Session 1 Recap
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Augsburg took 8 to the quarters and leads after session 1. Biggest news so far is the fact that the top seeds at 174 and 197 failed to make it out of the first session, losing 2 quick matches. Owens of JWU lost to Grothus of Coe and Thomason of York at 174. Bonander of Luther fell in the first round to Holforty (again) of Eau Claire before dropping an 8-4 match to Pizarro of Wilkes.
Seeds 4, 5, 6, and 7 dropped their opening matches at 157 in the weight that least followed expectations. All top 8 seeds at 125 advanced, though not without drama, as a few had to come from behind. Overall, 60 out of 80 seeded wrestlers made the quarterfinals, leaving 20 upsets.
To watch for tonight are intriguing quarterfinal matchups including yet another Rush-Kist matchup at 125, Augsburg vs. Wartburg at 141, unseeded Miller and DiColo going at it for a semifinal berth at 157, returning champ Burkle of Coe trying to turn the tables on Terrell after two losses at 165, and a battle of returning All-Americans Corsello and Geesman at 285.
In the wrestlebacks, only 157 will have a matchup of seeded wrestlers right off the bat as #4 Goldstein and #5 Milks wrestle wrestle for the opportunity to take on the Adams/Martini loser in the All-American round. Djoumessi is the top seed still in the tournament, as all the #1’s either won or were eliminated. He will take on Barclay and then the Wilcox/Baxter loser in the All-American round. If Djoumessi wins and Wilcox loses, we’ll have the unexpected #1 vs #2 matchup in the All-American round.