NCAA WRESTLING CHAMPIONSHIPS - DAY TWO RESULTS
The MAC is represented at the 2016 NCAA Wrestling Championships in New York City with 45 wrestlers competing in this year's championships.
NCAA Wrestling Championships Updated Bracket - Day Two
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Broadcast Information:
The tournament reaches its finale on Saturday, with wrestleback semifinals and 3rd-5th-7th Medal Rounds kicking off at 11 a.m. ET, followed by the Championships Finals and Awards Ceremony at 8 p.m. ET. All rounds of competition will be aired on ESPN and available on the WatchESPN app.
NCAA Wrestling Championships - Team Scores
MAC Programs in Top 30
6. Missouri, 58.5 points
15. Kent State, 25.5 points
24. Northern Iowa, 17.5 points
25. Old Dominion, 16.5
30. Ohio, 11.5 points
SCHEDULE (Eastern times)
March 21 – 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., medal round - 3 mats (ESPNU)
March 21 – 8 p.m. to 11 p.m., championship finals – 1 mat (ESPN)
Buffalo:
Ariola and Cotten Eliminated on Day 2 of NCAAs
NEW YORK – Joe Ariola and Colt Cotten each dropped their first matches on day two of the NCAA Championships in front of nearly 18,000 at Madison Square Garden. Both wrestlers were competing in the consolation bracket and have been eliminated from the NCAA Championships.
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Central Michigan:
Chippewas All-American Justin Oliver Will Wrestle For 7th Place
NEW YORK - Central Michigan's Justin Oliver didn't get exactly what he sought. But for a freshman, it's not bad. Not bad at all. Oliver defeated Mitch Finesilver of Duke, 6-5, to guarantee himself All-America status in the 149-pound weight class Saturday night at the NCAA Wrestling Championships at Madison Square Garden. Oliver will wrestle for seventh place on Saturday morning against Geo Martinez of Boise State. Oliver dropped a 10-5 decision to Martinez at the Jan. 1-2 Reno Tournament of Champions. Oliver is CMU's first freshman All-American since current assistant coach Ben Bennett in 2010. The top eight placers in each weight class earn All-America honors.
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Eastern Michigan:
Wrestling Ends On Day Two
NEW YORK CITY - The Eastern Michigan University wresting team concluded their 2015-16 season on day two of the 2016 NCAA Wresting Championships today, March 18 at Madison Square Garden. The Eagles had one grappler remaining in the field, redshirt junior Nicholas Barber, who was in the consolation rounds of the 149 lbs weight class. Despite a valiant effort, he was defeated in his lone match of the day.
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Kent State:
Miller and DePalma Clinch All-American Status
New York – Kent State will have two All-Americans crowned Saturday as seniors Ian Miller (Oak Harbor, Ohio) and Mike DePalma (Jeannette, Pa.) earned spots on the podium Friday inside Madison Square Garden. Four Golden Flashes were among the final 16 standing in their respective weights Friday afternoon before Miller earned a second career trip to NCAA semifinals and DePalma completed a 4-0 day.
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Missouri:
Cox, Lewis, and Miklus earn All-American Honors, while McGhee, Mayes, and Butler alive on backside
Three Mizzou Wrestling grapplers secured their place as All-Americans in the third session of the 2016 NCAA Wrestling Championships as Mizzou finished the session in fifth place with 42.5 team points. Junior 197-pounder J'den Cox (Columbia, Mo.), redshirt sophomore 184-pounder Willie Miklus (Altoona, Iowa), and redshirt freshman 165-pounder Daniel Lewis (Blue Springs, Mo.) all won their quarterfinal bouts, guaranteeing a top-six finish at their respective weight classes.
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Northern Illinois:
Shawn Scott Concludes NCAA Run In Round of 12
NEW YORK CITY – Shawn Scott’s thrilling last-second heroics continued twice more on Friday afternoon at Madison Square Garden during the 2016 NCAA Wrestling Championships, but the Northern Illinois University wrestler came up one win short of All-American honors after losing in Round-of-12 action. Following his two triumphs on Thursday, Scott (Holly, Mich./Holly) defeated two more opponents in his consolation bracket at 197 pounds on Friday to become the first NIU wrestler since Matt Mougin in 2013 to advance to the beloved “Blood Round” session at nationals on Friday night in front of a raucous crowd at the World's Most Famous Arena.
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Northern Iowa:
Dylan Peters Secure 2nd All-American Title
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. 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.
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Ohio:
Bobcats Compete At NCAA Championships
NEW YORK -The Ohio wrestling team continued action on Friday at Madison Square Garden competing in the 2016 NCAA National Wrestling Championships in front of a sold out crowd of 17,899. The Bobcats had four student-athletes that had advanced to the second day of competition. Although he dropped his quarterfinal matchup to Iowa State’s Leland Witherspoon, redshirt senior Cody Walters (Macedonia, Ohio) remains alive in the competition and will compete again on Friday night. Walters struck first with a two-point takedown early in the match. Weatherspoon was able to get a four-point near fall and an escape while Walters dominated the riding time to set the final tally at 5-3.
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Old Dominion:
Chris Mecate Becomes Two-Time All-American
NEW YORK -- Chris Mecate flattened Nebraska's Anthony Abidin in just 1:34 in the consolation blood round Friday evening before a sold-out 17,899 fans at Madison Square Garden to secure his second-straight All-American finish at the NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships. With the fall, Mecate became ODU's first two-time All-American since James Nicholson recorded top-eight finishes in 2008 and 2011. In the quarterfinals on Friday morning, Rutgers' No. 4 Anthony Ashnault broke a 3-3 deadlock in the final thirty seconds by securing a takedown to defeat Mecate, 5-4. After pinning Abidin of Nebraska in the consolation round of 12, the redshirt senior from Highland, California went on to secure a 4-2 OT victory over No. 8 Joey Ward of UNC in the next round and can now do no worse than sixth place.
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