Friday, March 14
Indianapolis, IN
10:00 A.M. ET
St. Cloud State
vs
NCAA Wrestling Championships
Photo by: Isaac Bentrott
St. Cloud State Wrestling Places 3rd at Nationals with Five All-Americans
3/16/2025 2:19:00 PM | Wrestling
Joel Jesuroga is the National Runner-Up at 157
Indianapolis, Ind.- No. 2 St. Cloud State Wrestling closed out their season this past weekend at the NCAA National Championships in Indianapolis, Indiana. The Huskies finished 3rd with 57.5 points and produced five All-Americans. SCSU took third for the second time in three years.
125- No. 10 Conor Knopick does not place
No. 10 Conor Knopick took on the top seed in No. 1 Jakason Burks of Central Missouri in his opening bout. Burks came up with a takedown at the 1:02 mark of the first period and rode out Knopick to take a 3-0 lead. The last two periods saw Burks find his offense with a two-point nearfall, a takedown, and a reversal as he ultimately defeated Knopick 12-2.
His next match would come against Colton Drousias of Glenville State where Knopick scored a takedown with 11 seconds left in the first period. Drousias would then come up with a reversal with four seconds left in the period as the score set at 3-2. Starting on top for the second period, Knopick rode Drousias for a few seconds before he then worked his to a fall, thus eliminating Knopick.
Round 1: No. 1 Jakason Burks (Central Missouri) MD No. 10 Conor Knopick: 12-2
Consolation Round 1: Colton Drousias (Glenville St.) fall No. 10 Conor Knopick: 3:38
133- No. 6 Sam Spencer Earns All-American Honors, Places 6th
No. 6 Sam Spencer got his day started on Friday with a win against James Armstrong Jr. where he was propelled by a takedown with six seconds left in the first period. Spencer would go on to win 5-1 and advance to the quarterfinals.
In the quarterfinal round, Spencer matched up with NSIC foe in No. 3 Reece Barnhardt. Two second period takedowns by Barnhardt led to an 8-3 win as he sent Spencer to the consolation bracket.
Needing a win at the end of day one to secure All-American honors, Spencer used four takedowns throughout the match to come up with a tech fall and earn the first All-American Honors of his career.
Moving into consolation round 3 on day two, Spencer took on Jeremiah Echevarria of Ganon. No scoring occurred in the first period, but Spencer produced a strong ride after starting on top where he rode out Echevarria for the entire period. A takedown at the 1:23 mark of the third period partnered with riding time ultimately secured a 5-2 victory.
In the consolation semifinals, Spencer would be defeated 3-0 against No. 5 James Anderson and be sent to the fifth-place match. In that match, he would fall 12-1 against No. 4 Hector Serratos to take sixth-place.
Round 1: No. 6 Sam Spencer dec James Armstrong Jr (West Liberty): 5-1
Quarterfinals: No. 3 Reece Barnhardt (UMary) dec No. 6 Sam Spencer: 8-3
Consolation Round 2: No. 6 Sam Spencer TF Thierno Diallo (Frostburg St.): 18-3
Consolation Round 3: No. 6 Sam Spencer dec Jeremiah Echevarria (Ganon): 5-2
Consolation Semifinals: No. 5 James Anderson (Ouachita Baptist) dec No. 6 Sam Spencer 3-0
5th Place Match: No. 4 Hector Serratos (Nebraska-Kearney) MD No. 6 Sam Spencer: 12-1
149- No. 5 Colby Njos does not place
In his opening bout against No. 10 Joey Semerad, No. 5 Colby Njos struck first with a takedown one minute into the match to lead 3-0. Semerad came up with an escape and then scored his own takedown with 15 seconds left in the first period as he then took a 4-3 lead. Starting on bottom in the second period, Njos tied the match at 4-4 with an escape. Moving into the third period, Semerad tallied an escape to start the period and then scored a takedown late to defeat Njos 8-4.
Following the loss, Njos would be sent to the preliminary round of the consolation bracket where a third period takedown sealed a 5-0 win. He then matched up with Gabriel Onorato of Glenville State who defeated Njos 1-0 off riding time.
