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CMU's Corbyn Munson (left) steps onto the mat on Thursday for his opening bout at the NCAA Championships at BOK Center in Tulsa, Okla.
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Lovett, Cramer Remain Alive at NCAA Wrestling Championships
3/16/2023 10:27:00β―PM | Wrestling
TULSA, Okla. βΒ Two Central Michigan wrestlers remain alive after day one at the NCAA Championship at BOK Center.
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CMU's Johnny Lovett (149 pounds) and Alex Cramer (174) each finished 1-1 on Thursday, while the Chippewas' Corbyn Munson (157) was eliminated from the tournament after going 0-2.
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Both Lovett and Cramer are in the consolation bracket of their respective weight classes with a chance to earn All-America honors with a top-eight finish.
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To accomplish that feat, both will have to win three matches on Friday.
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Lovett, who is seeded 19th, is slated to face No. 4 Caleb Henson of Virginia Tech on Friday morning; Cramer, seeded 20th, is slated to square off withΒ Troy Fisher of Northwestern, the 19thΒ seed.
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Both Lovett and Cramer dropped their respective opening matches on Thursday. Lovett fell, 18-10, to 13th-seeded Austin Gomez of Wisconsin. Cramer fell to 13th-seeded Cade DeVos of South Dakota State on a pin at 2:12.
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Both then rebounded with victories on Thursday night, Lovett over No. 32 Isaiah Delgado of Utah Valley, 7-1; and Cramer, 7-5, over No. 29 Cael Valencia of Arizona State.
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Munson, who was seeded 29th, opened with a 10-1 loss to fourth-seeded Jared Franek of North Dakota State and was then eliminated, 7-0, by No. 20 Cael Swenson of South Dakota State.
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Lovett, who is 21-10, is wrestling in the NCAA Championships for the third consecutive season. He went 1-2 in each of the past two seasons.
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Cramer (31-9), who saw his 18-match win streak end with his loss to DeVos, qualified for the NCAA Championships in 2021 but did not wrestle because of an injury. He redshirted in 2022.
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Munson, who finished 25-14, also qualified for the NCAA Championships last season.
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Both Lovett and Cramer are redshirt juniors, while Munson is a redshirt senior with one more year of college eligibility remaining because the COVID-shortened 2020-21 did not count against his eligibility.
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CMU's Johnny Lovett (149 pounds) and Alex Cramer (174) each finished 1-1 on Thursday, while the Chippewas' Corbyn Munson (157) was eliminated from the tournament after going 0-2.
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Both Lovett and Cramer are in the consolation bracket of their respective weight classes with a chance to earn All-America honors with a top-eight finish.
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To accomplish that feat, both will have to win three matches on Friday.
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Lovett, who is seeded 19th, is slated to face No. 4 Caleb Henson of Virginia Tech on Friday morning; Cramer, seeded 20th, is slated to square off withΒ Troy Fisher of Northwestern, the 19thΒ seed.
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Both Lovett and Cramer dropped their respective opening matches on Thursday. Lovett fell, 18-10, to 13th-seeded Austin Gomez of Wisconsin. Cramer fell to 13th-seeded Cade DeVos of South Dakota State on a pin at 2:12.
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Both then rebounded with victories on Thursday night, Lovett over No. 32 Isaiah Delgado of Utah Valley, 7-1; and Cramer, 7-5, over No. 29 Cael Valencia of Arizona State.
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Munson, who was seeded 29th, opened with a 10-1 loss to fourth-seeded Jared Franek of North Dakota State and was then eliminated, 7-0, by No. 20 Cael Swenson of South Dakota State.
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Lovett, who is 21-10, is wrestling in the NCAA Championships for the third consecutive season. He went 1-2 in each of the past two seasons.
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Cramer (31-9), who saw his 18-match win streak end with his loss to DeVos, qualified for the NCAA Championships in 2021 but did not wrestle because of an injury. He redshirted in 2022.
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Munson, who finished 25-14, also qualified for the NCAA Championships last season.
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Both Lovett and Cramer are redshirt juniors, while Munson is a redshirt senior with one more year of college eligibility remaining because the COVID-shortened 2020-21 did not count against his eligibility.
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