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Courtesy Hunter Martin

Wrestling Goes 3-1 in Session I of NCAAs
Courtesy Charles Dorman, associate director of athletic communications
Thu, March 17, 2016
NEW YORK, N.Y. – The University of Pennsylvania Quakers went 3-1 in Session I of the 2016 NCAA Wrestling Championships, scoring two upsets along the way.

2014 All-American Lorenzo Thomas opened his tournament with a 4-2 decision over West Virginia’s Bubba Scheffel. Thomas, the No. 11 seed, picked up two full minutes of riding time in the second period, and then added an escape and takedown in the third. That was the difference, rendering a late Scheffel escape moot.

A pair of unseeded Quakers made some noise to start their NCAA Tournaments in May Bethea and Casey Kent.

Casey Kent knocked off returning All-American Zach Epperly of Virginia Tech – the No. 8 seed – via a 3-2 decision. Kent rode strong in the second period, building up 1:33 of riding time before Epperly scored a reversal. Kent would escape quickly from that – and replicate the escape at the start of the third. Both quick exits kept his riding time at 1:12, and that was the difference as Epperly was unable to mount any offense in the final minute.

May Bethea wasted no time getting his hand raised at the NCAA Championships, knocking off the No. 14 seed – Austin Matthews of Edinboro – in the first round, 8-7.

Bethea scored three takedowns in the match – two in the first period – to build his lead, but it was the work he did on top that secured the win. Bethea added riding time off each takedown, and a strong minute of riding to open the third period locked up that point. The riding time came in handy as a reversal from Matthews and then a takedown with 0:01 on the clock only got the bout to 7-7.

Caleb Richardson was the first Quaker on the mat, but the result was a 2-1 decision for Michigan’s Rossi Bruno in a tiebreaker. Neither wrestler scored a takedown, despite good action in the final minute of regulation and sudden victory. In the tiebreaker, Richardson was unable to escape and Bruno earned a point with an escape nine seconds into the period for the win.

The Quakers return to the World’s Most Famous Arena for Session I Thursday night at 7 p.m. Each mat is being live streamed on ESPN3 and the WatchESPN App, select matches will be televised live on ESPNU

133: Caleb RichardsonPreliminary Round: lost to Rossi Bruno (Michigan), 2-1 TB

157: May BetheaFirst Round: def. #14 Austin Matthews (Edinboro), 8-7

174: Casey KentFirst Round: def. #8 Zach Epperly (Virginia Tech), 3-2

184: #11 Lorenzo ThomasFirst Round: def. Bubba Scheffel (West Virginia), 4-2

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Subject: Iowa Wrestling -- 6 Hawkeyes Advance Through Opening Round at NCAA Championships
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6 Hawkeyes Advance Through Opening Round

Hawkeyes are in fourth place following Session I at NCAA Championships


NEW YORK CITY --The University of Iowa wrestling team advanced six wrestlers through the opening round of competition Thursday at the 2016 NCAA Championships in Madison Square Garden.


Thomas Gilman (125), Cory Clark (133), Brandon Sorensen (149), Edwin Cooper, Jr. (157), Sammy Brooks (184), and Nathan Burak (197) won their respective first round matches and compete on the top side of the bracket when competition resumes Thursday night.


Gilman and Brooks both won by technical fall, and Clark and Sorensen each won by major decision. Gilman’s 24-8 technical fall was his team-high sixth of the season. The 2015 All-American is seeded fourth following a third-place finish at the Big Ten Championships.


“Nothing really changes from Big Tens,” Gilman said. “There may be some technical things, sharpening up my mental game. Nothing really changes though. I was doing good things going into Big Tens and I am doing good things now. My mind and body are sharp. First match went pretty well.”


Cooper and Burak both advanced to the second round with a pair of decisions. Burak scored a takedown in the second sudden victory period to advance with a 4-2 win, and Cooper used a pair of first-period takedowns to earn an 8-3 decision.


“(Cooper) has made a lot of progress throughout the year and that’s what you want to see,” said UI head coach Tom Brands. “He’s wrestling more confident on the mat lately. As long as that keeps carrying over, he has a chance.”


“I’m moving and getting to my attacks,” said Cooper. “I’m creating opportunities for myself, thinking takedown, takedown, takedown. That’s what I did today and I have to keep it moving.”


Three Hawkeyes were bounced to the backside of the bracket. Patrick Rhoads lost 12-7 at 165 and Alex Meyer dropped a 10-9 decision at 174. Sam Stoll medically forfeited his bout at 285.


Iowa is in fourth place in the team standing with 11 points. Ohio State (16.5), Penn State (16), Nebraska (13), and Michigan (10) round out the top five.


The championships continue Thursday at 6 p.m. (CT). The six Hawkeyes on the top side of the bracket will compete prior to the wrestle-backs. ESPNU and ESPN3 are providing television and online coverage of Session II.


SESSION I RESULTS

125 – #4 Thomas Gilman (IA) tech fall. Brent Fleetwood (CMU), 24-8

133 - #2 Cory Clark (IA) major dec. Jade Rauser (UVU), 8-0

149 - #2 Brandon Sorensen (IA) major dec. Nick Barber (EMU), 9-1

157 - #13 Edwin Cooper, Jr. (IA) dec. Tyler Berger (NEB), 8-3

165 – #13 Jim Wilson (STAN) dec. Patrick Rhoads (IA), 12-7

174 - Gordon Wolf (LEH) dec. #13 Alex Meyer (IA), 10-9

184 - #2 Sammy Brooks (IA) tech fall. John Lampe (CHAT), 23-8

197 - #4 Nathan Burak (IA) dec. Trent Noon (UNCO), 4-2 (TB)

285 - Boyce Cornwell (GW) led #11 Sam Stoll (IA), 6-1 (Injury)


SESSION II MATCHUPS

125 – #4 Thomas Gilman (IA) vs. #13 Tim Lambert (NEB)

133 - #2 Cory Clark (IA) vs. #15 Josh Alber (UNI)

149 - #2 Brandon Sorensen (IA) vs. Victor Lopez (BUCK)

157 - #13 Edwin Cooper, Jr. (IA) vs. #4 Ian Miller (KENT)

165 – Patrick Rhoads (IA) vs. Casey Fuller (EDIN)

174 - #13 Alex Meyer (IA) vs. #4 Ethan Ramos (UNC)

184 - #2 Sammy Brooks (IA) vs. Jordan Ellingwood (CMU)

197 - #4 Nathan Burak (IA) vs. #13 Jacob Smith (WVU)

285 - #11 Sam Stoll (IA) vs. #6 Denzel Dejournette (APP)


Attendance: 17,762

 

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From: Basford, Michael<basford.16@osu.edu>
Date: Thu, Mar 17, 2016 at 1:30 PM
Subject: WR: Buckeyes In First Place at NCAAs After Session 1
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March 17, 2016

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Mike Basford / basford.16@osu.edu WR: Buckeyes In First Place at NCAAs After Session 1Ohio State wins six of eight matches, all via bonus points

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NEW YORK, N.Y. - The Buckeyes officially began defense of last year’s NCAA title with a bang the opening session, winning six of eight matches – all via bonus points. The wins were led by Johnni DiJulius, Micah Jordan,

Bo Jordan and Kyle Snyder, who all secured pins – and critical points in the team race.


Defending champion and top-seeded Nathan Tomasello steamrolled through unseeded Kyle Larson of Iowa State in the first match of the morning, winning by technical fall 18-0. Shortly after, DiJulius made quick work of Rider’s Robert Deutsch when he got him on his back and finished with a first-period pin.


At 141, M. Jordan, a redshirt freshman, made his NCAA debut one to remember, pinning Ian Nickall of Cal State Bakersfield a minute and a half into the second period. Micah’s brother, Bo, joined the pinfall parade with one of his own at 165 – taking down Kent State’s Tyler Buckwalter at the 5:59 mark. He was leading the match 7-3 at the time of his pin.


Snyder then did something that he’s never done before on the collegiate level – he pinned first round opponent Antonio Pelusi of Franklin and Marshall just 34 second into the second period to punch his ticket to the second round.


The only Buckeyes to drop opening-round matches did so in heartbreaking fashion, as unseeded Jake Ryan nearly upset sixth-seeded Joseph Smith of Oklahoma State, falling 11-9 in sudden victory. Ryan led 9-8 with less than 30 second left in the third period but was called for stalling to knot it at 9-9. Additionally, Kenny Courts gave up a late takedown to sixth-seeded Blake Stauffer of Arizona State to fall behind 3-1 as time was running out in the third period, but escaped and nearly finished off a shot attempt to win the match but couldn’t beat the clock.


Action gets underway again at 7 p.m. with Session II, which will include the second round of the championship brackets and opening round of consolations. Action of all eight mats can be seen on ESPN3.


Ohio State Wrestling
2016 NCAA Championships | Session One
Madison Square Garden | New York, NY | Attendance: 17,761


TEAM SCORES
1. Ohio State - 16.5
2. Penn State - 16.0
3. Nebraska - 13.0
4. Iowa - 11.0
5. Michigan - 10.0
5. Missouri - 10.0
5. Oklahoma St. - 10.0
8. NC State - 9.0
8. Virginia Tech - 9.0
10. Illinois - 6.5
10. Rutgers - 6.5
12. Iowa State - 6.0
12. Lehigh - 6.0
12. Oklahoma - 6.0
15. Kent State - 5.0
15. Northern Iowa - 5.0
15. Stanford - 5.0


125: No. 1 Nathan Tomasello (23-0)
First Round: Tomasello technical fall over Kyle Larson (Iowa State) 18-0 (5:00)


133: No. 10 Johnni DiJulius (18-7)
First Round: DiJulius won by fall over Robert Deutsch (Rider) 2:06


141: No. 6 Micah Jordan (26-2)
First Round: Jordan won by fall over Ian Nickall (Cal State Bakersfield) 4:14


157: Jake Ryan (17-6)
First Round: No. 6 Joseph Smith (Oklahoma State) decision over Ryan 11-9 (SV-1)


165: No. 3 Bo Jordan (17-2)
First Round: Jordan won by fall over Tyler Buckwalter (Kent State) 5:59


174: No. 11 Myles Martin (29-6)
First Round: Martin major decision over Nicholas Wanzek (Minnesota) 12-4


184: Kenny Courts (17-11)
First Round: No. 6 Blake Stauffer (Arizona State) decision over Courts 3-2


285: No. 2 Kyle Snyder (7-0)
First Round: Snyder won by fall over Antonio Pelusi (Franklin & Marshall) 3:34



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Up Session One at NCAAs


NEW YORK - Seven Oklahoma State wrestlers moved on to the second round of their respective brackets at the NCAA Championships on Thursday afternoon at Madison Square Garden.


The Cowboys went 7-3 in the first session with two bonus-point wins, including a fall from Alex Dieringer and a major decision from Chandler Rogers.


After dropping the first two bouts, the Cowboys won six-straight matches to push them into the top-five of the team race.


Sixth-seeded Eddie Klimara kicked off the tournament for the Cowboys in the 125-pound bracket. He started the bout in good form as he built a 5-2 lead in the third period, but a late flurry and stalling point by Michigan’s Conor Youtsey saw the Wolverine come away with a 7-6 decision.


Gary Wayne Harding followed him at 133 pounds, but fell in a hard-fought match to the higher-seeded Josh Alber of Northern Iowa, 10-6.


At 141 pounds, No. 1 Dean Heil faced Javier Gasca of Michigan State, who kept it a close bout as he was in deep on a pair of shots. Great defense by Heil kept him in control as he moved on to the second round with a 4-1 win.


Anthony Collica kept the Cowboys on a roll, picking up an 11-8 decision over Joey Delgado. Collica gave up the first takedown early in the match but scored four takedowns of his own to get the win.


Joe Smith did not disappoint in his first career NCAA Championships match. He took Ohio State’s Jake Ryan to overtime after an exciting third period. Smith was down 7-4 after the first and Ryan held onto the lead for the majority of the match. With short time, Smith earned a takedown and a pair of crucial stalling points to tie it up 9-9 as the clock expired. A sudden-victory scramble saw Smith get the takedown and the win.


The Cowboys’ first bonus points of the day came from two-time NCAA champion Alex Dieringer, who earned his 11th pin of the season with fall over Austin Trott of Gardner-Webb in 2:22. Ten of Dieringer’s 11 falls this season have come in the first period.


Chandler Rogers, seeded ninth, looked dominant in his NCAA debut, scoring more bonus points for the Pokes. He led Bucknell’s Rustin Barrick only 3-2 after two periods but an explosive reversal to start the third period led to a four-point nearfall and a 9-2 lead. He rode out the Bison wrestler and tacked on riding time for a 10-2 major decision.


No. 8 Nolan Boyd edged out Alex Utley. The Cowboy maintained a solid lead throughout the match, but a late push from Utley saw him earn two takedowns with 30 seconds left. Boyd earned riding time and won the bout 8-5.


Big 12 champion Preston Weigel dropped a tough match at 197 pounds, facing off against three-seed Brett Pfarr of Minnesota, 5-1.


In the Cowboys’ final match of the session, returning All-American and No. 4 Austin Marsden picked up a decisive win over Riley Shaw of Cleveland State. The 5-1 win was sparked by a late takedown in the first period, which gave Marsden an advantage that he maintained throughout the bout.


The Cowboys return to action tonight at 6 p.m. CT for the second round of championship matches and two rounds of consolation matches.


NCAA Championships Session One
March 17, 2016 :: Madison Square Garden


Team Standings (top 10)
1. Ohio State - 16.5

2. Penn State - 16

3. Nebraska - 13

4. Iowa - 11

T5. Oklahoma State - 10

T5. Michigan - 10

T5. Mizzou - 10

T8. NC State - 9

T8. Virginia Tech - 9

T10. Rutgers - 6.5

T10. Illinois - 6.5


First round results

125: Conor Youtsey (MICH) dec. No. 6 Eddie Klimara (OSU), 7-6
133: No. 15 Josh Alber (UNI) dec. Gary Wayne Harding (OSU), 10-6
141: No. 1 Dean Heil (OSU) dec. Javier Gasca (MSU), 4-1
149: No. 11 Anthony Collica dec. Joey Delgado (ORST), 11-8

157: No. 6 Joe Smith (OSU) dec. Jake Ryan (OHST), 11-9
165: No. 1 Alex Dieringer (OSU) fall Austin Trott (GW), 2:22
174: No. 9 Chandler Rogers (OSU) MD Rustin Barrick (BUCK), 10-2
184: No. 8 Nolan Boyd (OSU) dec. Alex Utley (UNC), 8-5
197: No. 3 Brett Pfarr (MINN) dec. Preston Weigel (OSU), 5-0
285: No. 4 Austin Marsden (OSU) dec. Riley Shaw (CSU), 5-1


Second round schedule
141: No. 1 Dean Heil (OSU) vs. No. 10 Randy Cruz (LEH)
149: No. 11 Anthony Collica (OSU) vs. No. 6 Jason Tsirtsis (NW)
157: No. 6 Joe Smith (OSU) vs. Bryce Steiert (UNI)
165: No. 1 Alex Dieringer (OSU) vs. No. 16 Devon Gobbo (HARV)
174: No. 9 Chandler Rogers (OSU) vs. Casey Kent (PENN)
184: No. 8 Nolan Boyd (OSU) vs. No. 9 Matt Miller (NAVY)
285: No. 4 Austin Marsden (OSU) vs. William Miller (EDIN)

 

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Subject: Indiana Wrestling: Wrestling Duo Survives and Advances Through First Round
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Wrestling Duo Survives and Advances Through First Round

Jackson and Oliver will battle for a quarterfinals berth after big opening round wins


Updated Brackets (PDF)

Round 2 on ESPN3


March 17, 2016


NEW YORK – The Indiana wrestling pair of Elijah Oliver (125) and Nate Jackson (174) have advanced through the first round of the NCAA Wrestling Championships at Madison Square Garden. Oliver moves on after a win over Sean McCabe (Rutgers) a rematch from the Big Ten Championships consolation quarterfinals [sentence about Jackson]

"You never quite know what you're going to get in that first round," said Indiana head coach Duane Goldman. "But they both wrestled well. Elijah won more decisively over his opponent than he did in the Big Ten Tournament, and Nate had a really good match against a conference champion."
NCAA Wrestling Championships: Round 1
Bout 12
No. 16 Elijah Oliver, Indiana (32-8) dec. Sean McCabe, Rutgers (14-15), 8-2
Oliver: [1st] T2 | [2nd] E1 | [3rd] T2, N2, RT
McCabe: [1st] E1 | [2nd] E1 Oliver took the mat shortly after the opening preliminary round against a familiar opponent, Rutgers' Sean McCabe. The last time these two met in the consolation quarterfinals in Iowa City, Oliver came back to win an 8-6 decision. This time around, Oliver spared the theatrics in a wire-to-wire win by decision, 8-2.

"He succeeded because he didn't fall into a hole in the beginning," Goldman said, when asked about the improved result. "We wanted to make sure that he was aggressive, but also that he was wrestling his match and not taking unnecessary risks. He did a good job of not wrestling into predicaments, despite the early attacks by his opponent."

Oliver led 3-1 after two periods, having picked up the first takedown of the bout in the first period. McCabe escaped at the start of the third to cut Oliver's lead to one, but Oliver turned on the afterburners with a takedown and a two-point nearfall. He rode McCabe out to earn the riding time point, giving him the 8-2 win.
NCAA Wrestling Championships: Round 1
Bout 112
No. 12 Nate Jackson, Indiana (32-7) maj. dec. Michael Pavasko, Clarion (21-14), 15-3
Jackson: [1st] T2, T2, T2 | [2nd] E1, T2 | [3rd] S1, T2, RT
Pavasko: [1st] E1, E1 | [3rd] E1 Jackson opened his second career NCAA campaign in dominating fashion, with a 15-3 major decision against EWL Champion Michael Pavasko (Clarion). The Hoosier rattled off three takedowns in the first period alone to build a 6-2 lead after three minutes. In the second period, Jackson broke out, dropped Pavasko to the mat, and refused to let him up.

Jackson closed the bout out with a takedown, a stall point, and the riding time point (2:36 RT) for his first bonus point win in the NCAA Championships.

Up Next: Round 2 of the NCAA Wrestling Championships
Thursday, March 17, 2016 • 7:00 p.m. ET • ESPN 3

No. 1 Nathan Tomasello, Ohio State (23-0) vs. No. 16 Elijah Oliver, Indiana (32-8)
Oliver will take on top-seeded Tomasello in the second round of the NCAA Championship bracket. Tomasello won by tech fall, 18-0 (5:00), over Iowa State's Kyle Larson in his opening bout. The Buckeyes' defending national champion is a perfect 23-0 on the season, and his 41-bout unbeaten streak dates back to his freshman year.

Oliver and Tomasello met earlier this season in Bloomington during IU's dual against Ohio State. In that bout, Tomasello won by major decision, 17-5.

At Bout 181, they will be the first bout of the second round.

No. 5 Zach Brunson, Illinois (22-3) vs. No. 12 Nate Jackson, Indiana (32-7)
Jackson's 174 lbs. weight class went anything but chalk in the first round, as five nationally-seeded grapplers bowed out of the championship bracket: No. 2 Brian Realbuto (Cornell), No. 3 Blaise Butler (Missouri), No. 4 Ethan Ramos (UNC), No. 8 Zach Epperly (Virginia Tech), and No. 13 Alex Meyer (Iowa). As such, the winner of the bout between Jackson and Brunson could find a favorable path to the national semifinal.

"You never know what's going to happen," Goldman said. "One thing to know about this tournament is to expect the unexpected."

Neither wrestler will take the second round bout lightly. Jackson and Brunson met in the championship match of the Reno Tournament of Champions (12/20). In that bout, Brunson came away with a tight 8-4 decision that could've gone either way.

Brunson and Jackson are listed at Bout 231, and will be the third match of the 174 lbs. class.--
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Date: Thu, Mar 17, 2016 at 11:48 AM
Subject: UVU WRE: UVU grapplers drop to wrestlebacks after Thursday¹s opening session in NYC
To: James Warnick <James.Warnick@uvu.edu>


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UVU grapplers drop to wrestlebacks after Thursday’s opening session in NYC

March 17, 2016

Results

NEW YORK CITY –BothChasen TolbertandJade Rauserof Utah Valley University wrestling will head to the wrestlebacks at the 2016 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships after going a combined 1-2 during Thursday's opening session at historic Madison Square Garden in New York City.The 125-pound senior Tolbert went 1-1 on Thursday morning after defeating Brandon Jeske of Old Dominion and falling to No. 3 Nico Megaludis of Penn State, while 133-pound senior Rauser opened his fourth straight trip to the NCAA's with a 0-1 record following an opening-session setback to No. 2 Cory Clark of Iowa."Chasen and Jade will regroup and be ready for their matches tonight," said head coachGreg Williams. "Chasen competed as well as he could under difficult circumstances and we were proud of his efforts. Jade started slow but picked up his intensity after the first period. He was able to get Clark off balance several times but was unable to get a takedown off of it."In the opening match of the 2016 NCAA Championships against Old Dominion's Jeske (18-12) in the pigtail round, Tolbert (18-8) managed to score six late points to defeat Jeske by a score of 6-1. With the contest tied at zero in the second stanza, Jeske managed to ride Tolbert out the entire period to notch two minutes of riding time. Following Jeske's third-period choice of neutral, Tolbert then needed a takedown to take the lead. With just under 40 seconds remaining in the final period, the two-time UVU NCAA qualifier then managed to wrap up Jeske's legs to get the takedown he needed. Tolbert wasn't done there, as he quickly followed up with a four-point nearfall to defeat Jeske by five points.Following the pigtail-round victory, Tolbert advanced on to face the three-time All-American and third-seeded Megaludis of Penn State later in the opening session. The two-time national runner-up Megaludis controlled the contest by scoring six takedowns and a reversal en route to an 18-5 major decision over Tolbert. With the setback, Tolbert will now drop to the wrestlebacks to face North Carolina State's Sean Fausz (16-10) on Thursday night.Rauser (20-7) will too head to the wrestlebacks after falling to the two seed and two-time All-American Clark (23-1) of Iowa by a score of 8-0 in the opening round on Thursday. Rauser gave the 2016 Big Ten champion and 2015 national runner-up a battle in the contest, but a takedown and a two-point nearfall in the first, along with an escape in the second, and a late takedown and riding time point in the third for Clark were the differences in the contest. With the loss, UVU's first-ever four-time NCAA qualifier will head to the wrestlebacks on Thursday evening to take on a familiar foe in Oklahoma State's Gary Wayne Harding (15-12). Rauser recently defeated Harding less than two weeks ago by fall in the third-place match at the Big 12 Championship.Thursday's second session will begin at 7 p.m. ET/5 p.m. MT from Madison Square Garden and will be televised live on ESPNU. Following the completion of Thursday's action, the tournament will continue on Friday with session III at 11 a.m. ET/9 a.m. MT.
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Subject: Indiana Wrestling: Jackson Wins Big Over Brunson, Moves to Quarterfinals
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Jackson Wins Big Over Brunson, Moves to Quarterfinals

Oliver aims for strong run in consolation rounds


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Round 3 on ESPN3, ESPNU


March 17, 2016


NEW YORK – Both of Indiana's NCAA qualifiers keep their podium hopes alive after the first day of the NCAA Championships at Madison Square Garden. Nate Jackson (174) secured a spot in the quarterfinals after a 10-1 major decision against fifth-seed Zach Brunson (Illinois).Elijah Oliver (125) slides into the consolation bracket after a loss at the hands of No. 1 Nathan Tomasello (Ohio State).

