Ohio State takes six-point lead over Penn State after NCAA Championships medal match round Saturday morning
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by Gary Abbott, USA Wrestling
Joey McKenna gets his arm raised, rallying to place third at 141 pounds for Ohio State. Photo by Larry Slater.
CLEVELAND, Ohio – Ohio State scored a lot of team points during the Saturday morning medal match round at the NCAA Div. I Championships, taking a six point lead over two-time returning national champion Penn State heading into Saturday night’s gold-medal finals. The Buckeyes have 130.5 points, with the Nittany Lions at 124.5 points.
The main question from this session is whether Ohio State scored enough points in the morning to come out with the team trophy on Saturday night.
The Buckeyes have a big disadvantage in Saturday night’s finals, with two athletes going for titles, while Penn State has its five returning national champions all competing in the finals.
Ohio State brings 2016 NCAA champion Myles Martin at 184 pounds and two-time NCAA champion and Olympic champion Kyle Snyder at 285 pounds to the raised center mat on Saturday night.
Cael Sanderson’s Nittany Lions counter with five straight 2017 national champions: Zain Retherford (149), Jason Nolf (157), Vincenzo Joseph (165), Mark Hall (174) and Bo Nickal (184) to the championship finals. May the best team win.
“We knew we had a chance. We thought we might need some help in the finals. There were a lot of points on the board this morning, and we lost a lot of tough ones. At this point, it is not really in our hands. We have two guys who came her to win a championship, and we are focusing on those two guys. We felt like we needed to win the first six matches this session. We felt if we were up by 10 going into the finals, it gives us a chance,” said Ohio State head coach Tom Ryan.
Penn State ended day two on Friday night with an 11 point lead, but Ohio State quickly made up some ground in the consolation semifinals, getting three straight wins from Tomasello (125), Pletcher (133) and McKenna (141), who advanced to third-place bouts. The consolation semifinals are a big round, where teams can get substantial team points, especially if they can get some bonus points.
The Buckeyes dropped their next two matches, with Micah Jordan (157) and Bo Jordan (174) losing, but closed out the session with a win by Kollin Moore (197) to get a 4-2 record for the round. At the same time, Penn State lost its only consolation, as Nick Lee lost at 141 pounds to No. 2 seed Jaydin Eierman of Missouri. Ohio State led the team standings by five points, 125.5 to 120.5 points when the consolation semifinals ended.
Tomasello earned third place with a big 8-6 sudden victory win over Ethan Lizak of Minnesota, a rematch of the Big Ten finals won by Tomasello. Going into the third period, Tomasello led 6-5. Lizak chose top and rode out the period, claiming the riding time point to tie it in regulation , 6-6. Tomasello finished a leg attack with just eight seconds left in the first sudden victory period, firing up the Ohio State faithful. A senior, Tomasello was a four-time All-American and 2015 national champion.
"I figured it was going to be a good battle again. Getting into scripture, God’s word really helps me reset my focus and remember why I’m doing this. It’s not just to get all of the accolades. It’s about doing everything to compete at my best. I felt that I gave all of my effort into this last tournament,” said Tomasello.
The Buckeyes did not extend their lead at 131, when unseeded Tariq Wilson of NC State scored a 17-8 major decision over Luke Pletcher. Wilson threw Pletcher to his back early on to jump to an 8-3 lead, and scored clutch takedowns when needed the rest of the way.
Both Ohio State and Penn State were on the mat at 141, with Joey McKenna of the Buckeyes going for third and Nick Lee of the Nittany Lions going for fifth. McKenna jumped to a 4-0 lead over Jaydin Eierman of Missouri, and scored a third period takedown and riding time to take third place, 7-2. Lee was taken down by NC State’s Kevin Jack in the closing seconds of overtime, knotting it at 7-7 and forcing overtime. Lee secured a takedown in sudden victory to win 9-7, to the delight of the Penn State fans. This weight was a push in the team race.
