NCAA WRESTLING CHAMPIONSHIPS DAY ONE RESULTS
Ten MAC Wrestlers Advance To Friday's Quarterfinals
ST. LOIUS, Mo. -- Ten MAC wrestlers advanced to Friday's Quarterfinals of the 2017 NCAA Wrestling Championships. Leading the way were five Missouri Tigers, led by two-time NCAA Champion and four-time MAC Champion senior J'den Cox at 197 pounds.
Joining Cox from Missouri were Jaydin Eierman (141), Lavion Mayes (149), Joey Lavallee (157) and Daniel Lewis (165). Northern Iowa's Max Thomsen (149) and Drew Foster (184), along with Old Dominion's Jack Dechow (184) and Kevin Beazley (197), and Buffalo's Bryan Lantry (133) all advanced to the Quarterfinal round. The MAC is represented at the 2017 NCAA Wrestling Championships in St. Louis with 45 wrestlers competing in this year's championships.
NCAA Wrestling Championships Updated Bracket - Day One
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Broadcast Information:
The tournament continues Friday with quarterfinals and wrestlebacks beginning at 11 a.m. CT on ESPNU. The evening session, semifinals and wrestlebacks, will follow at 8 p.m. CT on ESPN.
NCAA Wrestling Championships - Team Scores
MAC Programs in Top 30
5. Missouri, 20.0 points
9. Central Michigan, 14.5 points
t-16. Northern Iowa, 11.0 points
t-18. Old Dominion, 10.0 points
t-28. Northern Illinois, 6.0 points
Broadcast Information/Schedule (Central Time):
Friday, March 17 – 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.,
Quarterfinals - 8 mats (ESPNU)
Friday, March 17 – 8 p.m. to 11 p.m.,
Semifinals - 6 mats (ESPN)
Saturday, March 18 – 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.,
Medal Round - 3 mats (ESPNU)
Saturday, March 18 – 8 p.m. to 11 p.m.,
Championship Finals – 1 mat (ESPN)
Buffalo:
Lantry Shines On First Day of Championships
ST. LOUIS, MO – Bryan Lantry won both of his matches on Thursday to advance to the quarterfinals of the NCAA Wrestling Championships at the Scottrade Center in St. Louis. Kyle Akins also advanced to Friday action. Lantry (133) won his opening match with a 3-1 decision over Lock Haven's D.J. Fehlman. Lantry scored first with an escape in the second period. After Fehlman earned an escape to open the third, Lantry got a takedown with less than a minute remaining to earn the win. In Lantry's second match, the redshirt-sophomore upset sixth-seed Dom Forys of Pittsburgh in thrilling fashion. Trailing 4-3 late in the match, Lantry was awarded a takedown with just seven seconds left to pull out the 5-3 decision.
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Central Michigan:
Seven Chippewas Remain Alive At NCAA Championships
ST. LOUIS - There will be no individual national champion for the Central Michigan wrestling team. But there are still plenty of chances for All-America honors and, coming in to the NCAA Championships, that was the ultimate goal. Seven CMU wrestlers remain alive at the Championships after day one at Scottrade Center. A good number considering CMU qualified nine for the tournament.
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Chippewas Notch Four Wins In First Session
ST. LOUIS - Four wins, five losses. That's the tally for the Central Michigan wrestling team after the first session of the NCAA Championships on Thursday afternoon at Scottrade Center. All nine Chipppewas will be back on the mat on Thursday night, four of them eyeing their second victory of the day and a spot in the Friday-morning quarterfinals. The other five Chippewas begin their journey in the wrestlebacks on Thursday night. CMU's Justin Oliver (149 pounds), Colin Heffernan (157), CJ Brucki (174) and Jordan Ellingwood (184) won their respective openers on Thursday afternoon.
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Eastern Michigan:
Wrestling Concludes Season at Championships
ST. LOUIS – The Eastern Michigan University wrestling team concluded the 2016-17 season at the 2017 NCAA Wrestling Championships, Thursday, March 16 at the Scottrade Center in St. Louis. EMU had three participants in this year's field, with all three being eliminated on day one of the event. Redshirt senior Nick Barber was the lone Eagle to nab a win in the tournament. He finished his storied EMU career with 81 wins, which ranks tied for 10thon the all-time list. Redshirt freshman Noah Gonser and redshirt junior Gage Hutchison also participated in their first and second national tournaments, respectively, going two and out.
