isaiah Martinez (165), Cornell's Gabe Dean (184), Missouri's J'den Cox (197) and Ohio State's Kyle Snyder (285). All but Nolf are defending NCAA champs. Attendance for Friday morning's Session 3 was 18,186 ... while Friday night's Session 4 had 18,314 fans in the stands at Scottrade Center. Team Standings (Top 25): 1. Penn State 121.0 2. Ohio State 89.5 3. Oklahoma State 86.0 4. Missouri 81.5 5. Iowa 74.0 6. Minnesota 60.0 7. Cornell 57.5 8. Virginia Tech 53.5 9. Nebraska 50.0 10. Illinois 41.5 11. Lehigh 36.0 11. Wisconsin 36.0 13. Michigan 33.0 14. Arizona State 30.0 15. Virginia 29.5 16. South Dakota State 28.5 17. Northern Iowa 23.5 18. Rutgers 21.5 19. Central Michigan 19.5 19. Edinboro 19.5 19. NC State 19.5 22. Rider 18.0 23. Wyoming 16.5 24. Princeton 14.5 25. Appalachian State 13.5 25. Old Dominion 13.5 Finals Matchups: 125: No. 4 Darian Cruz (Lehigh) vs. No. 6 Ethan Lizak (Minnesota) 133: No. 2 Seth Gross (South Dakota State) vs. No. 4 Cory Clark (Iowa) 141: No. 1 Dean Heil (Oklahoma State) vs. No. 6 George DiCamillo (Virginia) 149: No. 1 Zain Retherford (Penn State) vs. No. 3 Lavion Mayes (Missouri) 157: No. 1 Jason Nolf (Penn State) vs. No. 3 Joey Lavallee (Missouri) 165: No. 1 Isaiah Martinez (Illinois) vs. No. 3 Vincenzo Joseph (Penn State) 174: No. 3 Bo Jordan (Ohio State) vs. No. 5 Mark Hall (Penn State) 184: No. 1 Gabe Dean (Cornell) vs. No. 2 Bo Nickal (Penn State) 197: No. 1 J'den Cox (Missouri) vs. No. 2 Brett Pfarr (Minnesota) 285: No. 1 Kyle Snyder (Ohio State) vs. No. 2 Connor Medbery (Wisconsin) Here's a weight-by-weight recap of semifinals action. 125 No. 4 Darian Cruz (Lehigh) dec. No. 1 Thomas Gilman (Iowa), 4-2 SV No. 4 Darian Cruz (Lehigh) stunned No. 1 Thomas Gilman (Iowa) 4-2 in sudden victory in the semifinals. The match was scoreless after the first period. Gilman rode out Cruz the entire second period, and accumulated two minutes of riding time. With the score 0-0 and Gilman holding the advantage on riding time, Cruz scored a takedown in the final five seconds, but an immediate escape by Gilman made the score 2-2 and sent the match to sudden victory. In the sudden victory period, Cruz was able to score the winning takedown on the edge of the mat and stun the No. 1-seeded Gilman. No. 6 Ethan Lizak (Minnesota) dec. No. 10 Jack Mueller (Virginia), 7-0 No. 6 Ethan Lizak (Minnesota) became the first NCAA finalist this year. In a rematch of the Southern Scuffle finals,the Gopher sophomore shut out true freshman Jack Mueller (Virginia) 7-0 in the semifinals at 125 pounds. Lizak scored a takedown and was given choice after Mueller took an injury timeout. Lizak then picked up a reversal to take a 4-0 lead. He added another takedown in the second period. Lizak chose the top position in the third period and rode out Mueller the entire period. He took the match 7-0 with the additional riding time point. 133 No. 4 Cory Clark (Iowa) dec. No. 1 Nathan Tomasello (Ohio State), 7-4 No. 4 Cory Clark (Iowa) advanced to his third straight NCAA finals by topping No. 1 Nathan Tomasello (Ohio State) 7-4. The Buckeye struck first, scoring a takedown. Clark would get an escape and the first period ended 2-1 in favor of Tomasello. Tomasello picked up an escape in the second period and extended his lead to 3-1. Clark would battle back in the third period, picking up an escape and then takedown with just over a minute left to take a 4-3 lead. Tomasello would escape to make it 4-4. With just under 20 seconds left Tomasello scored a takedown to go up 6-4. He rode out for the victory, and added an additional point for riding time. No. 2 Seth Gross (South Dakota State) dec. No. 3 Kaid Brock (Oklahoma State), 12-3 No. 2 Seth Gross (South Dakota State), who earlier became South Dakota State's first NCAA Division I All-American, became the program's first finalist. He earned a 12-3 major decision over Kaid Brock (Oklahoma State). He raced out to a 6-0 lead in the first period after a takedown and four nearfall points. He picked up two points off stalling calls in the second period to take an 8-0 lead. Brock would get on the scoreboard in the third period with an escape and takedown, but Gross would respond with an escape and takedown of his own to secure the major decision. It was Gross' third victory over Brock this season. 141 No. 1 Dean Heil (Oklahoma State) dec. No. 5 Anthony Ashnault (Rutgers), 4-2 No. 1 Dean Heil (Oklahoma State) is returning to the NCAA finals after defeating No. 5 Anthony Ashnault (Rutgers) 4-2 in the semifinals. Heil scored a takedown in the first period and led 2-0 heading into the second period. He added a point off an escape in the second period to go up 3-0. In the third period Ashnault cut the deficit to 3-2 with a takedown. A Heil escape made it 4-2. The Cowboy would then fend off Ashnault's attacks and hold on for the two-point victory. No. 6 George DiCamillo (Virginia) dec. No. 10 Bryce Meredith (Wyoming), 10-7 No. 6 George DiCamillo (Virginia) punched his ticket to the finals by beating No. 10 Bryce Meredith (Wyoming) 10-7 in an action-filled match. The two wrestlers traded points in the period, and Meredith led 5-4. Meredith picked up an escape in the second period, but DiCamillo scored a takedown to knot the match at 6-6 after two periods. In the third period, DiCamillo earned an escape and takedown to take a 9-6 lead. Meredith would escape to cut the deficit to 9-7. But DiCamillo held on and added an additional point for riding time. 149 No. 1 Zain Retherford (Penn State) pinned No. 5 Brandon Sorensen (Iowa), 2:36 Returning NCAA champion Zain Retherford (Penn State) advanced to his second straight NCAA finals at 149 pounds with a first-period pin over No. 5 Brandon Sorensen (Iowa). Retherford scored a takedown just under two minutes into the match, and then drove Sorensen to his back and picked up the pin at 2:36. It was a rematch of last year's NCAA finals match. No. 3 Lavion Mayes (Missouri) dec. No. 7 Max Thomsen (Northern Iowa), 4-2 No. 3 Lavion Mayes (Missouri) scored a takedown in the final five seconds to edge MAC rival No. 7 Max Thomsen (Northern Iowa) 4-2. The match was scoreless after the first period. Mayes escaped in the second period to take a 1-0 lead. Thomsen grabbed a short-lived lead in the third period after a reversal with just over a minute remaining. Mayes quickly escaped, making the score 2-2. With just under 10 seconds left, Mayes shot in and converted the takedown in the final five seconds for a dramatic victory. 