TULSA, Okla. — Good morning from the BOK Center, home of the greatest sports show on the planet this week.
The 2023 NCAA Wrestling Championships began Thursday morning and will continue Thursday night. You can watch the action on ESPNU and ESPN+, or follow along online through Trackwrestling or by following me, Cody Goodwin, the Des Moines Register’s wrestling writer, for live updates, analysis, commentary, and more throughout the tournament.
Here’s the schedule for Thursday:
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Session 1: 11 a.m. CT, ESPNU — pigtail + first-round matches -
Session 2: 6 p.m. CT, ESPN — second-round + pigtail and first-round wrestlebacks
Below, we’ve provided updates throughout Thursday’s sessions, complete with Session 1 results and a look ahead to Session 2, so be sure to check back throughout the day for results.
MORE:How to watch and follow Iowa, Iowa State and UNI wrestling at the 2023 NCAA Championships
NCAA Wrestling Team Scores after Session 1
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Penn State, 16 (8 wrestlers on the front side, 1 wrestling back)
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N.C. State, 12.5 (8, 1)
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Iowa, 12 (8, 2)
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Northern Iowa, 10 (7, 0)
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Ohio State, 10 (6, 3)
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Minnesota, 9 (7, 2)
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Missouri, 9 (8, 2)
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Wisconsin, 9 (5, 3)
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Nebraska, 8.5 (6, 1)
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Iowa State, 8 (6, 2)
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Cornell, 8 (6, 1)
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Illinois, 8 (4, 1)
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Michigan, 8 (5, 3)
125 pounds
First Round
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#1 Spencer Lee (Iowa) won by fall in 36 seconds over #33 Tucker Owens (Air Force)
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#26 Jack Wagner (North Carolina) won 3-1 over #7 Brandon Kaylor (Oregon St.)
Up Next
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Round-of-16: #1 Spencer Lee (Iowa) vs. #16 Jack Medley (Michigan)
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Round-of-16: #26 Jack Wagner (North Carolina) vs. #10 Brandon Courtney (Arizona State)
Analysis: Spencer did what Spencer does — takedown, quick tilt, then ran a bar for the fall in just 36 seconds. Blink-and-you-missed it type stuff. Wagner, a Bettendorf graduate who stopped at both Iowa and Northern Iowa before arriving at North Carolina, scored a takedown late in the first period to knock off Kaylor, a returning All-American. A lot of early madness at 125, with five wrestlers seeded 20 or higher winning in the first round.
RELATED:How Terry Brands recruited Spencer Lee to the Iowa Hawkeye wrestling program
133 pounds
First Round
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Pigtail: #32 McGwire Midkiff (North Dakota State) lost 5-3 to #33 Ethan Oakley (App St.)
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#14 Zach Redding (Iowa State) won 7-2 over #19 Domenic Zaccone (Campbell)
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#23 Brody Teske (Iowa) lost 13-10 to #10 Lucas Byrd (Illinois)
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#15 Kyle Biscoglia (Northern Iowa) won by fall in 6:02 over #18 Jason Shaner (Oregon St.)
Up Next
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Round-of-16: #14 Zach Redding (Iowa State) vs. #3 Vito Arujau (Cornell)
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Round-of-16: #15 Kyle Biscoglia (Northern Iowa) vs. #2 Daton Fix (Oklahoma State)
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Wrestlebacks: #23 Brody Teske (Iowa) vs. #26 Connor Brown (Missouri)
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Wrestlebacks: #32 McGwire Midkiff (North Dakota State) vs. #30 Ethan Rotondo (Cal Poly)
Analysis: Redding gave up an early takedown but rolled back to lead before the end of the first period. Biscoglia was locked in a tight match, up 4-2, when he turned Shaner for the fall in the third period. Teske fell into a 7-1 hole against Byrd, a two-time All-American, and roared back to come within 9-6, but Byrd reversed Teske to his back in the third to go up 13-6, which more or less iced the match. Midkiff, a Council Bluffs Thomas Jefferson grad in his first NCAA tournament appearance, gave up two takedowns in the second and third periods.