"I just wrestled hard the whole time, and I made him work," Jackson said about his win. "I got into a couple of positions that I didn't want to be in, but I made sure that I fought through those positions and I got my leg down."
NCAA Wrestling Championships: Round 2
Bout 181
No. 1 Nathan Tomasello, Ohio State (24-0) maj. dec. No. 16 Elijah Oliver, Indiana (32-9) 11-2
Oliver: [1st] E1 | [2nd] E1
Tomasello: [1st] T2, T2 | [2nd] S1, T2 | [3rd] E1, T2, RT Oliver executed a dominating 8-2 decision win against Rutgers' Sean McCabe, but he would face the test of his career against top-ranked, unbeaten Nathan Tomasello (Ohio State). In their last meeting in Bloomington, Tomasello won a 17-5 major decision.

Tomasello executed the bout's first takedown, but Oliver was quick to the escape. A late takedown from the Buckeye resulted in a 4-1 deficit at the end of the first. In the second period, Oliver broke Tomasello's hold for a mid-period escape, making it 4-2, but Tomasello widened the gap with a stall point and a takedown with 10 seconds left in the period.

The third period was a 4-0 shutout in favor of the defending national champion, but it didn't come easily. Oliver rode Tomasello for the first 45 seconds before he broke out of the hold. Tomasello's fourth takedown came with just 33 seconds left in the bout. And, Tomasello's riding time point wasn't locked until the final seconds of the period.

Oliver is now 32-9 in his first collegiate season, with five of his losses coming against wrestlers ranked in the top-five nationally.
NCAA Wrestling Championships: Round 2
Bout 231
No. 12 Nate Jackson, Indiana (32-7) vs. No. 5 Zach Brunson, Illinois (21-3)
Jackson: [2nd] E1, T2 | [3rd] T2, N4, RT
Brunson: [3rd] E1 On two separate occasions in the first period, Brunson had Jackson in an adverse situation: up on one leg, fighting to stay upright. The Hoosier junior has escaped this position a countless number of times this season, and in both instances tonight he was able to fight off a potential takedown.

"I'm confident in my defensive ability," Jackson said. "But the coaches and I have been working on not getting in those positions, but fortunately I was able to fend those off. Being on the attack is where I score points, and that was the reason that I won the match."

After a scoreless first period, Jackson started down in the second. He quickly escaped and took a 3-0 lead with the bout's first takedown. The lead looked like it could hold in a match between two highly defensive grapplers, but the match was far from settled heading into the final period.

Brunson broke out of Jackson's hold at the start of the final period to cut Jackson's lead to two points. Jackson followed with his second takedown, after which he refused to let Brunson return to his feet.

Jackson shut the door with a four-point nearfall in the final ten seconds, and the riding time point gave him his second major decision in as many matches.

"That was a crucial win," Goldman said. "It's not just that he was able to get the major decision, but for the fact that he was able to get a big win and advance. It's a good confidence builder for him, hopefully he'll wrestle well tomorrow."

Up Next: Round 3 of the NCAA Wrestling Championships
Friday, March 18, 2016 • 11:00 a.m. ET • ESPNU/ESPN 3

No. 16 Elijah Oliver, Indiana (32-9) vs. Alfredo Rodriguez, SIU-Edwardsville (16-2)
Oliver will begin tomorrow's consolation round with one of the toughest unseeded wrestlers in his bracket, SIU-Edwardsville's Alfredo Rodriguez. The Oklahoma transfer has lost just two matches since his debut at the Roger Denker Open (1/24), with bonus points in half of his wins.

At this stage in the tournament, according to coach Goldman, Oliver will need to continue wrestling like he has all season in order to find success through the consolation bracket.

"You just have to get ready to go again," Goldman said. The time for learning is over, now it's time to see how you perform."

No. 12 Nate Jackson, Indiana (33-7) vs. Jadaen Bernstein, Navy (36-11)
Jackson's next test will be Jadaen Bernstein, Navy's third-place finisher at the EIWA Championships. Holding a solid 32-11 record this season, Bernstein has served as one of the bracket busters in the 174 lbs. class this weekend. The sophomore opened the tournament with a 13-8 upset decision over No. 4 Ethan Ramos (North Carolina), followed by a 15-4 major decision over fellow bracket buster Gordon Wolf (Lehigh).

Although Bernstein is unseeded, the season records were thrown aside once the 330 wrestlers entered Madison Square Garden. The best wrestlers this weekend are those still in the championship bracket, so Jackson will have all he can handle in his quarterfinals match.

"All the records are out the window," Goldman said. "Everyone entered this tournament with a 0-0 record, and all that matters is what you do now. It's a match he has to be ready for and he has to be ready to perform."

The winner of the bout between Jackson and Bernstein will move into the national semifinal against the winner between No. 1 Bo Nickal (Penn State) and No. 9 Chandler Rogers (Oklahoma State).--
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From: Melroe, Andrew B. <MelroeA@missouri.edu>
Date: Thu, Mar 17, 2016 at 9:04 PM
Subject: Four Advance to Quarterfinals as @MizzouWrestling Finishes Day One of #WrestleNYC in Fifth Place
To:

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - Thursday, March 17, 2016

MIZZOU WRESTLING - @MizzouWrestling | MIZZOU ATHLETICS - @MizzouAthletics

CONTACT – Andrew Melroe (melroea@missouri.edu)

Four Advance to Quarterfinals as @MizzouWrestling Finishes Day One of #WrestleNYC in Fifth Place
Mayes, Lewis, Miklus, and Cox advance quarterfinals; McGhee and Butler alive on backside

NEW YORK, N.Y. – In the second session of the 2016 NCAA Wrestling Championships, four from Mizzou Wrestling secured spots in Friday’s quarterfinals as Mizzou finished the day tied for fifth place with 17.5 team points. Redshirt junior 149-pounder Lavion Mayes (Mascoutah, Ill.), redshirt freshman 165-pounder Daniel Lewis (Blue Springs, Mo.), redshirt sophomore 184-pounder Willie Miklus (Altoona, Iowa), and junior J’den Cox (Columbia, Mo.) will all wrestle in the quarterfinals, seeking one win to guarantee an All-American spot.


#TigerStyle sits in fifth place after two sessions with 17.5 team points, tied with Iowa and Virginia Tech. Penn State leads the team race with 27.5 points, followed by Ohio State and Oklahoma State who each have 24.0 points. Nebraska is in fourth place with 20.0 points.


At 149 pounds, Mayes defeated Mitch Finesilver (Duke) with a 5-3 decision. Mayes picked up a point in the first period following the second stall warning on Finesilver, then added another point for another stall call in the second. Mayes started the third period on bottom and escaped to tack on another point, leading 3-1 with 90 seconds left. The Tiger junior scored his first takedown of the bout later in the third, giving him the 5-3 victory. The win sets up a rematch with Anthony Collica (Oklahoma State), who Mayes defeated 5-2 in Jan. 22 in Stillwater, Okla.


Lewis advanced to the quarterfinals with a 5-1 win over Jim Wilson (Stanford). The Blue Springs High School product will wrestle Connor Brennan (Rider) tomorrow.


Miklus scored early in his 9-1 major decision win over Joe Ariola (Buffalo). Facing Ariola for the third time in the last two weeks, Miklus took Ariola down and scored a two-point near-fall with 45 seconds remaining in the first period. Miklus tallied three more points in the second and a riding time point following the third for the 9-1 win. Miklus faces Lorenzo Thomas (Penn) in the quarterfinals Friday.


Cox scored two takedowns in the first period and held an 8-3 lead after two periods. In the final minute of action, Cox scored another takedown and a four-point near-fall to secure the major decision, 15-4. Tomorrow, the Tiger junior looks to advance the semifinals for the third consecutive year when he faces Brett Hinter (Princeton).


Redshirt sophomore 125-pounder Barlow McGhee (Rock Island, Ill.) lost his second round match in the tiebreaker overtime, 3-1 to Dylan Peters (Northern Iowa). After McGhee failed to escape in the first tiebreaker overtime, Peters escaped in the second tiebreaker overtime, making the score, 2-1. McGhee was given two points for a takedown with less than 15 seconds remaining, but upon video review, the takedown was taken off the board due to McGhee grabbing Peters’ kneepad. Peters was awarded one point due to the violation for the 3-1 win. McGhee will wrestle Lorenzo Bailey (Pittsburgh) tomorrow in the consolation second round.


Redshirt senior 174-pounder Blaise Butler (Belvidere, Ill.) Jonathan Schleifer (Princeton) by way of a major decision, 13-2, in the consolation first round. Butler wrestles Gordon Wolf (Lehigh) tomorrow.


Three Mizzou grapplers, redshirt junior 133-pounder Zach Synon (Cary, Ill.), redshirt junior 141-pounder Matt Manley (Perry, Okla.), and redshirt senior 157-pounder Le’Roy Barnes (Belton, Mo.) all lost their second match of the day and did not advance in the tournament. Synon finishes the season with a 16-14 record, while Manley sits at 28-8, and Barnes 26-11.


Session three begins tomorrow at 11 a.m. ET/10 a.m. CT and will feature the championship quarterfinals and two consolation rounds. ESPNU/ESPN3 will carry the broadcast.


Session four is scheduled for tomorrow at 8 p.m. ET/7 p.m. CT and will feature the championship semifinals and two more consolation rounds. ESPNU/ESPN3 will carry every match, while ESPN will cover the semifinals.


For all the latest on Mizzou Wrestling, stay tuned to MUTigers.comand follow the team on 651-343-3272

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From: Jurich, Julie <jjurich@athletics.pitt.edu>
Date: Thu, Mar 17, 2016 at 8:58 PM
Subject: Pitt Wrestling: Session 2: Bentley Bounces Back in Consolations
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Session 2: Bentley Bounces Back in Consolations

Sophomore Dom Forys falls in the round of 16


Updated Brackets | Championship Info


NEW YORK – Freshman LJ Bentley bounced back in the consolation round after suffering an opening round loss by defeating Wisconsin’s Johnny Jimenez in a 12-4 major decision. Sophomore Dom Forys and Bentley are the lone Panthers to move on to Friday at Madison Square Garden.


Redshirt sophomore Ryan Solomon fell to Billy Smith of Rutgers in the 285 pound pigtail wrestlebacks. Smith entered the day as the 12 seed and lost to Ohio’s Ross Larson. Solomon was unable to score any points on his opponent as he dropped a 3-0 decision.


In a rematch of the recent 133 pound ACC Championship, sophomore Dom Forys dropped a hard-fought 4-3 decision to Virginia’s George DiCamillo. Forys led the majority of the match, but a late takedown by DiCamillo at the end of the second period would tie it 3-3 entering the final frame. The Pittsburgh native started on top, but DiCamillo escaped for the final point of the match, claiming the 4-3 decision.


Forys will resume action in the consolation round Friday morning and will take on Corey Keener of Central


Freshman LJ Bentley defeated Wisconsin’s Johnny Jimenez for the second time this season after a 12-4 major decision in the first round of the consolations at 125 pounds. Bentley struck first with a takedown in the opening frame and never looked back. He extended his lead at the end of the first after a takedown and four-point nearfall, giving him an 8-1 advantage. Two escapes and a takedown would finish the match for the major decision. The victory was Bentley’s ninth on the season.


Bentley will face Barlow McGhee of Missouri in the round of 16 wrestlebacks.


Freshman TeShan Campbell fell to David Wagner of South Dakota State, 10-7, at 174 pounds. Campbell and Kocer were back and forth the majority of the match, but Campbell took a 6-4 lead with less than one minute. It looked like Campbell had the match locked up, but Kocer had a quick takedown and four-point nearfall to come out with the win.


Redshirt sophomore Cody Wiercioch dropped a 6-1 decision to Forrest Przybysz of Appalachian State at 165 pounds. Przybysz had a large 5-1 lead entering the final frame and collected his sixth point with riding time.


Redshirt senior Nick Bonaccorsi was the last Pitt wrestler to compete in the night session. The Pittsburgh native was shutout 6-0 by ACC foe Chip Ness of North Carolina at 197 pounds.


The third session of the 2016 NCAA Championships is set to begin Friday, March 18 at 11 a.m. Fans can catch every match live on ESPN3 or ESPNU. For more broadcast information click here.


LJ Bentley (125 pounds)

First Round: Connor Schram (Stanford) dec. LJ Bentley (Pitt), 5-2

Cons. First Round: LJ Bentley (Pitt) maj. dec. Johnny Jimenez (Wisconsin), 12-4


Dom Forys (133 pounds)

First Round: Dom Forys (Pitt) fall Dominick Malone (Northwestern), 4:22

Second Round: George DiCamillo (Virginia) dec. Dom Forys (Pitt), 4-3


Cody Wiercioch (165 pounds)

First Round: Austin Wilson (Nebraska) dec. Cody Wiercioch (Pitt), 6-0

Cons. First Round: Forrest Przybysz (App. State) dec. Cody Wiercioch (Pitt), 6-1


TeShan Campbell (174 pounds)

First Round: Michael Ottinger (Central Michigan) dec. TeShan Campbell (Pitt), 3-2

Cons. First Round: David Kocer (SDSU) dec. TeShan Campbell (Pitt), 10-7


Nick Bonaccorsi (197 pounds)

First Round: Conner Hartmann (Duke) maj. dec. Nick Bonaccorsi (Pitt), 8-0

Cons. First Round: Chip Ness (UNC) dec. Nick Bonaccorsi (Pitt), 6-0


Ryan Solomon (285 pounds)

Pigtail First Round: Collin Jensen (Nebraska) dec. Ryan Solomon (Pitt), 8-2

Pigtail Cons.: Billy Smith (Rutgers) dec. Ryan Solomon (Pitt), 3-0

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From: Kelli Grashel <KG3@athletics.wisc.edu>
Date: Thu, Mar 17, 2016 at 10:24 PM
Subject: UW WRES: Jordan advances to quarterfinals in 2016 NCAA championships
To: Kelli Grashel <KG3@athletics.wisc.edu>




Jordan advances to quarterfinals in 2016 NCAA championships
Jordan continues perfect season; Taylor set to compete in consolations

On the Web: http://go.wisc.edu/0klo63

NEW YORK CITY – Wisconsin junior wrestler Isaac Jordan advanced to Friday’s quarterfinal after sweeping his first two opponents in the opening sessions of the 2016 NCAA Wrestling Championships on Thursday at historic Madison Square Garden.

Jordan (27-0) collected two major decisions on the day at 165 pounds to clinch his spot in the quarterfinals where he will face Nebraska’s Austin Wilson. Jordan has a 2-0 record against Wilson after pinning him in the 2014-15 season at the 32-second mark and defeating him by major decision (8-0) in this season’s regular season dual.

“It was good. I didn’t the wrestle the best but I was getting my stuff and riding well,” Jordan said. “I had good defense. I rode well, I didn’t turn well but I rode well. I had like four minutes (of riding time) in the second match and two or three in my first match.”

After knocking off CSU Bakersfield’s Adam Fierro with a 10-1 major decision in his first bout of the day, Jordan compiled four takedowns, the most by any Badger in a single match during the championships, to trump Oklahoma’s Clark Glass 9-1 with the additional riding time point. Jordan had just a 2-0 lead after the first two periods, choosing to ride his opponent for the majority of the time and racking up more than three minutes of riding time in just two periods, but eventually tacked on two big takedowns in the final period to grasp the win. Jordan has gone to the quarterfinals in all three of his seasons competing for the Badgers.

“I’ve been in good position all day I think,” Jordan added. “I’m wrestling a familiar opponent, I’ve wrestled him a few times already so I’ll just carry over to the next day. I just need to open up and wrestle my style, don’t worry about the crowd or the opponent, so I’ll just wrestle my style and my match.”

Johnny Jimenez, Ryan Christensen and Ricky Robertson were eliminated from the tournament after suffering losses in the consolation brackets.

After falling to Stanford’s Keaton Subjeck’s by a 9-4 decision earlier in the day, Robertson dropped a close 4-3 decision to David Kocer of South Dakota State. After a scoreless first period, Kocer used a takedown in the second and reversal in the third to take the win despite three escapes from Robertson.

It was a familiar battle at 133 pounds as Taylor faced Penn State’s Jordan Conaway for the third time this season. Taylor took the first two matches of the rivalry but Conaway took the final one with a tight 8-5 decision.

Taylor led 2-1 after the first period but Conaway added three points of his own through a takedown and escape at the beginning of the second to capture the lead. Taylor countered with an escape, making it a 4-3 lead for Conaway headed into the final period. Conaway finished the match with two takedowns in the last period to top Taylor.

Jimenez dropped a 12-4 decision (125 pounds) to Pittsburgh’s Lorenzo Bentley after falling behind 8-1 in the first period. He finished the season with an 18-16 record.

Christensen, a freshman from Woodinville, Washington, had a tough showing in his first NCAA championships but ultimately fell short after losing a closely contested 7-5 decision to Stanford’s Garet Krohn at 184 pounds.

Christensen knotted the match at 2-2 early in the second but fell behind as Krohn took him down for the second time. He still trailed by just one at the start of the third period but Krohn went ahead early in the last period with an escape and takedown. Christensen concluded his first season with an 18-20 record.

The third session continues at 10 a.m. (CT) with an eight mat configuration. The quarterfinals will be on the four middle mats while the wrestle-back second and third rounds will be on the outside mats.

Kelli Grashel

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Date: Thu, Mar 17, 2016 at 10:35 PM
Subject: Article: Thomas to the Quarterfinals at NCAA Championships
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Thomas to the Quarterfinals at NCAA Championships
Courtesy Charles Dorman, associate director of athletic communications
Thu, March 17, 2016
NEW YORK, N.Y. – Lorenzo Thomas has mostly flown under the radar during the 2015-16 wrestling season. A 10-1 major decision over returning All-American Blake Stauffer of Arizona State in the second round of the 2016 NCAA Wrestling Championships has re-announced his presence on the national scene as he winds down one the finest careers in the history of Penn Wrestling.

Thomas, a 2014 NCAA All-American, broke open a tightly-contested battle with the sixth-seeded Stauffer via a takedown and four backpoints at the end of the first period. With less than 10 seconds to go in the first frame, Thomas locked up a cradle and pivoted Stauffer to his back for the commanding lead.

In the second period, Thomas would get to work on top for the most part, building a bank of riding time before Stauffer could escape. In the third period, an escape and then a final takedown from Thomas sealed the major decision – his third career major during NCAA competition which is tied for most all-time by a Quaker.

Lorenzo Thomas is looking forward to competing for a spot in the semifinals tomorrow at #WrestleNYC pic.twitter.com/OaleMzv7q0

— Penn Wrestling (@PennWrestling) March 18, 2016
In Friday’s semifinals, Thomas will wrestle No. 14 seed Willie Miklus of Missouri. The two met last year in the first round of the NCAA Championships, a match Thomas had an early 4-2 lead in before Miklus got a fall at 2:15.

Thomas is the second quarterfinalist in as many years for the Quakers – joining C.J. Cobb who reached the quarters at 149 last season. Penn will have back-to-back quarterfinalists for the first time since a stretch of 11 consecutive tournaments from 1997-2007. Already the first Penn All-American at 184 pounds with his sixth place finish last season, Thomas is now the first-ever quarterfinalist for the Quakers at 184 pounds.

The Quakers went 3-1 in Session I of the 2016 NCAA Wrestling Championships, scoring two upsets along the way.

2014 All-American Lorenzo Thomas opened his tournament with a 4-2 decision over West Virginia’s Bubba Scheffel. Thomas, the No. 11 seed, picked up two full minutes of riding time in the second period, and then added an escape and takedown in the third. That was the difference, rendering a late Scheffel escape moot.

A pair of unseeded Quakers made some noise to start their NCAA Tournaments in May Bethea and Casey Kent.

Casey Kent knocked off returning All-American Zach Epperly of Virginia Tech – the No. 8 seed – via a 3-2 decision. Kent rode strong in the second period, building up 1:33 of riding time before Epperly scored a reversal. Kent would escape quickly from that – and replicate the escape at the start of the third. Both quick exits kept his riding time at 1:12, and that was the difference as Epperly was unable to mount any offense in the final minute.

In the second round, Kent conceded two big moves early – a pair of six-point throws for No. 9 Chandler Rogers who would go on to counter a late lateral drop attempt from Kent into a fall at 7:00.

May Bethea wasted no time getting his hand raised at the NCAA Championships, knocking off the No. 14 seed – Austin Matthews of Edinboro – in the first round, 8-7.

Bethea scored three takedowns in the match – two in the first period – to build his lead, but it was the work he did on top that secured the win. Bethea added riding time off each takedown, and a strong minute of riding to open the third period locked up that point. The riding time came in handy as a reversal from Matthews and then a takedown with 0:01 on the clock only got the bout to 7-7.

In the second round, Bethea ran into the No. 3 seed Jason Nolf of Penn State. Nolf had the better of the match, working a technical fall, 25-10, at 6:36.

Caleb Richardson was the first Quaker on the mat, but the result was a 2-1 decision for Michigan’s Rossi Bruno in a tiebreaker. Neither wrestler scored a takedown, despite good action in the final minute of regulation and sudden victory. In the tiebreaker, Richardson was unable to escape and Bruno earned a point with an escape nine seconds into the period for the win.

