NCAA Wrestling Championships, Day 2 recap: Iowa 2nd; Woods, Carr, Keckeisen, Sloan in finals

Cody Goodwin, Des Moines Register
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TULSA, Okla. — The 2023 NCAA Wrestling Championships continued Friday night here at the BOK Center, with the semifinals and bloodround matches. All wrestlers who advanced to Saturday are All-Americans.

The biggest news of the day was Iowa's Spencer Lee losing his semifinal match at 125 pounds, ending his quest to become the first Hawkeye to win four NCAA titles.

Iowa ended Friday in second place overall, with 77 points. Six Hawkeye wrestlers earned All-American honors, but only one made the finals: Real Woods (141). The other five — Lee (125), Max Murin (149), Nelson Brands (174), Jacob Warner (197), Tony Cassioppi (285) — all remain alive for third place.

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Iowa State climbed into the top-10 thanks to two All-Americans. David Carr made the NCAA finals at 165 pounds and Marcus Coleman rallied from a quarterfinal loss to win twice in the wrestlebacks to reach the top-six at 184 pounds. The Cyclones will enter Saturday in 8th place with 44 team points.

Northern Iowa has a finalist in 184-pounder Parker Keckeisen, the program's first since Drew Foster won an NCAA title at the same weight in 2019. Keckeisen is the only All-American for the Panthers, who will enter Saturday in a tie for 15th overall in the team race, with 29 points.

Penn State all but clinched the team title, racking up 116.5 team points thanks to five finalists and three more All-Americans. The Hawkeyes pulled away in what was a heated battle for second. Cornell sits third, with 64 team points, followed by Ohio State (4th, with 64) and Missouri (5th, 55).

Below is a full weight-by-weight rundown of Friday's action. Saturday's Day 3 live updates story can be found here.

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NCAA Wrestling Team Scores after Session 4

  1. Penn State, 116.5 (5 finalists, 3 wrestling back)

  2. Iowa, 77 (1, 5)

  3. Cornell, 64 (2, 2)

  4. Ohio State, 62 (1, 4)

  5. Missouri, 55 (1, 4)

  6. Michigan, 51 (1, 2)

  7. Nebraska, 51 (1, 3)

  8. Iowa State, 44 (1, 1)

  9. NC State, 41.5 (0, 3)

  10. Virginia Tech, 40.5 (0, 5)

  11. Arizona State, 37.5 (0, 4)

  12. North Carolina, 34.5 (1, 2)

  13. South Dakota State, 34 (1, 1)

  14. Minnesota, 29.5 (0, 2)

  15. Northern Iowa, 29 (1, 0)

125 pounds

Session 3

  • Quarterfinals: #1 Spencer Lee (Iowa) won 14-4 over #8 Anthony Noto (Lock Haven)

  • Wrestlebacks: #26 Jack Wagner (North Carolina) lost by fall in 4:15 to #24 Nick Babin (Columbia)

    • Wagner has been eliminated.

Session 4

  • Semifinals: #1 Spencer Lee (Iowa) lost by fall in 6:59 to #4 Matt Ramos (Purdue)

Up Next

  • Consolation Semifinals: #1 Spencer Lee (Iowa) vs. #10 Brandon Courtney (Arizona State)

Iowa's Spencer Lee has his hand raised after scoring a technical fall at 125 pounds during the second session of the NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships, Thursday, March 16, 2023, at BOK Center in Tulsa, Okla.
Iowa's Spencer Lee has his hand raised after scoring a technical fall at 125 pounds during the second session of the NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships, Thursday, March 16, 2023, at BOK Center in Tulsa, Okla.

133 pounds

Session 3

  • Wrestlebacks: #15 Kyle Biscoglia (Northern Iowa) won 6-1 over #16 Joe Heilmann (Rutgers)

  • Wrestlebacks: #14 Zach Redding (Iowa State) won 11-3 over #29 Angelo Rini (Columbia)

  • Wrestlebacks: #23 Brody Teske (Iowa) lost 4-1 to #9 Micky Phillippi (Pittsburgh)

    • Teske has been eliminated.