141 pounds
First Round
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#1 Real Woods (Iowa) won 13-1 over #32 Kal Miller (Maryland)
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#24 Casey Swiderski (Iowa State) lost 4-1 #9 Mosha Schwartz (Northern Colorado)
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#14 Cael Happel (Northern Iowa) won 4-3 over #19 Matt Kazimir (Columbia)
Up Next
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Round-of-16: #1 Real Woods (Iowa) vs. #17 Dylan D’Emilio (Ohio State)
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Round-of-16: #14 Cael Happel (Northern Iowa) vs. #3 Cole Matthews (Pittsburgh)
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Wrestlebacks: #24 Casey Swiderski (Iowa State) vs. #25 Carmen Ferrante (Penn)
Analysis: Kal Miller won the pigtail bout, and his reward was top-seeded Real Woods, who rolled to a major decision with over four minutes of riding-time. Swiderski gave up more than two minutes of riding-time in a first-round loss to Schwartz, overwhelming the true freshman and sending him to the backside. Happel, who hadn’t won a match in two previous trips to the BOK Center (both for the Big 12 tournament), scored takedowns in the second and third to advance to the Round-of-16.
149 pounds
First Round
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#8 Max Murin (Iowa) won 6-3 over #25 Caleb Tyus (SIUE)
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#5 Paniro Johnson (Iowa State) won 3-2 (TB1) over #28 Alec Hagan (Ohio)
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#10 Michael Blockhus (Minnesota) won 3-2 over #23 Victor Voinovich (Oklahoma State)
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#15 Colin Realbuto (Northern Iowa) won 7-3 over #18 Mitch Moore (Oklahoma)
Up Next
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Round-of-16: #8 Max Murin (Iowa) vs. #9 Jaden Abas (Stanford)
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Round-of-16: #5 Paniro Johnson (Iowa State) vs. #13 Shayne Van Ness (Penn State)
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Round-of-16: #10 Michael Blockhus (Minnesota) vs. #7 Yahya Thomas (Northwestern)
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Round-of-16: #15 Colin Realbuto (Northern Iowa) vs. #2 Sammy Sasso (Ohio State)
Analysis: Murin and Realbuto both controlled their opening matches and cruised to victory — Murin scored a pair of takedowns, Realbuto scored a reversal in the second then turned Moore in the third. Paniro’s opener was wild. Went to sudden victory, where Hagan nearly scored a takedown. To the rideouts, where Paniro rode Hagan out for the full 30 seconds, so Hagan gave Paniro an escape, but Paniro got tagged for a stall call because his shoes were untied, tying the match at 2-2. Paniro defended Hagan’s last-gasp attempts to win, but that was a wild one. Blockhus scored a takedown midway through the first to knock off Voinovich.
MORE:‘I plan on winning an NCAA title’: Meet Paniro Johnson, Iowa State’s ever-confident freshman
157 pounds
First Round
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#25 Jason Kraisser (Iowa State) lost 5-3 to #8 Ed Scott (N.C. State)
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#14 Cobe Siebrecht (Iowa) lost 10-5 to #19 Garrett Model (Wisconsin)
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#22 Derek Holschlag (Northern Iowa) won 4-3 over #11 Chase Saldate (Michigan State)
Up Next
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Round-of-16: #22 Derek Holschlag (Northern Iowa) vs. #6 Daniel Cardenas (Stanford)
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Wrestlebacks: #25 Jason Kraisser (Iowa State) vs. #24 Tommy Askey (App St.)
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Wrestlebacks: #14 Cobe Siebrecht (Iowa) vs. winner of pigtail wrestleback
Analysis: Kraisser and Scott were tied 2-2 after the first period, then Scott went escape-takedown to take control. Model scored a takedown and four backs off a cradle to flip his match against Cobe and win. Holschlag scored a takedown in the first and reversal in the third, avoided giving up swipes at the gun, and Saldate only racked up 59 seconds of RT, allowing Holschlag to pull off the first-round upset.
165 pounds
First Round
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#1 David Carr (Iowa State) won 10-2 over #33 Josh Kim (Harvard)
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#17 Austin Yant (Northern Iowa) won 8-1 over #16 Josh Ogunsanya (Columbia)
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#6 Patrick Kennedy (Iowa) won 7-2 over #27 Will Formato (App St.)
Up Next
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Round-of-16: #1 David Carr (Iowa State) vs. #17 Austin Yant (Northern Iowa)
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Round-of-16: #6 Patrick Kennedy (Iowa) vs. #11 Cam Amine (Michigan)
Analysis: Carr scored four takedowns for bonus points and Yant used a turn for four backs plus a takedown in the third and will now meet up in the second round. It will be their third meeting this season. Carr won the first two meetings by a combined 41-12. Kennedy scored a pair of first-period takedowns, plus a reversal in the second and riding-time, to beat Formato, a matchup he lost at last year’s Southern Scuffle in overtime.
