Cody Law of UPJ powers into NCAA Div. II National semifinals; Notre Dame up two points on St. Cloud State in team race
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by Roger Moore, Special to TheMat.com
Action shot of Cody Law courtesy of PittJohnstownAthletics.com
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa – Cody Law was not quite as focused as needed this time last year. Neither were his Pittsburgh-Johnstown teammates.
In the wake of Nick Roberts’ late February death – Roberts won a Division II championship in 2016 but a knee injury that November ended his career – UPJ wrestled in Birmingham, Ala., at the 2017 NCAA Championships, understandably, a bit distracted. Law, who started his career at Penn State, entered the meet unbeaten and as one of the favorites to win the 157-pound title. But unheralded DeAndre’ Johnson shocked Law with a 12-10 sudden victory upset in the quarterfinals. Law battled back to finish third and end his junior campaign at 30-1.
On Friday, Law left no doubt about his intentions inside Cedar Rapids’ U.S. Cellular Center with an 18-1 technical fall in the first round and a 7-1 decision in the quarterfinals over Southwest Minnesota State’s Cortez Arredondo.
“There’s not a day that goes by that I don’t think about that match last year,” said Law, who takes a 23-1 mark into Saturday’s wrestling. “Last year was tough; we didn’t wrestle great as a team.
“I lost, tore my (pectoral) and was out for a long time. I knew I needed to be tougher this year. Again, unknown guy, so I wasn’t going to take anything easy. That loss last year, it really helped me actually, made me a better person. And our team has really gotten close; we’ve been through a lot."
The team race is just getting warmed up. By the time the first day’s carnage was through, 21 teams had at least one in the semifinals with Notre Dame College on top with 48 ½ points. St. Cloud State brought 10 and pushed four into the final four; they totaled 46 ½ points. California Baptist, behind Cedar Rapids product Lennie Zalesky, has 41 points and four in the semifinals.
“I guess we are pulling something from the Cedar Rapids, the Iowa aura,” Zalesky joked. “We’ve got some tough kids here and to put four in the semifinals, that’s a good thing. We lost another one on riding time. We are wrestling well.
“I don’t even want to look at the team standings; just control your guys and look at it afterwards."
California Baptist will begin the transition to Division I next year.
Dax Gordon (149), Christian Smith (165), Nolan Kistler (174), and Nick Fiegener (184) each won twice with Fiegener dodging a first-round bullet with a late rally and Kistler, the Elite 90 Award winner for a third time, rolling twice.
Ten programs have at least two in the semifinals, including a Wisconsin-Parkside crew ineligible for team honors due to violations during the 2016-17 season. One Ranger, however, is not letting that influence his final collegiate weekend on the mat.
Senior Nick Becker moved to 22-0 and 87-0 for his D2 career with a pair of easy wins, a 39-second pin in the first round and major decision in the quarterfinals.
“I’ve had a great couple of days in Cedar Rapids,” said Becker, who will face Western State’s Brandon Supernaw Saturday morning. “My family is here and we are really enjoying this last weekend. I’m looking forward to going out with a bang. I think it’s a combination of everything, mental, physical, I’m in a good place right now.
“We talked about not being able to win a trophy here as a team, but we know we can count everything up at the end and know where we stand.”
Eli Hale, another former D1 roster member – he spent four years at Oklahoma State – moved into the semifinals at 125 pounds by hammering Kutztown’s Austin Petril, 17-0, and winning 11-0 in his second match. Most expected Hale (22-0) to face 2017 NCAA champion Ivan McClay of Notre Dame College Saturday morning, but McClay was bounced by Lindenwood’s Carlos Jacquez in a quarterfinal bout that included a bit of controversy in the closing seconds. The bottom half saw 2016 NCAA champion Brett Velasquez of SCSU fall to Nebraska-Kearney’s Josh Portillo after a big final period rally.
“I felt good today. I’m just trying to handle the pressure and stay calm,” Hale said. “Pressure comes natural anytime you come down to the last tournament of the year. But I’ve worked with some really talented 125 and 133 pounders the last four years at OSU, so I have some confidence. The room at UCO is great, too.
“It was a big decision, but an easy decision to transfer. I had a semester left and I wanted to wrestle.”
