Live Updates from the final day of the Division I National Wrestling Championships
It's time for seven Ohio athletes to climb as high on the podium with Iowa State Perry standout David Carr as Greater Akron/Canton's only finalist.
All seven have locked up All-America status at the NCAA Division I National Championships.
Here's what is happening on the final day.
Final team standings from NCAA Division I National Wrestling Championships
* 1. Penn State 172.5, 2. Cornell 72.5, 3. Michigan 71, 4. Iowa State 68.5, 5. Iowa 67, 6. Arizona State 64.5, 7. Virginia Tech 64, 8. Ohio State 62, 9. Nebraska 60.5, 10. Oklahoma State 56, 11. Missouri, NC State 49.5, 13. South Dakota State 48.5, 14. Northern Iowa 39.5, 15. Lehigh 36.5, 16. Stanford 34, 17. West Virginia 31.5, 18. Wisconsin 24.5, 19. Little Rock 24, 20. Rutgers 22.5, 21. Air Force 21.5, 22. Minnesota 21, 23. Oklahoma, Oregon State 20, 25. Ohio University 13
* NCAA record for team points
NCAA Division I National Wrestling Championships final results
125: No. 8 Richard Figueroa (Arizona State) d. No. 3 Drake Ayala (Iowa), 7-2; 133: No. 6 Vito Arujau (Cornell) d. No. 1 Daton Fix (Oklahoma State), 5-3; 141: No. 1 Jesse Mendez (Ohio State) d. Beau Bartlett (Penn State), 4-1; 149: No. 4 Caleb Henson (Virginia Tech) m.d. No. 6 Austin Gomez (Michigan), 15-7; 157: No. 1 Levi Haines (Penn State) vs. No. 2 Jacori Teemer (Arizona State), 5-0; 165: No. 4David Carr (Iowa State/Perry) d. No. 2 Mitchell Mesenbrink (Penn State), 9-8; 174: No. 9 Carter Starocci (Penn State) d. No. 6 Rocco Welsh (Ohio State), 2-0; 184: No. 1 Parker Keckesien (Northern Iowa) md. No. 3 Dustin Plott (Oklahoma State), 13-5; 197: No. 1 Aaron Brooks (Penn State) d. No. 2 Trent Hidlay (NC State), 5-0; 285: No. 1 Greg Kerkvliet (Penn State) m.d. No. 10 Lucas Davison (Michigan), 13-4
Aaron Brooks joins teammate as a four-time national champion; Undefeated Penn State wrestlers closes out NCAA Division I National Wrestling Championships with win at 197
Penn State now has two four-time national champions after No. 1 Aaron Brooks beat five-time All-American and No. 2 Trent Hidlay 5-0 in a battle of undefeateds.
Brooks scored a takedown with four seconds left in the first period and picked up an escape and penalty point.
The Nittany Lions finished with three champions and scored 172.5 points to set the Division I record for most points and margin of victory with (100). Cornell finished second with 72.5 points.
Brooks finished his career with only three collegiate loss.
9:59 p.m. Parker Keckesien wins national title in his second finals appearances, wins 184-pound crown at NCAA Division I National Wrestling Championships
No. 1 Parker Keckesien (Northern Iowa) hit two takedowns in the first 68 seconds in an eventual 13-5 major decision win over No. 3 Dustin Plott (Oklahoma State).
Keckesien showed his dominance at 184 with another two takedowns.
In all five of his matches, the four-time All-American won by bonus points. He outscored his competition 74-17 in five matches.
9:43 p.m. Carter Starocci becomes sixth four-time national champion, first with Penn State, it came at 174 pounds of NCAA Division I National Wrestling Championships
No. 9 Carter Starocci (Penn State) went into some rare air with a 2-0 win over No. 6 Rocco Welsh.
Starocci picked up a penalty point in the first period on a second stall call and escaped 22 seconds into the second to go up two.
He got called for stalling in the third, but put together an impressive gameplan to shut out Welsh.
9:28 p.m. Perry and Iowa State star David Carr holds on to win 165-pound title at NCAA Division I National Wrestling Championships
No. 4 David Carr (Iowa State/Perry) didn't wait to make his presence known with a blast double takedown 24 seconds into the match against No. 2 Mesenbrink (Penn State) in a 9-8 win.