"Getting as many points as I could for the team, that’s important, knowing that your brothers are out there giving all that they can. I’m not going to give up and drop down to sixth place. Finishing strong throughout the tournament was big for me and big for the team. Last night we had a pretty upsetting semifinal round. The coaches said it’s not over; tomorrow is where it’s won. I’m hoping for the best and doing my part. Right now, I’m just hoping for the best for the team title," McKenna said
Ohio State lost a chance for more points at 157, when Micah Jordan fell in his fifth place match to Alec Pantaleo of Michigan, 6-3. However, his older brother Bo Jordan, a four-time All-American for the Buckeyes, got a medical forfeit over Jordan Kutler of Lehigh to place fifth at 174 pounds, getting some bonus points to the team cause.
Penn State turned the tide a bit starting at 197 pounds, when Ohio State’s top seed Kollin Moore was going for third, and Nittany Lion Shakur Rasheed battled for seventh place. Moore had a rematch with unseeded Kyle Conel of Kent State, who threw Moore and pinned him in the quarterfinals. The match started out differently, with Moore keeping the control of much of the action. However, Conel was able to toss Moore to his back again, and emerged with a 5-3 win over Moore. Meanwhile, Rasheed opened up his offense for an 11-3 major decision over Willie Miklus of Missouri, getting seventh place and helping the Lions close the gap.
The session ended well for Penn State, as heavyweight Nick Nevills emerged with a 7-5 win in a scrappy battle with Youssif Hemida of Maryland for seventh place, which ended the session for Cael’s team just six points back of the Buckeyes.
“This wasn’t the goal. I wanted to be the champ, not just an All-American. After a tough one in the quarterfinals, I was pretty beat up and tough on myself. I realized I am grateful to have a team like Penn State. Even though I lost, and my goal of being national champion was not going to be true, we can still win this thing as a team. That is pretty cool,” said Rasheed.
For the Saturday morning session, Ohio State went 7-5 in their 12 matches. Penn State went 3-1 in their four bouts. Now all that is left is the finals.
Iowa, which was fighting to hold onto third place, went 1-3 in the consolation semifinal round, with only Michael Kemerer (157) advancing to the third-place bout. Iowa also lost a team point when Sam Stoll, after getting pinned at heavyweight by Jacob Kasper of Duke in the consolation semifinals, did not do the proper end of match protocol by throwing his ankle bands and was hit with a unsportsmanline conduct penalty. In the medal match rounds, Iowa went 2-2, with Brandon Sorenson finishing fifth at 149 and Stoll getting his fifth-place match at heavyweight.
The Hawkeyes remained in third place with 93 points, and Spencer Lee in the finals at 125 pounds. Michigan is next with 80 points in third place, with Steven Micic (133) and Adam Coon (285) in the finals. NC State holds fifth place with 76 points, and two finalists, Hayden Hidlay (157) and Michael Macchiavello (197).
The session is great for the individual stories of the All-Americans, who completed their year with hardware. For the seniors in the session, it marked the end of their college careers. For some, this placement is a disappointment. For others who may not have been expected to place, it was a great finish to their season.
Past NCAA champions who earned wins in their All-American medal matches as seniors were Darian Cruz of Lehigh, who finished fifth at 125 and Jason Tsirtsis of Arizona State, who was seventh at 149.
The biggest cheer from the round may have come after the 165-pound third place match, when Wisconsin’s Evan Wick pinned Chance Marsteller of Lock Haven. Announcer Jason Bryant told the crowd that this was the final All-American for Badger’s long-time coach Barry Davis, who announced he was leaving after this season. Davis punched his fist to the crowd in many directions to a loud standing ovation.
The gold medal finals will be held at 8:00 p.m. Eastern time. Check out the ESPN networks for coverage.
NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS
At Cleveland, Ohio
Medal Matches
125
3rd - Nathan Tomasello (Ohio State) won in sudden victory - 1 over Ethan Lizak (Minnesota) (SV-1 8-6)
5th - Darian Cruz (Lehigh) won by decision over Sebastian Rivera (Northwestern) (Dec 7-4)
7th - Ronnie Bresser (Oregon State) won by medical forfeit over Zeke Moisey (West Virginia) (Medical Forfeit)
133
3rd - Tariq Wilson (NC State) won by major decision over Luke Pletcher (Ohio State) (MD 17-8)
5th - Kaid Brock (Oklahoma State) won by major decision over Scott Delvecchio (Rutgers) (MD 10-1)
7th - Scott Parker (Lehigh) won by decision over Montorie Bridges (Wyoming) (Dec 5-2)
141
3rd - Joey McKenna (Ohio State) won by decision over Jaydin Eierman (Missouri) (Dec 7-2)
5th - Nick Lee (Penn State) won in sudden victory - 1 over Kevin Jack (NC State) (SV-1 9-7)
7th - Chad Red (Nebraska) won by fall over Sa`Derian Perry (Eastern Michigan) (Fall 7:00)
149
3rd - Matthew Kolodzik (Princeton) 29-6 won by decision over Troy Heilmann (North Carolina) 32-6 (Dec 3-2)
5th - Brandon Sorensen (Iowa) 27-4 won by decision over Grant Leeth (Missouri) 26-5 (Dec 4-0)
7th - Jason Tsirtsis (Arizona State) 21-8 won by decision over Boo Lewallen (Oklahoma State) 29-8 (Dec 2-1)
157
3rd - Tyler Berger (Nebraska) won by injury default over Michael Kemerer (Iowa) (Inj. 1:36)
5th - Alec Pantaleo (Michigan) won by decision over Micah Jordan (Ohio State) (Dec 6-3)
7th - Joshua Shields (Arizona State) won by decision over Luke Zilverberg (South Dakota State) (Dec 11-5)
165
3rd - Evan Wick (Wisconsin) won by fall over Chance Marsteller (Lock Haven) (Fall 3:19)
5th - David McFadden (Virginia Tech) won by fall over Alex Marinelli (Iowa) (Fall 5:14)
7th - Jonathon Chavez (Cornell) won by decision over Chandler Rogers (Oklahoma State) (Dec 10-5)
174
3rd - Myles Amine (Michigan) won in sudden victory - 1 over Daniel Lewis (Missouri) (SV-1 4-2)
5th - Bo Jordan (Ohio State) won by medical forfeit over Jordan Kutler (Lehigh) (M. For.)
7th - David Kocer (South Dakota State) won by decision over Jacobe Smith (Oklahoma State) (Dec 7-2)
184
3rd - Emory Parker (Illinois) won by decision over Taylor Venz (Nebraska) (Dec 8-1)
5th - Domenic Abounader (Michigan) won by decision over Zachary Zavatsky (Virginia Tech) (Dec 8-2)
7th - Chip Ness (North Carolina) won by decision over Maxwell Dean (Cornell) (Dec 6-3)
197
3rd - Kyle Conel (Kent State) won by decision over Kollin Moore (Ohio State) (Dec 5-3)
5th - Jacob Holschlag (Northern Iowa) won by fall over Ben Darmstadt (Cornell) (Fall 2:37)
7th - Shakur Rasheed (Penn State) won by major decision over Willie Miklus (Missouri) (MD 11-3)
285
3rd - Amar Dhesi (Oregon State) won by fall over Jacob Kasper (Duke) (Fall 1:46)
5th - Samuel Stoll (Iowa) won by fall over Mike Hughes (Hofstra) (Fall 1:57)
7th - Nick Nevills (Penn State) won by decision over Youssif Hemida (Maryland) (Dec 7-5)
Team standings
1 Ohio State 130.5
2 Penn State 124.5
3 Iowa 93.0
4 Michigan 80.0
5 NC State 76.0
6 Missouri 61.5
7 Virginia Tech 47.5
8 Nebraska 47.0
9 Cornell 44.0
10 Rutgers 42.5
