141 pound recap at 141 pounds

2017 NCAAs

141-pound Recap

Penn State, needed a team pick-me-up after 125-pound Nick Suriano was unable to wrestle because of an injury, got one from senior — and unseeded — Jimmy Guilibon, a former All-American who opened up his final NCAA tournament with an 18-3 technical fall over Michigan State’s No. 13 seed Javier Gasca.

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The only other seeded wrestler to lose at this weight class was North Carolina’s Joey Ward, who was pinned by Oregon State’s Jack Hathaway in 3:28.

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Several of the top seeds go a challenge in their first-round matches, including defending national champ Dean Heil, who held on to edge Brock Zacherl of Clarion, 6-5.

Meanwhile, both No. 3 Joey McKenna of Stanford and No. 4 Matt Kolodzik of Princeton, also settled for decisions. The Cardinal sophomore, who finished third last year, blanked Binghamton’s Dylan Caruana, 6-0, while the Princeton freshman defeated Maryland’s Ryan Diehl, 8-3

Wyoming’s Bryce Meredith, the defending NCAA runner-up, opened up the 2017 nationals with a 12-4 major against Oklahoma’s Mike Longo (Ginger Robinson photo)