Another with Oklahoma ties, Upper Iowa’s Josh Walker, moved to the semifinals at 133 pounds. His career stops include Labette Community College, Northeastern Oklahoma A&M, and an All-America finish a year ago for the Peacocks, who led the team race early and head into Saturday in fourth at 33 ½ points.
“I’d say it’s stage two of my ultimate goal,” said Walker, a four-time state champion from Tulsa, Okla. “The first part of getting to a national championship is you have to All-American. I’ve made it to the semis. It feels good, but I’m not going to dwell on it too much because I have bigger goals that that.
“At this point, it’s about getting my mind right for tomorrow.”
The first session did not include any “did that just happen” moments. But there was plenty of down-to-the-wire drama.
Notre Dame College 149-pounder Taylor Misuna rallied late to force overtime against New Mexico Highlands’ Reis Humphrey, then pulled out a Peterson in overtime and score a fall at 7:36 to advance. A weight class later, SCSU’s Larry Bomstad trailed Newman’s Tyler Mies 6-2 late, but a 4-point near fall, plus a riding time point gave the Husky All-American a 7-6 victory.
Feigener lost in the 184-pound NCAA final a year ago. He looked like he would be done in by Minnesota State-Mankato’s Corey Abernathy, a native Iowan, in the first round, but the Lancer worked won Abernathy’s riding time and then turned the Maverick twice in the final 20 seconds for an 8-5 victory.
Ashland senior Luke Cramer, third in 2017, appeared headed to overtime with California Baptist’s Garrett Strang, but a takedown in the final 10 seconds earned a 3-1 win.
Heavyweight had four dandies. Kutztown’s Ryan Appleby scored a late takedown to beat Nebraska-Kearney’s Jarrod Hinrichs; Indianapolis’ Dylan Faulkenberg scored in the closing seconds to beat Upper Iowa’s Logan Hopp; Colorado State-Pueblo’s Cody Johnson scored early in overtime to beat UPJ’s Damon Sims; and Wheeling Jesuit’s Terrance Fanning scored late to knock off Central Oklahoma’s Caleb Cotter.
NCAA DIV. II NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS
At Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Semifinal pairings
125
Carlos Jacquez (Lindenwood MO) vs. Elijah Hale (Central Okla.)
Maleek Williams (Upper Iowa) vs. Josh Portillo (Neb.-Kearney)
133
George Farmah (Minnesota St.) vs. Airk Furseth (Wis.-Parkside)
Josh Walker (Upper Iowa) vs. Bryce Shoemaker (Neb.-Kearney)
141
Drew Walker (Notre Dame OH) vs. Darren Wynn (McKendree)
Chris Eddins (Pitt.-Johnstown) vs. Jarred Oftedahl (St. Cloud St.)
149
Damian Penichet (Upper Iowa) vs. Daxton Gordon (California Baptist)
Frank Yattoni (Wis.-Parkside) vs. James Pleski (St. Cloud St.)
157
Cody Law (Pitt.-Johnstown) vs. Jared Reis (Mary)
Fernie Silva (Notre Dame OH) vs. Larry Bomstad (St. Cloud St.)
165
Rodney Shephard (UNC Pembroke) vs. Christian Smith (California Baptist)
Tyler Mann (Ouachita Baptist) vs. Bret Romanzak (Ashland)
174
Bruno Nicoletti (Colorado Mesa) vs. Nolan Kistler (California Baptist)
Nick Becker (Wis.-Parkside) vs. Brandon Supernaw (Western St.)
184
Noel Torres (Newman) vs. Nicholas Fiegener (California Baptist)
Jeff Reimel (Kutztown) vs. JaVaughn Perkins (Colorado St.-Pueblo)
197
Evan Ramos (Shippensburg) vs. Vince Dietz (St. Cloud St.)
