We're still doing it! Big time! It's the second round of the NCAA Championships! 

Over the last 100 year this event happens less than once a year on average. So make sure you enjoy it! Savor it even!

More 2022 NCAA Match Notes: 1st Round | 2nd Round | Quarters | Semis | Medal Round | Finals

What happens in this round? I will tell you: the round of 16! It's a great round (to be honest, they're all great), where the quarterfinal field is determined. Also the first round of 16 of the consolation bracket (and the pigtail consolation matches) which determines the first 9 wrestlers in each weight class who are eliminated from title contention. 

First round match notes can be found here, brackets are here, and the definitive list of the top 10 musical acts from Detroit is here. 

125 Pounds

We're going to focus on the championship matches, since my puny human brain can only process so much information while blogging, which means we have a few minutes to while the pigtail consolation matches take place. 

Okay now we are back in business. Fabian Gutierrez vs Brandon Courtney is the first championship side bout to begin. Courtney gets a quick takedown but then Fab Guti needs injury time. Gutierrez returns to finish the match but last year's finalist races ahead to win 11-3. 

Taylor LaMont not messing around with Killian Cardinale, goes up 6-1 in the battle of 2021 All-Americans. Cardinale battles back though and forces overtime. It's 8-8. And Cardinale gets it done! Big victory for the Mountaineers!

Suriano with Team 100 has a 2-1 over Noto, who is getting no mercy just because he defeated Michigan's chief rival for the team trophy, Drew Hildebrandt, in the first round. Suriano wins without giving up an offensive point. 

#3 seed Pat Glory out to a 4-1 lead over Jakob Camacho. He advances with minimal difficulty. 

Camacho's ACC rival Sam Latona advances over App State Caleb Smith.

Oregon State's Brandon Kaylor used second period nearfall points to take a 6 point lead into the third period. Kaylor gets it done and takes out #6 seed and 2021 All-American Eric Barnett. 

Vito Arujau gets a pin to conclude the top side matches at 125 for the day. Except also Mastro and DeAugustino are still wrestling in the battle of extremely long Italian names. And It's DeAugustino that deals a crushing blow to Oklahoma State, picking up a 3-2 win. 

Results

125 Nick Suriano , (Michigan) DEC Anthony Noto , (Lock Haven), 8-3

125 Sam Latona , (Virginia Tech) DEC Caleb Smith , (Appalachian State), 6-2

125 Killian Cardinale , (West Virginia) DEC Taylor Lamont , (Utah Valley), 10-8

125 Brandon Courtney , (Arizona State) MD Fabian Gutierrez , (Chattanooga), 12-3

125 Pat Glory , (Princeton) MD Jakob Camacho , (NC State), 10-2

125 Brandon Kaylor , (Oregon State) DEC Eric Barnett , (Wisconsin), 9-3

125 Michael Deaugustino , (Northwestern) DEC Trevor Mastrogiovanni , (Oklahoma State), 3-2

125 Vitali Arujau , (Cornell) MD Brody Teske , (Northern Iowa), 16-4

133 Pounds

All the team title hunting big guns are out. RBY has Navy's Koderhandt, Ragusin has Oregon State's Turner, and DeSanto has Pitt's Phillippi. Arizona State's #3 seed McGee also on the mat against Biscoglia. 

RBY gets a fall over Koderhandt and two more big bonus points go on the board for Penn State. 

DeSanto doesn't get a takedown until the third but now its 3-0 going into the third. 

Ragusin fought off a determined Devin Turner to win 4-2. 

Injuries have been the bane of Hudkins career, and unfortunately, his career is likely over as he defaults to VT's Myers. 

Daton Fix in a tight bout with NCSU's Kai Orine. It's 2-1 after 1 period. Lots of oohs and ahs from the crowd but Fix still leads 3-1. There's been some dicey scrambles but Fix also came out of them no worse for the wear. Fix gets it done in a highly entertaining 6-4 bout. 

