NCAA Wrestling: Live updates and results from Iowa, Iowa St., UNI wrestlers in Session 1

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NCAA Wrestling: Live updates and results from Iowa, Iowa St., UNI wrestlers in Session 1

TULSA, Okla. — Good morning from the BOK Center, home of the greatest sports show on the planet this week.

The 2023 NCAA Wrestling Championships begin this morning, Thursday, at 11 a.m. CT. You can watch the action on ESPNU and ESPN+, or follow along online through Trackwrestling or by following me, Cody Goodwin, the Des Moines Register’s wrestling writer, for live updates, analysis, commentary, and more throughout the tournament.

Here’s the schedule for Thursday:

Session 1: 11 a.m. CT, ESPNU — pigtail + first-round matches
Session 2: 6 p.m. CT, ESPN — second-round + pigtail and first-round wrestlebacks

Below, we’ll provide updates throughout Thursday’s first two sessions, so be sure to check back throughout the day for results.

MORE:How to watch and follow Iowa, Iowa State and UNI wrestling at the 2023 NCAA Championships

125 pounds

First Round

#1 Spencer Lee (Iowa) won by fall in 36 seconds over #33 Tucker Owens (Air Force)
#26 Jack Wagner (North Carolina) won 3-1 over #7 Brandon Kaylor (Oregon St.)

Up Next

Round-of-16: #1 Spencer Lee (Iowa) vs. #16 Jack Medley (Michigan)
Round-of-16: #26 Jack Wagner (North Carolina) vs. #10 Brandon Courtney (Arizona State)

Analysis: Spencer did what Spencer does — takedown, quick tilt, then ran a bar for the fall in just 36 seconds. Blink-and-you-missed it type stuff. Wagner, a Bettendorf graduate who stopped at both Iowa and Northern Iowa before arriving at North Carolina, scored a takedown late in the first period to knock off Kaylor, a returning All-American. A lot of early madness at 125, with five wrestlers seeded 20 or higher winning in the first round.

133 pounds

First Round

Pigtail: #32 McGwire Midkiff (North Dakota State) lost 5-3 to #33 Ethan Oakley (App St.)
#14 Zach Redding (Iowa State) won 7-2 over #19 Domenic Zaccone (Campbell)
#23 Brody Teske (Iowa) lost 13-10 to #10 Lucas Byrd (Illinois)
#15 Kyle Biscoglia (Northern Iowa) won by fall in 6:02 over #18 Jason Shaner (Oregon St.)

Up Next

Round-of-16: #14 Zach Redding (Iowa State) vs. #3 Vito Arujau (Cornell)
Round-of-16: #15 Kyle Biscoglia (Northern Iowa) vs. #2 Daton Fix (Oklahoma State)
Wrestlebacks: #23 Brody Teske (Iowa) vs. #26 Connor Brown (Missouri)
Wrestlebacks: #32 McGwire Midkiff (North Dakota State) vs. #30 Ethan Rotondo (Cal Poly)

Analysis: Redding gave up an early takedown but rolled back to lead before the end of the first period. Biscoglia was locked in a tight match, up 4-2, when he turned Shaner for the fall in the third period. Teske fell into a 7-1 hole against Byrd, a two-time All-American, and roared back to come within 9-6, but Byrd reversed Teske to his back in the third to go up 13-6, which more or less iced the match. Midkiff, a Council Bluffs Thomas Jefferson grad in his first NCAA tournament appearance, gave up two takedowns in the second and third periods.

141 pounds

First Round

#1 Real Woods (Iowa) won 13-1 over #32 Kal Miller (Maryland)
#24 Casey Swiderski (Iowa State) lost 4-1 #9 Mosha Schwartz (Northern Colorado)
#14 Cael Happel (Northern Iowa) won 4-3 over #19 Matt Kazimir (Columbia)

Up Next

Round-of-16: #1 Real Woods (Iowa) vs. #17 Dylan D’Emilio (Ohio State)
Round-of-16: #14 Cael Happel (Northern Iowa) vs. #3 Cole Matthews (Pittsburgh)
Wrestlebacks: #24 Casey Swiderski (Iowa State) vs. #25 Carmen Ferrante (Penn)

Analysis: Kal Miller won the pigtail bout, and his reward was top-seeded Real Woods, who rolled to a major decision with over four minutes of riding-time. Swiderski gave up more than two minutes of riding-time in a first-round loss to Schwartz, overwhelming the true freshman and sending him to the backside. Happel, who hadn’t won a match in two previous trips to the BOK Center (both for the Big 12 tournament), scored takedowns in the second and third to advance to the Round-of-16.

Northern Iowa's Cael Happel talks with teammates during the practice session of the NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships, Wednesday, March 15, 2023, at BOK Center in Tulsa, Okla. — Northern Iowa’s Cael Happel talks with teammates during the practice session of the NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships, Wednesday, March 15, 2023, at BOK Center in Tulsa, Okla.