Konnor Schmidt (Western St.) vs. Luke Cramer (Ashland)
285
Kameron Teacher (Notre Dame OH) vs. Matt Halverson (Wis.-Parkside)
Cody Johnson (Colorado St.-Pueblo) vs. Terrance Fanning (Wheeling Jesuit)
Team Scores
1 Notre Dame (OH) 48.5
2 St. Cloud St. 46.5
3 California Baptist 41.0
4 Neb.-Kearney 33.5
4 Upper Iowa 33.5
6 McKendree 28.5
6 Pitt.-Johnstown 28.5
8 Ashland 24.0
9 Minnesota St. 22.5
10 Colorado St.-Pueblo 19.5
11 Central Okla. 17.5
12 UNC Pembroke 16.0
12 Western St. 16.0
14 Wheeling Jesuit 13.5
15 Newman 13.0
Quarterfinal results
125
Carlos Jacquez (Lindenwood (MO)) 29-2 won by decision over Ivan McClay (Notre Dame (OH)) 29-7 (Dec 4-3)
Elijah Hale (Central Okla.) 22-0 won by major decision over Marcus Povlick (McKendree) 27-16 (MD 11-1)
Maleek Williams (Upper Iowa) 29-9 won by major decision over Vincent Distefanis (Seton Hill) 21-10 (MD 13-4)
Josh Portillo (Neb.-Kearney) 12-5 won by decision over Brett Velasquez (St. Cloud St.) 28-3 (Dec 9-5)
133
George Farmah (Minnesota St.) 12-6 won by decision over Dustin Warner (Wheeling Jesuit) 19-6 (Dec 4-1)
Airk Furseth (Wis.-Parkside) 31-5 won by major decision over Nathan Cervantez (San Francisco) 25-7 (MD 9-0)
Josh Walker (Upper Iowa) 34-6 won by decision over Kelan McKenna (Notre Dame (OH)) 19-8 (Dec 2-0)
Bryce Shoemaker (Neb.-Kearney) 20-3 won by decision over Nolan Whitely (Newberry) 30-8 (Dec 3-0)
141
Drew Walker (Notre Dame (OH)) 24-7 won by decision over Isaiah Royal (Newberry) 23-15 (Dec 3-2)
Darren Wynn (McKendree) 28-0 won by decision over Bryce Killian (King (TN)) 13-4 (Dec 3-2)
Chris Eddins (Pitt.-Johnstown) 22-2 won by decision over Andrew Schulte (California Baptist) 20-5 (Dec 3-2)
Jarred Oftedahl (St. Cloud St.) 29-3 won by decision over Nick Crume (UIndy) 22-4 (Dec 8-6)
149
Damian Penichet (Upper Iowa) 28-10 won by decision over Taylor Misuna (Notre Dame (OH)) 26-2 (Dec 5-3)
Daxton Gordon (California Baptist) 23-2 won by fall over Trey Grine (Tiffin) 27-8 (Fall 4:20)
Frank Yattoni (Wis.-Parkside) 26-7 won by decision over George McGuire (Gannon) 23-7 (Dec 9-5)
James Pleski (St. Cloud St.) 28-1 won by decision over Efe Osaghae (Fort Hays St.) 31-12 (Dec 3-1)
157
Cody Law (Pitt.-Johnstown) 23-1 won by decision over Cortez Arredondo (Southwest Minn. St.) 20-12 (Dec 7-1)
Jared Reis (Mary) 10-3 won by decision over Zach Voytek (Seton Hill) 20-13 (Dec 7-5)
Fernie Silva (Notre Dame (OH)) 20-3 won by decision over Ryan Strope (McKendree) 40-12 (Dec 7-5)
Larry Bomstad (St. Cloud St.) 28-4 won by decision over Pernevlon Shepperd (Wis.-Parkside) 23-8 (Dec 9-5)
165
Rodney Shephard (UNC Pembroke) 14-2 won by decision over Qiante Wagner (McKendree) 28-17 (Dec 9-7)
Christian Smith (California Baptist) 20-6 won by major decision over Seth Elwood (Minnesota St.) 16-9 (MD 13-3)
Tyler Mann (Ouachita Baptist) 25-7 won in sudden victory - 1 over Devin Austin (Pitt.-Johnstown) 18-7 (SV-1 3-1)
Bret Romanzak (Ashland) 38-4 won by decision over Blake Perryman (Northern St.) 22-4 (Dec 6-1)
174
Bruno Nicoletti (Colorado Mesa) 25-9 won by decision over Kolton Eischens (St. Cloud St.) 31-5 (Dec 10-4)
Nolan Kistler (California Baptist) 25-3 won by fall over Zach Johnston (Minnesota St.) 23-7 (Fall 1:30)
Nick Becker (Wis.-Parkside) 22-0 won by major decision over Zach Stodden (Neb.-Kearney) 32-13 (MD 16-5)
Brandon Supernaw (Western St.) 31-4 won by decision over Nick Foster (McKendree) 28-5 (Dec 5-3)
184
