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Day 1 Madness

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While we expect to know what will happen in these matches, there are always the surprises. It seems every year the big shocks come earlier and earlier, and we head to the quarterfinals tomorrow with some unexpected matchups. 

Tim Lambert's NCAA struggles continue with a loss to Fausz. With Suriano out, Freddy Rodriguez will face Ethan Lizak to get into the semi's and a guaranteed All-American finish. 

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  Champ Round 2
    Champ. Round 2 - Thomas Gilman (Iowa) 29-0 won by major decision over Nathan Kraisser (Campbell) 26-8 (MD 22-8)
    Champ. Round 2 - Nicholas Piccininni (Oklahoma State) 24-6 won by decision over Joshua Rodriguez (North Dakota State University) 24-3 (Dec 5-2)
    Champ. Round 2 - Sean Fausz (NC State) 27-6 won by decision over Tim Lambert (Nebraska) 29-7 (Dec 3-1)
    Champ. Round 2 - Darian Cruz (Lehigh) 28-2 won by decision over Shakur Laney (Ohio) 27-7 (Dec 1-0)
    Champ. Round 2 - Freddie Rodriguez (Southern Illinois Edwardsville) 23-6 won by decision over Kyle Akins (Buffalo) 20-6 (Dec 7-5)
    Champ. Round 2 - Ethan Lizak (Minnesota) 28-6 won by major decision over Josh Terao (American) 29-6 (MD 15-6)
    Champ. Round 2 - Jack Mueller (Virginia) 26-4 won by decision over Sean Russell (Edinboro) 33-7 (Dec 5-2)
    Champ. Round 2 - Joey Dance (Virginia Tech) 27-1 won by major decision over Drew Templeman (Wyoming) 20-8 (MD 12-2)

Tommy's sleeper team comes through again with Buffalo's Bryan Lantry! Otherwise, this bracket is chalky heading into Friday. From there though, it could go anywhere. 

133
  Champ Round 2
    Champ. Round 2 - Nathan Tomasello (Ohio State) 21-0 won by major decision over Cam Sykora (North Dakota State University) 26-7 (MD 21-7)
    Champ. Round 2 - Zane Richards (Illinois) 27-4 won in sudden victory - 1 over Scotty Parker (Lehigh) 17-3 (SV-1 7-6)
    Champ. Round 2 - Stevan Micic (Michigan) 26-5 won by decision over Josh Alber (Northern Iowa) 24-6 (Dec 5-2)
    Champ. Round 2 - Cory Clark (Iowa) 17-3 won by decision over Pat D`Arcy (Princeton) 17-15 (Dec 10-5)
    Champ. Round 2 - Kaid Brock (Oklahoma State) 27-2 won by decision over Mitch McKee (Minnesota) 20-18 (Dec 3-1)
    Champ. Round 2 - Bryan Lantry (Buffalo) 22-5 won by decision over Dom Forys (Pittsburgh) 20-2 (Dec 5-3)
    Champ. Round 2 - Eric Montoya (Nebraska) 28-4 won by major decision over John Erneste (Missouri) 24-7 (MD 14-2)
    Champ. Round 2 - Seth Gross (South Dakota State) 32-1 won by tech fall over Joseph Palmer (Oregon State) 27-6 (TF-1.5 7:00 (15-0))
 

Meredith finds his way into another match with his former teammate. Also, Tommy Thorn gets the overtime win and pin to knock off McKenna. 

