NCAA Wrestling Tournament: Session V Recap

Penn State entered Saturday morning’s session of the 2018 NCAA Tournament with a slight lead over arch nemesis Ohio State.

Entering Saturday night’s sixth and final session, those roles have been reversed.

Ohio State started the day with six wrestlers in the consolation semifinals, while Penn State just had one and an additional two wrestlers in the seventh-place matches.

The Buckeyes finished the session with two third-place finishers, two fourth-place finishes, one fifth-place finish and one sixth-place finish. They also picked up four bonus points in the session.

Nick Lee got the action underway for Penn State, falling to Jaydin Eierman in the consolation semis but battling back for fifth with an exhilarating 9-7 victory in overtime over Kevin Jack of NCState.

At 197 pounds, Shakur Rasheed picked up an important 11-3 major decision victory over Willie Miklus of Mizzou to take seventh.

Nick Nevills, battling through a shoulder injury, gutted out a 7-5 decision over Youssif Hemida of UMD to take seventh.

The Nittany Lions trail the Buckeyes 130.5-124.5, but will have five wrestlers going tonight compared to OSU’s two, including a pair of wrestlers squaring off with one another as Bo Nickal of Penn State meets Myles Martin of Ohio State.

TEAM SCORES

1. Ohio State 130.5

2. Penn State 124.5

3. Iowa 90.0

4. Michigan 80.0

5. NC State 76

RESULTS THROUGH SESSION V

133

Corey Keener (17-10) place is unknown and scored 0.50 team points.

• Champ. Round 1 - Dom Forys (Pittsburgh) 22-6 won by fall over Corey Keener (Penn State) 17-10 (Fall 4:57)
• Cons. Round 1 - Corey Keener (Penn State) 17-10 won by decision over Cam Sykora (North Dakota State) 23-12 (Dec 9-7)
• Cons. Round 2 - Rico Montoya (Northern Colorado) 25-14 won by fall over Corey Keener (Penn State) 17-10 (Fall 4:28)

141

Nick Lee (33-7) placed 5th and scored 11.50 team points.

• Champ. Round 1 - Ryan Diehl (Maryland) 13-14 won by fall over Nick Lee (Penn State) 33-7 (Fall 2:13)
• Cons. Round 1 - Nick Lee (Penn State) 33-7 won by decision over Josh Alber (Northern Iowa) 25-8 (Dec 7-3)
• Cons. Round 2 - Nick Lee (Penn State) 33-7 won by decision over Mason Smith (Central Michigan) 32-7 (Dec 5-0)
• Cons. Round 3 - Nick Lee (Penn State) 33-7 won by major decision over Cole Weaver (Indiana) 26-12 (MD 13-5)
• Cons. Round 4 - Nick Lee (Penn State) 33-7 won by decision over Tyler Smith (Bucknell) 29-6 (Dec 13-6)
• Cons. Round 5 - Nick Lee (Penn State) 33-7 won by major decision over Sa`Derian Perry (Eastern Michigan) 18-19 (MD 12-4)
• Cons. Semi - Jaydin Eierman (Missouri) 32-3 won by major decision over Nick Lee (Penn State) 33-7 (MD 12-4)
• 5th Place Match - Nick Lee (Penn State) 33-7 won in sudden victory - 1 over Kevin Jack (NC State) 23-6 (SV-1 9-7)

149

Zain Retherford (30-0) placed 2nd and scored 21.00 team points.

• Champ. Round 1 - Zain Retherford (Penn State) 30-0 won by tech fall over Kyle Springer (Eastern Michigan) 21-18 (TF-1.5 7:00 (16-1))
• Champ. Round 2 - Zain Retherford (Penn State) 30-0 won by fall over Alfred Bannister (Maryland) 24-10 (Fall 2:29)
• Quarterfinal - Zain Retherford (Penn State) 30-0 won by tech fall over Boo Lewallen (Oklahoma State) 29-8 (TF-1.5 5:00 (20-2))
• Semifinal - Zain Retherford (Penn State) 30-0 won by decision over Troy Heilmann (North Carolina) 32-6 (Dec 10-4)

157

Jason Nolf (25-1) placed 2nd and scored 19.00 team points.

• Champ. Round 1 - Jason Nolf (Penn State) 25-1 won by tech fall over Colin Heffernan (Central Michigan) 19-8 (TF-1.5 7:00 (22-7))
• Champ. Round 2 - Jason Nolf (Penn State) 25-1 won by decision over Andrew Crone (Wisconsin) 28-12 (Dec 6-1)
• Quarterfinal - Jason Nolf (Penn State) 25-1 won by decision over Michael Kemerer (Iowa) 27-3 (Dec 6-2)
• Semifinal - Jason Nolf (Penn State) 25-1 won by tech fall over Micah Jordan (Ohio State) 25-9 (TF-1.5 4:28 (16-0))

165

Vincenzo Joseph (24-2) placed 2nd and scored 17.00 team points.