Carr escaped 20 seconds into the second period and fended off a takedown by Mesenbrink midway through. After his a second stall on Carr, the Ohio star took down Mesenbrink to take a 7-3 lead into the final period.
Another Stall and escape made it 7-5 Carr, but a takedown and escape made it 8-8. When riding time was added, Carr walked out with the win.
9:05 p.m. Levi Haines 157-pound title at NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships, second crown for Penn State
Nol. 1 Levin Haines waited for his chance against No. Jacori Teemer (Arizona State) and when he saw the opportunity he struck in a 5-0 win to complete his season undefeated.
After a scoreless first period, Haines picked up an escape point almost immediately to go up 1-0.
Knowing Haines was a hammer on top, Teemer chose neutral to start the third. It didn't matter as Haines got his takedown 24 seconds into the third period.
8:40 p.m. Caleb Henson rallies to win 149-pound title for at NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships
No. 6 Austin Gomez (Michigan) blasted scored a takedown 22 seconds in against No. 4 Caleb Henson (Virginia Tech), but all that did was wake the Hokies star up in a 15-7 major decision win.
Henson hit a takedown 43 seconds later and got two sets of nearfall points to push his lead out. Another takedown pushed his lead to nine after one.
Gomez got the better of Henson in the second period, but Henson enjoyed an eight-point advantage midway into the third and held it the rest of the way.
8:31 p.m. Jesse Mendez wins 141-pound title for at NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships
In a rematch of the Big Ten title and it ended the same with No. 1 Jesse Mendez (Ohio State) beating No. 2 Beau Bartlett 4-1.
It was the same score as two weeks ago and every bit as exciting for Mendez, who became the first national champion for the Buckeyes since 2018.
After a scoreless first period, Mendez picked up an escape point 9 seconds into the second and fended off a late takedown attempt.
Bartlett got his escape point 38 seconds into the third and looked like he was about to score a takedown late, but Mendez countered and got his own takedown with 2 seconds left to win.
8:13 p.m. Vito Arujau wins 133-pound title for at NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships
In the most entertaining of the three matches to date, now two-time national champion, World champion and No. 6 Vito Arujau (Cornell) beat four-time national runner-up and No. 1 Daton Fix (Oklahoma State) by a score of 5-3.
An accidental headbutt marred the scoreless first period where both took turns feeling each other out.
Arujau was hit with a locking hands technical violation to give fix a one-point lead 10 seconds into the second period. That caused Arujau to go optional on the restart to give the Oklahoma State senior a two-point lead.
Arujau earned an escape penalty point to tie it up at 120, 10 seconds later he got his takedown.
7:38 p.m. Richard Figueroa grabs 125-pound for Arizona State at NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships
And No. 8 Richard Figueroa (Arizona State) became the first Arizona State wrestler to be crowned champion with a 7-2 win over No. 3 Drake Ayala (Iowa).
After a scoreless first period, Ayala picked up an escape point almost off the jump in the second and scored a takedown at horn to go up four.
Ayala added another takedown in the third to push things to a more comfortable outcome.
7:18 p.m. Greg Kerkvliet wins 285-pound title for Penn State at NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships
The finals started at 285 with No. 1 Greg Kerkvliet (Penn State) and No. 10 Lucas Davison (Michigan) squaring off and as the weekend has gone so did the final.
With a Nittany Lion getting his hand raised.
Big Ten champion became national champion when Kerkvliet scored two takedowns in the first period to go up four after the first three minutes.
A takedown in the second period and another in the third extended it to a 13-4 major decision.