MORE:Iowa’s Spencer Lee and Cornell’s Yianni Diakomihalis take aim at rare wrestling history
174 pounds
First Round
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#13 Cade DeVos (South Dakota St.) won by fall in 2:13 over #20 Alex Cramer (Central Michigan)
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#11 Nelson Brands (Iowa) won 6-3 over Alex Faison (N.C. State)
Up Next
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Round-of-16: #13 Cade DeVos (South Dakota St.) vs. #4 Chris Foca (Cornell)
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Round-of-16: #11 Nelson Brands (Iowa) vs. #6 Ethan Smith (Ohio State)
Analysis: DeVos scored a takedown with about a minute left in the first period and quickly took Cramer to his back for the fall. Nelson gave up an early takedown off a slide-by, but rallied with a takedown and two backs in the final six seconds to rally and beat Faison.
184 pounds
First Round
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#1 Parker Keckeisen (Northern Iowa) won 12-3 over #33 Anthony Carman (West Virginia)
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#5 Marcus Coleman (Iowa State) won 12-3 over #28 Jacob Ferreira (Hofstra)
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#12 Abe Assad (Iowa) won 6-2 over #21 Giuseppe Hoose (Buffalo)
Up Next
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Round-of-16: #1 Parker Keckeisen (Northern Iowa) vs. #17 Tate Samuelson (Lehigh)
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Round-of-16: #5 Marcus Coleman (Iowa State) vs. #12 Abe Assad (Iowa)
Analysis: Three comfortable wins at this weight — some more than others, of course. Both Keckeisen and Coleman scored 5 takedowns and cruised to major decisions. Assad scored two takedowns to beat Hoose for the second time this season, setting up a Cy-Hawk matchup in the second round later this evening.
Wrestling Mailbag:Fun facts on Spencer Lee and our NCAA Wrestling Championships preview
197 pounds
First Round
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#13 Yonger Bastida (Iowa State) won 5-2 over #20 Evan Bockman (Utah Valley)
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#14 Jacob Warner (Iowa) won 5-1 over #19 Cam Caffey (Michigan State)
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#7 Tanner Sloan (South Dakota St.) won 8-1 over #25 Gavin Hoffman (Ohio State)
Up Next
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Round-of-16: #13 Yonger Bastida (Iowa State) vs. #4 Ethan Laird (Rider)
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Round-of-16: #14 Jacob Warner (Iowa) vs. #3 Rocky Elam (Missouri)
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Round-of-16: #7 Tanner Sloan (South Dakota St.) vs. #10 Jacob Cardenas (Cornell)
Analysis: Three more comfortable wins for the local guys here. Yonger scored two takedowns in the first period to beat Bockman. Warner scored a takedown in the second and a reversal in the third, plus riding-time, to beat Caffey. Sloan scored a couple of takedowns to take out Hoffman, a returning All-American, setting up a second-round matchup against Cardenas. Both guys were on the U23 men’s freestyle world team together this summer.
285 pounds
First Round
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#24 Boone McDermott (Rutgers) lost 6-1 to #9 Lucas Davison (Northwestern)
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#8 Sam Schuyler (Iowa State) won 4-2 over #25 Michael Wolfgram (West Virginia)
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#13 Tyrell Gordon (Northern Iowa) won 2-1 over #20 Konner Doucet (Oklahoma State)
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#4 Tony Cassioppi (Iowa) won 10-0 over #29 Jaron Smith (Maryland)
Up Next
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Round-of-16: #8 Sam Schuyler (Iowa State) vs. #9 Lucas Davison (Northwestern)
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Round-of-16: #13 Tyrell Gordon (Northern Iowa) vs. #4 Tony Cassioppi (Iowa)
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Wrestlebacks: #24 Boone McDermott (Rutgers) vs. #25 Michael Wolfgram (West Virginia)
Analysis: A first-period takedown, plus riding-time, lifted Schuyler over a Big 12 foe. Gordon used riding-time to eek out a narrow 2-1 win over Doucet, setting him up with a second-round matchup against Cassioppi, who scored three takedowns, plus two escapes, another point for stalling, and another for riding-time. McDermott, from Dubuque Wahlert, gave up a takedown and two backs in the first minute against Davison.
Cody Goodwin covers wrestling and high school sports for the Des Moines Register. Follow him on Twitter at @codygoodwin.
