Andrew Null earned All-American honors Friday evening as he won his blood round match against Mason McDaniel (Life, Ga.) by decision, 8-4. His win put him in the final eight wrestlers at the 165 pound weight class and the top eight wrestlers are crowned as All-Americans.
Null will still have a chance to finish third on Saturday as he will start off the prize rounds wrestling 12th seeded Elias Vaofi from Missouri Valley (Mo.). The second day of the tournament is slated to start at 10am.
Both Luke Jenness and Dante Preciado went 0-2 on the first national championship day. Both wrestlers faced tough matchups and fought hard but could not come out with wins.
Day One Results
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6 Dante Preciado’s place is unknown and has scored 0.0 team points.
Champ. Round 1 – 6 Dante Preciado (Northwestern (Iowa)) received a bye () (Bye)
Champ. Round 2 – Jalen Soto (Southeastern (Fla.)) won by fall over 6 Dante Preciado (Northwestern (Iowa)) (Fall 0:00)
Cons. Round 2 – 12 Casper Sherow (Missouri Valley) won by fall over 6 Dante Preciado (Northwestern (Iowa)) (Fall 4:56)
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6 Andrew Null’s place is 8th and has scored 7.5 team points.
Champ. Round 1 – 6 Andrew Null (Northwestern (Iowa)) won by decision over Jacob McNutt (Cumberlands (Ky.)) (Dec 7-5)
Champ. Round 2 – 6 Andrew Null (Northwestern (Iowa)) won by disqualification over Brett Johnson (Marian (Ind.)) (DQ)
Quarterfinal – 3 Giovanni Bonilla (Grand View (Iowa)) won by major decision over 6 Andrew Null (Northwestern (Iowa)) (Maj 9-1)
Cons. Round 4 – 6 Andrew Null (Northwestern (Iowa)) won by decision over Mason McDaniel (Life (Ga.)) (Dec 8-4)
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Luke Jenness’s place is unknown and has scored 0.0 team points.
Champ. Round 1 – Luke Jenness (Northwestern (Iowa)) received a bye () (Bye)
Champ. Round 2 – 1 Anthony Orozco (Menlo (Calif.)) won by decision over Luke Jenness (Northwestern (Iowa)) (Dec 10-3)
Cons. Round 2 – Luke Jenness (Northwestern (Iowa)) received a bye () (Bye)
Cons. Round 3 – David Richardson (Campbellsville (Ky.)) won by decision over Luke Jenness (Northwestern (Iowa)) (Dec 3-2)
