Thursday, March 17
Detroit, MI
All Day
Northwestern
vs
NCAA Championships
Wrestling NCAA's Central: 'Cats Earn Four All-Americans
3/17/2022 2:56:00 PM | Wrestling
| NORTHWESTERN WRESTLING: BIG TEN CHAMPIONSHIPS INFORMATION | ||||
| DATE | Session | TIME (CT) | Watch | Live Stats |
| Thursday, March 17 | First Round | 11 am - 2:30 pm | ESPNU | Live Stats |
| Thursday, March 17 | Second Round | 6 pm - 9:30 pm | ESPN | Live Stats |
| Friday, March 18 | Quarterfinals | 10 am - 1 pm | ESPNU | Live Stats |
| Friday, March 18 | Semifinals | 7 pm - 10 pm | ESPN | Live Stats |
| Saturday, March 19 | Medal Round | 10 am - 1 pm | ESPNU | Live Stats |
| Saturday, March 19 | Championship | 6 pm - 9 pm | ESPN | Live Stats |
| Social: Twitter: @NUWrestle | Instagram: @NUWrestle | ||||
SESSION FOUR RECAP: A total of three Wildcats (Michael DeAugustino, Chris Cannon, and Lucas Davison) secured All-American status in Friday's evening session, while Ryan Deakin earned a spot in the NCAA Finals for the first time in his career with a dominant 10-2 decision over Arizona State's No. 3 seed Jacori Teemer. Deakin will face off against No. 5 Quincy Monday of Princeton in the 157 lb championships at 6 pm CT on ESPN as he looks to become the ninth Northwestern wrestler ever to win an individual national championship. In addition to Deakin, DeAugustino secured his second-career All-American honors in the 125lb blood rounds with a 2-0 decision over Oklahoma's Joey Prata, followed by a 6-1 decision over Oregon State's Brandon Kaylor. At 133 lbs, Chris Cannon locked up All-American status for a second-straight NCAA tournament with an electric first period pin over Pitt's Micky Phillippi. Lucas Davison kept the momentum rolling in the heavyweight bracket with a pair of wins to secure his second-career All-American honors, defeating Oregon State's Gary Traub, 8-2, followed by Nebraska's Christian Lance, 2-1. DeAugustino and Davison will wrestle twice in Saturday's morning session and can finish anywhere from 3rd to 6th place on the podium, while Cannon will wrestle in the 7th place match in the medal round.
SESSION THREE RECAP: Ryan Deakin advanced to the national semifinals for a second-consecutive year with a 6-2 decision over former All-American Josh Humphrey's (Lehigh). He will face off against No. 3 seed Jacori Teemer (Arizona State) in Friday evening's fourth session. With the win, Deakin secured All-American status for the fourth time of his career, joining an exclusive club of just four Northwestern wrestlers ever to be named a four-time All-American (Mike McMullan, Jake Herbert and Mike Funk). Additionally, Michael DeAugustino, Chris Cannon, Yahya Thomas and Lucas Davison will wrestle in the fourth session known as the "Blood Rounds", where one win secures an All-American status for any wrestler. DeAugustino and Cannon each dropped their quarterfinal matches to the No. 2 seeds in their respective brackets, while Davison gave No. 1 seed Gable Steveson his most competitive match of the season in a 10-5 decision in which Davison became the first wrestler all year to secure a takedown and not surrender bonus points to the reigning Hodge Trophy winner and Olympic Gold Medalist. Thomas continued his run through the wrestlebacks this morning, winning two matches to advance to tonight's session.
SESSION TWO RECAP: Four 'Cats earned a spot in the NCAA quarterfinals with victories in Thursday night's session–with Michael DeAugustino, Chris Cannon, Ryan Deakin and Lucas Davison all picking up victories. DeAugustino and Cannon each picked up narrow one-point victories, with DeAugustino taking down No. 7 seed Trevor Mastrogiovanni (Oklahoma State) by a 3-2 decision, while Cannon earned a 1-0 decision over No. 26 Matt Ramos (Purdue). Deakin and Davison each won in convincing fashion over a pair of Central Michigan wrestlers, with Deakin locking up a second-period pin over No. 15 seed Johnny Lovett, while Davison handled No. 8 seed Matt Stencel, 9-2. All four will be back in action tomorrow morning (along with Frankie Tal-Shahar and Yahya Thomas) and are set to face stout competition in tomorrow's quarterfinals, beginning at 10 am CT on ESPNU.
