Tony Ramos (57 kilos) was unscored upon in three matches, which included a 4-0 win over past World Team member Nick Simmons in the quarterfinals.
Olympic champion Jake Varner (97 kilos) outscored his three opponents 20-1. Varner will meet longtime rival J.D. Bergman in the semifinals tonight.
David Taylor (74 kilos) had perhaps the most dominating performance in the first session, picking up two pins in under 30 seconds and a 10-0 technical fall in the quarterfinals over Nestor Taffur.
The biggest upset of the opening session came at 61 kilos, where Ali Naser shocked 2012 Olympic bronze medalist Coleman Scott, 6-4, in the round of 16.
Collegians Kyle Snyder (97 kilos), J'den Cox (97 kilos) and Nick Gwiazdowski (125 kilos) advanced to the semifinals.
Snyder, an NCAA Runner-up this past season as a true freshman, dominated Dustin Kilgore, 12-3. Snyder and Kilgore were training at the Olympic Training Center. Snyder will now face rival J'den Cox for a spot in the U.S. Open finals. The two met in NCAA semifinals in March, with Snyder coming out on top 3-2.
Four-time NCAA champion Logan Stieber fell in the quarterfinals to Kellen Russell, 5-4, at 65 kilos.
High school senior Anthony Valencia, the nation's No. 1 recruit, cruised to the semifinals at 74 kilos. The Arizona State signee will face a stern test in the semifinals when he meets Andrew Howe.
The lowest seed to reach tonight's semifinals is eighth-seeded Alan Waters at 61 kilos. Waters edged the aforementioned Naser in the quarterfinals, and will now face fourth-seeded Kendric Maple.
Quarterfinal results
57 kilos:
Tony Ramos dec. Nick Simmons, 4-2
Joe Colon dec. Angel Escobedo, 4-1
Danny Mitcheff dec. Tyler Graff, 6-4
Andrew Hochstrasser pinned Matt McDonough, 2:40
61 kilos:
Alan Waters dec. Ali Nasar, 11-9
Kendric Maple dec. Jon Morrison, 4-2
Daniel Dennis dec. Joey McKenna, 6-4
Reece Humphrey tech. fall Darrius Little, 12-1
65 kilos:
Brent Metcalf tech. fall Chase Pami, 10-2
Frank Molinaro dec. Jason Chamberlain, 3-1
Kellen Russell dec. Logan Stieber, 5-4
Jordan Oliver dec. Jayson Ness, 5-0
70 kilos:
Nick Marable dec. Vladyslav Dombrovskiy, 3-1
Moza Fay tech. fall Jason Welch, 14-4
Kevin LeValley dec. James Green, 5-5
Dustin Schlatter tech. fall Adam Hall, 11-0
74 kilos:
David Taylor tech. fall Nestor Taffur, 10-0
Tyler Caldwell tech. fall Quinton Godley, 12-0
Anthony Valencia dec. Colt Sponseller, 10-5
Andrew Howe tech. fall Dan Vallimont, 12-2
86 kilos:
Ed Ruth tech. fall Ryan Loder, 10-0
Jake Herbert pinned Richard Perry, 4:29
Deron Winn dec. Chris Perry, 7-3
Keith Gavin dec. Jon Reader, 4-1
97 kilos:
Jake Varner dec. Enock Francois, 3-0
J.D. Bergman dec. Wynn Michalak, 4-1
Kyle Snyder tech. fall Dustin Kilgore, 12-3
J'den Cox dec. Cayle Byers, 4-0
125 kilos:
Tervel Dlagnev tech. fall Eric Thompson, 10-0
Nick Gwiazdowski dec. Dom Bradley, 4-4
Tyrell Fortune dec. Tony Nelson, 4-4
Zack Rey dec. Chad Hanke, 3-1
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