11 Arizona State 39.0
12 South Dakota State 38.0
13 Illinois 37.5
13 Oklahoma State 37.5
15 Lehigh 36.5
16 Lock Haven 35.0
17 Minnesota 27.5
17 Wisconsin 27.5
17 Wyoming 27.5
20 North Carolina 27.0
Consolation semifinals
125
Nathan Tomasello (Ohio State) won by fall over Sebastian Rivera (Northwestern) (Fall 1:14)
Ethan Lizak (Minnesota) won by decision over Darian Cruz (Lehigh) (Dec 5-2)
133
Luke Pletcher (Ohio State) won by decision over Kaid Brock (Oklahoma State) (Dec 12-8)
Tariq Wilson (NC State) won by major decision over Scott Delvecchio (Rutgers) (MD 13-3)
141
Jaydin Eierman (Missouri) won by major decision over Nick Lee (Penn State) (MD 12-4)
Joey McKenna (Ohio State) won by decision over Kevin Jack (NC State) (Dec 4-3)
149
Matthew Kolodzik (Princeton) won by decision over Brandon Sorensen (Iowa) (Dec 7-3)
Troy Heilmann (North Carolina) won by decision over Grant Leeth (Missouri) (Dec 5-3)
157
Tyler Berger (Nebraska) won in sudden victory - 1 over Micah Jordan (Ohio State) (SV-1 4-2)
Michael Kemerer (Iowa) won by decision over Alec Pantaleo (Michigan) (Dec 6-1)
165
Chance Marsteller (Lock Haven) won by decision over David McFadden (Virginia Tech) (Dec 5-3)
Evan Wick (Wisconsin) won by major decision over Alex Marinelli (Iowa) (MD 16-3)
174
Daniel Lewis (Missouri) won by injury default over Jordan Kutler (Lehigh) (Inj. 2:00)
Myles Amine (Michigan) won by decision over Bo Jordan (Ohio State) (Dec 6-2)
184
Taylor Venz (Nebraska) won by decision over Zachary Zavatsky (Virginia Tech) (Dec 7-3)
Emory Parker (Illinois) won by decision over Domenic Abounader (Michigan) (Dec 6-5)
197
Kollin Moore (Ohio State) won by decision over Ben Darmstadt (Cornell) (Dec 7-4)
Kyle Conel (Kent State) won by fall over Jacob Holschlag (Northern Iowa) (Fall 2:48)
285
Amar Dhesi (Oregon State) won by decision over Mike Hughes (Hofstra) (Dec 3-1)
Jacob Kasper (Duke) won by fall over Samuel Stoll (Iowa) (Fall 1:17)
Finals pairings for Saturday night
125 pounds - No. 3 Spencer Lee (Iowa) vs. No. 4 Nick Suriano (Rutgers)
133 pounds - No. 1 Seth Gross (South Dakota State) vs. No. 2 Stevan Micic (Michigan)
141 pounds - No. 1 Bryce Meredith (Wyoming) vs. No. 3 Yianni Diakomihalis (Cornell)
149 pounds - No. 1 Zain Retherford (Penn State) vs. No. 15 Ronnie Perry (Lock Haven)
157 pounds - No. 1 Hayden Hidlay (NC State) vs. No. 3 Jason Nolf (Penn State)
165 pounds - No. 1 Isaiah Martinez (Illinois) vs. No. 3 Vincenzo Joseph (Penn State)
174 pounds - No. 1 Zahid Valencia (Arizona State) vs. No. 2 Mark Hall (Penn State)
184 pounds - No. 1 Bo Nickal (Penn State) vs. No. 2 Myles Martin (Ohio State)
197 pounds - No. 4 Michael Macchiavello (NC State) vs. No. 3 Jared Haught (Virginia Tech)
285 pounds - No. 1 Kyle Snyder (Ohio State) vs. No. 2 Adam Coon (Michigan)
CLEVELAND, Ohio – Ohio State scored a lot of team points during the Saturday morning medal match round at the NCAA Div. I Championships, taking a six point lead over two-time returning national champion Penn State heading into Saturday night’s gold-medal finals. The Buckeyes have 130.5 points, with the Nittany Lions at 124.5 points.
