FLASH: NCAA Championships semifinals results and team scores - Penn State clinches title
by USA Wrestling
Note: With six finalists, Penn State has clinched the team title at the 2024 NCAA Championships in Kansas City. Below we post the semifinals results and team standings. A wrap story will follow later tonight.
NCAA DIV. I CHAMPIONSHIPS
At Kansas City, Mo., March 22
Finalist pairings
125 - No. 3 Drake Ayala (Iowa) vs. No. 8 Richard Figueroa (Arizona State)
133 - No. 1 Daton Fix (Oklahoma State) vs. No. 6 Vito Arujau (Cornell)
141 - No. 1 Jesse Mendez (Ohio State) vs. No. 2 Beau Bartlett (Penn State)
149 - No. 4 Caleb Henson (Virginia Tech) vs. No. 6 Austin Gomez (Michigan)
157 - No. 1 Levi Haines (Penn State) vs. No. 2 Jacori Teemer (Arizona State)
165 - No. 2 Mitchell Mesenbrink (Penn State) vs. No. 4 David Carr (Iowa State)
174 - No. 6 Rocco Welsh (Ohio State) vs. No. 9 Carter Starocci (Penn State)
184 - No. 1 Parker Keckeisen (Northern Iowa) vs. No. 3 Dustin Plott (Oklahoma State)
197 - No. 1 Aaron Brooks (Penn State) vs. No. 2 Trent Hidlay (NC State)
285 - No. 1 Greg Kerkvliet (Penn State) vs.No. 10 Lucas Davison (Michigan)
Semifinal results
125 pounds
No. 8 Richard Figueroa (Arizona State) dec. No. 12 Anthony Noto (Lock Haven), 4-3
No. 3 Drake Ayala (Iowa) dec. No. 10 Eric Barnett (Wisconsin), 3-2
133 pounds
No. 1 Daton Fix (Oklahoma State) dec. No. 5 Dylan Ragusin (Michigan), 3-2, TB-1
No. 6 Vito Arujau (Cornell) maj.dec. No. 2 Ryan Crookham (Lehigh), 13-3
141 pounds
No. 1 Jesse Mendez (Ohio State) dec. No. 5 Anthony Echemendia (Iowa State), 6-4
No. 2 Beau Bartlett (Penn State) dec. No. 6 Lachlan McNeil (North Carolina), 5-1
149 pounds
No. 4 Caleb Henson (Virginia Tech) dec. No. 1 Ridge Lovett (Nebraska), 1-0.
No. 6 Austin Gomez (Michigan) dec. No. 2 Kyle Parco (Arizona State), 11-7
157 pounds
No. 1 Levi Haines (Penn State) pin No. 12 Bryce Andonian (Virginia Tech), OT
No. 2 Jacori Teemer (Arizona State) maj. dec. No. 6 Daniel Cardenas (Stanford), 12-2
165 pounds
No. 4 David Carr (Iowa State) dec. No. 1 Keegan O`Toole (Missouri), 8-2
No. 2 Mitchell Mesenbrink (Penn State) maj. dec. No. 6 Mike Caliendo (Iowa), 17-9
174 pounds
No. 9 Carter Starocci (Penn State) dec. No. 4 Shane Griffith (Michigan), 2-0
No. 6 Rocco Welsh (Ohio State) dec. No. 7 Lennox Wolak (Columbia), 4-1 SV-1
184 pounds
No. 1 Parker Keckeisen (Northern Iowa) maj. dec.No. 4 Trey Munoz (Oregon State), 10-2
No. 3 Dustin Plott (Oklahoma State) maj. dec. No. 2 Isaiah Salazar (Minnesota), 11-2
197 pounds
No. 1 Aaron Brooks (Penn State) tech. fall No. 12 Rocky Elam (Missouri), 17-2
No. 2 Trent Hidlay (NC State) dec. No. 3 Tanner Sloan (South Dakota State), 4-1
285 pounds
No. 1 Greg Kerkvliet (Penn State) vs. No. 4 Cohlton Schultz (Arizona State), 8-1
No. 10 Lucas Davison (Michigan) dec. No. 3 Wyatt Hendrickson (Air Force), 13-7
Team Standings after Session IV
1 Penn State 148.0
2 Michigan 64.5
3 Iowa 60.0
4 Arizona State 59.5
4 Iowa State 59.5
6 Cornell 58.5
7 Ohio State 57.0
8 Oklahoma State 55.0
9 Virginia Tech 53.0
10 Nebraska 52.0
11 NC State 48.5
12 South Dakota State 43.0
13 Missouri 40.0
14 Northern Iowa 34.5
15 Lehigh 31.0
16 Stanford 28.5
17 West Virginia 25.0
18 Minnesota 21.0
19 Rutgers 20.5
20 Wisconsin 20.0
Read More#
Cornell leads with 91.5 points after day one of EIWA Championships
Big Ten Championships Update: Penn State Sends School Record Seven Wrestlers to B1G Finals
NCAA Session I Notes: 10 entries already qualified for Olympic Trials; can Fix win on fifth try?
Grays Harbor women claim NCWA Nationals title with two champs, Ottawa-Arizona places second