Vito Arujau (Cornell) with arm raised in victory at 2023 NCAA Championships

Vito Arujau (Cornell), 2023 NCAA finalist. Photo by Sam Janicki.

Wrap story to come

NCAA DIV. I MEN’S WRESTLING CHAMPIONSHIPS
At Tulsa, Okla., March 17, 2023

Finalist pairings
125 - No. 2 Pat Glory (Princeton) vs. No. 4 Matt Ramos (Purdue)
133 - No. 1 Roman Bravo-Young (Penn State) vs. No. 3 Vito Arujau (Cornell)
141 - No. 1 Real Woods (Iowa) vs. No. 2 Andrew Alirez (Northern Colorado)
149 - No. 1 Yianni Diakomihalis (Cornell) vs. No. 2 Sammy Sasso (Ohio State)
157 - No. 1 Austin O`Connor (North Carolina) vs. No. 2 Levi Haines (Penn State)
165 - No. 1 David Carr (Iowa State) vs. No. 2 Keegan O`Toole (Missouri)
174 - No. 1 Carter Starocci (Penn State) vs. No. 2 Mikey Labriola (Nebraska)
184 - No. 1 Parker Keckeisen (Northern Iowa) vs. No. 3 Aaron Brooks (Penn State)
197 - No. 1 Nino Bonaccorsi (Pittsburgh) vs. No. 7 Tanner Sloan (South Dakota State)
285 - No. 1 Mason Parris (Michigan) vs. No. 3 Greg Kerkvliet (Penn State)

#NCAAWrestling Semifinal results

125
No. 4 Matt Ramos (Purdue) pin No. 1 Spencer Lee (Iowa), 6:59
No. 2 Pat Glory (Princeton) dec. No. 3 Liam Cronin (Nebraska), 8-2

133
No. 1 Roman Bravo-Young (Penn State) dec. No. 4 Michael McGee (Arizona State), 6-4, SV
No. 3 Vito Arujau (Cornell) maj. dec. No. 2 Daton Fix (Oklahoma State), 11-3

141
No. 1 Real Woods (Iowa) maj. dec No. 4 Brock Hardy (Nebraska), 11-1
No. 2 Andrew Alirez (Northern Colorado) dec. No. 6 Beau Bartlett (Penn State), 6-2

149
No. 1 Yianni Diakomihalis (Cornell) dec. No. 12 Shayne Van Ness (Penn State), 8-3
No. 2 Sammy Sasso (Ohio State) maj. dec. No. 3 Kyle Parco (Arizona State), 14-2

157
No. 1 Austin O`Connor (North Carolina) dec. No. 5 Josh Humphreys (Lehigh), 4-3
No. 2 Levi Haines (Penn State) dec. No. 3 Peyton Robb (Nebraska), 5-3

165
No. 1 David Carr (Iowa State) dec. No. 5 Quincy Monday (Princeton), 6-5
No. 2 Keegan O`Toole (Missouri) vs. No. 11 Cameron Amine (Michigan), 6-0

174
No. 1 Carter Starocci (Penn State) dec. No. 4 Chris Foca (Cornell), 6-0
No. 2 Mikey Labriola (Nebraska) dec. No. 3 Mekhi Lewis (Virginia Tech), 3-1 TB1

184
No. 1 Parker Keckeisen (Northern Iowa) dec. No. 4 Trey Munoz (Oregon State), 5-1
No. 3 Aaron Brooks (Penn State) dec. No. 2 Trent Hidlay (NC State), 6-3

197
No. 1 Nino Bonaccorsi (Pittsburgh) dec. No. 4 Ethan Laird (Rider), 10-4
No. 7 Tanner Sloan (South Dakota State) dec. No. 3 Rocky Elam (Missouri), 7-2

285
No. 1 Mason Parris (Michigan) tech fall No. 4 Tony Cassioppi (Iowa), 16-1
No. 3 Greg Kerkvliet (Penn State) dec. No. 2 Wyatt Hendrickson (Air Force), 4-2

Blood Round Results (winners become All-Americans)

125
Killian Cardinale (West Virginia) dec. Brett Ungar (Cornell), 3-2
Anthony Noto (Lock Haven) dec. Dean Peterson (Rutgers), 3-1
Brandon Courtney (Arizona State) dec. Stevo Poulin (Northern Colorado) 31-7 (Dec 8-3)
Eddie Ventresca (Virginia Tech) dec. over Eric Barnett (Wisconsin) 23-9 (Dec 3-1)

133
Kai Orine (NC State) dec. Kyle Biscoglia (Northern Iowa) 22-11 (Dec 7-1)
Aaron Nagao (Minnesota) maj. dec. Zach Redding (Iowa State) 18-12 (MD 12-0)
Jesse Mendez (Ohio State) dec. Lucas Byrd (Illinois) (UTB 3-3)
Sam Latona (Virginia Tech) dec. Micky Phillippi (Pittsburgh) 16-5 (Dec 5-1)

