Minnesota Area wrestlers competing at the 2023 NCAA Division I National Championships on March 16-18 in Tulsa, OK.
Next up – Session 2 at 6:00 pm CST. – Thursday, March 16
Minnesota
125 – Champ. Round 1 – #11 Patrick McKee (Minnesota) 13-7 won by major decision over #22 Diego Sotelo (Harvard) 15-9 (MD 12-3)
Up Next – Champ. Round 2: #27 Eddie Ventresca (Virginia Tech) vs #11 Patrick McKee (Minnesota
133 – Champ. Round 1 – #8 Aaron Nagao (Minnesota) 19-4 won by major decision over #25 Kurtis Phipps (Bucknell) 31-12 (MD 8-0)
Up Next – Champ. Round 2: #8 Aaron Nagao (Minnesota) vs #9 Micky Phillippi (Pittsburgh)
141 – Champ. Round 1 – #20 Jakob Bergeland (Minnesota) 15-9 won by decision over #13 Carter Young (Oklahoma State) 15-13 (Dec 5-0)
Up Next – Champ. Round 2: #4 Brock Hardy (Nebraska) vs #20 Jakob Bergeland (Minnesota)
149 – Champ. Round 1 – #10 Michael Blockhus (Minnesota) 18-5 won by decision over #23 Victor Voinovich (Oklahoma State) 15-12 (Dec 3-2)
Up Next – Champ. Round 2: #10 Michael Blockhus (Minnesota) vs #7 Yahya Thomas (Northwestern)
165 – Champ. Round 1 – #5 Quincy Monday (Princeton) 23-2 won by major decision over #28 Andrew Sparks (Minnesota) 15-10 (MD 12-4)
Up Next – Cons. Round 1: #21 Gerrit Nijenhuis (Oklahoma) vs #28 Andrew Sparks (Minnesota)
174 – Champ. Round 1 – #8 Bailee O’Reilly (Minnesota) 19-5 won by decision over #25 Nick Incontrera (Pennsylvania) 21-10 (Dec 5-3)
Up Next – Champ. Round 2: #8 Bailee O’Reilly (Minnesota) vs #9 Edmond Ruth (Illinois)
184 – Champ. Round 1 – #9 Isaiah Salazar (Minnesota) 17-2 won by decision over #24 Cade King (South Dakota State) 19-10 (Dec 3-0)
Up Next – Champ. Round 2: #25 Brian Bonino (Drexel) vs #9 Isaiah Salazar (Minnesota)
197 – Champ. Round 1 – #11 Jaxon Smith (Maryland) 22-6 won by decision over #22 Michial Foy (Minnesota) 15-11 (Dec 6-3)
Up Next – Cons. Round 1: #27 Nick Stemmet (Stanford) vs #22 Michial Foy (Minnesota)
285 – Prelim – #32 Garrett Joles (Minnesota) 16-15 won by decision over #33 Travis Stefanik (Princeton) 16-12 (Dec 4-1)
Champ. Round 1 – #1 Mason Parris (Michigan) 29-0 won by major decision over #32 Garrett Joles (Minnesota) 16-15 (MD 12-2)
Up Next – Cons. Round 1: #16 Tate Orndorff (Ohio State) vs #32 Garrett Joles (Minnesota)
North Dakota State
133 – Prelim – #33 Ethan Oakley (Appalachian State) 21-12 won by decision over #32 McGwire Midkiff (North Dakota State) 15-12 (Dec 5-3)
Up Next – Prelim Match: #32 McGwire Midkiff (North Dakota St) vs #30 Ethan Rotondo (Cal Poly)
149 – Champ. Round 1 – #20 Graham Rooks (Indiana) 27-8 won by decision over #13 Kellyn March (North Dakota State) 23-8 (Dec 4-3)
Up Next – Cons. Round 1: #13 Kellyn March (North Dakota St) vs #29 Dylan Chappell (Bucknell)
157 – Champ. Round 1 – #4 Jared Franek (North Dakota State) 23-1 won by major decision over #29 Corbyn Munson (Central Michigan) 26-13 (MD 10-1)
Up Next – Champ. Round 2: #13 Trevor Chumbley (Northwestern) vs #4 Jared Franek (North Dakota St)
165 – Champ. Round 1 – #7 Michael Caliendo III (North Dakota State) 24-3 won by decision over #26 Brevin Cassella (Binghamton) 20-7 (Dec 6-1)
Up Next – Champ. Round 2: #7 Michael Caliendo III (North Dakota St) vs #10 Carson Kharchla (Ohio State)
184 – Champ. Round 1 – #4 Trey Munoz (Oregon State) 25-1 won by decision over #29 Deanthony Parker (North Dakota State) 18-10 (Dec 2-1)
Up Next – Cons. Round 1: #13 Lenny Pinto (Nebraska) vs #29 Deanthony Parker (North Dakota St)
197 – Champ. Round 1 – #16 Owen Pentz (North Dakota State) 18-7 won by injury default over #17 Braxton Amos (Wisconsin) 18-8 (Inj. 1:38)
Up Next – Champ. Round 2: #1 Nino Bonaccorsi (Pittsburgh) vs #16 Owen Pentz (North Dakota St)
South Dakota State
125 – Prelim – #33 Tucker Owens (Air Force) 25-13 won by decision over #32 Tanner Jordan (South Dakota State) 16-15 (Dec 2-1)
Up Next – Prelim Match: #32 Tanner Jordan (South Dakota St) vs #30 Antonio Lorenzo (Cal Poly)