Round 1: No. 10 Joey Semerad (McKendree) dec No. 5 Colby Njos (8-4)
Consolation Prelim: No. 5 Colby Njos dec Hayden Kuhn (Ashland): 5-0
Consolation Round 1: Gabriel Onorato (Glenville St.) dec No. 5 Colby Njos: 1-0
157- No. 1 Joel Jesuroga is the National Runner-Up, Earns All-American Honors
No. 1 Joel Jesuroga had a strong day on Friday where a pair of major decisions secured him a spot in the semifinals along with All-American Honors. Two takedowns propped the Pleasant Hill, Iowa native in his first match of the day as he shutout Thomas Nichols 8-0. Jesuroga stayed up on his feet the entire day as he would not be taken down in either match. Against Kaden Renner in the quarterfinals, a trio of takedowns along with riding time gave him an 11-2 victory as he moved on to the semifinals while earning All-American Honors. This was the first All-American recognition for Jesuroga in his career.
On day two, Jesuroga picked up where he left off from the day prior as a first period takedown and third period escape led to a 4-3 win against No. 5 Aaden Valdez of Adams State. That win sent the redshirt sophomore to the championship match.
The top two seeds at 157 clashed in the National Championship match as No. 1 Joel Jesuroga took on No. 2 Gabe Johnson of Central Oklahoma for their second meeting of the season. No scoring occurred in the first period, but Jesuroga fired off some shots that nearly connected, but were defended nicely by Johnson. Taking the down position to start period two, Jesuroga came up with an early escape to lead 1-0. The wrestlers continued to battle as again neither wrestler could score a takedown. Moving into the third period, Johnson chose down and came away with an escape to tie the match at 1-1. The tie held true for the rest of the period as the match went into overtime. The first minute of overtime was reminiscent of the first three periods as neither wrestler could put the other to the mat. Near the center of the mat, Jesuroga fired a swipe at Johnson's right leg that had missed. Johnson ceased the opportunity with a counter to grab hold of Jesuroga and then worked his way to a takedown to beat him 4-1 in sudden victory. Gabe Johnson would repeat as National Champion.
Round 1: No. 1 Joel Jesuroga MD Thomas Nichols (American Int`l): 8-0
Quarterfinals: No. 1 Joel Jesuroga MD Kaden Renner (UMary): 11-2
Semifinals: No. 1 Joel Jesuroga dec No. 5 Aaden Valdez (Adams State): 4-3
1st Place Match: No. 2 Gabe Johnson (Central Oklahoma) dec No. 1 Joel Jesuroga: 4-1 SV
165- No. 4 Nick Novak Earns All-American Honors, Places 4th
No. 4 Nick Novak got his day started in session one with a 5-3 win after a takedown and pair of escapes. Moving to the quarterfinals, Novak shutdown Bailey Gimbor. He would score a first period takedown and then rode out Gimbor in the second period after Gimbor chose down. Starting on the bottom for period three, Novak came up with a late reversal to extend his lead to 5-0. Adding on a riding time point and a stall point for Gimbor, Novak moved on to the semifinals with a 6-1 win to secure All-American Honors. This was the third time that Novak has earned All-American recognition and is the 22nd Husky to capture 3+ All-American Honors.
In the semifinals on day two, Novak matched up against the reigning National Champion in David Hunsberger. Through the first two periods, the lone point in the match would be an escape point for Novak. Hunsberger flipped the switch in period three as he quickly scored an escape and then a takedown to lead 4-1. Novak got out of Hunsberger's grasp for an escape as the score was not set at 4-2. He then had an opportunity at a takedown as he forced Hunsberger to the edge of the mat and wrapped around to his legs, but was out of bounds when he controlled the position. From that point, Hunsberger held on for the 4-2 win as Novak was sent to the consolation semifinals.
In the consolation semifinals, Novak matched up against No. 8 Corey Peterson. After being taken down and ridden out for the first period, Novak responded in period two by riding out Peterson after he chose bottom. The third period saw Peterson start on top but gave up an early escape as the score now stood at 3-1. Novak pushed the pace all third period and while he did not score a takedown, he forced three stall calls including one with 11 seconds left to tie the match. With a riding time point in his back pocket from the second period, Novak would ultimately win 4-3 to advance to the third-place match.