157 No. 1 Jason Nolf (Penn State) maj. dec. No. 4 Tyler Berger (Nebraska), 13-5 No. 1 Jason Nolf (Penn State) is back in the finals at 157 pounds after picking up a 13-5 major decision over No. 4 Tyler Berger (Nebraska). The Nittany Lion junior scored a first-period takedown to go up 2-0 after one. He broke open the match in the second period with two takedowns and led 7-1 heading into the final period. Berger would get a takedown in the third period, but Nolf kept the pressure and continued scoring on his way to the major decision. No. 3 Joey Lavallee (Missour) dec. No. 7 Dylan Palacio (Cornell), 8-5 No. 3 Joey Lavallee (Missouri) reached the finals by defeating No. 7 Dylan Palacio (Cornell) in dramatic fashion. Lavallee struck first with a takedown. Palacio would grab the 3-2 lead after an escape and takedown off a scramble. Palacio escaped in the second period to take a 4-2 lead. Lavallee battled back in the third period with a takedown, which knotted the score at 4-4. Palacio escaped to go up by one. Then in the final 30 seconds Lavalle scored the go-ahead takedown and picked up two nearfall points to take the victory. 165 No. 1 Isaiah Martinez (Illinois) dec. No. 4 Isaac Jordan (Wisconsin), 2-1 No. 1 Isaiah Martinez (Illinois) made his third NCAA finals appearance in as many seasons. He edged No. 4 Isaac Jordan (Wisconsin) 2-1 in the semifinals, with the difference being a riding time point. The match was scoreless after the opening period. Martinez escaped in the second period to take a 1-0 lead. Jordan chose the bottom position in the third period, and Martinez was able to ride Jordan for much of the period and secure a riding time point. Jordan escaped with 25 seconds left, but was unable to take down Martinez. No. 3 Vincenzo Joseph (Penn State) dec. No. 2 Logan Massa (Michigan), 5-4 No. 3 Vincenzo Joseph (Penn State) gave Penn State its third straight NCAA finalist. He edged No. 2 Logan Massa (Michigan) 5-4 in a battle of freshmen. After a scoreless first period, Massa escaped in the second before Joseph picked up the match's first takedown to grab a 2-1 lead. Massa escaped to knot the match at 2-2, which how the second period would end. Joseph escaped in the third period to take a 3-2 lead. Joseph was hit for stalling before scoring another takedown to take a 5-3 lead. Massa would get a late escape, but Joseph held on for the one-point victory. 174 No. 5 Mark Hall (Penn State) dec. No. 1 Zahid Valencia (Arizona State), 4-3 No. 5 Mark Hall (Penn State) won a close, hard-fought battle, 4-3, over No. 1 Zahid Valencia (Arizona State) in the semifinals, giving Penn State its fourth straight NCAA finalist. The match was scoreless after one. Hall escaped in the second period to go up 1-0. Valencia knotted the score at 1-1 after an escape in the third period. With 30 seconds left, it appeared Valencia had the go-ahead takedown, but Penn State challenged that there was a technical violation for pulling on the headgear. The call was confirmed and Valencia's takedown was waved off. Hall led 2-1 and then scored a takedown with 30 seconds left to go up 4-1. Valencia escaped and picked up a point off stalling a short time later, but Hall hung on for the 4-3 victory. No. 3 Bo Jordan (Ohio State) dec. No. 2 Brian Realbuto (Cornell), 11-7 No. 3 Bo Jordan (Ohio State) came from behind to defeat No. 2 Brian Realbuto (Cornell) 11-7 in a wild, action-filled match. Realbuto appeared to be cruising to a victory after building a 7-2 lead. But Jordan battled back, making the score 7-5. With 40 seconds left, Jordan used a counter to score a takedown and pick up four nearfall points to go up 11-7, which is how the match would end. 184 No. 1 Gabe Dean (Cornell) dec. No. 4 Nolan Boyd (Oklahoma State), 9-3 Top-ranked Gabe Dean (Cornell) advanced to the NCAA finals for his third straight year. He rolled to a 9-3 victory over No. 4 Nolan Boyd (Oklahoma State) in the semifinals. He used to takedowns in the first period to go up 4-1 after the first period. He used a reversal in the second period to extend his lead. The Big Red senior added a takedown in the final 30 seconds of the match, and added an additional point for riding time. No. 2 Bo Nickal (Penn State) pinned No. 3 Sammy Brooks (Iowa), 1:01 Bo Nickal (Penn State) made it five-for-five for the defending NCAA champion Nittany Lions in the semifinals. He used a thrown to pin No. 3 Sammy Brooks (Iowa) in just over a minute. 197 No. 1 J'den Cox (Missouri) dec. No. 4 Jared Haught (Virginia Tech), 6-2 J'den Cox (Missouri), an Olympic bronze medalist and two-time NCAA champion, was never in danger in picking up a 6-2 win over No. 4 Jared Haught (Virginia Tech) to advance to the finals. Cox scored takedowns in the first and third periods. Haught's lone score came from a reversal in the closing seconds. No. 2 Brett Pfarr (Minnesota) dec. No. 3 Kollin Moore (Ohio State), 13-9 No. 2 Brett Pfarr (Minnesota) defeated No. 3 Kollin Moore (Ohio State) for the third time in four matches this season to advance to the NCAA finals. Moore, though, had won the previous meeting, 15-11, two weeks ago in the Big Ten finals. The wrestlers traded escapes and takedowns in the first period. Moore grabbed the lead in the second period after a reversal. Pfarr escaped and picked up a takedown to go up 6-5. Moore would get an escape, and the second period ended 6-6. The two wrestlers went back-and-forth in the final period, trading escapes and takedowns. Pfarr led 10-9 late and put the match away with a takedown in the final 20 seconds. He would add an additional point for riding time to win by four. 285 No. 1 Kyle Snyder (Ohio State) maj. dec. No. 4 Jacob Kasper (Duke), 19-6 Olympic champion Kyle Snyder (Ohio State) was dominant in picking up a 19-6 major decision over No. 4 Jacob Kasper (Duke). Snyder scored two takedowns in the first period. He kept the pressure on in the second period, building an 8-4 lead before getting a fifth takedown with two nearfall points to go up 14-4 after two periods. He would add two more takedowns in the final period to win by 13. No. 2 Connor Medbery (Wisconsin) dec. No. 3 Ty Walz (Virginia Tech), 4-3 No. 2 Connor Medbery (Wisconsin) held on for a 4-3 victory over No. 3 Ty Walz (Virginia Tech) in the semifinals at 285 pounds. After a scoreless first period, Walz escaped in the second period before Medbery picked up the first takedown of the match with 20 seconds left in the period to go up 2-1. Medbery escaped in the third period to go up 3-1. Walz, though, stayed aggressive, and picked up a takedown with 1:15 left to tie the match at 3-3. Medbery would get an escape to go up 4-3, which would be the difference in the match.