This article originally appeared on Des Moines Register: NCAA wrestling championships live results, updates from Session I
TULSA, Okla. — Good morning from the BOK Center, home of the greatest sports show on the planet this week.
The 2023 NCAA Wrestling Championships began Thursday morning and will continue Thursday night. You can watch the action on ESPNU and ESPN+, or follow along online through Trackwrestling or by following me, Cody Goodwin, the Des Moines Register’s wrestling writer, for live updates, analysis, commentary, and more throughout the tournament.
Here’s the schedule for Thursday:
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Session 1: 11 a.m. CT, ESPNU — pigtail + first-round matches -
Session 2: 6 p.m. CT, ESPN — second-round + pigtail and first-round wrestlebacks
Below, we’ve provided updates throughout Thursday’s sessions, complete with Session 1 results and a look ahead to Session 2, so be sure to check back throughout the day for results.
MORE:How to watch and follow Iowa, Iowa State and UNI wrestling at the 2023 NCAA Championships
NCAA Wrestling Team Scores after Session 1
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Penn State, 16 (8 wrestlers on the front side, 1 wrestling back)
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N.C. State, 12.5 (8, 1)
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Iowa, 12 (8, 2)
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Northern Iowa, 10 (7, 0)
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Ohio State, 10 (6, 3)
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Minnesota, 9 (7, 2)
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Missouri, 9 (8, 2)
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Wisconsin, 9 (5, 3)
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Nebraska, 8.5 (6, 1)
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Iowa State, 8 (6, 2)
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Cornell, 8 (6, 1)
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Illinois, 8 (4, 1)
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Michigan, 8 (5, 3)
125 pounds
First Round
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#1 Spencer Lee (Iowa) won by fall in 36 seconds over #33 Tucker Owens (Air Force)
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#26 Jack Wagner (North Carolina) won 3-1 over #7 Brandon Kaylor (Oregon St.)
Up Next
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Round-of-16: #1 Spencer Lee (Iowa) vs. #16 Jack Medley (Michigan)
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Round-of-16: #26 Jack Wagner (North Carolina) vs. #10 Brandon Courtney (Arizona State)
Analysis: Spencer did what Spencer does — takedown, quick tilt, then ran a bar for the fall in just 36 seconds. Blink-and-you-missed it type stuff. Wagner, a Bettendorf graduate who stopped at both Iowa and Northern Iowa before arriving at North Carolina, scored a takedown late in the first period to knock off Kaylor, a returning All-American. A lot of early madness at 125, with five wrestlers seeded 20 or higher winning in the first round.
RELATED:How Terry Brands recruited Spencer Lee to the Iowa Hawkeye wrestling program
133 pounds
First Round
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Pigtail: #32 McGwire Midkiff (North Dakota State) lost 5-3 to #33 Ethan Oakley (App St.)
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#14 Zach Redding (Iowa State) won 7-2 over #19 Domenic Zaccone (Campbell)
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#23 Brody Teske (Iowa) lost 13-10 to #10 Lucas Byrd (Illinois)
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#15 Kyle Biscoglia (Northern Iowa) won by fall in 6:02 over #18 Jason Shaner (Oregon St.)
Up Next
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Round-of-16: #14 Zach Redding (Iowa State) vs. #3 Vito Arujau (Cornell)
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Round-of-16: #15 Kyle Biscoglia (Northern Iowa) vs. #2 Daton Fix (Oklahoma State)
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Wrestlebacks: #23 Brody Teske (Iowa) vs. #26 Connor Brown (Missouri)
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Wrestlebacks: #32 McGwire Midkiff (North Dakota State) vs. #30 Ethan Rotondo (Cal Poly)
Analysis: Redding gave up an early takedown but rolled back to lead before the end of the first period. Biscoglia was locked in a tight match, up 4-2, when he turned Shaner for the fall in the third period. Teske fell into a 7-1 hole against Byrd, a two-time All-American, and roared back to come within 9-6, but Byrd reversed Teske to his back in the third to go up 13-6, which more or less iced the match. Midkiff, a Council Bluffs Thomas Jefferson grad in his first NCAA tournament appearance, gave up two takedowns in the second and third periods.
