At 157 pounds, Leen opened with a takedown after a little over a minute into the bout. Zupancic escaped only to have Leen grab him again. The Stanford grappler escaped, but was warned for stalling. Zupancic chose to start the second period in the down position and was hit with his second stalling warning to give Leen his fifth point. Leen racked up riding time riding out Zupancic for the rest of the period. Leen chose the bottom position in the third period and escaped within three seconds. Zupancic shot at Leen, but the Big Red grappler countered to take a commanding 8-2 lead. The Stanford wrestler attempted to escape with a roll, but Leen held on and rode out the period to rack up 4:39 in riding time to win a 9-2 decision. Leen will face Illinois' Mike Poeta in the finals Saturday night. Leen is the lowest seeded wrestler to advance to this year's finals.
Lewnes was the only true freshman to advance to the semifinals at this year's NCAA tournament. The senior Wolverine made a single leg takedown in 45 seconds and rode Lewnes out for the remainder of the period. Lewnes chose neutral in the second period, but neither wrestler was able to score. Tannenbaum took a 3-0 lead with an opening escape and with 2:05 in riding time, won a 4-0 decision. Lewnes will move to the wrestlebacks Saturday morning to face No. 10 Michael Cannon of American.
Grey took on Ohio State's Reece Humphrey in the wrestlebacks looking to earn his first All-America honor. Grey earned two points with a takedown and rode Humphrey out for the remainder of the period. The Buckeye chose to start the second at neutral and tied the bout with a takedown of his own with 41 seconds left, but Grey regained the advantage with an escape. Grey started the third in the down position and Humphrey let him up looking to score. He did just that with a takedown to tie the match, but with 1:34 left on the clock Grey grabbed two points with a reversal. Humphrey escaped only to have Grey take him down again with a riding time advantage, Grey won a 9-5 match.
Grey moved on to face Navy's No. 11 Joe Baker. Baker was Grey's only loss at the EIWA tournament and the freshman was looking to avenge the defeat. The Midshipman took a 4-1 lead into the second period with two takedowns and further extended his lead with a takedown in the second period. Grey escaped and earned two takedowns of his own, but Baker had secured riding time early in the third period. Grey escaped and needed a takedown. Grey earned his takedown put Baker on his back earning the fall in 6:40. Grey will wrestle the No. 1 seed Frank Gomez of Michigan State in his next match.
At 174 pounds, junior Steve Anceravage had only Oklahoma State's No. 9 Brandon Mason in his way of earning his first All-American honors. Anceravage looked to have an advantage late in the first moving in for a takedown, but time expired before the Big Red wrestler could gain control. Mason chose bottom in the second, and kept working to his feet but Anceravage repeatedly threw him down to the mat. Anceravage rode him for the complete two minutes to earn his riding time advantage. In the third period, Anceravage chose neutral, and evaded the Oklahoma State grappler long enough to win a 1-0 match by riding time.
In his next bout, Anceravage also rematched against his only loss of the EIWA tournament, Navy's Matt Stolpinski. The two were scoreless in the first period, and Stolpinski chose bottom to start the second. Anceravage held tough on top and earned two back points during his two minute ride. Anceravage started the third period down and escaped for another point. The Big Red wrestler made another takedown, but Stolpinski escaped. With a riding time advantage, Anceravage won a 6-1 decision. Anceravage will face Iowa's No. 4 Jay Borschel on Saturday morning.
Session V begins at 10 a.m. CST on Saturday morning and will be telecast on ESPNU and featured on ESPN360.com.
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