Team Standings (Top 25): 1. Penn State 121.0 2. Ohio State 89.5 3. Oklahoma State 86.0 4. Missouri 81.5 5. Iowa 74.0 6. Minnesota 60.0 7. Cornell 57.5 8. Virginia Tech 53.5 9. Nebraska 50.0 10. Illinois 41.5 11. Lehigh 36.0 11. Wisconsin 36.0 13. Michigan 33.0 14. Arizona State 30.0 15. Virginia 29.5 16. South Dakota State 28.5 17. Northern Iowa 23.5 18. Rutgers 21.5 19. Central Michigan 19.5 19. Edinboro 19.5 19. NC State 19.5 22. Rider 18.0 23. Wyoming 16.5 24. Princeton 14.5 25. Appalachian State 13.5 25. Old Dominion 13.5

Cornell's Gabe Dean is back in the NCAA semifinals (Photo/Tony Rotundo, WrestlersAreWarriors.com) InterMat is providing a running notebook throughout the 2017 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships at the Scottrade Center in St. Louis. The latest updates will appear at the top. Refresh/reload the page to view the latest updates. Links: Updated Brackets & Team Scores | Watch ESPN 285 No. 1 Kyle Snyder (Ohio State) maj. dec. No. 4 Jacob Kasper (Duke), 19-6 Olympic champion Kyle Snyder (Ohio State) was dominant in picking up a 19-6 major decision over No. 4 Jacob Kasper (Duke). Snyder scored two takedowns in the first period. He kept the pressure on in the second period, building an 8-4 lead before getting a fifth takedown with two nearfall points to go up 14-4 after two periods. He would add two more takedowns in the final period to win by 13. No. 2 Connor Medbery (Wisconsin) dec. No. 3 Ty Walz (Virginia Tech), 4-3 No. 2 Connor Medbery (Wisconsin) held on for a 4-3 victory over No. 3 Ty Walz (Virginia Tech) in the semifinals at 285 pounds. After a scoreless first period, Walz escaped in the second period before Medbery picked up the first takedown of the match with 20 seconds left in the period to go up 2-1. Medbery escaped in the third period to go up 3-1. Walz, though, stayed aggressive, and picked up a takedown with 1:15 left to tie the match at 3-3. Medbery would get an escape to go up 4-3, which would be the difference in the match. 197 No. 1 J'den Cox (Missouri) dec. No. 4 Jared Haught (Virginia Tech), 6-2 J'den Cox (Missouri), an Olympic bronze medalist and two-time NCAA champion, was never in danger in picking up a 6-2 win over No. 4 Jared Haught (Virginia Tech) to advance to the finals. Cox scored takedowns in the first and third periods. Haught's lone score came from a reversal in the closing seconds. No. 2 Brett Pfarr (Minnesota) dec. No. 3 Kollin Moore (Ohio State), 13-9 No. 2 Brett Pfarr (Minnesota) defeated No. 3 Kollin Moore (Ohio State) for the third time in four matches this season to advance to the NCAA finals. Moore, though, had won the previous meeting, 15-11, two weeks ago in the Big Ten finals. The wrestlers traded escapes and takedowns in the first period. Moore grabbed the lead in the second period after a reversal. Pfarr escaped and picked up a takedown to go up 6-5. Moore would get an escape, and the second period ended 6-6. The two wrestlers went back-and-forth in the final period, trading escapes and takedowns. Pfarr led 10-9 late and put the match away with a takedown in the final 20 seconds. He would add an additional point for riding time to win by four. 184 No. 1 Gabe Dean (Cornell) dec. No. 4 Nolan Boyd (Oklahoma State), 9-3 Top-ranked Gabe Dean (Cornell) advanced to the NCAA finals for his third straight year. He rolled to a 9-3 victory over No. 4 Nolan Boyd (Oklahoma State) in the semifinals. He used to takedowns in the first period to go up 4-1 after the first period. He used a reversal in the second period to extend his lead. The Big Red senior added a takedown in the final 30 seconds of the match, and added an additional point for riding time. No. 2 Bo Nickal (Penn State) pinned No. 3 Sammy Brooks (Iowa), 1:02 Bo Nickal (Penn State) made it five-for-five for the defending NCAA champion Nittany Lions in the semifinals. He used a thrown to pin No. 3 Sammy Brooks (Iowa) in just over a minute. 174 No. 5 Mark Hall (Penn State) dec. No. 1 Zahid Valencia (Arizona State), 4-3 No. 5 Mark Hall (Penn State) won a close, hard-fought battle, 4-3, over No. 1 Zahid Valencia (Arizona State) in the semifinals, giving Penn State its fourth straight NCAA finalist. The match was scoreless after one. Hall escaped in the second period to go up 1-0. Valencia knotted the score at 1-1 after an escape in the third period. With 30 seconds left, it appeared Valencia had the go-ahead takedown, but Penn State challenged that there was a technical violation for pulling on the headgear. The call was confirmed and Valencia's takedown was waved off. Hall led 2-1 and then scored a takedown with 30 seconds left to go up 4-1. Valencia escaped and picked up a point off stalling a short time later, but Hall hung on for the 4-3 victory. No. 3 Bo Jordan (Ohio State) dec. No. 2 Brian Realbuto (Cornell), 11-7 No. 3 Bo Jordan (Ohio State) came from behind to defeat No. 2 Brian Realbuto (Cornell) 11-7 in a wild, action-filled match. Realbuto appeared to be cruising to a victory after building a 7-2 lead. But Jordan battled back, making the score 7-5. With 40 seconds left, Jordan used a counter to score a takedown and pick up four nearfall points to go up 11-7, which is how the match would end. 165 No. 1 Isaiah Martinez (Illinois) dec. No. 4 Isaac Jordan (Wisconsin), 2-1 No. 1 Isaiah Martinez (Illinois) made his third NCAA finals appearance in as many seasons. He edged No. 4 Isaac Jordan (Wisconsin) 2-1 in the semifinals, with the difference being a riding time point. The match was scoreless after the opening period. Martinez escaped in the second period to take a 1-0 lead. Jordan chose the bottom position in the third period, and Martinez was able to ride Jordan for much of the period and secure a riding time point. Jordan escaped with 25 seconds left, but was unable to take down Martinez. No. 3 Vincenzo Joseph (Penn State) dec. No. 2 Logan Massa (Michigan), 5-4 No. 3 Vincenzo Joseph (Penn State) gave Penn State its third straight NCAA finalist. He edged No. 2 Logan Massa (Michigan) 5-4 in a battle of freshmen. After a scoreless first period, Massa escaped in the second before Joseph picked up the match's first takedown to grab a 2-1 lead. Massa escaped to knot the match at 2-2, which how the second period would end. Joseph escaped in the third period to take a 3-2 lead. Joseph was hit for stalling before scoring another takedown to take a 5-3 lead. Massa would get a late escape, but Joseph held on for the one-point victory. 157 No. 1 Jason Nolf (Penn State) maj. dec. No. 4 Tyler Berger (Nebraska), 13-5 No. 1 Jason Nolf (Penn State) is back in the finals at 157 pounds after picking up a 13-5 major decision over No. 4 Tyler Berger (Nebraska). The Nittany Lion junior scored a first-period takedown to go up 2-0 after one. He broke open the match in the second period with two takedowns and led 7-1 heading into the final period. Berger would get a takedown in the third period, but Nolf kept the pressure and continued scoring on his way to the major decision. No. 3 Joey Lavallee (Missour) dec. No. 7 Dylan Palacio (Cornell), 8-5 No. 3 Joey Lavallee (Missouri) reached the finals by defeating No. 7 Dylan Palacio (Cornell) in dramatic fashion. Lavallee struck first with a takedown. Palacio would grab the 3-2 lead after an escape and takedown off a scramble. Palacio escaped in the second period to take a 4-2 lead. Lavallee battled back in the third period with a takedown, which knotted the score at 4-4. Palacio escaped to go up by one. Then in the final 30 seconds Lavalle scored the go-ahead takedown and picked up two nearfall points to take the victory. 