In consolation action, Richardson was caught off guard by Northwestern’s Dom Malone who scored a quick takedown and added nearfall to take control of an eventual 14-1 match.

Thomas takes to the mats for quarterfinal action in Session III which starts at 11 a.m. on March 18. Bethe and Kent will also be in action, competing in consolation matches – each needing three wins tomorrow to earn All-American honors.

133: Caleb RichardsonPreliminary Round: lost to Rossi Bruno (Michigan), 2-1 TBConsolation Preliminary Round: lost to Dom Malone (Northwestern), 14-1

157: May BetheaFirst Round: def. #14 Austin Matthews (Edinboro), 8-7Second Round: lost to #3 Jason Nolf (Penn State), 25-10

174: Casey KentFirst Round: def. #8 Zach Epperly (Virginia Tech), 3-2Second Round: lost to #9 Chandler Rogers (Oklahoma State), FALL 6:59

184: #11 Lorenzo ThomasFirst Round: def. Bubba Scheffel (West Virginia), 4-2Second Round: def. #6 Blake Stauffer (Arizona State), 10-1

Notes: Thomas now has 32 wins this season – tied for 12th-most in a single season by a Penn wrestler … Thomas has 113 career wins, which ranks sixth-highest all-time by a Quakers … Nine of his wins have come at the NCAA Championships – eighth-most by a Penn grappler at the national tournament … There were 28 seeded wrestlers to suffer a loss in Round One, Penn was one of six schools (Edinboro, Penn State, Bucknell, Oklahoma, Iowa State) to pick up two of those wins … Kent’s defeat of No. 8 Epperly was the highest-seeded wrestler defeated by a Quaker in the First Round since Zack Shanaman defeated No. 7 Jake Dieffenbach of Oklahoma State in 2008.

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From: Roger Sepich <rsepich@niu.edu>
Date: Thu, Mar 17, 2016 at 8:36 PM
Subject: NIU Wrestling: Shawn Scott Advances to Day Two at NCAAs
To: Roger Sepich <rsepich@niu.edu>




March 17, 2016

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE


NIU Wrestling: Shawn Scott Advances to Day Two at NCAAs

Scott won two matches on Thursday and almost qualified for the quarterfinals.

Full NIU results listed below.


NEW YORK CITY –Shawn Scott of the Northern Illinois University wrestling team advanced to the second day of the 2016 NCAA Wrestling Championships after winning his opening two matches, advancing to the Round of 16 and scoring 2.0 points for his team in the process.

After edging his preliminary match at 197 pounds by 3-2 decision over John Bolich of Lehigh to start the tournament for NIU, Scott (Holly, Mich./Holly) pulled off one of the wildest wins of the championships when he upset No. 9 Reuben Franklin of Cal State-Bakersfield in the Round of 32. Trailing by a 5-2 margin with less than 10 seconds remaining in the match, Scott secured a takedown and four near-fall points as time expired to win with an 8-5 decision.

Shawn Scott’s win in the Round of 32 over Franklin was historic for many reasons:

*Highest seed defeated by an unseeded NIU wrestler since 1993 (Jim Kossakowski vs. No. 8 Brett Colombini of Minnesota)
*First unseeded Huskie to upset a top-10 seed since 2003 (Sam Hiatt vs. No. 10 Richard LaForge of Hofstra)
*Highest seed defeated by any NIU wrestler at NCAAs since 2004 (No. 2 Ben Heizer vs. No. 3 Jake Rosholt of Oklahoma State)
*First Huskie to defeat a top-10 seed at NCAAs since 2007 (No. 12 Johnny Galloway vs. No. 10 Michael Cannon of American)
*Just the 11th unseeded NIU wrestler all-time to knock off a seeded wrestler at NCAAs

Despite seeing Scott suffer a narrow 3-2 defeat to No. 8 seed Aaron Studebaker of Nebraska in the Round of 16, NIU wrestling head coach Ryan Ludwig praised his junior 197-pounder for advancing to Friday at the NCAA Wrestling Championships at Madison Square Garden thanks to his two wins earlier in the day.

“Shawn showed incredible desire to pull off that victory against a top-10 opponent. That’s the type of never-quit attitude we teach, and it shows just how important of a leader he is for our team,” Ludwig said of Scott. “Now he must immediately turn his focus towards advancing through tomorrow.”

Scott will now face Josh DaSilviera of Arizona State in the second round of the 197-pound consolation bracket on Friday afternoon in New York City, aiming to improve on the 2.0 team points that currently have the Huskies tied for 54th place overall.

Unfortunately, NIU’s three other wrestlers that qualified for nationals all went winless on Thursday.

Senior first-time NCAA qualifier Andrew Morse (Alto, Mich./Lowell) showed promise in each of his matches at 157 pounds, taking a 2-1 lead on undefeated No. 2 seed Thomas Gantt of North Carolina State and bolting out to a 6-0 lead over Greg Flournoy of George Mason in the consolation round; however, Morse was unable to maintain those advantages.

NIU fantastic freshmen Austin Eicher (Fenton, Mich./Hartland) and Steve Bleise (Chelsea, Mich./Chelsea) were both eliminated at 133 and 141 pounds on Thursday, respectively. Mid-American Conference champion Eicher suffered two decision defeats, while Bleise also couldn’t register a win in his NCAA debut.


Coach Ludwig highlighted the tremendous seasons for each of those trio of Huskies.

“Andrew has been a fantastic wrestler for us for four years. He earned his way here and we can’t thank him enough for his hard work and contribution to our program,” Ludwig said of his senior, before adding of the freshmen, “Austin and Steve also had tremendous first seasons by qualifying for this event. They will be a big part of our bright future going forward.”

Follow @NIUWrestling on Twitter for coverage of Shawn Scott’s continued run at NCAAs.

NIU Wrestling at the 2016 NCAA Championships

Austin Eicher, 133 pounds
No. 14 Geoffrey Alexander (Maryland) dec. Eicher (NIU), 7-3
Joey Palmer (Oregon State) dec. Eicher (NIU), 6-0

No. 13 Steve Bleise, 141 pounds
Seth Gross (South Dakota State) dec. Bleise (NIU), 6-3
Jamel Hudson (Hofstra) maj. dec. Bleise (NIU), 13-5

Andrew Morse, 157 pounds
No. 2 Thomas Gantt (NC State) tech. fall Morse (NIU), 21-4
Greg Flournoy (George Mason) dec. Morse (NIU), 7-6

Shawn Scott, 197 pounds, 2 team points
Scott (NIU) dec. John Bolich (Lehigh), 2-1 in preliminary pigtail
Scott (NIU) dec. No. 9 Reuben Franklin (CSU-Bakersfield), 8-5
No. 8 Aaron Studebaker (Nebraska) dec. Scott (NIU), 3-2

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Subject: Wrestling: Pfarr Shines for Gophers on First Day of NCAAs
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Pfarr Shines for Gophers on First Day of NCAAs

Four Gopher wrestlers advance to day two of the tournament, with Pfarr moving to the quarterfinals after a 2-0 opening day


Brett Pfarr shined for Minnesota on the opening day of the 2016 NCAA Championships at Madison Square Garden, allowing just a single point to his two opponents and advancing to the 197-pound quarterfinals. Collectively, the five Gophers who earned spots in this year’s tournament went 5-5 on the day, with four still alive for the tournament’s second day. The Gophers scored 5.5 points as a team on Thursday and currently sit in a tie for 30th place.



“Today was pretty much the way the season’s been. It’s been challenging,” said head coach J Robinson. “We’re not wrestling our style. We’re not wrestling our pace. When you get to tournaments like this, it costs you. That’s just the way it is. It’s something we have to take match by match and day by day. We’ll do as well as we can here and then, when we get home, we’ll have to fix some stuff.”



Pfarr, the third seed at 197, bowled over a pair of top-20 opponents to position himself one win shy of guaranteeing an All-America finish and continuing toward his ultimate goal of standing at the top of the podium on Saturday night. Pfarr began the day with a convincing 5-0 win over Preston Weigel (Oklahoma State). In his second-round bout, Pfarr nearly pinned Zach Nye (Virginia) in the first period, settling instead for a four-point near fall to jump ahead 6-0 on his way to a 15-1 major decision.



After a disappointing 1-2 performance in his NCAA tournament debut last year competing at 184 pounds, Pfarr came to New York City looking from a better showing. What he got from his first day was a sense of relief.



“I was excited for today and I’m kind of glad to have it behind me,” said Pfarr. “That first match was a little nerve-racking. After last year, it was a reminder of what can happen at the NCAA tournament. We saw a lot of upsets today, so it feels good to get two good wins under me. I’ve got one more tomorrow and that’s all I’m focused on.”



“[Pfarr’s] wrestling well. He’s wrestling intense and he’s wrestling tough,” said Robinson. “He came here to win this tournament.”



Two other Gopher grapplers were seeded heading into the event and while both suffered defeats on Thursday, 141-pounder Tommy Thorn and heavyweight Michael Kroells survived the first day of competition and will be in action tomorrow morning.



Thorn, making his first appearance at NCAAs, won his opening match over Nicholas Gil (Navy), 3-2, the exact score by which he defeated Gil earlier this season at the Southern Scuffle. In another tournament rematch, Thorn fell in his second-round contest to Micah Jordan (Ohio State), 5-1. Jordan had previously defeated Thorn in the third-place match of the Big Ten Championships two weeks ago.



The Gophers’ lone returning All-American, Kroells, had an opening day eerily similar to last season. Just like last year, Kroells came into the tournament as the ninth seed. Like last year, he defeated an unseeded wrestler in his first match – this year’s victory was a 5-2 win over Mauro Correnti (Rider) – and, like last year, he was defeated by a higher-seeded wrestler in his second contest, this year falling to Max Wessell (Lehigh), 15-7. Kroells will look to replicate more of his tournament performance from last year tomorrow as he works toward his second All-America season through the consolation bracket.



Jake Short and Nick Wanzek came to Manhattan unseeded in their first career NCAA tournament appearances and suffered opening-match losses to seeded competitors. Short fell to Alec Pantaleo (Michigan), 4-0, in the first round, while Wanzek fell to Myles Martin (Ohio State), 12-4.



In wrestlebacks, Wanzek fell behind early to Phil Bakuckas (Rutgers) on a first period takedown, but rallied for a takedown of his own in the middle frame before the two headed to sudden victory overtime. In the overtime period, Wanzek scored a takedown to defeat Bakuckas, 6-4, and continue in the tournament. Meanwhile, Short suffered a 4-1 defeat on the backside of the bracket and was eliminated Thursday night.



Full match-by-match results are available at: z.umn.edu/wrncaa1



Friday’s action at Madison Square Garden will begin with Session III at 10 a.m. Central, followed by Session IV at 7 p.m. Central. The midday session will feature quarterfinal matches, as well as the second and third round of wrestlebacks, while the evening session will include semifinal bouts and the fourth and fifth rounds of wrestlebacks.



Session III will be broadcast on ESPNU and Session IV will be on ESPN. All matches on all mats can also be streamed live on WatchESPN.

 

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Date: Thu, Mar 17, 2016 at 8:23 PM
Subject: WR: Five Advance to NCAA Quarterfinals
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March 17, 2016

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Ohio State wrestling contact:
Mike Basford / basford.16@osu.edu WR: Five Advance to NCAA QuarterfinalsTomasello, Jordan brothers, Martin, Snyder alive for titles

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NEW YORK, N.Y. - Five Buckeyes remained alive in the championship bracket while one other is in contention on the consolation side after Session II of the 2016 NCAA Wrestling Championships, taking place this weekend at Madison Square Garden in New York.


In the team race, Penn State leads the way with 27.5 points, following by a tie between Ohio State and Oklahoma State for second (24 points) and Nebraska in fourth (20 points). Overall, Buckeye wrestlers went 11-5 on the day with eight bonus point wins – four pins, two tech falls and two major decisions.


The Fab Five of Ohio State quarterfinalists are Nathan Tomasello, Bo Jordan, Micah Jordan, Myles Martin and Kyle Snyder. Additionally, Johnni DiJulius will start his day tomorrow on the consolation side of the bracket at 133 after a second round loss to Nebraska’s Eric Montoya.


Defending champion, top-seeded and unbeaten Tomasello looked the past on Friday evening in his quarterfinal match with Indiana’s Elijah Oliver, picking up a workman like 10-2 major decision over the Hoosier freshman on the strength of four takedowns. He moves onto the ninth-seeded Dylan Peters of UNI tomorrow morning.


In a rematch of the third place match at the Big Ten Championships, M. Jordan was once again able to top another redshirt freshman – Tommy Thorn of Minnesota. Two weeks ago in Iowa City, Jordan pinned Thorn, but this match wasn’t decided until the third period. Leading 3-1, Jordan got a clinching takedown and then rode Thorn out as the clock expired.


At 165, B. Jordan took on true freshman David McFadden of Virginia Tech. The two went toe-to-toe for much of the match before Jordan pulled away late, eventually picking up a 8-3 decision that put him into the quarterfinals for the second straight year.


A mild upset at 174 gave Ohio State its fourth quarterfinalist. Martin, seeded No. 11, defeated Cal State Bakerfield’s Bryce Hammond, the sixth seed, on the strength of a third-period reversal and riding time point. In Martin’s bracket, the No. 2, No. 3, No. 4 and No. 8 seeds all lost in the opening round. He will now see Oklahoma’s Matt Reed in the quarters. Reed defeated the No. 3 and No. 14 seeds on Friday. Martin and M. Jordan are the fourth and fifth freshmen to reach the NCAA quarterfinal round for the Buckeyes in the last two years.


Like he has all season, Snyder racked up points early and often in his 26-10 technical fall over 15th-seeded Tanner Harms of Wyoming. It was the sixth time in eight matches that Snyder scored 20-plus points (in one other match he had a fall). His quarterfinal opponent will be seventh-seeded Amarveer Dhesi of Oregon State.


Action gets underway tomorrow at 11 a.m. with Session III, which can be seen live on ESPNU.


OHIO STATE WRESTLING
2016 NCAA Championships | Session II
Madison Square Garden | New York, N.Y. | Attendance: 17,805


TEAM STANDINGS (TOP 10)1. Penn State – 27.5
2. Ohio State – 24.0
2. Oklahoma State – 24.0
4. Nebraska – 20
5. Iowa – 17.5
5. Missouri – 17.5
5. Virginia Tech – 17.5
8. Michigan – 15.0
9. NC State – 13.0
9. Oklahoma – 13.0


125: No. 1 Nathan Tomasello (24-0)
Round Two: Tomasello won by major decision over Elijah Oliver (Indiana) 11-2


133: No. 10 Johnni DiJulius (18-8)
Round Two: Eric Montoya (Nebraska) decision over DiJulius 2-0


141: No. 6 Micah Jordan (27-2)
Round Two: Jordan decision over Tommy Thorn (Minnesota) 5-1


157: Jake Ryan (17-7)
Consolation Rd. One: Luke Smith (Central Michigan) decision over Ryan 2-0


165: No. 3 Bo Jordan (18-2)
Round Two: Jordan decision over David McFadden (Virginia Tech) 8-3


174: No. 11 Myles Martin (30-6)
Round Two: Martin decision over Bryce Hammond (Bakersfield) 5-3


184: Kenny Courts (17-12)
Consolation Rd. One: Jakob `Bubba` Scheffel (West Virginia) decision over Courts 6-4


285: No. 2 Kyle Snyder (8-0)
Round Two: Snyder technical fall over Tanner Harms (Wyoming) 26-10 (6:59)



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Date: Thu, Mar 17, 2016 at 8:24 PM
Subject: VT Wrestling: Four Hokies set to compete in quarterfinals
To: wrestling_media@hokiesports.com


Wrestling
Four Hokies set to compete in quarterfinals
All eight Tech grapplers still alive in Madison Square Garden
Read the story
- hokiesports.com to go



http://www.hokiesports.com/wrestling/recaps/20160317aab.html


NEW YORK CITY - The Hokies opened competition at the 2016 NCAA National Championship on Thursday and currently sit in a tie for 5th place with Michigan and Missouri with 17.5 points after the first full day.

Joey Dance opened the day with an 8-2 decision over Alfredo Rodriguez of SIUE and advances to take on David Terao of American (26-5) in the second round. At 141 pounds, Solomon Chishko made his debut on the NCAA stage with a 9-3 victory, facing Logan Everett of Army (19-13) next. Nick Brascetta held on for a 9-4 victory over Russell Parsons of Army in his fourth trip to Nationals.

Freshman David McFadden made a big splash inhis first trip to the NCAA championship, pinning his opponent in 4:44 to move on to the next round. He will face Bo Jordan of Ohio State (17-2) next. Zack Zavatsky won a 9-3 decision to become the fifth Hokie to advance to the second round and was immediately followed by a 6-2 win from Jared Haught. Ty Walz rounded out the first session with a 5-2 victory over Tanner Hall of Arizona State.

Seven Hokies will advanced to the second round of competition on Thursday. Chishko, Brascetta, Zavatsky and Walz all advanced to the quarterfinals with victories.

Dance opened the evening session for Tech, falling in a tough battle to 15 seed David Terao of American. At 141 pounds, Chishko continued his dominant day with a 16-1 tech fall victory over Logan Everett of Army and will advance to face second seeded Joey McKenna of Stanford in the quarterfinals.

Redshirt senior Brascetta downed the ninth seeded Richie Lewis of Rutgers 7-6 in a back-and-forth match that featured six lead changes. Fourteenth seeded McFadden gave three seed Bo Jordan of Ohio State everything he had but couldn’t get the win, dropping an 8-3 decision.

Zavatsky won a 3-1 decision in a rematch with Hayden Zillmer of North Dakota State, who beat the redshirt freshman 7-5 in November. Zavatsky and Chishko will both advance to the quarterfinals in their first trip to Nationals, an impressive feat for the young wrestlers.

Haught took unseeded Patrick Downey of Iowa State to overtime before being pinned. Walz, facing Joseph Goodhart of Drexel in his first match of the day, won the third bonus victory on the day for the Hokies with a 16-5 major decision.

Brascetta is making his second appearance in the quarterfinals and Walz joins the freshmen in making first appearances.

The Hokies will be back in action at 11 AM EST on Friday and all the action is available on ESPN3.

In the first round of consolation matches, Epperly bounced back to win a 17-2 tech fall over Rustin Barrick of Bucknell to advance in the consolation rounds.

THURSDAY’S RESULTS AND FRIDAY’S OPPONENTS AT THE NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS

125: #2 seed Joey Dance
First Round: def. Alfredo Rodriguez (SIUE), 8-2
Second Round: lost to #15 seed David Terao (American), 5-3
Consolations: vs. Brandon Jeske (Old Dominion) - FRIDAY

141: #7 seed Solomon Chishko
First Round: def. Mike Pongracz (UTC),9-3
Second Round: def. Logan Everett (Army), TF 16-1
Quarterfinals: vs. #2 seed Joey McKenna (Stanford) - FRIDAY

157: #8 seed Nick Brascetta
First Round: def. Russell Parsons (Army), 9-4
Second Round: def. #9 seed Richie Lewis (Rutgers), 7-6
Quarterfinals: vs. #1 seed Isaiah Martinez (Illinois) - FRIDAY

165: #14 seed David McFadden
First Round: def. Cooper Moore (UNI), fall 4:44
Second Round: lost to #3 Bo Jordan (Ohio State), 8-3
Consolations: vs. Casey Fuller (Edinboro) - FRIDAY

174: #8 seed Zach Epperly
First Round: lost to Casey Kent (Penn), 3-2
Consolations: def. Rustin Barrick (Bucknell), TF 17-2
Consolations: vs. #10 seed Michael Ottinger (Central Michigan) - FRIDAY

184: #5 seed Zack Zavatsky
First Round: def. Andrew Romanchik (Ohio), 9-3
Second Round: def. Hayden Zillmer (NDSU), 3-1
Quarterfinals: vs. #13 Pete Renda (NC State) - FRIDAY

197: #6 seed Jared Haught
First Round: def. Sam Wheeler (CSU), 6-2
Second Round: lost to Patrick Downey (ISU), fall
Consolations: vs. Chip Ness (UNC) - FRIDAY

285: #3 seed Ty Walz
First Round: def. Tanner Hall (ASU), 5-2
Second Round: def. Joseph Goodhart (Drexel), MD 16-5
Quarterfinals: vs. Brooks Black (Illinois) - FRIDAY

 

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From: Tristan Warner <twarn006@odu.edu>
Date: Thu, Mar 17, 2016 at 8:21 PM
Subject: Mecate Reaches Quarters; Jeske, Dechow Advance to Day 2 at NCAAs
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NEW YORK -- Chris Mecate picked up two shutout victories en route to a quarterfinal berth while Brandon Jeske and Jack Dechowadvanced to day two and remain in contention for All-American status at the 2016 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships at Madison Square Garden on Thursday.

Twelfth-seeded Chris Mecate powered his way to the quarterfinals after earning a commanding 5-0 decision over Appalachian State's Mike Longo in the opening round and then dominating Penn State's returning All-American Jimmy Gulibon, 6-0, in the round of 16. Mecate will square off against Rutgers' No. 4 seeded Anthony Ashnault tomorrow at 11 a.m. in the quarterfinals. The fifth-year senior from Highland, California is just one win away from claiming his second consecutive All-American honor.

Brandon Jeske dropped his opening pigtail bout to Chasen Tolbert of Utah Valley, 6-1, but responded in a big way for the Monarchs, defeating Iowa State's Kyle Larson, 3-1, before pinning Rutgers' Sean McCabe in 3:20 on Thursday evening. Jeske will battle Virginia Tech's No. 2 seed Joey Dance tomorrow morning in the third round of consolations.

Jack Dechow opened up the tournament with a 4-1 victory over Campbell's Ville Heino in the pigtail round. The redshirt junior from Richmond, Illinois dropped a hard-fought 3-1 decision to Cornell's No. 1 seed and returning NCAA Champion Gabe Dean in a bout where no offensive points were scored. In Thursday evening's consolation round, Dechow earned a decisive 6-1 victory over Penn State's No. 16 Matt McCutcheon. Tomorrow morning Dechow will take on Jordan Ellingwood of Central Michigan in a rematch of the MAC Championship finals.

The Monarchs are in a 23rd place tie in the team standings with Rider, Princeton, South Dakota State and Appalachian State with 6.5 points heading into day two.