NCAA Division I National Wrestling National Championships team standings
* 1. Penn State 155.5, 2. Michigan 71, 3. Cornell 68.5, 4. Iowa 67, 5. Iowa State 64.5, 6. Arizona State, Nebraska, 60.5, 8. Virginia Tech 59, 9. Ohio State 58, 10. Oklahoma State 56, 11. Missouri, NC State 49.5, 13. South Dakota State 48.5, 14. Lehigh 36.5, 15. Northern Iowa 34.6, 16. Stanford 34, 17. West Virginia 31.5, 18. Wisconsin 24.5, 19. Little Rock 24, 20. Rutgers 22.5
* - Clinched team title
NCAA Division I National Wrestling Championships third-place matches
125: Anthony Noto (Lehigh) d. Eric Barnett (Wisconsin), 6-3; 133: Ryan Crookham (Lehigh) d. Nasir Bailey (Little Rock), 4-3; 141: Brock Hardy (Nebraska) d. Real Woods (Iowa), 7-5; 149: Ty Watters (West Virginia) d. Tyler Kasak (Penn State), 3-2; 157: Daniel Cardenas (Stanford) d. Meyer Shapiro (Cornell), 10-4; 165: Keegan O'Toole (Missouri) d. Mike Caliendo (Iowa), 12-8; 174: Shane Griffith (Michigan) d. Mekhi Lewis (Virginia Tech), 4-0; 184: Trey Munoz (Oregon State) d. Bennett Berge (South Dakota State), 9-7; 197: Stephen Buchanan (Oklahoma) d. Jacob Cardenas (Cornell), 9-4; 285: Wyatt Hendrickson (Air Force) tf. Zach Elam (Missouri), 14-2
NCAA Division I National Wrestling Championships fifth-place matches
125: Luke Stanich (Lehigh) d. Caleb Smith (Nebraska), 5-1; 133: Dylan Ragusin (Michigan) m.d. Evan Frost (Iowa State), 17-6 ; 141: Anthony Echemendia (Iowa State) by inj. def. Lachian McNeil (North Carolina); 149: Kyle Parco (Arizona State) d. Ridge Lovett (Nebraska), 3-1; 157: Peyten Kellar (Ohio University/Warren) p. Bryce Andonian (Virginia Tech/St. Edward), 3:23; 165: Izzak Olejnik (Oklahoma State) d. Hunter Garvin (Stanford), 3-0; 174: Cade DeVos (South Dakota State) d. Lennox Wolak (Columbia/Dublin Coffman), 5-0; 184: Bernie Truax (Penn State) md. Isaiah Salazar (Minnesota), 12-0; 197: Tanner Sloan (South Dakota State) d. Rocky Elam (Missouri), 7-0; 285: Nick Feldman (Ohio State) d. Cohlton Schutlz (Arizona State), 11-4
NCAA Division I National Wrestling Championships seventh-place matches
125: Jore Volk (Wyoming) d. Tanner Jordan (South Dakota State/St. Paris Graham), 4-0; 133: Dylan Shawver (Rutgers/Elyria) d. Kai Orine (NC State), 10-5; 141: Ryan Jack (NC State) d. Vance Vombaur (Minnesota), 4-3; 149: Casey Swiderski (Iowa State) m.d. Quinn Kinner (Rider), 19-8; 157: Peyton Robb (Nebraska) m.d. .Jared Franek (Iowa), 11-2; 165: Peyton Hall (West Virginia) d. Antrell Taylor (Nebraska), 2-1; 174: Edmond Ruth (Illinois) m.d. Benjamin Pasiuk (Army/Carrollton), 16-6; 184: Thomas Stewart Jr. (Virginia Tech) t.f. David Key (Navy), 20-4; 197: Stephen Little (Little Rock) d. Michael Beard (Lehigh), 10-1 285: Yaraslau Slavikouski (Rutgers) d. Taye Ghadiali (Campbell)
Ohio wrestlers remaining at the NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships
Final
165: David Carr (Iowa State/Perry) in finals
Fifth-place
157: Peyten Kellar (Ohio University/Warren)
Sixth-place
157: Bryce Andonian (Virginia Tech/St. Edward); 174: Lennox Wolak (Columbia/Dublin Coffman)
157: Bryce Andonian (Virginia Tech/St. Edward); 157: Peyten Kellar (Ohio University/Warren); 174: Lennox Wolak (Columbia/Dublin Coffman)
Seventh-place
133: Dylan Shawver (Rutgers/Elyria)
Eighth-place
125: Tanner Jordan (South Dakota State/St. Paris Graham); 174: Ben Pasiuk (Army/Carrollton)
12:44 p.m. Lennox Wolak grabs sixth place at Division I National Wrestling Championships
No. 2 Cade Devos (South Dakota State) showed his dominance against Lennox Wolak (Columbia/Dublin Coffman) at 174 pounds. DeVos scored a takedown 27 seconds, registered an escape in the second period and picked up a riding point to win 5-0.
