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Hofstra's 133-pounder Lou Ruggirello was the
first winner in the tournament with a quick fall over Cory VomBaur
of Wyoming in a pigtail bout.
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125-pounder Anthony Robles of Arizona State, who
only has one leg, jumped out to a quick 8-0 lead in his pigtail bout
and defeated Brandon Kinney of Columbia, 12-5. Robles nearly knocked
off No, 1 seed Angel Escobedo of Indian in the next round, but
dropped a 4-2 decision.
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Eric Hoffman of North Dakota State, who wrestled
for Davenport North, won his first-round bout against Joey Fio of
Oklahoma. Hoffman built up an 8-3 first-period lead and cruised from
there.
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At 149, Iowa State's Mitch Mueller used a pair of
takedowns in the first period on his way to a tense 7-3 win in his
pigtail bout. Mueller scored a takedown in the finals seconds to
seal the win.
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Iowa's Charlie Falck gave up an early takedown
against Fernando Martinez of Army, but scored a five-point move in
the final seconds of the second period and won, 11-7.
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One of the biggest roars early in the round came
at 125, when Mark McKnight of Penn State tossed No. 12 seed Tyler
Shin of Oklahoma State to his back. McKnight went on to a 5-1
victory and will wrestle Falck from Iowa next round.
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UNI's tournament got off to a rough start, as
Caleb Flores lost to Brandon Zoetewey of Cal St. Bakersfield, 10-3.
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It didn't get much better at 133 for the
Panthers, as UNI's Josh Baldridge fell to top-ranked Franklin Gomez
of Michigan State, 12-4.
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Mack Reiter of Minnesota, a four-time State champ
from Don Bosco, opened his final NCAA Tournament with a fall at 133.
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Nick Fanthorpe of Iowa State earned an 8-2
victory over Steve Bell of Maryland to open his tournament as the
No. 5 seed at 133.
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Top-seeded and undefeated Chad Mendes of Cal Poly
wasted little time in his first-round bout, with a 34-second fall
against Steve Adamcsik of Rutgers.
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In what was expected to be a thrilling
back-and-forth match at 141, it was all one-sided, as Adam Frey of
Cornell scored a 16-1 technical fall over C.J. Ettelson of Northern
Iowa early in the second period.
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In a rematch of the Midlands championship match
at 141, Dan LeClere of Iowa met Zach Bailey of Oklahoma. LeClere won
the title at Midlands, but Bailey scored takedowns in the second and
third periods for a come-from-behind 8-7 victory on Thursday.
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Top-ranked Hawkeye Brent Metcalf wasted little
time in his first-round bout at 149, with a first period fall.
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Iowa's Joey Slaton started strong at 133, with a
10-1 major decision against Dan Mitcheff of Kent State.
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Iowa State true freshman 125-pounder Tyler Clark
lost a heartbreaker in the first round to Luke Smith of Central
Michigan. Smith sent the bout into overtime with a riding time point
and in the 30-second tiebreakers, Clark was ridden out in the first
one and Smith earned an escape with a second left in the next one,
for the one-point win.
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At 149, Nick Pickerell of Northern Iowa threw No.
12 seed Morgan Atkinson of Cal St. Fullerton to his back in the
first period for a 5-0 lead, but Atkinson came back with a reversal
and three near fall points in the third period for an 8-6 victory.
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Ryan Morningstar of Iowa dropped a tough 4-2
double overtime decision to No. 6 Matt Kocher of Pittsburgh. The
Hawkeye nearly had the winning takedown in the second one-minute
overtime period, but Kocher scored with seven seconds left in the
OT.
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No. 8 seed Moza Fay at 165 became the first UNI
wrestler to win in the tournament with a decisive 9-0 victory over
Matt Epperly of Virginia Tech.
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Defending NCAA champ Mark Perry of Iowa at 165
earned a quick fall when he won a scramble and ended up on top with
a cradle locked up.
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ISU freshman Jon Reader had a successful debut at
165, with an 8-2 win over Andrew Rendos of Bucknell.
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Alex Dolly of UNI drew No. 1 and undefeated Keith
Gavin of Pittsburgh in the first round at 174 and the result was
predictable, a comfortable Gavin victory, 17-3.
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No. 4 seed Jay Borschel of Iowa was dominant at
174, with a 13-2 major decision win over Lloyd Rogers of
UT-Chattanooga. The Hawkeye had four takedowns and a tilt for three
nearfall points in the win.
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Aron Scott of Iowa State rode Randy Oates of
George Mason for the entire second period and escaped in the third
for a 2-0 win at 174.
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No. 1 and undefeated Jake Varner of Iowa State
won comfortably in his first round bout at 184, 6-0 over Lior Zamir
of Pennsylvania.
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Phil Keddy of Iowa was dominant on his feet, with
four takedowns, in a 10-2 major decision win at 184.
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David Bertolino of Iowa State used seven nearfall
points in his 10-0 win at 197 over Patrick Bradshaw of Edinboro.
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No. 4 seed Matt Fields of Iowa was solid in a 7-4
victory in first-round action at 285. After a 0-0 first period,
Fields scored three takedowns in the final two periods.
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Iowa State heavyweight David Zabriskie scored a
pair of third-period takedowns for a 10-3 win over Mitchell Monteiro
of Cal St. Bakersfield.
