The first day of the 2016 NCAA Wrestling Championships is in the books. There were 330 wrestlers from 72 different schools on the mats as the tournament opened on eight mats at Madison Square Garden.
After the first session, only three RU wrestlers were still in the championship bracket. The other seven, including three seeded wrestlers in Anthony Giraldo, Nicholas Gravina, Billy Smith, lost their opening matches of the tournament.
Anthony Ashnault, Richie Lewis, and Anthony Perrotti all win in the opening round to advance in the championship bracket #WrestleNYC #RUWR
— Rutgers Wrestling (@RUWrestling) March 17, 2016
The second session at night was not as kind for the Knights.