• Champ. Round 1 - Vincenzo Joseph (Penn State) 24-2 won by major decision over Jonathan Schleifer (Princeton) 16-13 (MD 15-4)
• Champ. Round 2 - Vincenzo Joseph (Penn State) 24-2 won by decision over Branson Ashworth (Wyoming) 36-6 (Dec 3-1)
• Quarterfinal - Vincenzo Joseph (Penn State) 24-2 won in sudden victory - 2 over Isaiah White (Nebraska) 25-8 (SV-2 4-2)
• Semifinal - Vincenzo Joseph (Penn State) 24-2 won by decision over David McFadden (Virginia Tech) 35-2 (Dec 3-1)

174

Mark Hall (32-0) placed 2nd and scored 20.50 team points.

• Champ. Round 1 - Mark Hall (Penn State) 32-0 won by major decision over Austin Rose (Drexel) 20-18 (MD 12-2)
• Champ. Round 2 - Mark Hall (Penn State) 32-0 won by tech fall over Dylan Lydy (Purdue) 35-14 (TF-1.5 6:54 (21-3))
• Quarterfinal - Mark Hall (Penn State) 32-0 won by decision over Taylor Lujan (Northern Iowa) 30-7 (Dec 6-2)
• Semifinal - Mark Hall (Penn State) 32-0 won by fall over Daniel Lewis (Missouri) 33-2 (Fall 6:22)

184

Bo Nickal (30-0) placed 2nd and scored 17.00 team points.

• Champ. Round 1 - Bo Nickal (Penn State) 30-0 won by major decision over Martin Mueller (South Dakota State) 26-8 (MD 16-4)
• Champ. Round 2 - Bo Nickal (Penn State) 30-0 won by decision over Jordan Ellingwood (Central Michigan) 27-12 (Dec 10-4)
• Quarterfinal - Bo Nickal (Penn State) 30-0 won by decision over Maxwell Dean (Cornell) 31-6 (Dec 13-7)
• Semifinal - Bo Nickal (Penn State) 30-0 won by decision over Domenic Abounader (Michigan) 27-7 (Dec 6-3)

197

Shakur Rasheed (24-5) placed 7th and scored 9.50 team points.

• Champ. Round 1 - Shakur Rasheed (Penn State) 24-5 won by major decision over Sawyer Root (The Citadel) 25-16 (MD 13-5)
• Champ. Round 2 - Shakur Rasheed (Penn State) 24-5 won by major decision over Daniel Chaid (North Carolina) 22-12 (MD 14-3)
• Quarterfinal - Michael Macchiavello (NC State) 21-3 won by decision over Shakur Rasheed (Penn State) 24-5 (Dec 5-4)
• Cons. Round 4 - Shakur Rasheed (Penn State) 24-5 won by decision over Frank Mattiace (Pennsylvania) 31-8 (Dec 6-5)
• Cons. Round 5 - Kollin Moore (Ohio State) 27-4 won by decision over Shakur Rasheed (Penn State) 24-5 (Dec 7-4)
• 7th Place Match - Shakur Rasheed (Penn State) 24-5 won by major decision over Willie Miklus (Missouri) 25-6 (MD 11-3)

285

Nick Nevills (30-7) placed 7th and scored 8.50 team points.

• Champ. Round 1 - Nick Nevills (Penn State) 30-7 won by fall over Stephen Suglio (Kent State) 21-10 (Fall 5:24)
• Champ. Round 2 - Nick Nevills (Penn State) 30-7 won in tie breaker - 2 over Michael Boykin (NC State) 21-8 (TB-2 5-4)
• Quarterfinal - Amar Dhesi (Oregon State) 25-3 won by decision over Nick Nevills (Penn State) 30-7 (Dec 4-2)
• Cons. Round 4 - Nick Nevills (Penn State) 30-7 won by decision over Jere Heino (Campbell) 27-7 (Dec 6-1)
• Cons. Round 5 - Samuel Stoll (Iowa) 25-6 won in sudden victory - 1 over Nick Nevills (Penn State) 30-7 (SV-1 5-1)

7th Place Match - Nick Nevills (Penn State) 30-7 won by decision over Youssif Hemida (Maryland) 30-8 (Dec 7-5)