Results

133 Roman Bravo-young , (Penn State) F Joshua Koderhandt , (Navy), 4:46

133 Brian Courtney , (Virginia) DEC Michael Colaiocco , (Penn), 8-7

133 Austin Desanto , (Iowa) DEC Micky Phillippi , (Pittsburgh), 5-2

133 Korbin Myers , (Virginia Tech) DEF Brock Hudkins , (Indiana)

133 Michael Mcgee , (Arizona State) DEC Kyle Biscoglia , (Northern Iowa), 10-4

133 Dylan Ragusin , (Michigan) DEC Devan Turner , (Oregon State), 4-2

133 Chris Cannon , (Northwestern) DEC Matt Ramos , (Purdue), 1-0

133 Daton Fix , (Oklahoma State) DEC Kai Orine , (NC State), 7-4

141 Pounds

How's this for a 2nd round matchup? Sebastian Rivera vs Chad Red. Just 6 All-American honors between them, no big deal. CBass gets the first takedown. 3-0 now in the third. Red escapes, then gets a takedown of his own. He's trying to ride out for the RT point and win. But Rivera stands, turns in and reverses Red. And then? Another reversal! Red can ride out for the win. Oh no he can't, a stall call forces overtime (after the ride out). In sudden victory, Rivera marches Red out of bounds and another stall is called. Cbass wins and advances! Lots of boos from the crowd. Ref is lustily booed. Which is why refs hate calling stalling when the rule book says they are supposed to. People say they want refs to call stalling, but actually, they hate it! 

Composto of Penn gets the first takedown on Alirez of Northern Colorado. Alirez answers back to take a 3-2 lead into the third. Composto escapes in time to force sudden victory. Composto locks up a cradle, rolls though and is awarded two, or is it? Nor Col challenges that they were out of bounds, no control. Insanely long review process still going on. Call is overturned! No takedown. Back to SV. Now to tiebreakers. Composto wins it with a few seconds of riding time as criteria. A win via criteria in folkstyle, it happens!

Nick Lee races out to an early lead over Kinner, 6-1. Lee wins 9-2. 

Eierman and Kizhan Clarke are in a battle. 2-2 going to sudden victory. Looks like Clarke has the winning takedown but Eierman wants a challenge, said he had the TD via neutral danger. Call on the mat stands, Clarke is on to the quarters!

Grant Willits defeats Allan Hart in a mild upset to keep his hot streak going. 

Results

141 Nick Lee , (Penn State) DEC Quinn Kinner , (Rider), 9-2

141 Grant Willits , (Oregon State) DEC Allan Hart , (Missouri), 3-1

141 CJ Composto , (Penn) DEC Andrew Alirez , (Northern Colorado), 5-4

141 Real Woods , (Stanford) MD Parker Filius , (Purdue), 8-0

141 Sebastian Rivera , (Rutgers) DEC Chad Red , (Nebraska), 7-6

141 Cole Matthews , (Pittsburgh) DEC Matt Kazimir , (Columbia), 3-2

141 Jake Bergeland , (Minnesota) DEC Frankie Tal sharar , (Northwestern), 5-3

141 Kizhan Clarke , (North Carolina) DEC Jaydin Eierman , (Iowa), 4-2

149 Pounds

Beau Bartlett wrestling #4 seed Sasso tough. It's 4-2. Right next to that mat is Eierman vs Clarke, keeping the PSU and Iowa fans occupied on one side of the arena. It's 5-2 in the third, Bartlett single leg, gets thru Sasso's stingy defense and makes it 5-4. Cuts him to make it 6-4. Bartlett pressures in, gets a stall on Sasso but its not enough. Sammy moves on to the quarters. 

Andonian doing Andonian things, winning 14-6 after two periods against the very tough Millner. 

Gomez winning the takedown battle against Finesilver, seven to zero.

Max Murin leads Kaden Gfeller 2-0 after one period. G tied it up but Murin scores late in the third to take a 4-2 lead. 

149 Yianni Diakomihalis , (Cornell) DEC Willie Mcdougald , (Oklahoma), 11-5

149 Max Murin , (Iowa) DEC Kaden Gfeller , (Oklahoma State), 8-4

149 Kyle Parco , (Arizona State) DEC Marcus Robinson , (Cleveland State), 6-2

149 Sammy Sasso , (Ohio State) DEC Beau Bartlett , (Penn State), 6-4

149 Austin Gomez , (Wisconsin) MD Josh Finesilver , (Duke), 19-7

149 Bryce Andonian , (Virginia Tech) DEC Jonathan Millner , (Appalachian State), 16-11

149 Ridge Lovett , (Nebraska) DEC Joshua Heil , (Campbell), 8-1

149 Tariq Wilson , (NC State) DEC Anthony Artalona , (Penn), 4-3

157 Pounds

Kaleb Young and Will Lewan in a tight one. This is their first match of the season. Into sudden victory. Lewan with the low double and he scores. Lewan advances for Team 100!

Artalona leads Tariq 2-1 after one period. Tariq responds to take the lead, 4-2 in the third. Tariq holds on for the win. 

Would not expect to see #1 seed David Carr in an overtime match this early, but here we are, Hunter Willits pushing him to sudden victory. No scores so we go to tiebreakers. Willits keeps Carr down for 30. Then escapes with a couple of seconds to go. MASSIVE UPSET. Hunter Willits hands Carr his first lost in forever. 