In his final match of the tournament, Novak matched up with a familiar foe in No. 6 Dajun Johnson. Johnson burst out to a 7-0 lead after capturing a takedown and then tilting Novak for four back points. The senior from New Prague did not go away quietly as he rallied in the second period with seven points of his own which came from two takedowns and an escape. The score would be set at 10-7 going into the third period where Johnson had choice. He started down in which Novak immediately cut him up for the escape. With 45 seconds left, the New Prague native came up with a takedown to now only trail by a single point. He would let Johnson up again, but was unable to score another takedown as Novak would be defeated 12-10 to take fourth-place.
Round 1: No. 4 Nick Novak dec Ivan Smith Jr. (N.M. Highlands): 5-3
Quarterfinals: No. 4 Nick Novak dec Bailey Gimbor (Kutztown): 6-1
Semifinals: No. 1 David Hunsberger (Lander) dec No. 4 Nick Novak: 4-2
Consolation Semifinals: No. 4 Nick Novak dec No. 8 Corey Peterson (McKendree): 4-3
3rd Place Match: No. 6 Dajun Johnson (Wisconsin-Parkside) dec No. 4 Nick Novak 12-10
174- No. 3 Bryce Dagel Earns All-American Honors, Places 4th
In his first NCAA Tournament appearance, No. 3 Bryce Dagel had a strong start on day one as he won his opening bout by fall to advance to the quarterfinals. In his second match of the day, Dagel matched up against No. 6 Jacobi Deal. In what was a tightly contested match, a tiebreaker would be needed after each wrestler earned an escape point. Dagel had his choice to start the tiebreaker and chose down to start. He would escape in 13 seconds as Deal then went into the down position. Deal escaped in 12 seconds and Dagel was unable to score a takedown as he would be defeated in a tiebreaker.
Needing a win in consolation round 2 to secure All-American Honors, a four-point second period where he tallied an escape and a takedown propelled him to a 5-3 win. This was the first All-American recognition for Dagel in his career.
On day two, Dagel started his day with a dominant showing against the reigning National Champion in No. 2 Josh Kenny. The Eden Prairie native scored three takedown and then tilted Kenny with mere seconds remaining in the first period for four points to lead 13-2. He would ultimately go on to win 17-3.
Advancing to the consolation semifinals, Dagel faced off against No. 8 Lawson Losse. Two takedowns propped him to an 8-3 to advance to the third-place match. In his final match of the day, Dagel faced off against Drake Hayward of Minnesota State. Hayward scored the first points of the match with a takedown, in which Dagel escaped seven seconds later. Period two saw the redshirt junior chose down and escape in four seconds and then forced a key stall call at the end of the period. Hayward had his choice in period three where he chose down and escaped to now lead 4-2. Dagel forced another stall call late for a point, but was unable to score a takedown as he placed fourth following a 4-3 defeat.
Round 1: No. 3 Bryce Dagel fall Nathan Buckovich (Lander): 6:01
Quarterfinals: No. 6 Jacobi Deal (Nebraska-Kearney) TB No. 3 Bryce Dagel: 2-2
Consolation Round 2: No. 3 Bryce Dagel dec Owen Butler (Frostburg St.): 5-3
Consolation Round 3: No. 3 Bryce Dagel MD No. 2 Josh Kenny (Grand Valley State): 17-3
Consolation Semifinals: No. 3 Bryce Dagel dec No. 8 Lawson Losse (Upper Iowa): 8-3
3rd Place Match: Drake Hayward (Minnesota State) dec No. 3 Bryce Dagel: 4-3
184- Bryce FitzPatrick does not place
In his opening bout against No. 3 Keegan Gelhausen, Bryce FitzPatrick would be defeated 17-5. FitzPatrick then matched up with No. 6 Garrett Wells of Central Oklahoma in consolation round 1. FitzPatrick would be taken down twice in the first period, but escaped the first one and then reversed the second takedown as the score was 6-3. Starting on top for the second period, FitzPatrick nearly was closing in on a fall but Wells worked his way out to score an escape. The third period started neutral where FitzPatrick was unable to score any points as he was ultimately defeated 7-3.