125 lbs - No. 10 Michael DeAugustino vs. No. 2 Vito Arujau (Cornell)
133 lbs - No. 10 Chris Cannon vs. No. 2 Daton Fix (Oklahoma State)
157 lbs - No. 2 Ryan Deakin vs. No. 7 Josh Humphreys (Lehigh)
285 lbs - No. 9 Lucas Davison vs. No. 1 Gable Steveson (Minnesota)
SESSION ONE RECAP: Five Wildcats advanced in the first session of the 2022 NCAA Championships, headlined by Frankie Tal-Shahar taking down No. 7 seed and reigning All-American Clay Carlson (South Dakota State) to advance in the 141 lb division. All 10 Wildcat wrestlers will be back in action in Thursday's second session, beginning at 6 pm CT with coverage live on ESPN.
RESULTS -
125 lbs - No. 10 seed Michael DeAugustino placed 4th and scored 12.5 team points.
- Champ. Round 1 - Michael DeAugustino (Northwestern) 15-6 won by decision over Dylan Shawver (Rutgers) 23-11 (Dec 3-1)
- Champ. Round 2 - Michael DeAugustino (Northwestern) 15-6 won by decision over Trevor Mastrogiovanni (Oklahoma State) 19-5 (Dec 3-2)
- Quarterfinal - Vito Arujau (Cornell) 19-2 won by decision over Michael DeAugustino (Northwestern) 15-6 (Dec 6-0)
- Cons. Round 4 - Michael DeAugustino (Northwestern) 15-6 won by decision over Joey Prata (Oklahoma) 19-9 (Dec 2-0)
- Cons. Round 5 - Michael DeAugustino (Northwestern) 15-6 won by decision over Brandon Kaylor (Oregon State) 22-7 (Dec 6-1)
- Cons. Semi - Michael DeAugustino (Northwestern) 15-6 won by decision over Brandon Courtney (Arizona State) 24-4 (Dec 10-6)
- 3rd Place Match - Vito Arujau (Cornell) 19-2 won by major decision over Michael DeAugustino (Northwestern) 15-6 (MD 10-2)
- Champ. Round 1 - Chris Cannon (Northwestern) 20-7 won by decision over Anthony Madrigal (Oklahoma) 12-12 (Dec 3-1)
- Champ. Round 2 - Chris Cannon (Northwestern) 20-7 won by decision over Matt Ramos (Purdue) 21-10 (Dec 1-0)
- Quarterfinal - Daton Fix (Oklahoma State) 25-0 won by fall over Chris Cannon (Northwestern) 20-7 (Fall 1:53)
- Cons. Round 4 - Chris Cannon (Northwestern) 20-7 won by fall over Micky Phillippi (Pittsburgh) 18-8 (Fall 2:21)
- Cons. Round 5 - Lucas Byrd (Illinois) 27-5 won by decision over Chris Cannon (Northwestern) 20-7 (Dec 2-1)
- 7th Place Match - Chris Cannon (Northwestern) 20-7 won by decision over Devan Turner (Oregon State) 24-9 (Dec 5-4)
141 lbs - No. 26 seed Frankie Tal-Shahar scored 1.0 team points.
- Champ. Round 1 - Frankie Tal Shahar (Northwestern) 12-10 won by decision over Clay Carlson (South Dakota State) 33-6 (Dec 4-3)
- Champ. Round 2 - Jakob Bergeland (Minnesota) 21-9 won by decision over Frankie Tal Shahar (Northwestern) 12-10 (Dec 5-3)
- Cons. Round 2 - Stevan Micic (Michigan) 13-8 won by major decision over Frankie Tal Shahar (Northwestern) 12-10 (MD 10-2)
149 lbs - No. 19 seed Yahya Thomas scored 3.5 team points.