149 No. 1 Zain Retherford (Penn State) pinned No. 5 Brandon Sorensen (Iowa), 2:37 Returning NCAA champion Zain Retherford (Penn State) advanced to his second straight NCAA finals at 149 pounds with a first-period pin over No. 5 Brandon Sorensen (Iowa). Retherford scored a takedown just under two minutes into the match, and then drove Sorensen to his back and picked up the pin at 2:37. It was a rematch of last year's NCAA finals match. No. 3 Lavion Mayes (Missouri) dec. No. 7 Max Thomsen (Northern Iowa), 4-2 No. 3 Lavion Mayes (Missouri) scored a takedown in the final five seconds to edge MAC rival No. 7 Max Thomsen (Northern Iowa) 4-2. The match was scoreless after the first period. Mayes escaped in the second period to take a 1-0 lead. Thomsen grabbed a short-lived lead in the third period after a reversal with just over a minute remaining. Mayes quickly escaped, making the score 2-2. With just under 10 seconds left, Mayes shot in and converted the takedown in the final five seconds for a dramatic victory. 141 No. 1 Dean Heil (Oklahoma State) dec. No. 5 Anthony Ashnault (Rutgers), 4-2 No. 1 Dean Heil (Oklahoma State) is returning to the NCAA finals after defeating No. 5 Anthony Ashnault (Rutgers) 4-2 in the semifinals. Heil scored a takedown in the first period and led 2-0 heading into the second period. He added a point off an escape in the second period to go up 3-0. In the third period Ashnault cut the deficit to 3-2 with a takedown. A Heil escape made it 4-2. The Cowboy would then fend off Ashnault's attacks and hold on for the two-point victory. No. 6 George DiCamillo (Virginia) dec. No. 10 Bryce Meredith (Wyoming), 10-7 No. 6 George DiCamillo (Virginia) punched his ticket to the finals by beating No. 10 Bryce Meredith (Wyoming) 10-7 in an action-filled match. The two wrestlers traded points in the period, and Meredith led 5-4. Meredith picked up an escape in the second period, but DiCamillo scored a takedown to knot the match at 6-6 after two periods. In the third period, DiCamillo earned an escape and takedown to take a 9-6 lead. Meredith would escape to cut the deficit to 9-7. But DiCamillo held on and added an additional point for riding time. 133 No. 4 Cory Clark (Iowa) dec. No. 1 Nathan Tomasello (Ohio State), 7-4 No. 4 Cory Clark (Iowa) advanced to his third straight NCAA finals by topping No. 1 Nathan Tomasello (Ohio State) 7-4. The Buckeye struck first, scoring a takedown. Clark would get an escape and the first period ended 2-1 in favor of Tomasello. Tomasello picked up an escape in the second period and extended his lead to 3-1. Clark would battle back in the third period, picking up an escape and then takedown with just over a minute left to take a 4-3 lead. Tomasello would escape to make it 4-4. With just under 20 seconds left Tomasello scored a takedown to go up 6-4. He rode out for the victory, and added an additional point for riding time. No. 2 Seth Gross (South Dakota State) dec. No. 3 Kaid Brock (Oklahoma State), 12-3 No. 2 Seth Gross (South Dakota State), who earlier became South Dakota State's first NCAA Division I All-American, became the program's first finalist. He earned a 12-3 major decision over Kaid Brock (Oklahoma State). He raced out to a 6-0 lead in the first period after a takedown and four nearfall points. He picked up two points off stalling calls in the second period to take an 8-0 lead. Brock would get on the scoreboard in the third period with an escape and takedown, but Gross would respond with an escape and takedown of his own to secure the major decision. It was Gross' third victory over Brock this season. 125 No. 4 Darian Cruz (Lehigh) dec. No. 1 Thomas Gilman (Iowa), 4-2 SV No. 4 Darian Cruz (Lehigh) stunned No. 1 Thomas Gilman (Iowa) 4-2 in sudden victory in the semifinals. The match was scoreless after the first period. Gilman rode out Cruz the entire second period, and accumulated two minutes of riding time. With the score 0-0 and Gilman holding the advantage on riding time, Cruz scored a takedown in the final five seconds, but an immediate escape by Gilman made the score 2-2 and sent the match to sudden victory. In the sudden victory period, Cruz was able to score the winning takedown on the edge of the mat and stun the No. 1-seeded Gilman. No. 6 Ethan Lizak (Minnesota) dec. No. 10 Jack Mueller (Virginia), 7-0 No. 6 Ethan Lizak (Minnesota) became the first NCAA finalist this year. In a rematch of the Southern Scuffle finals,the Gopher sophomore shut out true freshman Jack Mueller (Virginia) 7-0 in the semifinals at 125 pounds. Lizak scored a takedown and was given choice after Mueller took an injury timeout. Lizak then picked up a reversal to take a 4-0 lead. He added another takedown in the second period. Lizak chose the top position in the third period and rode out Mueller the entire period. He took the match 7-0 with the additional riding time point.

Gable Steveson celebrates after winning a state championship (Photo/Jeff Beshey, The Guillotine) Gable Steveson (Apple Valley, Minn.), ranked as the nation's No. 1 overall Class of 2018 wrestler, verbally committed to the University of Minnesota on Friday afternoon. The two-time UWW Cadet World gold medalist in freestyle at 100 kilograms has won state titles each of the last three seasons with a cumulative record of 134-0. Steveson's last scholastic loss came in the state final of his eighth grade year competing at 195 pounds, which ended a season in which he went 39-3. Steveson is currently ranked the No. 1 high school 285 pound wrestler, and could be the next great Minnesota heavyweight. A legacy that includes current starter Mitch Kroells, who seeks a third All-American finish tonight; a pair of two-time national champions, and three-time finalists, in Tony Nelson and Cole Konrad; national champion and two-time finalist Brock Lesnar; along with five other multi-time All-Americans. Older brother Bobby qualified for the national tournament as a redshirt freshman at 184 pounds this season.