Noel Torres (Newman) 38-4 won in tie breaker - 1 over Dakota DesLauriers (Mercyhurst) 11-2 (TB-1 2-1)
Nicholas Fiegener (California Baptist) 19-5 won by decision over Jordan Murphy (Ashland) 24-1 (Dec 7-5)
Jeff Reimel (Kutztown) 16-8 won by major decision over Aero Amo (Augustana) 16-3 (MD 14-4)
JaVaughn Perkins (Colorado St.-Pueblo) 15-2 won by decision over Bradley Metz (Findlay) 32-6 (Dec 5-2)
197
Evan Ramos (Shippensburg) 28-2 won by decision over Morgan Smith (Simon Fraser) 38-4 (Dec 6-5)
Vince Dietz (St. Cloud St.) 33-2 won by major decision over Rakim Dean (Fort Hays St.) 33-12 (MD 13-1)
Konnor Schmidt (Western St.) 22-3 won by decision over Matt Blome (Minnesota St.) 18-8 (Dec 10-6)
Luke Cramer (Ashland) 23-1 won by decision over Nick Baumler (Upper Iowa) 32-10 (Dec 5-0)
285
Kameron Teacher (Notre Dame (OH)) 27-2 won by decision over Mimmo Lytle (Findlay) 28-11 (Dec 6-0)
Matt Halverson (Wis.-Parkside) 17-2 won by fall over Ryan Appleby (Kutztown) 20-8 (Fall 5:53)
Cody Johnson (Colorado St.-Pueblo) 23-9 won in sudden victory - 1 over Dylan Faulkenberg (UIndy) 29-4 (SV-1 6-4)
Terrance Fanning (Wheeling Jesuit) 29-6 won by decision over Mitchell Eull (Minot St.) 31-5 (Dec 6-3)
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa – Cody Law was not quite as focused as needed this time last year. Neither were his Pittsburgh-Johnstown teammates.
In the wake of Nick Roberts’ late February death – Roberts won a Division II championship in 2016 but a knee injury that November ended his career – UPJ wrestled in Birmingham, Ala., at the 2017 NCAA Championships, understandably, a bit distracted. Law, who started his career at Penn State, entered the meet unbeaten and as one of the favorites to win the 157-pound title. But unheralded DeAndre’ Johnson shocked Law with a 12-10 sudden victory upset in the quarterfinals. Law battled back to finish third and end his junior campaign at 30-1.
On Friday, Law left no doubt about his intentions inside Cedar Rapids’ U.S. Cellular Center with an 18-1 technical fall in the first round and a 7-1 decision in the quarterfinals over Southwest Minnesota State’s Cortez Arredondo.
“There’s not a day that goes by that I don’t think about that match last year,” said Law, who takes a 23-1 mark into Saturday’s wrestling. “Last year was tough; we didn’t wrestle great as a team.
“I lost, tore my (pectoral) and was out for a long time. I knew I needed to be tougher this year. Again, unknown guy, so I wasn’t going to take anything easy. That loss last year, it really helped me actually, made me a better person. And our team has really gotten close; we’ve been through a lot."
The team race is just getting warmed up. By the time the first day’s carnage was through, 21 teams had at least one in the semifinals with Notre Dame College on top with 48 ½ points. St. Cloud State brought 10 and pushed four into the final four; they totaled 46 ½ points. California Baptist, behind Cedar Rapids product Lennie Zalesky, has 41 points and four in the semifinals.
“I guess we are pulling something from the Cedar Rapids, the Iowa aura,” Zalesky joked. “We’ve got some tough kids here and to put four in the semifinals, that’s a good thing. We lost another one on riding time. We are wrestling well.
“I don’t even want to look at the team standings; just control your guys and look at it afterwards."
California Baptist will begin the transition to Division I next year.