141 pounds
First Round
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#1 Real Woods (Iowa) won 13-1 over #32 Kal Miller (Maryland)
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#24 Casey Swiderski (Iowa State) lost 4-1 #9 Mosha Schwartz (Northern Colorado)
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#14 Cael Happel (Northern Iowa) won 4-3 over #19 Matt Kazimir (Columbia)
Up Next
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Round-of-16: #1 Real Woods (Iowa) vs. #17 Dylan D’Emilio (Ohio State)
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Round-of-16: #14 Cael Happel (Northern Iowa) vs. #3 Cole Matthews (Pittsburgh)
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Wrestlebacks: #24 Casey Swiderski (Iowa State) vs. #25 Carmen Ferrante (Penn)
Analysis: Kal Miller won the pigtail bout, and his reward was top-seeded Real Woods, who rolled to a major decision with over four minutes of riding-time. Swiderski gave up more than two minutes of riding-time in a first-round loss to Schwartz, overwhelming the true freshman and sending him to the backside. Happel, who hadn’t won a match in two previous trips to the BOK Center (both for the Big 12 tournament), scored takedowns in the second and third to advance to the Round-of-16.
149 pounds
First Round
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#8 Max Murin (Iowa) won 6-3 over #25 Caleb Tyus (SIUE)
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#5 Paniro Johnson (Iowa State) won 3-2 (TB1) over #28 Alec Hagan (Ohio)
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#10 Michael Blockhus (Minnesota) won 3-2 over #23 Victor Voinovich (Oklahoma State)
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#15 Colin Realbuto (Northern Iowa) won 7-3 over #18 Mitch Moore (Oklahoma)
Up Next
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Round-of-16: #8 Max Murin (Iowa) vs. #9 Jaden Abas (Stanford)
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Round-of-16: #5 Paniro Johnson (Iowa State) vs. #13 Shayne Van Ness (Penn State)
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Round-of-16: #10 Michael Blockhus (Minnesota) vs. #7 Yahya Thomas (Northwestern)
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Round-of-16: #15 Colin Realbuto (Northern Iowa) vs. #2 Sammy Sasso (Ohio State)
Analysis: Murin and Realbuto both controlled their opening matches and cruised to victory — Murin scored a pair of takedowns, Realbuto scored a reversal in the second then turned Moore in the third. Paniro’s opener was wild. Went to sudden victory, where Hagan nearly scored a takedown. To the rideouts, where Paniro rode Hagan out for the full 30 seconds, so Hagan gave Paniro an escape, but Paniro got tagged for a stall call because his shoes were untied, tying the match at 2-2. Paniro defended Hagan’s last-gasp attempts to win, but that was a wild one. Blockhus scored a takedown midway through the first to knock off Voinovich.
MORE:‘I plan on winning an NCAA title’: Meet Paniro Johnson, Iowa State’s ever-confident freshman
157 pounds
First Round
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#25 Jason Kraisser (Iowa State) lost 5-3 to #8 Ed Scott (N.C. State)
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#14 Cobe Siebrecht (Iowa) lost 10-5 to #19 Garrett Model (Wisconsin)
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#22 Derek Holschlag (Northern Iowa) won 4-3 over #11 Chase Saldate (Michigan State)
Up Next
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Round-of-16: #22 Derek Holschlag (Northern Iowa) vs. #6 Daniel Cardenas (Stanford)
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Wrestlebacks: #25 Jason Kraisser (Iowa State) vs. #24 Tommy Askey (App St.)
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Wrestlebacks: #14 Cobe Siebrecht (Iowa) vs. winner of pigtail wrestleback
Analysis: Kraisser and Scott were tied 2-2 after the first period, then Scott went escape-takedown to take control. Model scored a takedown and four backs off a cradle to flip his match against Cobe and win. Holschlag scored a takedown in the first and reversal in the third, avoided giving up swipes at the gun, and Saldate only racked up 59 seconds of RT, allowing Holschlag to pull off the first-round upset.
165 pounds
First Round
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#1 David Carr (Iowa State) won 10-2 over #33 Josh Kim (Harvard)
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#17 Austin Yant (Northern Iowa) won 8-1 over #16 Josh Ogunsanya (Columbia)
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#6 Patrick Kennedy (Iowa) won 7-2 over #27 Will Formato (App St.)
Up Next
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Round-of-16: #1 David Carr (Iowa State) vs. #17 Austin Yant (Northern Iowa)
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Round-of-16: #6 Patrick Kennedy (Iowa) vs. #11 Cam Amine (Michigan)
Analysis: Carr scored four takedowns for bonus points and Yant used a turn for four backs plus a takedown in the third and will now meet up in the second round. It will be their third meeting this season. Carr won the first two meetings by a combined 41-12. Kennedy scored a pair of first-period takedowns, plus a reversal in the second and riding-time, to beat Formato, a matchup he lost at last year’s Southern Scuffle in overtime.