Session three of the NCAA Championships begins tomorrow at 11 a.m. with the quarterfinals and consolations running simultaneously.

ODU Results -- Day 1

125 - Brandon Jeske
Prelim - Chasen Tolbert (Utah Valley) 17-9 won by decision over Brandon Jeske (Old Dominion) 20-12 (Dec 6-1)
Prelim - Brandon Jeske (Old Dominion) 20-12 won by decision over Kyle Larson (Iowa St.) 23-17 (Dec 3-1)
Cons. Round 1 - Brandon Jeske (Old Dominion) 20-12 won by fall over Sean McCabe (Rutgers) 14-16 (Fall 3:20)

141 - Chris Mecate (23-6)
Champ. Round 1 - Chris Mecate (Old Dominion) 23-6 won by decision over Mike Longo (Appalachian St.) 21-10 (Dec 5-0)
Champ. Round 2 - Chris Mecate (Old Dominion) 23-6 won by decision over Jimmy Gulibon (Penn State) 13-10 (Dec 6-0)

184 - Jack Dechow (20-4)
Prelim - Jack Dechow (Old Dominion) 20-4 won by decision over Ville Heino (Campbell) 26-14 (Dec 4-1)
Champ. Round 1 - Gabriel Dean (Cornell) 31-1 won by decision over Jack Dechow (Old Dominion) 20-4 (Dec 3-1)
Cons. Round 1 - Jack Dechow (Old Dominion) 20-4 won by decision over Matt McCutcheon (Penn State) 16-8 (Dec 6-1)



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Date: Thu, Mar 17, 2016 at 10:57 PM
Subject: Article: 4 Broncs Alive, 2 in Quarterfinals
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4 Broncs Alive, 2 in Quarterfinals
Courtesy Rider Sports Information
Thu, March 17, 2016

Courtesy Roy DeBoer
Conor Brennan 2-0 Thursday
Rider 23rd at NCAA Wrestling Championships Day One

Brennan and Walsh in Quarterfinals

NEW YORK, NY—Six Broncs won six matches Thursday and four are still alive at the NCAA Division I Championships, held at Madison Square Garden March 17-19. The Broncs are currently in 23rd place among the 72 teams represented at Nationals.

“We just have to keep wrestling hard and keep moving forward,” said Rider head coach Gary Taylor.

Rider senior Conor Brennan (Brick, NJ/Brick Twp.) and sophomore Chad Walsh (Cherry Hill, NJ/Camden Catholic) are both 2-0 and have reached the quarterfinals. “They both wrestled extremely well with confidence,” Taylor said. “Chad and Conor have big matches in the quarters.”

Sophomore B.J. Clagon (Toms River, NJ/Toms River South) and junior Ryan Wolfe (New Castle, Del./Caravel Academy) went 1-1 and are alive in consolations.

Brennan (28-3), the 12th seed at 165, will face the 4th seed, Daniel Lewis of Missouri in the quarterfinals Friday.

Brennan defeated the #5 seed, Max Rohskopf of North Carolina State, 4-2 in sudden victory in the second round. “He had a beautiful takedown at the end,” Taylor said.

Brennan defeated Jake Faust (17-8) of Duke 7-2 in the first round

Walsh (26-7), the 15th seed at 157, will face the #7 seed, Cody Park of South Dakota State in the quarterfinals Friday.

Walsh upset the #2 seed, Thomas Gantt (24-1) of North Carolina State, 11-8 in the second round. “Walsh beat the number two wrester in the nation who was undefeated,” Taylor said. “It was a great win. Good for him. He worked hard to win that match.”

Walsh won an 11-2 major decision over Greg Flournoy of George Mason in the first round. Walsh has now defeated Flournoy three times this year

Clagon went 1-1 Thursday. In consolations, Clagon (20-11) will face Joseph Galasso of Cornell. Clagon lost 9-7 in overtime to the #9 seed at 149, Justin Oliver of Central Michigan in the second round. “BJ went for the takedown but ended up losing it,” Taylor said. “He has to wrestle back hard in a lot of tough matches to get back and place.”

Clagon upset the #8 seed Evan Henderson (22-5) of North Carolina 3-1 in the first round.

Wolfe was 1-1 Thursday. In consolations Wolfe (28-8) will face Scottie Boykin of Chattanooga on Friday. Wolfe defeated Michael Woulfe of Navy 17-12 in consolations. “He made some adjustments right there at the end and really did some nice things,” Taylor said.

Wolfe lost 11-3 to the #1 seed at 197, Morgan McIntosh (29-0) of Penn State in the first round. McIntosh defeated Wolfe 10-1 in a dual meet this year.

Senior Rob Deutsch (Cherry Hill, NJ/Eastern Regional) went 0-2. Deutsch (20-7) lost 17-1 in the consolations to Zachary Davis of Navy. Deutsch was pinned in 2:06 by the10th seed at 133, Johnni DiJulius (17-7) of Ohio State in the first round.

Sophomore heavyweight Mauro Correnti (Delran, NJ/Holy Cross) went 0-2 Thursday. In consolations Correnti (16-14) lost 7-2 to Mike Hughes of Hofstra. Correnti lost 5-2 to the #9 seed, Michael Kroells (30-7) of Minnesota in the first round.

Session three begins at 11am Friday. “The guys are pretty fired up about tomorrow,” Taylor said.

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Date: Thu, Mar 17, 2016 at 8:18 PM
Subject: Iowa Wrestling recap -- 5 Hawkeyes Advance to Quarterfinals
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University of Iowa Wrestling

Athletic Communications Contact: Chris Brewer


5 Hawkeyes Advance to Quarterfinals

Hawkeyes in fifth place at NCAA Championships


NEW YORK CITY -- Five Hawkeyes advanced to the quarterfinals of the 2016 NCAA Wrestling Championships followingsecond round action Thursday night in Madison Square Garden.


Thomas Gilman (125) won by major decision and Cory Clark (133), Brandon Sorensen (149), Sammy Brooks (184), and Nathan Burak (197) all advanced with decisions.


Iowa is in a three-way tie for fifth place with Missouri and Virginia Tech. The Hawkeyes have 17.5 points, 10 behind tournament leader Penn State. Ohio State and Oklahoma State are tied for second with 24 points, and Nebraska is in fourth with 20.


Iowa has two wrestlers still alive on the back side of the bracket. Alex Meyer, who dropped a 10-9 decision in the opening round, rebounded with a 6-2 win over the fourth-seeded Ethan Ramos of North Carolina at 174. Edwin Cooper, Jr. won his opening round bout but was dropped to the consolation bracket after getting pinned in round two.


The Hawkeyes lost Patrick Rhoads at 165 and Sam Stoll at 285. Rhoads lost his final match as a Hawkeye, 6-3, and Stoll medically forfeited from the tournament.


“There was some good, there was some bad,” said UI head coach Tom Brands. “We are focusing on the good because it’s what’s going to keep us in the team race, and it’s what’s going to keep us in the accolades race. That’s what we have to do.”


Gilman is in the quarterfinals for the second consecutive year. He scored bonus points in both of his bouts, and has scored bonus points in all five of his postseason wins.


“The game plan is always being aggressive,” Gilman said. “Have to keep that dogfight there.”


Brooks is also in the quarterfinals for the second straight year. He won by technical fall in the opening round and advanced to the quarterfinals with a 10-8 win in the second round.


“I am just trying to stay with my stuff, not over thinking it,” Brooks said. “Keep wrestling hard, trusting my condition, my coaches, and my skills.”


Sorensen is in the quarterfinals for the first time. He lost in the second round a year ago before running off five consecutive wins on the back side of the bracket to earn All-America honors. Clark and Burak are both two-time All-Americans, and both are making their third straight appearance in the quarterfinals.


All five Hawkeye quarterfinalists are the favorite on paper to advance to the semis.


“It’s the first day, we’re a third of the way through it. We have a long road to go and we’re excited for what’s in front of us,” Brands said.


The NCAA quarterfinals and consolation rounds begin Friday at 10 a.m. (CT). ESPNU and ESPN3 will provide television and online coverage.


SESSION II RESULTS

125 – #4 Thomas Gilman (IA) major dec. #13 Tim Lambert (NEB), 12-4

133 - #2 Cory Clark (IA) dec. #15 Josh Alber (UNI), 6-2

149 - #2 Brandon Sorensen (IA) dec. Victor Lopez (BUCK), 3-1

157 - #4 Ian Miller (KENT) pinned #13 Edwin Cooper, Jr. (IA), 1:11

184 - #2 Sammy Brooks (IA) dec. Jordan Ellingwood (CMU), 10-8

197 - #4 Nathan Burak (IA) dec. #13 Jacob Smith (WVU), 8-2


CONSOLATION ROUND RESULTS

165 - Casey Fuller (EDIN) dec. Patrick Rhoads, 6-3

174 - #13 Alex Meyer (IA) dec. #4 Ethan Ramos (UNC), 6-2


QUARTERFINAL MATCHUPS

125 - #4 Thomas Gilman (IA) vs. #5 Ryan Millhof (OU)

133 - #2 Cory Clark (IA) vs. #7 Eric Montoya (NEB)

149 - #2 Brandon Sorensen (IA) vs. #7 Jake Sueflohn (NEB)

184 - #2 Sammy Brooks (IA) vs. #7 Timothy Dudley (NEB)

197 - #4 Nathan Burak (IA) vs. #5 Connor Hartmann (DUKE)


CONSOLATION MATCHUPS

157 - #13 Edwin Cooper, Jr. (IA) vs. Austin Matthews (EDIN)

174 - #13 Alex Meyer (IA) vs. #14 Nick Kee (APP)

 

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Date: Thu, Mar 17, 2016 at 11:04 PM
Subject: Article: Session II: Five Huskers Advance to NCAA Quarterfinals
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All 10 Huskers won at least one match on Thursday and will wrestle on Friday.
Session II: Five Huskers Advance to NCAA Quarterfinals
Courtesy NU Athletic Communications
Thu, March 17, 2016
New York, N.Y. – Five Huskers advanced to the quarterfinals and all 10 are still in contention at the NCAA Championships after Session II at Madison Square Garden on Thursday night.

Nebraska is in fourth place as a team with 20 points, behind Penn State (27.5), Ohio State (24) and Oklahoma State (24).

No. 7 seed Jake Sueflohn (149) notched his second major decision of the day with a 10-1 victory over 10th-seeded Mike DePalma of Kent State in the second round. With the win, Sueflohn climbed into a tie for 13th on Nebraska’s Career Wins List with his 109th victory at Nebraska.

Reigning All-American TJ Dudley, the seventh seed at 184 pounds, entered the third period tied 2-2 against 10th-seeded Nate Brown of Lehigh, but dominated the rest of the way to emerge with a 7-3 win.

No. 7 Eric Montoya (133), No. 10 Austin Wilson (165) and No. 8 Aaron Studebaker (197) also advanced to the quarterfinals for the Huskers. Montoya defeated 10th-seeded Johnni DiJulius of Ohio State by a 2-0 decision. Wilson, competing in his fourth NCAA Championships, knocked off No. 7 seed Anthony Perrotti of Rutgers, 4-1. Studebaker downed Northern Illinois’ Shawn Scott by a 3-2 margin.

No. 13 Tim Lambert (125), No. 16 Micah Barnes (174) and Collin Jensen (HWT) each fell in the second round after earning victories in Session I earlier on Thursday. All three will compete in the consolation bracket on Friday.

Anthony Abidin (141) and Tyler Berger (157) each responded from Session I losses with wins in the consolation bracket on Thursday night. Abidin, a New York native, came from behind to defeat Northwestern’s Jameson Oster by a 12-9 margin. Berger notched a 7-4 decision over The Citadel’s Aaron Walker.

Session III begins Friday at 10 a.m. CT (11 a.m. ET). It will be televised on ESPNU and streamed on ESPN3.

NCAA Championships
March 17-19, 2016
Madison Square Garden
New York, N.Y.

125 pounds
First Round: #13 Tim Lambert (NEB) major dec. Zachary Fuentes (DREX), 14-3
Second Round: #4 Thomas Gilman (IOWA) major dec. #13 Tim Lambert (NEB), 12-4

133 pounds
First Round: #7 Eric Montoya (NEB) major dec. Zachary Davis (NAVY), 19-6
Second Round: #7 Eric Montoya (NEB) dec. #10 Johnni DiJulius (OHST), 2-0

141 pounds
First Round: #9 Rick Durso (F&M) tech. fall Anthony Abidin (NEB), 16-1
Consolation First Round: Anthony Abidin (NEB) dec. Jameson Oster (NW), 12-9

149 pounds
First Round: #7 Jake Sueflohn (NEB) major dec. Joseph Galasso (CORN), 8-0
Second Round: #7 Jake Sueflohn (NEB) major dec. #10 Mike DePalma (KENT), 10-1

157 pounds
First Round: #13 Edwin Cooper Jr. (IOWA) dec. Tyler Berger (NEB), 8-3
Consolation First Round: Tyler Berger (NEB) dec. Aaron Walker (CIT), 7-4

165 pounds
First Round: #10 Austin Wilson (NEB) dec. Cody Wiercioch (PITT), 6-0
Second Round: #10 Austin Wilson (NEB) dec. #7 Anthony Perrotti (RUT), 4-1

174 pounds
First Round: #16 Micah Barnes (NEB) dec. Jack McKeever (BING), 4-0
Second Round: #1 Bo Nickal (PSU) dec. #16 Micah Barnes (NEB), 7-2

184 pounds
First Round: #7 TJ Dudley (NEB) major dec. Garet Krohn (STAN), 10-2
Second Round: #7 TJ Dudley (NEB) dec. #10 Nate Brown (LEH), 7-3

197 pounds
First Round: #8 Aaron Studebaker (NEB) dec. Phil Sprenkle (LOCK), 2-0
Second Round: #8 Aaron Studebaker (NEB) dec. Shawn Scott (NIU), 3-2

Heavyweight
Pigtails: Collin Jensen (NEB) dec. Ryan Solomon (PITT), 8-2
First Round: Collin Jensen (NEB) dec. #10 Joe Stolfi (BUCK), 9-2
Second Round: #7 Amarveer Dhesi (ORST) major dec. Collin Jensen (NEB), 12-4




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For Immediate Release | March 17, 2016 | Contact: Taylor Miller (taylor.miller11@okstate.edu)

Cowboy Wrestling Advances Seven to the NCAA Quarterfinals



NEW YORK - Oklahoma State wrestling went seven-for-seven in the second round of the championship bracket at the 2016 NCAA tournament on Thursday evening.



The Cowboys end day one tied with Ohio State for second place with 24 points. Penn State is in first with 27.5 points.



“The seven guys advanced this past round that won this morning,” coach John Smith said. “It was so important we did what we did. Collica getting the big upset; and having two freshmen in there getting wins; Dieringer doing his thing. It was a good round. It was as good of a second round as I can remember. You’ve got eight guys going right now, and that’s a good number as we go into day two.”



Dean Heil, ranked No. 1, started the squad with a win, securing a spot in the 141-pound quarterfinals. Notching another 4-1 win on the day, Heil scored on a takedown in the first period and a reversal in the second period over No. 10 Randy Cruz of Lehigh.



No. 9-seed Anthony Collica picked up one of the biggest wins of his NCAA Championships career, defeating returning national champion and sixth-seeded Jason Tsirtsis of Northwestern to move on to the quarterfinals at 149 pounds. Tsirtsis was on the board first with an escape to start the second period. Collica notched a takedown shortly after and an escape in the third to seal the win.



“I’ve been working for a win like this for a long time,” Collica said. “It feels good, but I’m ready to get back on the mat tomorrow and wrestle hard.”



True freshman and sixth-seeded Joe Smith squared off with Bryce Steiert of Northern Iowa, who had already won twice earlier in the day and upset the No. 11 seed. Smith grabbed a takedown in the first and added an escape and takedown in the second to take a 5-1 lead. His riding time advantage at the end assured him the 6-2 decision and a spot in Friday’s 157-pound quarterfinal round.



Alex Dieringer wrestled like Alex Dieringer, picking up his second pin of the day over No. 16 Devon Gobbo of Harvard in 3:26. Dieringer led Gobbo 9-1 before the stick. The Cowboy improves to 30-0 on the year and holds a 79-match win streak.



Chandler Rogers will go head-to-head with the No. 1 seed at 174 pounds as he advanced to the quarterfinals after handling Penn’s Casey Kent. It looked as though Rogers would have to settle for a win by major decision, but with less than 10 seconds remaining in the match, the Cowboy put Kent to his back and was awarded a pin with one second left.



“I’m just excited,” Rogers said. “I haven’t gotten a pin in a while so it was good to get one, especially here. This was a great match for me because I had to grind it out all the way until the last second. Coach said that if I wrestle until the last second, then I win and I ended up catching the pin.”



Nolan Boyd, seeded No. 8 in the 184-pound bracket, wrestled No. 9 Mathew Miller of Navy. The proximity of the seeding did not resemble the score of the match, however, as Boyd came away with a 10-3 decision. He jumped out to an early lead with a takedown in the opening minute and didn’t look back, going on to score three more takedowns and secure the extra point with a big riding time advantage.



Fourth-seeded Austin Marsden became the seventh Cowboy of the night to advance to the quarterfinals. Wrestling Edinboro’s heavyweight, Billy Miller, Marsden notched four takedowns, a set of nearfall points and an escape en route to a 12-3 major decision.



On the backside of the bracket, Preston Weigel capped off the session for the Pokes with an 18-1 technical fall over Anthony Abro of Eastern Michigan. Weigel picked up only one takedown in the match but accompanied it with two sets of two-point nearfalls and three sets of four-point nearfalls to wrap it up.



Senior Eddie Klimara and sophomore Gary Wayne Harding wrapped up their 2016 NCAA Championships, each going 0-2 at 125 pounds and 133 pounds, respectively.



The Cowboys return to the mat at 10 a.m. CT for the quarterfinals and consolation matches. Catch all the action on ESPN3 and ESPNU.



NCAA Championships Session Two
March 17, 2016 :: Madison Square Garden



Team Standings (top 10)
1. Penn State - 27.5

2. Oklahoma State - 24

2. Ohio State - 24

4. Nebraska - 20

T5. Iowa - 17.5

T5. Mizzou - 17.5
T5. Virginia Tech - 17.5

8. Michigan- 15

T9. NC State - 13

T9. Oklahoma - 13



Championship second round results
141: No. 1 Dean Heil (OSU) dec. No. 10 Randy Cruz (LEH), 4-1 149: No. 11 Anthony Collica (OSU) dec. No. 6 Jason Tsirtsis (NW), 3-2 157: No. 6 Joe Smith (OSU) dec. Bryce Steiert (UNI), 6-2 165: No. 1 Alex Dieringer (OSU) fall No. 16 Devon Gobbo (HARV), 3:26 174: No. 9 Chandler Rogers (OSU) fall Casey Kent (PENN), 6:59 184: No. 8 Nolan Boyd (OSU) dec. No. 9 Matt Miller (NAVY), 10-3 285: No. 4 Austin Marsden (OSU) MD William Miller (EDIN), 12-3



Championship first round results

125: Conor Youtsey (MICH) dec. No. 6 Eddie Klimara (OSU), 7-6 133: No. 15 Josh Alber (UNI) dec. Gary Wayne Harding (OSU), 10-6 141: No. 1 Dean Heil (OSU) dec. Javier Gasca (MSU), 4-1 149: No. 11 Anthony Collica dec. Joey Delgado (ORST), 11-8

157: No. 6 Joe Smith (OSU) dec. Jake Ryan (OHST), 11-9 165: No. 1 Alex Dieringer (OSU) fall Austin Trott (GW), 2:22 174: No. 9 Chandler Rogers (OSU) MD Rustin Barrick (BUCK), 10-2 184: No. 8 Nolan Boyd (OSU) dec. Alex Utley (UNC), 8-5 197: No. 3 Brett Pfarr (MINN) dec. Preston Weigel (OSU), 5-0 285: No. 4 Austin Marsden (OSU) dec. Riley Shaw (CSU), 5-1



Consolation first round results 125: No. 11 Ronnie Bresser (ORST) dec. No. 6 Eddie Klimara (OSU), 2-1 TB1
133: Jade Rauser (UVU) MD Gary Wayne Harding (OSU), 12-4 197: Preston Weigel (OSU) TF Anthony Abro (EMU), 18-1



Championship third round schedule 141: No. 1 Dean Heil (OSU) vs. No. 8 Joey Ward (UNC) 149: No. 11 Anthony Collica (OSU) vs. No. 3 Lavion Mayes (MIZ) 157: No. 6 Joe Smith (OSU) vs. No. 3 Jason Nolf (PSU)

165: No. 1 Alex Dieringer (OSU) vs. No. 9 Tanner Weatherman (ISU)

174: No. 9 Chandler Rogers (OSU) vs. No. 1 Bo Nickal (PSU) 184: No. 8 Nolan Boyd (OSU) vs. No. 1 Gabe Dean (CORN) 285: No. 4 Austin Marsden (OSU) vs. No. 5 Adam Coon (MICH)



Consolation second round
197: Preston Weigel (OSU) vs. No. 13 Jake Smith (WVU)

 

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From: James Warnick <James.Warnick@uvu.edu>
Date: Thu, Mar 17, 2016 at 8:13 PM
Subject: UVU WRE: UVU's Rauser advances to day two at 2016 NCAA Championships
To: James Warnick <James.Warnick@uvu.edu>


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: http://wolverinegreen.com/news/2016...es-to-day-two-at-2016-ncaa-championships.aspx