Teemer was in a tight one with Keating of UVA, but then stepped over at the right time and secures the fall. Bonus points for the Sun Devils.

157 Hunter Willits , (Oregon State) DEC David Carr , (Iowa State), 2-1

157 Will Lewan , (Michigan) DEC Kaleb Young , (Iowa), 3-1

157 Quincy Monday , (Princeton) DEC Jacob Wright , (Wyoming), 3-2

157 Ed Scott , (NC State) DEC Justin Thomas , (Oklahoma), 9-6

157 Jacori Teemer , (Arizona State) F Jake Keating , (Virginia), 2:43

157 Jared Franek , (North Dakota State) DEC Dazjon Casto , (The Citadel), 3-2

157 Josh Humphreys , (Lehigh) DEC Peyton Robb , (Nebraska), 8-5

157 Ryan Deakin , (Northwestern) F Johnny Lovett , (Central Michigan), 4:36

165 Pounds

Ramirez gets the first takedown on Hamiti, but the superfrosh escapes and takes Ramirez down. Reversal and a cradle for four nearfall gives Ramirez a big advantage, but Himiti doesn't quit so this one is far from over. And there comes Hamiti storming back. He now leads 14-11 late in the third. And Ramirez isn't getting out. Hamiti shakes off the early setback and fights his way into the quarters with 15-11 bout of pure dynamite. 

O'Toole with an early lead over Valencia. Kharchla with a 4-1 lead over Wentzel. Griffith leads Zach Hartman 4-1. Marinelli leads McCoy 2-1, and Wick leads Weber 4-2. All the big guns of 165 are on the mat and all the favorites leading (save for Hamiti anyway). 

Peyton all and Phil Conigliaro in a predictably tight bout from the 9 and 8 seed. It's 3-3 going into the 3rd. Hall pulls away in the third to give the Mountaineers two in the quarterfinals. 

Cam Amine one of the last 165 pounders to take the mat. He gets a 3-0 lead over Olejnik, from Northern Illinois by way of California. It came down to the final seconds but Amine avoids a takedown and wins the bout. 

Results

174 Pounds

Mekhi Lewis gives up the first takedown but regains the lead over Runyon in the first. His ACC rival with whom he split bouts with this year, Hayden Hidlay, is up 6-3 over another fellow conference man, Matt Finesilver. Runyon gives Lewis a battle but the Hokie advances to the quarters, as does Hayden. 

Labriola gets revenge for an early season upset from Nijenhuis, winning the rematch 3-2. 

Logan Massa and Carter Starocci both win big to advance. 

Results

174 Carter Starocci , (Penn State) DEC Adam Kemp , (California Poly), 10-4

174 Mikey Labriola , (Nebraska) DEC Gerrit Nijenhuis , (Purdue), 3-2

174 Michael Kemerer , (Iowa) DEC Cade Devos , (South Dakota State), 9-4

174 Hayden Hidlay , (NC State) MD Matthew Finesilver , (Duke), 13-5

174 Logan Massa , (Michigan) MD Thomas Flitz , (Appalachian State), 15-5

174 Dustin Plott , (Oklahoma State) DEC Mason Kauffman , (Northern Illinois), 8-2

174 Clay Lautt , (North Carolina) MD Tyler Eischens , (Stanford), 13-4

174 Mekhi Lewis , (Virginia Tech) DEC Lance Runyon , (Northern Iowa), 8-5

184 Pounds

Trent Hidlay gets a 4-1 lead over Minnesota's Salazar. Salazar makes Hidlay work for it, keeping it close until the end. Hidlay advances 5-3. 

Trey Munoz trying to keep the Beavers hot streak going by jumping out to a 6-1 lead over Cornell's Loew after three minutes of wrestling. Munoz does it 12-2. 

Braunagel and Coleman in a 1-1 slobberknocker as we go to sudden victory. And in the biggest flurry of the bout, Braunagel flips Coleman and sticks him for the pin. Always nice to score bonus points in an overtime bout. 

Bernie Truax gives Cal Poly another quarterfinalist as he advances over Samuelson of Wyoming, 6-2. 

Brooks finally takes the mat against Hunter Bolen, right after Amine steps on the mat to face Dakota Geer. 