141

Champ Round 2
    Champ. Round 2 - Dean Heil (Oklahoma State) 29-0 won by decision over Jared Prince (Navy) 26-8 (Dec 9-5)
    Champ. Round 2 - Jaydin Eierman (Missouri) 26-5 won by decision over Colton McCrystal (Nebraska) 32-10 (Dec 9-6)
    Champ. Round 2 - Anthony Ashnault (Rutgers) 29-3 won by decision over Luke Pletcher (Ohio State) 24-8 (Dec 8-7)
    Champ. Round 2 - Matthew Kolodzik (Princeton) 28-2 won by decision over Jimmy Gulibon (Penn State) 15-11 (Dec 6-3)
    Champ. Round 2 - Thomas Thorn (Minnesota) 19-7 won by fall over Joey McKenna (Stanford) 29-2 (Fall 7:57)
    Champ. Round 2 - George DiCamillo (Virginia) 22-4 won by fall over Randy Cruz (Lehigh) 22-8 (Fall 4:36)
    Champ. Round 2 - Bryce Meredith (Wyoming) 30-6 won by major decision over Johnathan Hathaway (Oregon State) 18-12 (MD 8-0)
    Champ. Round 2 - Kevin Jack (NC State) 31-1 won by decision over Tyler Smith (Bucknell) 29-9 (Dec 4-0)

Collica tried passing legs in overtime, but Theobald stuffed it giving him the win and a huge blow to the Cowboys team chances. 

149
  Champ Round 2
    Champ. Round 2 - Zain Retherford (Penn State) 25-0 won by tech fall over Jordan Laster (Princeton) 22-8 (TF-1.5 5:43 (16-0))
    Champ. Round 2 - Alex Kocer (South Dakota State) 29-8 won by decision over Justin Oliver (Central Michigan) 30-8 (Dec 5-4)
    Champ. Round 2 - Brandon Sorensen (Iowa) 28-4 won by decision over Andrew Crone (Wisconsin) 27-12 (Dec 6-2)
    Champ. Round 2 - Micah Jordan (Ohio State) 30-3 won by major decision over Alfred Bannister (Maryland) 23-6 (MD 10-2)
    Champ. Round 2 - Lavion Mayes (Missouri) 21-2 won in tie breaker - 1 over Steve Bleise (Northern Illinois) 27-8 (TB-1 2-1)
    Champ. Round 2 - Solomon Chishko (Virginia Tech) 23-3 won by fall over Joey Delgado (Oregon State) 19-11 (Fall 2:53)
    Champ. Round 2 - Max Thomsen (Northern Iowa) 29-5 won by decision over Laike Gardner (Lehigh) 22-9 (Dec 6-4)
    Champ. Round 2 - Kenny Theobold (Rutgers) 24-9 won in sudden victory - 1 over Anthony Collica (Oklahoma State) 21-3 (SV-1 9-3)
 

Clagon hasn't lost since the Midlands, and he's on to the quarterfinals despite being unseeded. Smith vs Berger is incredibly interesting for Friday morning. 

157
  Champ Round 2
    Champ. Round 2 - Jason Nolf (Penn State) 24-0 won by tech fall over Victor Lopez (Bucknell) 28-8 (TF-1.5 7:00 (24-9))
    Champ. Round 2 - Bryant Clagon (Rider) 25-5 won by decision over Joshua Shields (Arizona State) 33-8 (Dec 6-5)
    Champ. Round 2 - Joseph Smith (Oklahoma State) 13-4 won by decision over May Bethea (Pennsylvania) 25-10 (Dec 6-3)
    Champ. Round 2 - Tyler Berger (Nebraska) 34-4 won by decision over Kyle Langenderfer (Illinois) 24-9 (Dec 11-7)
    Champ. Round 2 - Joey Lavallee (Missouri) 27-1 won by fall over Sal Mastriani (Virginia Tech) 17-7 (Fall 7:27)
    Champ. Round 2 - Paul Fox (Stanford) 27-13 won by decision over Russell Parsons (Army) 27-5 (Dec 7-5)
    Champ. Round 2 - Dylan Palacio (Cornell) 10-1 won by decision over Colin Heffernan (Central Michigan) 30-8 (Dec 9-5)
    Champ. Round 2 - Michael Kemerer (Iowa) 29-2 won by tech fall over Chase Delande (Edinboro) 22-17 (TF-1.5 6:34 (22-6))

Very very chalk here, but now where it goes could be a lot of possibilities. I thought Womack could threaten Isaac, but the veteran controlled the action very well. 