Dax Gordon (149), Christian Smith (165), Nolan Kistler (174), and Nick Fiegener (184) each won twice with Fiegener dodging a first-round bullet with a late rally and Kistler, the Elite 90 Award winner for a third time, rolling twice.
Ten programs have at least two in the semifinals, including a Wisconsin-Parkside crew ineligible for team honors due to violations during the 2016-17 season. One Ranger, however, is not letting that influence his final collegiate weekend on the mat.
Senior Nick Becker moved to 22-0 and 87-0 for his D2 career with a pair of easy wins, a 39-second pin in the first round and major decision in the quarterfinals.
“I’ve had a great couple of days in Cedar Rapids,” said Becker, who will face Western State’s Brandon Supernaw Saturday morning. “My family is here and we are really enjoying this last weekend. I’m looking forward to going out with a bang. I think it’s a combination of everything, mental, physical, I’m in a good place right now.
“We talked about not being able to win a trophy here as a team, but we know we can count everything up at the end and know where we stand.”
Eli Hale, another former D1 roster member – he spent four years at Oklahoma State – moved into the semifinals at 125 pounds by hammering Kutztown’s Austin Petril, 17-0, and winning 11-0 in his second match. Most expected Hale (22-0) to face 2017 NCAA champion Ivan McClay of Notre Dame College Saturday morning, but McClay was bounced by Lindenwood’s Carlos Jacquez in a quarterfinal bout that included a bit of controversy in the closing seconds. The bottom half saw 2016 NCAA champion Brett Velasquez of SCSU fall to Nebraska-Kearney’s Josh Portillo after a big final period rally.
“I felt good today. I’m just trying to handle the pressure and stay calm,” Hale said. “Pressure comes natural anytime you come down to the last tournament of the year. But I’ve worked with some really talented 125 and 133 pounders the last four years at OSU, so I have some confidence. The room at UCO is great, too.
“It was a big decision, but an easy decision to transfer. I had a semester left and I wanted to wrestle.”
Another with Oklahoma ties, Upper Iowa’s Josh Walker, moved to the semifinals at 133 pounds. His career stops include Labette Community College, Northeastern Oklahoma A&M, and an All-America finish a year ago for the Peacocks, who led the team race early and head into Saturday in fourth at 33 ½ points.
“I’d say it’s stage two of my ultimate goal,” said Walker, a four-time state champion from Tulsa, Okla. “The first part of getting to a national championship is you have to All-American. I’ve made it to the semis. It feels good, but I’m not going to dwell on it too much because I have bigger goals that that.
“At this point, it’s about getting my mind right for tomorrow.”
The first session did not include any “did that just happen” moments. But there was plenty of down-to-the-wire drama.
Notre Dame College 149-pounder Taylor Misuna rallied late to force overtime against New Mexico Highlands’ Reis Humphrey, then pulled out a Peterson in overtime and score a fall at 7:36 to advance. A weight class later, SCSU’s Larry Bomstad trailed Newman’s Tyler Mies 6-2 late, but a 4-point near fall, plus a riding time point gave the Husky All-American a 7-6 victory.
Feigener lost in the 184-pound NCAA final a year ago. He looked like he would be done in by Minnesota State-Mankato’s Corey Abernathy, a native Iowan, in the first round, but the Lancer worked won Abernathy’s riding time and then turned the Maverick twice in the final 20 seconds for an 8-5 victory.
Ashland senior Luke Cramer, third in 2017, appeared headed to overtime with California Baptist’s Garrett Strang, but a takedown in the final 10 seconds earned a 3-1 win.
Heavyweight had four dandies. Kutztown’s Ryan Appleby scored a late takedown to beat Nebraska-Kearney’s Jarrod Hinrichs; Indianapolis’ Dylan Faulkenberg scored in the closing seconds to beat Upper Iowa’s Logan Hopp; Colorado State-Pueblo’s Cody Johnson scored early in overtime to beat UPJ’s Damon Sims; and Wheeling Jesuit’s Terrance Fanning scored late to knock off Central Oklahoma’s Caleb Cotter.
NCAA DIV. II NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS
At Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Semifinal pairings
125
Carlos Jacquez (Lindenwood MO) vs. Elijah Hale (Central Okla.)
