Colt Cotten and Joe Ariola both fell in their consolation bouts on day 2 of the NCAA Wrestling Championships and were eliminated from the tournament.
Cotten took on 14-seed and #9 ranked grappler in the nation Mitch Finesilver of Duke in the 2nd round of the 149 pound consolation bracket. Cotten gave up an early takedown to the ACC runner-up and managed to escape in the 1st period to leave his deficit at 1 heading into the second stanza. Cotten would choose bottom in the 2nd period in the hopes of getting a quick escape to tie the match at 2.