Session II is in the books now...
SESSION II MATCHES
CHAMPIONSHIP BRACKET MATCHES
125: #3 Matt McDonough DEC (5-1) Steve Mitcheff (Kent State)
133: #2 Tony Ramos FALL (1:07) Joseph Ward (North Carolina)
141: #7 Mark Ballweg DEC (3-2) #10 Charles Cobb (Penn)
157: #2 Derek St. John DEC (9-5) Josh Kreimier (Air Force)
174: #3 Mike Evans MAJ DEC (11-3) Phillip Joseph (Eastern Michigan)
184: #12 Ethen Lofthouse DEC (3-2) #5 Kevin Steinhaus (Minnesota)
285: #11 J.T. Felix (Boise State) WINS VIA INJ DEFAULT #6 Bobby Telford
A solid session for Iowa, minus the Telford injury. As we feared, it looks like it might be a pretty serious injury, which is truly awful news. Ramos continued his brutal march through the bracket, while The 'Stache shipped in with a major decision win, too. Everyone else grinded out wins, but credit them for doing so -- sometimes that's all you can do and it sure beats the alternative.
Special shout-out to Lofthouse who pulled off the shocking upset of Kevin Steinhaus last night. Holy crap -- now that is a result I didn't see coming. But congrats to Lofthouse and all his friends and family -- he's come to wrestle hard the last two weeks of the season and it's a very welcome sight.
CONSOLATION BRACKET MATCHES
165: #10 Nick Moore FALL (6:11) Caleb Marsh (Kent State)
197: UN Nathan Burak DEC (4-0) Jace Bennett (Cornell)
Moore and Burak are both in "win or go home" mode now and, sure enough, both guys managed to win and live to wrestle another day (Friday).
TEAM SCORE STANDINGS (per THIS SITE)
1) Penn State -- 29.5 pts
2) Oklahoma State -- 26.5 pts
3) Minnesota -- 22.5 pts
4) Iowa -- 19 pts
WRESTLERS LEFT IN CHAMPIONSHIP BRACKET
Iowa: 125, 133, 141, 157, 174, 184
Penn State: 125, 157, 165, 174, 184, 197
Oklahoma State: 133, 149, 157, 165, 174, 197, 285
Minnesota: 133, 165, 174, 197, 285
WRESTLERS IN CONSOLATION BRACKET
Iowa: 165, 197, 285
Penn State: 133, 141, 149, 285
Oklahoma State: 125, 141, 184
Minnesota: 125, 141, 149, 157,184
CHAMPIONSHIP BRACKET MATCHES
125: #3 Matt McDonough vs. #6 Nahshon Garrett (Cornell)
133: #2 Tony Ramos vs. #7 Jon Morrison (Oklahoma State)
141: #7 Mark Ballweg vs. #2 Kendric Maple (Oklahom)
157: #2 Derek St. John vs. UN Josh Demas (Ohio State)
174: #3 Mike Evans vs. #6 Logan Storley (Minnesota)
184: #12 Ethen Lofthouse vs. #4 Steve Bosak (Cornell)
CONSOLATION BRACKET MATCHES
165: #10 Nick Moore vs. #9 Josh Veltre (Bloomsburg)
197: UN Nathan Burak vs. Brandon Palik (Drexel)
285: #6 Bobby Telford vs. Dan Scherer (Stanford)