- Champ. Round 1 - Josh Finesilver (Duke) 27-7 won by decision over Yahya Thomas (Northwestern) 16-8 (Dec 13-10)
- Cons. Round 1 - Yahya Thomas (Northwestern) 16-8 won by fall over Marshall Keller (Princeton) 10-14 (Fall 4:24)
- Cons. Round 2 - Yahya Thomas (Northwestern) 16-8 won by decision over Beau Bartlett (Penn State) 15-10 (Dec 5-3)
- Cons. Round 3 - Yahya Thomas (Northwestern) 16-8 won by decision over Cory Crooks (Oregon State) 15-11 (Dec 4-1)
- Cons. Round 4 - Tariq Wilson (NC State) 18-2 won by decision over Yahya Thomas (Northwestern) 16-8 (Dec 9-5)
- Champ. Round 1 - Ryan Deakin (Northwestern) 17-0 won by decision over Wyatt Sheets (Oklahoma State) 11-10 (Dec 6-2)
- Champ. Round 2 - Ryan Deakin (Northwestern) 17-0 won by fall over Johnny Lovett (Central Michigan) 22-8 (Fall 4:36)
- Quarterfinal - Ryan Deakin (Northwestern) 17-0 won by decision over Josh Humphreys (Lehigh) 20-5 (Dec 6-2)
- Semifinal - Ryan Deakin (Northwestern) 17-0 won by major decision over Jacori Teemer (Arizona State) 22-2 (MD 10-2)
- Prelim - Matthew Olguin (Oregon State) 14-11 won by major decision over David Ferrante (Northwestern) 11-13 (MD 11-3)
- Prelim - Evan Barczak (Drexel) 22-11 won by fall over David Ferrante (Northwestern) 11-13 (Fall 3:26)
- Champ. Round 1 - Clay Lautt (North Carolina) 17-5 won by decision over Troy Fisher (Northwestern) 17-10 (Dec 8-1)
- Cons. Round 1 - Ethan Smith (Ohio State) 21-6 won by major decision over Troy Fisher (Northwestern) 17-10 (MD 14-5)
- Prelim - Colin McCracken (Kent State) 16-11 won by decision over Jack Jessen (Northwestern) 3-13 (Dec 7-5)
- Prelim - Max Lyon (Purdue) 14-14 won by decision over Jack Jessen (Northwestern) 3-13 (Dec 5-0)
- Champ. Round 1 - Nino Bonaccorsi (Pittsburgh) 16-4 won by major decision over Andrew Davison (Northwestern) 12-12 (MD 9-0)
- Cons. Round 1 - Tanner Sloan (South Dakota State) 21-6 won by decision over Andrew Davison (Northwestern) 12-12 (Dec 5-0)
285 lbs - No. 9 seed Lucas Davison placed 6th and scored 9.0 team points.
- Champ. Round 1 - Lucas Davison (Northwestern) 26-8 won by decision over Sam Schuyler (Iowa State) 17-8 (Dec 4-0)
- Champ. Round 2 - Lucas Davison (Northwestern) 26-8 won by decision over Matt Stencel (Central Michigan) 20-6 (Dec 9-2)
- Quarterfinal - Gable Steveson (Minnesota) 17-0 won by decision over Lucas Davison (Northwestern) 26-8 (Dec 10-5)
- Cons. Round 4 - Lucas Davison (Northwestern) 26-8 won by decision over Gary Traub (Oregon State) 23-7 (Dec 8-2)
- Cons. Round 5 - Lucas Davison (Northwestern) 26-8 won by decision over Christian Lance (Nebraska) 19-10 (Dec 2-1)
- Cons. Semi - Jordan Wood (Lehigh) 26-3 won by decision over Lucas Davison (Northwestern) 26-8 (Dec 8-7)
- 5th Place Match - Mason Parris (Michigan) 20-6 won by decision over Lucas Davison (Northwestern) 26-9 (Dec 8-5)
Weekend Preview
Ten Northwestern wrestlers qualified for the 2022 NCAA Championships taking place March 17-19 at Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, Michigan.