Results

184 Myles Amine , (Michigan) DEC Dakota Geer , (Oklahoma State), 5-1

184 Zach Braunagel , (Illinois) F Marcus Coleman , (Iowa State), 6:47

184 Bernie Truax , (California Poly) DEC Tate Samuelson , (Wyoming), 6-2

184 Parker Keckeisen , (Northern Iowa) DEC Kyle Cochran , (Maryland), 9-3

184 Trent Hidlay , (NC State) DEC Isaiah Salazar , (Minnesota), 5-3

184 Trey Munoz , (Oregon State) MD Jonathan Loew , (Cornell), 12-2

184 Kaleb Romero , (Ohio State) DEC Taylor Venz , (Nebraska), 5-1

184 Aaron Brooks , (Penn State) MD Hunter Bolen , (Virginia Tech), 9-1

197 Pounds

Binghamton's hero Lou DePrez with a 2-0 over Cam Caffey of MSU. Caffey ties it up, but it was DePrez who scored the winning points to advance 5-4. 

Schultz and Bulsak square off in a battle of super seniors who have yet to earn NCAA All-American honors. Schultz prevailed 3-2. 

Woodley takes a 2-1 lead into the second over Brucki in a huge match for Michigan and the team race. Brucki ties it up 2-2 in the third, but Woodley escpaes to make it 3-2. Woodley holds on for a 6-3 win, as Woodley advances for the second year in a row to the quarters from a low seed. 

Aiello bravely chose bottom to start the second of a scoreless bout against Max Dean. he gets a reversal and a rideout to take a 2-0 lead. Dean chooses down to start the third. Dean wins a key 50/50 exchange that had both wrestlers in precarious positions to squeak by to win 4-2. That could prove critical in the team race as Brucki went down in this round. 

Keeping pace with Dean is Warner of Iowa, who defeated Penola of Purdue 3-1. 

In one of the last 197 bouts, Hoffman upsets Nino to advance to the quarters. Score one for 'the Cozy Boys'.

Results

197 Max Dean , (Penn State) DEC Jay Aiello , (Virginia), 4-2

197 Lou Deprez , (Binghamton) DEC Cameron Caffey , (Michigan State), 5-4

197 Gavin Hoffman , (Ohio State) DEC Nino Bonaccorsi , (Pittsburgh), 6-4

197 Jake Woodley , (Oklahoma) DEC Patrick Brucki , (Michigan), 6-3

197 Eric Schultz , (Nebraska) DEC Greg Bulsak , (Rutgers), 4-3

197 Jacob Warner , (Iowa) DEC Thomas Penola , (Purdue), 3-1

197 Rocky Elam , (Missouri) DEC Yonger Bastida , (Iowa State), 1-0

197 Stephen Buchanan , (Wyoming) DEC Luke Stout , (Princeton), 6-3

285 Pounds

Kerkvliet leads Orndorff 6-0 late in the third. Steveson leads Elam 10-4 halfway through the bout. Cassioppi leads Luffman 8-1 in the third. Schultz and Parris just got to the mat. 

Schultz is off the mat in a hurry as he pins Fernandes in the first period. Sun Devils making a run at it. 

Steveson wins to the applause of the arena. 

Parris can't get bonus, winning by decision over the very tough Traxler, 7-3.

In a massive upset according to seeds (but not quite as large an upset according to the rankings), Christan lance defeats Wyatt Hendrickson 5-4. 

Lucas Davison of Northwestern defeats 5-time MAC Champ Matt Stencel. 

Fittingly winning the 'Doug Vollaro Memorial Award' for being the last match of a round still on the mats, five-time EIWA champ Jordan Wood of Lehigh takes on Gary Traub of Oregon State. Wood gets four nearfall in the second to eventually win 6-0. 

Results

285 Gable Steveson , (Minnesota) TF Zach Elam , (Missouri), 23-8

285 Lucas Davison , (Northwestern) DEC Matt Stencel , (Central Michigan), 9-2

285 Christian Lance , (Nebraska) DEC Wyatt Hendrickson , (Air Force), 5-4

285 Greg Kerkvliet , (Penn State) MD Tate Orndorff , (Ohio State), 10-1

285 Tony Cassioppi , (Iowa) MD Luke Luffman , (Illinois), 12-3

285 Jordan Wood , (Lehigh) DEC Gary Traub , (Oregon State), 6-0

285 Mason Parris , (Michigan) DEC Nathan Traxler , (Virginia Tech), 7-3

285 Cohlton Schultz , (Arizona State) F Lewis Fernandes , (Cornell), 0:52

Michigan has the most in the quarters with seven but bonus points will put Penn State in the lead going into Session Three.

Arizona State has five in the quarters and bonus points will keep them in the hunt for now. Penn State and Iowa both have six in the quarters. 

That'll do it for round two. Apologies for all the typos, see you tomorrow for round three and four, including the celebrated dog bone configuration!