UVU’s Rauser advances to day two at 2016 NCAA Championships

March 17, 2016

Updated Brackets (PDF) | Results

NEW YORK CITY –Following a 12-4 major decision over Oklahoma State's Gary Wayne Harding on Thursday evening at Madison Square Garden in New York City, Utah Valley University seniorJade Rauseradvances to day two of 2016 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships for the second straight season."It was a great match. As long as Jade is moving, good things are going to happen," head coachGreg Williamssaid." Hopefully he will continue tomorrow. If Jade goes out and wrestles the way that he is capable of, he can have another good round on Friday."Following an opening round loss to the two-time All-American and second-seeded Cory Clark of Iowa during Thursday's opening session, Rauser (21-7) avoided elimination with his second dominant victory over Oklahoma State's Harding (15-13) in as many weeks.With UVU's first-ever four-time NCAA qualifier holding to a 3-2 lead after the first period, Rauser got things going with a six-point move to take a 9-4 lead after two. Midway through the second stanza, Rauser got Harding in a body lock and slammed the 18th-ranked Cowboy to the mat square on his back for a takedown. The 17-ranked Wolverine then looked for the fall, but Harding somehow managed to avoid it as Rauser settled for a four-point nearfall instead to take a big lead. Rauser then locked up the victory in the third with an escape couple with another takedown to take the bout by major decision. The victory marked Rauser's second straight over Harding, as the UVU senior pinned Harding just two week's ago in the third-place bout at the Big 12 Championship.With the victory, Rauser will now face-off against Campbell's 16th-ranked Nathan Kraisser (35-7) on Friday morning.Wrestling with an injured knee, Tolbert (18-9) had his 2016 NCAA Championship run and collegiate career come to a close on Thursday evening with a 7-4 setback to North Carolina State's Sean Fausz. Tolbert gave a valiant effort at his second straight appearance at nationals on Thursday, but had his 2016 tournament run end with a 1-2 record.After going 1-1 on Thursday morning with a 6-1 decision over Old Dominion's Brandon Jeske and a 18-5 major decision loss to three-time All-American and third-seeded Nico Megaludis of Penn State during Thursday's opening session, Tolbert ended his career with a three-point setback to NC State's Fausz (17-10). The bout stayed close in the early stages as Fausz held a 4-3 advantage at the end of the first period. After riding Tolbert out during the second stanza, Fausz then picked up a quick reversal in the third along with a riding time point to seal the contest.Tolbert, who was nationally ranked for his entire senior season, closes his career with a 65-36 record at UVU to rank him in the top-10 in all-time victories at Utah Valley."We're happy that Chasen was able to come and compete. Unfortunately he was out here competing with a pretty banged up knee," added Williams. "He did his best. He's been a true leader in our room. It's unfortunate that he couldn't be 100 percent and get a win in that last one."Rauser will return to action on Friday morning at 11 a.m. ET/9 a.m. MT. Friday morning's third session of the NCAA Championships will once again be televised live on ESPNU. The tournament's fourth session will then follow on Friday evening at 8 p.m. ET/6 p.m. MT.UVU's 2016 NCAA Championship Results133 -Jade Rauser(1-1)Champ. Round 1 - #2 Cory Clark (Iowa) overJade Rauser(UVU), MD 8-0Cons. Round 1 -Jade Rauser(UVU) over Gary Wayne Harding (OK State), MD 12-4125 -Chasen Tolbert(1-2)Champ. Prelims -Chasen Tolbert(UVU) over Brandon Jeske (ODU), Dec. 6-1Champ. Round 1 - #3 Nico Megaludis (PSU) overChasen Tolbert(UVU), MD 18-5Cons. Round 1 - Sean Fausz (NC State) overChasen Tolbert(UVU), Dec. 7-4Session II Attendance – 17,805


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From: Chad Beyler <beyler2@illinois.edu>
Date: Thu, Mar 17, 2016 at 8:10 PM
Subject: @IlliniWrestling Puts Four in Quarterfinals
To:




FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Thursday, March 17, 2016

SID Contact: Chad Beyler (O: 217.300.1449; C: 217.493.3777 or beyler2@illinois.edu

Link: http://bit.ly/257KW4V

Updated Bracket: http://bit.ly/1R2RxpV



FIGHTING ILLINI WRESTLING


@IlliniWrestling Puts Four in Quarterfinals

Brunson & Koepke Alive in Wrestlebacks


New York City, NY — The Fighting Illini will feature four grapplers in tomorrow morning’s quarterfinal round after the six wrestlers combined for a 10-2 record on day one of NCAA Championships. #1 Isaiah Martinez dominated his two opponents, while unseeded Brooks Black pulled an upset in round one on his way to to the quarterfinals. Rounding out the foursome, #3 Zane Richards and #6 Steven Rodrigues held their seed line with gutsy victories in the opening rounds to hold their seed line. Zac Brunson and Jeff Koepke dropped matches, but are still alive in the consolation bracket. As a team, Coach Heffernan’s squad is in 12th after two sessions.


“Overall a pretty good day here, and a great win for Brooks [Black,”] said Coach Heffernan. “[He] beat the six seed in the first round, and then came back with a hard-fought win in overtime in the second round. [We have] four guys in the quarterfinals and two guys coming back in consolation [rounds], so a pretty productive day. [There’s] a huge day ahead of us.”


Defending Champ Cruises to Quarterfinals

The defending national champion at 157-pounds, and top seed this year, Isaiah Martinez wasted little time in getting to his attack today. The sophomore from Lemoore, California finished off the Robert Henderson in the opening round with three near falls en route to a 16-0 technical fall.

In the evening session, Martinez again made quick work of his opponent, this time against #16 Markus Scheidel. After three near falls in round one, Martinez relied on takedowns in round two, twice using a kickstand to take Scheidel to the mat. The red-shirt sophomore, now 29-1 on the season, defeated the Columbia grappler by major decision, 15-4, and will face ninth-seeded Nick Brascetta tomorrow morning. Brascetta and Martinez were originally set to wrestle at the NWCA All-Star Classic back in November, but both chose not to participate.

Back in Black: Brooks Black Surprises on Day 1

Coming off three wins over ranked wrestlers at Big Ten Championships two weeks prior, Brooks Black carried his recent surge into the opening day of NCAA Championships. After his opening-round upset of #6 Denzel Dejournette (Appalachian State), a 7-2 decision, Black faced off against Boyce Cornwell of Gardener Webb in round two. Both heavyweights refused to give an inch throughout the match, scoring points solely on escapes all the way through the second overtime period. However, Black was able to gain a four second riding time advantage to advance by a count of 4-3. In the quarterfinal round tomorrow morning, Black will wrestle third seed Ty Walz (25-2) of Virginia Tech.

Richards & Rodrigues Grind Their Way into Quarterfinals

At 133-pounds, Richards (24-1) kick-started the action this afternoon with a hard-fought 5-4 decision over Joey Palmer (Oregon State) with 1:49 of riding time. The red-shirt junior faced Geoffrey Alexander in round two, once again needing a late surge to win the match. Alexander took the lead with a takedown to open the scoring, but Richards battled back to tie it 4-4 entering the final period. After a penalty point against Alexander, Richards finished the match on a 4-1 run, using two takedowns, to win 9-5. With the top seeds holding around him, Richards is set to wrestle #6 George DiCamillo of Virginia in tomorrow’s quarterfinal round.

At 165, Rodrigues opened the day with a 5-2 victory in round one over George Pickett (Cornell), a match he controlled from start to finish. In the evening session, the Mount Kisco, New York native got in a tough and tumble battle with Geno Morelli of Penn State. The upset-minded Nittany Lion battled Rodrigues for seven minutes, the 165-pounders only giving up an escape point, and forced overtime. After both rode the other for 30 seconds to force a second sudden victory. However, the Illini middle weight broke through 19 seconds into the one-minute period with a takedown to clinch a spot in the quarterfinals. Tomorrow morning, Rodrigues will meet a familiar foe, Bo Jordan of Ohio State who has handed the Illini senior two of his three defeats this season.


“I just had to stay composed,” said Rodrigues. “That’s the main thing. You train so hard and you have to train for adversity. I had some adversity in that match and I had to fight through it.”


Brunson Upset in Second Round

Zac Brunson started off the day with a victory over unseeded Keaton Subjeck, winning 5-2 and leading throughout. However, Brunson struggled to continue the momentum in the second round when he faced Indiana’s Nate Jackson. The Hoosier, after losing to Brunson in the Reno Tournament title bout in December, redeemed himself with a 10-1 victory tonight, bumping Brunson into the consolation bracket.


Koepke Rebounds in Consolation Bracket

Facing fourth-seeded Domenic Abounader in round one, Koepke was unable to revenge his previous two losses to the wolverine, dropping the match 8-0. However, the Illini senior from Prospect Heights showed grit and determination in the first round of the consolation bracket. Facing off against Samson Imonode of Army, Koepke fell in an early hole, surrendering a takedown, and then fell behind 4-2 again in the second period. However, a penalty point against Imonode opened the door for Koepke and he used it to propel him past Imonode, earning a takedown in period three to clinch the 6-5 comeback victory.


The six grapplers return to action tomorrow morning, beginning at 10 a.m. central time with quarterfinals and the continuation of wrestlebacks. For complete coverage of the team, go to fightingillini.com and follow @IlliniWrestling on Twitter and Instagram.


Illini Results:


133: #3 Zane Richards

Champ. Round 1: won by decision over Joey Palmer (ORST), 5-4

Champ. Round 2: won by decision over #14 Geoffrey Alexander (MD), 9-5

Quarterfinals: vs. #6 George DiCamillo (Virginia)

157: #2 Isaiah Martinez

Champ. Round 1: won by tech fall over Robert Henderson (UNC), 16-0

Champ. Round 2: won by major decision over #16 Markus Scheidel (COLU), 15-4

Quarterfinals: vs. #8 Nick Brascetta (Virginia Tech)

165: #6 Steven Rodrigues

Champ. Round 1: won by decision over George Pickett (CORN), 5-2

Champ. Round 2: won by decision over Geno Morelli (PSU), 3-1 (SV-2)

Quarterfinals: vs. #3 Bo Jordan (Ohio State)

174: #5 Zac Brunson

Champ. Round 1: won by decision over Keaton Subjeck (STAN), 3-1

Champ Round 2: lost by major decision to #12 Nathan Jackson (IND), 10-1

Cons. Round 2: vs. Nick Wanzek (Minnesota)

184: #7 Jeff Koepke

Champ. Round 1: loses by major decision to Domenic Abounader (MICH), 8-0

Cons. Round 1: won by decision over Samson Imonode (Army), 6-5

Cons. Round 2: vs. Joe Ariola (Buffalo)

HWT: #7 Brooks Black

Champ. Round 1: wins by decision over #6 Denzel Dejournette (APP), 7-2

Champ. Round 2: wins by decision over Boyce Cornwell (GW), 4-3 (2OT)

Quarterfinals: vs. #3 Ty Walz (Virginia Tech)


TEAM STANDINGS

1. Penn St. 27.5

2. Ohio St. 24.0

2. Oklahoma St. 24.0

4. Nebraska 20.0

5. Iowa 17.5

5. Missouri 17.5

5. Virginia Tech 17.5

8. Michigan 15.0

9. NC State 13.0

9. Oklahoma 13.0

11. ILLINOIS 12.0

11. Iowa St. 12.0

13. Cornell 11.0

14. Lehigh 10.5

15. Rutgers 10.0


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Chad Beyler

Athletics Communication Intern
Division of Intercollegiate Athletics | University of Illinois
SID Contact: Men's & Women's Track/XC, Wrestling, Assistant Volleyball
Office: 217-300-1449 | Cell: 217-493-3777
beyler2@illinois.edu

 

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NEW YORK — South Dakota State University 157-pounder Cody Pack advanced to the quarterfinals of the NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships with a pair of victories Thursday at Madison Square Garden.


In all, four of the school-record five Jackrabbit wrestlers who qualified for the national tournament remain in contention after the first day of competition.


In his opening-round match, the seventh-seeded Pack turned in a dominant performance over Neal Richards of Virginia Military Institute, recording a 9-1 major decision in which he racked up a riding-time advantage of more than four minutes.


A senior from Quincy, California, and a four-time national qualifier, Pack moved on to the quarterfinals for the first time in his career by defeating 10th-seeded John Boyle of American University, 2-1, in the first overtime tie-breaker. Pack rode out the first 30-second segment, then scored an escape from the down position on the back half of the tie-breaker.

It was Pack's second win over Boyle this season as he also defeated Boyle, 6-2, at the Midlands Championships in December. Pack, 29-3 overall, will meet 15th-seeded Chad Walsh of Rider (N.J.) in Friday morning's quarterfinals.


Seth Gross also wrestled in the round of 16 Thursday night, dropping a 15-2 major decision to fourth-seeded Anthony Ashnault of Rutgers (N.J.) at 141 pounds. A redshirt freshman from Apple Valley, Minnesota, Gross knocked off 13th-seeded Steve Bleise of Northern Illinois, 6-3, in their opening-round matchup.

Gross, 24-13 overall, will wrestle Danny Sabatello of Purdue in the consolation bracket Friday morning.


Also advancing to the second day of competiton were 174-pounder David Kocer and Nate Rotert at 197 pounds. Kocer won a pair of consolation matches with strong efforts in the final period, first notching a 4-3 decision over Richard Roberts on Wisconsin, followed by a 10-7 win over Te'Shan Campbell of Pittsburgh. In the match against Campbell, Rotert trailed 7-4 before recording a takedown and four-point near-fall in the final 25 seconds to move on to competition Friday, where he will face Casey Kent of Pennsylvania. The Wagner native improved to 30-12 on the season.


Rotert, seeded 15th at 197 pounds, lost to Chattanooga’s Scottie Boykin for the second year in a row at nationals, dropping a 7-4 decision in the opening round. He came back to notch an 11-3 major decision over Hayden Hrymack of Rutgers during the evening session. Rotert will carry a 27-10 record into his consolation match against 16th-seeded Kyle Conel of Kent State (Ohio) Friday morning.


The lone Jackrabbit wrestler to be eliminated Thursday was 149-pounder Alex Kocer, who opened the day by dropping a 7-1 decision to sixth-seeded Jason Tsirtsis of Northwestern (Ill.). The junior from Wagner later fell 9-7 to Oregon State's Joey Delgado to finish his season with a 24-12 record.


Competition resumes at 11 a.m. Eastern Time (10 a.m. Central) on Friday. Coverage of all eight mats will take place on ESPN3.com.






Jason Hove
Assistant AD-Sports Information
South Dakota State University
Office: (605) 688-4623

Cell: (605) 695-1827
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From: Meredith Rieder <mrieder@duaa.duke.edu>
Date: Thu, Mar 17, 2016 at 7:55 PM
Subject: Duke WRES: Hartmann Advances to Quarters; 3 Blue Devils Move on to Day 2
To:




Hartmann Advances to Quarters; 3 Blue Devils Move on to Day 2


March 17, 2016


NEW YORK—Duke redshirt senior Conner Hartmann picked up a pair of wins on the opening day of the 2016 NCAA Wrestling Championships to advance to his third consecutive NCAA quarterfinal. He will be joined at Madison Square Garden on the second day by Mitch Finesilver and Jake Faust.


Duke sits in a tie for 37th place with 4.5 points through the first two rounds. For the second consecutive season and for just the second time in program history, three Blue Devils advance to day two of competition. Action at The Garden gets underway Friday morning at 11 a.m. All matches can be seen on ESPN3.


Hartmann, facing Pittsburgh’s Nick Bonaccorsi in the first round for the sixth time in his career, cruised past the Panther senior in an 8-0 major decision. The No. 5 seed at 197 pounds scored a takedown with just over a minute left in the first period and then added three more points in the second period for a solid 5-0 lead. With time winding down in the match, Hartmann took a final shot and scored to make it 7-0 and push his riding time to over a minute to earn the major decision.


Duke’s two-time All-American had a heart-stopping 3-2 triple overtime win over NC State’s Michael Boykin in the second round. The Wolfpack sophomore scored first with a takedown of Hartmann late in the first period. Hartmann escaped before time ran out to make it 2-1 and neither wrestler scored in the second, setting up a chance for Hartmann to tie with an escape. The Port Orchard, Wash., native needed just a few seconds to tie the match, but was unable to score on offense to clinch the victory as they headed into overtime. After a scoreless sudden victory period,

Hartmann rode Boykin out in the second overtime and then escaped early in the third for the 3-2 victory.


Hartmann will wrestle No. 4 seed Nathan Burak of Iowa in the quarterfinals. Hartmann defeated Burak in overtime in the 2014 NCAA Championships en route to his first All-America award.


Seeded 14th at 149 pounds, Mitch Finesilver had little trouble with Brown’s Steven Galiardo, garnering a 7-2 decision in his opening match. After a lot of hand fighting in the first period, Mitch successfully took Galiardo down in the final four seconds for the 2-0 lead. A second stalling call against

Galiardo made it 3-0 lead for Mitch in the second and the Duke sophomore cruised to the decision in the third period.


Mitch, wrestling No. 3 seed Lavion Mayes of Missouri in the second round, battled tough in a 5-3 setback. Mayes took a 1-0 lead after a couple of stalling calls against Mitch in the first period. The Blue Devil 149-pounder evened the score with an escape in the second, but was unable to score a takedown on Mayes as he clinched the 5-3 decision with a late takedown. Mitch will wrestle Buffalo’s Colt Cotten in the consolation second round Friday morning.


Both Zach Finesilver and Jake Faust dropped hard-fought matches in their first NCAA Championships bouts. Faust bounced back in the consolation bracket to move on, while Zach saw his season come to an end in the consolation bracket.


Faust, squaring off against No. 12 seed Connor Brennan of Rider, dropped his opening bout, 7-3. Brennan took the lead early with a takedown in the first period. Faust escaped, but wasn’t able to score on Faust as Brennan sealed the win in the third period with a crucial takedown that led to a riding time bonus point.


Offense was hard to come by in the Faust and Austin Reese match Thursday evening. Both wrestlers defended shots well and it came down to Faust’s outstanding second period of riding. The redshirt junior built his riding time to two minutes and escaped in the third to grab the 1-0 lead. He held off late shots from Reese to advance with the 2-0 decision.


Zach, wrestling in the pigtail match at 141, fell to Appalachian State’s Mike Longo 7-6 in a reversal of fortunes from the regular season. Trailing 5-3 to start the third period, Zach got the reversal to tie the match early in the final period, but Longo responded just seconds later with his own reversal for the 7-5 edge. The Blue Devils’ redshirt freshman escaped to make it 7-6, but was unable to get the takedown in the waning seconds as he fell to the consolation bracket.


Up against No. 10 seed Todd Preston of Harvard in the consolation bracket, Zach fought hard, but couldn’t overcome and early deficit from four nearfall points in the first period. The Colorado native finished his season with a 25-14 record in his first year in a Duke singlet.


#GoDuke



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rom: Jon Fuller <jfuller3@buffalo.edu>
Date: Thu, Mar 17, 2016 at 7:46 PM
Subject: WRE: Ariola and Cotten Advance to Friday at NCAA Championships
To: "dawvoice3@gmail.com" <dawvoice3@gmail.com>

March 17, 2016

NEW YORK – Joe Ariola upset third-ranked Victor Avery of Edinboro to highlight the first day of action at the NCAA Wrestling Championships at Madison Square Garden on Thursday. Colt Cotten pinned his opponent in his consolation match and both wrestlers advanced to Friday action.

Ariola, competing at the NCAAs for the first time in his career, held off Avery to win a 7-4 decision. It was Avery's third trip to nationals. Ariola dropped a 9-1 major decision to 14th-ranked Willie Miklus of Missouri in the second round. Ariola will take on Illinois' Jeff Koepke in the consolation bracket tomorrow.

Cotten had some chances late, but lost a close 2-1 decision to Arizona State's Matthew Kraus in his first match of the day. Cotten rebounded to pin John Fathy of SIU Edwardsville just 1:03 into the match. It was the second fastest pin of the tournament. Cotten will face Mitch Finesilver of Duke tomorrow.

Bryan Lantry, the third Bulls competing at the NCAAs, dropped a 14-0 major decision to Cameron Kelly of Ohio in his first match. The redshirt-freshman was eliminated after falling to NC State's Jamal Morris, 8-3, in the wrestlebacks.

"We wrestled hard today. I am proud of our effort," head coach John Stutzman said. "This is a tough tournament, and to push two guys through is another step for this program."

Action resumes at 11 am tomorrow.




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rom: Dow, Nicholas <nicholas_dow@brown.edu>
Date: Thu, Mar 17, 2016 at 7:36 PM
Subject: Brown Wrestling’s Staudenmayer Advances to Friday at NCAA Championships
To: Nicholas Dow <nicholas_dow@brown.edu>


For Immediate Release:

From Brown University Athletic Communications

March 17, 2016



Brown Wrestling’s Staudenmayer Advances to Friday at NCAA Championships



Release Link: http://brownbears.com/sports/m-wrestl/2015-16/releases/20160316g14wsf



NEW YORK – Brown University wrestling junior Justin Staudenmayer won a bout in the wrestle-backs in double overtime at 157 lbs. to remain in contention and advance to Friday’s competition at the 2016 NCAA Championships at Madison Square Garden on Thursday.



Making his second straight appearance at NCAAs, Staudenmayer (Plymouth Meeting, Pa.) defeated Leroy Barnes of Missouri in the first round of the consolation bracket after dropping a decision in the first round. Making his NCAA debut, junior Steven Galiardo (Chicago, Ill.) fell twice via decision on the day.



Staudenmayer picked up his second win in as many years at the national tournament with a 4-3 TB-2 win over Barnes. After a scoreless first period, Staudenmayer notched an escape in the second. Barnes posted a reversal in the third before Staudenmayer answered with an escape. Each wrestler tallied an escape in the first set of tie-breaker sessions before Staudenmayer won with riding time in the second set of tie breakers.



In the first round, Staudenmayer fell to 2015 NCAA All-American and No. 12 seed Brian Murphy, 4-0. Murphy posted a takedown in the first period and an escape in the second before tacking on a point for riding time.



Staudenmayer will wrestle Bryce Steiert of Northern Iowa in the second round of the wrestle-backs in the third session that begins tomorrow at 11 a.m.



Galiardo dropped Brown’s first match of the day in a 7-2 decision to two-time NCAA qualifier and No. 14 seed Mitch Finesilver of Duke in the first round at 149 lbs. Galiardo trailed 2-0 after the first period and remained behind 3-0 through two stanzas. He pulled within 6-2 with a pair of escapes in the third before Finesilver added a riding time point.



Competing against Davion Jeffries of Oklahoma in the wrestle-backs, Galiardo fell, 6-1, to conclude his run at NCAAs. The two stood scoreless after one period before Jeffries gained separation in the bout.



In the team standings, Brown stood in a tie for 62nd out of 72 schools.