125: No. 1 Thomas Gilman (Iowa) vs. No. 4 Darian Cruz (Lehigh) No. 6 Ethan Lizak (Minnesota) vs. No. 10 Jack Mueller (Virginia) 133: No. 1 Nathan Tomasello (Ohio State) vs. No. 4 Cory Clark (Iowa) No. 2 Seth Gross (South Dakota State) vs. No. 3 Kaid Brock (Oklahoma State) 141: No. 1 Dean Heil (Oklahoma State) vs. No. 5 Anthony Ashnault (Rutgers) No. 6 George DiCamillo (Virginia) vs. No. 10 Bryce Meredith (Wyoming) 149: No. 1 Zain Retherford (Penn State) vs. No. 5 Brandon Sorensen (Iowa) No. 3 Lavion Mayes (Missouri) vs. No. 7 Max Thomsen (Northern Iowa) 157: No. 1 Jason Nolf (Penn State) vs. No. 4 Tyler Berger (Nebraska) No. 3 Joey Lavallee (Missouri) vs. No. 7 Dylan Palacio (Cornell) 165: No. 1 Isaiah Martinez (Illinois) vs. No. 4 Isaac Jordan (Wisconsin) No. 2 Logan Massa (Michigan) vs. No. 3 Vincenzo Joseph (Penn State) 174: No. 1 Zahid Valencia (Arizona State) vs. No. 5 Mark Hall (Penn State) No. 2 Brian Realbuto (Cornell) vs. No. 3 Bo Jordan (Ohio State) 184: No. 1 Gabe Dean (Cornell) vs. No. 4 Nolan Boyd (Oklahoma State) No. 2 Bo Nickal (Penn State) vs. No. 3 Sammy Brooks (Iowa) 197: No. 1 J'den Cox (Missouri) vs. No. 4 Jared Haught (Virginia Tech) No. 2 Brett Pfarr (Minnesota) vs. No. 3 Kollin Moore (Ohio State) 285: No. 1 Kyle Snyder (Ohio State) vs. No. 4 Jacob Kasper (Duke) No. 2 Connor Medbery (Wisconsin) vs. No. 3 Ty Walz (Virginia Tech)

125: No. 1 Thomas Gilman (Iowa) pinned No. 8 Nick Piccininni (Oklahoma State), 6:04 No. 4 Darian Cruz (Lehigh) dec. No. 12 Sean Fausz (NC State), 5-2 No. 6 Ethan Lizak (Minnesota) tech. fall No. 14 Freddie Rodriguez (SIU Edwardsville), 15-0 No. 10 Jack Mueller (Virginia) dec. No. 2 Joey Dance (Virginia Tech), 4-2 133: No. 1 Nathan Tomasello (Ohio State) dec. No. 8 Zane Richards (Illinois), 3-1 No. 4 Cory Clark (Iowa) dec. No. 5 Stevan Micic (Michigan), 6-4 No. 3 Kaid Brock (Oklahoma State) dec. No. 11 Bryan Lantry (Buffalo), 7-3 No. 2 Seth Gross (South Dakota State) maj. dec. No. 7 Eric Montoya (Nebraska), 11-1 141: No. 1 Dean Heil (Oklahoma State) dec. No. 8 Jaydin Eierman (Missouri), 6-5 No. 5 Anthony Ashnault (Rutgers) dec. No. 4 Matthew Kolodzik (Princeton), 6-2 No. 6 George DiCamillo (Virginia) dec. No. 14 Tommy Thorn (Minnesota), 5-2 No. 10 Bryce Meredith (Wyoming) dec. No. 2 Kevin Jack (NC State), 6-5 149: No. 1 Zain Retherford (Penn State) tech. fall Alex Kocer (South Dakota State), 19-2 No. 5 Brandon Sorensen (Iowa) dec. No. 4 Micah Jordan (Ohio State), 3-0 No. 3 Lavion Mayes (Missouri) dec. No. 6 Solomon Chishko (Virginia Tech), 4-2 No. 7 Max Thomsen (Northern Iowa) dec. No. 15 Kenny Theobold (Rutgers), 5-1 157: No. 1 Jason Nolf (Penn State) pinned B.J. Clagon (Rider), 4:07 No. 4 Tyler Berger (Nebraska) dec. No. 5 Joe Smith (Oklahoma State), 3-1 SV No. 3 Joey Lavallee (Missouri) dec. Paul Fox (Stanford), 6-2 No. 7 Dylan Palacio (Cornell) pinned No. 2 Michael Kemerer (Iowa), 3:28 165: No. 1 Isaiah Martinez (Illinois) dec. No. 9 Chandler Rogers (Oklahoma State), 10-5 No. 4 Isaac Jordan (Wisconsin) dec. No. 5 Chad Walsh (Rider), 7-3 No. 3 Vincenzo Joseph (Penn State) dec. No. 6 Daniel Lewis (Missouri), 6-5 No. 2 Logan Massa (Michigan) dec. No. 7 Anthony Valencia (Arizona State), 9-0 174: No. 1 Zahid Valencia (Arizona State) dec. No. 9 Myles Amine (Michigan), 14-8 No. 5 Mark Hall (Penn State) maj. dec. No. 4 Zach Epperly (Virginia Tech), 10-2 No. 3 Bo Jordan (Ohio State) dec. No. 11 Alex Meyer (Iowa), 4-3 No. 2 Brian Realbuto (Cornell) pinned No. 10 Zac Brunson (Illinois), 1:12 184: No. 1 Gabe Dean (Cornell) dec. No. 8 Jack Dechow (Old Dominion), 4-3 TB No. 4 Nolan Boyd (Oklahoma State) dec. No. 12 Drew Foster (Northern Iowa), 11-7 No. 3 Sammy Brooks (Iowa) pinned No. 11 Emery Parker (Illinois), 6:01 No. 2 Bo Nickal (Penn State) pinned No. 7 T.J. Dudley (Nebraska), 4:33 197: No. 1 J'den Cox (Missouri) maj. dec. No. 8 Ryan Wolfe (Rider), 10-1 No. 4 Jared Haught (Virginia Tech) dec. No. 5 Matt McCutcheon (Penn State), 7-3 No. 3 Kollin Moore (Ohio State) maj. dec. No. 6 Preston Weigel (Oklahoma State), 13-5 No. 2 Brett Pfarr (Minnesota) dec. No. 10 Kevin Beazley (Old Dominion), 6-0 285: No. 1 Kyle Snyder (Ohio State) dec. No. 8 Michael Kroells (Minnesota), 13-7 No. 4 Jacob Kasper (Duke) dec. No. 5 Nick Nevills (Penn State), 3-1 No. 3 Ty Walz (Virginia Tech) maj. dec. Conan Jennings (Northwestern), 15-4 No. 2 Connor Medbery (Wisconsin) dec. No. 7 Tanner Hall (Arizona State), 5-3

CORSIER-SUR-VEVEY, Switzerland -- United World Wrestling today announced several improvements to the sport of wrestling. The changes were highlighted by an increase in the number of weight categories and the implementation of a two-day competition format. The changes were brought forward by United World Wrestling's Technical Commission and voted on by members of the United World Wrestling bureau. The number of weight categories per style will increase from 8 to 10. Options for the weight categories will balance the recommendations from several commissions, national federations, bureau members and athletes. The bureau will vote on new weight categories for Senior, U-23 and Junior-level wrestling at their meeting at the 2017 World Championships in Paris. The new weights will be in effect starting January 1, 2018. The two-day competition format will undergo testing at the Cadet European Championships in July and the Cadet World Championships in September. If the tests are a success then the format will be effective on January 1, 2018. The two-day format requires athletes to weigh-in on the morning of their competition, with a two-kilo allowance for the second day. Wrestlers currently weigh-in the day before they compete and finish their wrestling in one day. The two-day format will limit extreme weight loss and allow for improved promotion of the tournament finals. "These improvements made are incredible for the sport of wrestling," said United World Wrestling president Nenad Lalovic. "Our sport has never been stronger, and I believe that with the new categories and the improved competition format we will see continued growth in participation, support and viewership. I also believe these new rules will also encourage healthier wrestlers." To help separate top competitors at the world championships the bureau also voted to create an objective year-long ranking system. The ranking system will also be the basis for the top four seeds at the senior-level World Championships. For the 2017 World Championships, the rank/seed will come from a combination of a wrestler's performance at the Rio Olympic Games or 2016 World Championships, and the 2017 Continental Championships. Additional point-scoring tournaments may be added in the coming year. The point-scoring by individual wrestlers at international events have also been adjusted to better reflect a nation's performance at continental and world championships. The bureau also passed several minor rule adjustments across styles meant to more effectively penalize passive wrestlers and encourage active wrestling. The rule adjustments will be in place for the U-23 European Championships next week in Hungary. It was also announced that Greco-Roman wrestling will undergo a study on the effectiveness of forced par-terre with two upcoming European tournaments implementing the position. Following these events an immediate review by the Technical Commission will determine the next steps. Updates to doping violations were also announced. Starting in 2018 any athlete who tests positive during a team competition (i.e. World Cup) will invalidate their entire team's result for the event. Request for more mat-side cameras during major events was also approved. The additional cameras will allow referees a better platform for reviewing challenges and provide an enhanced viewing experience for fans.