The main question from this session is whether Ohio State scored enough points in the morning to come out with the team trophy on Saturday night.
The Buckeyes have a big disadvantage in Saturday night’s finals, with two athletes going for titles, while Penn State has its five returning national champions all competing in the finals.
Ohio State brings 2016 NCAA champion Myles Martin at 184 pounds and two-time NCAA champion and Olympic champion Kyle Snyder at 285 pounds to the raised center mat on Saturday night.
Cael Sanderson’s Nittany Lions counter with five straight 2017 national champions: Zain Retherford (149), Jason Nolf (157), Vincenzo Joseph (165), Mark Hall (174) and Bo Nickal (184) to the championship finals. May the best team win.
“We knew we had a chance. We thought we might need some help in the finals. There were a lot of points on the board this morning, and we lost a lot of tough ones. At this point, it is not really in our hands. We have two guys who came her to win a championship, and we are focusing on those two guys. We felt like we needed to win the first six matches this session. We felt if we were up by 10 going into the finals, it gives us a chance,” said Ohio State head coach Tom Ryan.
Penn State ended day two on Friday night with an 11 point lead, but Ohio State quickly made up some ground in the consolation semifinals, getting three straight wins from Tomasello (125), Pletcher (133) and McKenna (141), who advanced to third-place bouts. The consolation semifinals are a big round, where teams can get substantial team points, especially if they can get some bonus points.
The Buckeyes dropped their next two matches, with Micah Jordan (157) and Bo Jordan (174) losing, but closed out the session with a win by Kollin Moore (197) to get a 4-2 record for the round. At the same time, Penn State lost its only consolation, as Nick Lee lost at 141 pounds to No. 2 seed Jaydin Eierman of Missouri. Ohio State led the team standings by five points, 125.5 to 120.5 points when the consolation semifinals ended.
Tomasello earned third place with a big 8-6 sudden victory win over Ethan Lizak of Minnesota, a rematch of the Big Ten finals won by Tomasello. Going into the third period, Tomasello led 6-5. Lizak chose top and rode out the period, claiming the riding time point to tie it in regulation , 6-6. Tomasello finished a leg attack with just eight seconds left in the first sudden victory period, firing up the Ohio State faithful. A senior, Tomasello was a four-time All-American and 2015 national champion.
"I figured it was going to be a good battle again. Getting into scripture, God’s word really helps me reset my focus and remember why I’m doing this. It’s not just to get all of the accolades. It’s about doing everything to compete at my best. I felt that I gave all of my effort into this last tournament,” said Tomasello.
The Buckeyes did not extend their lead at 131, when unseeded Tariq Wilson of NC State scored a 17-8 major decision over Luke Pletcher. Wilson threw Pletcher to his back early on to jump to an 8-3 lead, and scored clutch takedowns when needed the rest of the way.
Both Ohio State and Penn State were on the mat at 141, with Joey McKenna of the Buckeyes going for third and Nick Lee of the Nittany Lions going for fifth. McKenna jumped to a 4-0 lead over Jaydin Eierman of Missouri, and scored a third period takedown and riding time to take third place, 7-2. Lee was taken down by NC State’s Kevin Jack in the closing seconds of overtime, knotting it at 7-7 and forcing overtime. Lee secured a takedown in sudden victory to win 9-7, to the delight of the Penn State fans. This weight was a push in the team race.