Round 1: No. 3 Keegan Gehlhausen (Chadron St.) MD Bryce FitzPatrick: 17-5
Consolation Round 1: No. 6 Garrett Wells (Central Oklahoma) dec Bryce FitzPatrick: 7-3
197- No. 1 Dominic Murphy Earns All-American Honors, Places 8th
No. 1 Dominic Murphy got his day started on day one with clutch takedown with nine seconds remaining to beat Marvelous Rutledge 4-1. Murphy advanced to the quarterfinals where he took on a familiar foe in No. 8 Tereus Henry of Fort Hays State. Heading into period three, Murphy would trail 1-0, but came up with an escape early to tie up the match. 14 seconds later, Murphy fired a shot and secured control for a takedown to take a 4-1 lead. Henry would escape and then scored his own takedown with 42 seconds left in the match to now lead 5-4. As time ticked away, Murphy was closing in on a reversal which would have won him the match, but realized he did not have the time. With seconds remaining, Murphy got to his feet and took one leg out of Henry's grasp. Kicking and scrapping to get the second leg out before time expired, Henry held on to Murphy's leg to prevent the full escape point as he defeated Murphy 5-4.
Needing a win to secure All-American honors, the graduate student came up with a big takedown with 57 seconds left against Chase Stegall. The takedown ultimately gave Murphy the 4-2 victory which secured his third All-American Honors of his career. He is the 23rd Husky to earn 3+ All-American recognitions.
Day two for Murphy saw him match up with No. 4 Max Ramberg of Augustana where he would be defeated 14-8. Moving to the seventh-place match, Murphy again faced Rutledge who came up with a 4-1 win in sudden victory as the Evergreen Park native placed eighth.
Round 1: No. 1 Dominic Murphy dec Marvelous Rutledge (Lander): 4-1
Quarterfinals: No. 8 Tereus Henry (Fort Hays State) dec No. 1 Dominic Murphy: 5-4
Consolation Round 2: No. 1 Dominic Murphy dec Chase Stegall (Wis.-Parkside): 4-2
Consolation Round 3: No. 4 Max Ramberg (Augustana) dec No. 1 Dominic Murphy: 14-8
7th Place Match: Marvelous Rutledge (Lander) dec No. 1 Dominic Murphy: 4-1 SV
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125- No. 10 Conor Knopick does not place
No. 10 Conor Knopick took on the top seed in No. 1 Jakason Burks of Central Missouri in his opening bout. Burks came up with a takedown at the 1:02 mark of the first period and rode out Knopick to take a 3-0 lead. The last two periods saw Burks find his offense with a two-point nearfall, a takedown, and a reversal as he ultimately defeated Knopick 12-2.
His next match would come against Colton Drousias of Glenville State where Knopick scored a takedown with 11 seconds left in the first period. Drousias would then come up with a reversal with four seconds left in the period as the score set at 3-2. Starting on top for the second period, Knopick rode Drousias for a few seconds before he then worked his to a fall, thus eliminating Knopick.
Round 1: No. 1 Jakason Burks (Central Missouri) MD No. 10 Conor Knopick: 12-2
Consolation Round 1: Colton Drousias (Glenville St.) fall No. 10 Conor Knopick: 3:38
133- No. 6 Sam Spencer Earns All-American Honors, Places 6th
No. 6 Sam Spencer got his day started on Friday with a win against James Armstrong Jr. where he was propelled by a takedown with six seconds left in the first period. Spencer would go on to win 5-1 and advance to the quarterfinals.
In the quarterfinal round, Spencer matched up with NSIC foe in No. 3 Reece Barnhardt. Two second period takedowns by Barnhardt led to an 8-3 win as he sent Spencer to the consolation bracket.
Needing a win at the end of day one to secure All-American honors, Spencer used four takedowns throughout the match to come up with a tech fall and earn the first All-American Honors of his career.
Moving into consolation round 3 on day two, Spencer took on Jeremiah Echevarria of Ganon. No scoring occurred in the first period, but Spencer produced a strong ride after starting on top where he rode out Echevarria for the entire period. A takedown at the 1:23 mark of the third period partnered with riding time ultimately secured a 5-2 victory.