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Kent State:
Sparkman Advances To Day Two of Championships
ST. LOUIS – Kent State sophomore Casey Sparkman went 1-1 Thursday at the Scottrade Center during day one of the 2017 NCAA Wrestling Championships. In his first career appearance at the national tournament, Sparkman dropped his opening match, but bounced back to defeat Aaron Walker of The Citadel 5-3. Sparkman scored a pair of first period takedowns against Walker, starting with a double leg at the edge of the mat. Up 2-1, Sparkman tossed Walker to his back with a lateral drop and collected two more points.
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Missouri:
Five from Missouri Wrestling Advance to the Quarterfinals of NCAA Championships
ST. LOUIS, Mo. – After the first day of action at the NCAA Championships, Mizzou Wrestling sits in fifth place with 20 team points. Five Tigers punched their tickets into Friday's quarterfinals at the Scottrade Center, including senior 197-pounder J'den Cox and redshirt junior 157-pounder Joey Lavallee, who each recorded their second bonus point win of the day. The Tigers will begin the second day of competition in fifth place, trailing only Penn State (30.5 points), Ohio State (26 points), Oklahoma State (25.5 points) and Iowa (24.5 points) in the race for a team trophy.
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Missouri Wrestling Advances Six in First Round of NCAA Championships
ST. LOUIS, Mo. – Six Mizzou Wrestling grapplers won their first round bouts and advanced to the second round at the NCAA Wrestling Championships on Thursday at the Scottrade Center. Of the six advancing Tigers, four wrestlers scored bonus points, including falls from senior 197-pounder J'den Cox and redshirt junior 157-pounder Joey Lavallee. Following the session's completion, Mizzou is tied for fourth place with 12 points. With first round victories, redshirt sophomore 133-pounder John Erneste, redshirt freshman 141-pounder Jaydin Eierman, redshirt senior 149-pounder Lavion Mayes and redshirt sophomore 165-pounder Daniel Lewis will join Cox and Lavallee in the round of 32.
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Northern Illinois:
Huskies Historic Season Continues
ST. LOUIS, Mo. – Five Huskies will move on to Day Two at NCAAs for the first time in the history of the program. In the first session, three Huskies won their opening matches to advance to the Championship Round of 16 on the first day of the 2017 NCAA Wrestling Championships in St. Louis, Mo. The second session saw two additional victories from those in the consolations brackets, allowing all five Huskies to continue on in the double-elimination format of the Championships.
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Northern Iowa:
Two Panthers In Hunt For NCAA Title
ST. LOUIS, Mo. – Two Panthers are still alive for an NCAA title at the national wrestling tournament, while four more are still in the hunt for third place. The team was tied for 16th place after the first day. Max Thomsen at 149 pounds and Drew Foster at 184 pounds are making the most of their national debut with two wins on the championship side of the bracket. Foster avenged a loss to Virginia Tech's No. 5 Zack Zavatsky with a 4-3 decision.
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Ohio:
Forrider, Laney Advance To Day Two of Championships
ST. LOUIS – With a victory in his consolation match Thursday night, junior Noah Forrider advances to session three on Friday (March 17) with sophomore Shakur Laney as the Ohio wrestling team ends day one at the NCAA Wrestling Championships. Forrider took on Army’s Logan Everett. Everett scored a takedown early in the first, but Forrider scored a reversal and two near-fall points to take a 4-2 lead into the second. Forrider scored takedowns in the second and third only allowing Everett to escape once as Forrider took the match 9-3 with 4:55 of riding time.
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Ohio Closes Out Opening Session; Laney moves onto the second championship round.
ST. LOUIS, Mo. – Sophomore
Shakur Laney picks up a first round victory as the Ohio wrestling team closes out the morning session on Thursday at the Scottrade Center in St. Louis. Laney, the No. 13 seed in the 125-pound weight class, faced off against unseeded Sean Nickell of CSBU. Laney scored a pair of takedowns in the first and scored reversals in the second and third periods en route to the 10-5 decision victory. Laney will face No. 4 seeded Darian Cruz of Lehigh during the evening session on Thursday (March 16).
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Old Dominion:
Come-From-Behind Thrillers Land Dechow, Beazley in NCAA Quarters
ST. LOUIS -- Old Dominion wrestlers Jack Dechow and Kevin Beazley mounted come-from-behind victories and stunned the Scottrade Center crowd of 18,157 Thursday night in the championship round of 16 at the 2017 NCAA DI Wrestling Championships in St. Louis, landing themselves a berth in tomorrow morning's quarterfinals. Eighth-seeded Dechow trailed No. 9 Nathan Jackson from Indiana 5-2 at the start of the third period after surrendering two early takedowns, but the fifth-year senior from Richmond, Illinois scored a match-tying takedown in the waning seconds to force overtime. Dechow wasted little time in the sudden victory period, capitalizing off a Jackson shot for the spin around takedown and the 7-5 OT victory.
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