Wrestling Central: Wildcats Head To Tulsa For NCAA Championships

NORTHWESTERN WRESTLING: NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS
DATE	SESSION	TIME	WATCH	RESULTS
Thursday, March 16	Session I (Pigtails, First-Round Competition)	11 a.m.	ESPNU/ESPN+	TrackWrestling
Thursday, March 16	Session II (Wrestle-Back Prelims, Wrestle-Back First Round, Second Round, Consolation Round)	6 p.m.	ESPN/ESPN+	TrackWrestling
Friday, March 17	Session III (Quarterfinals, Wrestle-Backs Second and Third Rounds)	11 a.m.	ESPNU/ESPN+	TrackWrestling
Friday, March 17	Session IV (Blood Round, Consolation Fourth Round and Semifinals)	7 p.m.	ESPN/ESPN+	TrackWrestling
Saturday, March 18	Session V (Medal Rounds)	10 a.m.	ESPNU/ESPN+	TrackWrestling
Saturday, March 18	Session VI (National Finals)	6 p.m.	ESPN	TrackWrestling
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EVANSTON (March 15, 2023) – Following a successful outing at the Big Ten Championships, Northwestern wrestling will send nine student-athletes to the 2023 NCAA Championships in Tulsa, Okla.

Oklahoma State University will play host to this year's edition of the national meet inside the BOK Center in downtown Tulsa. A packed three days of competition opens on Thursday morning with Session I at 11 a.m. before Session II gets underway at 6 p.m. Session III will also begin at 11 a.m. on Friday, while Session IV opens at 7 p.m. The medal rounds highlight Session V at 10 a.m. on Saturday, while the National Finals take center stage in Session VI at 6 p.m.

Michael DeAugustino (125 pounds), Chris Cannon (133 pounds), Frankie Tal-Shahar (141 pounds), Yahya Thomas (149 pounds), Trevor Chumbley (157 pounds), Maxx Mayfield (165 pounds), Troy Fisher (174 pounds), Andrew Davison (197 pounds), and Lucas Davison (285 pounds) are set to compete in Tulsa this week. Northwestern's nine qualifiers are tied for the second most among Big Ten Conference institutions, while the Wildcats' 19 qualifiers over the last two seasons marks the most over a two-year span in program history.

Of the nine 'Cats slated to compete, seven earned top-six podium finishes at the Big Ten Championships in Ann Arbor, Mich. DeAugustino, Cannon, and Chumbley led the way, each placing fourth overall. Mayfield and Lucas Davison both took fifth, while Tal-Shahar and Thomas nabbed sixth-place finishes. Andrew Davison rallied through the ninth-place bracket to claim the conference's final automatic qualifying spot at 197 pounds.

Northwestern's contingent features a quartet of previous All-Americans in DeAugustino, Cannon, Thomas, and Lucas Davison, with both DeAugustino and Davison each looking to join an elite group in Wildcat annals of three-time All-Americans.

Head coach Matt Storniolo's team enjoyed a banner showing at the 2022 NCAA Championships, placing sixth overall, the fourth highest team finish in program history. Four 'Cats took home All-American honors at the meet, led by Ryan Deakin, who rolled to the 157-pound National Championship.

NORTHWESTERN LINEUP
125: #12 Michael DeAugustino (9-7)
133: #12 Chris Cannon (19-8)
141: #18 Frankie Tal-Shahar (12-7)
149: #7 Yahya Thomas (22-4)
157: #13 Trevor Chumbley (24-7)
165: #18 Maxx Mayfield (23-10)
174: #19 Troy Fisher (18-6)
197: #30 Andrew Davison (21-13)
285: #9 Lucas Davison (22-4)

* NCAA Championships Seeds Listed

HOW TO WATCH
The ESPN family of networks will provide comprehensive coverage of all three days of competition in Tulsa. ESPNU will be the broadcast home of Sessions I, III, and V, while action shifts to ESPN for Sessions II, IV, and VI. Fans can watch individual mats through ESPN+.

NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS RESULTS (THROUGH SESSION IV)
125
Champ. Round 1 - Jore Volk (Wyoming) won in sudden victory - 1 over Michael DeAugustino (Northwestern) (SV-1 3-1)
Cons. Round 1 - Michael DeAugustino (Northwestern) won by decision over Caleb Smith (Appalachian State) (Dec 7-2)

Cons. Round 2 - Patrick McKee (Minnesota) won by decision over Michael DeAugustino (Northwestern) (Dec 7-2)

133
Champ. Round 1 - Chance Rich (CSU Bakersfield) won by decision over Chris Cannon (Northwestern) (Dec 6-5)
Cons. Round 1 - Chris Cannon (Northwestern) won by major decision over Gable Strickland (Lock Haven) (MD 12-0)

Cons. Round 2 - Cody Phippen (Air Force) won by fall over Chris Cannon (Northwestern) (Fall 3:48)

141
Champ. Round 1 - Frankie Tal-Shahar (Northwestern) won in sudden victory - 1 over Tom Crook (Virginia Tech) (SV-1 3-1)

Champ. Round 2 - Andrew Alirez (Northern Colorado) won by decision over Frankie Tal-Shahar (Northwestern) (Dec 8-5)
Cons. Round 2 - Frankie Tal-Shahar (Northwestern) won by decision over Kal Miller (Maryland) (Dec 8-2)
Cons. Round 3 - Casey Swiderski (Iowa State) won by decision over Frankie Tal-Shahar (Northwestern) (Dec 10-5)

149

Champ. Round 1 - Yahya Thomas (Northwestern) won by major decision over Nate Higley (George Mason) (MD 12-3)

Champ. Round 2 - Yahya Thomas (Northwestern) won in sudden victory - 1 over Michael Blockhus (Minnesota) (SV-1 3-1)

Quarterfinal - Sammy Sasso (Ohio State) won by decision over Yahya Thomas (Northwestern) (Dec 2-1)

Cons. Round 4 - Caleb Henson (Virginia Tech) won by decision over Yahya Thomas (Northwestern) (Dec 7-2)

157

Champ. Round 1 - Trevor Chumbley (Northwestern) won by decision over Cael Swensen (South Dakota State) (Dec 6-3)

Champ. Round 2 - Jared Franek (North Dakota State) won by decision over Trevor Chumbley (Northwestern) (Dec 5-3)
Cons. Round 2 - Trevor Chumbley (Northwestern) won by fall over Cobe Siebrecht (Iowa) (Fall 6:43)
Cons. Round 3 - Chase Saldate (Michigan State) won by decision over Trevor Chumbley (Northwestern) (Dec 8-5)

165

Champ. Round 1 - Justin McCoy (Virginia) won by decision over Maxx Mayfield (Northwestern) (Dec 7-2)

Cons. Round 1 - Wyatt Sheets (Oklahoma State) won by decision over Maxx Mayfield (Northwestern) (Dec 7-2)

174

Champ. Round 1 - Troy Fisher (Northwestern) won in sudden victory - 1 over Benjamin Pasiuk (Army West Point) (SV-1 10-8)

Champ. Round 2 - Mekhi Lewis (Virginia Tech) won by decision over Troy Fisher (Northwestern) (Dec 5-4)
Cons. Round 2 - Troy Fisher (Northwestern) won by major decision over Alex Cramer (Central Michigan) (MD 18-5)
Cons. Round 3 - Ethan Smith (Ohio State) won by decision over Troy Fisher (Northwestern) (Dec 7-3)

197

Champ. Round 1 - Rocky Elam (Missouri) won by decision over Andrew Davison (Northwestern) (Dec 4-1)
Cons. Prelim - Andrew Davison (Northwestern) won by major decision over Cole Urbas (Pennsylvania) (MD 9-1)

Cons. Round 1 - Andrew Davison (Northwestern) won by decision over Cameron Caffey (Michigan State) (Dec 3-2)

Cons. Round 2 - Yonger Bastida (Iowa State) won by decision over Andrew Davison (Northwestern) (Dec 3-1)

285

Champ. Round 1 - Lucas Davison (Northwestern) won by decision over Boone Mcdermott (Rutgers) (Dec 6-1)

Champ. Round 2 - Lucas Davison (Northwestern) won by decision over Sam Schuyler (Iowa State) (Dec 2-1)

Quarterfinal - Mason Parris (Michigan) won by major decision over Lucas Davison (Northwestern) (MD 10-1)
Cons. Round 4 - Lucas Davison (Northwestern) won in sudden victory - 1 over Yaraslau Slavikouski (Harvard) (SV-1 4-2)
Cons. Round 5 - Lucas Davison (Northwestern) won in sudden victory - 1 over Cohlton Schultz (Arizona State) (SV-1 3-1)

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