In the consolation semifinals, Spencer would be defeated 3-0 against No. 5 James Anderson and be sent to the fifth-place match. In that match, he would fall 12-1 against No. 4 Hector Serratos to take sixth-place.
Round 1: No. 6 Sam Spencer dec James Armstrong Jr (West Liberty): 5-1
Quarterfinals: No. 3 Reece Barnhardt (UMary) dec No. 6 Sam Spencer: 8-3
Consolation Round 2: No. 6 Sam Spencer TF Thierno Diallo (Frostburg St.): 18-3
Consolation Round 3: No. 6 Sam Spencer dec Jeremiah Echevarria (Ganon): 5-2
Consolation Semifinals: No. 5 James Anderson (Ouachita Baptist) dec No. 6 Sam Spencer 3-0
5th Place Match: No. 4 Hector Serratos (Nebraska-Kearney) MD No. 6 Sam Spencer: 12-1
149- No. 5 Colby Njos does not place
In his opening bout against No. 10 Joey Semerad, No. 5 Colby Njos struck first with a takedown one minute into the match to lead 3-0. Semerad came up with an escape and then scored his own takedown with 15 seconds left in the first period as he then took a 4-3 lead. Starting on bottom in the second period, Njos tied the match at 4-4 with an escape. Moving into the third period, Semerad tallied an escape to start the period and then scored a takedown late to defeat Njos 8-4.
Following the loss, Njos would be sent to the preliminary round of the consolation bracket where a third period takedown sealed a 5-0 win. He then matched up with Gabriel Onorato of Glenville State who defeated Njos 1-0 off riding time.
Round 1: No. 10 Joey Semerad (McKendree) dec No. 5 Colby Njos (8-4)
Consolation Prelim: No. 5 Colby Njos dec Hayden Kuhn (Ashland): 5-0
Consolation Round 1: Gabriel Onorato (Glenville St.) dec No. 5 Colby Njos: 1-0
157- No. 1 Joel Jesuroga is the National Runner-Up, Earns All-American Honors
No. 1 Joel Jesuroga had a strong day on Friday where a pair of major decisions secured him a spot in the semifinals along with All-American Honors. Two takedowns propped the Pleasant Hill, Iowa native in his first match of the day as he shutout Thomas Nichols 8-0. Jesuroga stayed up on his feet the entire day as he would not be taken down in either match. Against Kaden Renner in the quarterfinals, a trio of takedowns along with riding time gave him an 11-2 victory as he moved on to the semifinals while earning All-American Honors. This was the first All-American recognition for Jesuroga in his career.
On day two, Jesuroga picked up where he left off from the day prior as a first period takedown and third period escape led to a 4-3 win against No. 5 Aaden Valdez of Adams State. That win sent the redshirt sophomore to the championship match.
The top two seeds at 157 clashed in the National Championship match as No. 1 Joel Jesuroga took on No. 2 Gabe Johnson of Central Oklahoma for their second meeting of the season. No scoring occurred in the first period, but Jesuroga fired off some shots that nearly connected, but were defended nicely by Johnson. Taking the down position to start period two, Jesuroga came up with an early escape to lead 1-0. The wrestlers continued to battle as again neither wrestler could score a takedown. Moving into the third period, Johnson chose down and came away with an escape to tie the match at 1-1. The tie held true for the rest of the period as the match went into overtime. The first minute of overtime was reminiscent of the first three periods as neither wrestler could put the other to the mat. Near the center of the mat, Jesuroga fired a swipe at Johnson's right leg that had missed. Johnson ceased the opportunity with a counter to grab hold of Jesuroga and then worked his way to a takedown to beat him 4-1 in sudden victory. Gabe Johnson would repeat as National Champion.
