(Tulsa, OK) Sun Devil Wrestling celebrated Michael McGee and Kyle Parco reaching All-American status Friday morning at the NCAA Championships following huge quarterfinal victories. 133 McGee defeated NC State’s Kai Orine to reach the semifinals and lineup opposite of two-time national champ Roman Bravo-Young of Penn State, while 149 Parco defeated Missouri’s Brock Mauller and will wrestle two-time Big Ten champion Sammy Sasso (Ohio State) in the semis. Semifinal action starts at 7:00 p.m. CT/5:00 p.m. AZ on ESPN.
125 Brandon Courtney and HWT Cohlton Schultz were both defeated in the quarterfinals. Courtney fell 8-4 to Princeton’s Patrick Glory, and Schultz lost in SV-1 to Iowa’s Tony Cassioppi. They’ll have to fight through the bloodrounds Friday night to reach the medal matches. At best, they can finish third in their respective brackets.
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ASU Championship Notes
Friday night matches
125 bloodround: Brandon Courtney vs. Jarrett Trombley (NC State) or Stevo Poulin (Northern Colorado)
133 semifinals: Michael McGee vs Roman Bravo-Young (Penn State)
149 semifinals: Kyle Parco vs.
HWT bloodrounds: Cohlton Schultz vs. Tate Orndorff (Ohio State) or Owen Trephan (NC State)
Sun Devil Results Through Friday Morning
125
Brandon Courtney (12-5) place is unknown and scored 2.0 team points.
Champ. Round 1 – Brandon Courtney (Arizona State) 12-5 won by decision over Jake Ferri (Kent State) 21-9 (Dec 5-3)
Champ. Round 2 – Brandon Courtney (Arizona State) 12-5 won by decision over Jack Wagner (North Carolina) 23-10 (Dec 5-1)
Quarterfinal – Pat Glory (Princeton) 23-0 won by decision over Brandon Courtney (Arizona State) 12-5 (Dec 8-4)
133
Michael McGee (23-2) placed 6th and scored 10.0 team points.
Champ. Round 1 – Michael McGee (Arizona State) 23-2 won by major decision over Angelo Rini (Columbia) 13-17 (MD 20-8)
Champ. Round 2 – Michael McGee (Arizona State) 23-2 won by decision over Jesse Mendez (Ohio State) 16-7 (Dec 6-2)
Quarterfinal – Michael McGee (Arizona State) 23-2 won by decision over Kai Orine (NC State) 17-6 (Dec 8-2)
149
Kyle Parco (26-4) placed 6th and scored 10.0 team points.
Champ. Round 1 – Kyle Parco (Arizona State) 26-4 won by major decision over Dylan Martinez (Air Force) 18-13 (MD 18-6)
Champ. Round 2 – Kyle Parco (Arizona State) 26-4 won by decision over Austin Gomez (Wisconsin) 12-5 (Dec 6-3)
Quarterfinal – Kyle Parco (Arizona State) 26-4 won by decision over Brock Mauller (Missouri) 18-3 (Dec 4-3)
174
Cael Valencia (12-12) place is unknown and scored 0.0 team points.
Champ. Round 1 – Chris Foca (Cornell) 27-1 won by fall over Cael Valencia (Arizona State) 12-12 (Fall 2:22)
Cons. Round 1 – Alex Cramer (Central Michigan) 31-10 won by decision over Cael Valencia(Arizona State) 12-12 (Dec 7-5)
285
Cohlton Schultz (22-3) place is unknown and scored 5.0 team points.
Champ. Round 1 – Cohlton Schultz (Arizona State) 22-3 won by major decision over Dorian Crosby (Bucknell) 20-14 (MD 13-0)
Champ. Round 2 – Cohlton Schultz (Arizona State) 22-3 won by fall over Colton McKiernan (SIU Edwardsville) 28-4 (Fall 6:10)
Quarterfinal – Tony Cassioppi (Iowa) 24-3 won in sudden victory – 1 over Cohlton Schultz(Arizona State) 22-3 (SV-1 3-1)
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