12:31 p.m. Peyten Kellar wins battle of Ohio to take fifth at the NCAA Division I National Championships
No. 7 Kellar (Ohio University/Warren) and No. 12 Bryce Andonian (Virginia Tech/St. Edward) traded takedowns and reversals until a nearfall 3:23 in turned into a pin for Kellar at 3:23.
12:14 p.m. Ben Pasiuk finishes eighth at the NCAA Division I National Wrestling Championships
No. 3 Edmond Ruth (Illinois) turned up the heat against No. 18 Ben Pasiuk (Army/Carrollton) despite Pasiuk scoring the first takedown and taking a 3-1 lead into the first period. Ruth had four takedowns - three in the third period - to win 16-6.
12:07 p.m. Dylan Shawver finishes seventh at the NCAA Division I National Wrestling Championships
No. 4 Shawver (Rutgers/Elyria) finished his redshirt junior season on top against No. 3 Kai Orine. The Big Ten champions scored a takedown 61 seconds into the first period and got another one 15 seconds later on his way to a 10-5 win.
12:03 p.m. Tanner Jordan finishes eighth at the NCAA Division I National Wrestling Championships
No. 23 Jordan (South Dakota State/St. Paris Graham) finished his senior campaign on the wrong side of a 4-0 loss to No. 5 Jore Volk (Wyoming). Volk scored a takedown with 68 seconds left and then picked up a riding point to win at 125 pounds.
11:39 a.m. Lennox Wolak will wrestle for fifth place at the Division I National Wrestling Championships
No. 7 Wolack (Columbia/Dublin Coffman) went into the third period won one against No. 1 Mekhi Lewis (Virginia Tech) but was taken down midway through the third period at 174 pounds.
11:29 a.m. Bryce Andonian will wrestle for fifth place at the Division I National Wrestling Championships
No. 12 Bryce Andonian (Virginia Tech/St. Edward) was in control of No. 3 Meyer Shapiro (Cornell) and was looking to turn him when Shapiro scored a defensive pin. Andonian will wrestle for fifth at 157 pounds.
11:17 a.m. Petyen Kellar will wrestle for fifth place at the Division I National Wrestling Championships
No. 7 Kellar (Ohio University/Warren) got caught in a nasty takedown at the 2:13 mark against No. 6 Daniel Dardenas (Stanford) and was pinned at 1:20. He'll wrestle for fifth at 157 later today.
NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships schedule
Saturday: Medal round, 11 a.m.; Finals, 7 p.m.
How to watch the NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships
The medals rounds on Saturday will air on ESPNU and ESPN+. The finals can be seen on ESPN and ESPN+.
NCAA Division I National Championships Wrestling Championships team standings
*1. Penn State 148, 2. Michigan 64.5, 3. Iowa 60, 4. Arizona State, Iowa State 59.5, 6. Cornell 58.5, 7. Ohio State 57, 8. Oklahoma State 55, 9. Virginia Tech 53, 10. Nebraska 52, 11. NC State 485., 12. South Dakota State 43, 13. Missouri 40, 14. Northern Iowa 34.5, 15. Lehigh 31, 16. Stanford 28.5, 17. West Virginia 25, 18. Minnesota 21, 19. Rutgers 20.5, 20. Wisconsin 20
NCAA Division I National Wrestling Championships seventh-place matches
125: Jore Volk (Wyoming) vs. Tanner Jordan (South Dakota State/St. Paris Graham); 133: Kai Orine (NC State) vs. Dylan Shawver (Rutgers/Elyria); 141: Ryan Jack (NC State) vs. Vance Vombaur (Minnesota); 149: Casey Swiderski (Iowa State) vs. Quinn Kinner (Rider); 157: Peyton Robb (Nebraska) vs. Jared Franek (Iowa); 165: Antrell Taylor (Nebraska) vs. Peyton Hall (West Virginia); 174: Edmond Ruth (Illinois) vs. Benjamin Pasiuk (Army/Carrollton); 184: David Key (Navy) vs. Thomas Stewart Jr. (Virginia Tech); 197: Michael Beard (Lehigh) vs. Stephen Little (Little Rock); 285: Taye Ghadiali (Campbell) vs. Yaraslau Slavikouski (Rutgers)
This article originally appeared on Akron Beacon Journal: NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships Day 3 live updates
