Brent Metcalf (Photo/Tech-Fall.com)The first bout of the night was at 125. No. 3 Charlie Falck of Iowa took a 6-2 decision over Old Dominion's James Nicholson, ranked No. 5. Falck scored an early takedown, but the match was still in doubt until late in the third when Falck earned his second takedown of the match. That score put Falck up 5-2 and he tacked on riding time for the 6-2 win.
The feature match at 133 paired No. 6 Joe Baker of Navy and No. 8 Reece Humphrey of Ohio State. Baker, a late addition to the All-Star line-up, used tough work from the top position to earn a 5-1 win. Leading 1-0 going into the third, Baker rode Humphrey for most the period before scoring three near-fall with a cradle and securing riding time. Humphrey did escape, but it was too late and he dropped the decision in front of the home crowd.
The second bout at 133 saw No. 4 Jimmy Kennedy of Illinois defeat No. 2 Jayson Ness of Minnesota. Kennedy used two takedowns in the first period to jump out to a 4-2 lead. Ness cut the score to 4-3 with an escape. Kennedy escaped in the third, but Ness tied the match with a takedown. The difference for Kennedy, in the 7-5 win, was another escape and banked riding time.
No. 2 Nick Gallick defeated returning NCAA Champion and No. 1 ranked J Jaggers of Ohio State, 6-2. After a scoreless first period, Gallick chose bottom and picked up a reversal. Moments later Gallick scored three controversial back points. Jaggers believed he had a reversal with a Peterson roll, but both wrestlers were in awkward positions. The officials saw no change in control and awarded the points to Gallick. Gallick made the lead hold up and added a riding time point to beat Jaggers.
No. 5 Jordan Leen of Cornell picked up a surprising fall against No. 7 Cyler Sanderson of Iowa State. Leen held a 3-2 lead in the third period. He got in deep on a shot on the mat and in effort to defend the takedown Sanderson draped over Leen's back. Leen rocked back and stacked Sanderson up for the fall at 5:59.
The feature bout at 165 was a high scoring bout between No. 2 Moza Fay of Northern Iowa and No. 16 Colt Sponseller of Ohio State. Fay led 5-1 after one period, but Sponseller continued to be aggressive on his feet. Sponseller cut into Fay's big lead in the third period with several takedowns, but the deficit was too big to overcome. Fay held on for a 13-9 win.
No. 4 Nick Marable of Missouri used a takedown and an escape to down No. 1 Mack Lewnes of Cornell in the second bout at 165. Marable kept good position on his feet to slow down Lewnes' attack and only allowed two escapes.
No. 1 Steve Luke of Michigan defeated No. 2 Jay Borschel of Iowa, 3-2. Luke's victory was paced by a strong second period, in which he recorded an escape and a takedown. Borschel tried to push the issue on his feet in the third period, but Luke didn't leave any openings and made the most of his second period points.
For the third straight match the final score was 3-2. The victor this time was No. 3 Phil Keddy of Iowa. Keddy scored a takedown early in the first period of his match with No. 4 Louis Caputo of Harvard. He did allow an offensive point in the match, allowing two escapes. Keddy added an escape and took the 3-2 decision.
No. 1 Jake Varner of Iowa State took a major decision win over No. 2 Hudson Taylor of Maryland. Varner's 13-1 victory was a combination of offensive and defensive scoring on his feet. The match involved several wild scrambles with Varner coming out on top of nearly all of them. Taylor remained aggressive throughout the match, but Varner had an answer for everything that was throw at him.
Oklahoma State's Jared Rosholt, ranked No. 1, earned an 8-4 decision over No. 3 Kyle Massey of Wisconsin. Rosholt and Massey battled on their feet for most the match with Rosholt winning that battle. Rosholt tallied two defensive takedowns and one offensive takedown on a sweep single in the third. Both wrestlers were active, but Rosholt owned the action in the neutral position, which was the difference in the match.
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