Round 1: No. 1 Joel Jesuroga MD Thomas Nichols (American Int`l): 8-0
Quarterfinals: No. 1 Joel Jesuroga MD Kaden Renner (UMary): 11-2
Semifinals: No. 1 Joel Jesuroga dec No. 5 Aaden Valdez (Adams State): 4-3
1st Place Match: No. 2 Gabe Johnson (Central Oklahoma) dec No. 1 Joel Jesuroga: 4-1 SV
165- No. 4 Nick Novak Earns All-American Honors, Places 4th
No. 4 Nick Novak got his day started in session one with a 5-3 win after a takedown and pair of escapes. Moving to the quarterfinals, Novak shutdown Bailey Gimbor. He would score a first period takedown and then rode out Gimbor in the second period after Gimbor chose down. Starting on the bottom for period three, Novak came up with a late reversal to extend his lead to 5-0. Adding on a riding time point and a stall point for Gimbor, Novak moved on to the semifinals with a 6-1 win to secure All-American Honors. This was the third time that Novak has earned All-American recognition and is the 22nd Husky to capture 3+ All-American Honors.
In the semifinals on day two, Novak matched up against the reigning National Champion in David Hunsberger. Through the first two periods, the lone point in the match would be an escape point for Novak. Hunsberger flipped the switch in period three as he quickly scored an escape and then a takedown to lead 4-1. Novak got out of Hunsberger's grasp for an escape as the score was not set at 4-2. He then had an opportunity at a takedown as he forced Hunsberger to the edge of the mat and wrapped around to his legs, but was out of bounds when he controlled the position. From that point, Hunsberger held on for the 4-2 win as Novak was sent to the consolation semifinals.
In the consolation semifinals, Novak matched up against No. 8 Corey Peterson. After being taken down and ridden out for the first period, Novak responded in period two by riding out Peterson after he chose bottom. The third period saw Peterson start on top but gave up an early escape as the score now stood at 3-1. Novak pushed the pace all third period and while he did not score a takedown, he forced three stall calls including one with 11 seconds left to tie the match. With a riding time point in his back pocket from the second period, Novak would ultimately win 4-3 to advance to the third-place match.
In his final match of the tournament, Novak matched up with a familiar foe in No. 6 Dajun Johnson. Johnson burst out to a 7-0 lead after capturing a takedown and then tilting Novak for four back points. The senior from New Prague did not go away quietly as he rallied in the second period with seven points of his own which came from two takedowns and an escape. The score would be set at 10-7 going into the third period where Johnson had choice. He started down in which Novak immediately cut him up for the escape. With 45 seconds left, the New Prague native came up with a takedown to now only trail by a single point. He would let Johnson up again, but was unable to score another takedown as Novak would be defeated 12-10 to take fourth-place.
Round 1: No. 4 Nick Novak dec Ivan Smith Jr. (N.M. Highlands): 5-3
Quarterfinals: No. 4 Nick Novak dec Bailey Gimbor (Kutztown): 6-1
Semifinals: No. 1 David Hunsberger (Lander) dec No. 4 Nick Novak: 4-2
Consolation Semifinals: No. 4 Nick Novak dec No. 8 Corey Peterson (McKendree): 4-3
3rd Place Match: No. 6 Dajun Johnson (Wisconsin-Parkside) dec No. 4 Nick Novak 12-10
174- No. 3 Bryce Dagel Earns All-American Honors, Places 4th
In his first NCAA Tournament appearance, No. 3 Bryce Dagel had a strong start on day one as he won his opening bout by fall to advance to the quarterfinals. In his second match of the day, Dagel matched up against No. 6 Jacobi Deal. In what was a tightly contested match, a tiebreaker would be needed after each wrestler earned an escape point. Dagel had his choice to start the tiebreaker and chose down to start. He would escape in 13 seconds as Deal then went into the down position. Deal escaped in 12 seconds and Dagel was unable to score a takedown as he would be defeated in a tiebreaker.
Needing a win in consolation round 2 to secure All-American Honors, a four-point second period where he tallied an escape and a takedown propelled him to a 5-3 win. This was the first All-American recognition for Dagel in his career.
On day two, Dagel started his day with a dominant showing against the reigning National Champion in No. 2 Josh Kenny. The Eden Prairie native scored three takedown and then tilted Kenny with mere seconds remaining in the first period for four points to lead 13-2. He would ultimately go on to win 17-3.