Maleek Williams (Upper Iowa) vs. Josh Portillo (Neb.-Kearney)
133
George Farmah (Minnesota St.) vs. Airk Furseth (Wis.-Parkside)
Josh Walker (Upper Iowa) vs. Bryce Shoemaker (Neb.-Kearney)
141
Drew Walker (Notre Dame OH) vs. Darren Wynn (McKendree)
Chris Eddins (Pitt.-Johnstown) vs. Jarred Oftedahl (St. Cloud St.)
149
Damian Penichet (Upper Iowa) vs. Daxton Gordon (California Baptist)
Frank Yattoni (Wis.-Parkside) vs. James Pleski (St. Cloud St.)
157
Cody Law (Pitt.-Johnstown) vs. Jared Reis (Mary)
Fernie Silva (Notre Dame OH) vs. Larry Bomstad (St. Cloud St.)
165
Rodney Shephard (UNC Pembroke) vs. Christian Smith (California Baptist)
Tyler Mann (Ouachita Baptist) vs. Bret Romanzak (Ashland)
174
Bruno Nicoletti (Colorado Mesa) vs. Nolan Kistler (California Baptist)
Nick Becker (Wis.-Parkside) vs. Brandon Supernaw (Western St.)
184
Noel Torres (Newman) vs. Nicholas Fiegener (California Baptist)
Jeff Reimel (Kutztown) vs. JaVaughn Perkins (Colorado St.-Pueblo)
197
Evan Ramos (Shippensburg) vs. Vince Dietz (St. Cloud St.)
Konnor Schmidt (Western St.) vs. Luke Cramer (Ashland)
285
Kameron Teacher (Notre Dame OH) vs. Matt Halverson (Wis.-Parkside)
Cody Johnson (Colorado St.-Pueblo) vs. Terrance Fanning (Wheeling Jesuit)
Team Scores
1 Notre Dame (OH) 48.5
2 St. Cloud St. 46.5
3 California Baptist 41.0
4 Neb.-Kearney 33.5
4 Upper Iowa 33.5
6 McKendree 28.5
6 Pitt.-Johnstown 28.5
8 Ashland 24.0
9 Minnesota St. 22.5
10 Colorado St.-Pueblo 19.5
11 Central Okla. 17.5
12 UNC Pembroke 16.0
12 Western St. 16.0
14 Wheeling Jesuit 13.5
15 Newman 13.0
Quarterfinal results
125
Carlos Jacquez (Lindenwood (MO)) 29-2 won by decision over Ivan McClay (Notre Dame (OH)) 29-7 (Dec 4-3)
Elijah Hale (Central Okla.) 22-0 won by major decision over Marcus Povlick (McKendree) 27-16 (MD 11-1)
Maleek Williams (Upper Iowa) 29-9 won by major decision over Vincent Distefanis (Seton Hill) 21-10 (MD 13-4)
Josh Portillo (Neb.-Kearney) 12-5 won by decision over Brett Velasquez (St. Cloud St.) 28-3 (Dec 9-5)
133
George Farmah (Minnesota St.) 12-6 won by decision over Dustin Warner (Wheeling Jesuit) 19-6 (Dec 4-1)
Airk Furseth (Wis.-Parkside) 31-5 won by major decision over Nathan Cervantez (San Francisco) 25-7 (MD 9-0)
Josh Walker (Upper Iowa) 34-6 won by decision over Kelan McKenna (Notre Dame (OH)) 19-8 (Dec 2-0)
Bryce Shoemaker (Neb.-Kearney) 20-3 won by decision over Nolan Whitely (Newberry) 30-8 (Dec 3-0)
141
Drew Walker (Notre Dame (OH)) 24-7 won by decision over Isaiah Royal (Newberry) 23-15 (Dec 3-2)
Darren Wynn (McKendree) 28-0 won by decision over Bryce Killian (King (TN)) 13-4 (Dec 3-2)
Chris Eddins (Pitt.-Johnstown) 22-2 won by decision over Andrew Schulte (California Baptist) 20-5 (Dec 3-2)
Jarred Oftedahl (St. Cloud St.) 29-3 won by decision over Nick Crume (UIndy) 22-4 (Dec 8-6)
149
