At 157 pounds, Dake notched a double leg takedown 50 seconds into the bout and rode Derek St. John of Iowa out for the remainder of the first period. The Big Red junior chose to start the second down and escaped after 32 seconds. Dake nearly had a takedown at the end of the period, but time had run out. St. John chose to start the third at neutral. Dake was hit with his second stall warning with 22 seconds to give St. John a point. The penalty point was the only point against Dake for the entire tournament. With 1:39 in riding time, Dake won a 4-1 decision. He ends his junior season with a 35-0 record. He was the first non-Big 10 Conference champion of the night.
At 184 pounds, Bosak took on Quentin Wright of Penn State. After a scoreless first period, Wright chose to start the second down. Wright reversed the Big Red wrestler to take a 2-0 lead. Bosak escaped to come within a point. Bosak tied the bout with an escape to start the third period. Neither wrestler scored again sending the bout into overtime. Bosak scored a takedown in sudden victory to win his first NCAA title.
Simaz faced No. 2 Chris Honeycutt at 197 pounds. Honeycutt won a scramble to get a 2-0 lead with a takedown. Simaz quickly escaped. Honeycutt reversed Simaz from his starting down position to start the second, but the Big Red senior quickly escaped. Simaz notched a takedown to tie the bout at 4-4. Simaz escaped to open the third period. With a takedown he lengthened his lead to a 7-4 advantage. Honeycutt would escape, but Simaz held on to win a 7-5 decision for the NCAA title.
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