Advancing to the consolation semifinals, Dagel faced off against No. 8 Lawson Losse. Two takedowns propped him to an 8-3 to advance to the third-place match. In his final match of the day, Dagel faced off against Drake Hayward of Minnesota State. Hayward scored the first points of the match with a takedown, in which Dagel escaped seven seconds later. Period two saw the redshirt junior chose down and escape in four seconds and then forced a key stall call at the end of the period. Hayward had his choice in period three where he chose down and escaped to now lead 4-2. Dagel forced another stall call late for a point, but was unable to score a takedown as he placed fourth following a 4-3 defeat.
Round 1: No. 3 Bryce Dagel fall Nathan Buckovich (Lander): 6:01
Quarterfinals: No. 6 Jacobi Deal (Nebraska-Kearney) TB No. 3 Bryce Dagel: 2-2
Consolation Round 2: No. 3 Bryce Dagel dec Owen Butler (Frostburg St.): 5-3
Consolation Round 3: No. 3 Bryce Dagel MD No. 2 Josh Kenny (Grand Valley State): 17-3
Consolation Semifinals: No. 3 Bryce Dagel dec No. 8 Lawson Losse (Upper Iowa): 8-3
3rd Place Match: Drake Hayward (Minnesota State) dec No. 3 Bryce Dagel: 4-3
184- Bryce FitzPatrick does not place
In his opening bout against No. 3 Keegan Gelhausen, Bryce FitzPatrick would be defeated 17-5. FitzPatrick then matched up with No. 6 Garrett Wells of Central Oklahoma in consolation round 1. FitzPatrick would be taken down twice in the first period, but escaped the first one and then reversed the second takedown as the score was 6-3. Starting on top for the second period, FitzPatrick nearly was closing in on a fall but Wells worked his way out to score an escape. The third period started neutral where FitzPatrick was unable to score any points as he was ultimately defeated 7-3.
Round 1: No. 3 Keegan Gehlhausen (Chadron St.) MD Bryce FitzPatrick: 17-5
Consolation Round 1: No. 6 Garrett Wells (Central Oklahoma) dec Bryce FitzPatrick: 7-3
197- No. 1 Dominic Murphy Earns All-American Honors, Places 8th
No. 1 Dominic Murphy got his day started on day one with clutch takedown with nine seconds remaining to beat Marvelous Rutledge 4-1. Murphy advanced to the quarterfinals where he took on a familiar foe in No. 8 Tereus Henry of Fort Hays State. Heading into period three, Murphy would trail 1-0, but came up with an escape early to tie up the match. 14 seconds later, Murphy fired a shot and secured control for a takedown to take a 4-1 lead. Henry would escape and then scored his own takedown with 42 seconds left in the match to now lead 5-4. As time ticked away, Murphy was closing in on a reversal which would have won him the match, but realized he did not have the time. With seconds remaining, Murphy got to his feet and took one leg out of Henry's grasp. Kicking and scrapping to get the second leg out before time expired, Henry held on to Murphy's leg to prevent the full escape point as he defeated Murphy 5-4.
Needing a win to secure All-American honors, the graduate student came up with a big takedown with 57 seconds left against Chase Stegall. The takedown ultimately gave Murphy the 4-2 victory which secured his third All-American Honors of his career. He is the 23rd Husky to earn 3+ All-American recognitions.
Day two for Murphy saw him match up with No. 4 Max Ramberg of Augustana where he would be defeated 14-8. Moving to the seventh-place match, Murphy again faced Rutledge who came up with a 4-1 win in sudden victory as the Evergreen Park native placed eighth.
Round 1: No. 1 Dominic Murphy dec Marvelous Rutledge (Lander): 4-1
Quarterfinals: No. 8 Tereus Henry (Fort Hays State) dec No. 1 Dominic Murphy: 5-4
Consolation Round 2: No. 1 Dominic Murphy dec Chase Stegall (Wis.-Parkside): 4-2
Consolation Round 3: No. 4 Max Ramberg (Augustana) dec No. 1 Dominic Murphy: 14-8
7th Place Match: Marvelous Rutledge (Lander) dec No. 1 Dominic Murphy: 4-1 SV
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