Michigan's Logan Massa has been dominant in St. Louis (Photo/Tony Rotundo, WrestlersAreWarriors.com) InterMat is providing a running notebook throughout the 2017 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships at the Scottrade Center in St. Louis. The latest updates will appear at the top. Refresh/reload the page to view the latest updates. Links: Updated Brackets & Team Scores | Watch ESPN 12:48 p.m. That concludes the quarterfinals. We will be back with a running notebook for tonight's semifinals. 12:46 p.m. Olympic gold medalist Kyle Snyder (Ohio State) had no trouble in his quarterfinal match as he picked up a 13-7 win over Michael Kroells (Minnesota). Snyder had four takedowns in the opening period. 12:45 p.m. No. 2 Connor Medbery (Wisconsin) moves in to the semifinals with a 5-3 victory over No. 7 Tanner Hall (Arizona State) at 285 pounds. 12:44 p.m. No. 3 Ty Walz (Virginia Tech) rolls to a 15-4 major decision over Conan Jennings (Northwestern) in the quarterfinals at 285 pounds 12:42 p.m. No. 4 Jacob Kasper (Duke) used a late second-period reversal to help him defeat No. 5 Nick Nevills (Penn State) 3-1 at 285 pounds. 12:29 p.m. Freshman Kollin Moore (Ohio State), seeded No. 3, picks up a major decision, 13-5, over Preston Weigel (Oklahoma State) at 197 pounds. 12:28 p.m. No. 2 Brett Pfarr (Minnesota) cruises in his quarterfinal match, earning a 6-0 shutout victory over Kevin Beazley (Old Dominion) at 197 pounds. 12:27 p.m. No. 4 Jared Haught (Virginia Tech) tops No. 5 Matt McCutcheon (Penn State) 7-3 to advance to the semifinals at 197 pounds. 12:26 p.m. Olympic bronze medalist J'den Cox (Missouri) rolls to a dominating 10-1 victory over No. 8 Ryan Wolfe (Rider) in the quarterfinals at 197 pounds. 12:13 p.m. Two-time NCAA champion Gabe Dean (Cornell) secures his fourth All-American honor with a 4-3 victory over Jack Dechow (Old Dominion) in tiebreaker at 184 pounds. 12:11 p.m. No. 4 Nolan Boyd (Oklahoma State) punches his ticket to the semifinals at 184 pounds by topping Drew Foster (Northern Iowa) 11-7. 12:08 p.m. No. 2 Sammy Brooks (Iowa) gets a pin over Emery Parker (Illinois) in the third period to advance to the semifinals at 184 pounds. 12:07 p.m. Bo Nickal (Penn State) locks up a cradle and pins T.J. Dudley (Nebraska) in a battle of returning NCAA finalists. 11:55 a.m. Freshman Mark Hall (Penn State) advances to the semifinals at 174 pounds with a dominant 10-2 victory over multiple-time All-American Zach Epperly (Virginia Tech). He will now face Valencia. 11:52 a.m. No. 1 Zahid Valencia cruises to a 14-8 victory over Myles Amine (Michigan) in the quarterfinals at 174 pounds. 11:51 a.m. No. 3 Bo Jordan (Ohio State) gets a takedown in the final 30 seconds for a 4-3 come-from-behind victory over Alex Meyer (Iowa) at 174 pounds. 11:44 a.m. No. 2 Brian Realbuto (Cornell) gets a quick pin (1:12) over No. 10 Zac Brunson (Illinois) to advance to the semifinals at 174 pounds. 11:40 a.m. Two-time NCAA champion Isaiah Martinez (Illinois) handles Chandler Rogers (Oklahoma State) 10-5 to advance to the semifinals. 11:38 a.m. In a battle of two talented freshmen, Logan Massa (Michigan), seeded No. 2, dominates No. 7 Anthony Valencia (Arizona) 9-0 in the quarterfinals at 165 pounds. 11:36 a.m. Freshman Vincenzo Joseph (Penn State), seeded third, gets a go-ahead takedown in the final 10 seconds to defeat Daniel Lewis (Missouri) 6-5 and reach the semifinals. 11:32 a.m. No. 4 Isaac Jordan (Wisconsin) is back in the semifinals after notching a victory over No. 5 Chad Walsh (Rider) 11:21 a.m. Tyler Berger (Nebraska), seeded No. 4, gets a takedown in sudden victory to defeat No. 5 Joe Smith (Oklahoma State) 3-1 to reach the semifinals. 11:19 a.m. No. 3 Joey LaVallee (Missouri) tops unseeded Paul Fox (Stanford) 6-2 in the quarterfinals at 157 pounds. 11:17 a.m. No. 1 Jason Nolf (Penn State) builds an 8-1 lead and then pins B.J. Clagon (Rider) to advance to the semifinals at 157 pounds. 11:15 a.m. No. 7 Dylan Palacio (Cornell, a returning All-Americans, gets a reversal and pins No. 2 Michael Kemerer (Iowa) to advance to the semifinals at 157 pounds. 11:07 a.m. No. 3 Lavion Mayes (Missouri) tops No. 6 Solomon Chishko (Virginia Tech) 4-2 to advance to the semifinals, securing his third All-American honor in the process. He will meet the freshman Thomsen tonight. 11:05 a.m. No. 7 Max Thomsen (Northern Iowa) reaches the semifinals with a controlling 5-1 victory over No. 15 Kenny Theobold (Rutgers). 11:03 a.m. No. 5 Brandon Sorensen (Iowa) secures his third straight All-American honor by shutting out No. 4 Micah Jordan (Ohio State) 3-0. He will now face Retherford in the semifinals tonight. 11:01 a.m. Retherford builds a 16-2 lead after the second period, and then finishes the match with a takedown early in the third period. Technical fall for Retherford. 10:59 a.m. No. 1 Zain Retherford (Penn State) leads Alex Kocer (South Dakota State) 4-1 after the first period. 10:51 a.m. No. 10 Bryce Meredith (Wyoming) is back in the semifinals. He sneaks past former teammate Kevin Jack (NC State) 6-5 in an action-filled match 10:50 a.m. No. 5 Anthony Ashnault (Rutgers) defeats No. 4 Matthew Kolodzik (Princeton) 6-2 to advance to the semifinals. He becomes the first-ever three-time All-American for Rutgers. 10:48 a.m. Heil holds on to win 6-5 over Eierman. 10:47 a.m. DiCamillo takes the 5-2 victory over Thorn to advance to the semifinals. 10:42 a.m. No. 6 George DiCamillo (Virginia) leads Tommy Thorn (Minnesota) 3-1 after the first period, while No. 1 Dean Heil (Oklahoma State) has a 4-2 lead on Jaydin Eierman (Missouri) after the opening period. 10:33 a.m. No. 1 Nathan Tomasello (Ohio State) uses a third-period takedown to edge No. 8 Zane Richards (Illinois) 3-1. It's the third straight year Tomasello has reached the semifinals. 10:31 a.m. No. 3 Kaid Brock (Oklahoma State) tops No. 11 Bryan Lantry (Buffalo) 7-3 to reach the semifinals. 10:30 a.m. Gross dominates Montoya 11-1 in the quarterfinals. He becomes South Dakota State's first-ever Division I All-American. 10:28 a.m. No. 4 Cory Clark (Iowa) defeats No. 5 Stevan Micic (Michigan) 6-4 at 133 pounds. 10:24 a.m. No. 2 Seth Gross (South Dakota State) takes a 6-0 lead on No. 7 Eric Montoya (Nebraska) after getting four nearfall points. 10:16 a.m. Gilman pins Piccininni in the third period. 10:15 a.m. No. 10 Jack Mueller (Virginia) stuns No. 2 Joey Dance (Virginia Tech) with a takedown in sudden victory. 4-2 final. 10:15 a.m. No. 6 Ethan Lizak (Minnesota) gets a 15-0 technical fall over Freddie Rodriguez (SIU Edwardsville) to move on to the semifinals. 10:14 a.m. No. 4 Darian Cruz (Lehigh) closes out a 5-2 victory over Sean Fausz (NC State) to advance to the semifinals. 10:12 a.m. Piccininni gets two nearfall points in the second period. Gilman gets an escape. The Hawkeye then gets a takedown and two nearfall points. The Hawkeye leads 7-3 after two periods. 10:07 a.m. No. 1 Thomas Gilman (Iowa) leads No. 8 Nick Piccininni (Oklahoma State) 2-0 after the opening period at 125 pounds. 10:04 a.m. The quarterfinal matchups are underway at the 2017 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships. Middle four mats.