Damian Penichet (Upper Iowa) 28-10 won by decision over Taylor Misuna (Notre Dame (OH)) 26-2 (Dec 5-3)
Daxton Gordon (California Baptist) 23-2 won by fall over Trey Grine (Tiffin) 27-8 (Fall 4:20)
Frank Yattoni (Wis.-Parkside) 26-7 won by decision over George McGuire (Gannon) 23-7 (Dec 9-5)
James Pleski (St. Cloud St.) 28-1 won by decision over Efe Osaghae (Fort Hays St.) 31-12 (Dec 3-1)
157
Cody Law (Pitt.-Johnstown) 23-1 won by decision over Cortez Arredondo (Southwest Minn. St.) 20-12 (Dec 7-1)
Jared Reis (Mary) 10-3 won by decision over Zach Voytek (Seton Hill) 20-13 (Dec 7-5)
Fernie Silva (Notre Dame (OH)) 20-3 won by decision over Ryan Strope (McKendree) 40-12 (Dec 7-5)
Larry Bomstad (St. Cloud St.) 28-4 won by decision over Pernevlon Shepperd (Wis.-Parkside) 23-8 (Dec 9-5)
165
Rodney Shephard (UNC Pembroke) 14-2 won by decision over Qiante Wagner (McKendree) 28-17 (Dec 9-7)
Christian Smith (California Baptist) 20-6 won by major decision over Seth Elwood (Minnesota St.) 16-9 (MD 13-3)
Tyler Mann (Ouachita Baptist) 25-7 won in sudden victory - 1 over Devin Austin (Pitt.-Johnstown) 18-7 (SV-1 3-1)
Bret Romanzak (Ashland) 38-4 won by decision over Blake Perryman (Northern St.) 22-4 (Dec 6-1)
174
Bruno Nicoletti (Colorado Mesa) 25-9 won by decision over Kolton Eischens (St. Cloud St.) 31-5 (Dec 10-4)
Nolan Kistler (California Baptist) 25-3 won by fall over Zach Johnston (Minnesota St.) 23-7 (Fall 1:30)
Nick Becker (Wis.-Parkside) 22-0 won by major decision over Zach Stodden (Neb.-Kearney) 32-13 (MD 16-5)
Brandon Supernaw (Western St.) 31-4 won by decision over Nick Foster (McKendree) 28-5 (Dec 5-3)
184
Noel Torres (Newman) 38-4 won in tie breaker - 1 over Dakota DesLauriers (Mercyhurst) 11-2 (TB-1 2-1)
Nicholas Fiegener (California Baptist) 19-5 won by decision over Jordan Murphy (Ashland) 24-1 (Dec 7-5)
Jeff Reimel (Kutztown) 16-8 won by major decision over Aero Amo (Augustana) 16-3 (MD 14-4)
JaVaughn Perkins (Colorado St.-Pueblo) 15-2 won by decision over Bradley Metz (Findlay) 32-6 (Dec 5-2)
197
Evan Ramos (Shippensburg) 28-2 won by decision over Morgan Smith (Simon Fraser) 38-4 (Dec 6-5)
Vince Dietz (St. Cloud St.) 33-2 won by major decision over Rakim Dean (Fort Hays St.) 33-12 (MD 13-1)
Konnor Schmidt (Western St.) 22-3 won by decision over Matt Blome (Minnesota St.) 18-8 (Dec 10-6)
Luke Cramer (Ashland) 23-1 won by decision over Nick Baumler (Upper Iowa) 32-10 (Dec 5-0)
285
Kameron Teacher (Notre Dame (OH)) 27-2 won by decision over Mimmo Lytle (Findlay) 28-11 (Dec 6-0)
Matt Halverson (Wis.-Parkside) 17-2 won by fall over Ryan Appleby (Kutztown) 20-8 (Fall 5:53)
Cody Johnson (Colorado St.-Pueblo) 23-9 won in sudden victory - 1 over Dylan Faulkenberg (UIndy) 29-4 (SV-1 6-4)
Terrance Fanning (Wheeling Jesuit) 29-6 won by decision over Mitchell Eull (Minot St.) 31-5 (Dec 6-3)
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