Brown Results



149 Pounds

Steven Galiardo (0-2)

Thursday
First Round: (14) Mitch Finesilver (Duke) Def. Galiardo, Dec. 7-2

Wrestle-Backs Rd. 1: Davion Jeffries (Oklahoma) Def. Galiardo, Dec. 6-1



157 Pounds

Justin Staudenmayer (1-1)

Thursday (1-1)

First Round: (12) Brian Murphy (Michigan) Def. Staudenmayer, Dec. 4-0

Wrestle-Backs Rd. 1: Staudenmayer Def. Leroy Barnes (Missouri), Dec. 4-3 TB-2

Friday

Wrestle-Backs Rd. 2: Vs. Bryce Steiert (Northern Iowa)



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Nick Dow
Athletic Communications Assistant
Brown University
Email: nicholas_dow@brown.edu
Office: 401-863-6069
Cell: 781-812-7991

 

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---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Brian Reinhardt <bcreinha@ncsu.edu>
Date: Thu, Mar 17, 2016 at 7:32 PM
Subject: NC STATE WRESTLING: Gwiazdowski, Renda Advance to NCAA Quarterfinals
To:

#WrestleNYC Day 1: Gwiazdowski, Renda Advance to NCAA QuarterfinalsAll eight from @PackWrestle still alive after Day 1

NEW YORK, N.Y. - Redshirt-senior Nick Gwiazdowski scored his second bonus win of the day, and junior Pete Renda defeated the No. 4 seed in overtime, as both NC State wrestlers advanced to the quarterfinals at the 2016 NCAA Championships Thursday in New York. All eight Wolfpack wrestlers are still in action after the first two rounds, but six suffered a loss and will be competing the rest of the way in the wrestle backs. NC State sits in ninth place with 13 points heading into Day 2 action.

SESSION 2 RESULTS - CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND
141: #14 Bryce Meredith (Wyoming) dec. #3 Kevin Jack - 5-4
157: #15 Chad Walsh (Rider) dec. #2 Tommy Gantt - 11-8
165: #12 Connor Brennan (Rider) dec. #5 Max Rohskopf - 4-2 (SV-1)
184: #13 Pete Renda dec. #4 Domenic Abounader (Michigan) - 4-2 (SV-1)
197: #5 Conner Hartmann (Duke) dec. #12 Michael Boykin - 3-2 (TB-1)
285: #1 Nick Gwiazdowski major dec. #16 Nathan Butler (Stanford) - 16-4

WRESTLEBACKS
125: Sean Fausz dec. Chasen Tolbert (Utah Valley) - 7-4
133: Jamal Morris dec. Bryan Lantry (Buffalo) - 8-3

Pete Renda had the Pack’s biggest upset of the day, as he took out #4 seed Domenic Abounader of Michigan, 4-2 in overtime, to advance to the semifinals. After a scoreless first, Abounader notched an escape to take a 1-0 into the third. Ronda started the third down, but got a reversal, and an Abounader escape knotted it 3-3 at the end of three. Rend then scored the winning takedown with four seconds left to advance to the quarterfinals.

Ronda will face ACC rival #5 Zach Zavatsky (26-5) of Virginia Tech in tomorrow’s quarterfinals. Ronda has lost to Zavatsky in both matches this year, including for the ACC title on March 6.

Nick Gwiazdowski also advanced to the quarterfinals, picking up his second bonus point win of the day. He scored a 16-4 major decision over #16 seed Nathan Butler of Stanford. Gwiazdowski dominated the action, with six takedowns and 3:49 of riding time. On the day, Gwiazdowski outscored his two opponents 31-4.

Gwiazdowski will face #8 Max Wessell (27-4) of Lehigh in tomorrow’s quarterfinals.

Four of NC State’s seeded wrestlers fell in second round action, and will now continue action in the wrestle backs tomorrow. #3 seed Kevin Jack fell to former NC State teammate #14 Bryce Meredith of Wyoming 5-4 thanks to Meredith securing the ride time point. #2 seed Tommy Gantt suffered his first loss of the season, 11-8 to #15 Chad Walsh of Rider. #5 Max Rohskopf lost 4-2 in extra time to #12 seed Connor Brennan also of Rider. #12 Boykin fell to ACC rival #5 Conner Hartmann of Duke, also in extra time, 3-2.

A pair of Pack grapplers recovered for their first round losses and picked up victories in the wrestles backs. Sean Fausz (125 pounds) won 7-4 and Jamal Morris (133) picked up an 8-3 win.

SESSION 1 RECAP
In the morning session which was the first round of the tournament, NC State went 6-2, with all six of its seeded wrestlers picking up a win. Among the wins were a pair of tech falls for bonus points, and NC State outscored its opponents 55-25 in the fight first round bouts. After the first round, NC State was tied for eight place with 9.0 points.

SESSION 1 RESULTS - CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND
125: #14 Joshua Rodriguez (NDSU) dec. Sean Faust - 7-3
133: #4 Cody Brewer (Okla.) major dec. Jamal Morris - 10-2
141: #3 Kevin Jack dec. Danny Sabatello (Purdue) - 5-0
157: #2 Tommy Gantt tech fall Andrew Morse (NIU) - 21-4
165: #5 Max Rohskopf dec. Austin Reese (Ohio) - 2-0
184: #13 Pete Renda dec. Samson Imonode (Army) - 4-2
197: #12 Michael Boykin dec. Chip Ness (UNC) - 3-1 (SV-1)
285: #1 Nick Gwiazdowski tech fall Gage Hutchison (EMU) - 15-0

The Pack dropped its first two bouts of the day, at 125 and 133 pounds and both to seeded wrestlers, then went on to win six straight.

Kevin Jack picked up a 5-0 to start the Pack’s stretch. After a scoreless first, Jack scored a takedown late in the second, and added an escape and another takedown to secure the win.

Tommy Gantt scored the Pack’s first bonus point win, at 21-4. After giving up a takedown, Gantt finished with a pair of takedowns and a four-point near fall to go up 9-3 in the first. He then followed with four more takedowns and two-point near fall for the win.

Max Rohskopf shutout another opponent, 2-0, to advance. The lone points in the bout came on a Rohskopf reversal in the second period.

Pete Renda used a first period takedown, pair with an escape and the ride time point to claim a 4-2 win.

Michael Boykin won an ACC battle against UNC with a 3-1 win in extra time. Both wrestlers exchanged escapes to go 1-1 in OT. In the first period of OT, Boykin scored the match-winning takedown with just six seconds left.

Nick Gwiazdowski closed the first session with a 15-0 technical fall win. An early takedown in the first, plus a four-point near fall in the second had Gwiazdowski up 6-0 going into the third. He earned a reversal, a pair of stall points and another four-point near fall to close out the match. He finished with over six minutes of ride time.

UP NEXT
Session 3 begins at 11 a.m. on Friday, starting with the quarterfinals.


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Brian Reinhardt
Director of Athletics Digital Communications
(919) 515-8953 (office)
(919) 819-8317 (cell)
brian_reinhardt@ncsu.edu

Visit www.GoPack.com
"All electronic mail messages in connection with State business which are sent to or received by this account are subject to the NC Public Records Law and may be disclosed to third parties."

 

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---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: UNI Athletics Media Relations <unisid@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, Mar 17, 2016 at 7:27 PM
Subject: UNI Wrestling: Peters Lands Spot in Quarterfinals, 2 Still in Hunt for Third
To: Michelle Van Dorn <michelle.vandorn@uni.edu>


CONTACT: Michelle Van Dorn (michelle.vandorn@uni.edu / (319) 290-5301)FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

UNI wrestling at NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships
March 17-19, 2016

• Madison Square Garden (18,200); New York City, N.Y.
• Trackwrestling: http://on.ncaa.com/W2016D1
• All mats all weekend on ESPN3: http://es.pn/1QPMDu4

March 18, 2016 (CT)

• 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Session III (quarterfinals, wrestle-back second and third rounds) - ESPNU
• 7 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. Session IV (semifinals, wrestle-back fourth and fifth rounds) - ESPN

March 19, 2016 (CT)

• 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Session V (wrestle-back semifinals, medal rounds for third, fifth and seventh) - ESPNU
• 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. Session VI (championship finals) - ESPN

NEW YORK CITY – UNI wrestling has one Panther in the hunt for an NCAA title and two more looking to place as high as third after the first day of the Division I NCAA Wrestling Championships.

Dylan Peters avenged a loss to No. 8 seed Barlow McGhee to stay alive in the 125-pound championship bracket, while Josh Alber (133 pounds) and Bryce Steiert (157 pounds) are in the consolations for third place. Cooper Moore finished the tournament 1-2 at 165 pounds.

Peters and McGhee exchanged escapes to send the match into a tiebreaker. Peters earned an escape to earn a 2-1 lead.

An official review waived off an escape by McGhee showing he used Peters’ knee brace to get a takedown. The takedown points originally awarded were taken away, and Peters earned a penalty point to win 3-1.

“I like how our guys are competing today,” said head coach Doug Schwab. “I think they are real loose and having fun and enjoying the atmosphere. Peters is in the quarterfinals again. So I know he is looking forward to it.”

Peters to face No. 1 seed Nathan Tomasello of Ohio State. In their last meeting, Peters pinned Tomasello in 4 minutes, 36 seconds at the 2014 Cliff Keen Invite.

Steiert became the first Panther to knock off a top-15 seed at the NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships.

His 4-1 decision over No. 11 seed Luke Smith of Central Michigan was his fifth top-20 win of the year. Steiert beat Smith en route to a second-place finish at the MAC Championships to earn an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament at 157 pounds.

“I just feel like I am in a wrestling room,” said Steiert. “I’ve never felt this before in my wrestling career. There’s just this freedom to see what I can do as an athlete, and I am really having a lot of fun with it. It’s good for me, because when I have fun, usually good things happen. I haven’t really thought about my opponents.”

Schwab pointed to Steiert as an example of what he wants to see from his team.

“He is wrestling great. Smith is a hard guy to wrestle. He is not easy to take down. I love how (Steiert) is competing. He is just smiling out there.”

Steiert lost to No. 6 seed Joseph Smith of Oklahoma State to lose his chance at a title.

“I am just wrestling better than I have. I am getting better every match,” Steiert said. “We’re out attacking right away, and leaving with smiles on our faces.”

Alber avenged a loss he had as a true freshman while wrestling unattached. He beat Gary Wayne Harding of Oklahoma State, 10-6. No. 2 seed Cory Clark of Iowa edged him out in the next round, winning 6-2.

Moore started the day with a pigtail match. He was out to a 6-0 lead after the first period and went on to win 8-4 over Mitchell Wightman of American. Moore was pinned by No. 14 seed David McFadden of Virginia Tech to get knocked into the consolation rounds and lost to Tyler Buckwalter of Kent State to end his run at the tournament.


RESULTS (# seeds) – Session I attendance: 17,761 / Session II attendance: 17,805 = 35,569 total

125 – No. 9 Dylan Peters

• Peters dec. Shakur Laney (Ohio), 8-2
• Peters dec. #8 Barlow McGhee (Missouri), 3-1 TB1
• UP NEXT: #1 Nathan Tomasello (Ohio State)

133 – No. 15 Josh Alber

• Alber dec. Gary Wayne Harding (Oklahoma State), 10-6
• #2 Cory Clark (Iowa) dec. Alber, 6-2
• UP NEXT: Mason Beckman (Lehigh)

157 – Bryce Steiert

• Steiert dec. Spartak Chino (Ohio), 7-2
• Steiert dec. #11 Luke Smith (Central Michigan), 4-1
• #6 Joseph Smith (Oklahoma State) dec. Steiert, 6-2
• UP NEXT: Justin Staudenmayer (Brown)

165 – Cooper Moore - DNP

• Moore dec. Mitchell Wightman (American), 8-4
• #14 David McFadden (Virginia Tech) pinned Moore, 4:44
• Tyler Buckwalter (Kent State) dec. Moore, 7-3

 

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---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: UNI Athletics Media Relations <unisid@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, Mar 17, 2016 at 7:27 PM
Subject: UNI Wrestling: Peters Lands Spot in Quarterfinals, 2 Still in Hunt for Third
To: Michelle Van Dorn <michelle.vandorn@uni.edu>


CONTACT: Michelle Van Dorn (michelle.vandorn@uni.edu / (319) 290-5301)FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

UNI wrestling at NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships
March 17-19, 2016

• Madison Square Garden (18,200); New York City, N.Y.
• Trackwrestling: http://on.ncaa.com/W2016D1
• All mats all weekend on ESPN3: http://es.pn/1QPMDu4

March 18, 2016 (CT)

• 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Session III (quarterfinals, wrestle-back second and third rounds) - ESPNU
• 7 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. Session IV (semifinals, wrestle-back fourth and fifth rounds) - ESPN

March 19, 2016 (CT)

• 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Session V (wrestle-back semifinals, medal rounds for third, fifth and seventh) - ESPNU
• 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. Session VI (championship finals) - ESPN

NEW YORK CITY – UNI wrestling has one Panther in the hunt for an NCAA title and two more looking to place as high as third after the first day of the Division I NCAA Wrestling Championships.

Dylan Peters avenged a loss to No. 8 seed Barlow McGhee to stay alive in the 125-pound championship bracket, while Josh Alber (133 pounds) and Bryce Steiert (157 pounds) are in the consolations for third place. Cooper Moore finished the tournament 1-2 at 165 pounds.

Peters and McGhee exchanged escapes to send the match into a tiebreaker. Peters earned an escape to earn a 2-1 lead.

An official review waived off an escape by McGhee showing he used Peters’ knee brace to get a takedown. The takedown points originally awarded were taken away, and Peters earned a penalty point to win 3-1.

“I like how our guys are competing today,” said head coach Doug Schwab. “I think they are real loose and having fun and enjoying the atmosphere. Peters is in the quarterfinals again. So I know he is looking forward to it.”

Peters to face No. 1 seed Nathan Tomasello of Ohio State. In their last meeting, Peters pinned Tomasello in 4 minutes, 36 seconds at the 2014 Cliff Keen Invite.

Steiert became the first Panther to knock off a top-15 seed at the NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships.

His 4-1 decision over No. 11 seed Luke Smith of Central Michigan was his fifth top-20 win of the year. Steiert beat Smith en route to a second-place finish at the MAC Championships to earn an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament at 157 pounds.

“I just feel like I am in a wrestling room,” said Steiert. “I’ve never felt this before in my wrestling career. There’s just this freedom to see what I can do as an athlete, and I am really having a lot of fun with it. It’s good for me, because when I have fun, usually good things happen. I haven’t really thought about my opponents.”

Schwab pointed to Steiert as an example of what he wants to see from his team.

“He is wrestling great. Smith is a hard guy to wrestle. He is not easy to take down. I love how (Steiert) is competing. He is just smiling out there.”

Steiert lost to No. 6 seed Joseph Smith of Oklahoma State to lose his chance at a title.

“I am just wrestling better than I have. I am getting better every match,” Steiert said. “We’re out attacking right away, and leaving with smiles on our faces.”

Alber avenged a loss he had as a true freshman while wrestling unattached. He beat Gary Wayne Harding of Oklahoma State, 10-6. No. 2 seed Cory Clark of Iowa edged him out in the next round, winning 6-2.

Moore started the day with a pigtail match. He was out to a 6-0 lead after the first period and went on to win 8-4 over Mitchell Wightman of American. Moore was pinned by No. 14 seed David McFadden of Virginia Tech to get knocked into the consolation rounds and lost to Tyler Buckwalter of Kent State to end his run at the tournament.


RESULTS (# seeds) – Session I attendance: 17,761 / Session II attendance: 17,805 = 35,569 total

125 – No. 9 Dylan Peters

• Peters dec. Shakur Laney (Ohio), 8-2
• Peters dec. #8 Barlow McGhee (Missouri), 3-1 TB1
• UP NEXT: #1 Nathan Tomasello (Ohio State)

133 – No. 15 Josh Alber

• Alber dec. Gary Wayne Harding (Oklahoma State), 10-6
• #2 Cory Clark (Iowa) dec. Alber, 6-2
• UP NEXT: Mason Beckman (Lehigh)

157 – Bryce Steiert

• Steiert dec. Spartak Chino (Ohio), 7-2
• Steiert dec. #11 Luke Smith (Central Michigan), 4-1
• #6 Joseph Smith (Oklahoma State) dec. Steiert, 6-2
• UP NEXT: Justin Staudenmayer (Brown)

165 – Cooper Moore - DNP

• Moore dec. Mitchell Wightman (American), 8-4
• #14 David McFadden (Virginia Tech) pinned Moore, 4:44
• Tyler Buckwalter (Kent State) dec. Moore, 7-3

 

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---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Regina E. Verlengiere<rverleng@stanford.edu>
Date: Thu, Mar 17, 2016 at 7:23 PM
Subject: Schram, McKenna advance to Quarterfinals
To:






Schram, McKenna in Quarters
Courtesy: Stanford Athletics
Release: 03/17/2016








NEW YORK CITY - Redshirt sophomore Connor Schram and true freshman Joey McKenna have advanced to the quarterfinals of the 2016 NCAA Championships in Madison Square Garden.

Schram, the No. 10 seed at 125 pounds, registered two nearfall points in the third period to secure a 3-1 decision over seventh-seeded Darian Cruz of Lehigh. The Cannonsburg, Pennsylvania native is now 22-5 on the year and will meet No. 15 seed David Terao of American in the quarterfinals on Friday.

Joining Schram in the quarterfinals is McKenna, who posted a 4-2 decisin over No. 15 seed Brock Zacherl of Clarion. McKenna notched a takedown in the opening period and tacked on an escape in the third and 1:29 of riding time to improve to 24-2 on the season.

The win ties McKenna for ninth all-time on the Cardinal's freshman wins list with Zach Zimmerer (1996-97). He will wrestle No. 7 seed Solomon Chishko of Virginia Tech on Friday for a spot in the semifinals.


Returning All-American Jim Wilson, the No. 13 seed at 165 pounds, dropped a 5-1 decision to fourth-seeded Daniel Lewis of Missouri in the Round of 16. He is now 25-7 on the year and will take on Tyler Buckwalter (Kent State) in the consolation bracket Friday morning.

Redshirt sophomore Nathan Butler, seeded 16th at 285 pounds, lost a 16-4 major decision to top-seeded and two-time defending national champion Nick Gwiazdowski of NC State. Butler is now 26-8 on the year and will continue the tournament in the consolation bracket Friday morning against either Garrett Ryan (Columbia) or Antonio Pelusi (Franklin & Marshall).

Redshirt sophomore 184-pounder Garet Krohn also remains alive in the tournament after registering a 7-5 decision over Wisconsin's Ryan Christensen in the consolation bracket. Krohn tallied three takedowns and an escape to move to 21-9 overall.

Redshirt sophomore Keaton Subjeck (174 pounds) was eliminated from the tournament after dropping a 7-4 decision to Clarion's Michael Pavasko in the consolation bracket. He ends his season with a 21-9 overall record.

Friday's morning session begins at 8 a.m. PT and will be televised live on ESPNU. Additionally, all matches will be streamed on WatchESPN (espn3.com).

Stanford's Tournament Results
125 pounds • (10) Connor Schram (2-0)
Dec. Lorenzo Bentley (Pittsburgh), 5-2
Dec. (7) Darian Cruz (Lehigh), 3-1
141 pounds • (2) Joey McKenna (2-0)
Dec. Zach Horan (Central Michigan), 2-1 (OT)
Dec. (15) Brock Zacherl (Clarion), 4-2
165 pounds • (13) Jim Wilson (1-1)
Dec.Patrick Rhoads (Iowa), 12-7
Lost to (4) Daniel Lewis (Missouri), 5-1
174 pounds • Keaton Subjeck (1-2)
Dec. Richard Robertson (Wisconsin), 9-4
Lost to (5) Zach Brunson (Illinois), 3-1
Lost to Michael Pavasko (Clarion), 7-4
184 pounds • Garet Krohn (1-1)
Lost to (7) Timothy Dudley (Nebraska), 10-2
Dec. Ryan Christensen (Wisconsin), 7-5
285 pounds • (16) Nathan Butler (1-1)
Dec. Ray O'Donnell (Princeton), 7-0
Lost to (1) Nick Gwiazdowski (NCST), 16-4






Regina Verlengiere

Assistant Director, Athletics Communications

Women's Volleyball, Wrestling, Men's Volleyball

641 E. Campus Dr.

Stanford, CA 94305

650-723-0996 (O)

 

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---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Williamson, Timothy J <twilliam@fas.harvard.edu>
Date: Thu, Mar 17, 2016 at 7:13 PM
Subject: Harvard's Gobbo Advances to Second Day of NCAA Championships
To:




Harvard’s Gobbo Advances to Second Day of NCAA Championships

NEW YORK -- Senior Devon Gobbo earned a pin in his first bout and reached the second round of the 165 lbs. weight class at the NCAA Championships, hosted at Madison Square Garden.Gobbo, the No. 16 seed, wrestled Columbia’s Tyrel White in his first match, earning a victory by pinning White at 1:17 of the first period to move on to the round of 16.

Alex Dieringer of Oklahoma State, the No. 1 seed in the bracket, awaited Gobbo in the second round of the championship bracket. Gobbo escaped after an early takedown by Dieringer, but then Dieringer scored another two points to lead, 4-1. In the second period, Dieringer scored a pin at 3:26, moving Gobbo to the consolation bracket.

In the first match for a Harvard wrestler Thursday, senior co-captain Todd Preston, seeded No. 10 in his weight class, faced Army’s Logan Everett in the first round of the 141-lbs. bracket. Preston score a takedown late in the first period, but Everett was awarded one point on a penalty in the third to make the score, 2-1, midway through that frame. Everett then took down Preston and earned one point for riding time to earn a 4-2 victory.

Later in the day, Preston took on Zach Finesilver of Duke the consolation bracket. In that bout, Preston got a takedown in the first and then a nearfall later in the frame to lead, 8-1, after the first three minutes. Preston added another takedown in the third and emerged with a 13-3 major decision to move on in the consolation bracket.

Against Michael Pongracz of Chattanooga, Preston trailed, 2-0, until he maneuvered a reversal to knot the score in the second. Pongracz went back up, 4-2, in the third and held on for a 5-3 win. Preston finished his career with 83 victories, tied for 14th in school history, and had 31 wins this season, good for tied for 12th in program history.

Josef Johnson, wrestling No. 1 seed Bo Nickal of Penn State in the opening round at 174 lbs., earned a takedown to open the match to lead, 2-0, but Nickal had two takedowns and two escapes to go up, 6-2, in the second. Nickal went on to win the match by a score of 10-2.

In the wrestlebacks, Johnson faced Jack McKeever of Binghamton and earned an early takedown to go up, 2-0. With the match tied, 2-2, in the third, McKeever managed a takedown to win, 4-2.

