Minnesota Area wrestlers competing at the 2023 NCAA Division I National Championships on March 16-18 in Tulsa, OK.
Up Next – Session 4 at 7:00 pm CT. – Friday, March 17
Minnesota
125 – Cons. Round 2 – #11 Patrick McKee (Minnesota) 14-8 won by decision over #12 Michael DeAugustino (Northwestern) 10-9 (Dec 7-2)
Cons. Round 3 – #13 Dean Peterson (Rutgers) 24-10 won by decision over #11 Patrick McKee (Minnesota) 14-9 (Dec 6-4)
Patrick McKee Eliminated
133 – Quarterfinal – #1 Roman Bravo-Young (Penn State) 19-0 won by decision over #8 Aaron Nagao (Minnesota) 20-5 (Dec 4-1)
Up Next – Cons. Round 4: #8 Aaron Nagao (Minnesota) vs #14 Zach Redding (Iowa State)
141 – Cons. Round 2 – #19 Matt Kazimir (Columbia) 22-10 won by medical forfeit over #20 Jakob Bergeland (Minnesota) 15-11 (M. For.)
Jakob Bergeland Eliminated
149 – Champ. Round 2 – Cons. Round 2 – #10 Michael Blockhus (Minnesota) 19-6 won by decision over #25 Caleb Tyus (SIU Edwardsville) 24-9 (Dec 9-6)
Cons. Round 3 – #10 Michael Blockhus (Minnesota) 20-6 won in sudden victory – 1 over #33 Dom Demas (Cal Poly) 14-9 (SV-1 3-1)
Up Next – Cons. Round 4: #20 Graham Rooks (Indiana) vs #10 Michael Blockhus (Minnesota)
165 – Cons. Round 2 – #6 Patrick Kennedy (Iowa) 21-4 won by decision over #28 Andrew Sparks (Minnesota) 16-11 (Dec 6-3)
Andrew Sparks Eliminated
174 – Quarterfinal – #1 Carter Starocci (Penn State) 22-0 won by decision over #8 Bailee O’Reilly (Minnesota) 20-6 (Dec 5-2)
Up Next – Cons. Round 4: #8 Bailee O’Reilly (Minnesota) vs #6 Ethan Smith (Ohio State)
184 – Quarterfinal – #1 Parker Keckeisen (Northern Iowa) 25-1 won by decision over #9 Isaiah Salazar (Minnesota) 18-3 (Dec 3-2)
Up Next – Cons. Round 4: #9 Isaiah Salazar (Minnesota) vs #14 Will Feldkamp (Clarion)
DNP – 125 Patrick McKee 2-2, 141 Jakob Bergeland 1-2, 165 Andrew Sparks 1-2, 197 Michial Foy 0-2, 285 Garrett Joles 1-2
North Dakota State
149 – Cons. Round 2 – #14 Austin Gomez (Wisconsin) 12-5 won by major decision over #13 Kellyn March (North Dakota State) 24-9 (MD 9-1)
Kellyn March Eliminated
157 – Quarterfinal – #5 Josh Humphreys (Lehigh) 19-0 won by decision over #4 Jared Franek (North Dakota State) 24-2 (Dec 5-2)
Up Next – Cons. Round 4: #4 Jared Franek (North Dakota St) vs #32 Vinny Zerban (Northern Colora)
165 – Cons. Round 2 – #7 Michael Caliendo III (North Dakota State) 25-4 won by decision over #8 Matthew Olguin (Oregon State) 24-8 (Dec 9-8)
Cons. Round 3 – #7 Michael Caliendo III (North Dakota State) 26-4 won by decision over #15 Justin McCoy (Virginia) 21-6 (Dec 7-4)
Up Next – Cons. Round 4: #29 Caleb Fish (Michigan State) vs #7 Michael Caliendo III (North Dakota St)
197 – Cons. Round 2 – #18 Tanner Harvey (Oregon State) 22-8 won by tech fall over #16 Owen Pentz (North Dakota State) 18-9 (TF-1.5 6:52 (20-5))
Owen Pentz Eliminated
DNP – 133 McGwire Midkiff 0-2, 149 Kellyn March 1-2, 184 Deanthony Parker 0-2, 197 Owen Pentz 1-2
South Dakota State
141 – Cons. Round 2 – #11 Clay Carlson (South Dakota State) 24-9 won by decision over #28 Saul Ervin (SIU Edwardsville) 19-10 (Dec 3-2)
Cons. Round 3 – #11 Clay Carlson (South Dakota State) 25-9 won by decision over #14 Cael Happel (Northern Iowa) 18-8 (Dec 7-3)
Up Next – Cons. Round 4: #8 Allan Hart (Missouri) vs #11 Clay Carlson (South Dakota St)
157 – Cons. Round 2 – #20 Cael Swensen (South Dakota State) 23-9 won by decision over #19 Garrett Model (Wisconsin) 17-11 (Dec 9-6)
Cons. Round 3 – #20 Cael Swensen (South Dakota State) 24-9 won by decision over #28 Paddy Gallagher (Ohio State) 13-11 (Dec 4-3)