149 pounds

First Round

#8 Max Murin (Iowa) won 6-3 over #25 Caleb Tyus (SIUE)
#5 Paniro Johnson (Iowa State) won 3-2 (TB1) over #28 Alec Hagan (Ohio)
#10 Michael Blockhus (Minnesota) won 3-2 over #23 Victor Voinovich (Oklahoma State)
#15 Colin Realbuto (Northern Iowa) won 7-3 over #18 Mitch Moore (Oklahoma)

Up Next

Round-of-16: #8 Max Murin (Iowa) vs. #9 Jaden Abas (Stanford)
Round-of-16: #5 Paniro Johnson (Iowa State) vs. #13 Shayne Van Ness (Penn State)
Round-of-16: #10 Michael Blockhus (Minnesota) vs. #7 Yahya Thomas (Northwestern)
Round-of-16: #15 Colin Realbuto (Northern Iowa) vs. #2 Sammy Sasso (Ohio State)

Analysis: Murin and Realbuto both controlled their opening matches and cruised to victory — Murin scored a pair of takedowns, Realbuto scored a reversal in the second then turned Moore in the third. Paniro’s opener was wild. Went to sudden victory, where Hagan nearly scored a takedown. To the rideouts, where Paniro rode Hagan out for the full 30 seconds, so Hagan gave Paniro an escape, but Paniro got tagged for a stall call because his shoes were untied, tying the match at 2-2. Paniro defended Hagan’s last-gasp attempts to win, but that was a wild one. Blockhus scored a takedown midway through the first to knock off Voinovich.

Minnesota's Michael Blockhus, left, wrestles North Carolina State's Tariq Wilson at 149 pounds during the first session of the NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships, Thursday, March 17, 2022, at Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, Mich. — Minnesota’s Michael Blockhus, left, wrestles North Carolina State’s Tariq Wilson at 149 pounds during the first session of the NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships, Thursday, March 17, 2022, at Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, Mich.

MORE:‘I plan on winning an NCAA title’: Meet Paniro Johnson, Iowa State’s ever-confident freshman

157 pounds

First Round

#25 Jason Kraisser (Iowa State) lost 5-3 to #8 Ed Scott (N.C. State)
#14 Cobe Siebrecht (Iowa) lost 10-5 to #19 Garrett Model (Wisconsin)
#22 Derek Holschlag (Northern Iowa) won 4-3 over #11 Chase Saldate (Michigan State)

Up Next

Round-of-16: #22 Derek Holschlag (Northern Iowa) vs. #6 Daniel Cardenas (Stanford)
Wrestlebacks: #25 Jason Kraisser (Iowa State) vs. #24 Tommy Askey (App St.)
Wrestlebacks: #14 Cobe Siebrecht (Iowa) vs. winner of pigtail wrestleback

Analysis: Kraisser and Scott were tied 2-2 after the first period, then Scott went escape-takedown to take control. Model scored a takedown and four backs off a cradle to flip his match against Cobe and win. Holschlag scored a takedown in the first and reversal in the third, avoided giving up swipes at the gun, and Saldate only racked up 59 seconds of RT, allowing Holschlag to pull off the first-round upset.

165 pounds

First Round

#1 David Carr (Iowa State) won 10-2 over #33 Josh Kim (Harvard)
#17 Austin Yant (Northern Iowa) won 8-1 over #16 Josh Ogunsanya (Columbia)
#6 Patrick Kennedy (Iowa) won 7-2 over #27 Will Formato (App St.)

Up Next

Round-of-16: #1 David Carr (Iowa State) vs. #17 Austin Yant (Northern Iowa)
Round-of-16: #6 Patrick Kennedy (Iowa) vs. #11 Cam Amine (Michigan)

Analysis: Carr scored four takedowns for bonus points and Yant used a turn for four backs plus a takedown in the third and will now meet up in the second round. It will be their third meeting this season. Carr won the first two meetings by a combined 41-12. Kennedy scored a pair of first-period takedowns, plus a reversal in the second and riding-time, to beat Formato, a matchup he lost at last year’s Southern Scuffle in overtime.

Iowa State's Yonger Bastida, left, and David Carr warm up during the practice session of the NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships, Wednesday, March 15, 2023, at BOK Center in Tulsa, Okla. — Iowa State’s Yonger Bastida, left, and David Carr warm up during the practice session of the NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships, Wednesday, March 15, 2023, at BOK Center in Tulsa, Okla.

MORE:Iowa’s Spencer Lee and Cornell’s Yianni Diakomihalis take aim at rare wrestling history

174 pounds

First Round

#13 Cade DeVos (South Dakota St.) won by fall in 2:13 over #20 Alex Cramer (Central Michigan)
#11 Nelson Brands (Iowa) won 6-3 over Alex Faison (N.C. State)

Up Next

Round-of-16: #13 Cade DeVos (South Dakota St.) vs. #4 Chris Foca (Cornell)
Round-of-16: #11 Nelson Brands (Iowa) vs. #6 Ethan Smith (Ohio State)

Analysis: DeVos scored a takedown with about a minute left in the first period and quickly took Cramer to his back for the fall. Nelson gave up an early takedown off a slide-by, but rallied with a takedown and two backs in the final six seconds to rally and beat Faison.

184 pounds

First Round

#1 Parker Keckeisen (Northern Iowa) won 12-3 over #33 Anthony Carman (West Virginia)
#5 Marcus Coleman (Iowa State) won 12-3 over #28 Jacob Ferreira (Hofstra)
#12 Abe Assad (Iowa) won 6-2 over #21 Giuseppe Hoose (Buffalo)

Up Next

Round-of-16: #1 Parker Keckeisen (Northern Iowa) vs. #17 Tate Samuelson (Lehigh)
Round-of-16: #5 Marcus Coleman (Iowa State) vs. #12 Abe Assad (Iowa)

Analysis: Three comfortable wins at this weight — some more than others, of course. Both Keckeisen and Coleman scored 5 takedowns and cruised to major decisions. Assad scored two takedowns to beat Hoose for the second time this season, setting up a Cy-Hawk matchup in the second round later this evening.