141
Parker Filius (Purdue) 24-10 won by fall over Casey Swiderski (Iowa State) 14-12 (Fall 6:05)
Clay Carlson (South Dakota State) 26-9 won by decision over Allan Hart (Missouri) 17-7 (Dec 7-6)
Lachlan McNeil (North Carolina) 25-8 won by decision over Malyke Hines (Lehigh) 20-13 (Dec 5-2)
Dylan D`Emilio (Ohio State) 20-12 won in tie breaker - 1 over Cole Matthews (Pittsburgh) 21-3 (TB-1 2-1)

149
Michael Blockhus (Minnesota) 21-6 won by decision over Graham Rooks (Indiana) 28-10 (Dec 6-2)
Max Murin (Iowa) 22-5 won by decision over Chance Lamer (Michigan) 15-9 (Dec 3-2)
Caleb Henson (Virginia Tech) 25-4 won by decision over Yahya Thomas (Northwestern) 24-6 (Dec 7-2)
Brock Mauller (Missouri) 19-3 won by decision over Jackson Arrington (NC State) 23-9 (Dec 4-3)

157
Jared Franek (North Dakota State) 25-2 won by decision over Vinny Zerban (Northern Colorado) 22-13 (Dec 7-3)
Will Lewan (Michigan) 24-7 won by decision over Cael Swensen (South Dakota State) 24-10 (Dec 7-4)
Bryce Andonian (Virginia Tech) 11-3 won by fall over Chase Saldate (Michigan State) 28-8 (Fall 6:22)
Ed Scott (NC State) 22-8 won in sudden victory - 1 over Daniel Cardenas (Stanford) 19-3 (SV-1 6-4)

165
Michael Caliendo III (North Dakota State) 27-4 won by decision over Caleb Fish (Michigan State) 28-11 (Dec 12-6)
Shane Griffith (Stanford) 23-4 won by decision over Julian Ramirez (Cornell) 26-5 (Dec 6-2)
Izzak Olejnik (Northern Illinois) 31-3 won by decision over Carson Kharchla (Ohio State) 15-6 (Dec 2-1)
Dean Hamiti (Wisconsin) 24-4 won by major decision over Austin Yant (Northern Iowa) 21-8 (MD 10-2)

174
Dustin Plott (Oklahoma State) 24-5 won in sudden victory - 1 over Demetrius Romero (Utah Valley) 17-5 (SV-1 7-5)
Ethan Smith (Ohio State) 23-7 won by decision over Bailee O`Reilly (Minnesota) 20-7 (Dec 7-6)
Peyton Mocco (Missouri) 23-5 won by decision over Cade DeVos (South Dakota State) 28-9 (Dec 4-2)
Nelson Brands (Iowa) 13-7 won by decision over Edmond Ruth (Illinois) 29-8 (Dec 4-1)

184
Marcus Coleman (Iowa State) 22-4 won by decision over Matt Finesilver (Michigan) 27-8 (Dec 4-3)
Will Feldkamp (Clarion) 28-5 won by decision over Isaiah Salazar (Minnesota) 18-4 (Dec 8-4)
Gavin Kane (North Carolina) 25-7 won by decision over Hunter Bolen (Virginia Tech) 21-7 (Dec 4-3)
Kaleb Romero (Ohio State) 24-6 won by major decision over Brian Bonino (Drexel) 24-10 (MD 15-6)

197
Jacob Cardenas (Cornell) 20-4 won by decision over Zac Braunagel (Illinois) 23-9 (Dec 6-4)
Jacob Warner (Iowa) 19-7 won by decision over Silas Allred (Nebraska) 28-7 (Dec 1-0)
Bernie Truax (Cal Poly) 16-2 won by decision over Michael Beard (Lehigh) 22-5 (Dec 4-2)
Max Dean (Penn State) 24-4 won by decision over Jaxon Smith (Maryland) 23-8 (Dec 3-2)

285
Cohlton Schultz (Arizona State) 23-3 won by decision over Tate Orndorff (Ohio State) 18-9 (Dec 2-1)
Lucas Davison (Northwestern) 25-5 won in sudden victory - 1 over Yaraslau Slavikouski (Harvard) 30-6 (SV-1 4-2)
Zach Elam (Missouri) 21-4 won by decision over Colton McKiernan (SIU Edwardsville) 30-5 (Dec 11-5)
Trent Hillger (Wisconsin) 19-9 won in sudden victory - 1 over Sam Schuyler (Iowa State) 20-5 (SV-1 3-1)

Team Standings after Session Four
1 Penn State 116.5
2 Iowa 77.0
3 Cornell 64.0
4 Ohio State 62.0
5 Missouri 55.0
6 Michigan 51.0
6 Nebraska 51.0
8 Iowa State 44.0
9 NC State 41.5
10 Virginia Tech 40.5

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