Pittsburgh
After the first day of competition at the NCAA Wrestling Championships on Thursday, the reigning national champion Nittany Lions had some big wins, as well as some tough losses.
With 32.5 points, Penn State leads the team race by seven over Ohio State, which sits in second place with 25.5 points. The Nittany Lions advanced Nick Lee, Jason Nolf, Vincenzo Joseph, Mark Hall, Bo Nickal and Anthony Cassar into Friday morning’s quarterfinals, while Roman Bravo-Young, Brady Berge and Shakur Rasheed are still alive in consolations.
Often referred to as “the heartbreak round,” the quarterfinals are where Cinderella stories are either broken or made, and when the team race will come into focus.