The second day of the NCAA Championships will commence Friday at 11 a.m.



Tim Williamson

Associate Director of Athletics/Athletic Communications

Harvard University

Murr Center

65 North Harvard Street

Boston, MA 02163

(617) 495-2206

GoCrimson.com
@HarvardCrimson
@HarvardSID

 

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Athletic Communications


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Contact: Molly Sweeney (215) 895-2084

March 17, 2016


Cimato and Goodhart Advance to Day Two of NCAA Championships


NEW YORK – Drexel Wrestling's Matthew Cimato and Joey Goodhart have both advanced to day two of competition at the NCAA Championship. Cimato picked up two wins on opening day to move on to the quarterfinals, while Goodhart will continue in the wrestlebacks after he lost his second bout of the tournament.

Zack Fuentes came close to advancing as well, but dropped a close 3-1 decision in sudden victory during his first match of the consolation round.

The fourth-seeded Cimato started out day one of competition with a 9-3 win over John Fahy of SIUE at 149 pounds. Cimato went ahead 2-0 early with a takedown and then in the second period combined a reversal and a near fall to take an 8-0 lead. Fahy was able to pick up a reversal at the end of the second and an escape to start the third, but Cimato would hold on and tack on a point for riding time to earn a 9-3 victory that would advance him to the round of 16.

In his second match of the day, Cimato and Arizona State's Matthew Kraus were knotted up at 1-1 with a minute and a half left in the third period. Cimato came through with a takedown with just over 20 seconds remaining to take a 3-2 lead. A stalling penalty gave Kraus a point back, but Cimato was able to hold him off in the final seconds to secure a 3-2 win and advance to tomorrow's quarterfinals.

Heavyweight Goodhart received a forfeit in his first match from Northern Iowa's No. 14 Blaize Cabell and like Cimato advanced to the round of 16. There he fell by major decision to the third-seeded Ty Walz of Virginia Tech. He will continue action tomorrow in the consolation rounds.

Fuentes dropped a 14-3 major decision to No. 13 Tim Lambert of Nebraska in his opening match and then in the wrestlebacks was edged in sudden victory by Brent Fleetwood of Central Michigan to be eliminated from competition.

The Dragons will return to action at the NCAA Championships tomorrow beginning at 11 a.m.


2016 NCAA Championships Day One Results
125: No. 13 Tim Lambert (Nebraska) MAJ Zack Fuentes (DU), 14-3
Brent Fleetwood (Central Michigan) DEC Zack Fuentes (DU), 3-1 (SV-1)

149: No. 4 Matthew Cimato (DU) DEC John Fahy (SIUE), 9-3
No.4 Matthew Cimato (DU) DEC No. 13 Matthew Kraus (Arizona State), 3-2

285: Joey Goodhart (DU) def. No. 14 Blaize Cabell (Northern Iowa) by forfeit
No. 3 Ty Walz (Virginia Tech) MAJ Joey Goodhart (DU), 16-5

-DU-



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Molly Sweeney

Assistant Director of Athletic Communications

Department of Athletics


Drexel University

3141 Chestnut Street

Philadelphia, PA 19104

Tel: 215.895.2084

drexeldragons.com


I AM A DRAGON!

 

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---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Melissa Mckeown <mckeown@american.edu>
Date: Thu, Mar 17, 2016 at 6:32 PM
Subject: Terao Advances to NCAA Quarterfinals
To:


Terao Advances to NCAA Quarterfinals
Boyle continues action in consolation bracket

NEW YORK – Senior captain David Terao scored a significant upset to lead the American University wrestling team in the second session at the NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships being held at Madison Square Garden.

Terao, seeded 15th at 125 pounds, knocked off second-seed Joey Dance of Virginia Tech in a 5-3 decision. It was just the second loss of the season for Dance, who entered the tournament with a 28-1 overall record.

Terao scored a takedown early in the first period, but Dance was able to answer with an escape. Terao took a 2-1 lead into the second period before Dance tied the match at 2-2 with another escape.

The score remained tied at 2-2 heading into the final period and Terao began the period on bottom. He scored a reversal to take a 4-2 lead and, despite giving up another escape, was able to rack up enough riding time to secure an extra point for the 5-3 victory.

Terao, who advances to the quarterfinals for the third straight season, will face 10th-seeded Connor Schram of Stanford in tomorrow’s match.

“I felt good coming into this match,” said Terao. “I knew his primary offense coming in just because we’ve wrestled three times (before). I knew what he had, and I built my strategy around that.”

“The game plan (going forward) is to keep wrestling like I’ve been wrestling—laser focus, executing everything as perfectly as possible, and not being afraid to fight out there. I think that’s what won me this match tonight.”

“Something David is doing extremely well right now is staying in his comfort zone,” said American head coach Teague Moore. “He’s doing the things that he does well and he’s doing them exceptionally well.

“I’m so happy for him—he’s on point right now. We’ve got a big one tomorrow, so we’re going to come back and repeat this process all over again.”

Also competing on Friday night for the Eagles were seniors John Boyle and Mitchell Wightman. Boyle, seeded 10th at 157 pounds, faced a tough opponent in his second-round match, taking on seventh-seeded Cody Pack of South Dakota State.

Boyle, looking to avenge a 6-2 loss to Pack earlier this season, wrestled a hard-fought match against Pack. After a scoreless opening period, Boyle picked up the first point of the bout with an escape in the second period. Pack was able to tie the match in the third period with an escape of his own, but neither wrestler was able to score another point as the match headed into overtime.

The pair went scoreless in the sudden victory period, sending the bout into tiebreakers. Starting in the down position, Boyle was unable to come up with an escape, while Pack came up with an escape in the second half of the tiebreaker to win the match.

“John tightened up certain areas of his game (since last facing Pack),” said Moore. “I felt he was the aggressor in that match. I felt he created 90 percent of the wrestling opportunities in that match.

“In the end, we fell short, but it’s not a match that we can hang our head and be upset about, because John gave everything he had—every ounce of his soul went into that match. I expect to see a very fired-up John Boyle tomorrow.”

Boyle now drops into the consolation bracket, where he will face the winner of tonight’s match between Army West Point’s Russell Parsons and Ohio’s Spartak Chino.

Wightman, who dropped his pigtail match earlier in the day, faced a familiar foe in his consolation preliminary match, taking on Columbia’s Tyrel White for the third time this season. Both previous bouts were close 3-2 losses for Wightman, who again dropped a close 3-2 decision.

White was the first to get on the scoreboard, earning a decision late in the first period to take a 2-0 lead. Wightman rode out the entire second period, but was unable to score any back points and went into the final period trailing 2-0. Wightman scored a quick escape to get on the board and was able to lock up a riding time point, but was called for two stall warnings, giving White the decisive extra point.

Wightman, in his first year as a member of the Eagles’ program, ends the season with a 22-17 overall record.

“Even though it was a disappointing end, I’m happy for Mitch that he got to finish out his career on his terms,” said Moore. “He got to get back to the nationals his senior year. His junior year, his program gets dropped, and he takes a year off. He comes to AU to attend graduate school and gets an opportunity for a fifth year, and he did everything he could.

“I’m really happy to have been a part of his journey. He’s just a phenomenal young man. He’s going to do great things professionally. A guy like Mitch is going to be giving back and growing the wrestling community going forward.”

Action continues for Terao and Boyle tomorrow morning, starting at 11:00.

Session II Results
125: (15) David Terao dec. (2) Joey Dance (VT), 5-3

157: (7) Cody Pack (SDSU) dec. (10) John Boyle, 2-1 (TB1)

165: Tyrel White (Columbia) dec. Mitchell Wightman, 3-2


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UNI wrestling at NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships

• March 17-19, 2016
• Madison Square Garden; New York City, N.Y.
• Trackwrestling: http://on.ncaa.com/W2016D1
• All mats all weekend on ESPN3: http://es.pn/1QPMDu4

March 19, 2016 (CT)

• 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Session V (wrestle-back semifinals, medal rounds for third, fifth and seventh) - ESPNU
• 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. Session VI (championship finals) - ESPN

NEW YORK CITY – UNI wrestling’s Dylan Peters secured a second All-American title with a win over Josh Rodriguez of North Dakota State Friday night.

Peters notched his 23rd first-period fall of his career to advance in the 125-pound consolations.

“Our coaches were saying it was about time for one,” said Peters of the pin. “It’s not me. If I didn’t have my coaches or the staff that we have, I wouldn’t be where I am in this position right now.”

No. 9 seed Peters got bumped to consolations with a 10-4 loss to No. 1 seed Nathan Tomasello of Ohio State but bounced back to advance on the backside of the bracket. He will face sophomore No. 5 seed Ryan Millhof of Oklahoma Saturday morning for a chance to place as high as third. Peters is guaranteed a top-eight finish needed to find a spot on the podium. He is the 33rd Panther to earn at least two All-American titles at the Division I level.

Millhof is the Big 12 champ. Peters and he met at the Cliff Keen Invite. Millhof won by injury default and went on to place sixth.

At 157 pounds, Bryce Steiert beat Justin Staudenmayer of Brown to advance in consolations, but he lost to Nebraksa’s Tyler Berger. He was the first true freshman from UNI to qualify for the NCAA tournament since 2003.

Josh Alber’s NCAA run ended with a 14-2 major decision loss to Lehigh’s Mason Beckman in the 133-pound weight class.


RESULTS (# seeds) – Session III attendance (sold out): 17,899
125 – No. 9 Dylan Peters
DAY 1:

• Peters dec. Shakur Laney (Ohio), 8-2
• Peters dec. #8 Barlow McGhee (Missouri), 3-1 TB1

DAY 2:

• #1 Nathan Tomasello (Ohio State) dec. Peters, 10-4
• Peters pinned #14 Joshua Rodriguez (North Dakota State), 2:26

133 – No. 15 Josh Alber – DNP
DAY 1:

• Alber dec. Gary Wayne Harding (Oklahoma State), 10-6
• #2 Cory Clark (Iowa) dec. Alber, 6-2

DAY 2:

• Mason Beckman (Lehigh) maj. dec. Alber, 14-2

157 – Bryce Steiert - DNP
DAY 1:

• Steiert dec. Spartak Chino (Ohio), 7-2
• Steiert dec. #11 Luke Smith (Central Michigan), 4-1
• #6 Joseph Smith (Oklahoma State) dec. Steiert, 6-2

DAY 2:

• Steiert dec. Justin Staudenmayer (Brown), 4-3
• Tyler Berger (Nebraska) maj. dec. Steiert, 12-2

 

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Dieringer and Heil Advance to Finals, Cowboys Secure Six All-Americans



NEW YORK - Oklahoma State wrestlers Dean Heil and Alex Dieringer qualified the finals of the NCAA Wrestling Championships Friday night in front of sold-out crowd at Madison Square Garden, leading the way to the Cowboys’ second-place spot in the team standings with one day of competition remaining.


“It was a tough day; good day. A lot more good than there was bad, definitely,” coach John Smith said. “Our two finalists probably wrestled their best matches of the tournament, I thought. Alex Dieringer, who is kind of leading this group, with a major decision. Last time out against this kid from Missouri he won 4-3 in Stillwater. Dean Heil just put on a takedown clinic. He really got to the legs and was able to score points at critical times in the match was scoring takedowns. That’s exciting when you see that type of aggression. It was good to see those three guys punch through in the All-American round. Chandler Rogers and Preston Weigel, they wrestled well. Although they aren’t going to come away with anything, there’s no shame in their performance. It’s good to see Boyd and Marsden continue to push through the consolations where we can score points.”



Heil was the first to punch his ticket to the title match, knocking off fourth-seeded Anthony Ashnault of Rutgers by way of an 8-3 decision. Heil, the No. 1 seed in his bracket, took a 2-1 lead with a takedown in the first and added an escape and another takedown in the second to take a 5-1 lead into the final period. With another takedown in the third, Heil sealed the deal and grabbed a spot in the first NCAA finals of his career.

“I knew it was going to be a tough opponent,” Heil said. “When I was little, I always looked forward to wrestling Ashnault. I looked forward to wrestling him last year, but he got hurt in the first. So getting to wrestle him while he was healthy and being able to beat him, I guess as dominantly as I did, felt good. But that's already in the past. I’m thinking about one person and one person only, and that's Bryce Meredith, who I have in the finals right now.”

A two-time defending national champion, Dieringer left no doubt about his place in the finals and as the top-seeded favorite in the 165-pound bracket, dominating Missouri’s fourth-seeded Daniel Lewis throughout the match. When all was said and done, Dieringer came out as a 14-4 major decision winner and improved his perfect record to 32-0.

“I got a major decision, which is pretty good because I only beat him 4-3 last time. Obviously I wanted some pins, but bonus points for the team is big. So pretty pleased with it,” Dieringer said.

OSU also had a third semifinalist as No. 11-seed Anthony Collica wrestled No. 2 Brandon Sorenson of Iowa, but Collica couldn’t find a way to what would have been his third major upset of the tournament, falling 4-2 after a late takedown effort fell short. Collica wrestles in the consolation bracket tomorrow morning and can still place as high as third.



In the consolation round of 12, the Pokes secured three more All-Americans in Joe Smith (157), Nolan Boyd (184) and Austin Marsden (285), bringing the program total to 450 All-Americans.



Boyd and Marsden each went 2-0 in the evening session, while Smith went 1-1.



Boyd, the No. 8 seed at 184 pounds defeated No. 6 Blake Stauffer of Arizona State with a 6-4 decision and then went on to take out No. 10 Nate Brown of Lehigh, 6-4. He will continue to wrestle on the path for third tomorrow morning.



Marsden also seeks a third-place finish after his two decisive wins on Friday night. The senior picked his second-career All-America honors with a 13-5 major decision over Wyoming’s Tanner Harms. In the conso quarterfinals, he handily defeated eighth-seeded Max Wessell of Lehigh, 8-2.



True freshman and No. 6 Joe Smith will wrestle for seventh place at 157 pounds tomorrow morning as he earned his first All-America honors defeating West Virginia’s Dylan Cottrell, 5-3, in the blood round. He later lost by a second-period fall to No. 5 Dylan Palacio of Cornell in the consolation quarterfinals.



At 174 pounds, Chandler Rogers dropped a 7-2 decision to No. 13 Alex Meyers to end his run at the NCAA tournament.



Preston Weigel also wrapped up his first championships after falling to No. 7 Brett Harner of Princeton by pin.



Consolation action continues in the morning at 10 a.m. CT. Fans can watch on ESPNU and ESPN3.



NCAA Championships Session Four
March 18, 2016 :: Madison Square Garden :: Attendance - 18,303



Team Standings (top five)
1: Penn State – 114.0

2: Oklahoma State – 79.5

3: Iowa – 77.5

4: Virginia Tech – 69.5

5: Ohio State – 68.0



Championship semifinals results
141: No. 1 Dean Heil (OSU) dec. No. 4 Anthony Ashnault (RUT), 8-3
149: No. 2 Brandon Sorenson (IOWA) dec. No. 11 Anthony Collica (OSU), 4-2
165: No. 1 Alex Dieringer (OSU) MD No. 4 Daniel Lewis (MIZ), 14-4



Championship quarterfinal results
141: No. 1 Dean Heil (OSU) dec. No. 8 Joey Ward (UNC), 8-3
149: No. 11 Anthony Collica (OSU) dec. No. 3 Lavion Mayes (MIZ), 3-2
157: No. 3 Jason Nolf (PSU) MD No. 6 Joe Smith (OSU), 11-3

165: No. 1 Alex Dieringer (OSU) dec. No. 9 Tanner Weatherman (ISU), 11-5

174: No. 1 Bo Nickal (PSU) MD No. 9 Chandler Rogers (OSU), 15-4
184: No. 1 Gabe Dean (CORN) dec. No. 8 Nolan Boyd (OSU), 10-4
285: No. 5 Adam Coon (MICH) dec. No. 4 Austin Marsden (OSU), 3-2



Championship second round results
141: No. 1 Dean Heil (OSU) dec. No. 10 Randy Cruz (LEH), 4-1
149: No. 11 Anthony Collica (OSU) dec. No. 6 Jason Tsirtsis (NW), 3-2
157: No. 6 Joe Smith (OSU) dec. Bryce Steiert (UNI), 6-2
165: No. 1 Alex Dieringer (OSU) fall No. 16 Devon Gobbo (HARV), 3:26
174: No. 9 Chandler Rogers (OSU) fall Casey Kent (PENN), 6:59
184: No. 8 Nolan Boyd (OSU) dec. No. 9 Matt Miller (NAVY), 10-3
285: No. 4 Austin Marsden (OSU) MD William Miller (EDIN), 12-3



Championship first round results

125: Conor Youtsey (MICH) dec. No. 6 Eddie Klimara (OSU), 7-6
133: No. 15 Josh Alber (UNI) dec. Gary Wayne Harding (OSU), 10-6
141: No. 1 Dean Heil (OSU) dec. Javier Gasca (MSU), 4-1
149: No. 11 Anthony Collica dec. Joey Delgado (ORST), 11-8

157: No. 6 Joe Smith (OSU) dec. Jake Ryan (OHST), 11-9
165: No. 1 Alex Dieringer (OSU) fall Austin Trott (GW), 2:22
174: No. 9 Chandler Rogers (OSU) MD Rustin Barrick (BUCK), 10-2
184: No. 8 Nolan Boyd (OSU) dec. Alex Utley (UNC), 8-5
197: No. 3 Brett Pfarr (MINN) dec. Preston Weigel (OSU), 5-0
285: No. 4 Austin Marsden (OSU) dec. Riley Shaw (CSU), 5-1



Consolation quarterfinals results
157: No. 5 Dylan Palacio (CORN) fall No. 6 Joe Smith (OSU), 4:38
184: No. 8 Nolan Boyd (OSU) dec. No. 10 Nate Brown (LEH), 6-4
285: No. 4 Austin Marsden (OSU) dec. No. 8 Max Wessell (LEH), 8-2



Consolation fourth round (blood round) results
157: No. 6 Joe Smith (OSU) dec. Dylan Cottrell (WVU), 5-3
174: No. 13 Alex Meyer (IOWA) dec. No. 9 Chandler Rogers (OSU), 7-2
184: No. 8 Nolan Boyd (OSU) dec. No. 6 Blake Stauffer (ASU), 6-4
197: No. 7 Brett Harner (PRINCE) fall Preston Weigel (OSU), 6:38
285: No. 4 Austin Marsden (OSU) MD No. 15 Tanner Harms (WYO), 13-5



Consolation third round results
197: Preston Weigel (OSU) dec. Sam Wheeler (CSU), 3-2



Consolation second round results
197: Preston Weigel (OSU) dec. No. 13 Jake Smith (WVU), 4-0



Consolation first round results
125: No. 11 Ronnie Bresser (ORST) dec. No. 6 Eddie Klimara (OSU), 2-1 TB1
133: Jade Rauser (UVU) MD Gary Wayne Harding (OSU), 12-4
197: Preston Weigel (OSU) TF Anthony Abro (EMU), 18-1



Finals schedule
141: No. 1 Dean Heil (OSU) vs. No. 14 Bryce Meredith (WYO)
165: No. 1 Alex Dieringer (OSU) vs. No. 2 Isaac Jordan (WISC)



Consolation semifinals schedule
149: No. 11 Anthony Collica (OSU) vs. No. 10 Mike DePalma (KENT)
184: No. 8 Nolan Boyd (OSU) vs. No. 14 Willie Miklus (MIZ)
285: No. 4 Austin Marsden (OSU) vs. No. 3 Ty Walz (VT)



Seventh-place match schedule
157: No. 5 Joe Smith (OSU) vs. No. 2 Tommy Gantt (NCST)

 

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The Huskers are in seventh place as a team after Session IV.
Session IV: Dudley Punches Ticket to NCAA Finals
Courtesy NU Athletic Communications
Fri, March 18, 2016
New York, N.Y. – All-American TJ Dudley (184) advanced to the NCAA Finals with his 12-4 major decision over Missouri’s Willie Miklus during Session IV of the NCAA Championships at Madison Square Garden on Friday night.

Dudley, the No. 7 seed at 184 pounds, gave up an early takedown to Miklus, but escaped and earned a takedown of his own to build a 3-2 advantage after the first period. Dudley started the second period on top, where he earned four near fall points to build a 7-2 lead. He never looked back and added a point for riding time in a 12-4 major decision.

Dudley will face defending national champion and No. 1 seed Gabe Dean of Cornell in Saturday night’s NCAA Finals. The pair met on Nov. 29 in Madison Square Garden in a match that Dean won by an 11-3 major decision.

Nebraska is in seventh place as a team with 56 points entering the final day. Penn State leads the team competition with 114 points, while Oklahoma State (79.5) and Iowa (77.5) round out the top three.

Eric Montoya (133) and Austin Wilson (165) clinched All-America honors during Session IV. Montoya, the No. 7 seed, pinned No. 12 seed Ryan Taylor of Wisconsin in 3:23 in the Round of 12 before winning a 9-6 decision over Utah Valley’s Jade Rauser in the consolation quarterfinals. Montoya will wrestle No. 4 seed Cody Brewer of Oklahoma on Saturday in the consolation semifinals.

Wilson defeated 13th-seeded Jim Wilson of Stanford in the Round of 12 by a 4-1 margin, but fell in the consolation quarterfinals to sixth-seeded Steven Rodrigues of Illinois by sudden victory-1, 3-1. Wilson will face No. 7 Anthony Perrotti of Rutgers in Saturday’s seventh-place match.

Anthony Abidin (141), No. 7 Jake Sueflohn (149), Tyler Berger (157) and No. 8 Aaron Studebaker (197) each made it to the Round of 12, but were eliminated. For Abidin and Sueflohn, it was their final match at Nebraska. Studebaker, in his second NCAA Championships appearance, made it to the Round of 12 for the second consecutive year.

Session V begins on Saturday at 10 a.m. CT (11 a.m. ET). It will be televised on ESPNU and streamed on ESPN3. Session VI’s finals will be televised on ESPN starting at 7 p.m. CT (8 p.m. ET).

NCAA Championships
March 17-19, 2016
Madison Square Garden
New York, N.Y.