Round-of-16

  • #15 Kyle Biscoglia (Northern Iowa) won 7-4 over #7 Michael Colaiocco (Penn)

  • #14 Zach Redding (Iowa State) won 5-3 (SV) over #22 Cody Phippen (Air Force)

Session 4

  • Bloodround: #15 Kyle Biscoglia (Northern Iowa) lost 7-1 to #5 Kai Orine (NC State)

    • Biscoglia has been eliminated.

  • Bloodround: #14 Zach Redding (Iowa State) lost 12-0 to #8 Aaron Nagao (Minnesota)

    • Redding has been eliminated.

Iowa State's Zach Redding wrestles at 133 pounds during the first session of the NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships, Thursday, March 16, 2023, at BOK Center in Tulsa, Okla.
Iowa State's Zach Redding wrestles at 133 pounds during the first session of the NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships, Thursday, March 16, 2023, at BOK Center in Tulsa, Okla.

141 pounds

Session 3

  • Quarterfinals: #1 Real Woods (Iowa) won 9-0 over #8 Allan Hart (Missouri)

  • Wrestlebacks: #24 Casey Swiderski (Iowa State) won by fall in 6:48 over #7 Vince Cornella (Cornell)

  • Wrestlebacks: #14 Cael Happel (Northern Iowa) won 10-5 over #29 Jordan Titus (West Virginia)

Round-of-16

  • #24 Casey Swiderski (Iowa State) won 10-5 over #18 Frankie Tal-Shahar (Northwestern)

  • #14 Cael Happel (Northern Iowa) lost 7-3 to #11 Clay Carlson (South Dakota State)

    • Happel has been eliminated.

Session 4

  • Semifinals: #1 Real Woods (Iowa) won 11-1 over #4 Brock Hardy (Nebraska)

  • Bloodround: #24 Casey Swiderski (Iowa State) lost by fall in 6:05 to #12 Parker Filius (Purdue)

    • Swiderski has been eliminated.

Up Next

  • NCAA Finals: #1 Real Woods (Iowa) vs. #2 Andrew Alirez (Northern Colorado)

Iowa's Real Woods reacts after his match at 141 pounds during the second session of the NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships, Thursday, March 16, 2023, at BOK Center in Tulsa, Okla.
Iowa's Real Woods reacts after his match at 141 pounds during the second session of the NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships, Thursday, March 16, 2023, at BOK Center in Tulsa, Okla.

149 pounds

Session 3

  • Quarterfinals; #8 Max Murin (Iowa) lost 8-7 to #1 Yianni Diakomihalis (Cornell)

  • Wrestlebacks: #16 Colin Realbuto (Northern Iowa) lost 10-7 to #33 Dom Demas (Cal Poly)

    • Realbuto has been eliminated.

  • Wrestlebacks: #10 Michael Blockhus (Minnesota) won 9-6 over #25 Caleb Tyus (SIUE)

  • Wrestlebacks: #5 Paniro Johnson (Iowa State) lost 3-2 to #11 Doug Zapf (Penn)

    • Johnson has been eliminated.

Round-of-16

  • #10 Michael Blockhus (Minnesota) won 3-1 (SV) over #33 Dom Demas (Cal Poly)

Session 4

  • Bloodround: #8 Max Murin (Iowa) won 3-2 #22 Chance Lamer (Michigan)

  • Bloodround: #10 Michael Blockhus (Minnesota) won 6-2 over #20 Graham Rooks (Indiana)

  • Consolation Quarterfinals: #8 Max Murin (Iowa) won 3-1 (SV) #10 Michael Blockhus (Minnesota)

Up Next

  • Consolation Semifinals: #8 Max Murin (Iowa) vs. #3 Kyle Parco (Arizona State)

  • 7th-Place Match: #10 Michael Blockhus (Minnesota) vs. #6 Brock Mauller (Missouri)

Iowa's Max Murin, left, wrestles Stanford's Jaden Abas at 149 pounds during the second session of the NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships, Thursday, March 16, 2023, at BOK Center in Tulsa, Okla.
Iowa's Max Murin, left, wrestles Stanford's Jaden Abas at 149 pounds during the second session of the NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships, Thursday, March 16, 2023, at BOK Center in Tulsa, Okla.

