Amid the upset-heavy weekend of this year’s NCAA Basketball Tournament, the nation’s top collegiate wrestlers met on the sport’s largest stage in St. Louis for the annual NCAA Wrestling Championship. A handful of ‘Cats made their way onto the mat to compete one last time and pulled off some major upsets.
NU entered the weekend with seven of its ten starters qualified to compete, six of whom earned autobids from their performances at the Big Ten Championships. Despite their strong showing in State College, though, the Wildcats remained unranked going into the NCAA Championships. By Saturday afternoon they earned a 10th-place finish, their best under coach Matt Storniolo.