NCAA Wrestling Championships 2016: Results, Updated Standings After Saturday
The 2016 NCAA wrestling championships came to a close Saturday from Madison Square Garden, revealing the top wrestlers in the nation and which team will go home with a national title.
Saturday's first session began with the contention of the third-, fifth- and seventh-place matches, followed by the championship finals later in the day.
Here are the updated results from each of the 10 weight classes:
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| 3rd Place: 125 lbs | |||
| Nathan Tomasello | Ohio St. | David Terao | American |
| 5th Place: 125 lbs | |||
| Conor Youtsey | Michigan | Dylan Peters | Northern Iowa |
| 7th Place: 125 lbs | |||
| Ryan Millhof | Oklahoma | Connor Schram | Stanford |
| 3rd Place: 133 lbs | |||
| Cody Brewer | Oklahoma | Zane Richards | Illinois |
| 5th Place: 133 lbs | |||
| Eric Montoya | Nebraska | Jordan Conaway | Penn State |
| 7th Pace: 133 lbs | |||
| Earl Hall | Iowa St. | Jade Rauser | Utah Valley |
| 3rd Place: 141 lbs | |||
| Joey McKenna | Stanford | Anthony Ashnault | Rutgers |
| 5th Place: 141 lbs | |||
| Chris Mecate | Old Dominion | Solomon Chishko | Virginia Tech |
| 7th Place: 141 lbs | |||
| Joseph Ward | North Carolina | Randy Cruz | Lehigh |
| 3rd Place: 149 lbs | |||
| Lavion Mayes | Missouri | Anthony Collica | Oklahoma St. |
| 5th Place: 149 lbs | |||
| Mike DePalma | Kent | Alec Pantaleo | Michigan |
| 7th Place: 149 lbs | |||
| Justin Oliver | Central Michigan | Geo Martinez | Boise State |
| 3rd Place: 157 lbs | |||
| Nick Brascetta | Virginia Tech | Dylan Palacio | Cornell |
| 5th Place: 157 lbs | |||
| Chad Walsh | Rider | Ian Miller | Kent |
| 7th Place 157 lbs | |||
| Joseph Smith | Oklahoma St. | Thomas Gantt | NC State |
| 3rd Place: 165 lbs | |||
| Bo Jordan | Ohio St. | Daniel Lewis | Missouri |
| 5th Place: 165 lbs | |||
| Steven Rodrigues | Illinois | David McFadden | Virginia Tech |
| 7th Place: 165 lbs | |||
| Austin Wilson | Nebraska | Anthony Perrotti | Rutgers |
| 3rd Place: 174 lbs | |||
| Zach Epperly | Virginia Tech | Casey Kent | Pennsylvania |
| 5th Place: 174 lbs | |||
| Nathan Jackson | Indiana | Lelund Weatherspoon | Iowa St. |
| 7th Place: 174 lbs | |||
| Cody Walters | Ohio | Alex Meyer | Iowa |
| 3rd Place: 184 lbs | |||
| Pete Renda | NC State | Nolan Boyd | Oklahoma |
| 5th Place: 184 lbs | |||
| Mathew Miller | Navy | Willie Miklus | Missouri |
| 7th Place: 184 lbs | |||
| Nate Brown | Lehigh | Sammy Brooks | Iowa |
| 3rd Place: 197 lbs | |||
| Brett Pfarr | Minnesota | Nathan Burak | Iowa |
| 5th Place: 197 lbs | |||
| Patrick Downey | Iowa St. | Jared Haught | Virginia Tech |
| 7th Place: 197 lbs | |||
| Conner Hartmann | Duke | Brett Harner | Princeton |
| 3rd Place: 285 lbs | |||
| Adam Coon | Michigan | Ty Walz | Virginia Tech |
| 5th Place: 285 lbs | |||
| Amarveer Dhesi | Oregon St. | Austin Marsden | Oklahoma St. |
| 7th Place: 285 lbs | |||
| Michael Kroells | Minnesota | Max Wessell | Lehigh |
Penn State all but has this championship wrapped up, as it holds a healthy lead over second-place Ohio State by 24.5 points.
Here is what the team standings look like heading into the championship round:
| 1. | Penn State | 114.0 |
| 2. | Oklahoma St. | 89.5 |
| 3. | Virginia Tech | 82.0 |
| 4. | Iowa | 81.0 |
| 5. | Ohio St. | 78.0 |
| 6. | Missouri | 70.5 |
| 7. | Cornell | 59.0 |
| 8. | Nebraska | 58.0 |
| 9. | Michigan | 50.5 |
| 10. | NC State | 49.0 |
The championship round will begin at 8 p.m. ET. Five Penn State wrestlers will compete for a national championship in their respective weight classes. Ohio State, meanwhile, has just two, as it looks like it will fall short in its title defense.
If the Nittany Lions are able to wrap up the team title Saturday, it will be the school's fifth national championship in six years.
Stats courtesy of TrackWrestling.com
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