Central Michigan University Athletics
Thursday, March 17
Detroit, Mich.
Session 1: 12 p.m.
Central Michigan University
at
NCAA Championships
CMU sophomore Johnny Lovett has his arm raised in victory on Thursday after his 6-5 win at the NCAA Championships.
Photo by: Jack Reeber '23,M'25 - @jackreeber.raw
CMU Wrestlers 2-2 After Opening Session At NCAA Championships
3/17/2022 3:43:00β―PM | Wrestling
DETROIT β A 2-2 start for the Central Michigan wrestlers at the NCAA Championships.
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Matt Stencel (285 pounds) and Johnny Lovett (157) won their respective openers on Thursday at Little Caesars Arena and are scheduled to wrestle on Thursday night for a spot in the quarterfinals.
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CMU's Dresden Simon (141) and Corbyn Munson (149) each dropped their respective openers and will wrestle consolation-bracket matches on Thursday night.
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Stencel, who is seeded eighth, will take on ninth-seeded Lucas Davison of Northwestern on Thursday evening. Stencel (19-4) defeated Isaac Reid of Lock Haven, 8-2, on Thursday afternoon in his opening bout. It was Stencel's second consecutive win over Reid; Stencel won their first match, 4-2, in the title bout at the Mid-American Conference Championships two weeks ago.
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Stencel is seeking to earn All-America honors for the third time in his outstanding CMU career.
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If Stencel defeats Davison, he would likely face top-seeded Gable Steveson of Minnesota in the quarterfinal round on Friday morning. Steveson is the defending national champion and an Olympic Gold Medalist.
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Lovett, making his second consecutive NCAA Championships appearance, defeated Andrew Cerniglia of Navy, 6-5, in his opening bout on Thursday afternoon.
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Lovett (22-6), who is seeded 15th, is slated to wrestle No. 2-seeded Ryan Deakin of Northwestern on Thursday night for a spot in the quarterfinals. Deakin (14-0) finished third last year at the NCAA Championships and is a three-time Big Ten champion.
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Simon (18-6) fell, 6-5, to Chad Red of Nebraska and is scheduled to wrestle Oklahoma's Jacob Butler (8-14) on Thursday in an elimination match. Red claimed the match with a near four-minute riding time advantage.
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Simon is scheduled to wrestle on Thursday night against either Jacob Butler (8-14) of Oklahoma or Dylan Cedeno (5-8) of Virginia.
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Munson (25-8) will take on P.J. Ogunsanya of Army (12-5) on Thursday night I an elimination match. Munson, the 25th seed, was pinned by eighth-seeded Max Murin of Iowa at the 4:49 mark on Thursday in their opening bout.
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Thursday evening's matches are scheduled to begin at 7 p.m.
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Matt Stencel (285 pounds) and Johnny Lovett (157) won their respective openers on Thursday at Little Caesars Arena and are scheduled to wrestle on Thursday night for a spot in the quarterfinals.
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CMU's Dresden Simon (141) and Corbyn Munson (149) each dropped their respective openers and will wrestle consolation-bracket matches on Thursday night.
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Stencel, who is seeded eighth, will take on ninth-seeded Lucas Davison of Northwestern on Thursday evening. Stencel (19-4) defeated Isaac Reid of Lock Haven, 8-2, on Thursday afternoon in his opening bout. It was Stencel's second consecutive win over Reid; Stencel won their first match, 4-2, in the title bout at the Mid-American Conference Championships two weeks ago.
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Stencel is seeking to earn All-America honors for the third time in his outstanding CMU career.
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If Stencel defeats Davison, he would likely face top-seeded Gable Steveson of Minnesota in the quarterfinal round on Friday morning. Steveson is the defending national champion and an Olympic Gold Medalist.
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Lovett, making his second consecutive NCAA Championships appearance, defeated Andrew Cerniglia of Navy, 6-5, in his opening bout on Thursday afternoon.
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Lovett (22-6), who is seeded 15th, is slated to wrestle No. 2-seeded Ryan Deakin of Northwestern on Thursday night for a spot in the quarterfinals. Deakin (14-0) finished third last year at the NCAA Championships and is a three-time Big Ten champion.
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Simon (18-6) fell, 6-5, to Chad Red of Nebraska and is scheduled to wrestle Oklahoma's Jacob Butler (8-14) on Thursday in an elimination match. Red claimed the match with a near four-minute riding time advantage.
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Simon is scheduled to wrestle on Thursday night against either Jacob Butler (8-14) of Oklahoma or Dylan Cedeno (5-8) of Virginia.
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Munson (25-8) will take on P.J. Ogunsanya of Army (12-5) on Thursday night I an elimination match. Munson, the 25th seed, was pinned by eighth-seeded Max Murin of Iowa at the 4:49 mark on Thursday in their opening bout.
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Thursday evening's matches are scheduled to begin at 7 p.m.
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