165
  Champ Round 2
    Champ. Round 2 - Isaiah Martinez (Illinois) 29-0 won by decision over Nicholas Wanzek (Minnesota) 27-13 (Dec 8-5)
    Champ. Round 2 - Chandler Rogers (Oklahoma State) 22-6 won by fall over Dylan Cottrell (West Virginia) 19-5 (Fall 0:52)
    Champ. Round 2 - Chad Walsh (Rider) 31-2 won by fall over Austin Matthews (Edinboro) 19-8 (Fall 0:35)
    Champ. Round 2 - Isaac Jordan (Wisconsin) 26-4 won by decision over Brandon Womack (Cornell) 31-9 (Dec 5-1)
    Champ. Round 2 - Vincenzo Joseph (Penn State) 19-4 won by major decision over Branson Ashworth (Wyoming) 36-8 (MD 12-4)
    Champ. Round 2 - Daniel Lewis (Missouri) 26-3 won by decision over Bryce Steiert (Northern Iowa) 20-5 (Dec 6-0)
    Champ. Round 2 - Anthony Valencia (Arizona State) 34-5 won by decision over Te`Shan Campbell (Pittsburgh) 21-3 (Dec 9-2)
    Champ. Round 2 - Logan Massa (Michigan) 29-2 won by tech fall over Drew Hughes (Michigan State) 27-9 (TF-1.5 4:47 (25-10))
 

The teams chasing Penn State will be rooting hard for Epperly, who has looked very good. Amine and Zahid went down to the last seconds earlier this year. 

174
  Champ Round 2
    Champ. Round 2 - Zahid Valencia (Arizona State) 35-0 won by major decision over Christian Brucki (Central Michigan) 30-9 (MD 12-3)
    Champ. Round 2 - Myles Amine (Michigan) 28-5 won by decision over Ethan Ramos (North Carolina) 20-7 (Dec 6-4)
    Champ. Round 2 - Mark Hall (Penn State) 28-3 won by tech fall over Jadaen Bernstein (Navy) 29-9 (TF-1.5 2:20 (16-0))
    Champ. Round 2 - Zach Epperly (Virginia Tech) 21-1 won by decision over Taylor Lujan (Northern Iowa) 28-5 (Dec 5-2)
    Champ. Round 2 - Bo Jordan (Ohio State) 16-1 won by decision over Lelund Weatherspoon (Iowa State) 23-12 (Dec 10-4)
    Champ. Round 2 - Alex Meyer (Iowa) 26-7 won by decision over Ryan Preisch (Lehigh) 23-5 (Dec 7-5)
    Champ. Round 2 - Zac Brunson (Illinois) 30-8 won by decision over Jake Residori (Southern Illinois Edwardsville) 21-12 (Dec 6-2)
    Champ. Round 2 - Brian Realbuto (Cornell) 25-1 won by tech fall over Trace Engelkes (Northern Illinois) 20-5 (TF-1.5 3:33 (16-0))

I don't know if Northern Iowa fans had Foster knocking off Zavatsky. Emery Parker built a lead and held off Myles Martin for a huge blow to the Buckeyes. We also get Gabe Dean vs Dechow once again in the NCAA's. That's 3 out of 4 years. I texted Jason Bryant asking about if guys have wrestled in four tournaments against each other. I'll let you know if I get something back. 