MORE:Iowa’s Spencer Lee and Cornell’s Yianni Diakomihalis take aim at rare wrestling history
174 pounds
First Round
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#13 Cade DeVos (South Dakota St.) won by fall in 2:13 over #20 Alex Cramer (Central Michigan)
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#11 Nelson Brands (Iowa) won 6-3 over Alex Faison (N.C. State)
Up Next
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Round-of-16: #13 Cade DeVos (South Dakota St.) vs. #4 Chris Foca (Cornell)
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Round-of-16: #11 Nelson Brands (Iowa) vs. #6 Ethan Smith (Ohio State)
Analysis: DeVos scored a takedown with about a minute left in the first period and quickly took Cramer to his back for the fall. Nelson gave up an early takedown off a slide-by, but rallied with a takedown and two backs in the final six seconds to rally and beat Faison.
184 pounds
First Round
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#1 Parker Keckeisen (Northern Iowa) won 12-3 over #33 Anthony Carman (West Virginia)
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#5 Marcus Coleman (Iowa State) won 12-3 over #28 Jacob Ferreira (Hofstra)
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#12 Abe Assad (Iowa) won 6-2 over #21 Giuseppe Hoose (Buffalo)
Up Next
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Round-of-16: #1 Parker Keckeisen (Northern Iowa) vs. #17 Tate Samuelson (Lehigh)
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Round-of-16: #5 Marcus Coleman (Iowa State) vs. #12 Abe Assad (Iowa)
Analysis: Three comfortable wins at this weight — some more than others, of course. Both Keckeisen and Coleman scored 5 takedowns and cruised to major decisions. Assad scored two takedowns to beat Hoose for the second time this season, setting up a Cy-Hawk matchup in the second round later this evening.
Wrestling Mailbag:Fun facts on Spencer Lee and our NCAA Wrestling Championships preview
197 pounds
First Round
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#13 Yonger Bastida (Iowa State) won 5-2 over #20 Evan Bockman (Utah Valley)
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#14 Jacob Warner (Iowa) won 5-1 over #19 Cam Caffey (Michigan State)
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#7 Tanner Sloan (South Dakota St.) won 8-1 over #25 Gavin Hoffman (Ohio State)
Up Next
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Round-of-16: #13 Yonger Bastida (Iowa State) vs. #4 Ethan Laird (Rider)
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Round-of-16: #14 Jacob Warner (Iowa) vs. #3 Rocky Elam (Missouri)
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Round-of-16: #7 Tanner Sloan (South Dakota St.) vs. #10 Jacob Cardenas (Cornell)
Analysis: Three more comfortable wins for the local guys here. Yonger scored two takedowns in the first period to beat Bockman. Warner scored a takedown in the second and a reversal in the third, plus riding-time, to beat Caffey. Sloan scored a couple of takedowns to take out Hoffman, a returning All-American, setting up a second-round matchup against Cardenas. Both guys were on the U23 men’s freestyle world team together this summer.
285 pounds
First Round
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#24 Boone McDermott (Rutgers) lost 6-1 to #9 Lucas Davison (Northwestern)
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#8 Sam Schuyler (Iowa State) won 4-2 over #25 Michael Wolfgram (West Virginia)
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#13 Tyrell Gordon (Northern Iowa) won 2-1 over #20 Konner Doucet (Oklahoma State)
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#4 Tony Cassioppi (Iowa) won 10-0 over #29 Jaron Smith (Maryland)
Up Next
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Round-of-16: #8 Sam Schuyler (Iowa State) vs. #9 Lucas Davison (Northwestern)
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Round-of-16: #13 Tyrell Gordon (Northern Iowa) vs. #4 Tony Cassioppi (Iowa)
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Wrestlebacks: #24 Boone McDermott (Rutgers) vs. #25 Michael Wolfgram (West Virginia)
Analysis: A first-period takedown, plus riding-time, lifted Schuyler over a Big 12 foe. Gordon used riding-time to eek out a narrow 2-1 win over Doucet, setting him up with a second-round matchup against Cassioppi, who scored three takedowns, plus two escapes, another point for stalling, and another for riding-time. McDermott, from Dubuque Wahlert, gave up a takedown and two backs in the first minute against Davison.
Cody Goodwin covers wrestling and high school sports for the Des Moines Register. Follow him on Twitter at @codygoodwin.
This article originally appeared on Des Moines Register: NCAA wrestling championships live results, updates from Session I