157 pounds

Session 3

  • Wrestlebacks: #25 Jason Kraisser (Iowa State) won by fall in 2:06 over #10 Kaden Gfeller (Oklahoma State)

  • Wrestlebacks: #22 Derek Holschlag (Northern Iowa) lost 17-9 to #28 Paddy Gallagher (Ohio State)

    • Holschlag has been eliminated.

  • Wrestlebacks: #14 Cobe Siebrecht (Iowa) lost by fall in 6:43 to #13 Trevor Chumbley (Northwestern)

    • Siebrecht has been eliminated.

Round-of-16

  • #25 Jason Kraisser (Iowa State) lost 10-1 to #32 Vinny Zerban (Northern Colorado)

    • Kraisser has been eliminated.

165 pounds

Session 3

  • Quarterfinals: #1 David Carr (Iowa State) won 2-1 over #9 Shane Griffith (Stanford)

  • Wrestlebacks: #6 Patrick Kennedy (Iowa) won 6-3 over #28 Andrew Sparks (Minnesota)

  • Wrestlebacks: #17 Austin Yant (Northern Iowa) won 10-5 over #31 Wyatt Sheets (Oklahoma State)

Round-of-16

  • #6 Patrick Kennedy (Iowa) lost 5-2 to #4 Julian Ramirez (Cornell)

    • Kennedy has been eliminated.

  • #17 Austin Yant (Northern Iowa) won 10-0 over #25 Bubba Wilson (Nebraska)

Session 4

  • Semifinals: #1 David Carr (Iowa State) won 6-5 over #5 Quincy Monday (Princeton)

  • Bloodround: #17 Austin Yant (Northern Iowa) lost 10-2 to #3 Dean Hamiti (Wisconsin)

    • Yant has been eliminated.

Up Next

  • NCAA Finals: #1 David Carr (Iowa State) vs. #2 Keegan O'Toole (Missouri)

Iowa State's David Carr, left, wrestles Northern Iowa's Austin Yant at 165 pounds during the second session of the NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships, Thursday, March 16, 2023, at BOK Center in Tulsa, Okla.
Iowa State's David Carr, left, wrestles Northern Iowa's Austin Yant at 165 pounds during the second session of the NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships, Thursday, March 16, 2023, at BOK Center in Tulsa, Okla.

174 pounds

Session 3

  • Quarterfinals: #11 Nelson Brands (Iowa) lost 2-0 to #3 Mekhi Lewis (Virginia Tech)

  • Wrestlebacks: #13 Cade DeVos (South Dakota State) won 6-1 over #14 Ben Pasiuk (Army West Point)

Round-of-16

  • #13 Cade DeVos (South Dakota State) won 3-1 (SV) over #12 Aaron Olmos (Oregon State)

Session 4

  • Bloodround: #11 Nelson Brands (Iowa) won 4-1 over #9 Edmond Ruth (Illinois)

  • Bloodround: #13 Cade DeVos (South Dakota State) lost 4-2 to #7 Peyton Mocco (Missouri)

    • DeVos has been eliminated.

  • Consolation Quarterfinals: #11 Nelson Brands (Iowa) won 6-1 over #7 Peyton Mocco (Missouri)

Up Next

  • Consolation Semifinals: #11 Nelson Brands (Iowa) vs. #4 Chris Foca (Cornell)

Iowa's Nelson Brands has his hand raised after scoring a decision against Ohio State's Ethan Smith at 174 pounds during the second session of the NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships, Thursday, March 16, 2023, at BOK Center in Tulsa, Okla.
Iowa's Nelson Brands has his hand raised after scoring a decision against Ohio State's Ethan Smith at 174 pounds during the second session of the NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships, Thursday, March 16, 2023, at BOK Center in Tulsa, Okla.

184 pounds

Session 3

  • Quarterfinals: #1 Parker Keckeisen (Northern Iowa) won 3-2 over #9 Isaiah Salazar (Minnesota)

  • Quarterfinals: #5 Marcus Coleman (Iowa State) lost 3-1 (SV) to #4 Trey Munoz (Oregon State)

  • Wrestlebacks: #12 Abe Assad (Iowa) lost 4-3 to #11 Gavin Kane (North Carolina)

    • Assad has been eliminated.