"Getting as many points as I could for the team, that’s important, knowing that your brothers are out there giving all that they can. I’m not going to give up and drop down to sixth place. Finishing strong throughout the tournament was big for me and big for the team. Last night we had a pretty upsetting semifinal round. The coaches said it’s not over; tomorrow is where it’s won. I’m hoping for the best and doing my part. Right now, I’m just hoping for the best for the team title," McKenna said
Ohio State lost a chance for more points at 157, when Micah Jordan fell in his fifth place match to Alec Pantaleo of Michigan, 6-3. However, his older brother Bo Jordan, a four-time All-American for the Buckeyes, got a medical forfeit over Jordan Kutler of Lehigh to place fifth at 174 pounds, getting some bonus points to the team cause.
Penn State turned the tide a bit starting at 197 pounds, when Ohio State’s top seed Kollin Moore was going for third, and Nittany Lion Shakur Rasheed battled for seventh place. Moore had a rematch with unseeded Kyle Conel of Kent State, who threw Moore and pinned him in the quarterfinals. The match started out differently, with Moore keeping the control of much of the action. However, Conel was able to toss Moore to his back again, and emerged with a 5-3 win over Moore. Meanwhile, Rasheed opened up his offense for an 11-3 major decision over Willie Miklus of Missouri, getting seventh place and helping the Lions close the gap.
The session ended well for Penn State, as heavyweight Nick Nevills emerged with a 7-5 win in a scrappy battle with Youssif Hemida of Maryland for seventh place, which ended the session for Cael’s team just six points back of the Buckeyes.
“This wasn’t the goal. I wanted to be the champ, not just an All-American. After a tough one in the quarterfinals, I was pretty beat up and tough on myself. I realized I am grateful to have a team like Penn State. Even though I lost, and my goal of being national champion was not going to be true, we can still win this thing as a team. That is pretty cool,” said Rasheed.
For the Saturday morning session, Ohio State went 7-5 in their 12 matches. Penn State went 3-1 in their four bouts. Now all that is left is the finals.
Iowa, which was fighting to hold onto third place, went 1-3 in the consolation semifinal round, with only Michael Kemerer (157) advancing to the third-place bout. Iowa also lost a team point when Sam Stoll, after getting pinned at heavyweight by Jacob Kasper of Duke in the consolation semifinals, did not do the proper end of match protocol by throwing his ankle bands and was hit with a unsportsmanline conduct penalty. In the medal match rounds, Iowa went 2-2, with Brandon Sorenson finishing fifth at 149 and Stoll getting his fifth-place match at heavyweight.
The Hawkeyes remained in third place with 93 points, and Spencer Lee in the finals at 125 pounds. Michigan is next with 80 points in third place, with Steven Micic (133) and Adam Coon (285) in the finals. NC State holds fifth place with 76 points, and two finalists, Hayden Hidlay (157) and Michael Macchiavello (197).
The session is great for the individual stories of the All-Americans, who completed their year with hardware. For the seniors in the session, it marked the end of their college careers. For some, this placement is a disappointment. For others who may not have been expected to place, it was a great finish to their season.
Past NCAA champions who earned wins in their All-American medal matches as seniors were Darian Cruz of Lehigh, who finished fifth at 125 and Jason Tsirtsis of Arizona State, who was seventh at 149.
The biggest cheer from the round may have come after the 165-pound third place match, when Wisconsin’s Evan Wick pinned Chance Marsteller of Lock Haven. Announcer Jason Bryant told the crowd that this was the final All-American for Badger’s long-time coach Barry Davis, who announced he was leaving after this season. Davis punched his fist to the crowd in many directions to a loud standing ovation.
The gold medal finals will be held at 8:00 p.m. Eastern time. Check out the ESPN networks for coverage.
NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS
At Cleveland, Ohio
Medal Matches
125
3rd - Nathan Tomasello (Ohio State) won in sudden victory - 1 over Ethan Lizak (Minnesota) (SV-1 8-6)
5th - Darian Cruz (Lehigh) won by decision over Sebastian Rivera (Northwestern) (Dec 7-4)
7th - Ronnie Bresser (Oregon State) won by medical forfeit over Zeke Moisey (West Virginia) (Medical Forfeit)
133
3rd - Tariq Wilson (NC State) won by major decision over Luke Pletcher (Ohio State) (MD 17-8)
5th - Kaid Brock (Oklahoma State) won by major decision over Scott Delvecchio (Rutgers) (MD 10-1)
7th - Scott Parker (Lehigh) won by decision over Montorie Bridges (Wyoming) (Dec 5-2)
141
3rd - Joey McKenna (Ohio State) won by decision over Jaydin Eierman (Missouri) (Dec 7-2)
5th - Nick Lee (Penn State) won in sudden victory - 1 over Kevin Jack (NC State) (SV-1 9-7)
7th - Chad Red (Nebraska) won by fall over Sa`Derian Perry (Eastern Michigan) (Fall 7:00)
149
3rd - Matthew Kolodzik (Princeton) 29-6 won by decision over Troy Heilmann (North Carolina) 32-6 (Dec 3-2)
5th - Brandon Sorensen (Iowa) 27-4 won by decision over Grant Leeth (Missouri) 26-5 (Dec 4-0)
7th - Jason Tsirtsis (Arizona State) 21-8 won by decision over Boo Lewallen (Oklahoma State) 29-8 (Dec 2-1)
157
3rd - Tyler Berger (Nebraska) won by injury default over Michael Kemerer (Iowa) (Inj. 1:36)
5th - Alec Pantaleo (Michigan) won by decision over Micah Jordan (Ohio State) (Dec 6-3)
7th - Joshua Shields (Arizona State) won by decision over Luke Zilverberg (South Dakota State) (Dec 11-5)
165
3rd - Evan Wick (Wisconsin) won by fall over Chance Marsteller (Lock Haven) (Fall 3:19)
5th - David McFadden (Virginia Tech) won by fall over Alex Marinelli (Iowa) (Fall 5:14)
7th - Jonathon Chavez (Cornell) won by decision over Chandler Rogers (Oklahoma State) (Dec 10-5)
174
3rd - Myles Amine (Michigan) won in sudden victory - 1 over Daniel Lewis (Missouri) (SV-1 4-2)
5th - Bo Jordan (Ohio State) won by medical forfeit over Jordan Kutler (Lehigh) (M. For.)
7th - David Kocer (South Dakota State) won by decision over Jacobe Smith (Oklahoma State) (Dec 7-2)
184
3rd - Emory Parker (Illinois) won by decision over Taylor Venz (Nebraska) (Dec 8-1)
5th - Domenic Abounader (Michigan) won by decision over Zachary Zavatsky (Virginia Tech) (Dec 8-2)
7th - Chip Ness (North Carolina) won by decision over Maxwell Dean (Cornell) (Dec 6-3)
197
3rd - Kyle Conel (Kent State) won by decision over Kollin Moore (Ohio State) (Dec 5-3)
5th - Jacob Holschlag (Northern Iowa) won by fall over Ben Darmstadt (Cornell) (Fall 2:37)
7th - Shakur Rasheed (Penn State) won by major decision over Willie Miklus (Missouri) (MD 11-3)
285
3rd - Amar Dhesi (Oregon State) won by fall over Jacob Kasper (Duke) (Fall 1:46)
5th - Samuel Stoll (Iowa) won by fall over Mike Hughes (Hofstra) (Fall 1:57)
7th - Nick Nevills (Penn State) won by decision over Youssif Hemida (Maryland) (Dec 7-5)
Team standings
1 Ohio State 130.5
2 Penn State 124.5