141 – Champ. Round 1 – #11 Clay Carlson (South Dakota State) 23-8 won by decision over #22 Malyke Hines (Lehigh) 17-12 (Dec 6-1)
Up Next – Champ. Round 2: #11 Clay Carlson (South Dakota St) vs #6 Beau Bartlett (Penn State)
157 – Champ. Round 1 – #13 Trevor Chumbley (Northwestern) 25-7 won by decision over #20 Cael Swensen (South Dakota State) 21-9 (Dec 6-3)
Up Next – Cons. Round 1: #20 Cael Swensen (South Dakota St) vs #29 Corbyn Munson (Central Michiga)
165 – Champ. Round 1 – #11 Cameron Amine (Michigan) 13-3 won by fall over #22 Tanner Cook (South Dakota State) 17-8 (Fall 6:30)
Up Next – Cons. Round 1: #22 Tanner Cook (South Dakota St) vs #27 Will Formato (Appalachian Sta)
174 – Champ. Round 1 – #13 Cade DeVos (South Dakota State) 26-7 won by fall over #20 Alex Cramer (Central Michigan) 30-9 (Fall 2:13)
Up Next – Champ. Round 2: #13 Cade DeVos (South Dakota St) vs #4 Chris Foca (Cornell)
184 – Champ. Round 1 – #9 Isaiah Salazar (Minnesota) 17-2 won by decision over #24 Cade King (South Dakota State) 19-10 (Dec 3-0)
Up Next – Cons. Round 1: #24 Cade King (South Dakota St) vs #8 Matt Finesilver (Michigan)
197 – Champ. Round 1 – #7 Tanner Sloan (South Dakota State) 24-2 won by decision over #26 Gavin Hoffman (Ohio State) 16-8 (Dec 8-1)
Up Next – Champ. Round 2: #7 Tanner Sloan (South Dakota St) vs #10 Jacob Cardenas (Cornell)
285 – Champ. Round 1 – #14 AJ Nevills (South Dakota State) 20-6 won by decision over #19 Jonah Niesenbaum (Duke) 24-5 (Dec 8-1)
Up Next – Champ. Round 2: #3 Greg Kerkvliet (Penn State) vs #14 AJ Nevills (South Dakota St)
Other Minnesota Wrestlers
125 – Champ. Round 1 – #21 Jore Volk (Wyoming) 24-9 won in sudden victory – 1 over #12 Michael DeAugustino (Northwestern) 9-8 (SV-1 3-1)
Champ. Round 2: #21 Jore Volk (Wyoming) vs #28 Killian Cardinale (West Virginia)
157 – Champ. Round 1 – #3 Peyton Robb (Nebraska) 26-1 won by tech fall over #30 Jared Hill (Oklahoma) 16-11 (TF-1.5 6:11 (15-0))
Up Next – Champ. Round 2: #19 Garrett Model (Wisconsin) vs #3 Peyton Robb (Nebraska)
165 – Champ. Round 1 – #6 Patrick Kennedy (Iowa) 20-3 won by decision over #27 Will Formato (Appalachian State) 28-9 (Dec 7-2)
Up Next – Champ. Round 2: #6 Patrick Kennedy (Iowa) vs #11 Cameron Amine (Michigan)
174 – Champ. Round 1 – #6 Ethan Smith (Ohio State) 20-6 won by decision over #27 Tyler Eischens (Stanford) 19-9 (Dec 6-5)
Up Next – Cons. Round 1: #27 Tyler Eischens (Stanford) vs #22 Alex Faison (NC State)
285 – Champ. Round 1 – #3 Greg Kerkvliet (Penn State) 16-2 won by fall over #30 Hayden Copass (Purdue) 8-10 (Fall 0:34)
Up Next – Champ. Round 2: #3 Greg Kerkvliet (Penn State) vs #14 AJ Nevills (South Dakota St)
Team Scores
1 Penn State 16.0
2 NC State 12.5
3 Iowa 12.0
4 Northern Iowa 10.0
4 Ohio State 10.0
6 Minnesota 9.0
6 Missouri 9.0
6 Wisconsin 9.0
9 Nebraska 8.5
10 Cornell 8.0
10 Illinois 8.0
10 Iowa State 8.0
10 Michigan 8.0
14 Air Force 7.0
14 Arizona State 7.0
14 Oklahoma State 7.0
17 Lehigh 6.0
17 North Dakota State 6.0
17 Northwestern 6.0
17 South Dakota State 6.0
17 Stanford 6.0
17 Virginia Tech 6.0
23 Pittsburgh 5.0
23 Princeton 5.0
25 Cal Poly 4.5
26 North Carolina 4.0
26 Northern Colorado 4.0
28 Indiana 3.5
29 Maryland 3.0
29 Pennsylvania 3.0
29 Purdue 3.0
29 Rutgers 3.0
33 Clarion 2.0
33 Drexel 2.0
33 Harvard 2.0
33 Oregon State 2.0
33 Utah Valley 2.0
33 Virginia 2.0
33 West Virginia 2.0
33 Wyoming 2.0
41 Appalachian State 1.0
41 Campbell 1.0
41 Chattanooga 1.0
41 CSU Bakersfield 1.0
41 Lock Haven 1.0
41 Michigan State 1.0
41 Navy 1.0
41 Northern Illinois 1.0
41 Oklahoma 1.0
41 Rider 1.0
41 SIU Edwardsville 1.0
52 American 0.0
52 Army West Point 0.0
52 Binghamton 0.0
52 Bloomsburg 0.0
52 Bucknell 0.0
52 Buffalo 0.0
52 Central Michigan 0.0
52 Cleveland State 0.0
52 Columbia 0.0
52 Duke 0.0
52 Edinboro 0.0
52 Gardner-Webb 0.0
52 George Mason 0.0
52 Hofstra 0.0
52 Kent State 0.0
52 Ohio 0.0
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