It is the third time in program history that 10 Wildcats have qualified for the NCAA Championships, along with the 1968 and 1970 seasons, tying the program record.
Michael DeAugustino (125 lbs), Chris Cannon (133 lbs), Frankie Tal-Shahar (141 lbs), Yahya Thomas (149 lbs), Ryan Deakin (157 lbs), David Ferrante (165 lbs), Troy Fisher (174 lbs), Jack Jessen (184 lbs), Andrew Davison (197 lbs) and Lucas Davison (285 lbs) will represent Northwestern in Detroit for NCAA wrestling's biggest stage.
Full seeds for each weight class were announced on Wednesday, March 9. Four different Wildcats earned Top-10 seeds in their respective weight class:
125 lbs - No. 10 seed Michael DeAugustino
133 lbs - No. 10 seed Chris Cannon
141 lbs - No. 26 seed Frankie Tal-Shahar
149 lbs - No. 19 seed Yahya Thomas
157 lbs - No. 2 seed Ryan Deakin
165 lbs - No. 32 seed David Ferrante
174 lbs - No. 23 seed Troy Fisher
184 lbs - No. 33 seed Jack Jessen
197 lbs - No. 28 seed Andrew Davison
285 lbs - No. 9 seed Lucas Davison
Preview
Northwestern was one of just three programs in the nation to qualify all 10 of its wrestlers for the 2022 NCAA Championships taking place March 17-19 at Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, Michigan.
It marks the third time in program history that 10 Wildcats have qualified for the NCAA Championships, along with the 1968 and 1970 seasons, tying the program record. The Wildcats join Iowa and NC State as the only three programs to qualify all 10 wrestlers at this year's NCAA's.
Michael DeAugustino (125 lbs), Chris Cannon (133 lbs), Frankie Tal-Shahar (141 lbs), Yahya Thomas (149 lbs), Ryan Deakin (157 lbs), David Ferrante (165 lbs), Troy Fisher (174 lbs), Jack Jessen (184 lbs), Andrew Davison (197 lbs) and Lucas Davison (285 lbs) will represent Northwestern in Detroit for NCAA wrestling's biggest stage.
Nine wrestlers earned automatic bids for the NCAA Championships through competition at the Big Ten Championships last weekend. Yahya Thomas's second-straight at-large bid finalized Northwestern's NCAA Championships competitors. Thomas has a history of success as an at-large bid, coming in third at last year's NCAA Championships as the 25th-seed at 149 lbs.
Ryan Deakin's third Big Ten title highlighted the Wildcats' trip to the Big Ten Championships. Northwestern finished in fifth place, its highest finish in Big Tens since 2006.
Deakin is the first Big Ten wrestler in 65 years to win three Big Ten titles at 157 lbs, after defeating No. 3 Will Lewan of Michigan in a 7-2 decision.
Five other Wildcats earned Top-5 finishes at the Big Ten Championships.
Michael DeAugustino placed fourth at 125 lbs, while Troy Fisher finished fourth at 174 lbs. Chris Cannon (133 lbs), David Ferrante (165 lbs), and Lucas Davison (285 lbs) all finished in fifth place in their respective weight classes.
Frankie Tal Shahar placed 7th at 141 lbs and Andrew Davison came in 9th at 197 lbs to round out the 'Cats eight Top-10 finishes.
Northwestern earned a Top-10 finish at last year's NCAA Championships, its highest finish under head coach Matt Storniolo. Ryan Deakin and Yayha Thomas each finished in third place, while Chris Cannon placed seventh to all earn All-American honors.
ESPNU will televise the early sessions over three straight days, beginning with three-and-a-half hours of first-round action on Thursday, March 17, at noon ET. The Quarterfinal (Friday) and Medal Round (Saturday) will also air on ESPNU. The three nights of primetime sessions on ESPN – including the Second Round (Thurs.) and Semifinals (Fri.) – will culminate Saturday, March 19, at 7 p.m. with the Championship matches in each weight class. Coverage will also feature a 'MATCAST' viewing option on ESPN3, as well as a Command Center second-screen experience for every championship match on Saturday night.
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