3 Iowa 93.0
4 Michigan 80.0
5 NC State 76.0
6 Missouri 61.5
7 Virginia Tech 47.5
8 Nebraska 47.0
9 Cornell 44.0
10 Rutgers 42.5
11 Arizona State 39.0
12 South Dakota State 38.0
13 Illinois 37.5
13 Oklahoma State 37.5
15 Lehigh 36.5
16 Lock Haven 35.0
17 Minnesota 27.5
17 Wisconsin 27.5
17 Wyoming 27.5
20 North Carolina 27.0
Consolation semifinals
125
Nathan Tomasello (Ohio State) won by fall over Sebastian Rivera (Northwestern) (Fall 1:14)
Ethan Lizak (Minnesota) won by decision over Darian Cruz (Lehigh) (Dec 5-2)
133
Luke Pletcher (Ohio State) won by decision over Kaid Brock (Oklahoma State) (Dec 12-8)
Tariq Wilson (NC State) won by major decision over Scott Delvecchio (Rutgers) (MD 13-3)
141
Jaydin Eierman (Missouri) won by major decision over Nick Lee (Penn State) (MD 12-4)
Joey McKenna (Ohio State) won by decision over Kevin Jack (NC State) (Dec 4-3)
149
Matthew Kolodzik (Princeton) won by decision over Brandon Sorensen (Iowa) (Dec 7-3)
Troy Heilmann (North Carolina) won by decision over Grant Leeth (Missouri) (Dec 5-3)
157
Tyler Berger (Nebraska) won in sudden victory - 1 over Micah Jordan (Ohio State) (SV-1 4-2)
Michael Kemerer (Iowa) won by decision over Alec Pantaleo (Michigan) (Dec 6-1)
165
Chance Marsteller (Lock Haven) won by decision over David McFadden (Virginia Tech) (Dec 5-3)
Evan Wick (Wisconsin) won by major decision over Alex Marinelli (Iowa) (MD 16-3)
174
Daniel Lewis (Missouri) won by injury default over Jordan Kutler (Lehigh) (Inj. 2:00)
Myles Amine (Michigan) won by decision over Bo Jordan (Ohio State) (Dec 6-2)
184
Taylor Venz (Nebraska) won by decision over Zachary Zavatsky (Virginia Tech) (Dec 7-3)
Emory Parker (Illinois) won by decision over Domenic Abounader (Michigan) (Dec 6-5)
197
Kollin Moore (Ohio State) won by decision over Ben Darmstadt (Cornell) (Dec 7-4)
Kyle Conel (Kent State) won by fall over Jacob Holschlag (Northern Iowa) (Fall 2:48)
285
Amar Dhesi (Oregon State) won by decision over Mike Hughes (Hofstra) (Dec 3-1)
Jacob Kasper (Duke) won by fall over Samuel Stoll (Iowa) (Fall 1:17)
Finals pairings for Saturday night
125 pounds - No. 3 Spencer Lee (Iowa) vs. No. 4 Nick Suriano (Rutgers)
133 pounds - No. 1 Seth Gross (South Dakota State) vs. No. 2 Stevan Micic (Michigan)
141 pounds - No. 1 Bryce Meredith (Wyoming) vs. No. 3 Yianni Diakomihalis (Cornell)
149 pounds - No. 1 Zain Retherford (Penn State) vs. No. 15 Ronnie Perry (Lock Haven)
157 pounds - No. 1 Hayden Hidlay (NC State) vs. No. 3 Jason Nolf (Penn State)
165 pounds - No. 1 Isaiah Martinez (Illinois) vs. No. 3 Vincenzo Joseph (Penn State)
174 pounds - No. 1 Zahid Valencia (Arizona State) vs. No. 2 Mark Hall (Penn State)
184 pounds - No. 1 Bo Nickal (Penn State) vs. No. 2 Myles Martin (Ohio State)
197 pounds - No. 4 Michael Macchiavello (NC State) vs. No. 3 Jared Haught (Virginia Tech)
285 pounds - No. 1 Kyle Snyder (Ohio State) vs. No. 2 Adam Coon (Michigan)
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