Old Dominion Larry Early earned All-America honors at the NCAA championships Friday night after defeating Oklahoma's Justin Thomas 6-5. Early will wrestle for seventh place on Saturday.
He is the Monarchs' All-American since 2017.
Early opened Friday with a 5-2 loss to Nebraska's Tyler Berger in the quarterfinals. Early then beat Thomas in the blood round — earning All-American status — before dropping his final bout of the day to Northwestern's Ryan Deakin.
ODU's Michael McGee (125 pounds) defeated Wyoming's Cole Verner 6-5 and Iowa State's Alex Mackall 8-2. McGee then needed a victory to become an All-American.