Session 4

  • Semifinals: #1 Parker Keckeisen (Northern Iowa) won 6-1 over #4 Trey Munoz (Oregon State)

  • Bloodround: #5 Marcus Coleman (Iowa State) won 4-2 over #8 Matt Finesilver (Michigan)

  • Consolation Quarterfinals: #5 Marcus Coleman (Iowa State) won by fall in 2:43 over #14 Will Feldkamp (Clarion)

Up Next

  • NCAA Finals: #1 Parker Keckeisen (Northern Iowa) vs. #3 Aaron Brooks (Penn State)

  • Consolation Semifinals: #5 Marcus Coleman (Iowa State) vs. #2 Trent Hidlay (NC State)

Iowa State's Marcus Coleman, left, shakes hands with Iowa's Abe Assad after their match at 184 pounds during the second session of the NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships, Thursday, March 16, 2023, at BOK Center in Tulsa, Okla.
Iowa State's Marcus Coleman, left, shakes hands with Iowa's Abe Assad after their match at 184 pounds during the second session of the NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships, Thursday, March 16, 2023, at BOK Center in Tulsa, Okla.

197 pounds

Session 3

  • Quarterfinals: #7 Tanner Sloan (South Dakota State) won 6-4 (SV) over #2 Bernie Truax (Cal Poly)

  • Wrestlebacks: #14 Jacob Warner (Iowa) won by fall in 1:59 over #20 Evan Bockman (Utah Valley)

  • Wrestlebacks: #13 Yonger Bastida (Iowa State) won 3-1 over #30 Andrew Davison (Northwestern)

Round-of-16

  • #14 Jacob Warner (Iowa) won 9-3 over #6 Isaac Trumble (NC State)

  • #13 Yonger Bastida (Iowa State) lost 2-1 to #5 Michael Beard (Lehigh)

    • Bastida has been eliminated.

Session 4

  • Semifinals: #7 Tanner Sloan (South Dakota State) won 7-2 over #3 Rocky Elam (Missouri)

  • Bloodround: #14 Jacob Warner (Iowa) won 1-0 over #8 Silas Allred (Nebraska)

  • Consolation Quarterfinals: #14 Jacob Warner (Iowa) won 4-2 over #10 Jacob Cardenas (Cornell)

Up Next

  • NCAA Finals: #7 Tanner Sloan (South Dakota State) vs. #1 Nino Bonaccorsi (Pittsburgh)

  • Consolation Semifinals: #14 Jacob Warner (Iowa) vs. #3 Rocky Elam (Missouri)

South Dakota State's Tanner Sloan talks with coaches while wrestling at 197 pounds during the first session of the NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships, Thursday, March 16, 2023, at BOK Center in Tulsa, Okla.
South Dakota State's Tanner Sloan talks with coaches while wrestling at 197 pounds during the first session of the NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships, Thursday, March 16, 2023, at BOK Center in Tulsa, Okla.

285 pounds

Session 3

  • Quarterfinals: #4 Tony Cassioppi (Iowa) won 3-1 (SV) over #5 Cohlton Schultz (Arizona State)

  • Wrestlebacks: #13 Tyrell Gordon (Northern Iowa) won 6-1 over #19 Jonah Niesenbaum (Duke)

  • Wrestlebacks: #8 Sam Schuyler (Iowa State) won 3-2 over #23 Jacob Bullock (Indiana)

Round-of-16

  • #13 Tyrell Gordon (Northern Iowa) lost 2-1 to #12 Colton McKierman (SIUE)

    • Gordon has been eliminated.

  • #8 Sam Schuyler (Iowa State) won 4-2 over #18 Josh Heindselman (Oklahoma)

Session 4

  • Semifinals: #4 Tony Cassioppi (Iowa) lost 16-1 to #1 Mason Parris (Michigan)

  • Bloodround: #8 Sam Schuyler (Iowa State) lost 3-1 (SV) to #11 Trent Hillger (Wisconsin)

    • Schuyler has been eliminated.

Up Next

  • Consolation Semifinals: #4 Tony Cassioppi (Iowa) vs. #10 Zach Elam (Missouri)

Cody Goodwin covers wrestling and high school sports for the Des Moines Register. Follow him on Twitter at @codygoodwin.

This article originally appeared on Des Moines Register: NCAA Wrestling Championships, Day 2 recap from Friday in Tulsa

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