184
  Champ Round 2
    Champ. Round 2 - Gabe Dean (Cornell) 32-0 won by major decision over Jordan Ellingwood (Central Michigan) 27-9 (MD 11-3)
    Champ. Round 2 - Jack Dechow (Old Dominion) 30-3 won in sudden victory - 1 over Nathan Jackson (Indiana) 30-4 (SV-1 7-5)
    Champ. Round 2 - Drew Foster (Northern Iowa) 24-4 won by decision over Zachary Zavatsky (Virginia Tech) 25-3 (Dec 4-3)
    Champ. Round 2 - Nolan Boyd (Oklahoma State) 23-4 won in tie breaker - 1 over Bryce Carr (Chattanooga) 26-5 (TB-1 3-2)
    Champ. Round 2 - Sammy Brooks (Iowa) 26-2 won by fall over Dakota Geer (Edinboro) 30-9 (Fall 3:44)
    Champ. Round 2 - Emery Parker (Illinois) 30-8 won by decision over Myles Martin (Ohio State) 27-8 (Dec 14-9)
    Champ. Round 2 - TJ Dudley (Nebraska) 29-4 won by decision over Michael Macchiavello (NC State) 25-7 (Dec 6-1)
    Champ. Round 2 - Bo Nickal (Penn State) 23-1 won by fall over Steven Schneider (Binghamton University) 33-9 (Fall 5:34)

Kevin Beazley likes big moves and big spots. Otherwise, the favorites are still rolling. 
 

197
  Champ Round 2
    Champ. Round 2 - J`den Cox (Missouri) 25-0 won by major decision over Steban Cervantes (Navy) 23-12 (MD 12-3)
    Champ. Round 2 - Ryan Wolfe (Rider) 22-4 won by decision over Daniel Chaid (North Carolina) 18-14 (Dec 12-5)
    Champ. Round 2 - Matt McCutcheon (Penn State) 20-4 won by decision over Frank Mattiace (Pennsylvania) 27-10 (Dec 6-3)
    Champ. Round 2 - Jared Haught (Virginia Tech) 26-2 won by decision over Cash Wilcke (Iowa) 17-12 (Dec 4-1)
    Champ. Round 2 - Kollin Moore (Ohio State) 30-3 won by major decision over Corey Griego (Oregon State) 25-9 (MD 16-4)
    Champ. Round 2 - Preston Weigel (Oklahoma State) 20-5 won by decision over Shawn Scott (Northern Illinois) 25-8 (Dec 3-2)
    Champ. Round 2 - Kevin Beazley (Old Dominion) 24-5 won by fall over Aaron Studebaker (Nebraska) 28-9 (Fall 6:11)
    Champ. Round 2 - Brett Pfarr (Minnesota) 29-2 won by decision over Brad Johnson (Oklahoma) 17-13 (Dec 6-1)

Conan Jennings dealt his own blow to the Cowboys with his win. Now Nevills vs Kasper provides plenty of intrigue for the quarters. 

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  Champ Round 2
    Champ. Round 2 - Kyle Snyder (Ohio State) 14-0 won by tech fall over Garrett Ryan (Columbia) 27-8 (TF-1.5 6:08 (22-7))
    Champ. Round 2 - Michael Kroells (Minnesota) 29-9 won in tie breaker - 2 over Denzel Dejournette (Appalachian State) 27-7 (TB-2 5-3)
    Champ. Round 2 - Nick Nevills (Penn State) 22-3 won by decision over William Miller (Edinboro) 32-10 (Dec 6-2)
    Champ. Round 2 - Jacob Kasper (Duke) 29-3 won by decision over Mike Kosoy (NC State) 22-11 (Dec 2-0)
    Champ. Round 2 - Ty Walz (Virginia Tech) 24-2 won by decision over Thomas Haines (Lock Haven) 32-6 (Dec 9-5)
    Champ. Round 2 - Conan Jennings (Northwestern) 19-14 won by major decision over Austin Schafer (Oklahoma State) 23-2 (MD 8-0)
    Champ. Round 2 - Tanner Hall (Arizona State) 31-5 won by fall over Nathan Butler (Stanford) 24-10 (Fall 7:39)
    Champ. Round 2 - Connor Medbery (Wisconsin) 27-1 won by decision over Ryan Solomon (Pittsburgh) 18-5 (Dec 5-0)