Minnesota's Tommy Thorn after upsetting Stanford's Joey McKenna at 141 pounds (Photo/Tony Rotundo, WrestlersAreWarriors.com) ST. LOUIS -- What would the NCAAs be without upsets? The first day of competition at the 2017 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships at Scottrade Center in St. Louis Thursday saw more than a few upsets, with arguably the biggest coming in Session II Thursday evening. Kenny Theobold of Rutgers upset Anthony Collica of Oklahoma State (Photo/Tony Rotundo, WrestlersAreWarriors.com) Ohio State's No. 6 seed Myles Martin, returning champ at 174 pounds, lost to No. 11 Emery Parker of Illinois, 14-9, in the Round of 16. No. 2 Anthony Collica of Oklahoma State was the highest-seeded wrestler to lose, falling to Rutgers' Ken Theobold, 10-3, in sudden victory at 149 pounds. Theobold scored the winning takedown and then picked up four nearfall points. And, at 141 pounds, Minnesota's Tommy Thorn pinned No. 3 Joey McKenna of Stanford in sudden victory. The Golden Gopher secured the winning takedown and then immediately put McKenna on his back for the pin. The opening session had its share of surprises as well. Before the wrestlers even took to the mat Thursday morning, two wrestlers were scratched from the competition: Penn State's Nick Suriano, seeded No. 3, at 125 pounds, and Michigan's Zac Hall at 149. As for Session I upsets … Rider's unseeded B.J. Clagon, a past NCAA All-American, used a late takedown to edge No. 8 Jake Short of Minnesota 4-2 at 157 pounds, while, in the same weight class, Stanford's Paul Fox knocked off No. 6 Clayton Ream of North Dakota State, 8-4. Ream was the highest seed (not counting defaults) to fall in the first round. At 174, Oklahoma State All-American Kyle Crutchmer, seeded No. 7, was upset by SIU Edwardsville's Jake Residori, 6-5. North Carolina's Daniel Chaid earned an upset as he knocked off No. 9 Nate Rotert of South Dakota State, 10-5, in their bout at 197 pounds. In a second upset at the same weight, Iowa's Cash Wilcke upset No. 13 Tom Sleigh of Bucknell, 4-2, in sudden victory. Despite these upsets, the ten wrestlers who came to St. Louis with perfect records remained undefeated after Day 1 of the 2017 NCAAs. Iowa's Thomas Gilman (125 pounds), Ohio State's Nathan Tomasello (133) and Kyle Snyder (285), Oklahoma State's Dean Heil (141), Penn State's Zain Retherford (149) and Jason Nolf (157), Illinois' Isaiah Martinez (165), Arizona State's Zahid Valencia (174), Cornell's Gabe Dean (184), and Missouri's J'den Cox (197) are all still in the title hunt. Top-ranked Penn State leads the team race after Day 1 with 30.5 points. The Nittany Lions have seven wrestlers in the quarterfinals. Ohio State sits in second place, 4.5 points behind Penn State, and has five wrestlers in the quarterfinals. Oklahoma State ends Thursday in third place with 25.5 points, but two Cowboys seeded in the top six fell in the round of 16, No. 2 Collica and No. 6 Austin Schafer (285), who was defeated 8-0 by Conan Jennings of Northwestern. Iowa (24.5) and Missouri (20) round out the top five teams. Quarterfinals and consolation action begins Friday at 10 a.m. CT. Team Standings (Top 25) 1. Penn State 30.5 2. Ohio State 26.0 3. Oklahoma State 25.5 4. Iowa 24.5 5. Missouri 20.0 6. Cornell 19.0 7. Minnesota 18.5 8. Virginia Tech 18.0 9. Central Michigan 14.5 10. Lehigh 14.0 10. Nebraska 14.0 12. Arizona State 13.5 12. Illinois 13.5 12. Wisconsin 13.5 15. Edinboro 11.5 16. Northern Iowa 11.0 16. Rider 11.0 18. NC State 10.0 18. Old Dominion 10.0 20. Princeton 9.5 21. Michigan 9.0 21. South Dakota State 9.0 23. Stanford 8.5 23. Virginia 8.5 25. Appalachian State 7.5 Round of 16 Results 125: No. 1 Thomas Gilman (Iowa) maj. dec. No. 16 Nathan Kraisser (Campbell), 22-8 No. 8 Nick Piccininni (Oklahoma State) dec. No. 9 Joshua Rodriguez (North Dakota State), 5-2 No. 12 Sean Fausz (NC State) dec. No. 5 Tim Lambert (Nebraska), 3-1 No. 4 Darian Cruz (Lehigh) dec. No. 13 Shakur Laney (Ohio), 1-0 No. 14 Freddie Rodriguez (SIU Edwardsville) dec. Kyle Akins (Buffalo), 7-5 No. 6 Ethan Lizak (Minnesota) maj. dec. No. 11 Josh Terao (American), 15-6 No. 10 Jack Mueller (Virginia) dec. No. 7 Sean Russell (Edinboro), 5-2 No. 2 Joey Dance (Virginia Tech) maj. dec. No. 15 Drew Templeman (Wyoming), 12-2 133: No. 1 Nathan Tomasello (Ohio State) maj. dec. Cam Sykora (North Dakota State), 21-7 No. 8 Zane Richards (Illinois) dec. No. 9 Scotty Parker (Lehigh), 7-6 No. 5 Stevan Micic (Michigan) dec. No. 12 Josh Alber (Northern Iowa), 5-2 No. 4 Cory Clark (Iowa) dec. Pat D'Arcy (Princeton), 10-5 No. 3 Kaid Brock (Oklahoma State) dec. No. 14 Mitch McKee (Minnesota), 3-1 No. 11 Bryan Lantry (Buffalo) dec. No. 6 Dom Forys (Pittsburgh), 5-3 No. 7 Eric Montoya (Nebraska) maj. dec. No. 10 John Erneste (Missouri), 14-2 No. 2 Seth Gross (South Dakota State) tech. fall Joey Palmer (Oregon State), 15-0 141: No. 1 Dean Heil (Oklahoma State) dec. No. 16 Jared Prince (Navy), 9-5 No. 8 Jaydin Eierman (Missouri) dec. No. 9 Colton McCrystal (Nebraska), 9-6 No. 5 Anthony Ashnault (Rutgers) dec. No. 12 Luke Pletcher (Ohio State), 8-7 No. 4 Matthew Kolodzik (Princeton) dec. Jimmy Gulibon (Penn State), 6-3 No. 14 Tommy Thorn (Minnesota) pinned No. 3 Joey McKenna (Stanford), 7:57 No. 6 George DiCamillo (Virginia) pinned No. 11 Randy Cruz (Lehigh), 4:36 No. 10 Bryce Meredith (Wyoming) maj. dec. Jack Hathaway (Oregon State), 8-0 No. 2 Kevin Jack (NC State) dec. No. 15 Tyler Smith (Bucknell), 4-0 149: No. 1 Zain Retherford (Penn State) tech. fall No. 16 Jordan Laster (Princeton), 16-0 Alex Kocer (South Dakota State) dec. No. 9 Justin Oliver (Central Michigan), 5-4 No. 5 Brandon Sorensen (Iowa) dec. Andrew Crone (Wisconsin), 6-2 No. 4 Micah Jordan (Ohio State) maj. dec. No. 13 Alfred Bannister (Maryland), 10-2 No. 3 Lavion Mayes (Missouri) dec. No. 14 Steve Bleise (Northern Illinois), 2-1 TB No. 6 Solomon Chishko (Virginia Tech) pinned Joey Delgado (Oregon State), 2:53 No. 7 Max Thomsen (Northern Iowa) dec. No. 10 Laike Gardner (Lehigh), 6-4 No. 15 Kenny Theobold (Rutgers), dec. Anthony Collica (Oklahoma State), 9-3 157: No. 1 Jason Nolf (Penn State) tech. fall No. 16 Victor Lopez (Bucknell), 24-9 B.J. Clagon (Rider) dec. No. 9 Joshua Shields (Arizona State), 6-5 No. 5 Joe Smith (Oklahoma