Up Next – Cons. Round 4: #9 Will Lewan (Michigan) vs #20 Cael Swensen (South Dakota St)
165 – Cons. Round 2 – #12 Izzak Olejnik (Northern Illinois) 29-3 won by decision over #22 Tanner Cook (South Dakota State) 18-9 (Dec 8-1)
Tanner Cook Eliminated
174 – Cons. Round 2 – #13 Cade DeVos (South Dakota State) 27-8 won by decision over #14 Benjamin Pasiuk (Army West Point) 23-7 (Dec 6-1)
Cons. Round 3 – #13 Cade DeVos (South Dakota State) 28-8 won in sudden victory – 1 over #12 Aaron Olmos (Oregon State) 17-8 (SV-1 3-1)
Up Next -Cons. Round 4: #13 Cade DeVos (South Dakota St) vs #7 Peyton Mocco (Missouri)
197 – Quarterfinal – #7 Tanner Sloan (South Dakota State) 26-2 won in sudden victory – 1 over #2 Bernie Truax (Cal Poly) 15-2 (SV-1 6-4)
Up Next – Semifinal: #3 Rocky Elam (Missouri) vs #7 Tanner Sloan (South Dakota St)
285 – Cons. Round 2 – #14 AJ Nevills (South Dakota State) 21-7 won in sudden victory – 1 over #29 Jaron Smith (Maryland) 14-13 (SV-1 3-1)
Cons. Round 3 – #6 Yaraslau Slavikouski (Harvard) 30-5 won by decision over #14 AJ Nevills (South Dakota State) 21-8 (Dec 5-3)
AJ Nevills Eliminated
DNP – 125 Tanner Jordan 1-2, 165 Tanner Cook 1-2, 184 Cade King 0-2, 285 AJ Nevills 2-2
Other Minnesota Wrestlers
125 – Cons. Round 2 – #6 Stevo Poulin (Northern Colorado) 30-6 won by decision over #21 Jore Volk (Wyoming) 24-11 (Dec 5-3)
Jore Volk Eliminated
157 – Quarterfinal – #3 Peyton Robb (Nebraska) 28-1 won by decision over #6 Daniel Cardenas (Stanford) 19-2 (Dec 6-4)
Up Next – Semifinal: #3 Peyton Robb (Nebraska) vs #2 Levi Haines (Penn State)
165 – Cons. Round 2 – #6 Patrick Kennedy (Iowa) 21-4 won by decision over #28 Andrew Sparks (Minnesota) 16-11 (Dec 6-3)
Cons. Round 3 – #4 Julian Ramirez (Cornell) 26-4 won by decision over #6 Patrick Kennedy (Iowa) 21-5 (Dec 5-2)
Patrick Kennedy Eliminated
174 – Cons. Round 2 – #12 Aaron Olmos (Oregon State) 17-7 won by decision over #27 Tyler Eischens (Stanford) 20-10 (Dec 9-2)
Tyler Eischens Eliminated
285 – Quarterfinal – #3 Greg Kerkvliet (Penn State) 18-2 won by decision over #11 Trent Hillger (Wisconsin) 18-9 (Dec 4-0)
Up Next – Semifinal: #3 Greg Kerkvliet (Penn State) vs #2 Wyatt Hendrickson (Air Force)
DNP – 125 Jore Volk of Wyoming 1-2, 165 Patrick Kennedy of Iowa 2-2, 174 Tyler Eischens of Stanford 1-2
Team Scores
1 Penn State 78.0
2 Iowa 48.0
3 Cornell 45.5
4 Nebraska 44.0
5 Michigan 39.0
6 Missouri 34.0
7 Ohio State 31.0
8 NC State 29.0
9 Iowa State 28.0
10 Arizona State 27.0
11 Lehigh 22.5
12 Northern Iowa 22.0
12 Princeton 22.0
14 Virginia Tech 21.0
15 Air Force 20.0
15 South Dakota State 20.0
17 Minnesota 18.0
17 North Carolina 18.0
17 Oklahoma State 18.0
20 Wisconsin 17.5
21 Northwestern 16.5
22 Northern Colorado 16.0
22 Pittsburgh 16.0
24 Oregon State 15.0
25 Purdue 12.5
26 Illinois 11.0
27 North Dakota State 10.5
28 Stanford 10.0
29 Pennsylvania 9.5
30 Clarion 9.0
30 Rider 9.0
32 Rutgers 8.0
33 Columbia 7.5
33 Maryland 7.5
35 Cal Poly 7.0
35 Indiana 7.0
37 Michigan State 6.0
37 Oklahoma 6.0
37 Utah Valley 6.0
40 Drexel 4.5
40 West Virginia 4.5
42 Campbell 4.0
42 Chattanooga 4.0
42 Harvard 4.0
42 Northern Illinois 4.0
46 SIU Edwardsville 3.0
47 American 2.5
47 Virginia 2.5
49 Binghamton 2.0
49 Lock Haven 2.0
49 Navy 2.0
49 Wyoming 2.0
53 Appalachian State 1.0
53 Central Michigan 1.0
53 CSU Bakersfield 1.0
56 Army West Point 0.5
56 Buffalo 0.5
56 Duke 0.5
56 Gardner-Webb 0.5
56 George Mason 0.5
61 Bloomsburg 0.0
61 Bucknell 0.0
61 Cleveland State 0.0
61 Edinboro 0.0
61 Hofstra 0.0
61 Kent State 0.0
61 Ohio 0.0
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