125 pounds
First Round: #13 Tim Lambert (NEB) major dec. Zachary Fuentes (DREX), 14-3
Second Round: #4 Thomas Gilman (IOWA) major dec. #13 Tim Lambert (NEB), 12-4
Consolation Second Round: #13 Tim Lambert (NEB) dec. Sean Fausz (NCST), 7-2
Consolation Third Round: #11 Ronnie Bresser (ORST) dec. #13 Tim Lambert (NEB), 5-4
Finish: DNP (2-2 record)

133 pounds
First Round: #7 Eric Montoya (NEB) major dec. Zachary Davis (NAVY), 19-6
Second Round: #7 Eric Montoya (NEB) dec. #10 Johnni DiJulius (OHST), 2-0
Quarterfinals: #2 Cory Clark (IOWA) dec. #7 Eric Montoya (NEB), 4-0
Consolation Fourth Round: #7 Eric Montoya (NEB) pin #12 Ryan Taylor (WISC), 3:23
Consolation Quarterfinals: #7 Eric Montoya (NEB) dec. Jade Rauser (UVU), 9-6

141 pounds
First Round: #9 Rick Durso (F&M) tech. fall Anthony Abidin (NEB), 16-1
Consolation First Round: Anthony Abidin (NEB) dec. Jameson Oster (NW), 12-9
Consolation Second Round: Anthony Abidin (NEB) tech. fall Logan Everett (ARMY), 16-0
Consolation Third Round: Anthony Abidin (NEB) pin Jordan Laster (PRIN), 4:42
Consolation Fourth Round: #12 Chris Mecate (ODU) pin Anthony Abidin (NEB), 1:35
Finish: Round of 12 (3-2 record)

149 pounds
First Round: #7 Jake Sueflohn (NEB) major dec. Joseph Galasso (CORN), 8-0
Second Round: #7 Jake Sueflohn (NEB) major dec. #10 Mike DePalma (KENT), 10-1
Quarterfinals: #2 Brandon Sorensen (IOWA) sudden victory-2 #7 Jake Sueflohn (NEB), 4-2
Consolation Fourth Round: #12 Geo Martinez (BSU) dec. #7 Jake Sueflohn (NEB), 7-5
Finish: Round of 12 (2-2 record)

157 pounds
First Round: #13 Edwin Cooper Jr. (IOWA) dec. Tyler Berger (NEB), 8-3
Consolation First Round: Tyler Berger (NEB) dec. Aaron Walker (CIT), 7-4
Consolation Second Round: Tyler Berger (NEB) dec. May Bethea (PENN), 7-4
Consolation Third Round: Tyler Berger (NEB) major dec. Bryce Steiert (NIU), 12-2
Consolation Fourth Round: #8 Nick Brascetta (VT) dec. Tyler Berger (NEB), 3-2
Finish: Round of 12 (3-2 record)

165 pounds
First Round: #10 Austin Wilson (NEB) dec. Cody Wiercioch (PITT), 6-0
Second Round: #10 Austin Wilson (NEB) dec. #7 Anthony Perrotti (RUT), 4-1
Quarterfinals: #2 Isaac Jordan (WISC) dec. #10 Austin Wilson (NEB), 3-1
Consolation Fourth Round: #10 Austin Wilson (NEB) dec. #13 Jim Wilson (STAN), 4-1
Consolation Quarterfinals: #6 Steven Rodrigues (ILL) sudden victory-1 #10 Austin Wilson (NEB), 3-1

174 pounds
First Round: #16 Micah Barnes (NEB) dec. Jack McKeever (BING), 4-0
Second Round: #1 Bo Nickal (PSU) dec. #16 Micah Barnes (NEB), 7-2
Consolation Second Round: #16 Micah Barnes (NEB) major dec. Sean Mappes (CHAT), 13-3
Consolation Third Round: Casey Kent (PENN) pin #16 Micah Barnes (NEB), 5:30
Finish: DNP (2-2 record)

184 pounds
First Round: #7 TJ Dudley (NEB) major dec. Garet Krohn (STAN), 10-2
Second Round: #7 TJ Dudley (NEB) dec. #10 Nate Brown (LEH), 7-3
Quarterfinals: #7 TJ Dudley (NEB) dec. #2 Sammy Brooks (IOWA), 9-6
Semifinals: #7 TJ Dudley (NEB) major dec. #14 Willie Miklus (MIZZ), 12-4

197 pounds
First Round: #8 Aaron Studebaker (NEB) dec. Phil Sprenkle (LOCK), 2-0
Second Round: #8 Aaron Studebaker (NEB) dec. Shawn Scott (NIU), 3-2
Quarterfinals: #1 Morgan McIntosh (PSU) major dec. #8 Aaron Studebaker (NEB), 16-4
Consolation Fourth Round: #6 Jared Haught (VT) dec. #8 Aaron Studebaker (NEB), 5-4
Finish: Round of 12 (2-2 record)

Heavyweight
Pigtails: Collin Jensen (NEB) dec. Ryan Solomon (PITT), 8-2
First Round: Collin Jensen (NEB) dec. #10 Joe Stolfi (BUCK), 9-2
Second Round: #7 Amarveer Dhesi (ORST) major dec. Collin Jensen (NEB), 12-4
Consolation Second Round: Mike Hughes (HOF) dec. Collin Jensen (NEB), 8-2
Finish: DNP (2-2 record)




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All-American! Kent Pins His Way to the Podium!
Courtesy Charles Dorman, associate director of athletic communications
Fri, March 18, 2016
NEW YORK, N.Y. – From the brink of elimination to the All-American podium, unseeded Casey Kent pinned his way to becoming the University of Pennsylvania’s 28th NCAA All-American in wrestling with a gritty performance on Day Two of the 2016 NCAA Championships at Madison Square Garden.

Kent racked up bonus points in all four of his matches on Day Two – including pins in three consecutive bouts which tie him for the most falls in a NCAA Tournament by a Quaker (Matt Herrington, 2006). His three falls are also tied with Penn State’s Zain Retherford and Navy’s Matthew Miller for the most by any wrestler in the 2016 NCAA Championships.

Kent made a bit of history on Friday night, becoming the first of Penn’s 28 NCAA All-Americans to earn his medal with a win by fall. He joins Scott Giffin (2010) as the only two unseeded All-Americans in Penn Wrestling history.

As starts to a match go, Kent might have wished he had dialed up a better one than he had in his Consolation Third Round match with Nebraska’s No. 16 Micah Barnes. Kent conceded a big move in the first period, spotting Barnes an 8-1 lead after one period – a deficit which grew to 10-3 at the conclusion of two periods.

Faced with his season coming to an end, Kent went big – throwing Barnes to his back and securing the fall at 5:30 to put himself in position for a spot on the All-American podium.

In the Round of 12, Kent came out firing against Oklahoma’s Matt Reed, scoring a takedown in the first period and building over two minutes of riding time. With a 3-0 lead in the third period, Kent put himself in position for the fall with a whirling win of a scramble and secured his second pin of the tournament at 6:49 to land himself a spot on the podium.

In the Consolation Quarterfinals, Kent picked up right where he left off. With a 1-0 lead in the third period, Kent turned No. 7 seed Cody Walters of Ohio and picked up the fall at 5:23

Kent was picking up bonus points throughout the day for the Quakers. Earlier in the session, he added a second win to his national tournament resume with an 8-0 major decision over South Dakota State’s David Kocer. Kent jumped out quickly, building a 5-0 lead after the first period. A takedown in the final 20 seconds of the third period secured the major decision.

So far, Kent has defeated the No. 7, 8, and 16 seeds – including wins over two former All-Americans in No. 7 Walter and No. 8 Epperly.

Penn’s lone quarterfinalist, No. 11 seed Lorenzo Thomas came up short in his bid to reach the semis, suffering a loss to No. 14 Willie Miklus of Missouri. For the second consecutive year, Thomas scored two takedowns in the first period to take a 4-2 lead over Miklus. For the second consecutive year, Thomas could not hang on to that lead as Miklus found two sets of four-point nearfall to build to a 16-6 win. Miklus changed the match with a strong ride in the second period, scoring four nearfall on a cradle to take a 6-4 lead. In the third period, Thomas was in on a shot, but Miklus got the better of the scramble to get the takedown and four backpoints on the edge of the mat to take a 13-4 lead.

In the Round of 12, Thomas found himself on the wrong end of a scramble to Navy’s No. 9 Matthew Miller, losing by fall in 1:50.

May Bethea connected on the first takedown against Nebraska’s Tyler Berger in a consolation bout at 157 pounds. Berger would build to a 4-3 lead after two periods, but a Bethea escape early tied the match up. Berger would find the winning score late in the third and ride out for a 7-4 decision.

Session V begins at 11 a.m. on Saturday with Consolation Semifinals followed by the Third, Fifth, and Seventh Place Matches. Casey Kent will wrestle Indiana’s No. 12 Nathan Jackson with a berth in the Third Place match on the line. The session will be shown on ESPNU and ESPN3/WatchESPN.

174: Casey KentFirst Round: def. #8 Zach Epperly (Virginia Tech), 3-2Second Round: lost to #9 Chandler Rogers (Oklahoma State), FALL 6:59Consolation Second Round: def David Kocer (South Dakota St.), 8-0Consolation Third Round: def. #16 Micah Barnes (Nebraska) FALL 5:30Round of 12: def. Matt Reed (Oklahoma), FALL 6:49Consolation Quarterfinals: def. #7 Cody Walters (Ohio), FALL 5:23133: Caleb RichardsonPreliminary Round: lost to Rossi Bruno (Michigan), 2-1 TBConsolation Preliminary Round: lost to Dom Malone (Northwestern), 14-1

157: May BetheaFirst Round: def. #14 Austin Matthews (Edinboro), 8-7Second Round: lost to #3 Jason Nolf (Penn State), 25-10Consolation Second Round: lost to Tyler Berger (Nebraska), 7-4

184: #11 Lorenzo ThomasFirst Round: def. Bubba Scheffel (West Virginia), 4-2Second Round: def. #6 Blake Stauffer (Arizona State), 10-1Quarterfinals: lost to #14 Willie Miklus (Missouri), 16-6Round of 12: lost to #9 Matthew Miller (Navy), FALL 1:50

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---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Basford, Michael <basford.16@osu.edu>
Date: Fri, Mar 18, 2016 at 9:34 PM
Subject: WR: Martin, Snyder are NCAA Finals Bound
To:




March 19, 2016

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Ohio State wrestling contact:
Mike Basford / basford.16@osu.edu WR: Martin, Snyder are NCAA Finals BoundWill compete for national titles tomorrow night on ESPN

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NEW YORK, N.Y. - Kyle Snyder and Myles Martin will compete on the ultimate NCAA stage tomorrow night thanks to their performance Friday in the semifinal round of the NCAA Championships. Snyder and Martin both punch their respective tickets to the finals, which will be held tomorrow evening starting at 8 p.m. inside Madison Square Garden and televised live on ESPN.


Martin, the No. 11 seed who came into the NCAA Championships following a third-place showing at Big Tens, controlled unseeded Lelund Weatherspoon throughout, working a first-period takedown, escaping to start the second and then getting another takedown to go up 5-0. In the third, the lead grew to 7-1 with just 1:30 to go and he rolled from there, setting up another showdown with Penn State’s Bo Nickal, the top seed. Martin and Nickal have faced each other three times already this season. Martin’s win also makes the second true freshman NCAA finalist in as many year for Ohio State.


Snyder, who was dominant in each of his three prior matches of the championships, took out the third seed, Virginia Tech’s Ty Walz, 10-6. Snyder never trailed and scored a key three points in the third period after the score was knotted at three (the two traded takedowns and escapes in the first period). With Snyder on bottom and ahead 7-4 to start the third, he escaped, got a takedown and racked up well over a minute of riding time. That sets up the match-up everyone anticipated – Snyder vs. No. 1 seed and two-time defending national champion Nick Gwiazdowski (33-0). The match will be the 10th and final bout of the championship finals tomorrow evening.


In the 125 lb. semifinal, Nathan Tomasello and Thomas Gilman traded escapes through the first three periods of their semifinal match, but Gilman was able to take Tomasello down in the sudden victory period and then complete a fall to advance to tomorrow’s final against Penn State’s Nico Megaludis. Tomasello, meanwhile, has a third place match tomorrow morning against American’s David Terao, the No. 15 seed.


Redshirt freshman Micah Jordan saw his stellar rookie campaign come to an end in the Round of 12 with a 6-2 loss to 16th-seeded Randy Cruz of Lehigh. Jordan led 2-1 after the first period but gave up four back points in the second and was not able to recover. He finishes his season with a 27-4 record, CKLV title and third place showing at the Big Ten Championships.


The fourth edition of Bo Jordan/Isaac Jordan once against went to Isaac, as he was able to score a third-period reversal to gain a 5-3 lead and then hang on to top Bo for the fourth time in the last 12 months. Isaac scored a takedown in the first period, Bo escaped to start the second and that’s how the score stayed until the third. Isaac’s was out quickly on an escape to make it 3-1, but Bo worked a takedown to tie it before the final scoring sequence. Jordan moves into the consolation semifinals tomorrow morning.


QUOTABLE

Myles Martin opening statement: “Made it to the semis. I was nervous, I'm a freshman. I'm young, but my coaches told me to keep my head and stay focused, wrestled well against him. He took out Realbuto with a good upset and made it to the semi. So I had to wrestle my match, and I did and I got the victory.”


On his first NCAA Championships: “As a kid I grew up watching these tournaments and I knew how cool it would be if I got to wrestle in them, and I always told my dad I can't wait to get in college and wrestle in them and it all came so fast. When I got to the tournament I said at one point at a time, one take down at a time, and having that mind-set it helped me stay focused and wrestle in every position, have fun, wrestle free, don't focus on one thing or what the guy is good at because that will affect the way you wrestle. So Terrell told me to wrestle free and leave it all on the mat, so I did.”


On making the finals as a freshman: “For me, I wanted to redshirt in the beginning of the year because I didn't think I was experienced enough at college and I argued with the coaches a bunch of times and they knew I was ready. But I failed to believe that. It's all a mind-set for people, and I didn't think I was good enough to keep wrestling. But you look at the Ohio State wrestling room you have Kyle Snyder, Logan Stieber, Bo in there, me, Terrell, Reece, and wrestling all those guys. They helped my confidence so well, even the coaches, Jaggers, Thatcher and Lou, just made my confidence grow more and more. And when Tom Ryan talked to me about, we need you to wrestle, and I said I don't think I'm ready. I was nervous and scared. I don't think I can do it, and I wrestled in more open tournaments just to see how it goes. And I started doing pretty well and he pulled me, and I said, I can do this, Coach, I got it. In the beginning it was a struggle, but once I got the matches under my belt and got rolling it felt good.”


Kyle Snyder opening statement: “It was a tough match. Ty Walz is a good opponent. Haven't wrestled him in a while. We used to practice together, but first time I wrestled him in competition. So it was fun. Probably sat around on the hand side a little too much, but got a couple take downs. So that was good.”


On finals match-up with Nick Gwiazdowski tomorrow: “We’re actually pretty good friends. We trained together a lot this summer. He comes up to Ohio State and trains, a decent amount last year and we made the decision we were texting back and forth to see how each other was doing and he's a good guy and we didn't think we were going to wrestle each other.


“So we threw the kitchen sink at each other and let it all go, so I feel like we have a good feel for each other and I know he is a good game planner. So I know he's going to have a game plan for me, and I just want to make it a wrestling match. I want to get in wrestling positions and I feel like if I can get into lots of wrestling positions I'll come out on top. I'll win the majority of them.”


OHIO STATE WRESTLING
2016 NCAA Championships | Session IV
Madison Square Garden | New York, N.Y. | Attendance: 18,309


TEAM SCORES (Top 10)
1. Penn State - 114.0
2. Oklahoma St. - 79.5
3. Iowa - 77.5
4. Virginia Tech - 69.5
5. Ohio State - 68.0
6. Missouri - 58.5
7. Nebraska - 56.0
8. Cornell - 53.5
9. NC State - 43.0
10. Illinois - 42.0


125: No. 1 Nathan Tomasello (25-1)
Semifinals: No. 4 Thomas Gilman (Iowa) won by SV-1 fall over Tomasello (7:37)


141: No. 6 Micah Jordan (27-4)
Consolation Rd. Four: No. 16 Randy Cruz (Lehigh) decision over Jordan 6-2


165: No. 3 Bo Jordan (19-3)
Semifinals: No. 2 Isaac Jordan (Wisconsin) decision over Jordan 5-4


174: No. 11 Myles Martin (32-6)
Semifinals: Martin decision over Lelund Weatherspoon 8-2


285: No. 2 Kyle Snyder (10-0)
Semifinals: Snyder decision over No. 3 Ty Walz (Virginia Tech) 10-6



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From: Melroe, Andrew B. <MelroeA@missouri.edu>
Date: Fri, Mar 18, 2016 at 9:35 PM
Subject: Cox Advances to the Finals of #WrestleNYC (Team Scores, Brackets, Cox Quotes Attached)
To:

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - Friday, March 18, 2016

MIZZOU WRESTLING - @MizzouWrestling | MIZZOU ATHLETICS - @MizzouAthletics

CONTACT – Andrew Melroe (melroea@missouri.edu)

Cox Advances to the Finals of #WrestleNYC
Mizzou sits in sixth place following the second day of competition, three will wrestle for third place

NEW YORK, N.Y. – For the second time in three years, junior 197-pounder J’den Cox (Columbia, Mo.) will wrestle for the 197-pound National Championship after securing a fall over Brett Pfarr (Minnesota) at 6:29 in the semifinals of the 2016 NCAA Wrestling Championships. No. 2-seeded Cox will look to reach the top of the podium for a second time when he faces top-seeded Morgan McIntosh (Penn State) tomorrow at 7 p.m. CT on ESPN.


Mizzou finished the fourth session of the event in sixth place with 58.5 team points. Penn State will head into the final day of competition in first place with 114.0 points. Oklahoma State is in second place with 79.5 points, whole Iowa, Virginia Tech, and Ohio State round out the top-five with 77.5, 69.5, and 68.0 points, respectively.


Cox scored quickly in his match against Pfarr, scoring a takedown in the first minute. After letting Pfarr escape, Cox scored a takedown again, riding out the Gopher for the rest of the period, finishing with 2:13 of riding time after the opening frame. After starting the second period on bottom, Cox scored an escape in the period to widen his lead to 6-1. In the third period, Cox used a cross-pick to put away Pfarr in the third period, scoring the fall at 6:29.


“I’m proud of the way I performed,” said Cox. “I’m going to keep pushing, because I’m not satisfied yet, I have more to get done.”


Mizzou had two wrestlers, redshirt freshman 165-pounder Daniel Lewis (Blue Springs, Mo.) and redshirt sophomore 184-pounder Willie Miklus (Altoona, Iowa), drop their semifinals matches and will wrestle in the consolation semifinals tomorrow for a berth in the third place match. Lewis will face Steven Rodrigues (Illinois), while Miklus will face Nolan Boyd (Oklahoma State).


Redshirt junior 149-pounder Lavion Mayes (Mascoutah, Ill.) won two matches in the consolation bracket, advancing to the consolation semifinals, as well. Mayes defeated Patricio Longo (Edinboro), 6-2, and Geo Martinez (Boise State), 5-1.


Two Mizzou wrestlers, redshirt sophomore 125-pounder Barlow McGhee (Rock Island, Ill.) and redshirt senior 174-pounder Blaise Butler (Belvidere, Ill.) lost their first match of the night, falling one win short of All-American status.


The final two sessions of the 2016 NCAA Wrestling Championships will take place tomorrow, beginning with the medal round at 11 a.m. ET/10 a.m. CT. ESPNU/ESPN3 will cover the session. The Finals round will begin at 8 p.m./7 p.m. CT and will be televised on ESPN.


For all the latest on Mizzou Wrestling, stay tuned to MUTigers.comand follow the team on 651-343-3272

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------ Forwarded message ----------
From: Kelli Grashel <KG3@athletics.wisc.edu>
Date: Fri, Mar 18, 2016 at 9:26 PM
Subject: UW WRES: Isaac Jordan earns spot in the 165-pound finals
To: Kelli Grashel <KG3@athletics.wisc.edu>


Jordan earns spot in the 165-pound NCAA final
Three-time All-American is Wisconsin’s first finalist since 2014


On the Web: http://go.wisc.edu/39ifp6


NEW YORK -- Wisconsin junior Isaac Jordan is headed to the 165-pound final at the 2016 NCAA Wrestling Championships after downing his cousin, Bo Jordan of Ohio State, in a thrilling 5-4 match in the semifinals on Friday.


Isaac Jordan is going to his first NCAA final after clinching his fourth career win against his cousin.


Isaac struck first, taking Bo down two minutes into the match for a 2-1 lead after Bo scored on an escape. The two 165-pounders battled in neutral throughout the second period, keeping Isaac’s advantage at 2-1 through two periods.


But the third period was a different story.


In one of the most exciting periods of the tournament for the Badgers, Isaac slipped out Bo’s grasp at the start of the third but, instantly, Bo struck Isaac with a reshot to take him down and tie the score at 3-3. Isaac reacted quickly and reversed Bo at the 1:26 mark to take a 5-3 lead. Bo escaped, but it wasn’t enough to overcome Isaac’s lead.


“In the third he picked the top, and we figured he would do that,” Isaac Jordan said. “He thought he could beat us there and when I got away I relaxed. I've been working on that so much. He took me down right away, so I had to refocus, get my composure back. He got the leg and we worked on that a lot, so that was a big deal.”


All four of the Jordans’ matches in the last two season have gone in Isaac’s favor and have been decided by two points or less.


“I'm happy I won,” Isaac Jordan added. “It's tough with family, but it's just a wrestling match. So we'll get past it.”


Jordan is the first NCAA finalist for the Badgers since Tyler Graff took runner-up at 133 pounds in 2014. He will face two-time national champion Alex Dieringer of Oklahoma State at 7 p.m. CT.


Jordan is the lone All-American for Wisconsin this season, as junior Ryan Taylor was knocked out of competition in the Blood Round. The 2015 All-American was pinned by Nebraska’s Eric Montoya at 3:23 and finished his junior campaign with a 12-7 record.


The parade of All-Americans is set for a 6:35 p.m. start and will be followed by the meet’s sixth session. The individual championships will start with the 125-pound weight class and end at heavyweight.


The finals will be televised on ESPN and fans can also follow live updates via UWBadgers.com and Twitter (@BadgerWrestling).

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Kelli Grashel

Athletic Communications Assistant |University of Wisconsin

Softball, Wrestling, W Basketball, Football

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