State) dec. May Bethea (Pennsylvania), 6-3 No. 4 Tyler Berger (Nebraska) dec. Kyle Langenderfer (Illinois), 11-7 No. 3 Joey Lavallee (Missouri) pinned No. 14 Sal Mastriani (Virginia Tech), 7:27 Paul Fox (Stanford) dec. No. 11 Russell Parsons (Army), 7-5 No. 7 Dylan Palacio (Cornell) dec. No. 10 Colin Heffernan (Central Michigan), 9-5 No. 2 Michael Kemerer (Iowa) tech. fall Chase Delande (Edinboro), 22-6 165: No. 1 Isaiah Martinez (Illinois) dec. 16 Nick Wanzek (Minnesota), 8-5 No. 9 Chandler Rogers (Oklahoma State) pinned No. 8 Dylan Cottrell (West Virginia), 0:52 No. 5 Chad Walsh (Rider) pinned No. 12 Austin Matthews (Edinboro), 0:35 No. 4 Isaac Jordan (Wisconsin) dec. No. 13 Brandon Womack (Cornell), 5-1 No. 3 Vincenzo Joseph (Penn State) maj. dec. No. 14 Branson Ashworth (Wyoming), 12-4 No. 6 Daniel Lewis (Missouri) dec. No. 11 Bryce Steiert (Northern Iowa), 6-0 No. 7 Anthony Valencia (Arizona State) dec. No. 10 Te'Shan Campbell (Pittsburgh), 9-2 No. 2 Logan Massa (Michigan) tech. fall No. 15 Drew Hughes (Michigan State), 25-10 174: No. 1 Zahid Valencia (Arizona State) maj. dec. No. 16 C.J. Brucki (Central Michigan), 12-3 No. 9 Myles Amine (Michigan) dec. No. 8 Ethan Ramos (North Carolina), 6-4 No. 5 Mark Hall (Penn State) tech. fall Jadaen Bernstein (Navy), 16-0 No. 4 Zach Epperly (Virginia Tech) dec. No. 13 Taylor Lujan (Northern Iowa), 5-2 No. 3 Bo Jordan (Ohio State) dec. No. 14 Lelund Weatherspoon (Iowa State), 10-4 No. 11 Alex Meyer (Iowa) dec. No. 6 Ryan Preisch (Lehigh), 7-5 SV No. 10 Zac Brunson (Illinois) dec. Jake Residori (Southern Illinois Edwardsville), 6-2 No. 2 Brian Realbuto (Cornell) tech. fall No. 15 Trace Engelkes (Northern Illinois), 16-0 184: No. 1 Gabe Dean (Cornell) maj. dec. No. 16 Jordan Ellingwood (Central Michigan), 11-3 No. 8 Jack Dechow (Old Dominion) dec. No. 9 Nathan Jackson (Indiana), 7-5 No. 12 Drew Foster (Northern Iowa) dec. No. 5 Zack Zavatsky (Virginia Tech), 4-3 No. 4 Nolan Boyd (Oklahoma State) dec. No. 13 Bryce Carr (Chattanooga), 3-2 TB No. 3 Sammy Brooks (Iowa) pinned No. 14 Dakota Geer (Edinboro), 3:44 No. 11 Emery Parker (Illinois) dec. No. 6 Myles Martin (Ohio State), 14-9 No. 7 TJ Dudley (Nebraska) dec. No. 10 Michael Macchiavello (NC State), 6-1 No. 2 Bo Nickal (Penn State) pinned No. 15 Steven Schneider (Binghamton University), 5:34 197: No. 1 J'den Cox (Missouri) maj. dec. Steban Cervantes (Navy), 12-3 No. 8 Ryan Wolfe (Rider) dec. Daniel Chaid (North Carolina), 12-5 No. 5 Matt McCutcheon (Penn State) dec. No. 12 Frank Mattiace (Pennsylvania), 6-3 No. 4 Jared Haught (Virginia Tech) dec. Cash Wilcke (Iowa), 4-1 No. 3 Kollin Moore (Ohio State) maj. dec. No. 14 Corey Griego (Oregon State), 16-4 No. 6 Preston Weigel (Oklahoma State) dec. No. 11 Shawn Scott (Northern Illinois), 3-2 No. 10 Kevin Beazley (Old Dominion) pinned No. 7 Aaron Studebaker (Nebraska), 6:11 No. 2 Brett Pfarr (Minnesota) dec. Brad Johnson (Oklahoma), 6-1 285: No. 1 Kyle Snyder (Ohio State) tech. fall No. 16 Garrett Ryan (Columbia), 22-7 No. 8 Michael Kroells (Minnesota) dec. No. 9 Denzel Dejournette (Appalachian State), 5-3 TB No. 5 Nick Nevills (Penn State) dec. No. 12 William Miller (Edinboro), 6-2 No. 4 Jacob Kasper (Duke) dec. Mike Kosoy (NC State), 2-0 No. 3 Ty Walz (Virginia Tech) dec. No. 14 Thomas Haines (Lock Haven), 9-5 Conan Jennings (Northwestern) maj. dec. No. 6 Austin Schafer (Oklahoma State), 8-0 No. 7 Tanner Hall (Arizona State) pinned No. 10 Nathan Butler (Stanford), 7:39 No. 2 Connor Medbery (Wisconsin) dec. No. 15 Ryan Solomon (Pittsburgh), 5-0 Quarterfinal Matchups 125: No. 1 Thomas Gilman (Iowa) vs. No. 8 Nick Piccininni (Oklahoma State) No. 4 Darian Cruz (Lehigh) vs. No. 12 Sean Fausz (NC State) No. 6 Ethan Lizak (Minnesota) vs. No. 14 Freddie Rodriguez (SIU Edwardsville) No. 2 Joey Dance (Virginia Tech) vs. No. 10 Jack Mueller (Virginia) 133: No. 1 Nathan Tomasello (Ohio State) vs. No. 8 Zane Richards (Illinois) No. 4 Cory Clark (Iowa) vs. No. 5 Stevan Micic (Michigan) No. 3 Kaid Brock (Oklahoma State) vs. No. 11 Bryan Lantry (Buffalo) No. 2 Seth Gross (South Dakota State) vs. No. 7 Eric Montoya (Nebraska) 141: No. 1 Dean Heil (Oklahoma State) vs. No. 8 Jaydin Eierman (Missouri) No. 4 Matthew Kolodzik (Princeton) vs. No. 5 Anthony Ashnault (Rutgers) No. 6 George DiCamillo (Virginia) vs. No. 14 Tommy Thorn (Minnesota) No. 2 Kevin Jack (NC State) vs. No. 10 Bryce Meredith (Wyoming) 149: No. 1 Zain Retherford (Penn State) vs. Alex Kocer (South Dakota State) No. 4 Micah Jordan (Ohio State) vs. No. 5 Brandon Sorensen (Iowa) No. 3 Lavion Mayes (Missouri) vs. No. 6 Solomon Chishko (Virginia Tech) No. 7 Max Thomsen (Northern Iowa) vs. No. 15 Kenny Theobold (Rutgers) 157: No. 1 Jason Nolf (Penn State) vs. B.J. Clagon (Rider) No. 4 Tyler Berger (Nebraska) vs. No. 5 Joe Smith (Oklahoma State) No. 3 Joey Lavallee (Missouri) vs. Paul Fox (Stanford) No. 2 Michael Kemerer (Iowa) vs. No. 7 Dylan Palacio (Cornell) 165: No. 1 Isaiah Martinez (Illinois) vs. No. 9 Chandler Rogers (Oklahoma State) No. 4 Isaac Jordan (Wisconsin) vs. No. 5 Chad Walsh (Rider) No. 3 Vincenzo Joseph (Penn State) vs. No. 6 Daniel Lewis (Missouri) No. 2 Logan Massa (Michigan) vs. No. 7 Anthony Valencia (Arizona State) 174: No. 1 Zahid Valencia (Arizona State) vs. No. 9 Myles Amine (Michigan) No. 4 Zach Epperly (Virginia Tech) vs. No. 5 Mark Hall (Penn State) No. 3 Bo Jordan (Ohio State) vs. No. 11 Alex Meyer (Iowa) No. 2 Brian Realbuto (Cornell) vs. No. 10 Zac Brunson (Illinois) 184: No. 1 Gabe Dean (Cornell) vs. No. 8 Jack Dechow (Old Dominion) No. 4 Nolan Boyd (Oklahoma State) vs. No. 12 Drew Foster (Northern Iowa) No. 3 Sammy Brooks (Iowa) vs. No. 11 Emery Parker (Illinois) No. 2 Bo Nickal (Penn State) vs. No. 7 TJ Dudley (Nebraska) 197: No. 1 J'den Cox (Missouri) vs. No. 8 Ryan Wolfe (Rider) No. 4 Jared Haught (Virginia Tech) vs. No. 5 Matt McCutcheon (Penn State) No. 3 Kollin Moore (Ohio State) vs. No. 6 Preston Weigel (Oklahoma State) No. 2 Brett Pfarr (Minnesota) vs. No. 10 Kevin Beazley (Old Dominion) 285: No. 1 Kyle Snyder (Ohio State) vs. No. 8 Michael Kroells (Minnesota) No. 4 Jacob Kasper (Duke) vs. No. 5 Nick Nevills (Penn State) No. 3 Ty Walz (Virginia Tech) vs. Conan Jennings (Northwestern) No. 2 Connor Medbery (Wisconsin) vs. No. 7 Tanner Hall (Arizona State)